SCPI Guide: Introduction

The SCPI Guide describes the data exchange between a GSG unit and a PC. SCPI (pronounced: "skippy") stands for Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments. The SCPI standard describes the syntax of commands widely used to communicate with programmable instruments. Some of the commands are generic in nature, others are GSG-specific and may use arguments and parameters.

While the communication channels are not standardized under the SCPI specification, in case of GSG all of the SCPI commands can be used via any of the available communication ports, i.e. Ethernet, USB, and GPIB.

EXAMPLE – Using the ETH port:

GSG can be setup to receive raw SCPI commands through the Ethernet port over TCP port 5025.

In the Option Menu, change the connection type from USB or Ethernet to SCPI-RAW. Then send the SCPI commands to the GSG.