Keithley 2701 User Manual

12-2 Common Commands Model 2701 User’s Manual
Common commands (summarized in Table 12-1) are device commands that are common
to all devices on the bus. These commands are designated and defined by the IEEE-488.2
standard.
Table 12-1
Common commands and queries
Mnemonic Name Description Ref
*CLS Clear status Clears all event registers and error queue. Sec 11
*ESE <NDN)
or <NRf>
Event enable command Program the standard event enable register. Sec 11
*ESE? Event enable query Read the standard event enable register. Sec 11
*ESR? Event status register query Read the standard event enable register and
clear it.
Sec 11
*IDN? Identification query Returns the manufacturer, model number, serial
number, and firmware revision levels of the
unit.
A
*OPC Operation complete command Set the operation complete bit in the standard
event register after all pending commands
have been executed.
B
*OPC? Operation complete query Places an ASCII “1” into the output queue when
all pending selected device operations have
been completed.
C
*OPT? Option query Returns the model numbers of the switching
modules installed in the Model 2701. Returns
“NONE” if a slot is empty.
D
*RCL <NRf> Recall command Returns Model 2701 to the user-saved setup (0,
1, 2, 3, or 4).
E
*RST Reset command Returns Model 2701 to the *RST default
conditions.
F
*SAV <NRf> Save command Saves the present setup as the user-saved setup
(0, 1, 2, 3, or 4).
E
*SRE <NDN>
or <NRf>
Service request enable
command
Programs the service request enable register. Sec 11
*SRE? Service request enable query Reads the service request enable register. Sec 11
*STB? Status byte query Reads the status byte register. Sec 11
*TRG Trigger command Sends a bus trigger to Model 2701. G
*TST? Self-test query Performs a checksum test on ROM and returns
the result.
H
*WAI Wait-to-continue command Wait until all previous commands are executed. I

Keithley 2701 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2701
Category	Multimeter
Language	English