Commands Listed in Alphabetical Order
Returns
<NR1>
If 0 is returned, it means that the instrument is not busy processing a command
whose execution time is extensive. These commands are listed in the table below.
If 1 is returned, it means that the instrument is busy processing one of the
commands listed in the table below.
Table
2-19: Commands that affect BUSY? response
Operation Command
Auto
matic instrument
adjustment
AUTOSet EXECute
Internal self
compensation
COMPensate:ALL
COMPensate:CH<x>
COM
Pensate:DARKLev:CH<x>
COMPensate:MAInframe
COMPensate:OPTGAIN:CH<x>
Conditional ACQuire:STATE ON or
AC
Quire:STATE RUN
(when ACQuire:STOPAfter:MODe is set to CONDition)
H
ardcopy output
HARDCopy STARt
Examples
BUSY? might return 1, indicating that the instrument is busy.
CALibrate:DATE:CH<x>? (Query Only)
This query only command returns the date and time of the last calibration
information update for the sampling module channel.
Group
Calibration
Syntax
CALibrate:DATE:CH<x>?
Examples
CALIBRATE:DATE:CH1? might return CALIBRATE:DATE:CH1 15 JAN 00
16:25
, indicating that the last calibration update for the CH1 sampling module
was done on January 15, 2000, at 4:25 PM.
CALibrate:DATE:MAInframe? (Query Only)
This query only command returns the date and time of the last calibration
information update for the mainframe.
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