Publication No. 980935 Rev. A
3152B User Manual
EADS North America Test and Services
Programming Reference 5-1
Chapter 5
Programming Reference
What’s in This
Chapter
This Chapter lists and describes the set of SCPI-compatible
(Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) remote
commands used to operate the 3152B. To provide familiar formatting
for users who have previously used the SCPI reference
documentation, the command descriptions are dealt with in a similar
manner. In particular, each sub-system's documentation starts with a
short description, followed by a table showing the complete set of
commands in the sub-system; finally the effects of individual
keywords and parameters are described. A complete listing of all
commands used for programming the 3152B as a legacy
replacement is given in Table 5-1. A complete listing of all
commands used for programming the 3152B in modern mode or the
3100M models (in default mode) is given in Table 5-2.
In addition, High Speed (HS) commands have been defined
corresponding to each of the 3152A SCPI commands. These
commands can be used as alternatives to the SCPI command set in
cases where raw speed is more important than software readability.
Introduction to
SCPI
Commands to program the instrument over the GPIB are defined by
the SCPI 1993.0 standard. The SCPI standard defines a common
language protocol. It goes one step further than IEEE-STD-488.2 and
defines a standard set of commands to control every programmable
aspect of the instrument. It also defines the format of command
parameters and the format of values returned by the instrument.
SCPI is an ASCII-based instrument command language designed for
test and measurement instruments. SCPI commands are based on a
hierarchical structure known as a tree system. In this system,
associated commands are grouped together under a common node or
root, thus forming subsystems.
Part of the OUTPut subsystem is shown below to illustrate the tree
system:
:
OUTPut
:FILTer
[:LPASs] {NONE|25M|50M|ALL}
[:STATe] OFF | ON
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