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∗RST Reset Command
(Resets a device at level 3)
■ Format
∗RST
■ Application example
WRITE @108 : “∗RST” Initializes only the device at address 3.
■ Explanation
The ∗RST (Reset) command resets a device at level 3 ( P. 4-3).
At level 3, the following items are initialized:
(1) Device-dependent functions and states are restored to known states irre-
spective of the device history.
(2) The ∗DDT-command-defined macro is restored to the device-defined state.
(3) A mode in which macro operation is disabled and macros are not accepted,
is set. Macro definitions are restored to the designer-specified states.
(4) The specified device is set in the OCIS (Operation Complete Command Idle
State). The operation complete bit cannot be set in the standard event status
register. (
Section 8.12)
(5) The specified device is set in the OQIS (Operating Complete Query Idle
State). The operation complete bit cannot be set in the output queue. The
MAV bit is cleared.
The ∗RST command does not affect the following:
(1) IEEE 488.1 interface state
(2) Device address
(3) Output queue
(4) Service request enable register
(5) Standard event status enable register
(6) Power-on-status-clear flag setting
(7) Calibration data affecting device standard
(8) RS-232C interface condition
∗RST
Command