RIGOL Programming Introduction
Programming Guide for DS1000B Series
Symbol Description
The following symbols are not “real” parts of the commands, but they are usually used
to assist to explain the parameters containd in a command line.
1. Braces { }
The parameters or contents enclosed in “{}” must be selected, and only one
parameter or content could be selected once. All the options are separated by
“|”.
For example:
{{1|ON}|{0|OFF}} indicateds that 1, ON, 0 or OFF can be selected at a time.
2. Square brackets [ ]
Some keywords or contents are enclosed by square bracket “[ ]”, which
indicates that those parameters are optional and will be execute no matter
whether been omitted or not.
For example:
:TIMebase[:MAIN]:OFFSet <offset>
[:MAIN] can be omitted.
3. Triangle Brackets < >
Parameter enclosed in “< >” should be replaced by a effective value.
For example:
:DISPlay:BRIGhtness <ncount>
replaced by an effective value:
:DISPlay:BRIGhtness 80