HP 54501A - Header

HEADer
HEADer
command/query
The
:SYSTEM:HEADER
command
tells
the
instrument
whether
or
not
to
output
a
header
for
query responses.
When
HEADER
is
set
to
ON,
query responses
will
include the
command
header.
The
HEADER
query returns
the
state
of
the
HEADER
command.
Command
Syntax:
:SYSTem:HEADer {{
ON
11}
| {
OFF
|
o}}
Example:
OUTPUT
707;";SYSTEM:HEADER
ON"
Query
Syntax:
:SYSTem:HEADer?
Returned
Format:
[:SYSTem:HEADer]
{1
|
0
}
<
NL>
Where:
1::=
ON
0::
=
OFF
Example:
DIM
Hdr$[20]
OUTPUT
707;":SYSTEM:HEADER?"
ENTER
707; Hdr$
PRINT
Hdr$
The
following
example
shows
the
response
to
the
query
:CHANNEL1:RANGE?
with
the
headers
on
and off.
With
headers set
to
ON;
longform
ON: :CHANNEL1:RANGE
6.40000E-01
With
headers
set
to
ON;
longform
OFF:
:CHAN1:RANG
6.40000E-01
With
headers set to
OFF: 6.40000E-01
Note
Headers
should
be
turned
off
when
returning
values
to
numeric
variables.
System
Subsystem
7-6
HP
54501A
Programming