1261B User Manual
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Programming The RS-232 Interface ....................................................................................... 4-34
Programming The Baud Rate.................................................................................................. 4-34
Programming The Number of Data Bits .................................................................................. 4-35
Programming The Parity ......................................................................................................... 4-35
Programming The Number of Stop Bits................................................................................... 4-35
Illegal RS-232 Interface Combinations .................................................................................... 4-36
Setting The System Time and Date......................................................................................... 4-37
Reading Event Time Stamps................................................................................................... 4-38
IEEE-488.2 Common Commands ........................................................................................... 4-39
*IDN? Query............................................................................................................................ 4-39
*RST Command...................................................................................................................... 4-40
*TST? Query ........................................................................................................................... 4-40
*CLS Command ...................................................................................................................... 4-40
*ESE Command ...................................................................................................................... 4-40
*ESE? Query........................................................................................................................... 4-41
*ESR? Query .......................................................................................................................... 4-41
*SRE Command...................................................................................................................... 4-42
*SRE? Query .......................................................................................................................... 4-42
*STB? Query........................................................................................................................... 4-43
*OPC Command ..................................................................................................................... 4-43
*OPC? Query .......................................................................................................................... 4-44
*RCL Command ...................................................................................................................... 4-44
*SAV Command ...................................................................................................................... 4-45
*TRG Command ..................................................................................................................... 4-45
*WAI Command ...................................................................................................................... 4-45
Performing The Self Test ........................................................................................................ 4-45
Chapter 5
SCPI COMMAND REFERENCE................................................................................................... 5-1
What’s In This Chapter ............................................................................................................. 5-1
Introduction To SCPI Language ................................................................................................ 5-1
Command Keyword Long Form and Short Form ....................................................................... 5-2
Case Sensitivity......................................................................................................................... 5-2
Optional Keywords .................................................................................................................... 5-3
Multiple Identical Capabilities and Keyword Suffixes ................................................................. 5-3
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