Commands that are Common to All Modes


In this topic:

Notes:

  • There is NO command to set the Security Level.

  • There is NO command to set Startup Mode.

  • There is NO commands to set Date/Time using Internet.

See Also  


Lockout Front-Panel Operation

Description

Command

Lockout keypresses

INSTrument:GTR

Return local control

INSTrument:GTL

Remote lockout disable

INSTrument:RLOCkout:DISable

Preset / User Preset

Preset all modes to Factory settings.

SYSTem:PRESet

Preset the current mode only to Factory settings.

SYSTem:PRESet:MODE

Preset all modes to User settings.

SYSTem:UPReset

Preset the current mode only to User settings.

SYSTem:UPReset:MODE

Save User Preset settings

SYSTem:UPReset:SAVE

Display Control

Display OFF

DISPlay:ENABle

Set brightness

DISPlay:BRIGhtness

Set date format

DISPlay:DATE:FMT

Change keywords

DISPlay:KEYWord[:DATA]

Reset default keywords

DISPlay:KEYWord:DEFault

Display marker table

DISPlay:TABLe:MARKer

Set time format

DISPlay:TIME:FMT

Set title string

DISPlay:TITLe:DATA

Display title

DISPlay:TITLe:STATe

Triggering

Continuous triggering

INITiate:CONTinuous

Single trigger

INITiate[:IMMediate]

Data Transfer Format and Order

Format

FORMat[:DATA]

Byte Order

FORMat:BORDer

Catalog and Select Mode

Read available modes

INSTrument:CATalog?

Set mode

INSTrument[:SELect]

Mass Memory - Files

Read files

MMEMory:CATalog?

Change folder

MMEMory:CDIRectory

Copy files

MMEMory:COPY

Read any file

MMEMory:DATA

Delete file

MMEMory:DELete

Recall an instrument state file

MMEMory:LOAD:STATe

Make a new folder

MMEMory:MDIRectory

Rename a file

MMEMory:MOVE

Remove a folder

MMEMory:RDIRectory

Save a picture file

MMEMory:STORe:IMAGe

Save an instrument state file

MMEMory:STORe:STATe

See Also (Mode-specific MMEM commands)

Save data trace to csv file

MMEMory:STORe:FDATa

Save SNP data

MMEMory:STORe:SNP[:DATA]

Recall antenna data

MMEMory:LOAD:ANTenna

Recall cable data

MMEMory:LOAD:CABLe

Save antenna data

MMEMory:STORe:ANTenna

Save cable data

MMEMory:STORe:CABLe

External Reference Source

Set external reference source

[:SENSe]:ROSCillator:SOURce

Read external source status

[:SENSe]:ROSCillator:STATus?

Status Registers

Read RecordPlayback status

STATus:OPERation:SAMode:CONDition?

Read external source status

STATus:QUEStionable:FREQuency:CONDition?

Read ADC Overrange errors.

STATus:QUEStionable:INTegrity:CONDition?

Read limit line failure

STATus:QUEStionable:LIMit:CONDition?

Battery Information

Read presence of battery

SYSTem:BATTery

Read absolute charge

SYSTem:BATTery:ABSCharge?

Read average current flow

SYSTem:BATTery:ACURrent?

Read remaining run time

SYSTem:BATTery:ARTTe?

Read chemistry type

SYSTem:BATTery:CHEMistry?

Read current flow

SYSTem:BATTery:CURRent?

Read number of charge cycles the battery has experienced

SYSTem:BATTery:CYCLes?

Read manufacture date of the battery.

SYSTem:BATTery:DATE?

Read capacity

SYSTem:BATTery:FCAPacity?

Read accuracy of the battery gauge

SYSTem:BATTery:MAXError?

Read manufacturer name

SYSTem:BATTery:MFGname?

Read remaining battery capacity

SYSTem:BATTery:RCAPacity?

Read current charge compared to full capacity

SYSTem:BATTery:RELCharge?

Read remaining run time

SYSTem:BATTery:RTTE?

Set and read battery saver state. OFF leaves the source ON between sweeps.

SYSTem:BATTery:SAVer

Read serial number of the battery.

SYSTem:BATTery:SN?

Read use status

SYSTem:BATTery:STATus

Read battery temperature

SYSTem:BATTery:TEMPerature?

Read vendor / distributor of the battery.

SYSTem:BATTery:VENDor?

Read battery voltage.

SYSTem:BATTery:VOLTage?

System

Set and read the system date

SYSTem:DATE

Set and read the system time

SYSTem:TIME

Immediately erase all user data

SYSTem:ERASe

Immediately erase the error log

SYSTem:ERRor:LOG:ERASe

Read the FieldFox error queue

SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?

Reset default preferences

SYSTem:PREFerences:DFLT

Save system preferences

SYSTem:PREFerences:SAVE

Save start mode preference

SYSTem:PREFerences:STARt:MODE

Save start setup option preferences

SYSTem:PREFerences:STARt:OPTion

Set time zone.

SYSTem:TZONe

Catalog time zones.

SYSTem:TZONe:CATalog?

Set and read system volume

SYSTem:AUDio:VOLume

Set and read system volume mute state

SYSTem:AUDio:MUTe

Read the SCPI version

SYSTem:VERSion?

GPS

Set and read GPS ON|OFF state.

SYSTem:GPS[:STATe]

Query returns a string containing Carrier to Noise (C/No dBHz) data.

SYSTem:GPS:CNOise?

Read the locked state.

SYSTem:GPS:LSTate?

Set and read the display state.

SYSTem:GPS:DISPlay:STATe

Set and read the clock sync state.

SYSTem:GPS:SYNChronize

Set and read the lat/long format.

SYSTem:GPS:DISPlay:COORdinate:FORMat

Set and read the distance units.

SYSTem:GPS:DISPlay:DISTance:UNIT

Read the last locked reading.

SYSTem:GPS:DATA:LAST?

Read the current GPS data

SYSTem:GPS:DATA?

Variable Voltage Source

Current draw

SYSTem:VVS:CURRent?

Enable Voltage Source

SYSTem:VVS:ENABle

Set the high impedance load state

SYSTem:VVS:HIMD

Max current draw

SYSTem:VVS:MAXCurrent?

Read measured voltage

SYSTem:VVS:MVOLtage?

Read state (On/ Off/ Tripped)

SYSTem:VVS:[STATe]?

Read the present requested voltage

SYSTem:VVS:RVOLtage?

Set voltage

SYSTem:VVS:VOLTage

Power OFF / ON

Automatically turns the FieldFox ON when power is applied.

SYSTem:PWR:AUTO

Turns the FieldFox OFF

SYSTem:PWR:SHUTdown

Sets delay before turning the FieldFox OFF.

SYSTem:PWR:SHUTdown:DLY

Set time to wait before rebooting the FieldFox

SYSTem:PWR:SHUTdown:DURation

Reads whether the DC supply is connected

SYSTem:DCSupply?

IEEE - Common Commands

Clear status

*CLS

Event Status Enable

*ESE

Event Status Enable Query

*ESR?

Identify

*IDN?

Operation complete command

*OPC

Operation complete query

*OPC?

Identify Options Query

*OPT?

Reset

*RST

Wait

*WAI


Last Modified:

17-Jul-2012

Added many commands (5.75)

1-Feb-2011

Added GPS (5.33)