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Introduction to Programming
Common Commands
Common Command Summary
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The IEEE 488.2 standard has a list of reserved commands, called common
commands. Some of these commands must be implemented by any
instrument using the standard, others are optional.
Your instrument implements all the necessary commands, and some
optional ones. This section describes the implemented commands.
Table 3
on page -20 provides a summary of the common commands.
Table 3
Common Command Summary
Command
Parameter
*CLS
*ESE
*ESE?
*ESR?
*IDN?
*OPC
*OPC?
*OPT?
*RST
*STB?
*TST?
*WAI
These commands are described in more detail in
page 46.
Function
Clear Status Command
Standard Event Status Enable Command
Standard Event Status Enable Query
Standard Event Status Register Query
Identification Query
Operation Complete Command
Operation Complete Query
Options Query
Reset Command
Read Status Byte Query
Self Test Query
Wait Command
IEEE-Common Commands
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