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System and Status Commands
*RST Resets the instrument to the factory default settings
− (see Factory Defaults
section) with the exception of all remote interface settings.
EER? Query and clear Execution Error Register. The response format is nr1.
QER? Query and clear Query Error Register. The response format is nr1
*CLS Clear Status. Clears the Standard Event Status Register, Query Error Register
and Execution Error Register. This indirectly clears the Status Byte Register.
*ESE Set the Standard Event Status Enable Register to the value of .
*ESE? Returns the value in the Standard Event Status Enable Register in numeric
format. The syntax of the response is
*ESR? Returns the value in the Standard Event Status Register in numeric format.
The register is then cleared. The syntax of the response is
*IST? Returns ist local message as defined by IEEE Std. 488.2. The syntax of the
response is 0, if the local message is false, or 1, if the local message
is true.
*OPC Sets the Operation Complete bit (bit 0) in the Standard Event Status Register.
This will happen immediately the command is executed because of the
sequential nature of all operations.
*OPC? Query Operation Complete status. The syntax of the response is 1.
The response will be available immediately the command is executed because of
the sequential nature of all operations.
*PRE Set the Parallel Poll Enable Register to the value .
*PRE? Returns the value in the Parallel Poll Enable Register in numeric format.
The syntax of the response is
*SRE Set the Service Request Enable Register to .
*SRE? Returns the value of the Service Request Enable Register in numeric
format. The syntax of the response is
*STB? Returns the value of the Status Byte Register in numeric format. The
syntax of the response is
*WAI Wait for Operation Complete true. As all commands are completely executed
before the next is started this command takes no additional action.
Miscellaneous Commands
*IDN? Returns the instrument identification. The exact response is determined by the
instrument configuration and is of the form ,, 0,
where is the manufacturer's name, defines the type of
instrument and is the revision level of the software installed.
ADDRESS? Returns the bus address of the instrument. The syntax of the response is
.
*TST? The PSU has no self test capability and the response is always 0
*TRG The PSU has no trigger capability.
Error Messages
Each error message has a number; only this number is reported via the remote control interfaces.
Error message numbers are not displayed but are placed in the Execution Error Register where
they can be read via the remote interfaces, see Status Reporting section.