24 34980A Getting Started Guide
Sending SCPI Commands Via the Web Interface
You must be in the
Allow Full Control
mode to send instrument commands to the 34980A.
The Web Interface provides a utility to send SCPI commands to the 34980A via the
SCPI Command
Interface
window. The procedure below shows how to access this window and send commands.
1. Press the Commands button at the
top of the Web Browser Control page
to launch the SCPI Command
Interface window.
2. The SCPI Command Interface
window allows you to:
a. Set the time to wait for a
command response from
the instrument.
b. Select commonly used
commands to send to
the instrument.
c. Enter SCPI commands to send
to the instrument:
1. Use Write to send the
command to the instrument.
2. Use Read to read the
response back from
the instrument.
3. Use Write & Read to send
a query to the instrument
and read back the response.
3. In the Command History field,
you can view the last 20 commands
sent to the instrument.
4. You can use the SCPI Quick
Reference button to access a syntax
summary of all SCPI commands for
the 34980A.
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