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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
SCPI Command Summary 73
Simplified Programming Overview 78
Using the APPLy Command 78
Using the Low-Level Commands 78
Reading a Query Response 79
Selecting a Trigger Source 79
Power Supply Programming Ranges 80
Using the APPLy Command 81
Output Setting and Operation Commands 82
Triggering Commands 89
Trigger Source Choices 89
Triggering Commands 91
System-Related Commands 92
Calibration Commands 96
RS-232 Interface Commands 99
The SCPI Status Registers 100
What is an Event Register? 100
What is an Enable Register? 100
SCPI Status System 101
The Questionable Status Register 102
The Standard Event Register 103
The Status Byte Register 104
Using Service Request (SRQ) and Serial POLL 105
Using *STB? to Read the Status Byte 106
Using the Message Available Bit (MAV) 106
To Interrupt Your Bus Controller Using SRQ 106
To Determine When a Command Sequence is Completed 107
Using *OPC to Signal When Data is in the Output Buffer 107
Status Reporting Commands 108
An Introduction to the SCPI Language 111
Command Format Used in This Manual 112
Command Separators 113
Using the MIN and MAX Parameters 113
Querying Parameter Settings 114
SCPI Command Terminators 114
IEEE-488.2 Common Commands 114
SCPI Parameter Types 115
Halting an Output in Progress 116
SCPI Conformance Information 117
IEEE-488 Conformance Information 120