Section 7: SCPI command reference Series 2280 Precision DC Power Supply Reference Manual
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*ESR?
This command reads the contents of the Standard Event Status Register (SESR).
Usage
*ESR?
Details
The instrument returns a decimal value that corresponds to the binary-weighted sum of all bits set in
the register and clears the Standard Event Status Register.
Example
Query the contents of the Standard Event Status
Register (SESR).
Example output:
145
This output indicates that the SESR contains the binary
value 10010001.
Also see
*ESE (on page 7-3)
Status model (on page D-1)
*IDN?
This command retrieves the identification string of the instrument.
Usage
*IDN?
Details
The identification string includes the manufacturer, model number, serial number, and firmware
revision of the instrument. The string is formatted as follows:
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS,MODEL nnnn,xxxxxxx,yyyyy
Where:
nnnn = the model number
xxxxxxx = the serial number
yyyyy = the firmware revision level