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TABLE 3-3 SCPI COMMANDS AND QUERIES
Keyword
Default
Description
Value
SYSTem
-
Starts System command branch.
:COMMunicate
-
Identifies communication subsystem com-
mands
:SERial
Controls Serial Interface settings
:BAUD
9600
Sets serial baud rate. Values for the 8099
are 50 to 115200 baud.
:PARity
NONE
Sets serial parity. Values = EVEN, ODD
or NONE.
:BITS
8
Sets number of data bits per character.
Values= 7 | 8.
:SBITs
1
Sets minimum number of stop bits
between characters. Value = 1 | 2.
RS485
OFF
Tristates 8099 transmitter when not trans-
mitting for two wire networks. Values are
ON and OFF.
:ERRor?
0, “No
Requests next entry in 8099's error/
event
error”
queue. Error messages are:
0, “no error”
-100, “Command error”
-200, “Execution error”
-400, “Query error”
:VERSion?
1994.0
Returns the <value> of the applicable
SCPI version number.
STATus
-
Starts Status Reporting Structure
:OPERational
-
Identifies Operational registers.
:QUEStionable
-
Identifies Questionable registers.
[:EVENt?]
Returns contents of the event register.
associated with the command.