14-16 IM 760401-01E
COMMunicate?
Function Queries all the communication settings.
Syntax COMMunicate?
Example COMMUNICATE?
-> :COMMUNICATE:HEADER 1;VERBOSE 1
COMMunicate:HEADer
Function Determines whether a header is to be added
(for example:“CONFIGURE:VOLTAGE:RANGE
150.0E+00”) or not (for example:150.0E+00)
when sending a response to a query, or queries
the current setting.
Syntax COMMunicate:HEADer {<Boolean>}
COMMunicate:HEADer?
Example COMMUNICATE:HEADER ON
COMMUNICATE:HEADER?
-> :COMMUNICATE:HEADER 1
COMMunicate:LOCKout
Function Sets local lockout ON or OFF.
Syntax COMMunicate:LOCKout {<Boolean>}
COMMunicate:LOCKout?
Example COMMUNICATE:LOCKOUT ON
COMMUNICATE:LOCKOUT?
-> :COMMUNICATE:LOCKOUT 1
Description This command is used for the serial interface.
An interface message is available for the GP-IB
interface.
COMMunicate:REMote
Function Sets remote (ON) or local mode (OFF).
Syntax COMMunicate:REMote {<Boolean>}
COMMunicate:REMote?
Example COMMUNICATE:REMOTE ON
COMMUNICATE:REMOTE?
-> :COMMUNICATE:REMOTE 1
Description This command is used for the serial interface.
An interface message is available for the GP-IB
interface.
COMMunicate:STATus?
Function Queries the status of a specified circuit.
Syntax COMMunicate:STATus?
Example COMMUNICATE:STATUS?
-> :COMMUNICATE:STATUS 0
Description The status condition for each bit is as follows.
bit GP-IB Serial
0 permanent Parity error
comm. error
1 always 0 framing error
2 always 0
break character occurrence
3 and up always 0 always 0
When a status occurs which results in changing
of the bits, reading it will clear the error.
14.3.3 COMMunicate Group
The commands in the COMMunicate group are used to make settings relating to, and inquires about
communications. There is no front panel key for this function.
:COMMunicate : HEADer <Space> OFF
ON
<NRf>
?
VERBose <Space> OFF
ON
<NRf>
?
WAIT <Space> <Register>
?
REMote <Space> OFF
ON
<NRf>
?
LOCK
out <Space> OFF
ON
<NRf>
?
STATu
s ?
?
;
14.3 Commands