:COMMunicate
:SERial[n] [:RECeive]
:PARity :CHECk
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[n][:RECeive]:PARity:CHECk < check_cntrl>
controls whether or not the parity bit in received serial data frames will be
considered significant.
Parameters Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
Units
check_cntrl boolean 0| 1| OFF| ON none
Comments • When check_cntrl is set to 0 or OFF, received data is not checked for
correct parity. Transmitted data still includes the type of parity
configured with …PARity:TYPE.
• DIAG:BOOT:COLD will set …CHECk to OFF.
• Related Commands: SYST:COMM:SER[n]:PARity:TYPE
• *RST Condition: No change
Example Set parity check to ON
SYST:COMM:SER0:PAR:CHEC ON
:COMMunicate
:SERial[n] [:RECeive]
:PARity :CHECk?
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[n][:RECeive]:PARity:CHECk? returns the
state of parity checking.
Example Is parity checking on or off?
SYST:COMM:SER0:PAR:CHEC?
enter statement statement enters 0 or 1
:COMMunicate:
SERial[n] [:RECeive]
:PARity [:TYPE]
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[n][:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE] < type>
Configures the type of parity to be checked for received data, and generated for
transmitted data.
Parameters Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
Units
type discrete EVEN| ODD| ZERO| ONE| NONE none
Comments • Attempting to set type to other than those values shown will result in an
error -222.
SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERial[n] [:RECeive] :PARity :CHECk
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