3.5.3 LLO (local lockout) ................................................................................................................................... 3-4
3.5.4 GTL (go to local) ....................................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.5.5 DCL (device clear) ..................................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.5.6 SDC (selective device clear) ...................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.5.7 GET (group execute trigger) ...................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.5.8 SPE, SPD (serial polling) ........................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.6 Front panel aspects of IEEE-488 operation ....................................................................................................... 3-5
3.6.1 Error and status message ............................................................................................................................ 3-5
3.6.2 IEEE-488 status indicators ......................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.6.3 LOCAL key ................................................................................................................................................ 3-6
3.7 Status structure ................................................................................................................................................... 3-6
3.7.1 Condition registers ..................................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.7.2 Transition filters ......................................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.7.3 Event registers ............................................................................................................................................ 3-8
3.7.4 Enable registers .......................................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.7.5 Queues ...................................................................................................................................................... 3-16
3.7.6 Status byte and service request (SRQ) ..................................................................................................... 3-16
3.8 Trigger model (IEEE-488 operation) ............................................................................................................... 3-18
3.9 Programming syntax ........................................................................................................................................ 3-23
3.10 Common commands ........................................................................................................................................ 3-29
3.10.1 *CLS — clear status ................................................................................................................................ 3-29
3.10.2 *ESE <NRf> — event enable .................................................................................................................. 3-30
*ESE? — event enable query ................................................................................................................... 3-30
3.10.3 *ESR? — event status register query ....................................................................................................... 3-31
3.10.4 *IDN? — identification query ................................................................................................................. 3-32
3.10.5 *OPC — operation complete ................................................................................................................... 3-33
3.10.6 *OPC? — operation complete query ....................................................................................................... 3-34
3.10.7 *OPT? — option identification query ...................................................................................................... 3-35
3.10.8 *RCL — recall ......................................................................................................................................... 3-35
3.10.9 *RST — reset ........................................................................................................................................... 3-36
3.10.10 *SAV — save ........................................................................................................................................... 3-36
3.10.11 *SRE <NRf> — service request enable ................................................................................................... 3-36
*SRE? — service request enable query ................................................................................................... 3-36
3.10.12 *STB? — status byte query ..................................................................................................................... 3-38
3.10.13 *TRG — trigger ....................................................................................................................................... 3-39
3.10.14 *TST? — self-test query .......................................................................................................................... 3-39
3.10.15 *WAI — wait-to-continue ....................................................................................................................... 3-40
3.11 Signal oriented measurement commands ......................................................................................................... 3-41
3.12 Calculate subsystem ......................................................................................................................................... 3-67
3.12.1 :CALCulate[1] ......................................................................................................................................... 3-67
3.12.2 :CALCulate2 ............................................................................................................................................ 3-69
3.12.3 :CALCulate3 ............................................................................................................................................ 3-71
3.13 :DISPlay subsystem ......................................................................................................................................... 3-76
3.14 :FORMat subsystem ......................................................................................................................................... 3-79
3.15 :INPut subsystem ............................................................................................................................................. 3-84
3.16 :OUTPut subsystem ......................................................................................................................................... 3-85
3.17 :ROUTe subsystem .......................................................................................................................................... 3-86
3.17.1 :CLOSe <list> .......................................................................................................................................... 3-86
3.17.2 :OPEN <list> ............................................................................................................................................ 3-86
3.17.3 :OPEN:ALL ............................................................................................................................................. 3-87
3.17.4 :SCAN commands .................................................................................................................................... 3-87
3.18 Sense subsystems ............................................................................................................................................. 3-91
3.18.1 [:SENSe[1]] subsystem ............................................................................................................................ 3-91
3.18.2 :ALTernate[1] commands ........................................................................................................................ 3-91
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