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This section describes the IEEE-488.2 Common Commands that can be used to
program instruments in the mainframe. Commands are listed by command
groups in the summary table below, and alphabetically in the rest of this section.
Examples are shown when the command has parameters or returns a response;
otherwise the command string is as shown in the headings in this section. For
additional information on any Common Commands, refer to the IEEE Standard
488.2-1987 (see "Related Documentation" in the front of this manual for more
information on this standard).
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands Functional Groupings
Category Command Title
General
Instrument Status
Macros
Synchronization
*IDN
*RST
*TST?
*CLS
*ESE < mask>
*ESE?
*ESR?
*PSC
*PSC?
*SRE < mask>
*SRE?
*STB?
*DMC < name> ,< cmds>
*EMC < state>
*EMC?
*GMC? < name>
*LMC?
*PMC
*RMC < name>
*OPC
*OPC?
*WAI
Identification Query
Reset Command
Self-Test Query
Clear Status Command
Standard Event Status Enable
Command
Standard Event Status Enable
Query
Standard Event Status Register
Query
Power-On Status Clear Command
Power-On Status Clear Query
Service Request Enable Command
Service Request Enable Query
Status Byte Query
Define Macro Command
Enable Macros Command
Enable Macro Query
Get Macro Query
Learn Macro Query
Purge all Macros Command
Remove individual Macro
Command
Operation Complete Command
Operation Complete Query
Wait-to-Continue Command
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