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Conventions used in SCPI Command Descriptions
Note the following conventions used in the remote command descriptions:
  • Command usage
    If not specified otherwise, commands can be used both for setting and for querying parameters.
    If a command can be used for setting or querying only, or if it initiates an event, the usage is stated explicitly.
  • Parameter usage
    If not specified otherwise, a parameter can be used to set a value and it is the result of a query.
    Parameters required only for setting are indicated as Setting parameters.
    Parameters required only to refine a query are indicated as Query parameters.
    Parameters that are only returned as the result of a query are indicated as Return values.
  • Conformity
    Commands that are taken from the SCPI standard are indicated as SCPI confirmed. All commands used by the R&S SMA follow the SCPI syntax rules.
  • Asynchronous commands
    A command which does not automatically finish executing before the next command starts executing (overlapping command) is indicated as an Asynchronous command.
  • Reset values (*RST)
    Default parameter values that are used directly after resetting the instrument (*RST command) are indicated as *RST values, if available.
  • Default unit
    This is the unit used for numeric values if no other unit is provided with the parameter.
  • Manual operation
    If the result of a remote command can also be achieved in manual operation, a link to the description is inserted.

 


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