Agilent Technologies EPM-P Series Programming Manual page 466

SYSTem Subsystem
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:TRANsmit:BITs <numeric_value>
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:TRANsmit:BITs <numeric_value>
This command sets the word length for both the transmitter and the
receiver. The word length for the transmitter and receiver are tied
together and can either be set by this command or the equivalent receiver
command [:RECeiver]:BITs.
Syntax
SYST
Parameters
Item
numeric_value
Example
SYST:COMM:SER:TRAN:BITs 8
Reset Condition
On reset, the word length is unaffected.
Query
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:TRANsmit:BITs?
The query returns the current setting of the transmit/receive word length.
Query Example
SYST:COMM:SER:TRAN:BITs?
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:COMM :TRAN
:SER
Description/Default
A numeric value for the word length
Space
numeric_value
:BITs
?
Range of Values
7 or 8
This command sets the transmitter
and receiver word length to 8.
This command queries the setting
of the receive/transmit word
length.
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