Quick Start User Guide

This user guide will show you just how easy it is to make your instruments talk SCPI using the JPA-SCPI Parser. Full details of all these steps and more are given in the JPA-SCPI Parser User Manual.

Three Steps to SCPI...

	Decide the command set that your instrument will support
	Create the command specifications file-pair (use an instrument template, or create from the base template if you prefer)
	Integrate calls to the JPA-SCPI Parser into your code

Decide your Command Set

Depending on what type of instrument you are building, you will want to support different types of SCPI command.

SCPI divides instruments into Instrument Classes. There are 13 Instrument Classes in the current SCPI Standard, including: DC Voltmeter, AC Voltmeter, Ohm Meter, Digitizers (oscilloscopes, etc.) and Power Supplies (programmable power supplies, calibrators, etc.).

Decide which Instrument Class or Classes your instrument belongs to. More information is given in the JPA-SCPI Parser User Manual, and the SCPI Standard.

We provide templates for 10 of the most popular Instrument Class. Each template contains all the commands that an instrument of that class must include to claim compliancy with that SCPI Instrument Class.

You may find your instrument does not belong to any of the SCPI Instrument Class. This is OK - the instrument will still be SCPI-compliant if it supports the base SCPI commands - we supply a Base Template containing the commands you need.

SCPI also allows you to add any commands of your own.

Step 2: Create the command specifiations file-pair >>