Reference Multimeter and 8 ½ Digit Multimeter
SCPI Commands Reference
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Table 11. SYSTem Subsystem
Keyword
Description
SYSTem
:DATe <year>,<Month>,<date>
<year>: rounded to 4 digit integer number
<month>: rounded to Integer in range 1 to 12
<day>: rounded to Integer in range 1 to max days in month
for <year> & <day>
DATe?
Retrieves the date in same format as set above
:ERRor[:NEXT]?
Returns the meter’s error queue. In the form:
<
Error number
>,”<
Error/Event description
>[;<
Device
dependent description
>]”. See Error Codes list below.
:LFRequency
<nrf>
Sets line frequency to the nearest of 50 Hz or 60 Hz to
<nrf>
:LFRequency:AUTO 0|1|ONCE
Auto detect ON or OFF. ONCE measures and sets line
frequency then turns AUTO off. Default AUTO.
:LFRequency?
Return the line frequency setting
:MLEVel?
Returns the hardware Modification level
:PRESet [NORMal|FAST]
FAST sets all conditions for special high-speed mode.
NORMal or no parameter sets the normal operating
conditions (as after *RST). Default NORM.
:TIME <hour>,<minute>,<second>
Set <hour>: rounded to Integer from 0 to 23
Set <minute>: rounded to Integer from 0 to 59
Set <second>: rounded to number with resolution of the RTC
from 0 to <60
:TIME?
Returns the current RTC time
:TIME:TIMer[:STATe] <b
oolean
>
Turn reading time stamps ON or OFF
:TIME:TIMer[:STATe]?
Return the state of reading time stamps
:VERSion?
Returns the SCPI version in the form YYY.V where YYY
represents the year and V the version
:LOCal
See note (1)
Put system into local
:REMote
See note (1)
Put system into remote
:RWLock
See note (1)
Put system into lock out mode TBD