HP 54501A - Idn

*IDN
*IDN
(Identification
Number)
query
The
*IDN
query
allows
the
instrument
to
identify
itself.
It
returns
the
string:
"HEWLETT-PACKARD,54501A,
<
XXXXAYYYYY
>,
<
MMDD
>
-
Where:
<XXXXAYYYYY>
::
=
the serial
number
of
this
instrument.
<
MMDD>
::
=
the
software
revision
of
this
instrument.
The
first
two
parameters
represent
the
month
and
the
second
two
parameters
represent
the
day
of
the
month.
An
*IDN
query
must
be
the
last
query
in
a
message.
Any
queries
after
the
*IDN
query
in
this
program
message
will
be
ignored.
Query
Syntax:
-IDN?
Returned
Format:
HEWLETT-PACKARD,54501A,XXXXAYYYYY,MMDD<NL>
Example: DIM id$[50]
OUTPUT 707;"*IDN?"
ENTER
707;
ld$
PRINT
ld$
HP
54501A
Programming
Common
Commands
5-9