Command Set Organization - HP 54501A Programming Reference Manual

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Command Set
Organization
The command
set
for the
HP 54501A
is
divided into 13
separate groups:
Common commands, root
level commands and 11
sets
of subsystem
commands.
Each of the
13
groups
of
commands
is described in the
following
chapters. Each
of
the chapters contain
a
brief description of
the
subsystem,
a
set
of
syntax diagrams
for those commands, and
finally, the
commands for that subsystem
in
alphabetic order.
The
commands are
shown in the
longform and shortform using upper and lowercase
letters.
As
an example,
AUToscale
indicates that the longform of the
command
is
AUTOSCALE
and the shortform of the command
is
AUT.
Each
command listing contains
a
description of the command
and
its
arguments, the command
syntax,
and
a
programming example.
Table 4-2 lists the commands for the
HP 54501A
in
alphabetical order
with their corresponding subsystem or command type.
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