6
Location of Event Handles.........................................................................................................................54
Initial Conditions at Power On...................................................................................................................55
Status Registers.......................................................................................................................................55
The PON Bit............................................................................................................................................55
Examples....................................................................................................................................................55
Servicing an Operation Status Event.......................................................................................................55
Adding More Operation Events...............................................................................................................56
Servicing Questionable Status Events.....................................................................................................56
Monitoring Both Phases of a Status Transition.......................................................................................56
5. Synchronizing Power Module Output Changes
Introduction................................................................................................................................................57
Trigger Subsystem......................................................................................................................................57
Model of Fixed-Mode Trigger Operation................................................................................................57
Idle State...............................................................................................................................................58
Initiated State........................................................................................................................................58
Delaying State......................................................................................................................................58
Output Change State.............................................................................................................................59
Model of List-Mode Trigger Operation...................................................................................................59
Output Change State.............................................................................................................................59
Dwelling State......................................................................................................................................59
The INIT:CONT Function.......................................................................................................................59
Trigger Status and Event Signals.............................................................................................................59
Trigger In and Trigger Out......................................................................................................................60
List Subsystem............................................................................................................................................61
Basic Steps of List Sequencing...............................................................................................................61
Programming the List Output Levels.......................................................................................................61
Programming List Intervals.....................................................................................................................61
Automatically Repeating a List...............................................................................................................62
Triggering a List......................................................................................................................................62
Dwell-Paced Lists.................................................................................................................................62
Trigger-Paced Lists..............................................................................................................................62
DFI (Discrete Fault Indicator) Subsystem..................................................................................................64
RI (Remote Inhibit) Subsystem..................................................................................................................64
SCPI Command Completion......................................................................................................................64
6. Error Messages
Power Module Hardware Error Messages..................................................................................................65
System Error Messages..............................................................................................................................65
A. SCPI Conformance Information............................................................................................................67
B. Application Programs..............................................................................................................................69
Index..........................................................................................................................................................111