Models 2500 and 2502 User’s Manual SCPI Command Reference 17-43
STATe <b>
:DISPlay[:WINDow[1]]:TEXT:STATe <b> Control message; top display
:DISPlay:WINDow2:TEXT:STATe <b> Control message; bottom display
Parameters <b> = 0 or OFF Disable message for specified display
1 or ON Enable message for specified display
Query :STATe? Query state of message mode for specified
display
Description These commands enable and disable the text message modes. When
enabled, a defined message is displayed. When disabled, the message is
removed from the display.
GPIB operation — A user defined text message remains displayed only
as long as the instrument is in remote. Taking the instrument out of
remote (by pressing the LOCAL key or sending LOCAL 25) cancels the
message and disables the text message mode.
RS-232 operation — A user defined test message can be cancelled by
sending the :SYSTem:LOCal command or pressing the LOCAL key.
FORMat subsystem
The commands for this subsystem are used to select the data format for transferring instru-
ment readings over the bus. These commands are summarized in Table 17-3.
Data format
[:DATA] <type>[,length]
:FORMat[:DATA] <type>[,<length>] Select data format
Parameters <type>[,<length>] = ASCii ASCII format
REAL,32 IEEE754 single precision format
SREal IEEE754 single precision format
NOTE <length> is not used for the ASCii or SREal parameters. It is optional for the
REAL parameter. If you do not use <length> with the REAL parameter, the
<length> defaults to 32 (single precision format).
Query [:DATA]? Query data format
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