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Instruction Manual
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FUNCTON COMMANDS TERMINATOR COMMANDS
F1 VDC (Default) W0 Enable CR LF EOI (Default)
F2 VAC W1 Enable CR LF Only
F3 2 WIRE kΩ W2 Enable CR EOI Only
F4 4 WIRE kΩ W3 Enable CR Only
F5 MA DC W4 Enable LF EOI Only
F6 MA AC W5 Enable LF Only
RANGE COMMANDS W7 Disable All Output Terminators
R0 Autorange CLEAR COMMANDS
R2 2V, 2 kΩ * Device Clear (Resets 8842A to default
conditions)
R3 20V, 20 kΩ X0 Clear Error Register
R5 1000V dc, 700V ac, 2 MΩ, 2000 mA SINGLE-TRIGGER COMMAND
R6 20 mΩ ? Trigger Measurement
R8 20mV, 20Ω GET COMMANDS
READING RATE COMMANDS G0 Get Instrument Configuration (F,R,S, and
T)
S0 Slow (Default) G1 Get SRQ Mask
S1 Medium G2 Get Calibration Input Prompt
S2 Fast G3 Get User-Defined Message
TRIGGER MODE COMMANDS G4 Get Calibration Status
COMMAND TRIGGER
MODE
REAR PANEL
TRIGGER
SETTLING
DELAY
G5 Get IAB Status (input F/R, Autorange
On/Off, Offset On/Off)
TO (Default) Internal Disabled - G6 Get YW Status (Suffix
Enabled/Disabled, Terminator
Selection)
T1 External Enabled On G7 Get Error Status
T2 External Disabled On G8 Get Instrument Identification
T3 External Enabled Off Note: G2 valid only in calibration mode.
T4 External Disabled Off PUT COMMANDS
Note: Delay is enabled by entering EX TRIG mode while in local. P0 Put Instrument Configuration (F,R,S,
and T)
OFFSET COMMANDS P1 Put SRQ Mask
B0 P2 Put Variable Calibration Value
B1 P3 Put User-Defined Message
DISPLAY COMMANDS Note: P2 and P3 valid only in calibration
mode.
D0 Offset Off (Default) PUT COMMAND FORMAT
D1 Offset On N <value> P0
SUFFIX COMMANDS N <value> P1
Y0 Normal Display (Default) N <value> P2
Y1 Blank Display P3 < 16 ASCII characters>
Figure 3-5. Device-Dependent Command Set