Specifications

Operation

3.9 Select Command Set Version

Users who have written software for the E-516 interface / display module

which is the predecessor of the E-517 can switch to the GCS syntax used

with the E-516. Except for the PITerminal, the software on the E-517 CD

can not be used when the E-517 is switched to the E-516 GCS syntax

version. Do not switch to the E-516 GCS syntax version except when

necessary for compatibility reasons!

PI software and documentation for the E-516 GCS syntax version is

available for download at www.pi.ws or can be obtained from your Physik

Instrumente Sales Engineer. The E-516 GCS syntax version is included in

the E-517 firmware so that no extra firmware update is required to make it

available.

Proceed as follows to select the GCS syntax version:

1 Send

CCL 1 advanced

to switch to command level 1

2 Send

CSV 1

to switch to E-516 GCS syntax version or

CSV 2

to switch to E-517 GCS syntax version (default setting)

3 Save the selection by sending

WPA 100

to make it available after the next power-on or reboot

The current active GCS syntax version is shown in the display (main

screen, rightmost corner; "E517" or "E516") and can be queried with the

CSV? command.

If switched to E-516 GCS syntax version, the functions available on the

E-517 are the same as with the original E-516 (e.g. data recorder and

trigger output independent of the wave generator are not available). See the

E-516 documentation for the available functions and commands.

The communications interfaces (Ethernet, USB, RS-232, IEEE 488) work

independent of the selected GCS syntax version.

The settings of the E-517 are also valid if the device is switched to the

E-516 GCS syntax version. Not all parameters of the E-517 are present as

E-516 parameters, and the IDs of the available parameters differ from the

E-517 parameter IDs. See the E-516 documentation for available

parameters.