COMMent Command (Comment)


Assign the comment for a particular channel.


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:COMMent:CH CH$,(NO$,)"A$"
:COMMent:CH? CH$(,NO$)

(Response)

CH$,(NO$,)"A$"
CH$:CH1 to CH4, CHA, CHB
NO$:NO1 to NO4(logic)
A$:comment string(up to 40 characters)


Details


Specifies a text string as a comment for channel CH$.
Returns the comment for channel CH$ as a text string.

Special characters can be entered as follows:
(Special characters other than the following are replaced by spaces.)

On the PC screen

ˆ2

ˆ3

˜ c

˜ o

˜ u

˜ e

˜ ,

˜ ;

ˆ ˆ

˜ ˜

On the MR8880 screen

2

3

°

Ω

μ

ε

'

"

ˆ

˜


Either single (') or double quotation marks (") can be used in the command argument
Special characters other than the above are replaced by spaces


Example


:COMMent:CH CH1,"ABCDEFG"
(Sets the comment of analog channel CH1 to "ABCDEFG")

:COMMent:CH CHA,NO3,"123456"
(Sets the comment of logic channel CHA-3 to "123456")

:COMMent:CH? CH1
(Response)  :COMMENT:CH CH1,"ABCDEFG"  (when headers are enabled)

:COMMent:CH? L0,CHA,3
(Response)  :COMMENT:CH L0,CHA,3,"123456"  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query channel comment On or Off.


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:COMMent:EACHch (CH$,)A$
:COMMent:EACHch? (CH$)

(Response)

(CH$,)A$
CH$:LOG(logic)
A$:OFF, SETTing, COMMent, S_C(analog)
A$:OFF, COMMent(logic)


Details


Sets the channel comment printing state.
Returns text indicating the comment printing state of all channels or the specified channel.

OFF  no comment printing
SETTing  printing of analog channel settings enabled
COMMent  printing of comments enabled
S_C  printing of settings and comments enabled


Example


:COMMent:EACHch SETTing
(Enables printing of analog channel settings.)

:COMMent:EACHch LOG,COMMent
(Enables printing of the comments for logic channel.)

:COMMent:EACHch?
(Response)  :COMMENT:EACHCH SETTING  (when headers are enabled)

:COMMent:EACHch? LOG
(Response)  :COMMENT:EACHCH LOG,COMMENT  (when headers are enabled)


Note


Omit CH$ for analog channels.


Usage
Conditions


All functions




Set or query title comment printing.


Syntax


(Command)
(Query)


:COMMent:TITLe (A$,)"B$"
:COMMent:TITLe?

(Response)

A$,"B$"
(A$: Only when Printer Unit is attached.)
A$:OFF, SETTing, COMMent, S_C
B$:comment string(up to 40 characters)


Details


Sets the title comment.
Returns the title comment as a text string.

OFF  no title comment printing
SETTing  printing of settings enabled
COMMent  printing of title comments enabled
S_C  printing of settings and title comments enabled

Special characters can be entered as follows:
(Special characters other than the following are replaced by spaces.)

On the PC screen

ˆ2

ˆ3

˜ c

˜ o

˜ u

˜ e

˜ ,

˜ ;

ˆ ˆ

˜ ˜

On the MR8880 screen

2

3

°

Ω

μ

ε

'

"

ˆ

˜


Either single (') or double quotation marks (") can be used in the command argument.
Special characters other than the above are replaced by spaces.


Example


:COMMent:TITLe SETTing,"ABCDE"
(Enables printing of settings and assigns "ABCDE" as title comment.)

:COMMent:TITLe?
(Response)  :COMMENT:TITLE SETTING,"ABCDE"  (when headers are enabled)


Note


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Usage
Conditions


All functions