User manual

2001-900-01 Rev. K / August 2010
4.6 Status structure .....................................................................................................................................................4-5
4.6.1 Standard event status....................................................................................................................................4-5
4.6.2 Operation event status ..................................................................................................................................4-8
4.6.3 Arm event status.........................................................................................................................................4-10
4.6.4 Sequence event status.................................................................................................................................4-12
4.6.5 Trigger event status ....................................................................................................................................4-13
4.6.6 Measurement event status...........................................................................................................................4-15
4.6.7 Questionable event status ...........................................................................................................................4-17
4.6.8 Queues........................................................................................................................................................4-19
4.6.9 Status byte and service request (SRQ) .......................................................................................................4-20
4.7 Trigger Model (IEEE-488 operation).................................................................................................................4-22
4.8 General bus commands.......................................................................................................................................4-26
4.8.1 REN (remote enable)..................................................................................................................................4-27
4.8.2 IFC (interface clear) ...................................................................................................................................4-27
4.8.3 LLO (local lockout)....................................................................................................................................4-27
4.8.4 GTL (go to local) and local ........................................................................................................................4-28
4.8.5 DCL (device clear) .....................................................................................................................................4-28
4.8.6 SDC (selective device clear) ......................................................................................................................4-28
4.8.7 GET (group execute trigger) ......................................................................................................................4-28
4.8.8 SPE, SPD (serial polling) ...........................................................................................................................4-28
4.9 Programming syntax...........................................................................................................................................4-31
4.9.1 Command words.........................................................................................................................................4-31
4.9.2 Program messages ......................................................................................................................................4-34
4.9.3 Response messages.....................................................................................................................................4-35
4.9.4 Message exchange protocol........................................................................................................................4-36
4.10 Common commands...........................................................................................................................................4-37
4.10.1 *CLS - clear status......................................................................................................................................4-38
4.10.2 *ESE - event enable....................................................................................................................................4-38
4.10.3 *ESE? - event enable query........................................................................................................................4-40
4.10.4 *ESR? - event status register query............................................................................................................4-40
4.10.5 *IDN? - identification query ......................................................................................................................4-42
4.10.6 *OPC - operation complete ........................................................................................................................4-42
4.10.7 *OPC? - operation complete query ............................................................................................................4-43
4.10.8 *OPT? - option identification query...........................................................................................................4-44
4.10.9 *RCL - recall ..............................................................................................................................................4-45
4.10.10 *RST - reset................................................................................................................................................4-45
4.10.11 *SAV - save................................................................................................................................................4-45
4.10.12 *SRE - service request enable ....................................................................................................................4-46
4.10.13 *SRE? - service request enable query ........................................................................................................4-47
4.10.14 *STB? - status byte query
...........................................................................................................................4-48
4.10.15 *TRG - trigger ............................................................................................................................................4-49
4.10.16 *TST? - self-test query...............................................................................................................................4-50
4.10.17 *WAI - wait-to-continue ............................................................................................................................4-50
4.11 Signal oriented measurement commands...........................................................................................................4-53
4.12 SCPI command subsystems................................................................................................................................4-57
4.13 Calculate subsystems..........................................................................................................................................4-58
4.13.1 :CALCulate[1]............................................................................................................................................4-59
4.13.2 :CALCulate2...............................................................................................................................................4-64
4.13.3 :CALCulate3...............................................................................................................................................4-67
4.14 :CALibration subsystem.....................................................................................................................................4-75
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