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3.8.4 Enable registers ........................................................................................................................................ 3-15
3.8.5 Queues ...................................................................................................................................................... 3-15
3.8.6 Status byte and service request (SRQ) ..................................................................................................... 3-16
3.9 Trigger Model (IEEE-488 operation) ............................................................................................................... 3-18
3.10 Programming syntax ......................................................................................................................................... 3-21
3.11 Common commands ......................................................................................................................................... 3-27
3.11.1 *CLS — clear status ................................................................................................................................. 3-27
3.11.2 *ESE <NRf> — event enable .................................................................................................................. 3-28
ESE? — event enable query ..................................................................................................................... 3-28
3.11.3 *ESR? — event status register query ....................................................................................................... 3-29
3.11.4 *IDN? — identification query .................................................................................................................. 3-30
3.11.5 *OPC — operation complete .................................................................................................................... 3-31
3.11.6 *OPC? — operation complete query ........................................................................................................ 3-32
3.11.7 *OPT? — option identification query ...................................................................................................... 3-33
3.11.8 *RCL — recall ......................................................................................................................................... 3-33
3.11.9 *RST — reset the Model 6517A .............................................................................................................. 3-33
3.11.10 *SAV — save the current setup in memory ............................................................................................. 3-33
3.11.11 *SRE <NRf> — service request enable ................................................................................................... 3-34
SRE? — service request enable query ...................................................................................................... 3-34
3.11.12 *STB? — status byte query ...................................................................................................................... 3-35
3.11.13 *TRG — trigger ....................................................................................................................................... 3-36
3.11.14 *TST? — self-test query .......................................................................................................................... 3-36
3.11.15 *WAI — wait-to-continue ........................................................................................................................ 3-36
3.12 Signal oriented measurement commands ......................................................................................................... 3-38
3.13 Calculate subsystems ........................................................................................................................................ 3-62
3.13.1 :CALCulate[1] .......................................................................................................................................... 3-62
3.13.2 :CALCulate2 ............................................................................................................................................. 3-65
3.13.3 :CALCulate3 ............................................................................................................................................. 3-67
3.14 :CALibration subsystem ................................................................................................................................... 3-71
3.15 :DISPlay subsystem .......................................................................................................................................... 3-72
3.16 :FORMat subsystem ......................................................................................................................................... 3-75
3.17 Output Subsystems ........................................................................................................................................... 3-80
3.18 :ROUTe subsystem ........................................................................................................................................... 3-81
3.18.1 :CLOSe <list> ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3-81
3.18.2 :OPEN <list> ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3-81
3.18.3 :OPEN:ALL ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3-82
3.18.4 :SCAN commands .................................................................................................................................... 3-82
3.19 :SENSe1 subsystem .......................................................................................................................................... 3-85
3.19.1 [:SENSe[1]] subsystem ............................................................................................................................ 3-85
3.19.2 :FUNCtion <name> .................................................................................................................................................................. 3-85
3.19.3 :DATA commands .................................................................................................................................... 3-85
3.19.4 :APERture <n>............................................................................................................................................................................ 3-87
3.19.5 :NPLCycles <n>.......................................................................................................................................................................... 3-89
3.19.6 RANGe commands ................................................................................................................................... 3-90
3.19.7 :REFerence <n> .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3-95
3.19.8 :IREFerence <b>......................................................................................................................................................................... 3-97
3.19.9 :DIGits <n>................................................................................................................................................................................... 3-97
3.19.10 :AVERage commands .............................................................................................................................. 3-98
3.19.11 :MEDian Commands .............................................................................................................................. 3-100
3.19.12 :DAMPing <b>.......................................................................................................................................................................... 3-101
3.19.13 :GUARd <b>.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3-101
3.19.14 :ADIScharge Commands ........................................................................................................................ 3-102
3.19.15 :XFEedback <b>....................................................................................................................................................................... 3-102