Installation
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VX4101A MultiPaq Instrument User Manual
Table 1–6: Commands Available at Power-On (Cont.)
Command Syntax DescriptionCommand Type
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? Status and Event
Reporting System
Queries the Questionable Enable
Register for the VX4101A
STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansi-
tion
Status and Event
Reporting System
Sets the Questionable Positive
Transition Filter for the VX4101A
STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansi-
tion?
Status and Event
Reporting System
Queries the Questionable Positive
Transition Filter for the VX4101A
STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansi-
tion
Status and Event
Reporting System
Sets the Questionable Negative
Transition Filter for the VX4101A
STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansi-
tion?
Status and Event
Reporting System
Queries the Questionable Nega-
tive Transition Filter for the
VX4101A
SYSTem:ERRor? VX4101A MultiPaqt
Instrument Com-
mands
Returns in first-in first-out order
any error messages which have
been queued for any instruments
SYSTem:OPTions? VX4101A MultiPaqt
Instrument Com-
mands
Returns the options for which the
VX4101A is currently configured
SYSTem:READy? VX4101A MultiPaqt
Instrument Com-
mands
Queries for completion of the
power-on initialization sequence
for all instruments
NOTE: Polling the instrument, i.e. querying it as fast as possible, might slow the completion of
the second initialization stage. You should have a delay of at least one second between
SYSTem:READy? queries.
SYSTem:SNUMber? VX4101A MultiPaqt
Instrument Com-
mands
This query returns the serial
number of the VX4101A
SYSTem:VERSion? VX4101A MultiPaqt
Instrument Com-
mands
Returns the firmware version of
the VX4101A
NOTE. Until initialization is complete, the VX4101A will recognize only a limited
set of commands listed above. Attempting to enter any other command will
return a Command Not Found Error.
Querying the Instrument. If you are using SCPI commands to control the
instrument, use the following query to determine if the VX4101A has completed
its initialization sequence:
SYSTem:READy?