Agilent Technologies 34970A manual System-Related Commands, SYSTemDATE yyyy,mm,dd, SYSTemDATE?

Chapter 5 Remote Interface Reference

System-Related Commands

System-Related Commands

See also “System-Related Operations” in chapter 4 starting on page 140.

SYSTem:DATE <yyyy>,<mm>,<dd>

Set the instrument calendar. The setting is stored in non-volatile memory. When shipped from the factory, instrument is set to the current time and date (U.S Mountain Time). For example, the following command sets the calendar to June 1, 2002.

SYST:DATE 2002,06,01

SYSTem:DATE?

Read the instrument calendar. Returns three numbers in the form “2002,06,01”.

SYSTem:TIME <hh>,<mm>,<ss.sss> (based on 24-hour clock)

Set the instrument clock. The setting is stored in non-volatile memory. When shipped from the factory, instrument is set to the current time and date (U.S Mountain Time). For example, the following command sets the time to 6:30 PM.

SYST:TIME 18,30,00

SYSTem:TIME?

Query the instrument clock. Returns three numbers in the form “18,30,00”.

FORMat

:READing:TIME:TYPE {ABSoluteRELative}

:READing:TIME:TYPE?

Select the time format for storing scanned data in memory. You can select absolute time (time of day with date) or relative time (time since start of scan). The default is relative time. This command operates in conjunction with the FORMat:READing:TIME command (they are not mutually exclusive). The :TYPE? query returns “ABS” or “REL”.

Note: The absolute format is considerably slower than the relative format.

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