Remote Operation
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Traversing the Command Tree:
•
The colon (:) separates keywords from each other and represents
changes in branch level to the next lower one. For example:
CONF:VOLT:ON 5
CONF
is a root-level command,
VOLT
is the first branch, and
ON
is the
second branch. Each colon moves down command interpretation to the
next branch.
•
The semicolon (;) allows you to combine command statements into one
line. It returns the command interpretation to the previous colon. For
example, you can combine the following two command statements:
RES:RISE 100 <nl> and
RES:L1 400 <nl>
to form one command line as follows:
RES:RISE 100;L1 400 <nl>
•
To return to the root-level form you can:
Enter a new-line character. This is symbolized by “<nl>” and can be
linefeed “LF” or end-of-line “EOL.”
or
Enter a semicolon followed by a colon (;:).
Note the following examples:
1. (root):VOLT:L1: 30<nl>
Starting a New Line returns to the Root.
2. (root):SPEC:VOLT:H 30;
:L 5;:
3. (root):RES:L1 400;
:RISE 1000;:
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