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 Brackets [ ]: Some command words are enclosed in brackets. These brackets are used to denote

an optional command word that does not need to be included in the program message. For

example:

:RANGe[:UPPer] <n>

These brackets indicate that :UPPer is optional and does not have to be used. Thus, the above

command can be sent in one of the two ways below:

:RANGe <n>

or :RANGe:UPPer <n>

NOTICE: When using optional command words in your program, do not include the

brackets.

 Angle brackets <>: Angle brackets are used to denote a parameter type. Do not include the

brackets in the program message. For example:

:HOLD:STATe <b>

The <b> indicates that a Boolean-type parameter is required. Thus, to enable the HOLD feature,

you must send the command with ON or 1 parameter as below:

:HOLD:STATe ON

or :HOLD:STATe 1

 Parameter types: The following are some of the common parameter types:

<b> Boolean: Used to enable or disable an instrument operation. 0 or OFF disables the

operation and 1 or ON enables the operation. Example:

:CURRent:AC:RANGe:AUTO ON Enables auto ranging

<name> Name parameter: Select a parameter name from a listed group. Example:

<name> = MOVing

REPeat

:RESistance:AVERage:TCONtrol MOVing

<NRf> Numeric Representation format: This parameter is a number that can be expressed as

an integer (e.g., 6), a real number (e.g., 25.3) or an exponent (e.g., 5.6E2). Example:

:MMFactor 5