5: Remote commands Model 2110 5½ Digit Multimeter
5-10 2110-901-01 Rev. C/August 2013
String parameters <string>
String parameters can contain virtually any set of ASCII characters. A string must begin and end with
matching quotes; either with a single quote or with a double quote. You can include the quote
delimiter as part of the string by typing it twice without any characters in between. The following
command uses a string parameter:
DISPlay:TEXT <a quoted string>
Commands and command parameters
Common commands and SCPI commands may or may not use a parameter. The following are some
examples:
Put at least one space between the command word and the parameter. Refer to SCPI parameter
types (on page 5-9) for information about SCPI parameters.
Query commands
This type of command requests (queries) the currently programmed status. It is identified by the
question mark (?) at the end of the fundamental form of the command. Most commands have a query
form, for example:
Queries the sample count.
Program messages
A program message is made up of one or more command words sent by the computer to the
instrument. The command words can be common commands, as described in the common command
reference, or they can be SCPI commands, as described in the SCPI command subsystem reference.
The SCPI commands for the instrument are organized by functionality. If you understand the
organization, it will help you to write efficient program messages. As an example, the structure of the
STATus subsystem is listed below.
:STATus Path (Root)
:QUEStionable Path
:ENABle <n> Command and parameter
:ENABle? Query command
:EVENT? Query command
:PRESet Command
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