Gpib Command Reference; Command Types - ILX Lightwave MPS-8033 Series User Manual

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GPIB Command Reference

GPIB Command Reference
The following pages contain a reference for all MPS−8033 GPIB commands. This reference
contains useful information for both local and remote operation of the 8033. References to the front
panel labels are capitalized; therefore, a reference to the MODE section refers to the Mode section
on the 8033. In some references, parentheses are used to signify the labeled area for a particular
switch or indicator on the front panel. For example, (OUTPUT) ON refers to the switch labeled "ON"
in the "OUTPUT" section of the 8033 front panel.
In the headings of the command descriptions the required letters of a command are capitalized and
the optional valid letters are in lower case. For example, the command heading "LASer:POWer"
has the required letters, "LAS:POW", but allows the use of "LASER:POWER" for clarity.

Command Types

Command types are indicated in the descriptions by these check boxes:
• Common commands and requests are defined by GPIB standards, and have consistent
meanings for various instruments. "Common" commands start with "*". For example, *IDN?
is a GPIB common query asking the instrument to identify itself. For more information on
GPIB common commands, refer to an ANSI/IEEE 488 standard reference.
• Device Dependent commands and requests are unique to the instrument. For example,
MODE:DBM selects measurements to be reported in logarithmic (dBm) units, same as
pressing the dBm/W front panel switch.
• Front Panel commands duplicate actions that you can also perform by front panel operation.
*CAL?
Action
Results
Note
Example
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Adjusts the internal analog to digital (A/D) converter to reference points, then reports results.
Zero = OK
Non−zero = calibration error
A/D referencing is performed each 10 minutes of inactive time.
*CAL?
C
OMMON
D D
EVICE EPENDENT
F P
RONT ANEL