User`s guide

1-10

Introduction to Programming

Program Header Options

You can send program headers using any combination of uppercase or lowercase

ASCII characters. Instrument responses, however, are always returned in

uppercase.

Program command and query headers may be sent in either long form (complete

spelling), short form (abbreviated spelling), or any combination of long form

and short form.

TIMEBASE:DELAY 1US - long form

TIM:DEL 1US - short form

Programs written in long form are easily read and are almost self-documenting.

The short form syntax conserves the amount of controller memory needed for

program storage and reduces I/O activity.

Command Syntax Programming Rules

The rules for the short form syntax are shown in chapter 5, “Programming and

Documentation Conventions.”