:DATE
(:CALibration:PROTected:DATE)
Purpose To program the calibration date.
Format
:cal:prot:date <year>, <month>, <day>
Parameters <year> = 1997 to 2096
<month> = 1 to 12
<day> = 1 to 31
Query
:cal:prot:date?
Response <year>, <month>, <day>
Description The
:DATE command allows you to store the calibration date in instrument
EEROM for future reference. You can read back the date from the instrument
by using the
:DATE? query.
NOTE The year, month, and day parameters must be delimited by commas.
Example
:CAL:PROT:DATE 1997,11,20 Send cal date (11/20/97).
:NDUE
(:CALibration:PROTected:NDUE)
Purpose To send the next calibration due date to the instrument.
Format
:cal:prot:ndue <year>, <month>, <day>
Parameters <year> = 1997 to 2096
<month> = 1 to 12
<day> = 1 to 31
Query
:cal:prot:ndue?
Response <year>, <month>, <day>
Description The
:NDUE command allows you to store the date when calibration is next
due in instrument memory. You can read back the next due date by using the
:NDUE? query.
NOTE The next due date parameters must be delimited by commas.
Example
:CAL:PROT:NDUE 1998,11,20 Send due date (11/20/98).
B-8 Calibration Reference