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4.2 Parameter Definition
The PVS power supply supports communication protocols, which
include standard SCPI commands and a few proprietary commands that
follow the SCPI convention. The SCPI interface enables users to operate
the power supply through a computer or a terminal equipped with IEEE-
488.2 GPIB, RS-232, or USB interface. SCPI IEEE-488.2 also supports
multi-unit control allowing a user to control up to 30 power supplies.
The following table lists all of the numerical parameters.
Symbol
Response Formats
<bool>
Boolean value, can be 1 or “ON”, 0 or “OFF”
<NR1>
Integer value, can be zero, positive or negative
integer number
<NRf>
Flexible numerical value, can be zero, positive or
negative float point numeric value
<string>
String value, characters enclosed in single or double
quotes
<NL>
New line, hex code 0x0Ah
<Rtn>
Return, hex code 0x0Dh
All commands should be ended with the <Rtn> and <NL> and there
should be a space between command and numerical parameter.
4.3 Error/Event List
SCPI interface can offer an error/event list that contains up to 10
errors/events. Users can read the errors/events through the
“SYStem:ERRor?” query command in a first-in first-out manner. Once an
error/event is read, the read process will clear it from the memory. To