Measurement Computing Micro 488/EX rev.2.1 - Manual (Page 96)

Section 5 Command Descriptions
5.26
DELAY
The DELAY command is provided to allow the user to place time delays in the
execution of a Macro. The amount of time delayed is specified in seconds in the range
of 0 to 65535 (2
16 ) seconds. Although the DELAY interval is accurate to 0.01% ± 5
milliseconds, it is not a function of the internal clock on the Micro488/EX. Therefore,
for delays of 65,000 seconds a shift of up to 6.5 seconds may be noticed relative to the
internal clock.
SYNTAX DELAY [;] time
time is specified in seconds,0 to 65535 (2
16
)
RESPONSE None
MODE Any
BUS STATES None
EXAMPLE PRINT#1,"DELAY 20"
PRINT #1,"COMMENT 'I am back'"
INPUT #1, C$
Read the comment string
PRINT C$ Printed to the screen 20 seconds later