Example 1: Send instrument identification query
*idn?
1. Enter the command:
*idn?
2. Click
QUERY
.
3. The module returns the requested information.
Example 2: What happens when I send an incorrect command?
4. Enter an incorrect command, for example:
*ind?
5. Click
QUERY
.
6. The module returns
FAILED
.
Example 3: Investigate a command failure:
7. Click
*ESR?
to query the event status register and request information about the command failure.
8. The instrument returns the error code, for example 32.
For details on error codes, please refer to the *ESR? command in the programming guide.
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