Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
Section 7: SCPI command reference
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:FETCh[n]?
This command reads the latest post-processed reading.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Query only
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Usage
:FETCh[n]?
[n]
Channel number: For single-channel instruments, the value is
1
Details
This command requests the latest post-processed reading. This command does not trigger a
measurement. It simply requests the last available reading.
If you send this command more than once and there are no new readings, it will return the same
value that was returned as the previous query.
The return value format depends on the settings specified by the
:FORMat:ELEMents
command.
For details about data flow, refer to
(on page 4-15).
Example
:FORM:ELEM "READ,UNIT"
:FETCh?
Specify the data elements contained in the readings.
Return the latest reading.
Example output:
1.230435E-02A
Also see
(on page 7-17)