Tektronix TVS600 & TVS600A Series Computer Accessories User Manual


 
Command Syntax
TVS600 & TVS600A Command Reference
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Table 1–1: Parameter types used in syntax descriptions
Parameter Type Description Example
binary Binary numbers #B0110
binary block
1
A specified length of binary data #512234xxxxx . . . where 5
indicates that the following 5
digits (12234) specify the length
of the data in bytes; xxxxx ...
indicates the binary data
boolean Boolean numbers or values ON or 1
OFF or 0
discrete A list of specific values HIGH, LOW, MID, PRBS23
hexadecimal
2
Hexadecimal numbers
(0–9, A, B, C, D, E, F)
#HAA, #H1
NR1
2,3
numeric Integers 0, 1, 15, –1
NR2
2
numeric Decimal numbers 1.2, 3.141516, –6.5
NR3
2
numeric Floating point numbers 3.1415E–9, –16.1E5
NRf
2
numeric Flexible decimal number that
may be type NR1, NR2 or NR3
See NR1, NR2, NR3 examples
string
4
Alphanumeric characters (must
be within quotation marks)
“Testing 1, 2, 3”
1
Defined in ANSI/IEEE 488.2 as “Definite Length Arbitrary Block Response Data.”
2
An ANSI/IEEE 488.2–1992-defined parameter type.
3
Some commands and queries will accept a hexadecimal value even though the
parameter type is defined as NR1.
4
Defined in ANSI/IEEE 488.2 as “String Response Data.”