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MAUI Oscilloscopes Remote Control and Automation Manual
COMM_HELP, CHLP
Description
The COMM_HELP command controls the level of operation of the Remote Control Assistant, which assists
in debugging remote control programs. This diagnostics utility is selected on the instrument's Utilities
dialog. Remote Control Assistant can log all message transactions occurring between the external
controller and the oscilloscope (full dialog), or errors only. You can view the log at any time on-screen.
Command Syntax
COMM_HELP <level>,<reset at power on>
<level>:= {OFF, EO, FD}
<reset at power on>:= {NO, YES}
LEVELS OPERATION
OFF
Don't assist at all
EO
Log detected Errors Only
FD
Log the Full Dialog between the controller and the oscilloscope
If <reset at power on> is set to YES, at power-on the logging level is set to EO and the log is cleared. If set to
NO, the user-set logging level is preserved and the log is not cleared.
Setting <reset at power on> to NO is useful when logging command sequences to include rebooting the
oscilloscope.
The default level is EO, and reset at power on is YES.
Query Syntax
COMM_HELP?
Response Format
COMM_HELP<level>,<reset at power on>
Example (GPIB)
After sending this command, all the following commands and responses are logged:
CMD$="CHLP FD": CALL IBWRT(SCOPE%,CMD$)
Related Commands
COMM_HELP_LOG
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