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Chapter 4:
Command Reference
This chapter is a guide to all of the device-dependent commands for the FPM-8220 Fiber Optic
Power Meter. This chapter is divided into two parts.

Overview of the remote commands

List of remote commands in alphabetical order within the categories of IEEE 488.2 common
commands, device specific commands, and extra commands.
Remote Command Reference Summary
This section contains all of the commands for the FPM-8220 Fiber Optic Power Meter, listed in
alphabetical order. Subsections for each path are presented, listing the commands which are legal
for that path. See Figure 3.3 for the command path tree structure.
Table 4.1 – Remote Command Summary Reference List (IEEE 488.2 Common Commands and
Agilent compatible commands)
Name Parameters Function
*CAL?
NONE
Calibrate internal analog to digital (A/D) converter
*CLS
NONE Resets the Standard Event Register, Status Byte and Error Queue to zero.
*ESE
1 Sets the Standard Event Status Enable Register.
*ESE?
NONE Returns the value of the Standard Event Status Enable Register.
*ESR?
NONE Returns the value of the Standard Event Status Register.
*IDN?
NONE Returns the Device Identification string.
*OPC
1
Generates the Operation Complete message in the Standard Event Status
Register.
*OPC?
NONE Places an ASCII character 1 into the Output Queue.
*PSC
1 Used to avoid any undesirable service requests.
*PSC?
NONE Queries the Power-On-Status-Clear Flag.
*RCL
1 Used to recall a stored setup configuration.
*RST
NONE Forces a device reset.
*SAV
1 Saves the current setup configuration.
*SRE
1
Sets the Service Request Enable Register bits to allow generation of user-
selectable service requests.
*SRE?
NONE Returns the current contents of the Service Request Enable Register.
*STB?
NONE Returns the current contents of the Status Byte Register.
*TST?
NONE Initiates an internal self-test and returns a response when complete.
*WAI
NONE
Prevents executing any further commands until the No-Operation-Pending flag
is true.