Specifications

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1 SCPI Overview
SCPI (abbreviation for Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) is a
standard command set for program control instrument (programmable
instrument). SCPI is build upon the existing IEEE488.1 and IEEE 488.2
standards and conforms to various standardized instrument programming
languages such as the floating-point aritmetic rule of IEEE754 standard and
7-bit coded character of ISO646 information interchange (equivalent to ASCll
programming). SCPI commands present a hierarchical tree structure and contain
multiple sub-systems, each of which is made up of a root keyword and one or more
sub-keywords.
Main topics of this chapter:
 Syntax
 Symbol Description
 Parameter Type
 Command Abbreviation