Ieee-488.2 common command quick reference – HP E1418A User Manual
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IEEE-488.2 Common Command Quick Reference
The following table lists the IEEE-488.2 Common (*) Commands that can be executed
by the HP E1418A D/A module. For more information about Common Commands,
consult ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1987.
Note
These commands apply to many instruments and are not documented in detail here.
Command
Title
Description
*CLS
Clear status registers
Clears the event registers and request for OPC flag.
*ESE <
mask
>
Event status enable
Sets bits in the Event Status Enable Register.
*ESE?
Event status enable query
Queries the Event Status Enable Register.
*ESR?
Event status register query
Queries and clears the contents of the Standard Event Status Register.
*IDN?
Identification query
Returns the identification string of the module.
*OPC
Operation complete
Sets the Request for OPC flag when all pending operations have been
completed. Also sets the OPC bit in the Standard Event Register.
*OPC?
Operation complete query
Returns a 1 to the output queue when all pending operations are complete.
*RST
Reset
Disables all outputs. Rewrites calibration data from FLASH to RAM. Sets all
outputs to 0. Sets, if not jumpered, all outputs to voltage mode. Enables
trigger with source IMM.
*SRE <
mask
>
Service request enable
Sets the Service Request Enable bits and corresponding Serial Poll Status
Byte Register bits to generate a service request.
*SRE?
Service request enable query Queries the Service Request Enable Register.
*STB?
Read status byte query
Queries the Status Byte Register.
*TST?
Self-test query
Performs the internal self-test. Disables all outputs. Sets all outputs to 0.
Returns the first error found in a 16-bit integer. See page 103.
*WAI
Wait to continue
Waits until all relays are settled and the idle trigger state is reached.
*TRG
Trigger
Causes an immediate trigger.
*DMC
Define macro
Defines a macro.
*GMC?
Menu query
Gets the results of a menu query.
*PMC
Purge macros
Purges all macros from memory.
*LMC?
List macros
Lists macros by name.
*EMC <
n
>
Enable macro
Enables execution of macro
n
.
*EMC? <
n
>
Enable macro query
Queries execution state of macro
n
.
*RMC
Remove macros
Removes all macros.
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