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COMMAND REFERENCE

SYSTem:DATE

Syntax: SYSTem:DATE <year>,<month>,<day>

<year>

<NRf> MINimum MAXimum

 

Range from 1992 to 2091.

<month>

<NRf> MINimum MAXimum

 

Range from 1 to 12.

<day>

<NRf> MINimum MAXimum

 

Range from 1 to 31.

Query form: SYSTem:DATE? [MINimum MAXimum , MINimum MAXimum, MINimum MAXimum]

Response: <year>,<month>,<day>

The date values returned are of type <NR1>. If MINimum was specified, the lowest possible value is returned. If MAXimum was specified, the highest possible value is returned.

Description:

The SYSTem:DATE command programs the date of the instrument by specifying the year, month, and day. The date values are rounded to the nearest integer value. The <year> parameter consists of a four-digit number, e.g., 1994. The current date is not changed after a *RST command.

Example:

 

Send SYSTem:DATE 1996,11,7

Sets the system date to Nov 7, 1996.

Send SYSTem:DATE? MAX,MAX,MAX

Queries for the max. values possible.

Read 2091,12,31

Reads December 31 of the year 2091.

Front panel compliance:

The SYSTem:DATE command is the remote equivalent of the UTILITY - CLOCK - yy:mm:dd softkey menu.

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Fluke PM-3380B, PM-3390B, PM-3370B, PM-3394B, PM-3384B user manual SYSTemDATE, Sets the system date to Nov 7