Measurement Computing Digital488/80A - Manual (Page 78)

V - View Configuration
SYNTAX Vval View (but not load) configuration val , where val = value from 0 to 100 .
DESCRIPTION
The View Configuration (
V ) command is used to look at a configuration previously-saved without loading it for use as
the present configuration. In response to this command, the Digital488/80A returns a string in the following format:
S###C#F#G#I###K#M###P#R#Y#D0000000000Z where each # equals the option for that command saved in
the requested configuration. Data between the D and the Z are dependent upon the state of the I/O lines at the time
when the configuration was saved.
EXAMPLE
PRINT#1,"CLEAR08" Line 1: Reset the Digital488/80A.
PRINT#1,"OUTPUT08;V18X" Line 2: View configuration 18.
INPUT#2,A$,
PRINT A$ Line 4: Display is: S018C5F2G2I000K1M016P0R1Y2D0000000000Z
where this message is interpreted as follows:
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S018 - Saved configuration 18.
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C5 - All 5 ports are outputs.
• F2 - ASCII binary data format.
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G2 - Only output port data sent when addressed to Talk.
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I000 - Data lines are active high.
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K1 - EOI disabled.
• M016 - SRQ on Ready.
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P0 - All 5 ports are selected.
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R1 - Data is latched on an EDR transition.
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Y2 - Bus terminator is CR only.
• D0000000000Z - All I/O lines are active low.
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