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Part 6: IEEE 488.2 Command Reference
PARAMETER, PARM
Description
This command turns statistics and histicons on or off.
Unlike CRMS, the PARM command does not change the state of cursors or pass/fail.
Command Syntax
PARM <type>,[readout]
Type:= {CUST, HPAR, VPAR, OFF}
Readout:= {STAT, HISTICON, BOTH, OFF}
Without argument, the state of histograms and statistics is unchanged.
Query Syntax
PARAMETER? or PARM?
Response Format
PARM <type>,<readout>
Example (GPIB)
The following instruction turns on histicons:
CMD$="PARM CUST,HISTICON";CALL IBWRT(SCOPE%,CMD$)
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