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AFX SERIES® OPERATION MANUAL
SECTION 8:
Remote Control Programming
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8.11 IEEE488.2 Common Commands
The following IEEE488.2 common commands (a.k.a. star commands) are supported by the
AC power source. These commands are provided for compatibility with the IEEE488.2
standard. They are aliases to the relevant proprietary command and can be used
interchangeably. Commands are shown in alphabetical order.
IEEE488.2 Command Description Group Mandatory
*CLS Clear Status Status and Event Yes
*DCL Device Clear Internal Operations
*ESE <n> Event Status Register Enable Status and Event Yes
*ESE? ESE Query Status and Event Yes
*ESR? Event Status Register Query Status and Event Yes
*GTL
Goto Local Control
*IDN? Identify System Data Yes
*LLO
Local Lock Out Control Yes
*OPC
Operation Complete Synchronization Yes
*OPC? OPC Status Query Synchronization Yes
*RST Reset Internal Operations Yes
*SRE Service Request Enable Status and Event Yes
*SRE? SRE Query Status and Event Yes
*STB? Status Byte Query Status and Event Yes
*TRG Trigger Synchronization
*WAI Wait Synchronization Yes
Table 8-3: Mandatory IEEE488.2 Common Commands
Command Syntax *CLS
Description Clear Status. The Clear Status (CLS) command clears the status byte
by emptying the error queue and clearing all the event registers
including the Data Questionable Event Register, the Standard Event
Status Register, the Standard Operation Status Register and any
other registers that are summarized in the status byte.
Command Syntax
*DCL
Description Device Clear. Resets the instrument to a default state.
Parameters None
Parameter Format n/a