ICS ELECTRONICS 4809A, Instruction Manual

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:TALK ASCii Sets talk string and data query response format. ASCII
expresses a words input bit pattern as a decimal value
equal to the binary sum of the data. Multiple words are
separated by commas. HEXL converts each four bit
nibble into the ASCII characters 0-9 and A-F. All talk
strings end with a linefeed. Values are ASCii | HEXL
|.
i.e. ASCii example = 128,5,255
HEXL example = 8000, 05FF
INITiate Starts Trigger branch
[:IMMediate] Enables a single trigger operation
:CONTinuous OFF Enables ongoing external triggers. Values = 0|1 or
OFF|ON.
ABORt Disables trigger function
CALibrate Starts calibrate branch
:IDN <string> Sets user IDN message. String is up to 72 characters
and consists of four fields (manufacturer, model code,
serial number and firmware revision) separated by
commas. e.g. ICS Electronics, 4809A, S/N 708001,
Rev 00.14, Ver 07.08.28.
:DATe <date> Saves IDN message and date. The save operation
lights all the LEDs. Date is in mm/dd/yyyy format.
A *CLS will clear the ERR LED after a CAL:DATE
command.
:DATe? Queries the calibration date. The response is 00/00/0000
for factory default settings.
DEFault Sets E
2
ROM memory to factory settings.
:LOCK 0 Disables configuration commands when On. Values
= 0|1 or OFF|ON. Table 1-1 lists the locked param-
eters.
TABLE 3-4 SCPI COMMANDS AND QUERIES
CONTINUED
Keyword Default Description
Value