Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100B - Common Commands

Remote Control Commands
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12.4 Common Commands
Common commands are described in the IEEE 488.2 (IEC 625-2) standard. These
commands have the same effect and are employed in the same way on different devi-
ces. The headers of these commands consist of "*" followed by three letters. Many
common commands are related to the Status Reporting System.
Available common commands:
*CLS.............................................................................................................................611
*ESE.............................................................................................................................611
*ESR?...........................................................................................................................611
*IDN?............................................................................................................................612
*IST?............................................................................................................................ 612
*OPC............................................................................................................................612
*OPT?...........................................................................................................................612
*PRE............................................................................................................................ 613
*PSC............................................................................................................................ 613
*RCL.............................................................................................................................613
*RST.............................................................................................................................613
*SAV.............................................................................................................................614
*SRE............................................................................................................................ 614
*STB?...........................................................................................................................614
*TRG............................................................................................................................ 614
*TST?...........................................................................................................................615
*WAI.............................................................................................................................615
*CLS
Clear status
Sets the status byte (STB), the standard event register (ESR) and the EVENt part of
the QUEStionable and the OPERation registers to zero. The command does not
alter the mask and transition parts of the registers. It clears the output buffer.
Usage:
Setting only
*ESE <Value>
Event status enable
Sets the event status enable register to the specified value. The query returns the con-
tents of the event status enable register in decimal form.
Parameters:
<Value> Range: 0 to 255
*ESR?
Event status read
Common Commands