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8.6.2 Common
Commands
The common commands are taken from the IEEE 488.2 (IEC 625-2) standard. Same commands have
the same effect on different devices. The headers of these commands consist of "*" followed by three
letters. Many common commands refer to the status reporting system which is described in detail in
Section 8.8.
Table 8-1
Common Commands
Command
Parameter
Unit
Remark
*CLS
no query
*ESE
0...255
*ESR?
only query
*IDN?
only query
*IST?
only query
*OPC
*OPT?
only query
*PRE
0...255
*PSC
0 | 1
*RST
no query
*SRE
0...255
*STB?
only query
*TST?
only query
*WAI
*CLS
CLEAR STATUS sets the status byte (STB), the standard event register (ESR) and the EVENt-part
of the QUEStionable and the OPERation register to zero. The command does not alter the mask and
transition parts of the registers. It clears the output buffer.
*ESE 0...255
EVENT STATUS ENABLE sets the event status enable register to the value indicated. Query *ESE?
returns the contents of the event status enable register in decimal form.
*ESR?
STANDARD EVENT STATUS QUERY returns the contents of the event status register in decimal
form (0 to 255) and subsequently sets the register to zero.