Programming instructions

Chapter 5 Command Summary 65
CAL?
Description Calibration query. Returns a string containing one of four values for the
calibration constant specified; the initial (nominal) value, low limit, high
limit, or actual value of the specified constant. The returned string also
contains a description of the constant. This command is in the full command
menu; it is not in the short command menu.
Syntax CAL? const_id [,cal_item]
cal_item Specifies which of the four calibration constant values is to be
returned. The cal_item parameter choices are:
const_id Specifies the identifier number for the calibration constant of
interest. Each const_id and the associated calibration constant description is
listed below.
cal_item Description
0 Initial (nominal) value
1
Actual value
a
a.The default for cal_item is the actual
value.
3 Upper limit
5 Lower limit
const_id Description Constant derived from
1 40 K Reference External gain adjustment
2 7V Reference External gain adjustment
3 dcv zero front 100mV
4 dcv zero rear 100mV
5 dcv zero front 1V
6 dcv zero rear 1V
7 dcv zero front 10V
8 dcv zero rear 10V
9 dcv zero front 100V
10 dcv zero rear 100V
11 dcv zero front 1 KV
12 dcv zero rear 1 KV
13 ohm zero front 10 -External zero adjustment
14 ohm zero front 100
15 ohm zero front 1 K
16 ohm zero front 10 K
17 ohm zero front 100 K
18 ohm zero front 1M
19 ohm zero front 10M
20 ohm zero front 100M
21 ohm zero front 1G