User manual

L-Series and FCS-18- Graphical User Interface User Manual
90 California Instruments Rev C - June 1996
12.1 Setup files (.stp)
Setup files are given the default extension 'stp' which is short for setup.
Setup files have only limited use in the LSGUI program as most of the
setting for the program are dictated by the hardware configuration data and
active steady state settings reported by the connected L-Series unit. As
such, they are more useful for use in the simulation mode.
The setup file format is supplied here only for reference purposes. We do
not recommend editing setup files with a text editor as the likelihood of
generating errors is great. Setup files are comma separated value ASCII text
files that conform to the following format :
Field Type Description
Record 1 Program data
field 1 string program name
field 2 string program version and date
Record 2 Interface data
field 1 decimal interface mode
field 2 decimal IEEE address
field 3 decimal L-Series model number id
field 4 decimal Controller type
Record 3 Configuration data
field 1 decimal maximum frequency limit
field 2 decimal minimum frequency limit
field 3 decimal low voltage range
field 4 decimal high voltage range
field 5 decimal maximum current limit
field 6 decimal power level
field 7 boolean output drop switch
field 8 boolean output relay
field 9 boolean square wave option
field 10 decimal configuration word value
field 11 decimal phase angle phase C
field 12 boolean MIL-STD-704D test option
field 13 boolean RTCA/DO-160 test option
field 14 decimal phase mode
field 15 decimal dual range mode
field 16 decimal power measurement decimal point
field 17 decimal current measurement decimal point
Record 4 Initial settings
field 1 decimal frequency
field 2 decimal voltage
field 3 decimal current limit
field 4 decimal voltage range
field 5 decimal waveform type