Opc (Operation Complete) - HP 16500C Programmer's Manual

*OPC (Operation Complete)

Command *OPC
The *OPC command will cause the instrument to set the operation complete
bit in the Standard Event Status Register when all pending device operations
have finished. The commands which affect this bit are the overlapped
commands. An overlapped command is a command that allows execution of
subsequent commands while the device operations initiated by the
overlapped command are still in progress. The overlapped commands for the
HP 16500C are STARt and STOP.
Example
OUTPUT XXX;"*OPC"
Query *OPC?
The *OPC query places an ASCII "1" in the output queue when all pending
device operations have been completed.
Returned Format
1<NL>
Example
OUTPUT XXX;"*OPC?"
Common Commands
*OPC (Operation Complete)
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