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DT4250 series DIGITAL MULTIMETER    Remote Operation Manual 

P4/11 

3. About Command 

 

3.1.  Terminator 

 

A terminator is a character sent by a host, which identified the end of a command string. 

A valid terminator consists of two-byte data. 

 

<CR>      (Carriage Return, ASC(&H0D) ) 

<LF>      (Line Feed, ASC(&H0A) ) 

 

 

3.2.  Return result 

 

After execution of query command, digital multimeter will return the following format. 

 

<Result>

 + 

<CR> <LF>

 

 

 

3.3.  Data Types 

 

Returned message is the ASCII string from the digital multimeter responding to a query. 

 

Table.2 

Data Type 

Explanation 

Example 

<NR1> 

An integer 

+10000, -10000, 123, -100 

<NR2> 

This  numeric  representation  has  an 

explicit radix point. 

+13.234, -.00002, 3.4567 

<NR3> 

This  representation  has  an  explicit 

radix point and an exponent. 

-1.02 

<Boolean> 

String  ASCII-encoded  byte,  is  return 

for the setting query. 

0 or 1 

<Literal> 

ASCII string 

ACV, DCV 

 

Summary of Contents for DT4250 series

Page 1: ...DT4250 Series DIGITAL MULTIMETER Remote Operation Manual HIOKI E E CORPORATION May 2015 Edition 2...

Page 2: ...terface Parameters 3 3 About Command 4 3 1 Terminator 4 3 2 Return result 4 3 3 Data Types 4 4 Summary of Commands 5 5 Detail of Commands 6 5 1 Description of Commands 6 5 2 Combination response strin...

Page 3: ...e computer 2 Interface Parameters In order to operate the meter via a host computer or terminal the parameters in interface within the DT4251 DT4252 DT4253 DT4254 DT4255 DT4256 have to match the param...

Page 4: ...ery command digital multimeter will return the following format Result CR LF 3 3 Data Types Returned message is the ASCII string from the digital multimeter responding to a query Table 2 Data Type Exp...

Page 5: ...TCCNT Query main measured count value FETCCNT2 Query sub measured count value CALC STAT MAX Query measured maximum count value CALC STAT MIN Query measured minimum count value CALC STAT AVER Query mea...

Page 6: ...x IDN Response data 3 data maker name model number serial version Example HIOKI DT4251 130501234 Ver 1 00 SYST RST Put the meter to reset Syntax SYST RST Response OK SYST LLO Put the meter into the lo...

Page 7: ...0 CALC STAT MIN Query measured minimum count value Syntax CALC STAT MIN Response data 1 data count value Example 2000 CALC STAT AVER Query measured average count value Syntax CALC STAT AVER Response d...

Page 8: ...SYST BATT Response data 1 data Four steps remaining battery level 3 or 2 or 1 or 0 SYST REL Set the relative Syntax SYST REL data 1 data 0 off or 1 on Example SYST REL 1 Response OK or CMD ERR SYST F...

Page 9: ...Filter 0 OFF or 1 ON D Beep 0 OFF or 1 ON E APS 0 OFF or 1 ON F Battery level 0 3 G Input warning 0 normal or 1 warn HI Rotary position 00 99 from OFF J HOLD 0 OFF or 1 ON K Auto Hold 0 OFF or 1 ON L...

Page 10: ...ONT 600 RES 600 6k 60k 600k 6M 60M CAP 1u 10u 100u 1m 10m DIODE 1500 TEMP 400 CLAMP 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 ACA 600m 2 6 10 DCA 60m 3 600m 4 6 10 DCmA 6m 60m DCuA 60u 600u VDET 0 Lo Hi 5 FREQ 100 1k...

Page 11: ...on 4000000 6 Compatible command with earlier products Table 7 shows the command compatibility with earlier products 3800 series Table 7 Command Description CLS Clear the system Error Queue RST Put the...

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