:COMMunicate
:SERial[n]:TRANsmit
:PACE [:PROTocol]
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[n]:TRANsmit:PACE[:PROTocol]
< protocol> enables or disables the transmit pacing (XON/XOFF) protocol.
Parameters Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
Units
protocol discrete XON| NONE none
Comments • For an Agilent E1324A, AUTO is always ON. In this case
…TRAN:PACE will also set …[RECeive]:PACE
• Receipt of an XOFF character (ASCII 19
10
, 13
16
) will hold off
transmission of data until an XON character (ASCII 17
10
, 11
16
) is
received.
• DIAG:BOOT:COLD will set …PACE to XON.
• Related Commands: SYST:COMM:SER[n]:TRAN:AUTo
• *RST Condition: No change
Example Set XON/XOFF transmit pacing
SYST:COMM:SER0:TRAN:PACE:PROT XON
:COMMunicate
:SERial[n] :TRANsmit
:PACE [:PROTocol]?
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial[n]:TRANsmit:PACE[:PROTocol]? returns
the current transmit pacing protocol.
Example Check transmit pacing protocol
SYST:COMM:SER0:TRAN:PACE:PROT?
enter statement statement enters the string
"X ON " or "N ON E "
:DATE SYSTem:DATE < year>,<month>,<day> sets the E1300/E1301
mainframe’s internal calendar.
Parameters Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
Units
year numeric must round to 1980 to 2079 none
month numeric must round to 1 to 12 none
day numeric must round to
1 through last day of month
none
Comments • The upper limit on the day parameter is dependent on the month
parameter and may be dependent on the year parameter in the case of a
leap year.
SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERial[n]:TRANsmit :PACE [:PROTocol]
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