Programming Some Power Supply Functions (continued)

1220

CALL IOENTER (PS,OEVENT)

 

'Read back event bit

1225

IF PCIB.ERR < > NOERR THEN ERROR PCIB.BASERR

 

1230

IF (OEVENT AND 1024) = 1024 THEN PRINT "Supply switched to CC mode."

 

1240

'Clear the status circuit

 

 

1245

CODES$ = "*CLS" :GOSUB 2000

 

1260

FOR I = 1 TO 100 :NEXT I

'Wait for supply to clear

 

1265

 

 

1260

'Disable output and save present state in location 2

 

1265

CODES$ = "OUTPUT OFF;*SAV 2"

:GOSUB 2000

1270

END

 

 

1275

 

 

2000

'Send command to power supply

 

 

2005

LENGTH = LEN(CODES$)

 

 

2010

CALL IOOUTPUTS (PS,CODES$,LENGTH)

'Send command to interface

2015

IF PCIB.ERR < > NOERR THEN ERROR PCIB.BASERR

ISETUP.BAS error trap

2020

RETURN

 

 

2025

 

 

3000

'Get data from power supply

 

 

3005

CALL IOENTERA (PS,OUTPUTS(1),MAX.ELEMENTS,ACTUAL.ELEMENTS)

 

3010

IF PCIB.ERR < > NOERR THEN ERROR PCIB.BASERR

 

3015

RETURN

 

 

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IBM Controller Using National Interface

******************************************************************************************************

990--------------------- Merge DECL.BAS here ------------------------

1000 'Power Supply Variable = PS% ; Stand-Alone Address = 706

1005 CODES$=SPACE$(50):MODE$=SPACE$(5):OEVENT$=SPACE$(20)

1010 D$=SPACE$(60):OUTPUT$=SPACE$(40):BDNAME$=“PS%"

1015 DIM OUTPUT(2)

1020 ‘

1025 'Set up power supply interface for DOS driver

1030 CALL IBFIND(BDNAME$,PS%)

1035 IF PS%<O THEN PRINT "IBFIND Failed."

1040 CALL IBCLR(PS%)

1045 ‘

1050 'Program power supply to CV mode with following voltage and current

1055

CODES$ = "VOLTAGE 7.8;CURRENT 480”

:GOSUB 2000

1060

 

1065

'Query power supply outputs and print to screen

 

1070

CODES$ = "MEASURE:VOLTAGE?;CURRENT?"

:GOSUB 2000 :GOSUB 3000

1075

VOUT = OUTPUT(1)

 

1080

IOUT = OUTPUT(2)

 

1085

PRINT "The programmed levels are "VOUT" Volts and "IOUT" Amps"

 

1090

 

1095

'Program triggered current level to value insufficient to maintain

 

1100

'supply within its CV operating characteristic

 

1105

CODES$ = "CURR:TRIG 50"

:GOSUB 200

1110

 

1115

'Set operation status mask to detect mode change from CV to CC

 

1120

CODES$ = "STAT:OPER:ENAB 1024;PTR 1024"

:GOSUB 2000

1125

 

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