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IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
The following table lists the IEEE 488.2 Common (*) Commands that apply
to the Form C Switch module. The operation of some of these commands is
described in Chapter 4 of this manual. For more information on Common
Commands, refer to the Agilent 75000 Series B Mainframe (Agilent Model
Number E1300B/E1301B) User’s Manual or the ANSI/IEEE Standard
488.2-1987.
Command Title Description
*IDN?
*RST
*TST?
Identification
Reset
Self-Test
Returns identification string of the switchbox
Opens all channels, and invalidates current channel list for
scanning. Sets ARM:COUN 1, TRIG:SOUR IMM, and
INIT:CONT OFF.
Always returns 0.
*OPC
*OPC?
*WAI
Operation Complete
Operation Complete Query
Wait to Complete
See note below
See note below
See note below
*CLS
*ESE
*ESE?
*ESR?
*SRE
*SRE?
*STB?
Clear status
Event status enable
Event status enable query
Event status register query
Service request enable
Service request enable
query
Read status byte query
Clears all status registers (see
STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]?)
See note below
See note below
See note below
Enables status register bits (see Chapter 4 for operation)
See note below
See note below
*TRG Trigger Triggers the switchbox to advance the scan when scan is
enabled and trigger source is TRIGger:SOURce BUS
*RCL
*SAV
Recall instrument state
Store instrument state
See note below
See note below
Note: These commands apply to many instruments and are not documented in detail here. See the
Agilent 75000 Series B E1300B/E1301B Mainframe User’s Manual or the ANSI/IEEE Standard
488.2-1987 for more information.
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