14-4 FORMat and Misc SYSTem Commands Model 2701 User’s Manual
Miscellaneous SYSTem commands
SYSTem commands not covered in other sections of the manual are documented here.
Table 15-7 lists all SYSTem commands and provides references on where to find more
information.
SYSTem:PRESet
Returns the instrument to states optimized for front panel operation. SYSTem:PRESet
defaults are listed in the SCPI tables in Section 15.
NOTE *OPC or *OPC? should be used with SYST:PRES, which is slow responding
command. Details on *OPC and *OPC? are provided in Section 12.
SYSTem:VERSion
Read the version of the SCPI standard being used by Model 2701. Example response
message: 1996.0.
SYSTem:KEY <NRf>
Parameters 1 = SHIFT key 15 = Cursor right arrow key
2 = DCV key 16 = TEMP key
3 = ACV key 17 = LOCAL key
4 = DCI key 18 = EX TRIG key
5 = ACI key 19 = TRIG key
6=Ω2 key 20 = STORE key
7=Ω4 key 21 = RECALL key
8 = FREQ key 22 = FILTER key
9 = ------- 23 = REL key
10 = ------- 24 = Cursor left arrow key
11 = RANGE up arrow key 25 = -------
12 = AUTO key 26 = OPEN key
13 = RANGE down arrow key 27 = CLOSE key
14 = ENTER key 28 = STEP key
29 = SCAN key
30 = DIGITS key
31 = RATE key
32 = EXIT key
This command is used to simulate front panel key presses. For example, to select the volts
measurement function, send the following command to simulate pressing the “DCV” key:
SYSTem:KEY 2. The key-press codes are also shown in Figure 14-2.