Remote Commands
Summary of Commands and Queries
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CAL_ABORT
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
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(Calibration Abort query) Instruct 5500A to abort calibration procedure after present
step.
Example: CAL_ABORT
CAL_CONST?
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
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(Calibration Constant command/query) Retrieves the value in use of the given
calibration constant.
Parameter: The name of the calibration constant
Response: (float) The value of the constant
Example: CAL_CONST? VDAC_G
CAL_DATE?
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
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(Calibration Date command) return date associated with active calibration constants.
Parameter: See CAL_STORE for more on significance of the date (there is none).
CAL_FACT
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
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(Calibration Fact command) Set the procedure “fault action” flag.
Parameter: (char) CONT to continue on faults or ABORT to abort on faults)
Example: CAL_FACT ABORT (this is the default)
CAL_FACT?
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
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(Calibration Fact query) Get the procedure “fault action” flag.
Response: (char) CONT OR ABORT
Example: ABORT
CAL_FAULT?
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
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(Calibration Fault query) Get information about calibration error (if one occurred).
Response: 1. error number (use EXPLAIN? command to interpret)
2. name of step where error occurred
CAL_INFO?
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
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(Calibration Information query) Return message or instructions associated with running
step.
Response: (string) the message string