TEST

TEST

 

The TEST subsystem provides commands used to run individual self-tests and to

 

query the results of previous self-tests. To run the complete set of self-tests, use the

 

*TST? common command.

Subsystem Syntax

TEST

 

:NUMBer? <number>

 

:TST

 

[:RESults]?

 

*TST?

TEST:NUMBer?

TEST:NUMBer? <number> performs a single internal self-test on the module and returns a 16-bit integer indicating the results of the self-test.

Parameters

Parameter

Parameter

Range of

Default

Name

Type

Values

 

 

 

 

 

<number>

numeric

1 to 75

none

 

 

 

 

Comments ∙ Following the completion of this command, all outputs are disabled and set to either 0 A or 0 V.

∙If the module is in the wait-for-trigger state when this command is received, an error is generated.

∙Complete descriptions of each test and specific codes returned in the Test Info field are contained in the HP E1418A Service Manual.

∙A successful self-test returns 0.

∙A failure of a self-test returns a non-zero 16-bit integer. The integer returned has a binary coding of the form:

BIT

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

 

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning

 

 

 

Test Number

 

 

 

 

A24

 

 

Test Info

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

∙The description of *TST provides a brief listing of the test numbers.

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