CMU Base System  CMU 
1100.4903.12 6.12  E-10 
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial<1|2>[:RECeive]:BITs <DataBits>  Data Bits
<DataBits> 
Parameter description  Def. value  Default unit  FW vers. 
7 | 8  number of data bits  8  –  V1.20 
Command description 
This command sets the number of data bits of the serial interface no. 1 or 2 (connectors COM 1 or COM 2). The 
sum of data bits and stop bits must be equal to 9.  
 
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial<1|2>[:RECeive]:STOP <StopBits>  Stop bits
<StopBits> 
Parameter description  Def. value  Default unit  FW vers. 
1 | 2  number of stop bits  1  -  V1.20 
Command description 
This command sets the number of stop bits of the serial interface no. 1 or 2 (connectors COM 1 or COM 2). The 
sum of data bits and stop bits must be equal to 9.  
 
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial<1|2>[:RECeive]:PARity[:TYPE] <Parity>  Parity
<Parity> 
Parameter description  Def. value  Default unit  FW vers. 
NONE 
ODD 
EVEN 
no parity 
odd parity 
even parity 
NONE –  V1.20 
Command description 
This command sets the parity of the serial interface no. 1 or 2 (connectors COM 1 or COM 2).  
 
SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial<1|2>:TRANsmit:PACE <Pace>  Transmission Protocol
<Pace> 
Parameter description  Def. value  Default unit  FW vers. 
XON 
ACK 
NONE 
Xon/Xoff – protocol 
Hardware protocol with CTS/RTS lines 
No protocol set 
XON –  V1.20 
Command description 
This command sets the handshake protocol of the serial interface no. 1 or 2 (connectors COM 1 or COM 2).  
 
 
Subsystem Options 
The Options subsystem contains the commands for querying information on the instrument and the 
available options. It corresponds to the Options tab in the Setup menu opened via the SETUP key on 
the front panel.  
SYSTem:OPTions:INFO?   Device Info
Response 
Def. value  Default unit  FW vers. 
Example: ROHDE&SCHWARZ,CMU 200,840675/018,V1.17B 1998-11-30  –  – V1.20 
Command description 
This command returns the information on the device comprising the manufacturer, model, serial number and 
base system firmware version. This command is always a query and is equivalent to the common command 
*IDN?