Member of the Serial Instr class.
This property specifies which protocol to use. In VXI, you can choose normal word serial or fast data channel. In GPIB, you can choose normal or high-speed HS-488 transfers. In serial, TCPIP, or USB, you can choose normal transfers or 488.2-defined strings. In USBTMC, you can choose normal or vendor-specific transfers.
Valid values include the following:
| 1 | Normal |
| 2 | VXI/FDC |
| 3 | GPIB/HS488 |
| 4 | Serial-TCPIP-USB/488 Strings |
| 5 | USBTMC/Vendor-Specific |
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Data Type | ![]() |
| Access, sessions use | Read/Write |