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2400 Series SourceMeter
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User’s Manual SCPI Command Reference 18-9
Table 18-3
FORMat command summary
Command Description
Default
parameter SCPI
:FORMat
:SREGister <name>
:SREGister?
[:DATA] <type>[<,length>]
[:DATA]?
:BORDer <name>
:BORDer?
:ELEMents
[:SENSe[1]] <item list>
[:SENSe[1]]?
:CALCulate <item list>
:CALCulate?
:SOURce2 <name>
:SOURce2?
Select data format for reading status event registers
(ASCii, HEXadecimal, OCTal or BINary).
Query format for reading status event registers.
Specify data format (ASCii, REAL, 32 or SREal).
Query data format.
Specify byte order (NORMal or SWAPped).
Query byte order.
Specify data elements (VOLTage, CURRent,
RESistance, TIME, and STATus).
Query data format elements.
Specify CALC data elements (CALC, TIME, or
STATus).
Query CALC data elements.
Specify SOURce2 data format (ASCii,
HEXadecimal, OCTal, or BIN).
Query SOURce2 data format.
ASCii
ASCii
(Note)
All
CALC
ASCii
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Note: Byte order — *RST default is NORMal. :SYSTem:PRESet default is SWAPped.
Table 18-4
OUTPut command summary
Command Description
Default
parameter
SCPI
Source
memory
:OUTPut[1]
:STATe <b>
:STATe?
:ENABle
[:STATe] <b>
[:STATe?]
:TRIPped?
:SMODe <name>
:SMODe?
Turn source on or off.
Query state of source.
Path to control output enable:
Enable or disable output enable.
Query state of output enable.
Output enable tripped?: 1 (no) or 0 (yes)
Select output off mode (HIMPedance, NORMal,
ZERO or GUARd).
1
Query output off mode.
OFF
OFF
NORMal
2
✓
✓
✓
✓
1. For the Model 2430 Pulse Mode, the output off mode is always NORMal. This command is invalid (error +831).
2. For the Model 2410, default is GUARd.