7.7.1 Dat a Fo r mat ................................................................................................................................................................. 78
7.7.2 End of Message ......................................................................................................................................................... 78
7.7.3 Command Repeat ....................................................................................................................................................78
7.7.4 C he c k s um ..................................................................................................................................................................... 78
7.7.5 Acknowledge.............................................................................................................................................................. 78
7.7. 6 Ba c k s pa c e ..................................................................................................................................................................... 78
7.7.7 Error Messages ........................................................................................................................................................... 78
7.8 GEN Command Set Description .................................................................................................. 79
7.8.1 General guides .......................................................................................................................................................... 79
7.8.2 Command Set Categories .................................................................................................................................. 79
7.8.3 Identification Commands ................................................................................................................................... 79
7.8.4 Initialization Commands .................................................................................................................................... 80
7.8.5 Output Commands ................................................................................................................................................ 80
7.8.6 Global Output Commands ................................................................................................................................ 82
7.8.7 Auxiliary Commands ............................................................................................................................................. 83
7.8.8 Status Commands ................................................................................................................................................... 84
7.9 Serial Communication Test Set-Up .............................................................................................85
7.10 SCPI Protocol ....................................................................................................................................85
7.10.1 Dat a Format ............................................................................................................................................................... 85
7.10.2 End of Message ...................................................................................................................................................... 85
7.10.3 End of Command ................................................................................................................................................. 85
7.10.4 Checksum .................................................................................................................................................................. 86
7.10.5 SCPI Requirements ............................................................................................................................................... 86
7.10.6 SCPI Command Hierarchy ................................................................................................................................ 86
7.10.7 Header .......................................................................................................................................................................... 86
7.10.8 Data Formats ............................................................................................................................................................ 87
7.10.9 Character Data ......................................................................................................................................................... 87
7.10.10 Commands Notes ............................................................................................................................................... 87
7.11 SCPI Common Commands ........................................................................................................... 87
7.12 SCPI Subsystem Commands ....................................................................................................... 92
7.12.1 Output Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................ 92
7.12.2 Instrument Subsystem ....................................................................................................................................... 95
7.12.3 Voltage Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................... 96
7.12.4 Current Subsystem................................................................................................................................................ 98
7.12.5 Measure Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................ 100
7.12.6 DISPlay Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................... 100
7.12.7 INITiate Subsystem............................................................................................................................................... 101
7.12.8 LIST Subsystem ......................................................................................................................................................102
7.12.9 STATus Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................ 104
7.12.10 SYSTem Subsystem ...........................................................................................................................................106
7.12.11 TRIGger Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................108
7.12.12 WAVE Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................ 109
7.12.13 Global Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................... 111
CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 112
8.2 FIX Mode ............................................................................................................................................ 112
8.3 LIST Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 113
8.4 WAVE Mode ....................................................................................................................................... 114
8.5 Trigger ................................................................................................................................................. 115
8.5.1 Input Trigger .............................................................................................................................................................. 115
8.5.2 Output Trigger ......................................................................................................................................................... 115
8.6 Transient Waveform Example ..................................................................................................... 115
8.6.1 Wave Programing................................................................................................................................................... 115