Chapter 2 Command System  RIGOL 
DG800 Programming Guide  2-23 
the standard event register. 
  If you have configured the instrument by using the *PSC
 1 command, the enable register of the 
standard event register will be cleared at the next power-on of the instrument. If you have configured 
the instrument by using the 
*PSC 0 command, the enable register of the standard event register will 
not be cleared at the next power-on of the instrument. 
 
Return Format 
The query returns a decimal value that corresponds to the binary-weighted sum of the bits enabled in the 
standard event register. 
 
 
*ESR? 
 
Syntax
 
*ESR? 
 
Description 
Queries the event register of the standard event register. 
 
Remarks 
The event register of the standard event register is read-only. Its bits are latched and the event register will 
be cleared when you query the register. Once a bit is set, the later occurred events corresponding to that bit 
will be ignored until the register is cleared by the query command or the 
*CLS command (used to clear the 
status).
 
 
Return Format 
The query returns a decimal value corresponding to the binary-weighted sum of all the bits in the event 
register of the standard event register. 
 
 
*IDN? 
 
Syntax
 
*IDN? 
 
Description
 
Queries the ID string of the instrument. 
 
Return Format 
The query returns the ID string of the instrument. The returned value consists of 4 parts separated by 
commas. For example, Rigol Technologies,DG832,DG80000000001,00.01.05.00.03; wherein, the first part 
is the manufacturer name, the second part is the instrument model, the third part is the instrument serial 
number, and the forth part is the version number. 
 
 
*OPC 
 
Syntax
 
*OPC 
*OPC? 
 
Description 
Sets the OPC (operation complete) bit in the standard event register to 1 after all the previous commands 
are executed. 
Queries whether all the previous commands that have been sent are executed. If yes, the query returns 1 
to the output buffer.