December 2019  64  LDC-3706 Series Laser Controller 
 
*ESR?
 
 
Standard Event Status Register Query   
  
Description  Determine the contents of the standard event status register 
Notes  Reading this register clears the contents. The response is a value between 0 and 255, representing the bits of 
the standard event status register when expressed in base 2 binary format. 
    The event bit is set when a specific event occurs: 
 
 
 
Bit 0  Operation Complete is set when all pending device operations have been finished after 
*OPC common command has been executed 
      Bit 1  Unused and always reports 0 
      Bit 2  Query Error means that data in the output has been lost or that none was available 
Bit 3  Device-Specific Error is an error has occurred that is neither a command query or 
execution error 
Bit 4  Execution Error means a parameter was evaluated to be outside the legal input range or 
capability 
      Bit 5  Command Error means a command could not be interpreted by the parser 
      Bit 6  Unused and always reports “0” Bit  
Bit 7  Power On indicates that an off-to-on transition has occurred in the power supply 
    *CLS will clear this register 
Examples  *ESR?         A response of 32 means a command error has occurred 
 
*IDN?
 
 
Instrument Identification   
  
Description  Requests the instrument to identify itself 
Notes  Returns a string of instrument identification information.  The string contains a comma separated list of 
manufacturer, model number, serial number, and firmware revision. 
Examples  *IDN?        Responds with “ILX Lightwave,LDC-3706,37061111,1.00-1.00”