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140 Programming the Enhanced Monitor Chapter 3
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE] < parity >
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE]?
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARITY sets the parity for the RS-232
communications. Parameters are EVEN (received parity maintains even parity),
ODD (received parity maintains odd parity), or NONE (no parity bit will be
received). Default is NONE (no parity).
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[:RECeive]:PARITY? returns a string representing
the parity for RS-232 communication. The string is either “EVEN”, “ODD”, or
“NONE.”
Parameters
Returned Data
Comments
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While this command operates independently of either the ...BITs and ...SBITs
commands, there are combinations which are not allowed because of their data
frame bit width. The following table shows the possible combinations:.
Error Conditions
The following table lists the most common error conditions and causes. Error
numbers and corresponding messages can be found using
SYSTem:ERRor?
query.
Reset Condition
*RST resets parity to the last value saved by the SYST:NVS command.
Name Type Range Default Description
<
parity>
enum EVEN, ODD, NONE NONE RS-232 Parity.
Type Range Description
enum EVEN, ODD, NONE RS-232 Parity
..BITS ...PARity < type> ...SBITs Frame Bits
7 NONE 1 disallowed
7 NONE 2 10
7 ODD/EVEN 1 10
7 ODD/EVEN 2 11
8 NONE 1 10
8 NONE 2 11
8 ODD/EVEN 1 11
8 ODD/EVEN 2 disallowed
Number Message Probable Cause
-222 “Data out of range” You tried to set a disallowed combination of Bits,
Parity, and Stop Bits.