BenchMike Pro Instruction Handbook: Remote Setup 6-21
6.3.4 Checking System Status and Configuring Libraries
6.3.4.1 Monitoring Status: SYST
With the SYSTem commands, you can request information about the status of the measurement system.
Request the bootloader firmware version. Example:
SYST.BOOTVER?
Request or specify the current date and time in this
format: hh:mm:ss mm/dd/yyyy, where hh is meas-
ured in 24-hour time. Example:
SYST.DATETIME:08:00:00 01/21/2016
SYST.DATETIME?
SYST.DISP.SCANNER.
FEAT.SEL
This command will change the feature that is dis-
played on the BenchMike Pro’s screen. You can
specify the feature number, or you can move for-
ward or backward through the numbers with the
plus sign (+) or minus sign (-). Use + to advance to
the next feature or - to move backward to the pre-
vious feature. If the last feature is currently select-
ed, + will advance to the first feature. If the first
feature is currently selected, - will move to the last
feature. Examples:
SYST.DISP.SCANNER.FEAT.SEL:3
SYST.DISP.SCANNER.FEAT.SEL?
SYST.DISP.SCANNER.FEAT.SEL:+
SYST.DISP.SCANNER.FEAT.SEL:-
On power up, this parameter is set to 0 (zero). If
you have written your own application program to
communicate with the gauge, the application pro-
gam can set this value to a value other than 0 and
can periodically read this parameter. If the gauge
returns a value of 0, it will indicate that the gauge
has been rebooted. This can also be used to distin-
guish different gauges (the serial number would
differ as well). Example:
SYST.ID?
Request the current common settings to be sent
back as a response. This data can be saved to a file
and sent back to the BenchMike Pro. The common
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