Instrument Setup and Status

IEEE-Common Commands

command:

syntax:

description:

parameters:

response:

example:

*TST?

*TST?

The self-TeST query *TST? makes the instrument perform a self-test and place the results of the test in the output queue. If the self-test fails, the results are also put in the error queue. We recommend that you read self-test results from the error queue. No further commands are allowed while the test is running. After the self-test the instrument is returned to the set- ting that was active at the time the self-test query was processed. The self-test does not re- quire operator interaction beyond sending the *TST? query.

none

The sum of the results for the individual tests (a 32-bit signed integer value, where 0 ≤ value

≤4294967296):

Bits

Mnemonic

Decimal Value

31

Selftest failed on Mainframe

A negative value

18 - 30

Not used

0

17

Selftest failed on Slot 17

131072

16

Selftest failed on Slot 16

65536

15

Selftest failed on Slot 15

32768

14

Selftest failed on Slot 14

16384

13

Selftest failed on Slot 13

8192

12

Selftest failed on Slot 12

4096

11

Selftest failed on Slot 11

2048

10

Selftest failed on Slot 10

1024

9

Selftest failed on Slot 9

512

8

Selftest failed on Slot 8

256

7

Selftest failed on Slot 7

128

6

Selftest failed on Slot 6

64

5

Selftest failed on Slot 5

32

4

Selftest failed on Slot 4

16

3

Selftest failed on Slot 3

8

2

Selftest failed on Slot 2

4

1

Selftest failed on Slot 1

2

0

Selftest failed on Slot 0

1

If 16 is returned, the module in slot 4 has failed.

If 18 is returned, the modules in slots 1 and 4 have failed.

A value of zero indicates no errors.

*TST? → 0<END>

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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