Model 2601B-PULSE System SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual Section 14: Common commands
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Command reference
Details of all common commands (except those associated with the status model) are
described below.
Status command usage is in the Status model (on page 15-1).
Identification query: *IDN?
Retrieves the identification string.
Command that reads ID information
The identification string includes the manufacturer, model number, serial number, and firmware
revision levels. This string is sent in the following format:
Keithley Instruments, Model 2601B-PULSE, xxxxxxx, yyyyy
Where:
xxxxxxx is the serial number
yyyyy is the firmware revision level
Operation complete and query: *OPC and *OPC?
Wait for pending overlapped commands to complete.
Operation complete command that sets the OPC bit
Operation complete query that places a "1" in the output queue
When *OPC is sent, the OPC bit in the Standard Event Register (see Status model (on page 15-1)) is
set when all overlapped commands complete. The *OPC? command places an ASCII "1" in the
output queue when all previous overlapped commands complete.
Reset: *RST
Returns the instrument to default conditions.
Command that returns the instrument to default conditions
When the *RST command is sent, the instrument returns to the default conditions. This performs the
same actions as reset() (on page 11-156).