Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments: Difference between revisions

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SCPI commands are [[ASCII]] textual strings, which are sent to the instrument over the physical layer, such as GPIB.

Two examples: With the command ''SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:BAUD 2400'' the [[Baud | baudrate]] of an [[RS232]] interface can be set to 2400 bitsbit/s. With the command ''SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:BAUD?'' the current baudrate of an RS232 interface can be queried.

Some instrument manufacturers, notably [[Agilent]] and [[Tektronix]], have implemented SCPI on all new general purpose instruments.