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Table B.1
IEEE 488.2 Commands
Function
SCPI Command
Description
Query
Clear Status
*CLS
[:]STATus[<channel>]:CLEAr
Clears the status data structures.
N/A
Standard Event Status
Enable Query
*ESE?
[:]STATus[<channel>]:STANdard:ENABle
Query the Standard Event Status Enable
register settings.
N/A
Standard Event Status
Enable
*ESE
[:]STATus[<channel>]:STANdard:ENABle <ESE-word>
Set the Standard Event Status Enable
Restier bits.
N/A
Standard Event Status
Register Query
*ESR?
[:]STATus[<channel>]:STANDard[:EVENt]?
Query Standard Event Status Register.
N/A
Identification Query
*IDN?
[:]SYSTem[<channel>]:IDENtify?
Query identification string. (Manufacturer’s
information.)
N/A
Individual Status Query
*IST?
Reads the current state of the IEEE 488.1
defined "ist" local message in the device
N/A
Operation Complete
Command
*OPC
Causes the device to generate the operation
complete message in the Standard Event
Status register when all pending delected
device operations have finished
N/A
Query Opertion Complete
Command
*OPC?
Place and ASCII character “1” into the
output queue when all pending operations
have been finished. See IEEE 488.2-1992
section 12.5.3.
N/A
Option Identification
Query
*OPT?
[:]SYSTem[<channel>]:OPTIon
Identify reportable device options
N/A
Parallel Poll Enable
Register Query
*PRE?
Query the Parallel Poll Enable Register
setting
N/A
Parallel Poll Enable
Register Command
*PRE <status-enable>
Sets the Parallel Poll Enable Register bits.
See IEEE 488.2 section 11.6 for details.
N/A
Query Power On Status
Clear
*PSC?
[:]STATus[<channel>]:POSClear?
Query Power-On Status Clear setting
N/A
Power-On Status Clear
*PSC
[:]STATus[<channel>]:POSClear <on-off-state>
Controls the automatic power-on clearing of
the Service Requect Enable Register,
Standard Event Status Enable Register,
Parallel Poll Enable Register and other
event enable registers.
Possible
values are
0 (leave them alone) or 1 (clear them).
N/A
Recall
*RCL
[:]SYSTem[<channel>]=RECall <setting_location>
Restores the settings of unit from values
stored in memory.
N/A
Reset
*RST
[:]SYSTem[<channel>]:RESet
Performs a device reset. Set the power
supply to a known state that is independent
of the use history of the device.
N/A
Save User Settings
*SAV
[:]SYSTem[<channel>]:SAVE[USER] <setting_location>
Stores the current setting of the device in
local memory. Scope is same as *RST
N/A
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