2
Remote Operation
This chapter describes operating the SR474 over the serial interface.
In This Chapter
2.1
Index of Common Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 2
2.2
Alphabetic List of Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 4
2.3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 6
2.4
Interface Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 6
2.5
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 6
2.5.1
Command syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 6
2.6
Command List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 8
2.6.1
Common IEEE-488.2 Commands . . . . . . . . 2 – 8
2.6.2
Status Reporting Commands . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 12
2.6.3
Instrument Control Commands . . . . . . . . . 2 – 13
2.6.4
Interface Configuration Commands . . . . . . 2 – 17
2.7
Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 22
2.7.1
Execution Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 22
2.7.2
Query Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 23
2.7.3
Device Dependent Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 23
2.7.4
Parsing Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 23
2.7.5
Communication Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 25
2.7.6
Other Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 25
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