Measurement Computing Analyzer488 - Manual (Page 181)

Section 4 Serial Controller
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TIMEOUT
The TIMEOUT command sets the number of seconds that the Analyzer488 will
wait for a bus event before declaring a time out error. The Analyzer488 checks for
time out errors on every byte it transfers, including command bytes. When using the
KEY
command, the Analyzer488 will wait the TIMEOUT period for a keypress.
Time out checking may not be suppressed however it may be set to a maximum
time of about 18 hours.
The query command TIMEOUT? returns the current timeout value.
TYPE System command
SYNTAX TIMEOUT[;][n]
n is the number of seconds to allow in the range of 1 to 65535.
RESPONSE None
MODE Any
BUS STATES None
QUERY The string TIMEOUT followed by the timeout value.
RESPONSE
EXAMPLES PRINT#1,"TIME OUT 10" Wait 10 sec before time out
PRINT#1,"TIME OUT 3600" Wait an hour before time out