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8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes Programming Guide
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Introduction to Programming
Common Commands
The IEEE 488.2 standard has a list of reserved commands, called common
commands. Some of these commands must be implemented by any
instrument using the standard, others are optional.
Your instrument implements all the necessary commands, and some
optional ones. This section describes the implemented commands.
Common Command Summary
on page -20 provides a summary of the common commands.
Table 3
Common Command Summary
Command
Parameter
Function
Page
*CLS Clear
Status
Command
*ESE Standard
Event
Status Enable Command
*ESE? Standard
Event
Status Enable Query
*ESR?
Standard Event Status Register Query
*IDN? Identification
Query
*OPC
Operation Complete Command
*OPC?
Operation Complete Query
*OPT? Options
Query
*RST Reset
Command
*STB?
Read Status Byte Query
*TST?
Self Test Query
*WAI Wait
Command
NOTE
These commands are described in more detail in