Keysight E1458A 96-Channel Digital I/O ModuleUser Guide594 Keysight E1458A CommandReferenceUsing This ChapterThis chapter describes Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments(SCPI) and summarizes IEEE 488.2 Common (*) commands applicable to theKeysight E1458A Digital I/O Module. This chapter contains the followingsections:Command Fundamentals page 59SCPI Command Reference page 62DISPlay Subsystem page 63MEASure Subsystem page 66MEMory Subsystem page 71[SOURce:] Subsystem page 76STATus Subsystem page 105SYSTem Subsystem page 108IEEE 488.2 Common Commands page 110Command Quick Reference page 112Command Quick Reference page 112Command FundamentalsCommands are separated into two types: IEEE 488.2 Common commands andSCPI commands.Common Command FormatThe IEEE 488.2 standard defines the Common commands that perform functionslike reset, self-test, status byte query, etc. Common commands are four or fivecharacters in length, always begin with the asterisk character (*), and mayinclude one or more parameters. The command keyword is separated from thefirst parameter by a space character. Common commands are not documented,except in a general manner, in this manual. Some examples of Commoncommands are: