where name = a valid command name.
This will return an integer followed by a space, carriage return, and a line feed
character (ASCII 10).
Example - the following command would retrieve the current Cycles setting:
$MODE ?
The pulse generator will return the following:
Echo Enabled:
MODE ?<cr><lf>
100<cr><lf>
Echo Disabled:
100<cr><lf>
Communication Protocol
Communication parameters are set at 9600 baud, 8 bits, parity = none, and 1 stop bit.
To help establish RS232 communications, the pulse generator emits the characters
BNC
approximately every 200 ms after power up and until the 9700 receives a
$
.
Both the GPIB and the RS232 interface may be used at the same time. The
instrument will respond to the port which sent the command.
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