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*IDN?

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose

Queries the module for its identification string

 

 

 

 

 

Type

IEEE 488.2 Common Command

 

 

 

 

 

Command Syntax

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Command Parameters

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

*RST Value

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Query Syntax

*IDN?

 

 

 

 

 

Query Parameters

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Query Response

ASCII character string

 

 

 

 

 

Description

The Identification (IDN) query returns the identification string of the module. The

 

 

response is divided into four fields separated by commas. The first field is the

 

 

manufacturer’s name, the second field is the model number, the third field is an

 

 

optional serial number and the fourth field is the firmware revision number. If a

 

 

serial number is not supplied, the third field is set to 0 (zero).

 

 

 

 

Examples

Command / Query

Response (Description)

 

*IDN

VXI Technology, Inc.,VM4016,0,1.0

 

 

(The revision listed here is for reference only; the

 

 

response will always be the current revision of the

 

 

instrument.)

 

 

 

Related Commands

N/A

 

VM4016 Command Dictionary

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