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4 Using the Regenerative Power System
Programming a List Transient
Enable the list function
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Program the list levels
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Program the dwell times
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Specify the list pacing
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Specify any trigger signals that the list should generate
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Specify how many times the list repeats
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Specify how the list ends
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Lists let you generate complex sequences of output changes with rapid, precise timing, which may be
synchronized with internal or external signals. In contrast to an output step, which is a one-time output
change, an output list is a sequence of output changes. Lists can contain up to 512 individually
programmed steps, and can be programmed to repeat themselves. Only the parameters associated
with one of the priority modes, either voltage, power, or current priority, may be list controlled.
The voltage, power, and current lists are paced by a separate dwell list that defines the duration or
dwell of each step. Each of the up to 512 steps can have a unique dwell time associated with it, which
specifies the time in seconds that the list will remain at that step before moving on to the next step.
Refer to
LIST:DWEL
for information about the dwell range and resolution.
Lists can also be trigger-paced, in which the list advances one step for each trigger received. This is
useful if you need an output list to closely follow triggered events. With a trigger-paced list, triggers
that are received during the dwell period are ignored. You can set the list dwell time to zero ensure
that no triggers are lost.
Lists can also generate trigger signals at specified steps. This is accomplished by two additional lists: a
beginning-of-step (BOST) and an end-of-step (EOST) list. These lists define which steps will generate
a trigger signal and if the trigger occurs at the beginning or end of the step. These trigger signals can
be used to synchronize other events with the list.
All lists (voltage, power, current, dwell, BOST, EOST) must be set to the same number of steps,
otherwise an error occurs when the list is initiated. For convenience, a list may be programmed with
only one step or value. In this case, a single-step list is treated as if it had the same number of steps as
the other lists, with all values being equal to the one value.
List data is not saved as part of a saved instrument state.
Enable the list function
First, you must enable the list transient function.
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