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Chapter 4: Computer Interface
Operation
4.1 General
This chapter provides operational instructions for the remote interface for the
Lake Shore MeasureReady™ M91 FastHall™ measurement controller. The M91 sup-
ports the following remote interfaces for direct user control:
D
USB (emulating a serial communications port)
D
Ethernet
M91 FastHall™ measurement controllers sold prior to August 2020 also included Wi-Fi
capability. Please see:
https://www.lakeshore.com/instruments-wi-fi-addendum.pdf/
The M91 FastHall™ measurement controller adheres to the Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments (SCPI) standard, as discussed in section 4.2, regardless of
the remote interface selected for user control.
Lake Shore’s fully-integrated MeasureLINK™-MCS software is a Windows® graphic
menu-driven interface for operation, data acquisition, and analysis. For further infor-
mation, see the MeasureLINK™-MCS software manual.
4.2 Standard
Commands for
Programmable
Instruments (SCPI)
The M91 adheres to the SCPI command language. SCPI is a standardized command
language, presently maintained by the Interchangeable Virtual Instruments (IVI)
Foundation, used for controlling test and measurement instruments. SCPI provides
instrument control with a standardized command syntax and style.
http://www.ivifoundation.org/docs/scpi-99.pdf
4.2.1 Command Types
There are two different types of SCPI commands that the M91 responds to: common
and subsystem.
4.2.1.1 Common
SCPI builds upon the IEEE 488.2 standard. Because of this, several of the commands
found in IEEE 488.2 are required by the M91 to be considered SCPI compliant. These
commands include, but are not limited to, functionality to reset (
*RST
), clear the sta-
tus registers (
*CLS
), or identify the instrument (
*IDN?
).
These commands are identifiable by the fact that they:
1. Always consist of three letters and
2. Are always preceded by an asterisk
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