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:TIME SYSTem:TIME < hour>,<minute>,<second> sets the E1300/E1301
mainframe’s internal clock.
Parameters Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
Units
hour numeric must round to 0 to 23 none
minute numeric must round to 0 to 59 none
second numeric must round to 0 to 60 none
Comments • Related Commands: SYST:DATE, SYST:DATE?, SYST:TIME?
• *RST Condition: *RST does not change the Command Module’s real
time clock.
Example Setting the system time
SYST:TIME 14,30,20 set 2:30:20 PM
:TIME? SYSTem:TIME? [MAX| MIN,MAX| MIN,MAX| MIN] returns:
• When no parameter is sent; the current system time in the form
+HH,+MM,+SS, where HH can be 0 through 23 hours, MM can be 0
through 59 minutes, and SS can be 0 through 60 seconds.
• When parameters are sent; the minimum or maximum allowable values
for each of the three parameters. The parameter count must be three.
Example Querying the system time
SYST:TIME? ask for current tim e
input values of hour,min,sec read back time
:VERSion? SYSTem:VERSion? Returns the SCPI version for which this instrument
complies.
Comments • The returned information is in the format: YYYY.R; where YYYY is the
year, and R is the revision number within that year.
• Related Commands: *IDN?
Example Determine compliance version for this instrument.
SYST:VERS?
enter statement Statement enters 1990.0
SYSTem:TIME
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