SECTION 5
REMOTE OPERATION
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5.5.3.1 IEEE-488.2 STATUS REPORTING (continued)
IEEE-488.2 STATUS REPORTING COMMANDS
NAME
DEFINITION
*IDN?
Device Identification query. Returns <PPSC,UPC-MM,vN.NN,1338XX> where
MM is the model number (12 or 32),
N.NN is the firmware version number
XX is the firmware assembly indicating installed options
*CLS
Clears the ESR and the registers as well as the SCPI :EVENt registers and
ERROR/EVENT queue
*STB?
Read status byte query. Bit 0 is Power Source SHUTDOWN
*SRE <n>
Service request enable command
*SRE?
Service request enable query
*ESE <n>
Standard event status enable
*ESE?
Standard event status enable query
*ESR?
Standard event status register query
*OPC
Operation complete command
*OPC?
Operation complete query
5.5.3.2 SCPI STATUS REPORTING
The following lists the SCPI Commands for
Status Reporting
from the UPC. Refer to the SCPI 1992
standard for more information. Query commands are explicitly shown in this section for clarity (
).
See (
) Conventions regarding SCPI.
:SYSTem:ERRor?
Query: system error
Returns one of the following types of messages, with details appended to
it if possible. A maximum of 256 characters may be sent as a response
to this query
-0, "No error"
No error detected
-100, "C
ommand error”
invalid command or query received
-
200, "Execution error”
can't execute command
with parameters received
-300, "Device-specific error"
UPC not properly configured
-400, "Query error"
query aborted
NOTE: The SYSTem:ERRor query clears the corresponding error bit in
the ESR
:SYSTem:VERSion?
Query: SCPI version
Returns <1992.0>.
:SYSTem:SERIALNUMber?
Query: Returns serial number string (1-15 characters)
NOTE: The serial number is also displayed on the display at power up
