Section 8 Remote Control Commands
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8.1.1 IEEE488.2 common commands
The common commands defined in IEEE488.2 available in MT8820A are listed in the table below. The commands are available
on all screens.
Table 8-1-1-1 IEEE488.2 common commands
Function Command Query Response Remarks
System Data
Identification Query ----- *IDN?
ANRITSU,MT8820A,
serial,firm
serial Serial Number
firm Firmware Version
Internal Operations
Reset (Instrument Initial) *RST ----- -----
Self-Test Query ----- *TST? test_result
Synchronization
Operation Complete Command *OPC ----- -----
Operation Complete Query ----- *OPC? 1
Wait-to-Continue Command *WAI ----- -----
Status & Event
Clear Status Command *CLS ----- -----
Standard Event Status Enable Command *ESE register ----- -----
Standard Event Status Enable Query ----- *ESE? register
Standard Event Status Register Query ----- *ESR? register
Service Request Enable Command *SRE register ----- -----
Service Request Enable Query ----- *SRE? register
Read Status Byte Query ----- *STB? register
Trigger
Trigger Command *TRG ----- ------