Measure User's Guide

Measure User’s Guide—520560-003

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Measure Command Interface

(MEASCOM)

Use the Measure command interface (MEASCOM) to start and stop the Measure

subsystem, start and stop measurements, configure measurements, display and plot

measurement data, and generate structured files of measurement data for use by other

report-writing products.

For detailed descriptions of each command, object, and attribute, see the Measure

Reference Manual.

Command-Language Format

MEASCOM uses the NonStop command-language standard format:

where:

command

is any MEASCOM command.

object

is any MEASCOM command object: COUNTER, MEASSUBSYS,

MEASUREMENT, PLOT, REPORT, or a Measure entity type.

attribute

is one or more attributes for object.

Topic Page

Command-Language Format

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Starting and Stopping the Measure Subsystem 2-6

Starting and Stopping MEASCOM 2-7

Redirecting Command Output 2-8

Creating a Custom Startup File 2-9

Accessing Online Help 2-9

Modifying D-Series Command Files for Systems Running G-Series RVUs 2-13

Accessing D-Series Measurement Files From a System Running a G-Series RVU 2-13

command [object] [attribute]