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Table Of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Summary
Safety Symbols
Acoustic Noise Info
Declaration Page
Printing History
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Safety Considerations
- Options
- Accessories
- Operator Replaceable Parts List
- Description
- Output Characteristic
INSTALLATION
- Inspection
- Location and Temperature
- Input Power Source
- VXI plug&play Drivers
TURN-ON CHECKOUT
- Preliminary Checkout
- Power-On Checkout
- Using the Keypad
- Output Checkout
- Checking the Save and Recall Functions
- Determining the GPIB Address
- In Case of Trouble
USER CONNECTIONS
- Rear Panel Connections
- Load Wire Selection
- Analog Connector
- Digital Connector
- Connecting the Power Supply to the Load
- Setting Up Remote Sense Operation
- Operating Configurations
- Controller Connections
FRONT PANEL OPERATION
- Getting Acquainted
- Programming the Output
- CV Mode vs. CC Mode
- Unregulated Operation
- Saving and Recalling Operating States
- Turn-On Conditions
- Setting the GPIB Address
REMOTE PROGRAMMING
- Prerequisites for Remote Programming
- External Documents
- GPIB Capabilities of the Power Supply
- Introduction to SCPI
- Types of SCPI Commands
- Types of SCPI Messages
- SCPI Data Formats
- SCPI Command Completion
- Programming Examples
- System Considerations
- DOS Drivers
- SCPI Confirmed Commands
- Non-SCPI Commands
LANGUAGE DICTIONARY
- Common Commands
- Subsystem Commands
- Calibration Commands
- Current Subsystem
- Digital Subsystem
- Display Subsystem
- Initiate Subsystem
- Measure Subsystem
- Output Subsystem
- Status Subsystem
- System Commands
- Trigger Subsystem
- Voltage Subsystem
- Command Summary
- Programming Parameters
STATUS REPORTING
- Power Supply Status Structure
- Operation Status Group
- Questionable Status Group
- Standard Event Status Group
- Status Byte Register
- Inhibit/Fault Indicator
- Initial Conditions at Power-On
- Status Register Programming Examples
SPECIFICATIONS
CALIBRATION
- Equipment Required
- General Procedure
- Front Panel Calibration
- Calibration over the GPIB
- Calibration Language Dictionary
- BASIC Calibration Program
VERIFICATION
- Test Equipment Required
- Performing the Tests
ERROR MESSAGES
- Power Supply Hardware Error Messages
- Calibration Error Messages
- System Error Messages
LINE VOLTAGE CONVERSION
DIGITAL PORT FUNCTIONS
- Digital Connector
- Fault/Inhibit Operation
- Changing the Port Configuration
- Digital I/O Operation
- Relay Link Operation
COMPATIBILITY LANGUAGE
- Parallel Polling
INDEX
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Manual Updates

Status Reporting

Table 8-2. Bit Configurations of Status Registers

Bit Signal Meaning Bit Signal Meaning

Operation Status Group Standard Event Status Group

0 CAL The interface is computing new

calibration constants.

0 OPC Operation complete.

5 WTG The interface is waiting for a trigger. 2 QYE Query error.

8 CV The power module is in constant

voltage mode.

3 DDE Device-dependent error.

10 CC The power module is in constant 4 EXE Execution error.

current mode. 5 CME Command error.

7 PON Power on.

Questionable Status Group Status Byte and Service Request

Enable Registers

0 OV The power module overvoltage

protection circuit has tripped.

3 QUES Questionable status summary bit.

1 OC The power module overcurrent

protection circuit has tripped.

4 MAV Message Available summary bit.

4 OT The power module has an

overtemperature condition.

5 ESB Event Status summary bit.

9 RI The power module remote inhibit state

is active.

6 MSS

RQS

Master Status summary bit.

Request Service bit.

10 UNR The power module output is

unregulated.

7 OPER Operation status summary bit.

Figure 8-1. Power supply Status Model