Newport LDC-3706 Series, User Manual

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December 2019 67 LDC-3706 Series Laser Controller
*STB?
Status Byte Query
Description Returns the value of the status byte register
Notes The response is the sum of the enabled bits and must be a value between 0 and 255
Examples *STB? A response of 129 specifies that the TEC event summary and the error available bits are set.
*WAI
Wait to Continue
Description Prevents the instrument from executing any further commands until all pending operations are complete
Notes This command can be used to make the instrument wait until an operation is complete before continuing
Care should be taken to set the time-out appropriately for use with the *WAI command. After this command is
sent, the instrument may block subsequent commands waiting for the input queue to empty.
Examples :OUTPUT ON;*WAI;:MEAS:T? The temperature measurement will occur after the output is on