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Contents

Safety Guidelines 2

Printing History 2

Contents 3

GENERAL INFORMATION 7

About this Guide 7

Documentation Summary 7

User’s Guide 7

External Documents 7

Prerequisites for Using this Guide 8

VXIplug&play Power Product Instrument Drivers 8

Downloading and Installing the Driver 8

Accessing Online Help 8

REMOTE PROGRAMMING 9

GPIB Capabilities Of The Power Supply 9

Introduction To SCPI 9

Conventions 9

SCPI Messages 10

Types of SCPI Commands 10

Structure of a SCPI Message 10

Parts of a SCPI Message 11

Traversing the Command Tree 12

Including Common Commands 14

SCPI Queries 14

Value Coupling 14

SCPI Data Formats 14

Examples 15

Controlling Output 16

Saving and Recalling States 17

Writing to the Display 17

Programming Status 17

Programming the Digital I/O Port 18

System Considerations 18

The GPIB Address 18

DOS Drivers 20

Agilent BASIC Controllers 20

Sample Program Code 20

LANGUAGE DICTIONARY 25

Introduction 25

Parameters 25

Related Commands 25

Order of Presentation 25

Common Commands 25

Subsystem Command s 25

Description Of Common Commands 26

*CLS 27

*ESE 27

*ESR? 28

*IDN? 28

Contents

Main Safety Guidelines Printing History Contents GENERAL INFORMATION 7 REMOTE PROGRAMMING 9 LANGUAGE DICTIONARY 25 Page STATUS REPORTING 51 ERROR MESSAGES 59 SCPI CONFORMANCE INFORMATION 61 COMPATIBILITY LANGUAGE 63 INDEX 67 General Information About this Guide Documentation Summary Users Guide External Documents Prerequisites for Using this Guide VXIplug&play Power Product Instrument Drivers Downloading and Installing the Driver Accessing Online Help Remote Programming GPIB Capabilities Of The Power Supply Introduction To SCPI lmportant Note SCPI Messages Types of SCPI Commands Structure of a SCPI Message Parts of a SCPI Message Note Shortform headers result in faster program execution. Important Traversing the Command Tree Page Note Including Common Commands SCPI Queries Value Coupling SCPI Data Formats Examples Note controlled GPIB interfaces. Controlling the Output Important Saving and Recalling States Note Writing to the Display Programming Status Note The last query string can be handled without difficulty. However, should you request too many System Considerations The GPIB Address Note DOS Drivers Important Agilent BASIC Controllers Sample Program Code Page Page Page Page Language Dictionary Introduction Parameters Related Commands Order of Presentation Description Of Common Commands *CLS *ESE *ESR? *IDN? *OPC *OPC? *OPT? *PSC *RCL *RST *SAV *SRE *STB? *TRG *TST? *WAI Description of Subsystem Commands ABOR Calibration Commands Current Subsystem CURR CURR:TRIG CURR:PROT:STAT DIG:DATA Displa y Subsyst em DISP DISP:MODE DISP:TEXT enclosed in either single () or double (") quotes. Note Initiate Subsystem INIT INIT:CONT Measure Subsystem MEAS:CURR? MEAS:VOLT? Output Subsystem OUTP OUTP:PROT:CLE OUTP:PROT:DEL OUTP:REL OUTP:REL:POL Status Subsystem STAT:PRES Status Operation Registers Note STAT:OPER? STAT:OPER:ENAB STAT:OPER NTR STAT:OPER PTR Note events in the corresponding Operation Event register. Status Questionable Registers STAT:QUES? STAT:QUES:COND? STAT:QUES:ENAB STAT:QUES NTR STAT:QUES PTR System Commands SYST:ERR? SYST:LANG SYST:VERS? Trigger Subsystem TRIG TRIG:SOUR Voltage Subsystem VOLT VOLT:TRIG VOLT:PROT Command Summary Page Programming Parameters Note Characteristics in the Operating Guide. Status Reporting Power Supply Status Structure Operation Status Group Page Questionable Status Group Standard Event Status Group Status Byte Register The RQS Bit The MSS Bit Determining the Cause of a Service Interrupt Service Request Enable Register Examples Note information about encoding the commands as language strings. Servicing an Operation Status Mode Event Adding More Operation Events Servicing Questionable Status Events Monitoring Both Phases of a Status Transition SCPI Command Completion Note Techniques" in ANSI/IEEE Std 488.2. DFI (Discrete Fault Indicator) RI (Remote Inhibit) Error Messages Power Supply Hardware Error Messages Calibration Error Messages System Error Messages Page A SCPI Conformance Information Note See Chapter 3 - Language Dictionary for command syntax. SCPI Version SCPI Confirmed Commands NON-SCPI Commands B Compatibility Language Note commands. You can use only a GPIB primary address for the power supply. Note Page Page Page Index 67 Index A C D E K L M N O T U V W Agilent Sales and Support Office