Racal Instruments 3153 User Manual page 86

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The query:
SYST:ERRor?
queries the system error queue and returns a string with the following
format: -102,"Syntax error". A complete list of errors that can be
detected by the generator is given in Chapter 4.
The query:
SYSTem:VERSion?
queries the generator to determine the present SCPI revision and
returns a string similar to "1993.0"
The query:
*IDN?
reads the generator's identification string. The generator returns four
fields separated by commas. The first field is the manufacturer's name,
the second field is the model number, the third field is not used (always
"0") and the fourth field is the firmware revision number. The *IDN?
Query returns a string like "Racal Instruments,3153,0,1.0."
The commands:
RESet
*RST
reset the generator to its default state. The *RST and RES commands
have no effect on status registers, VXIbus states, or SCPI command set.
The query:
*OPT?
queries the waveform memory length installed in the 3153. The
response is "0" for no option, "1" for 4 Meg, and "2" for 8 Meg.
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