Measurement Computing Analyzer488 - Manual (Page 179)

Section 4 Serial Controller
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TERM
The TERM command sets the end-of-line terminators for output from the
Analyzer488 to IEEE 488 bus devices. All output to bus devices, except OUTPUT
#count
, is terminated by the IEEE 488 bus output terminator. All ENTER input
from bus devices is terminated on a Line Feed (LF) or optionally specified with the
ENTER
command.
During OUTPUT, the Analyzer488 takes the data it receives from the user's
program, strips all CR and LF characters from it (except OUTPUT #count) and
appends the IEEE 488 bus output terminator before sending it to the bus device. The
default terminators for output are factory set to CR LF, which is appropriate for most
bus devices.
EOI has a different meaning when specified for input than when it is specified
for output. During input, EOI specifies that input will be terminated upon detection
of the End Or Identify (EOI) bus signal, regardless of which characters have been
received. During output, EOI specifies that the EOI bus signal is to be asserted during
the last byte transferred.
The query command TERM? returns the current IEEE 488 bus terminators.
TYPE High Level Controller command
SYNTAX TERM[;]{[?]|[term[term][EOI]|[EOI]|[NONE]]}
term is one of CR, LF, $char, or 'X, specifying a terminator
character.
RESPONSE None
MODE High Level Controller
BUS STATES None
QUERY The string TERM followed by the current IEEE 488 bus
RESPONSE terminators.