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4-6 Agilent 87130A Operating and Service Manual
Remote Operation
Programming Syntax
Example *CLS is an example of a common command header.
*CLS; ROUTE:DRIVE:ON (@100,102,104,106,....);
Common commands used by the switch driver are explained in more detail
in the “Common Command Reference” later in this chapter.
Program Header
Options
Program headers can be sent using any combination of uppercase or
lowercase ASCII characters.
Both program command and query headers may be sent in either longform
(complete spelling), shortform (abbreviated spelling), or any combination of
longform and shortform.
NOTE ONLY the longform or shortform of a command will be accepted by the
switch driver. Either of the following examples read out the firmware
datecode:
SYSTEM:VERSION? – longform
SYST:VERS? – shortform
❍ Programs written in longform are easy to read and are almost
self-documenting.
❍ The shortform syntax conserves the amount of controller memory
needed for program storage and reduces the amount of I/O activity.
The shortform abbreviation is given for each command in the
section “SCPI Command Reference” on page 4-26.
Program Data Program data is used to convey a variety of types of parameter information
related to the command header. At least one space must separate the
command header or query header from the program data.
<program mnemonic><separator><data><terminator>
When a program mnemonic or query has multiple data parameters, a comma
separates sequential program data.
Example <program mnemonic><separator><data>,<data><terminator>
ROUTE:DELAY .02,(@101,103,105);