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Table of Contents
1. THE DIGITAL (IEEE 488.2 SCPI) PROGRAMMING OPTION ..................................1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................1
1.2 SCOPE OF MANUAL .....................................................................................................................................1
1.3 CONFIGURATION .........................................................................................................................................1
1.4 GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................................................................1
1.5 USING DIGITAL PROGRAMMING ...........................................................................................................2
1.5.1 THE IEEE-488.2 INTERFACE 2
1.6 POINT-TO-POINT MODE vs MULTI DROP MODE ................................................................................2
1.7 CONFIGURING THE IEEE INTERFACE ..................................................................................................3
1.7.1 SETTING THE POWER SUPPLY AND IEEE SELECT SWITCH 3
1.7.2 CONFIGURING THE IEEE CONTROLLER 3
1.8 CONFIGURING THE SUPPLIES.................................................................................................................4
1.9 THE INTERFACE INPUT BUFFER ............................................................................................................4
1.10 GETTING STARTED WITH THE SOFTWARE ....................................................................................4
1.10.1 EXAMPLE SESSION USING THE ‘IBIC’ CONSOLE 4
1.10.2 EXAMPLE PROGRAM WRITTEN IN VISUAL BASIC 5
1.10.3 EXAMPLE PROGRAM WRITTEN IN LABVIEW 6
2. PROGRAMMING COMMANDS ................................................................................7
2.1 COMMAND NOTES .......................................................................................................................................7
2.2 PROGRAMMING AND MESUREMENT COMMANDS ..........................................................................7
2.2.1 PROGRAM OUTPUT VOLTAGE 7
2.2.2 READ PROGRAMMED VOLTAGE COMMAND 8
2.2.3 MEASURE VOLTAGE COMMAND 8
2.2.4 PROGRAM OUTPUT CURRENT COMMAND 8
2.2.5 READ PROGRAMMED CURRENT COMMAND 8
2.2.6 MEASURE CURRENT COMMAND 9
2.2.7 ENABLE THE SUPPLY OUTPUT COMMAND 9
2.2.8 DISABLE THE SUPPLY OUTPUT COMMAND 9
2.2.9 READ OUTPUT ENABLE COMMAND 9
2.2.10 GO TO LOCAL MODE COMMAND 9
2.2.11 GO TO REMOTE MODE COMMAND 10
2.2.12 GO TO REMOTE WITH LOCAL LOCK OUT COMMAND 10
2.2.13 READ PROGRAMMING MODE COMMAND 10
2.3 GLOBAL OUTPUT COMMANDS .............................................................................................................10
2.3.1 USAGE 10
2.3.2 GLOBAL PROGRAM OUTPUT VOLTAGE 11
2.3.3 GLOBAL PROGRAM OUTPUT CURRENT 11
2.3.4 GLOBAL EANBLE THE SUPPLY OUTPUT COMMAND 11