Yokogawa Standalone MW100 - Manual (Page 8)

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Chapter 1 Commands
1.1 Command Format
Command Format
The format for MW100 commands is described below. ASCII character codes (see
Appendix 5) are used.
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SR 02,SKIP;SR 03,VOLT,2V,-1500,1800
Example command
Command Parameter Terminator
Delimiter
Sub-delimiter
Command name (SR)
Parameters
( 02 SKIP·····1800)
Delimiter ( , )
Sub-delimiter ( ; )
Command Name
Consists of two alphabetic characters.
Parameters
• The arguments of the command.
• Set using alphanumeric characters.
• A delimiter (comma) is inserted between parameters.
• If the parameter is a numerical value, the valid setting range varies depending on
the command.
• Spaces before, after, or inside of a parameter are ignored (except for parameters
(units) set as user-specified strings which allow spaces).
• Parameters can be omitted unless a change from a current setting is required.
However, the delimiter cannot be omitted.
Example SR01,,2V<terminator>
If multiple parameters are omitted, and delimiters are continuous until the
terminator, those delimiters can be omitted.
Example SR01,VOLT,,,<terminator> -> SR01,VOLT<terminator>
• The maximum length for a single parameter is 512 bytes.
Queries
• Question marks (?) are used for queries.
• You can place a query after a command or parameter to query the setting of that
command. There are commands for which queries cannot be made. See section 1.4
to 1.8 for the queries for each command.
Ex. 1
SR[p1]? Execute SR? or SRp1?.
Ex. 2 SA[p1[p2]]? Execute SA?, SAp1?, or SAp1,p2?.
Delimiters
• Commas ( , ) are used as delimiters.
• A delimiter is inserted between parameters.