TEST
The TEST subsystem provides commands used to run individual self-tests and to
query the results of previous self-tests. To run the complete set of self-tests, use the
*TST? common command.
Subsystem Syntax TEST
:NUMBer? <
number>
:TST
[:RESults]?
*TST?
TEST:NUMBer?
TEST:NUMBer? <number> performs a single internal self-test on the module and
returns a 16-bit integer indicating the results of the self-test.
Parameters
Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
<
number>
numeric 1 to 75 none
Comments • Following the completion of this command, all outputs are disabled and set to
either 0 A or 0 V.
• If the module is in the wait-for-trigger state when this command is received, an
error is generated.
• Complete descriptions of each test and specific codes returned in the Test Info
field are contained in the Agilent E1418A Service Manual.
• A successful self-test returns 0.
• A failure of a self-test returns a non-zero 16-bit integer. The integer returned has
a binary coding of the form:
BIT1514131211109876543210
Meaning Test Number A24 Test Info
• The description of *TST provides a brief listing of the test numbers.
TEST
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