Agilent Technologies 8163A Programming Manual page 82

Measurement Operations & Settings
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:SLOT[n]:TST?
:SLOT[n]:TST?
Returns the latest selftest results for a module.
This command does not perform a selftest. Use selfTeST command, *TST? on
page 59, to perform a selftest.
none
Returns an error code and a short description of the error.
→
slot:tst? +0,"self test OK"<END>
Independent of module type
:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:EMPTy?
:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:EMPTy?
Queries whether an optical head is connected.
none
A boolean value:
→
slot1:head:empt? 0<END>
• The HP 8153A Series Optical Heads will always return Agilent Technologies as
the manufacturer.
• All other Agilent 8163A Series Optical Heads return Agilent Technologies as the
manufacturer.
See "*IDN?" on page 59 for information on mainframe identity strings.
Optical heads
:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:IDN?
:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:IDN?
Returns information about the optical head.
none
HEWLETT-PACKARD:
mmmm:
ssssssss:
rrrrrrrrrr:
→
slot1:head:idn?
HEWLETT-PACKARD, 81520A,3411G06054,07-Aug-98<END>
Optical heads
0: there is a module in the slot
1: the module slot is empty
An optical head is connected to the optical
head interface module in slot 1
manufacturer
instrument model number (for example 81520A)
serial number
date of firmware revision
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Root Layer Command