A
<PROGRAM MESSAGE UNIT>
Responses from the instrument to the controller are sent as
<RESPONSE MESSAGE>
MESSAGE TERMINATOR>
A
<RESPONSE MESSAGE TERMINATOR>
Each query produces a specific
the REMOTE COMMANDS section.
<WHITE SPACE>
"∗CLS".
<WHITE SPACE>
the NL character (0AH).
The high bit of all characters is ignored.
The commands are case insensitive.
The following sections list all commands and queries implemented in these power supplies.
Note that there are no dependent parameters, coupled parameters, overlapping commands,
expression program data elements or compound command program headers and that each
command is completely executed before the next command is started.
The following command sections use the following nomenclature:
<pmt>
<rmt>
<nrf>
<nr1>
<nr2>
Common Commands
The commands in this section are those specified by IEEE Std. 488.2 as Common commands. All
will function when used on the ARC interface but some are of little use.
∗CLS
Sequential command.
Operation complete message generated immediately after execution.
Clear status. Clears the Standard Event Status Register, Limit Event Status Register, Query Error
Register and Execution Error Register. This indirectly clears the Status Byte Register.
∗ESE <nrf>
Sequential command.
Operation complete message generated immediately after execution.
Set the Standard Event Status Enable Register to the value of <nrf>. If the value of <nrf>, after
rounding, is less than 0 or greater than 255 an execution error is generated and error number 200
(out of range) is placed in the Execution Error Register.
22
is any of the commands in the REMOTE COMMANDS section.
consists of one
.
<RESPONSE MESSAGE>
is ignored except in command identifiers. e.g. "∗C LS" is not equivalent to
is defined as character codes 00H to 20H inclusive with the exception of
<PROGRAM MESSAGE TERMINATOR>
<RESPONSE MESSAGE TERMINATOR>
A number in any format. e.g. 12, 12·00, 1·2 e1 and 120 e-1 are all
accepted as the number 12. Any number, when received, is converted to
the required precision consistent with the use then rounded up to obtain
the value of the command.
A number with no fractional part, i.e. an integer.
A number in fixed point format, e.g. 11·52, 0·78 etc.
<RESPONSE MESSAGE UNIT>
is the new line character with the END message NL^END.
which is listed along with the command in
Remote Commands
<RESPONSE MESSAGES>
followed by a
<RESPONSE
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