User manual

LABKON Series
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GMC-I Messtechnik GmbH 9
4.29 Trigger Commands ............................................................................................................................................. 39
4.30 System-Related Commands ............................................................................................................................... 39
4.31 Calibration Commands ....................................................................................................................................... 41
4.32 RS232 Interface Commands............................................................................................................................... 42
4.33 The SCPI Status Registers ................................................................................................................................. 42
4.34 What is an Event Register? ................................................................................................................................ 42
4.35 What is an Enable Register? .............................................................................................................................. 42
4.36 The Questionable Status Register ...................................................................................................................... 43
4.37 The Standard Event Register.............................................................................................................................. 44
4.38 The Status Byte Register .................................................................................................................................... 45
4.39 Status Reporting Commands .............................................................................................................................. 46
4.40 SCPI Conformance Information .......................................................................................................................... 47
4.41 SCPI Confirmed Commands............................................................................................................................... 47
4.42 Device-Specific Commands ................................................................................................................................ 48
5 Tutorial ......................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.1 Tutorial ................................................................................................................................................................ 50
5.2 An Overview of GOSSEN METRAWATT LABKON Series Operation ................................................................ 50
5.3 Output Characteristics ........................................................................................................................................ 50
5.4 Unregulated State ............................................................................................................................................... 51
5.5 Unwanted Signals ............................................................................................................................................... 51
5.6 Connecting the Load ........................................................................................................................................... 52
5.7 Output Isolation ................................................................................................................................................... 52
5.8 Multiple Loads..................................................................................................................................................... 52
5.9 Considerations .................................................................................................................................................... 53
5.10 Capacitive Load .................................................................................................................................................. 53
5.11 Inductive Load .................................................................................................................................................... 53
5.12 Pulse Load .......................................................................................................................................................... 54
5.13 Reverse Current Load ........................................................................................................................................ 54
5.14 Extending the output ........................................................................................................................................... 54
5.15 Reliability ............................................................................................................................................................ 54
6 Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................... 55
6.1 Performance Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 55
6.2 Transient Response Time ................................................................................................................................... 56
6.3 Command Processing Time................................................................................................................................ 56
6.4 Supplementary Characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 56
7 APPENDIX Error Messages ........................................................................................................................................ 59
7.1 Error Messages .................................................................................................................................................. 59
7.2 Execution Errors ................................................................................................................................................. 59
7.3 Self-Test Errors ................................................................................................................................................... 61
7.4 Calibration Errors ................................................................................................................................................ 62