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Handling SRQ and the IEEE488.2 Status Structures

Usage Guidelines

The Power On Retain or Initialize feature is another powerful tool for controlling the turn on behavior of the XMP 2600.

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Xantrex Technology XMP 2600 manual Usage Guidelines

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Xantrex Multiple Output Power System XMP XMP How do you get service? Limited What does this warranty cover and how long does itWarranty Last? Disclaimer Product What does this warranty not cover? Information Information About Your Power Supply Power Supply Grounding Safety SummaryDescription Power Supply Symbols Output Voltages Input Mains Voltage RatingDo Not Open The Unit Air Inlets And Air Outlet Nonoperative Modules Safety Agency Compliance Regulatory Approvals and Safety Agency CompliancePower Supply Safety Regulatory Approvals Who should use this manual About this manualChapters Terminology Table of contents Basic Programming Commands and Queries Reference Byte Error Codes summary Gpib interface 1Interfacing XMP ACK Serial interface Listening Formats Programming messages formats Response Data Separator Talking Formats Using the comm. channels How to communicate with the XMPUsing the Gpib bus Using an RS232 link Using queries Recovering from communication haltsUsing commands Programming the XMP Initialize the XMP Recommendations on using the XMP Setup the XMP 2600 status system Enforce power-on conditionsQuery installed Power Modules Identify the XMP Initial setup of the Power Modules Setup system level protection shutdown features Output settings Protection setupActivation Status reporting Handling SRQ and the IEEE488.2 Status Structures Using advanced featuresOn-going usage of the XMP Use queries Status registers Event enable registersEvent registers Mask registers Main controller events Main status byteOutput message Queue Responding to SRQ events Power modules status structure Summary of power modules statusRemote communication time out Primary engine status structure Error Code What happens when power is turned onFaults Register Events Register Usage Guidelines Output Setup Basic setup and usage Overview of output setup parameters Power Module output rating Output control Output settingsOutput activation Globally enabling the outputs Current limiting schemes Voltage / current modeFoldback Polarity and disconnect relays Retry Reprogramming DelayShutdown on current limit Linear foldback Basic Programming Workpoint window warning Setting the window thresholdsUsage guidelines Enabling the window thresholds Using the warnings Using the events mechanismVoltage mode example Checking the status Load protection Protection using the workpoint windowAdditional usages OVP Trigger mechanism Arm, trigger, sync and rampSet output to stored values Toggle the output state on/off Sync output Output ramping What is output ramping? Synchronization of operations Output ramping setupOutput ramping initiation Simultaneous operations Output on/off Using hardware Trig and Sync to serialize operationsOther operations Sequential Operations Controller notification of Operation Complete Using software OPC mechanism to serialize operations Selective shutdown Commands to program shutdown groupingShutdown grouping single, group, global Different shutdown grouping of modules Comm. time out Shutdown on non-fault eventsResponding to communication time out events Time out events as reflected in the status structure Turn-on and reset behavior Categories Ieee 488.1 BUS CommandsSystem Commands Queries Glbl ResetGLBL? Gpib Settings Commands Queries Output Control Protection Read-Back Queries Commands QueriesTrigger Sync Commands Queries Status Reporting Commands Queries Synch Mnemonic Alphabetical reference Parameters None Category System Type Sequential PRE Stores settings of all the Power Modules same as STO command Result register Syntax Return two decimal numbers, in the range 0 to 255. Each bit Cmask Close relay and a value of 1 is returned for an open relay Remove a user message from the XMP 2600 front panel display Set-up the operating mode of the XMP 2600. Re-calculate rqs Response is a series of values one for each installed Power Return output Current measurement of the Power Module. Return the state of the XMP 2600 Local Lock Flag. a value Ocrst Decimal value in the range 0 to Syntax Presence of the Polarity Reversal Relay Option Parameters None Category Settings Type Sequential Master mainframe. For the XMP 2600 this value is String in the following format mssnnn where m=minutes Result is two decimal numbers the first being the level 0t o SN? = Stop = Goto= OFF Module. Result is a decimal number in the range 0 to Shut-down when a remote communication time out occurs. Time out feature Syntax Minus sigh Syntax VLIM? Vset Commands and Queries Reference Events Register Ieee 488.2 compatible Status Structures Error Code Faults RegisterEvents Enable Register Output Register Events Filtering Negative Mask Register Events Filtering Positive Mask Register PON CME EXE DDE QYE OPC Standard Event Status Register read with *ESR? Primary Event Status Register read with PER? Primary Status Register read with PSR? Primerr Status Byte Register read with *STB? Self Test Results Power Modules Main Controller Byte Power Modules Errors Reported by the Power Module Error Codes summaryErrors Detected by the Main Controller Main Power Modules Communications errors Parser and Execution errors RS232 Communications errorsGpib Communications errors Status reporting Xantrex Technology Inc