F.W. Bell 7030, Instruction Manual

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F.W. BELL Model 7030 Gauss/Tesla Meter Instruction Manual
Section 7 – Remote Operation 7-25
SCPI COMMANDS –
SYSTEM
INFORMATION AND
CONFIGURATION
COMMANDS
(Continued)
A <year> less than 2000 will not be accepted because the instrument
did not exist prior to the year 2000. The instrument does not check the
validity of the day of the month. For instance, a date of February 31 will
not generate an error.
:SYSTem:DATe?
The contents of the instrument’s real time calendar will be returned
using the following format:
<year>, <month>, <day>
where: <year> is in the range of 2000 – 9999
<month> is in the range of 1 – 12
(1 = January, 2 = February, etc)
<day> is in the range of 1 – 31 (day of the month)
:SYSTem:AZERo<b>
This command enables advanced ac zeroing when <b> is “1” or “ON”, or
disables advanced ac zeroing when <b> is “0” or “OFF”. See
Section 6
for more information about advanced ac zeroing.
:SYSTem:AZERo?
The on/off state of advanced ac zeroing is placed in the output queue.
:INPut#:STATe <b>
This command activates the channel when <b> is “1” or “ON”, or
deactivates the channel when <b> is “0” or “OFF”. As a special case, a
channel number (#) of “4” will activate or de-activate the vector
summation display.
:INPut#:STATe?
The on/off state of the channel (“OFF” or “ON”) is placed in the output
queue. As a special case, a channel number (#) of “4” will return the
on/off state of the vector summation display.
:DISPlay:ENABle <b>
When <b> is “1” or “ON” the display will be present normal flux density
and related information. When <b> is “0” or “OFF” the display will
contain the phrase “Display turned off via comm port.
The process of updating the display on a continuous basis takes time
away from the measurement process. Turning the display off can
increase the speed at which readings can be acquired from a
communication port.
:DISPlay:ENABle?
The on/off state of the display (“OFF” or “ON”) is placed in the output
queue.