HP 4142B Modular HP-IB Command DC Source/Moniotor Reference SERIAL Manual NUMBERS This manual applies directly to instruments with serial numbers 312 1Jand above. With changes described in Appendix A, this manual also applies to instruments with serial numbers 2716J-, 2839J-, and 2946J-. This literature was published years prior to the establishment of Agilent Technologies as a company independent from Hewlett-Packard and describes products or services now available through Agilent. It may also refer to products/services no longer supported by Agilent. We regret any inconvenience caused by obsolete information. For the latest information on Agilent's test and measurement products go to: HEWLETT PACKARD www.agilent.com find products Or in the US, call Agilent Technologies at 1-800-452-4844 (8am-8pm EST) HP Part No. 04142-90110 Printed in Japan June 1991 Edition 4 E0691 CONTENTS Introduction .......................... ............................... HP-IB Command Input Format ................... ........................ ASCII Measurement Data Output Format ................................. BINARY Measurement Data Output Format ............................... AB ............................ 18 AIV ........................... 20 23 ASM ........................... ASV ........................... AT ............................ AV ............................ AVI ........................... BC ............................ BDM ........................... BDT ........................... BDV ........................... CA ............................ CL ............................ CM ............................ CN ............................ DI ............................ DO ............................ DV ............................ DZ ............................ END ........................... ERC ........................... ERR? .......................... FL . . .......................... FMT ........................... 25 29 30 32 34 35 36 37 40 41 43 44 46 50 51 55 57 58 60 61 OS ............................ 62 63 64 66 68 73 75 77 78 79 PA ............................ PDI ........................... 80 81 *IDN? ......................... IN ............................ LOP? .......................... *LRN? ......................... LST? .......................... MM ............................ NUB? .......................... *oPc? ......................... Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix A, 6, C, D, 1 2 6 11 85 86 89 PDM -........ ................... PDV . . ......................... PI . . .......................... POL ........................... PT ............................ PV ............................ PWI ........ ................... PWV ....... ................... RCV .......... ................ 94 96 99 103 108 113 RI .... 114 ....................... *RST .......................... RU ........................... RV ........................... RZ ........................... SCR ................... *SRE ......................... *SRE? ...... .................. ST ........ ................... STB? ......................... 116 117 ....... TI ........................... TM ......... .................. *TST? ........................ TV ........................... UNT? ......................... VM ................. .......... 118 120 121 122 123 124 126 127 129 130 132 134 136 WI ........................... 137 WM ..... ...................... WNU? ......................... ws ........................... 142 143 144 w51 .......................... wsv . . ........................ 145 148 WT ........................... WV ........................... XE ........................... 152 153 157 Manual Changes ......................................... ......................................... Error Messages ................................. Command Classification Command Syntax List .................................... A-l B-l C-l D-l