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IEEE 488.2 Common Commands

The following table lists the IEEE 488.2 Common (*) Commands that apply
to the Form C Switch module. The operation of some of these commands is
described in Chapter 4 of this manual. For more information on Common
Commands, refer to the Agilent 75000 Series B Mainframe (Agilent Model
Number E1300B/E1301B) User’s Manual
or the ANSI/IEEE Standard
488.2-1987
.

Command

Title

Description

*IDN?
*RST

*TST?

Identification
Reset

Self-Test

Returns identification string of the switchbox
Opens all channels, and invalidates current channel list for
scanning. Sets ARM:COUN 1, TRIG:SOUR IMM, and
INIT:CONT OFF.
Always returns 0.

*OPC
*OPC?
*WAI

Operation Complete
Operation Complete Query
Wait to Complete

See note below
See note below
See note below

*CLS

*ESE
*ESE?
*ESR?
*SRE
*SRE?

*STB?

Clear status

Event status enable
Event status enable query
Event status register query
Service request enable
Service request enable
query
Read status byte query

Clears all status registers (see
STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]?)
See note below
See note below
See note below
Enables status register bits (see Chapter 4 for operation)
See note below

See note below

*TRG

Trigger

Triggers the switchbox to advance the scan when scan is
enabled and trigger source is TRIGger:SOURce BUS

*RCL
*SAV

Recall instrument state
Store instrument state

See note below
See note below

Note: These commands apply to many instruments and are not documented in detail here. See the
Agilent 75000 Series B E1300B/E1301B Mainframe User’s Manual or the ANSI/IEEE Standard
488.2-1987
for more information.

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