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Programming Commands
Common Commands
*IDN?
The *IDN? (identification number) query returns a string value which
identifies the instrument type and firmware version.
Syntax
*IDN?
Description An *IDN? query must be the last query in a program message. Any
queries after the *IDN? query in a program message are ignored.
The maximum length of the identification string is 50 bytes.
Query Response The following identification string is returned. The third entry is the
instrument’s serial number. The last entry in the string is the firmware
version number; this value may vary between instruments.
Agilent 86120C, USaaaabbbb, 1.000
Example
DIM Id$[50]
OUTPUT 720;”*IDN?”
ENTER 720;Id$
PRINT Id$