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Basic Power Module Commands
Introduction
"Chapter 3 - Language Dictionary" of the Programming Guide describes all the power module commands. This chapter introduces you to the commands that control the following basic functions:
∙ | output state | ∙ | triggers |
∙ | protection circuits | ∙ | the RFI function |
∙ | ∙ | the DFI function |
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The power module can be programmed from a controller over the GPIB or from an optional Agilent 66001A MPS Keyboard plugged into the mainframe. In order to apply the information in this chapter, you must have a working knowledge of either method. Information concerning programming is presented as follows:
Method of Control | Consult |
GPIB Controller | Programming Guide for Agilent Series 66lxxA MPS Power |
Modules
MPS Keyboard Appendix B of this guide
GPIB Controller
The power module is programmed by SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) commands sent as strings within your language statements. "Chapter 2 Introduction to Programming" of the Programming Guide explains how to do this. The syntax of each command in given in Chapter 3 of that guide.
MPS Keyboard
If you have installed the optional MPS keyboard, you can execute the commands given here. You do not have to understand the details of SCPI programming, because the keyboard menu allows you to step through all commands. If you have a keyboard, it is highly recommended that you use it until you are familiar with the general concepts of power module operation.
Note | The keyboard menu omits optional SCPI headers. That is why some commands displayed on the |
| keyboard will not look exactly like the syntax given in Chapter 3 of the Programming Guide. |
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Synopsis Of Commands
The following tables summarize the SCPI commands by function. The short form without optional headers is used in this chapter. For example, the full command for turning on the output as given in the Programming Guide is OUTPut
[: STATe] ON. Here the optional [STATe] (in brackets) is omitted and only the short form (in capital letters) OUTP ON is used.
The query form of a command (OUTP?) is omitted unless the command is only of the query form (such as
MEAS:VOLT?).
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