Power - Lets you enter a power value with the numeric keys. Press Enter to enter the value. You can also use the
knob to adjust the value in this field.
Range - Sets the power range. Lets you select from three power ranges. The value that you enter must be the
highest value in Watts that you expect to input. Alternatively, you can use the knob or press Enter to toggle between
the ranges in this field. See
Programming
Ranges.
Refer to
Constant current mode
for descriptions of the Slew rate, Enable short, Track and Sense controls.
From the remote interface:
To specify the load operating mode:
FUNC VOLT, (@1)
FUNC CURR, (@1)
FUNC RES, (@1)
FUNC POW, (@1)
To set the voltage to 10 V, the current to 5 A, the resistance to 100 Ω, and power to 50 W:
VOLT 10, (@1)
CURR 5, (@1)
RES 100, (@1)
POW 50, (@1)
Optionally, set a current limit value of 5 A while in CV mode:
CURR:LIM 5, (@1)
To select a lower current, power, or resistance range, program a value that falls within the range:
CURR:RANG 5, (@1)
RES:RANG 50, (@1)
POW:RANG 5, (@1)
To short the input terminals:
INP:SHOR ON, (@1:2)
To program a low-voltage limit (under-voltage inhibit) of 2 V, and enable the inhibit mode:
VOLT:INH:VON 2, (@1)
VOLT:INH:VON:MODE LIVE, (@1)
To set the current slew rate to 2 Amps/second:
CURR:SLEW 5, (@1)
To set the negative current slew, turn coupling (tracking) off. Then set the negative current slew:
CURR:SLEW:COUP OFF, (@1)
CURR:SLEW:NEG 3, (@1)
To set the sense terminals to remote sensing:
VOLT:SENS:SOUR EXT, (@1)
To query the setting of the sense terminals:
VOLT:SENS:SOUR? (@1)
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