IEEE 488.2 Common Command Quick Reference

The table below lists, by functional group, the IEEE 488.2 Common (*) Commands that can be executed by the HP E1312A B-size and HP E1412A C-size 6½-Digit Multimeters. However, commands are listed alphabetically in the following reference. Examples are shown in the reference when the command has parameters or returns a non-trivial response; otherwise, the command string is as shown in the table. For additional information, refer to IEEE Standard 488.2-1987.

Category

Command

Title

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Data

*IDN?

Identification

Returns the identification string of the B- or C-size

 

 

 

multimeter which includes the latest inguard and

 

 

 

outguard firmware versions.

 

 

 

HEWLETT-PACKARD,E1312A,0,A.0x.0x-A.0x.0x

 

 

 

HEWLETT-PACKARD,E1412A,0,A.0x.0x-A.0x.0x

 

 

 

 

Internal

*RST

Reset

Resets the multimeter to:

Operations

 

 

FUNC:VOLT:DC,

 

 

 

VOLT:RANG 300V,

 

 

 

VOLT:RES 1 mV,

 

 

 

RANGE:AUTO ON,

 

 

 

NPLC 10,

 

 

 

ZERO:AUTO ON,

 

 

 

INP:IMP:AUTO OFF,

 

 

 

TRIG COUN 1,

 

 

 

TRIG:DELAY:AUTO ON,

 

 

 

TRIG:SOUR IMM,

 

 

 

SAMP:COUN 1.

 

 

 

OUTP:TTLT<n>:STAT OFF

 

 

 

 

Internal

*TST?

Self-Test

Returns “0” if self-test passes. Returns “1” if self-test

Operations

 

 

fails. Use SYST:ERR? to retrieve the error from the

 

 

 

multimeter. See “Self-Test Errors” beginning on

 

 

 

page 189 for a complete list of error numbers and their

 

 

 

description. Return multimeter to Hewlett-Packard for

 

 

 

repair if repair is required.

 

 

 

 

Synchronization

*OPC

Operation Complete

Operation Complete Command

 

*OPC?

Operation Complete Query

Operation Complete Query

 

*WAI

Wait to Complete

Wait-to-Continue Command

 

 

 

 

Status and Event

*CLS

Clear Status

Clear Status Command

 

*ESE <unmask>

Event Status Enable

Standard Event Status Enable Command

 

*ESE?

Event Status Enable Query

Standard Event Status Enable Query

 

*ESR?

Event Status Register Query

Standard Event Status Register Query

 

*SRE <unmask>

Service Request Enable

Service Request Enable Command

 

*SRE?

Service Request Enable Query

Service Request Enable Query

 

*STB?

Read Status Byte Query

Read Status Byte Query

 

 

 

 

Bus Operation

*TRG

Bus Trigger

When the multimeter is in the wait-for-trigger state and

 

 

 

the trigger source is TRIGger:SOURce BUS, use

 

 

 

*TRG to trigger the multimeter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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