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52 Programmer’s Guide

5 Command Reference

Reset

*RST

This command presets the instrument to a factory defined condition that

is appropriate for remote programming operation. *RST is equivalent

to performing the two commands :SYSTem:PRESet and *CLS. This

command always performs a factory preset.

Key access: Preset

Service Request Enable

*SRE <integer>

*SRE?

This command enables the desired bits of the service request enable

The query returns the value of the register, indicating which bits are

currently enabled. The default value is 255.

Example: *SRE 16

enables bits 4 in the service request enable register.

Range: Integer, 0 to 255

Status Byte Query

*STB?

Returns the value of the status byte register without erasing its contents.

Range: Integer, 0 to 255

Example: If a 16 is returned, it indicates that bit 5 is set and one of the conditions

monitored in the standard event status register is set.

NOTE

The preset performed by *RST is always a factory preset. That is, the

same preset performed by

:SYSTem:PRESet when :SYS-

Tem:PRESet:TYPE

is set to DFT