Remote Operation
If any front-panel key is pressed while in remote mode, a warning is displayed and the operator
asked whether to return to local mode. Returning to local mode allows front-panel control.
However, receipt of any remote command will again place the Model 1140A in remote mode.
Table 6-1: Remote Command Summary
Command String (SCPI Syntax) Arguments Function Command * Query
Source Mode
:SOURce:TEMPerature:VALue Temperature Simulation temperature
:SOURce:VOLTage:VALue Voltage Source voltage
:OUTPut:OVERload? Output overload status
:OUTPut:STANdby {ON, OFF} Toggle standby mode
Meter Mode
:SENSe:VALue? Retrieve meter-mode value
Thermocouple
:INSTrument:THERmocouple:TYPE:CATalog? Catalog of thermocouple types
:INSTrument:THERmocouple:TYPE Thermocouple type Thermocouple type
:UNIT:THERmocouple:OFFSet {C, F, R, K, SYSTEM} Thermocouple offset units
:INSTrument:THERmocouple:OFFSet:VALue Temperature Thermocouple offset value
:UNIT:REFJunction {C, F, R, K, SYSTEM} Reference-junction units
:OUTPut:REFJunction:VALue Temperature Reference-junction temperature
Instrument
:INSTrument:MODE {SOUR, METER} Source or meter mode
:INSTrument:MODE:ENTRy {VOLT, TEMP} Voltage or temperature mode
:UNIT:TEMPerature {C, F, R, K) System temperature units
:INSTrument:TEMPerature:STANdard {ITS-90,IPTS-68} System temperature standard
:UNIT:VOLTage {mV, V) System voltage unit
Output
:INSTrument:MATerial {ALLOY, COPPER} Thermocouple or copper wire
:INSTrument:TERMinal {TC, POST} Output terminal
:UNIT:VOLTage:OFFSet {mV, V, SYSTEM} Voltage offset units
:INSTrument:VOLTage:OFFSet:VALue Voltage Voltage offset
:INPut:AZERo Performs autozero function
:INPut:AZERo:STATe OFF Turn autozero off
:INPut:AZERo:VALue? Retrieve autozero offset
System
:STATus:PRESet Revert user settings to defaults
:SYSTem:REMote Place unit in remote control
:SYSTem:LOCal Place unit in local control
:SYSTem:DATE? Retrieve system date
:SYSTem:TIME? Retrieve system time
:SYSTem:SERialno? Retrieve unit’s serial number
:MEMory:CATalog Retrieve memory file catalog
:SYSTem:ERRor? Retrieve first error from queue
:SYSTem:ERRor:ALL? Retrieve all errors from queue
:SYSTem:ERRor:CODE? Retrieve code of next error
:SYSTem:ERRor:CODE:ALL Retrieve code of all errors
:SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt Retrieve count of errors in queue
Data Logging
:LOG:SETup? Data Logging Retrieve log setup conditions
:LOG:DATA? Retrieve logged data
:LOG:SETup:FIRst? Retrieve first log setup line
:LOG:SETup:NEXt? Retrieve next log setup line
:LOG:DATA:FIRst? Retrieve first log data point
:LOG:DATA:NEXt? Retrieve next log data point
* To query, type a question mark (?) immediately after the command string as shown on query-only commands.
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