AMETEK SFA Series Programming Manual - Manual (Page 18)

IEEE 488.2 and SCPI Command Operation Sorensen SF Series
3.2.6
3.3
3.3.1
Serial Poll Operation
Performing a serial poll will not modify the Status Byte other than to clear the RQS (bit 6) for an
DIA requesting service. Queries affecting the Status Registers and subsequent serial poll are
described below:
• *STB? clears the Status Byte
• *ESR? clears the ESR and bit 5 of the Status Register
• SYSTem:ERRor? clears bit 2 of the Status Register if the queue is empty
IEEE-488.2 and SCPI Conformance Information
The DIA conforms to most of the specifications for devices as defined in IEEE-488.2 and SCPI
Version 1995.0. Confirmed Commands are those that are approved in the SCPI 1995
Specification, Volume 2: Command Reference. They are denoted by a “C” in the “SCPI”
column. Any commands that are not Confirmed Commands are labeled as Not Approved
denoted by an “N.”
Parameter Definitions
PARAMETER DEFINITIONS
Type Valid Arguments
“ON” or 1. “OFF” or 0.
The data format is defined in IEEE-488.2 for integers.
Zero, positive and negative integer numeric values are valid data.
<0+NR1> Zero and positive integer numeric values.
<-NR1> Negative integer numeric values.
The data format is defined in IEEE-488.2 for flexible Numeric
Representation. Zero, positive and negative floating point numeric
values are some examples of valid data.
<0+NRf> Zero and positive floating point numeric values.
<-NRf> Negative floating point numeric values.
Characters enclosed by single or double quotes.
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