Installation manual

Model 8210A-2-5 IM-377
Aeroflex / Weinschel
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7-9. 488.2 COMMON COMMANDS
*CLS Function: Clears the Status Byte and Event Status Registers.
Syntax: *CLS
Argument(s): none
Remarks: This function is used to clear the Status Byte and the Event Status Registers.
Return Value: none
Example(s): *CLS
*ESE Function: Sets the Event Status Enable Register.
Syntax: *ESE mask
Argument(s): mask integer bitmask
Remarks: This function is used to set the Event Status Enable Register to the value specified by mask.
Return Value: none
Example(s): *ESE 255
*ESE? Function: Reads the Event Status Enable Register.
Syntax: *ESE?
Argument(s): none
Remarks: This function is used to read the Event Status Enable Register.
Return Value: mask integer register mask
Example(s): *ESE? returns the following ’255’
*ESR? Function: Reads the Event Status Register
Syntax: *ESR?
Argument(s): none
Remarks: This function is used to read the Event Status Register. Reading the register clears it.
Return Value: reg integer register
Example(s): *ESR? returns the following ’128’
*SRE Function: Sets the Status Byte Enable Register
Syntax: *SRE mask
Argument(s): mask integer bitmask
Remarks: This function is used to set the Status Byte Enable Register to the value specified by mask.
Return Value: none
Example(s): *SRE 255
*SRE? Function: Reads the Status Byte Enable Register.
Syntax: *SRE?
Argument(s): none
Remarks: This function is used to read the Status Byte Enable Register.
Return Value: mask integer register mask
Example(s): *SRE? returns the following ’255’
*STB? Function: Reads the Status Byte Register.
Syntax: *STB?
Argument(s): none
Remarks: This function is used to read the Status Byte Register.
Return Value: reg integer register
Example(s): *STB? returns the following ’96’
*IDN? Function: Reads the system identification information.
Syntax: *IDN?
Argument(s): none
Remarks: This function is used to read the system identification information, which is a string consisting of the
following data: manufacturer, model, serial number, and firmware version.
Return Value: mfg integer count of devices
Example(s): *IDN? returns the following ’Weinschel,8210A-2-5 Series, 123, 1.00A’