Chapter 2 Command Summary

Front Panel to SCPI Command Maps

Table 2-2. HP 53131A/132A SCPI Command Summary (Continued)

Keyword/Syntax

Parameter Form

Std/

Comments

 

 

New

 

 

 

 

 

:SYSTem

 

Std

Subsystem. Collects the functions that are not

 

 

 

related to instrument performance.

:COMMunicate

 

Std

Subtree. Collects together configuration of

 

 

 

control/communication interfaces.

:SERial

 

Std

Subtree. Controls the physical configuration of

 

 

 

the RS- 232C port.

:CONTrol

 

Std

Subtree.

:DTR

IBFull ON LIMit

Std

Sets the usage of the DTR line of the RS-232

 

 

 

port.

:TRANsmit

 

Std

Subtree. Affects parameters associated with

 

 

 

transmission.

:BAUD

<numeric_value>

Std

Sets the baud rate.

:PACE

XON NONE

Std

Sets the software pacing scheme.

:PARity

 

Std

Subtree. Controls the parity of the channel.

[:TYPE]

EVEN ODD NONE

Std

Sets the parity scheme.

:ERRor?

 

Std

Query only. Queries the oldest error in the

 

 

 

Error Queue and removes the error from the

 

 

 

queue (first in, first out).

:KEY

<numeric_value>

Std

Simulates the pressing of a front-panel key.

:LOG?

 

New

Query only. Returns a comma-separated list of

 

 

 

integers representing all of the entries in the

 

 

 

Key Queue.

:VERSion?

 

Std

Query only. Returns the SCPI version number

 

 

 

with which the Counter complies.

 

 

 

 

:TRACe

 

Std

Subsystem.

:CATalog?

 

Std

Query only. Returns list of intrinsic constants.

[:DATA]

OFFSET, <numeric_value> [HZ

Std

Sets the offset value.

 

S DEG]

 

 

[:DATA]

SCALE, <numeric_value>

Std

Sets the scale value.

[:DATA]?

OFFSET

Std

Queries the offset value.

[:DATA]?

SCALE

Std

Queries the scale value.

 

 

 

 

:TRIGger

 

Std

Subsystem.

:COUNt

 

Std

Subtree.

:AUTO

<Boolean>

New

Controls the number of measurements to be

 

 

 

made when :INIT[:IMM] is performed.

 

 

 

 

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