
6 2553/ 2553E Command Guide
READING STATUS & SETTINGS FROM THE 2553/ 2553E_________________39
Interrogative Command Syntax ______________________________________39
Interrogating Calibration Status __________________________________39
Interrogating Printer Status______________________________________40
Identifying the Product __________________________________________41
Interrogating the Serial Poll Response Byte _________________________43
Interrogating the Measurement Configuration ______________________44
Interrogating Date and Time _____________________________________48
READING MEASUREMENT RESULTS FROM THE 2553/ 2553E____________49
General___________________________________________________________49
Formatting Measurement Results_____________________________________50
Floating-Point Measurement Results_______________________________50
Other Measurement Result Formats _______________________________51
Selecting the Bank to Be Read________________________________________51
Setting the Time Interval Between Bank Updates ________________________52
Selecting the Measurement Result(s) to Be Read_________________________52
General Syntax of a Measurement Result Definition__________________53
Defining Current Measurement Results ____________________________56
Defining Voltage Measurement Results_____________________________59
Defining Power Measurement Results______________________________61
Defining Frequency Measurement Results __________________________64
Defining Integrated Measurement Results __________________________64
Defining Waveform Results ______________________________________67
Defining Historical Measurement Results___________________________68
Defining Date and Time _________________________________________70
APPLICATION EXAMPLES____________________________________________71
Simple Interfacing__________________________________________________71
Sequence of Interfacing _____________________________________________72
Placing the 2553/ 2553E into a "Known State"_______________________72
Checking the Product, Version and Option Content __________________73
Configuring the 2553/ 2553E for Measurements _____________________74
Configuring the 2553/ 2553E to Provide the Desired Measurement Results74
Deciding How Often to Read the Measurement Results _______________76
Reading the Measurement Results_________________________________77
Changing the Configuration of the 2553/ 2553E _________________________79