Specifications

2-72 Programming Guide

Programming Commands and Examples ESG Family Signal Generators

:SYSTem Subsystem

Remote Language

:SYSTem:LANGuage "SCPI"|"COMP"|"NADC"|"PDC"|"PHS"|"8648"

:SYSTem:LANGuage?

This command sets the remote language for the signal generator. The choices are SCPI,

COMP, NADC, PDC, PHS, or 8648 compatible.

COMP is for 8656/8657A/B compatibility.

NADC is for 8657D compatibility.

(Option UN8)

PDC is for 8657D compatibility. (Option UN8)

PHS is for 8657J compatibility. (Option UN8)

8648 is for 8648A/B/C/D compatibility.

*RST Value: based on the value of the :SYSTem:PRESet:LANGuage setting.

SCPI Capability Query

:SYSTem:CAPability?

This command queries the signal generator’s capabilities and outputs the instrument

specifier:

&TRIGER&REFERENCE))

This is a list of the SCPI-defined basic functionality of the instrument and the additional

capabilities it has in parallel (a&b) and singularly (a|b).

SCPI Version

:SYSTem:VERSion?

This command returns the SCPI version number with which the instrument complies.

Screen Saver Delay

:SYSTem:SSAVer:DELay <val>

:SYSTem:SSAVer:DELay?

This command sets the amount of time (in hours) before the display light or text (see next

command, “Screen Saver Mode”) is switched off, if there is no input via the front panel. The

choices for the variable <val> are the numbers 1 through 12, in 1 hour increments.

Screen saver delay is a persistent state; it is not affected by an instrument preset or by a

power cycle. The signal generator is shipped from the factory with this parameter set to 1.