VXI VX1420A Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Syntax
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VX1410A & VX1420A IntelliFrame Mainframe Instruction Manual
The command header has a hierarchical structure that may be represented by a
command tree (see Figure 3–3). An easy-to-remember word called a mnemonic
designates each level of the hierarchy. A colon separates the levels.
The top level of the tree is the root level. A root node is a mnemonic at the root
level. A root node and one or more lower-level nodes form a header path to the
last node called the leaf node.
:STATus
OPERation
...
[EVENt]?
ENABle
Lower-level
nodes
Root node
QUEStionable
...
ENABle?
...
Leaf nodes
Figure 3–3: Tree hierarchy
The header path and leaf node together form the command header. Figure 3–4
shows the command header for the leaf node indicated in Figure 3–3.
:STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle
Root Node
Header Path
Leaf Node
Command Header
Figure 3–4: Command header
You must include values for commands that have parameters. In this manual, the
< > symbols enclose the parameter type when stating the syntax of the com-
mand. For example, the syntax of the command in Figure 3–5 includes the
<NRf> parameter type.
Space
Parameter
Type
:STATus:OPERation:ENABle <NRf>
Figure 3–5: Command header with parameter
Command Headers
Parameter