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Command Groups
Table 2-24: Save and Recall commands (cont.)
Command Description
*SAV Save oscilloscope setting
SAVe:IMAge Save screen image to file
SAVe:IMAge:FILEFormat Set screen image file format
SAVe:SETUp Save oscilloscope setting
SAVe:WAVEform Save waveform
Status and Error Commands
Status and error commands let you determine the status of the oscilloscope and
control events.
Several commands and queries are common to all devices on the GPIB or USB
bus. These commands and queries are de fi ned by IEEE Std. 488.2-1987 and Tek
Standard Codes and Formats 1989, and begin with an asterisk (*) character.
Table 2-25: Status and Error commands
Command Description
ALLEv?
Return all events
BUSY?
Return oscilloscope busy s tatus
*CLS Clear status
DESE Set or query the device event status enable
*ESE Set or query the standard event status
enable
*ESR?
Return standard event status register; this
is the usual way to determine whether a set
command executed without error
EVENT?
Return event code
EVMsg?
Return event message
EVQty? Return number of events in queue
*OPC Set or query the operation complete
*PSC Set or query the power-on status clear
*SRE Set or query the service request enable
*STB?
Read status byte
*WAI
Wait to continue
Trigger Commands
Trigger commands control all aspects of oscilloscope triggering.
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