32 Communication with a PC
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":PORT <NR1>"
Selects a port of a multidevice controller as MLC8xxx
or PDA8xxx.
":SYST:ERR?"
Queries the error queue
[0,"No error"<LF>]
":SYST:ANSW?"
Query the answering format of the PRO8.
[:SYST:ANSW FULL]
":SYST:ANSW VALUE"
PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800 will send only the requested
parameter without designator.
Example:
When requesting the slot number with
":SLOT?"
the PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800 will only send
[2<LF>]
instead of
[:SLOT 2<LF>]
.
This is
not compliant
to the IEEE 488.2 standard
but useful, if you want to increase speed.
":SYST:ANSW FULL"
PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800 will stop the function started
with ":SYST:ANSW VALUE" and respond again
according to the IEEE488.2 standard.
":TYPE:ID?"
Queries information about the selected module
Possible answers:
ITC8xxx: 159, LDC8xxx: 191, PDA8xxx: 107,
TED8xxx: 223, MLC8xxx: 47, WDM-B: 249.
(See also operation manuals of the specific modules)
