Root Layer Command - HP 8163A Programming Manual

4.1 Root Layer Command

command: :LOCK
syntax: :LOCK<wsp><boolean>, <value>
description: Switches the lock off and on.
High power lasers cannot be switched on, if you switch the lock on. High
power lasers are switched off immediately when you switch the lock on.
parameters: A boolean value:
<value> is the four-figure lock password.
response: none
example: lock 1,1234 - 1234 is the default password
command: :LOCK?
syntax: :LOCK?
description: Returns the current state of the lock.
parameters: none
response: A boolean value:
lock? → 1<END>
example:
Introduction to Programming
Root Layer Command
0 or OFF: switch lock off
1 or ON: switch lock on
The commands in the Slot subsystem allow you to query the
following:
• a particular slot, for example, using slot1:empt?,
• an Optical Head attached to an Optical Head Interface Module,
for example, using slot1:head:empt?,
• or, an Optical Head attached to a Dual Optical Head Interface
Module, for example, using slot1:head2:empt?.
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0: lock is switched off
1: lock is switched on