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Usually, address and identifier parameter require unique patterns while data paramters
may contain wildcards.
Query for a pattern
The pattern format for the return value of a pattern is defined by the FORMat:
BPATtern command.
16.2.3 Common Commands
Common commands are described in the IEEE 488.2 (IEC 625-2) standard. These com-
mands have the same effect and are employed in the same way on different devices.
The headers of these commands consist of "*" followed by three letters. Many common
commands are related to the Status Reporting System.
Available common commands:
*CAL.............................................................................................................................422
*CLS.............................................................................................................................422
*ESE.............................................................................................................................423
*ESR............................................................................................................................423
*IDN.............................................................................................................................423
*IST..............................................................................................................................423
*OPC............................................................................................................................423
*OPT............................................................................................................................424
*PCB............................................................................................................................424
*PRE............................................................................................................................424
*PSC............................................................................................................................424
*RCL.............................................................................................................................425
*RST.............................................................................................................................425
*SAV.............................................................................................................................425
*SRE............................................................................................................................425
*STB.............................................................................................................................425
*TRG............................................................................................................................426
*TST.............................................................................................................................426
*WAI.............................................................................................................................426
*CAL
Calibration Query
Initiates a calibration of the instrument and subsequently queries the calibration status.
Responses > 0 indicate errors.
*CLS
CLear Status
Sets the status byte (STB), the standard event register (ESR) and the EVENt part of the
QUEStionable and the OPERation registers to zero. The command does not alter the
mask and transition parts of the registers. It clears the output buffer.
Command Reference