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Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Appendix D: Common commands
2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012 D-3
Script command equivalents
The commands that can be included in scripts that are equivalent to the common commands are
defined in the table below.
Common
command Script command equivalent
*CLS
status.reset()
*ESE? print(tostring(status.standard.enable))
*ESE <mask> status.standard.enable = <mask>
*ESR? print(tostring(status.standard.event))
*IDN? print([[Keithley Instruments Inc.,
Model]]..localnode.model..[[, ]]..localnode.serialno..
[[, ]]..localnode.revision)
*OPC? waitcomplete() print([[1]])
*OPC
opc()
*RST reset()
*SRE? print(tostring(status.request_enable))
*SRE <mask> status.request_enable = <mask>
*STB? print(tostring(status.condition))
*TRG N/A
*TST?
print([[0]])
*WAI waitcomplete()
Command reference
Details of all common commands (except those associated with the status model) are described
below.
Status command usage is contained in the
Status model (on page E-1).
Identification query: *IDN?
Retrieves the identification string.
*IDN? Command that reads ID information
The identification string includes the manufacturer, model number, serial number, and firmware
revision levels. This string is sent in the following format:
Keithley Instruments Inc., Model 2657A, xxxxxxx, yyyyy
Where:
xxxxxxx
is the serial number
yyyyy
is the firmware revision level
NOTE