(11) COMMent command (Sets and queries comments.)

 

(1) Enables and disables, and queries title comments, and inputs comment characters.

Common

 

Syntax

 

 

command

query

 

:COMMent:TITLe A$,'B$'

:COMMent:TITLe?

response

 

A$,fB$f

A$ = OFF, SETTing, COMMent, S_C (setting &comment)

B$ = comment characters (up to 40 characters)

 

 

Explanation

 

 

Enables and disables comments, and inputs a string of comment characters.

Entry of the special characters is as follows:

(Characters other than the following are replaced by spaces.)


^2 (= 2)

^3 (= 3)

~c (= °)

~e (= ε)

~u (= μ)

~o (= Ω)

 

Comments may be omitted.

Returns the current enablement state of title comments, and the characters of the comment if any, as character data.

Double quotation marks (") can be used instead of single quotation marks(').

 

 

Example

 

 

:COMMent:TITLe COMMent,'HIOKI'

Inputs "HIOKI" as a title comment.

 

 

When allowed

 

 

In all functions

 

 

(2) Enables and disables, and queries, comments for all channels.

Common

 

Syntax

 

 

command

query

 

:COMMent:EACHch (ch$,) A$ (ch$ is omitted for analog.)

:COMMent:EACHch? (ch$)

response

 

A$

A$ = OFF, SETTing, COMMent, S_C (analog)

         OFF, ON (logic)

Ch$ = CHA to CHD (8835, 8835-01, 8841, 8842, 8720), CHA to CHH(8826)

 

 

Explanation

 

 

Enables and disables comments for all channels.

Returns the current enablement state of comments for all channels as character data.

Double quotation marks (") can be used instead of single quotation marks(').

 

 

Example

 

 

:COMMent:EACHch COMMent

Prints the comments for analog channels on the recording paper.

 

 

When allowed

 

 

In all functions

 

 

(3) Setting and queries comment characters for each channel.

Common

 

Syntax

 

 

command

query

 

:COMMent:CH ch$,(NO$,) 'A$'

:COMMent:CH? ch$ (,NO$)

response

 

ch$, (NO$,) fA$f

ch$ = CH1 to CH4, CHA to CHD (8835)

          CH1 to CH8, CHA to CHD (8835-01)

          CH1 to CH32, CHA to CHH (8826)

          CH1 to CH16, CHA to CHD (8841, 8842, 8720)

NO$ = NO1 to NO4 (logic only, omitted for analog)

A$ = comment characters (up to 40 characters)

 

 

Explanation

 

 

Sets a string of comment characters for the channel specified by ch$

Entry of the special characters is as follows:

(Characters other than the following are replaced by spaces.)


^2 (= 2)

^3 (= 3)

~c (= °)

~e (= ε)

~u (= μ)

~o (= Ω)

 

Comments may be omitted.

Returns a string of comment characters for the channel specified by ch$ as character data.

Double quotation marks (") can be used instead of single quotation marks (').

 

 

Example

 

 

:COMMent:CH CH1,'ch1=TEST'

Sets the comment display for channel 1 to "ch1 = TEST".

 

 

When allowed

 

 

In all functions