User manual
52 GMC-I Gossen-Metrawatt GmbH
10 Table of Operating and Query Commands
10.1 Adjustable Functions and Parameters
Setting
Command
Parameter Meaning Value Range / Selection
Default
Setting After
RESET *RST
Manual
Remote
Display and Interface Settings
Addr n Set device address for IEEE 488 (interface
configuration)
0 ≤ n ≤ 30 unv X
bAUd
txt RS 232 transmission speed Set via menu selection, default setting: 9600 baud.
The following values can be selected manually:
1200, 1800, 2400, 3600, 4800, 7200, 9600, 14,400, 19,200,
28,800, 38,400, 57,600 or 115,200 [baud]
unv X
DB RS 232 data bits 7 or 8, set via selection menu, default setting: 8 unv X
PB RS 232 parity bit Set via menu selection, default setting: none
The following values can be selected manually: nonE, EVEn or odd
unv X
SB RS 232 stop bit 1 or 2, Default setting: 1 unv X
bAUd
txt USB transmission speed
(DB = 8, PB = no, SB = 1)
Set via menu selection, default setting: 115,200 baud.
The following values can be selected manually:
9600, 14,400, 19,200, 28,800, 38,400, 57,600 or 115200 [baud]
unv X
DDC n Display switching time Set via menu selection, default setting: 10 s. The following values
can be selected manually: 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 90 or 180 [s]
unv X
General Commands and Settings
*CLS Clear Status —X
*DDT txt Define Device Trigger txt Command string with up to 80 characters,
delimiter for commands is slash (/) instead of semicolon (;)
—X
*ESE n Standard Event Status Enable 0 ≤ n ≤ 255, n = decimal equivalent of register content — X
*OPC Operation Complete —X
*PRE n Parallel Poll Enable Register Enable 0 ≤ n ≤ 255, n = decimal equivalent of register content — X
*PSC n Power-On Status Clear n = 0, 1 — X
*RCL n Recall a device setting stored to a setup memory
location (1 through 12)
1 ≤ n ≤ 12;
Special case n = 99 means undo after *RST, *RCL #
—XX
*RST Reset device to default values Default X X
*SAV n Save current device settings to a setup memory
location (1 through 12)
1 ≤ n ≤ 12 — X X
*SRE n Service Request Enable 0 ≤ n ≤ 255, n = decimal equivalent of register content — X
*TRG Trigger for executing *DDT functions — X
*WAI Wait to continue —X
DCL / SDC Device clear function —X
ERAE n Device Dependent Event Register A Enable 0 ≤ n ≤ 255, n = decimal equivalent of register content — X
ERBE n Device Dependent Event Register B Enable 0 ≤ n ≤ 255, n = decimal equivalent of register content — X
ERCE n Device Dependent Event Register C Enable 0 ≤ n ≤ 255, n = decimal equivalent of register content — X