R&S EM510 - Common SCPI Commands

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5.3.2 Common Commands
The common commands are taken from the IEEE 488.2 (IEC 625-2) standard. A particular command
has the same effect on different devices. The headers of these commands consist of an asterisk "*"
followed by three letters. Many common commands concern the "Status Reporting System" on page
5.128.
Command Parameter Unit Remarks
*CLS no query
*ESE 0 to 255
*ESR? only query
*IDN?
only query
*IST? only query
*OPC
*OPT? only query
*PRE 0 to 255
*RST no query
*SRE 0 to 255
*STB? only query
*TRG no query
*TST? only query
*WAI
*CLS
CLEAR STATUS sets the status byte (STB), the standard event register (ESR) and the EVENt
sections of the QUEStionable and the OPERation register to zero. The command does not alter the
mask and transition parts of the registers. It clears the output buffer.
*ESE 0 to 255
EVENT STATUS ENABLE sets the event status enable register to the value indicated. Query
*ESE? returns the contents of the event status enable register in decimal form.
*ESR?
STANDARD EVENT STATUS QUERY returns the contents of the event status register in decimal
form (0 to 255) and subsequently sets the register to zero.