User guide

Rev. 5 v
Table of Contents
3.9 Setup Menu ......................................................................................... 41
3.9.1 Entering / Exiting Setup Menu .............................................. 41
3.9.2 Menu Navigation..................................................................... 42
3.10 Setup Submenu Descriptions ............................................................. 42
3.10.1 Supply Submenu ..................................................................... 43
3.10.2 Load Submenu......................................................................... 48
3.10.3 Misc Submenu ......................................................................... 59
3.10.4 Net Settings Submenu ............................................................ 68
3.10.5 Net Setup Submenu ................................................................ 70
3.11 Example Setup .................................................................................... 72
3.12 Ramping Functions ............................................................................ 74
3.12.1 Ramping States and Controls ................................................ 75
3.12.2 Manual Ramping..................................................................... 76
3.12.3 Automatic Ramping ................................................................ 76
3.12.4 Ramping to Zero ...................................................................... 77
3.12.5 Fine Adjust of Field / Current in Holding Mode.................... 77
3.13 Persistent Switch Control................................................................... 77
3.13.1 Procedure for Initial Heating of the Switch .......................... 78
3.13.2 Procedure for Entering Persistent Mode .............................. 78
3.13.3 Procedure for Exiting Persistent Mode ................................. 81
3.13.4 Toggling the State of the Persistent Switch Heater.............. 84
3.14 Ramping Functions Example ............................................................ 85
3.15 Quench Detection ............................................................................... 86
3.15.1 External Quench Detection..................................................... 87
3.15.2 Disabling Internal Quench Detection .................................... 88
3.16 External Rampdown .......................................................................... 88
3.16.1 External Rampdown while in Persistent Mode .................... 89
3.16.2 External Rampdown while not in Persistent Mode .............. 90
3.17 Summary of Operational Limits and Default Settings..................... 90
Remote Interface Reference ............................................................ 93
4.1 SCPI Command Summary ................................................................. 93
4.2 Programming Overview.................................................................... 100
4.2.1 SCPI Language Introduction................................................ 100
4.2.2 SCPI Status System.............................................................. 100
4.2.3 Standard Event Register ...................................................... 103
4.2.4 Command Handshaking ....................................................... 104
4.3 RS-232 Configuration ....................................................................... 106
4.3.1 Serial Connector.................................................................... 106
4.3.2 Termination Characters........................................................ 106