Appendix D: Common commands
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
Command
Name
Description
*CLS
Clear status
Clears all event registers and Error Queue. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
*ESE <mask>
Event enable command
Program the Standard Event Status Enable Register. For
detailed information including status commands, see the
*ESE?
Event enable query
Read the Standard Event Status Enable Register. For
detailed information including status commands, see the
*ESR?
Event status register query
Read/clear the Standard Event Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
*IDN?
Identification query
Returns the manufacturer, model number, serial number, and
firmware revision levels of the unit. For detailed information,
see
(on page D-3).
*OPC
Operation complete
command
Set the Operation Complete bit in the Standard Event
Register after all pending commands, including overlapped
commands, have completed. For information, see
complete and query: *OPC and *OPC?
(on page D-4).
*OPC?
Operation complete query
Places an ASCII "1" into the output queue when all selected
device operations have completed. For information, see
Operation complete and query: *OPC and *OPC?
*RST
Reset command
Returns the 2606B to default conditions. For detailed
information, see
(on page D-4).
*SRE <mask>
Service request enable
command
Programs the Service Request Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
*SRE?
Service request enable query Reads the Service Request Enable Register. For detailed
information including status commands, see the
*STB?
Status byte query
Reads the status byte register. For detailed information
including status commands, see the
*TRG
Trigger command
Generates the
trigger.EVENT_ID
trigger event for use
with the trigger model. For detailed information, see
(on page D-4).
*TST?
Self-test query
Returns a 0. For detailed information, see
*WAI
Wait-to-continue command
Waits until all previous commands have completed. For
information, see
(on page D-4).