DRAFT SCPI command set for Timing Generator

Responses are underscored

General purpose commands

*RST # reset, equivalent to power on values

*IDN? # who are you
SPOL TIMING_CONTROLLER 2009-8-10 v1.1 # release date, version # of software

set/fetch PRT

:XMIT:PULSe:PERiod 1.022e-3 # SCPI standard is seconds

:XMIT:PULSe::PERiod?
1.022e-3 # response from timing generator

set/fetch Long pulse mode

:XMIT:PULSE:LONG 1
:XMIT:PULSE:LONG?
1

set/fetch Test Pulse location and width

:TEST:PULSE:WIDTh 1e-6 # microseconds
:TEST:PULSE:WIDTh?
1e-6

:TEST::PULSE:DELay 9.99e-4
:TEST::PULSE:DELay?
999e-4

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  1. Jim George

    Would it not be better to use the natural units for time (seconds)? This would be compliant with the SCPI protocol. Thus, Joe's example would read

    :XMIT:PULSe:PERiod 1.022e-9

    :XMIT:PULSe:PERiod?

    1.022e-9

    For those not familiar with SCPI, the parts of the command that are in lower case are optional. Thus, the following are equivalent:

    :XMIT:PULSe:PERiod 1.022e-9

    :XMIT:PULS:PER 1.022e-9