R&S FSQ Signal Analyzer - Rohde & Schwarz

R&S FSQ Remote Control – Basics
5.6.6 Overview of Syntax Elements
Structure and Syntax of the Device Messages
The following survey offers an overview of the syntax elements.
a
: The colon separates the key words of a command.
In a command line the colon after the separating semicolon marks the
uppermost command level.
; The semicolon separates two commands of a command line. It does not
alter the path.
, The comma separates several parameters of a command.
? The question mark forms a query.
* The asterisk marks a common command.
" Quotation marks introduce a string and terminate it.
# The double dagger introduces block data.
A white space (ASCII code 0 to 9, 11 to 32 decimal, e.g. blank) separates
header and parameter.
5.6.7 Instrument Model and Command Processing
The instrument model shown in Fig. 5.2 has been made viewed from the standpoint
of the servicing of remote commands. The individual components work independently
of each other and simultaneously. They communicate by means of so-called
"messages".
GPIB
GPIB
Input unit with
input puffer
Command
recognition
Data set Status
Instrument
hardware
Output unit with
output buffer
reporting
system
Fig. 5.2 Instrument model in the case of remote control by means of the GPIB
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