Agilent Technologies 66lxxA manual Initial Conditions At Power On, Examples

Initial Conditions At Power On

Status Registers

When the power module is turned on, a sequence of commands initializes the status registers. Table 4-4 shows the register states and corresponding power-on commands for the factory-default *RST power-on state. If the module power-on function switch is set to 0, then the power-on state is determined by the parameters stored in location 0 (see Chapter 4 of the User’s Guide).

Table 4-4. Default Power On Register States

Register Condition

Caused By

Operation PTR; Questionable PTR	All bits = 1	STAT:PRE
Operation NTR; Questionable NTR	All bits = 0	STAT:PRE
Operation Event; Questionable Event	All bits = 0	*CLS
Operation Enable; Questionable Enable	All bits = 0	STAT:PRE
Standard Event Status Enable	All bits = 01	*ESE 0
Status Byte	All bits = 0	*CLS
Status Request Enable	All bits = 01	*SRE 0
Output Queue	Cleared	*CLS

1If PSC=1. If PSC = 0, then the last previous state before turn on is recalled. The value of PSC is stored in nonvolatile memory.

The PON (Power On) Bit

The PON bit in the Standard Event register is set whenever the power module is turned on. The most common use for PON is to generate an SRQ at power on following an unexpected loss of power. To do this, bit 7 of the Standard Event Enable register must be set so that a power-on event registers in the ESB (Standard Event Summary Bit). Also, bit 5 of the Service Request Enable register must be set to permit an SRQ to be generated. The commands to accomplish these two conditions are:

*ESE 128 *SRE 32

If *PSC is programmed to 0, the contents of the Standard Event Enable and Service Request Enable registers are saved in nonvolatile memory and recalled at power on. This allows a PON event to generate SRQ at power on. Programming *PSC to 1 prevents these registers from being saved and they are cleared at power on. This prevents a PON event from generating SRQ at power on.

Examples

Note	These examples are generic SCPI commands. See "Chapter 2 - Programming Introduction" for
	information about encoding the commands as language strings.

Servicing an Operation Status Mode Event

This example assumes you want a service request generated whenever the power module switches to the CC (constant current) mode. From Figure 4-1, note that the required path is for a condition at bit 10 (CC) of the Operation Status register to set bit 6 (RQS) of the Status Byte register. The required register programming is as follows:

Status Reporting 55