User`s guide

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Controller Connections 38
GPIB Interface 38
RS-232 Interface 38
4 - TURN-ON CHECKOUT 39
Checkout Procedure 39
In Case of Trouble 41
Selftest Error Messages 41
Runtime Error Messages 41
Line Fuse 42
5 - FRONT PANEL OPERATION 43
Introduction 43
Front Panel Description 43
System Keys 45
Function Keys 46
Immediate Action Keys 46
Scrolling Keys 46
Metering Keys 47
Output Control Keys 48
Entry Keys 49
Examples of Front Panel Programming 50
1 - Setting the Output Voltage, Current, and Compensation 50
2 - Querying and Clearing Output Protection and Errors 51
3 – Making Front Panel Measurements 52
4 - Programming External Protection and the Digital Port Functions 54
5 - Setting the GPIB Address and RS-232 Parameters 54
6 - Saving and Recalling Operating States 55
6 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 57
GPIB Capabilities of the DC Source 57
GPIB Address 57
RS-232 Capabilities of the DC Source 57
RS-232 Data Format 57
Baud Rate 57
RS-232 Flow Control 58
Introduction to SCPI 58
SCPI References 58
GPIB References 58
Conventions Used in This Guide 59
Types of SCPI Commands 59
Multiple Commands in a Message 60
Moving Among Subsystems 60
Including Common Commands 61
Using Queries 61
Types of SCPI Messages 61
The Message Unit 62
Headers 62
Query Indicator 62
Message Unit Separator 62
Root Specifier 62
Message Terminator 62
SCPI Data Formats 63
Numerical Data Formats 63