4 Command and Query Summary
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:SYST:COMM:SER:TYPE:PAR
Applicability:
PACE1000, PACE5000, PACE6000
Command Syntax
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:TYPE]:PARity
Parameter:
Enumerate
Short form:
SYST:COMM:SER:TYPE:PAR
Function:
Sets parity, odd, even or none.
Note:
This command breaks the communication between the PC and the PACE instrument. No
further query can be made until after resetting the pc to the same setting. The instrument
cannot be brought back to local mode.
Query Syntax
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:TYPE:PARity?
Short form:
:SYST:COMM:SER:TYPE:PAR?
Function:
Queries current parity setting.
Response: Returns
odd, even or none.
Description
This command instructs the instrument to set serial communication parity. The command
query gets the current parity setting.
Example
TX> :SYST:COMM:SER:TYPE:PAR?
RX> :SYST:COMM:SER:TYPE:PAR NONE
The current setting ignores the parity check.
It can be set to ODD and EVEN by sending:
TX> :SYST:COMM:SER:TYPE:PAR ODD
or
TX> :SYST:COMM:SER:TYPE:PAR EVEN