Application Note SCPI Recorder - Rohde & Schwarz Singapore

SCPI Script Export and Code Generation
Export of Plain SCPI Scripts
5 SCPI Script Export and Code Generation
The generated SCPI lists and sequences can either be exported directly as a ‘Plain’
(ASCII based) SCPI script or can be converted into a source code script file by using
the integrated code generator.
5.1 Export of Plain SCPI Scripts
In case only the SCPI command strings are needed for the following test automation
tasks the recorded SCPI lists and sequences can easily be exported as ‘Plain’ SCPI
script files.
As shown in chapter 4 there is a difference between exporting SCPI lists and SCPI
sequences. SCPI lists are exported via the ‘Save/Recall‘ dialog whereas the ‘SCPI
Sequence‘ dialog has to be used for the export of SCPI sequences.
The steps required to create a ‘Plain’ SCPI script file based on a SCPI list or sequence
are described in the following examples.
Export based on a SCPI list:
When a certain SMW configuration is considered to be adequate for a specific
measurement task the export of the automatically generated SCPI list is started via the
‘Save/Recall’ hard key and the related dialog:
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Figure 11: Export of ‘Plain’ SCPI Scripts (based on SCPI List)
Since the ‘Save/Recall’ dialog is not only used to control the SCPI list export but
also the internal storage of SMW settings the operation mode ‘SCPI Export’ has to be
selected first.
When the ‘SCPI Export’ mode is activated the ‘Show SCPI List’ key is displayed.
This key may be used to request the current content of the SMW internal SCPI list.
Choose the output format ‘Plain SCPI’.
Provide a name for the SCPI script. The script file extension is automatically set to
‘.txt’.
Press the ‘Export’ key to start the preparation of the SCPI script file.
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