
PDL5 User Manual
PDL5-UM-00001 Rev 001
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:SYSTem:ERRor?
Syntax
:SYSTem:ERRor?
Function
Returns the error number and an error message from the error
queue. See the
Error Queue
section, for a list of error numbers and
their associated messages.
Example
:SYST:ERR?
returns: 0, “No error”.
:SYSTem:VERSion?
Syntax
:SYSTem:VERSion?
Function
Returns the formatted numeric value the of the SCPI version
number.
Example
:SYST:VERS?
returns: 1999.0
.
:SYSTem:CAPability?
Syntax
:SYSTem:CAPability?
Function
Returns the string specifying the capability of the device.
Example
:SYSTem:CAPability?
returns: OPTICAL INSTRUMENT
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess
Syntax
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess<space><numeric_val
ue>
Function
Sets the GPIB address. The factory-set GPIB address is 21. When the
address is changed, the interface immediately responds to the new
address.
Example
:SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR 7