6.5.6
Printer Commands
This group of commands controls output to printer devices.
6.5.6.1
HCOPy:ABORt
This command cancels the printing of memory data initiated with the
HCOP:IMM command.
Example command: HCOP:ABOR
6.5.6.2
HCOPy[:IMMediate] <printer_number>,<numeric_value>
This command initiates printing of memory data to the given printer device.
This is equivalent to using the
PRINT MEMORY
menu function (see Section
5.3.4). The printer device number is given by <printer_number>. Printer device
1 is the serial port on the base. Other printer devices are assigned numbers se-
quentially. The command SYST:CONF: PDEV? (Section 6.5.8.16 ) can be used
to determine the number of installed printer devices. The number of measure-
ments to print is specified with <numeric_value>. MAX can be used to print all
data. If the given number is larger than the number of measurements stored in
memeory a ”Data out of range” error (-222) is reported. The number of avail-
able measurements can be determined using the DATA:POIN? command (Sec-
tion 6.5.1.9). Printing can be canceled with the HCOPy:ABOR command (see
above). Measurements are printed one measurement per line with the channel
number, measurement value, unit, time, and date. Use the appropriate commu-
nication commands (Section 6.5.7) or device setup commands (Section
6.5.8.20) to configure printer port options such as baud rate or linefeed enable.
The following example prints the 10 most recent measurements stored in mem-
ory to the base serial port.
Example command: HCOP 1,10
6.5.6.3
HCOPy:PRINter[n][:STATe] <Boolean>
This command enables or disables output of measurement data to printer de-
vices. This is equivalent to using the
PRINT OUTPUT
menu function (see
Section 5.3.3). When printing is enabled all measurement data are printed as
they are acquired. The printer device number is given by the PRIN suffix
n
. If it
is omitted printer port 1, the base serial port, is assumed. Printer devices are as-
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Commands
Command
Action
HCOPy:ABORt
Cancel printing of memory data
HCOPy[:IMMediate] <printer_number>,
<numeric_value>
Print data in memory to printer device
HCOPy:PRINter[n][:STATe] <Boolean>
Enable or disable data output to printer
HCOPy:PRINter[n][:STATe?]
Query printer output state
Table 18
Printer Commands
