Appendix D: Common commands
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
D-2
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013
Unlike other commands, like those listed in
TSP commands
(on page 7-7), each common command
must be sent in a separate message.
The common commands cannot be used in scripts.
Mnemonic
Name
Description
*CLS
Clear status
Clears all event registers and Error Queue. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
Status model
(on
*ESE <mask>
Event enable command
Program the Standard Event Status Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
Status model
(on
*ESE?
Event enable query
Read the Standard Event Status Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
Status model
(on
*ESR?
Event status register query
Read/clear the Standard Event Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
Status model
(on
*IDN?
Identification query
Returns the manufacturer, model number, serial number, and
firmware revision levels of the unit. For detailed information, see
Identification query: *IDN?
(on page D-3).
*OPC
Operation complete command
Set the Operation Complete bit in the Standard Event Register
after all pending commands, including overlapped commands,
have completed. For detailed information, see
Operation complete
and query: *OPC and *OPC?
*OPC?
Operation complete query
Places an ASCII "1" into the output queue when all selected
device operations have completed. For detailed information, see
Operation complete and query: *OPC and *OPC?
*RST
Reset command
Returns the Series 2600B to default conditions. For detailed
information, see
Reset: *RST
*SRE <mask>
Service request enable command Programs the Service Request Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
Status model
(on
*SRE?
Service request enable query
Reads the Service Request Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
Status model
(on
*STB?
Status byte query
Reads the status byte register. For detailed information including
status commands, see the
Status model
(on page 5-14, on page
*TRG
Trigger command
Generates the
trigger.EVENT_ID
trigger event for use with the
trigger model. For detailed information, see
Trigger: *TRG
(on
*TST?
Self-test query
Returns a 0. For detailed information, see
Self-test query: *TST?
*WAI
Wait-to-continue command
Waits until all previous commands have completed. For detailed
information, see
Wait-to-continue: *WAI
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