User`s manual

58 Relay Multiplexer Command Reference

[ROUTe:]

The [ROUTe:] subsystem controls switching and scanning operations for the

multiplexer modules in a switchbox.

Subsystem Syntax [ROUTe:]

CLOSe <

channel_list>

CLOSe? <

channel_list>

OPEN <

channel_list>

OPEN? <

channel_list>

SCAN <

channel_list>

:MODE NONE|VOLT|RES|FRES

:MODE?

:PORT ABUS|NONE

[ROUTe:]CLOSe <channel_list> closes multiplexer channels specified in the

channel_list. The channel_list is in the form (@ccnn), (@ccnn,ccnn), or

(@ccnn:ccnn) where cc = card number (00–99) and nn = channel number (00–15).

Parameters

Comments • Closing Channels: To close:

-- a single channel, use

[ROUTe:]CLOSe (@ccnn);

-- multiple channels, use

[ROUTe:]CLOSe (@ccnn,ccnn);

-- sequential channels, use

[ROUTe:]CLOSe (@ccnn:ccnn);

-- a group of sequential channels, use

[ROUTe:]CLOSe (@ccnn:ccnn,ccnn:ccnn);

-- or any combination.

Closure order for multiple channels with a single command is not guaranteed.

• Closing the AT, BT, AT2, and RT Tree Switches: Use channel numbers 90,

91, 92, and 93 to close the AT, BT, AT2, and RT Tree Switches, respectively.

• Related Commands: [ROUTe:]OPEN, [ROUTe:]CLOSe?

• *RST Condition: All multiplexer channels are open.

Example Closing Multiplexer Channels

This example closes channel 00 of a card number 1 multiplexer module and

channel 15 of a card number 2 multiplexer module in a single switchbox.

CLOS (@100,215)

100 closes channel 00 of multiplexer #1;

215 closes channel 15 of multiplexer #2.

Parameter Name Parameter Type Range of Values

channel_list>

numeric cc00-cc15