Agilent Technologies 8163A Programming Manual page 78

Instrument Setup and Status
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Interface/Instrument Behaviour Settings – The SYSTem Subsystem
:SYSTem:TIME?
:SYSTem:TIME?
Returns the instrument's internal time.
none
The time in the format hour, minute, second. Hours are counted 0...23 (16-bit signed integer
values).
syst:time? → +20,+15,+30<END>
:SYSTem:VERSion?
:SYSTem:VERSion?
Returns the SCPI revision to which the instrument complies.
none
The revision year and number.
syst:vers? → 1995.0<END>
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess<wsp><GPIB Address>
Sets the GPIB address.
The GPIB Address
none
SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR 20
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess?
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess?
Returns the GPIB address.
none
The GPIB Address
SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR?
Values allowed 0-30
21 is often reseverved by the GPIB Controller.
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+20<END>
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