Table 15-1 Ieee-488.2 Common Commands And Queries; Command Summary - Keithley 6430 Instruction Manual

15-2 Common Commands

Command summary

Common commands (summarized in Table 15-1) are device commands that are common to
all devices on the bus. These commands are designated and defined by the IEEE-488.2 stan-
dard. Most of these commands are described in detail in this section.
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Table 15-1
IEEE-488.2 common commands and queries
Mnemonic Name
*CLS Clear status
*ESE <NRf> Event enable command
*ESE? Event enable query
*ESR? Event status register query
*IDN? Identification query
*OPC Operation complete command
*OPC? Operation complete query
*RCL <NRf> Recall command
*RST Reset command
*SAV <NRf> Save command
*SRE <NRf> Service request enable command
*SRE? Service request enable query
*STB? Status byte query
*TRG Trigger command
*TST? Self-test query
*WAI Wait-to-continue command
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Status commands are covered in Section 14.
The following common commands associated with the status structure are covered in
Section 14: *CLS, *ESE, *ESE?, *ESR?, *SRE, *SRE?, and *STB?.
Description
Clears all event registers and Error Queue.
Program the Standard Event Enable Register.
Read the Standard Event Enable Register.
Read and clear the Standard Event Enable Register.
Returns the manufacturer, model number, serial num-
ber, and firmware revision levels of the unit.
Set the Operation Complete bit in the Standard Event
Register after all pending commands have been
executed.
Places an ASCII "1" into the Output Queue when all
pending selected device operations have been com-
pleted.
Returns the SourceMeter to the user-saved setup.
Returns the SourceMeter to the *RST default
conditions.
Saves the present setup as the user-saved setup.
Programs the Service Request Enable Register.
Reads the Service Request Enable Register.
Reads the Status Byte Register.
Sends a bus trigger to the SourceMeter.
Performs a checksum test on ROM and returns the
result.
Wait until all previous commands are executed.
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