Command Reference - Newport LDC-3706 Series User Manual

Command Reference

The following pages contain a reference for common commands of the LDC-3706 Laser Controller.
*CLS
Clear Status
Description Clears all status event registers, the event filter, the status register, SRQ bit, the OPC bit, and the error queue
Parameters None
Notes Useful to clear registers before enabling service requests (SRQ)
Examples *CLS
*ESE <integer>
Standard Event Status Enable
Description Sets the bits in the standard event status enable register.
Parameters The value must be between 0 and 255.
Notes The integer sent as a parameter is expressed in binary form when an event occurs in the standard event status
register that matches the corresponding bit in the standard event status enable register; bit 5 will be enabled in
the status byte register
See *ESR? for a description of each bit in the status register along with a diagram of the reporting structure.
Examples *ESE 40 Sets the standard event status enable register to enable bit 5 of the status byte register if a device-
dependent error or a command error occurs (40 = 2
*ESE?
Event Status Enable Query
Description Determine the contents of the standard event status enable register
Notes The response is a value between 0 and 255, representing the bits of the standard event status enable register
when expressed in base 2 binary format
See *ESR? for a description of each bit in the status register along with a diagram of the reporting structure
Examples *ESE?
event status enable register (68 = 2
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A response of 68 means the user request and query error bits have been enabled in the standard
2
+ 2
3 + 2 5 )
6
)
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