Chapter 4 Command Reference

Introduction

*RST

(Reset Command)

*RST

This event command performs an instrument reset .

The reset performs the following:

∙sets instrument settings to their *RST states,

∙disables macros,

∙places instrument in “Operation Complete Idle State” and “Operation Complete Query Idle State,” and

∙clears (empties) the Key Queue

The reset does not affect:

∙the macros defined with *DMC,

∙the calibration data,

∙the Service Register Enable or the Standard Event Status Enable,

∙the Output Queue, and

∙the IEEE 488.1 address or the state of the IEEE 488.1 interface.

See the section titled “*RST Response,” page 2-36, in Chapter 2 of this guide for a complete listing of the *RST state.

Each command description in this chapter (Chapter 4) includes the *RST state in the “Comment” portion of the definition.

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