Calibration and Verification
Calibration Remote Commands
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CAL_ABORT
Description: Instruct 5520A to abort calibration procedure after present step
Example: CAL_ABORT
CAL_BACKUP
Description: Skip to next entry point in calibration procedure.
CAL_DATE?
Description: Return a calibration date associated with stored calibration constants.
The date is returned with the same format as the CLOCK command.
Parameter: Which date: MAIN, ZERO, OHMSZERO, SCOPE
Response: The date
CAL_DAYS?
Description: Return the number of days and hours since the last calibration constants
were stored.
Parameter: Which date: MAIN, ZERO, OHMSZERO, SCOPE
Response: 1. (Integer) Days
2. (Integer) Hours
CAL_FACT
Description: Set the procedure "fault action" flag. Procedures refer to both calibration
and diagnostic procedures. This command is more useful for diagnostics
than calibration.
Parameter: (Character) CONT to continue on faults or ABORT to abort on faults
Example: CAL_FACT ABORT (this is the default)
CAL_FACT?
Description: Get the procedure "fault action" flag
Response: (Character) CONT or ABORT
Example: ABORT
CAL_FAULT?
Description: Get information about calibration error (if one occurred)
Response: 1. error number (use EXPLAIN? command to interpret)
2. Name of step where error occurred