*SAV
Syntax
*SAV {1|2|3|4|5}
Description
This command stores (saves) the current instrument state in the specified storage location. Any state previously stored in the same location is overwritten (no error is generated).
Use the *RCL command to recall a stored instrument state.
Remarks
The instrument has five storage locations in non-volatile memory to store instrument states. You can store the instrument state in any of the five locations, but you can only recall a state from a location that contains a previously stored state.
The instrument stores the state of all plug-in modules including all channel configurations, scanning setups, and Mx+B scaling values. However, note that only the measurement attributes of the currently-selected function (range, resolution, etc.) will be preserved in the stored states.
Before recalling a stored state, the instrument verifies that the same plug-in module types are installed in each slot. If a different module type is installed, the instrument will perform the equivalent of a Factory Reset (*RST command) and an error will be generated.
When shipped from the factory, storage locations 1 through 5 are empty. In addition, the automatic recall mode is disabled (see MEMory:STATe:RECall:AUTO OFF command) and a Factory Reset is issued when power is turned on.
You can assign a user-defined name to each of locations 1 through 5. See the MEMory:STATe:NAME command for details.
On the 34951A DAC Module, nearly all of the channel parameters are lost when the instrument state is stored. The exceptions are the clock output frequency (SOURce:MODule:CLOCk:FREQuency command), the clock output state (SOURce:MODule:CLOCk:STATe command), and the trigger output state (SOURce:MODule:TRIGger:OUTPut command), which are stored as part of the instrument state. All other channel parameters are set to their default values. In addition, trace data is not stored as part of the instrument state and you must download the trace points to memory again after recalling a stored state.
Non-sequential scan lists are not stored by the *SAV command (see ROUTe:SCAN:ORDered command).
A Factory Reset (*RST command) does not affect the configurations stored in memory. Once a state is stored, it remains until it is overwritten or specifically deleted.
Example
The following command stores the current instrument state in location 1.
*SAV 1