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11.3. IEEE 488.2 common commands

Introduction

The common commands are defined by the IEEE 488.2 standard. They are operational on all

instruments which are specified IEEE 488.2. They command basic functions such as:

identification,

reset,

configuration reading,

reading of event and status register,

reset of event and status register.

If a command containing one or several directories has been received, and if a common

command has been stacked up, then the instrument stays in this directory and execute

normally the commands.

Events and status

management

Registers

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Or logical

Event register

to Read : *ESR?

Event Mask Register

To write : *ESE<NRf>

To read : *ESE?

Or logical

Status register

To read: *STB?

Request service Mask Register

To write : *SRE<NRf>

To read : *SRE?

ESB

3 2 1 0

MAV

RQS

MSS

7 5 4 3 2 1 0

Request

Service

output

buffer

PON

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