Keysight 34972A - SCPI Language Version Query

4 Features and Functions
180 Keysight 34970A/34972A User’s Guide
– Front-Panel Operation: To start a Monitor, press . Turn the knob to
advance to the desired channel. The instrument begins monitoring after you
pause for a few seconds on a configured channel.
– To stop a Monitor press again. Note that while the instrument is in the
remote mode, you can still turn on the Monitor function and select the desired
channel.
– Remote Interface Operation: The following program segment selects the
channel to be monitored (specify only one channel) and enables the Monitor
function.
ROUT:MON (@101)
ROUT:MON:STATE ON
To read the monitor data from the selected channel, send the following
command. This command returns the reading only; the units, time, channel,
and alarm information are not returned (the FORMat:READing commands do
not apply to monitor readings.
ROUT:MON:DATA?
SCPI language version query
The instrument complies with the rules and conventions of the present version of
SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments). You can determine
the SCPI version with which the instrument is in compliance by sending a
command from the remote interface.
You cannot query the SCPI version from the front panel.
– The following command returns the SCPI version.
SYSTem:VERSion?
Returns a string in the form “YYYY.V”, where “YYYY” represents the year of the
version, and “V” represents a version number for that year (for example, 1994.0).