14.3.3 COMMunicate Group
The commands in the COMMunicate group are used to make settings relating to, and inquires about
communications. There is no front panel key for this function.
:COMMunicate
:
COMMunicate?
Function
Queries all the communication settings.
S y n t a x
COMMunicate?
COMMUNICATE? →:COMMUNICATE:HEADER 1;
Example
VERBOSE 1
COMMunicate:HEADer
F u n c t i o n
Determines
whether
added
(for
example:
"CONFIGURE:VOLTAGE:RANGE 150.0E+00"") or
not
(for
example:150.0E+00)
a
response
to
current
setting.
S y n t a x
COMMunicate:HEADer {<Boolean>}
COMMunicate:HEADer?
Example
COMMUNICATE:HEADER ON
COMMUNICATE:HEADER?
HEADER 1
COMMunicate:LOCKout
Function
Sets local lockout ON or OFF.
S y n t a x
COMMunicate:LOCKout
COMMunicate:LOCKout?
Example
COMMUNICATE:LOCKOUT ON
COMMUNICATE:LOCKOUT?
LOCKOUT 1
Description
This command is dedicated to the RS-232-C
interface. An interface message is available for
the GP-IB interface.
IM 253421-01E
;
HEADer
<Space>
?
VERBose
<Space>
?
WAIT
<Space>
?
REMote
<Space>
?
LOCKout
<Space>
?
STATus
?
?
a
header
is
to
be
when
sending
a
query,
or
queries
the
→:COMMUNICATE:
{<Boolean>}
→:COMMUNICATE:
OFF
ON
<NRf>
OFF
ON
<NRf>
<Register>
OFF
ON
<NRf>
OFF
ON
<NRf>
COMMunicate:REMote
Function
Sets remote (ON) or local mode (OFF).
Syntax
COMMunicate:REMote {<Boolean>}
COMMunicate:REMote?
Example
COMMUNICATE:REMOTE ON
COMMUNICATE:REMOTE?→:COMMUNICATE:
REMOTE 1
Description
This command is dedicated to the RS-232-C
interface. An interface message is available for
the GP-IB interface.
COMMunicate:STATus?
Function
Queries the status of a specified circuit.
Syntax
COMMunicate:STATus?
Example
COMMUNICATE:STATUS?→:COMMUNICATE:
STATUS 0
Description
The status condition for each bit is as follows.
bit
GP-IB
0
permanent
comm. error
1
always 0
2
always 0
3 and up always 0
When a status occurs which results in changing
of the bits, reading it will clear the error.
14.3 Commands
RS-232-C
Parity error
framing error
break character
occurrence
always 0
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