Sigma LBA-708, LBA-710, LBA-714PC, LBA-300 manual Ieee 488.2 Common Commands, Command Meaning Usage

A.2 IEEE 488.2 Common Commands

The following IEEE 488.2 common and related commands are supported by the LBA-PC.

	Command	Meaning	Usage
	*IDN?	Identification	LBA-PC returns the string “Spiricon, LBA-
			PC, ssss, v.vv” where ssss is the serial
			number of the board and v.vv is the
			software version number.
	*RST	Reset	Causes the LBA-PC to do the following:
			Clear ELR, ESR, STB
			Stop running
			Restore last configuration saved or
			restored
	:CLR	Clear Queues	Clear output queue (MAV) and error
		and Status	message queue (EMAV). Clear ELR, ESR,
		Registers	STB.
	*CLS	Clear Status	Clear ELR, ESR, STB.
		Registers
	:ELE	300PC Event	Set mask to enable event status
		Status Enable	notification of corresponding bits set in
			ELR.
	:ELE?		Return ELE contents.
	:ELR?	300PC Event	Return and clear ELR contents:
		Status	bit 7 - Range Error flag, set when host
		Register
			attempts to set an input to a value that
			exceeds permissible range.
			bit 6 - Checksum Error flag, set when
			locally computed checksum does not
			match transmitted value.
			bit 5 - unused
			bit 4 - unused
			bit 3 - unused
			bit 2 - New Frame Available flag, set each
			time the LBA-PC has acquired a new
			frame of data.
			bit 1 - Results Available flag, set each
			time the LBA-PC completes a set of
			computations for a new frame of data.
			bit 0 - Results Pass/Fail flag, set
			whenever a pass/fail alarm occurs while
			running.
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