Remote Commands and Syntax
Commands 6
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Table 6-5. Commands (cont.)
RPT_STR?
Description
Sequential command.
Returns the user report string. The user report string can be read on the Display in local
operation, and appears on calibration reports.
Parameter None
Response (String) Up to 40 characters
*RST
Description
Overlapped command, ignored if not in remote.
(Reset.) Sets the Calibrator to its power-up default state: 0V, 0 Hz, Standby, [BOOST]
off, [W BND] off, [EX GRD] off, [EX SNS] off, phase lock off, phase shift off, range lock
off, [SCALE] off, [OFFSET] off, two-wire compensation off, and entry limits set to
defaults.
*RST does not affect any of the following:
• State of the IEEE-488 interface
• Selected bus address
• Status Register Enable setting
• Contents of nonvolatile memory
*RST also re-secures the Calibrator security state to ON.
SCALE
Description
Sequential command, ignored if not in remote.
Turns scaling on or off. (The same as touching the Scale indicator on the display.)
Parameter ON or OFF
SCALE?
Description
Sequential command.
Returns the full-scale nominal and full-scale actual values set when SCALE more was
turned on. If scaling is off, both responses one and two are "0.0."
Responses
1. (Float) Nominal full-scale value
2. (Float) Actual full-scale value
3. (String) V, A, or DBM, units for the first two responses
SCAL_ERR?
Description
Sequential command.
Returns the value of the scale error if scaling is on, otherwise, this command returns 0.0.
Parameter None
Response
1. (Float) Scale error
2. (String) Units for scale error