
1-22 Agilent B1500A/B1505A Programming Guide, Edition 11
Programming Basics
Command Input Format
Command Input Format
Agilent FLEX commands (GPIB commands for the Agilent B1500) are composed
of a header, numeric data, and terminator, as shown in the following syntax diagram.
B1500 Control Command Syntax Diagram
NOTE Terminator
Terminator is necessary to enter the command to the Agilent B1500. For the
available terminators, see “Terminator” and “Special Terminator” on page 1-24.
Header
The header is the command name, always contains alpha characters, and is not
upper or lowercase sensitive. Some command names also contain an asterisk (*) or
question mark (?). The following figure shows the syntax diagram for a header.
Header Syntax Diagram
Header
Numeric Data Terminator
,
SP : Space
;
Separator
SP
SP
SP
Alpha Character
(A to Z, a to z)
*
?
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