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GPIB Command Dictionary
Using This Dictionary
Using This Dictionary
This dictionary is arranged according to GPIB subsystem. Each
subsystem contains syntax for a specific set of functions within the Test
Set.
NOTE
For all intents and purposes, GPIB and HP-IB may be considered one
and the same protocol throughout this manual.
When using the electronic form of this guide, you can cut-and-paste the
syntax into your programming code. It is set up especially for this
purpose, and where possible, the syntax includes the limits or expected
values for the command.
Description of Commands
The typical format of each entry is as follows:
root:branch1:branch2:branch3:command parameter !limits
root:branch1:branch2:branch3:command ‘argument’
Equivalent Commands
Commands separated by a vertical bar | are equivalent. For example,
for the command AFG2|ENCoder:AMPS:BUSY ‘Idle’, either
AFG2:AMPS:BUSY ‘Idle’
or
ENC:AMPS:BUSY ‘Idle’
will set the AMPS encoder to the idle state.
Optional Commands
Commands enclosed in square brackets [ ] are optional. For example,
for the command AFG2|ENC:NAMP|NTAC[:FOCC]:AM 30 either
AFG2:NAMP:FOCC:AM 30
or
AFG2:NAMP:AM 30
will set the NAMPS encoder’s data level on the forward control channel
to AM. (Other combinations are possible with the above command.)