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METer?
Reads the selected meter value. Returns meter name.
<Current>,<Adccurrent>,<Frequency>,<Power>,<Pfactor>,<APEAK>,<Reactive>,<Crestfactor>,
<Apparent> Each meter will contain only the value and not the units.
System Commands and Companion Queries
These commands are required by the IEEE-488.2 standard with the exception of *PSC, *PSC?. Most of these
commands are not available over the USB/RS-232 bus except for the *IDN? command which can be used
to retrieve the instrument identication information, and the four status reporting commands *ESR?, *ESE,
*ESE? and *STB?.
7.6.2 IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
Command Name Description
*IDN? Identification Query Company, Model Number, Serial Number, Firmware Revision
*RST Reset Command Resets Unit
*TST? Self-Test Query 00H=OK 01H=TEST EEPROM ERROR
*CLS Clear Status Command
Clear Standard Event Status Register Clear Service Request
Register
*OPC
Operation Complete
Command
When TEST command ok setting ESR BIT0 =1
*WAI Wait for next command
*ESR?
Standard Event Status
Register Query
BIT 0 ,01H, (1) Operation Complete
BIT 1 ,02H, (2) Not Used
BIT 2 ,04H, (4) Query Error
BIT 3 ,08H, (8) Device Error
BIT 4 ,10H,(16) Execution Error
BIT 5 ,20H,(32) Command Error
BIT 6 ,40H,(64) Not Used
BIT 7 ,80H,(128) Power On
*ESE <value>
Standard Event Status
Enable Command
value=0~255
*ESE?
Standard Event Status
Enable Query
0 - 255
*STB? Read Status Byte Query BIT 0 ,01H,(1) All PASS
BIT 1 ,02H,(2) FAIL
BIT 2, 04H,(4) ABORT
BIT 3, 08H,(8) Process