Agilent Technologies N5700 User Manual

SCPI Programming Commands – At a Glance.

Series N5700 User’s Guide

SCPI Command

Description

STATus

:OPERation

[:EVENt]?

Returns the value of the operation event register

:CONDition?

Returns the value of the operation condition register

:ENABle <NRf>

Enables specific bits in the Event register

:NTRansition<NRf>

Sets the Negative transition filter

:PTRansition<NRf>

Sets the Positive transition filter

:PRESet

Presets all enable and transition registers to power-on

:QUEStionable

[:EVENt]?

Returns the value of the questionable event register

:CONDition?

Returns the value of the questionable condition register

:ENABle <NRf>

Enables specific bits in the Event register

:NTRansition<NRf>

Sets the Negative transition filter

:PTRansition<NRf>

Sets the Positive transition filter

SYSTem
:COMMunicate

:RLSTate LOCal | REMote | RWLock

Specifies the Remote/Local state of the instrument

:ERRor?

Returns the error number and error string

:VERSion?

Returns the SCPI version number

TRIGger

:SOURce BUS

Sets the measurement trigger source

[:TRANsient][:IMMediate]

Generates a transient trigger

Common Commands

Command Description

*CLS Clear

status

*ESE <NRf>

Standard event status enable

*ESE?

Return standard event status enable

*ESR?

Return event status register

*IDN?

Return instrument identification

*OPC

Enable "operation complete" bit in ESR

*OPC?

Return a "1" when operation complete

*OPT?

Return option number

*RCL <NRf>

Recalls a saved instrument state

*RST Reset
*SAV <NRf>

Saves an instrument state

*SRE <NRf>

Set service request enable register

*SRE?

Return service request enable register

*STB?

Return status byte

*TRG Trigger
*TST

Performs self-test, then returns result

*WAI

Holds off bus until all device commands done