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Measurement Operations & Settings Root Layer Command
82 Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition
command:
:SLOT[n]:TST?
syntax: :SLOT[n]:TST?
description: Returns the latest selftest results for a module.
NOTE
This command does not perform a selftest. Use selfTeST command, *TST? on
page 59, to perform a selftest.
parameters: none
response: Returns an error code and a short description of the error.
example: slot:tst? → +0,"self test OK"<END>
affects: Independent of module type
command:
:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:EMPTy?
syntax: :SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:EMPTy?
description: Queries whether an optical head is connected.
parameters: none
response: A boolean value: 0: there is a module in the slot
1: the module slot is empty
examples: slot1:head:empt? → 0<END> An optical head is connected to the optical
head interface module in slot 1
NOTE
• The HP 8153A Series Optical Heads will always return Agilent Technologies as
the manufacturer.
• All other Agilent 8163A Series Optical Heads return Agilent Technologies as the
manufacturer.
See “*IDN?” on page 59 for information on mainframe identity strings.
affects: Optical heads
command:
:SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:IDN?
syntax: :SLOT[n]:HEAD[n]:IDN?
description: Returns information about the optical head.
parameters: none
response: HEWLETT-PACKARD:
mmmm:
ssssssss:
rrrrrrrrrr:
manufacturer
instrument model number (for example 81520A)
serial number
date of firmware revision
example: slot1:head:idn? →
HEWLETT-PACKARD, 81520A,3411G06054,07-Aug-98<END>
affects: Optical heads