Section 7: SCPI command reference
:SYSTem:DATE
This command sets the calendar of the instrument.
Type
Command and query
Usage
:SYSTem:DATE <year>, <month>, <day>
:SYSTem:DATE?
<year>
<month>
<day>
Details
The query command returns the present date in the format:
<year>,<month>,<day>
Example
:SYST:DATE 2014, 5, 12
Also see
:SYSTem:TIME
:SYSTem:ERRor?
This command reads the oldest error message from the event log.
Type
Query only
Usage
:SYSTem:ERRor?
Details
As errors occur, they are placed in the error queue. The error queue is a first-in, first-out (FIFO)
register that can hold up to 64 messages.
This command returns the next entry from the error queue. Errors are cleared after you read them.
If there are no entries in the error queue, the following message is returned: 0,"No error"
Example
:SYST:ERR?
Also see
None
7-166
Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
Affected by
Not applicable
Year: must be more than 1970
Month: 1 to 12
Day: 1 to 31
(on page 7-176)
Affected by
Not applicable
Where saved
Nonvolatile memory
Set the system date to May 12, 2014.
Where saved
Not applicable
Returns information about the next error in the error
queue.
Default value
See Details
Default value
Not applicable
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