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IM 765601-01E
Communication Commands
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:SYSTem:BEEPer/?
Function Turns ON/OFF the beep sound for error
occurrences or queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:BEEPer 1|0|ON|OFF
1 or ON
Enables the beep sound.
0 or OFF
Disables the beep sound.
:SYSTem:BEEPer?
→ 1 Beep sound enabled.
→ 0 Beep sound disabled.
Example
:SYST:BEEP ON
:SYST:BEEP?
:SYSTem:LFRequency/?
Function Sets the line frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) or
queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:LFRequency 50|60
50
Selects 50 Hz.
60
Selects 60 Hz.
:SYSTem:LFRequency?
→ 50 Set to 50 Hz.
→ 60 Set to 60 Hz.
Example
:SYST:LFR 60
:SYST:LFR?
:SYSTem:LFRequency:AUTO/?
Function Turns ON/OFF the line frequency auto selection
function or queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:LFRequency:AUTO 1|0|ON|OFF
1 or ON
Turns ON the auto selection of the
line frequency.
0 or OFF
Turns OFF the auto selection of the
line frequency.
:SYSTem:LFRequency:AUTO?
→ 1 Line frequency auto selection is ON.
→ 0 Line frequency auto selection is OFF.
Example
:SYST:LFR:AUTO ON
:SYST:LFR:AUTO?
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess/?
Function Sets the GP-IB address or queries the current
setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess
<integer>
<integer>
Specify any address between 0 and 30.
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess?
→ <integer> The present address.
Example
:SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR 15
:SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR?
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:BAUDrate/?
Function Sets the RS-232 baud rate (9600 bps to 115200
bps) or queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:BAUDrate
9600|14400|19200|38400|57600|115200
9600 Selects 9600 bps.
14400 Selects 14400 bps.
19200 Selects 19200 bps.
38400 Selects 38400 bps.
57600 Selects 57600 bps.
115200 Selects 115200 bps.
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:BAUDrate?
→ 9600
Set to 9600 bps.
→ 14400
Set to 14400 bps.
→ 19200
Set to 19200 bps.
→ 38400
Set to 38400 bps.
→ 57600
Set to 57600 bps.
→ 115200 Set to 115200 bps.
Example
:SYST:COMM:RS232:BAUD 115200
:SYST:COMM:RS232:BAUD?
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:DLENgth/?
Function Sets the RS-232 data length (7 bits or 8 bits) or
queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:DLENgth 7|8
7
Selects 7 bits.
8
Selects 8 bits.
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:DLENgth?
→ 7 Set to 7 bits.
→ 8 Set to 8 bits.
Example
:SYST:COMM:RS232:DLEN 8
:SYST:COMM:RS232:DLEN?
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:PARity/?
Function Sets the RS-232 parity (none, even, or odd) or
queries the current setting.
Syntax
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:PARity
NONE|EVEV|ODD
NONE Selects no parity.
EVEN Selects even parity.
ODD Selects odd parity.
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:RS232:PARity?
→ NONE
Set to no parity.
→ EVEN
Set to even parity.
→ ODD
Set to odd parity.
Example
:SYST:COMM:RS232:PAR EVEN
:SYST:COMM:RS232:PAR?
16.2 Commands