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3.1 Command Syntax
Command Syntax
The syntax of the setting/basic setting/output commands (see sections 3.4 to 3.9) of
the DX is given below. ASCII codes (see appendix 1) are used for the character codes.
For the syntax of the maintenance/test commands (see section 3.10) and instrument
information output commands (see section 3.11), see the corresponding sections or the
examples for each command.
Command name Parameter
?
Terminator
Delimiter
Sub delimiter
SR002,SKIP;SR003,VOLT,2V,-1500,1800
Parameter
Delimiter (,)
Command name (SR)
Sub delimiter (;)
Command example
Command Name
Defined using two alphabet characters.
Parameters
• Command parameters.
• Set using alphabet characters or numeric values.
• Parameters are separated by delimiters (commas).
• All numeric values are specified using integers.
• When the parameter is a numeric value, the valid range of the value varies depending
on the command.
• Spaces around the parameter are discarded. (However, spaces are valid for
parameters (units) specified using an
ASCII character string.) In the examples given
in this manual, spaces are not used.
• You can omit the parameters that do not need to be changed f
rom their current
settings. However, delimiters cannot be omitted.
Example
SR001,,2V<terminator>
• If multiple parameters are omitted and delimiters occur at the end of the command,
those delimiters can be omitted.
Example
SR001,VOLT,,,<terminator>
→
SR001,VOLT<terminator>
•
The number of digits of the parameters below is fixed. If the number is exceeded
when entering the command, a syntax error results.
• Date
YY/MM/DD
(8 characters)
YY
: Enter the lower two digits of the year.
MM
:
Month
DD
:
Day
• T
ime
HH:MM:SS
(8 characters)
HH
:
Hour
MM
:
Minute
SS
:
Second
• Channel number: 3 characters
•
Relay number: 3 characters
Chapter 3 Commands