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section do not have the termination character shown, but it is
required for successful communication with the power
supply.
All returned strings after a query command will terminate
with both and characters. For example, sending
VOLT?command may return:

1.234


Common SCPI Commands

The following commands are standard SCPI commands (1995)
supported by the instrument.

*IDN?

Description:

Query the instrument ID, which includes manufacturer

name, model #, serial #, and firmware version all

separated by commas. The last parameter is a “0” and

is unused.

Example:

*IDN?

Return String:

B&K PRECISION,9172,1234567,1.10,0

Format:

,,,

version>,0


*CLS

Description:

Clears status and errors

Example:

*CLS


*RST

Description:

Resets the power supply to its power on state.

Example:

*RST


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