Combining Commands

You can combine commands from the same subsystem provided that they are both on the same level in the subsystem's hierarchy. Simply separate the commands with a semi-colon (;). If you have selected a subsystem, and a common command is sent, the SCPI parser remains in the selected subsystem. For example, the following commands turn averaging on, then clears the status information without leaving the selected subsystem.

:ACQuire:SMODe AVERage;*CLS;COUNt 1024

You can send commands and program queries from different subsystems on the same line. Simply precede the new subsystem by a semicolon followed by a colon. Multiple commands may be any combination of compound and simple commands. For example:

:CHANnel2:DISPlay ON;:SYSTem:AUToscale