Front Panel Operation - 5
System Keys
Refer to the examples later in this chapter for more details on the use of these keys.
SYSTEM
Ident
Local
Error
Address
Save
Recall
Local
Address
Recall
Shift Ident
Shift Error
Shift Save
Figure 5-2. System Keys
This is the blue, unlabeled key, which is also shown as shift in this guide. Pressing this key accesses the alternate or shifted function key (such as ERROR). Release the key after you press it. The Shift annunciator is lit, indicating that the shifted keys are active.
Press to change the electronic load's selected interface from the remote operation to local (front panel) operation. Pressing the key will have no effect if the interface state is already Local,
Press to access the system address menu. This menu lets you configure the electronic load's interface. Address Menu entries are stored in
Display |
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| Command Function | |
ADDRESS <value> | Sets the GPIB address | |||
INTF <char> |
| Selects an interface (GPIB or | ||
BAUDRATE <value> | Selects baud rate (300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600) | |||
PARITY <char> |
| Message parity (NONE, EVEN, ODD, MARK, SPACE) | ||
FLOW <char> |
| Flow control ( | ||
value = numeric value |
| |||
char = a character string parameter | ||||
Use | ~ | and | € | to scroll through the command list |
Use | ~Input | and | €Input | to scroll through the parameter list |
Press to place the electronic load into a previously stored state. You can recall up to 10 (0 through 9) previously stored states.
Displays full scale voltage and current for the present channel. It can be used to identify which modules are installed in the selected channel locations.
Press to display the system error codes stored in the SCPI error queue. This action also clears the queue. If there is no error in the queue, 0 is displayed.
Press to store an existing electronic load state in
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