I had a terrible time trying to find the command list / programming manual for the Rotek 8000. I eventually managed to pull the information from some old LabVIEW VIs at work. I’m sharing them here in case someone finds themselves in the same predicament down the road.
- Output State
- OUTP? → Query output ON/OFF state
- OUTP ON / OUTP OFF → Turn outputs ON or OFF
- Current
- CURR1 1.23 → Set current on channel 1 to 1.23 A
- CURR1? → Query current setting for channel 1
- Current Phase
- CURR1:PHAS 1.0 → Set phase offset for current on channel 1
- CURR1:PHAS? → Query current phase setting
- Voltage
- VOLT1 120 → Set voltage on channel 1 to 120 V
- VOLT1? → Query voltage setting for channel 1
- Voltage Phase
- VOLT1:PHAS 0.0 → Set phase angle for voltage on channel 1
- VOLT1:PHAS? → Query voltage phase setting
- Frequency
- FREQ 60 → Set system frequency to 60 Hz
- FREQ? → Query system frequency
- Output Terminals
- ROUT1:TERM FRONT → Route channel 1 output to front terminals
- ROUT1:TERM REAR → Route channel 1 output to rear terminals
- ROUT1:TERM? → Query active terminal set for channel 1
Note – This list is not official and may be incomplete. I excluded the generic SCPI commands (IDN, RST, etc.) and only included the Rotek-specific ones I was able to confirm. If you discover additional commands or different behaviors, please share — it would be great to build a more complete reference for this instrument. Maybe someone has the original programming manual...?

Jesse Farrell
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