Special Features For SCPI Commands
Many instruments today follow the SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) standard supported command set. Nimbus offers special convenience features for SCPI-based instruments. By checking the SCPI compliant check box on the I/O Page of the Driver Settings Editor, you are telling Nimbus that the instrument commands associated with methods and properties are SCPI compliant.
When a driver project is SCPI-compliant, Nimbus automatically strips the optional characters from the SCPI command string. This allows the developer to enter the full verbose form of the SCPI command in the Method General Editor and have the full text appear in the help page for the method. However, the Nimbus-generated code that sends the command to the instrument will use the minimal form of the command.
Consider the SCPI command below:
[SENSe:]FREQuency[:VOLTage]:RANGe[:UPPer]
If this command is associated with a method or property via the Method General Editor, the command that will ultimately be sent to the instrument as follows:
FREQ:RANG
Note that all of the optional characters enclosed in square brackets have been removed, as have all of the lowercase characters.