Programming Some Power Supply Functions (continued)

3030

WHILE C< >O

 

3035

D$=MID$(OUTPUT$,I,C-I)

 

3040

OUTPUT(X)=VAL(D$)

'Get values

3045

I=C+1

 

3050

C=INSTR(I,OUTPUT$,";")

 

3055

X=X+1

 

3060

WEND

 

3065

D$=RIGHT$(OUTPUT$,LEN(OUTPUT$)-(I-1))

 

3070

OUTPUT(X)=VAL(D$)

 

3076

OUTPUT$=SPACE$(40)

'Clear string

3080

RETURN

 

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

 

 

Controller Using Agilent BASIC

 

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

 

1000

!Power supply at stand-alone address = 706

 

1005

OPTION BASE 1

 

1010

DIM Codes$[80],Response$[80],Mode$[32]

 

1015

!

 

1020

!Program power supply to CV mode with following voltage and current

 

1026

OUTPUT 706;"VOLTAGE 7.8;CURRENT 480”

 

1030

!

 

1035

!Query power supply outputs and print to screen

 

1040

OUTPUT 706;"MEASURE:VOLTAGE?;CURRENT?"

!Query output levels

1045

ENTER 706;Vout, Iout

 

1050

PRINT "The output levels are ";Vout;" Volts and ";Iout" Amps"

 

1055

!

 

1060

!Program current triggered level to a value insufficient to maintain

 

1065

!supply within its CV operating characteristic

 

1070

OUTPUT 706;"CURR:TRIG 50"

 

1075

!

 

1080

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

 

1085

OUTPUT 706;"STAT:OPER:ENAB 1280;PTR 1280"

 

1090

!

 

1095

!Enable Status Byte OPER summary bit

 

1100

OUTPUT 706;"*SRE 128"

 

1105

!

 

1110

!Arm trigger circuit and send trigger to power supply

 

1115

OUTPUT 706;"INITIATE;TRIGGER"

 

1130

!Poll for interrupt caused by change to CC mode and print to screen

 

1135

Response=SPOLL(706)

 

1140

IF NOT BIT (Response,7) THEN GOTO 1130

!No OPER event to report

1145

OUTPUT 706;"STAT:OPER:EVEN?"

!Query status operation register

1160

ENTER 706;Oevent

!Read back event bit

1156

IF BIT(Oevent,10) THEN PRINT "Supply switched to CC mode."

 

1160

!

 

1165

!Clear status

 

1170

OUTPUT 706;"*CLS"

 

1176

!

 

1180

!Disable output and save present state in location 2

 

1185

OUTPUT 706;"OUTPUT OFF;*SAV 2”

 

1190

END

 

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