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Reads the instrument’s scanner port status. The query will return either a 0 (none), 1
(external 1), 2 (external 2) or 3 (both external 1 and 2) which describes the number of
local scanners connected to the instrument.
SS?
Reads the selected step from the instrument.
7.4.7. IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
These commands are required by the IEEE-488.2 standard with the exception of
*PSC, *PSC?. Most of these commands are not available over the RS-232 bus
except for the *IDN? command which can be used to retrieve the instrument
identification information, and the four status reporting commands *ESR?, *ESE,
*ESE? and *STB?.
COMMAND NAME DESCRIPTION
*IDN? Identification Query ARI, Model Number, Serial
Number, Firmware Revision
*RST Reset Command Resets OMNIA
*TST? Self-Test Query 00H=OK
01H=TEST EEPROM ERROR
*CLS Clear Status Command Clear Standard Event Status
Register
Clear Service Request Register
*OPC Operation Complete Command When TEST command ok setting
ESR BIT0 =1
*OPC? Operation Complete Query 1 = TEST completed ok
0 = TEST in process
*WAI Wait-to-Continue Command
*PSC {1|0} Power-on Status Clear Command 1 = Power-on clear enable
registers
0 = Power-on load previous
enable registers
*PSC? Power-on Status Clear Query
*ESR? Standard Event Status Register
Query 0 - 255
*ESE < value > Standard Event Status Enable
Command
value = 0 - 255
*ESE? Standard Event Status Enable
Query 0 - 255
*STB? Read Status Byte Query Read Status Byte
*SRE
<
value >
Service Request Enable Command value = 0 - 255
*SRE? Service Request Enable Query 0 - 255
*IDN?