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Command Syntax
1–4
TVS600 & TVS600A Command Reference
You can abbreviate most SCPI commands, queries, and parameters to an
accepted short form. This manual shows these short forms as a combination of
upper and lower case letters. The upper case letters indicate the accepted short
form of a command. As shown in Figure 1–2, you can create a short form by
using only the upper case letters. The accepted short form and the long form are
equivalent and request the same action of the instrument.
Long form of a
command
Minimum information needed
for accepted short form
Accepted short form
of a command and
parameter
OUTP:TTLT1:POL INV
OUTP
ut:TTLTrg1:POLarity INVerted
Figure 1–2: Example of abbreviating a command
NOTE. The numeric part of a command or query must always be included in the
accepted short form. In Figure 1–2, the “1” of “TTLTRG1” is always included
in the command or query.
You can chain several commands or queries together into a single message. To
create a chained message, first create a command or query, add a semicolon (;),
and then add more commands or queries and semicolons until you are done. If
the command following a semicolon is a root node, precede it with a colon (:).
Figure 1–3 illustrates a chained message consisting of several commands and
queries. A semicolon is not required after the final end or query in a chained
message. Responses to any queries in your message are separated by semicolons.
Abbreviating Commands,
Queries, and Parameters
Chaining Commands and
Queries