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L-Series and FCS-18- Graphical User Interface User Manual

62 California Instruments Rev C - June 1996

7.5 Downloading transient registers

Once all relevant transient information has been entered in the data

fields, the contents of all registers can be downloaded to the L-Series unit.

This is accomplished by clicking on the key located on the

right hand side of the transient screen. If an L-Series is connected to the PC,

the contents for all registers with a transient type other than Empty will be

transferred to the instrument. Before downloading occurs however, error

checks are performed on all parameters to ensure no invalid data is

transferred. This may result in error messages that could not be detected

earlier. This is especially true for errors in the link field. (see section 7.3).

If the

LSGUI is in

simulation

mode,

transfer to the

instrument

can not be

achieved.

Instead, a

window listing

all program

statements

that would be

sent to a real

unit is

displayed.

This can be a

useful feature

when

troubleshootin

g transient programs or when the user wants to analyze the actual step and

delay values generated by the LSGUI program for each transient.

This window will be shown until the

button is clicked or the

transient window itself is closed.

Uploading of transient registers from the L-Series to the PC is not

supported by the LSGUI program. To view the contents of a transient

command line. The TLK REG command can be found in the pull down list.

(Refer to section 5.3).