416 VT1422A Command Reference Chapter 7
Command Quick Reference
IEEE-488.2 Common Command Quick ReferenceCategory Command Title Description
Calibration *CAL? Calibrate Performs internal calibration on all 64 channels out to the
terminal module connector. Returns error codes or 0 for OK
InternalOperation *IDN? Identification Returns the response:
HEWLETT-PACKARD,E1422A,<serial#>,<driver rev#>
*RST Reset Resets all scan lists to zero length and stops scan triggering.
Status registers and output queue are unchanged.
*TST? Self-test Performs self-test. Returns 0 to indicate test passed.
StatusReporting *CLS Clear Status Clears all status event registers and so their status summary bits
(except the MAV bit).
*ESE<mask> Event Status Enable Set Standard Event Status Enable register bits mask.
*ESE? Event Status Enable query Return current setting of Standard Event Status Enable register.
*ESR? Event Status Register query Return Standard Event Status Register contents.
*SRE<mask> Service Request Enable Set Service Request Enable register bit mask.
*SRE? Service Request Enable query Return current setting of the Service Request Enable register.
*STB? Read Status Byte query Return current Status Byte value.
Macros *DMC <name>,<cmd_data> Define Macro Command Assigns one or a sequence of commands to a macro.
*EMC 1 | 0 Enable Macro Command Enable/Disable defined macro commands.
*EMC? Enable Macros query Returns 1 for macros enabled, 0 for disabled.
*GMC? <name> Get Macro query Returns command sequence for named macro.
*LMC? Learn Macro query Returns comma-separated list of defined macro names
*PMC Purge Macro Commands Purges all macro commands
*RMC <name> Remove Individual Macro Removes named macro command.
Synchronization *OPC Operation Complete Standard Event register's Operation Complete bit will be 1 when
all pending device operations have been finished.
*OPC? Operation Complete query Places an ASCII 1 in the output queue when all pending
operations have finished.
*TRG Trigger Triggers module when TRIG:SOUR is HOLD.
*WAI Wait to Complete