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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