HP 8920B - IEEE 488.2 Common Commands

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IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
The IEEE 488.2 Standard defines a set of common commands which provide for
uniform communication between devices on the HP-IB. These commands are
common to all instruments which comply with the IEEE 488.2 Standard. These
commands control some of the basic instrument functions, such as instrument
identification, instrument reset, and instrument status reporting.
The following common commands are implemented in the Test Set:
Table 12 Test Set IEEE 488.2 Common Commands
Mnemonic Command Name
*CLS Clear Status Command
*ESE Standard Event Status Enable Command
*ESE? Standard Event Status Enable Query
*ESR? Standard Event Status Register Query
*IDN? Identification Query
*OPC Operation Complete Command
*OPC? Operation Complete Query
*OPT? Option Identification Query
*PCB Pass Control Back Command
*RCL Recall Command
*RST Reset Command
*SAV Save Command
*SRE Service Request Enable Command
*SRE? Service Request Enable Query
*STB? Read Status Byte Query
*TRG Trigger Command
*TST? Self-Test Query
*WAI Wait-to-Continue Command