SME Common Commands
1038.6002.02 3.15 E-13
*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.
*IDN?
IDENTIFICATION QUERY queries the instrument identification.
The device response is for example: "Rohde&Schwarz, SME03,00000001, 1.03"
03 = variant identification
00000001= serial number
1.03 = firmware version number
*IST?
INDIVIDUAL STATUS QUERY returns the contents of the IST flag in decimal form (0 | 1). The
IST flag is the status bit which is sent during a parallel poll (cf. Section 3.8.3.2).
*OPC
OPERATION COMPLETE sets bit 0 in the event status register when all preceding commands
have been executed. This bit can be used to initiate a service request (cf. Section 3.7).
*OPT?
OPTION IDENTIFICATION QUERY queries the options included in the instrument and returns a
list of the options installed. The options are separated from each other by means of commas. For
every option, a fixed position is provided in the response.
Table 3-2 Device Response to *OPT?
Position Option
1 SM-B1 Reference oscillator OCXO
2 SM-B2 LF generator
3 SM-B2 2nd LF generator
4 SM-B3 Pulse modulator 1.5 GHz
5 SM-B4 Pulse generator
6 SM-B5 FM/PM modulator
7 SM-B6 Multifunction generator
8 SM-B8 Pulse modulator 3 GHz
9 SM-B9 Pulse modulator 6 GHz
10 SME-B11 DM coder
11 SME-B12 DM memory extension
Example for a device response: 0,SM-B2,0, 0,0,SM-B5,0,0,0,0,0