Xantrex Technology XG 850 manual Scpi Conformance Information, Ieee 488.2/SCPI Syntax and Style

SCPI Command Reference

SCPI Conformance Information

Codes and Standards

This power supply conforms to the following international standards:

•IEEE Std. 488.2-1992, “IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and Common Commands For Use With IEEE Std. 488.1-1987”

•IEEE Std. 488.1-1987 “IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation”

•TIA/EIA-232F

•Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) Version 1999.0

IEEE 488.2 Requirements

GPIB control implements all IEEE 488.2 requirements.

SCPI Requirements

The power supply conforms to the following SCPI requirements:

•SCPI mandated commands

•Questionable Status Register (QSR), Condition, Event, Enable

•Operation Status Register (OSR), Condition, Event, Enable

•Status Byte Register (SBR)

•Standard Event Status Register (SESR)

IEEE 488.2/SCPI Syntax and Style

Parameters: Units of Measure and Multipliers

Refer to IEEE 488.2, section 7.7.3 for the definition of units of measure. The default units of measure include:

•V (Volt – voltage)

•A (Ampere – current)

•W (Watt – power)

•S (seconds – time)

These units are only supported as defaults. To place the unit in the command will cause an error to be pushed into the error queue.

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