8-2 Common Commands
Overview
Common commands are device commands that are common to all devices on the bus. These
commands are designated and defined by the IEEE-488.2 standard. Common commands are
listed in Table 8-1. Note that detailed information on the Common Commands to program and
read status registers is provided in Section 7.
Table 8-1
IEEE-488.2 common commands and queries
Mnemonic Name Description Ref
*CLS
*ESE <NRf>
*ESE?
*ESR?
*IDN?
*OPC
*OPC?
*RCL <NRf>
*RST
*SAV <NRf>
*SRE <NRf>
*SRE?
*STB?
*TRG
*TST?
*WAI
Clear status
Event enable command
Event enable query
Event status register query
Identification query
Operation complete
command
Operation complete query
Recall command
Reset command
Save command
Service request enable
command
Service request enable query
Status byte query
Trigger command
Self-test query
Wait-to-continue command
Clears all event registers and error queue.
Program the standard event enable register.
Read the standard event enable register.
Read the standard event enable register and clear it.
Returns the manufacturer, model number, serial
number, and firmware revision levels of the unit.
Set the operation complete bit in the standard event
register after all pending commands have been
executed.
Places an ASCII “1” into the output queue when all
pending selected device operations have been
completed.
Returns the power supply to the user-saved setup.
Returns the power supply to the *RST default
conditions.
Saves the present setup as the user-saved setup.
Programs the service request enable register.
Reads the service request enable register.
Reads the status byte register.
Sends a bus trigger to the power supply.
Performs a checksum test on ROM and returns the
result.
Wait until all previous commands are executed.
Sec 7
Sec 7
Sec 7
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A
B
B
C
D
C
Sec 7
Sec 7
Sec 7
E
F
G