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Command Reference 9-111
:SYSTem :TOUTPM6680B/81/85
8 <Boolean>
Timeout On/Off
This command switches on or off the timeout. When timeout is enabled, the mea
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surement attempt will be abandoned when the time set with :SYST:TOUT:TIME
has elapsed. A zero result will be sent to the controller instead of a measurement
result and the timeout bit in the STATus QUEStionable register will be set.
Returned format: 0 means no timeout; 1 means that the timeout set by :SYS
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Tem:TOUT:TIME is used.
Example:
SEND® :SYST:TOUT 8 1;TOUT:TIME 8 0.5;:STAT:QUES:ENAB 8
1024;:*SRE 8 8
This example turns on timeout, sets the timeout to 0.5 s, enables status reporting of
questionable data at timeout, and enables service request on questionable data.
SEND® *STB? If bit 3 in the status byte is set, read the
questionable data status.
SEND® :STAT:QUES:EVEN? This query reads the ques
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tionable data status.
READ¬ «1024|0» 1024 means timeout has occurred, and 0
means no timeout.
*RST condition: 0
:SYSTem :TOUT :TIMEPM6680B/81/85
8 «<Numeric value>|MIN|MAX»
Timeout, Set
This command sets the timeout in seconds.
The timeout starts when a measurement starts and, if no result is obtained when
the set timeout has elapsed the measurement is terminated.
Note that you must enable timeout using :SYST:TOUT_ON for this setting to take
effect.
Parameters:
<Numeric value> is the timeout in seconds. The range is 0.1 to 25.5 s for PM6680B and
PM6685. The range is 64 ms to 400 s for PM6681
MIN gives 0.1 s (64 ms for PM6681)
MAX gives 25.5 s (400 s for PM6681)
Returned format: <Numeric value>¿
*RST condition: 0.1 (6.4E-2 for PM6681)
Complies to standards: SCPI 1991.0, confirmed.