Tektronix TVS600 & TVS600A Series Computer Accessories User Manual


 
Command Syntax
TVS600 & TVS600A Command Reference
1–5
OUTPUT1:TTLT:POL INV;:TRIG:SOUR INT1;:TRIG:SLOP NEG;:TRIG:LEV -2;:SWE:TINT?;:STAT:OPER:COND?
First command Command Command Second query
The response from this chained
message might be
Response from first query Response from second query
1.0E-6;1536
First query
Command
Figure 1–3: Example of chaining commands and queries
If a command or query has the same root and lower-level nodes as the previous
command or query, you can omit these nodes. In Figure 1–4, the second
command has the same root node (TRIG) as the first command, so these nodes
can be omitted.
First command Additional commands
(omitted the root nodes)
Identical root and lower-level nodes
TRIG:SOUR INT1;:TRIG:SLOP NEG;:TRIG:LEV -2
TRIG:SOUR INT1;SLOP NEG;LEV -2
Figure 1–4: Example of omitting root and lower-level nodes in chained message
Here are some general rules for using SCPI commands, queries, and parameters:
H You can use single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”) quotation marks for quoted strings,
but you cannot use both types of quotation marks for the same string.
correct: “This string uses quotation marks correctly.”
correct: ‘This string also uses quotation marks correctly.’
incorrect: “This string does not use quotation marks correctly.’
General Rules