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Parameter Definitions

Unless otherwise noted, the following table of parameter definitions

applies to all supported remote commands. Commands that have [ ]

around them are optional. For example, [SOURce] is not required

for the SOURCE subsystem.

Table 8- Parameter Definitions

Parameter

Description

“ON” or “1”, “OFF” or 0

<NR1>

Data format for integers. Zero, positive, and

negative integer numeric values are valid data.

<NRf>

Data format for floating numeric representation.

Zero, positive, and negative floating point numeric

values are all valid data.

<LF>

Line feed character (0x0A) used for termination of

a string

<CR>

Carriage return character (0x0D))used for

termination of a string

<SP>

Space character

Remote Commands

All commands are terminated with both a <CR> and <LF>or just

<LF>character. For example, to query the instrument’s ID, this

command is sent:

*IDN?<CR><LF>

*IDN?<LF>

Commands sent without correct termination will return an error

and/or will not have a response. All commands listed in this