Table 4-4. Default Power On Register States

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 supply 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 RequestEnable 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 - Remote Programming" 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 supply 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 shown in Table 4-5.

Status Reporting 55

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