Instructions

7.5 Rear Panel USB Connector ............................................................................................................86
7.5.1 USB Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................86
7.6 Multi Power Supply Connection to RS232 Or RS485 or USB ............................................. 86
7.7 GEN Protocol (GEN series communication language) ......................................................... 87
7.7.1 Dat a For m at ................................................................................................................................................................. 87
7.7.2 End of Message ......................................................................................................................................................... 87
7.7.3 Command Repeat ....................................................................................................................................................87
7.7.4 Che ck sum ..................................................................................................................................................................... 87
7.7.5 Acknowledge.............................................................................................................................................................. 87
7.7.6 B ack s p ace ..................................................................................................................................................................... 87
7.7.7 Error Messages ........................................................................................................................................................... 87
7.8 GEN Command Set Description ..................................................................................................88
7.8.1 General guides ..........................................................................................................................................................88
7.8.2 Command Set Categories .................................................................................................................................. 88
7.8.3 Identification Commands ...................................................................................................................................88
7.8.4 Initialization Commands .................................................................................................................................... 89
7.8.5 Output Commands ................................................................................................................................................89
7.8.6 Global Output Commands ................................................................................................................................ 91
7.8.7 Auxiliary Commands .............................................................................................................................................93
7.8.8 Status Commands ................................................................................................................................................... 93
7.9 Serial Communication Test Set-Up .............................................................................................94
7.10 SCPI Protocol ....................................................................................................................................94
7.10.1 Data Format ...............................................................................................................................................................94
7.10.2 End of Message ......................................................................................................................................................94
7.10.3 End of Command .................................................................................................................................................94
7.10.4 Checksum .................................................................................................................................................................. 95
7.10.5 SCPI Requirements ............................................................................................................................................... 95
7.10.6 SCPI Command Hierarchy ................................................................................................................................ 95
7.10.7 Header ..........................................................................................................................................................................95
7.10.8 Data Formats ............................................................................................................................................................96
7.10.9 Character Data ......................................................................................................................................................... 96
7.10.10 Commands Notes ............................................................................................................................................... 96
7.11 SCPI Common Commands ...........................................................................................................96
7.12 SCPI Subsystem Commands ......................................................................................................101
7.12.1 Output Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................... 101
7.12.2 Instrument Subsystem ......................................................................................................................................104
7.12.3 Voltage Subsystem ..............................................................................................................................................104
7.12.4 Current Subsystem...............................................................................................................................................106
7.12.5 Measure Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................ 107
7.12.6 DISPlay Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................... 108
7.12.7 INITiate Subsystem...............................................................................................................................................109
7.12.8 LIST Subsystem ......................................................................................................................................................109
7.12.9 STATus Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................ 111
7.12.10 SYSTem Subsystem ........................................................................................................................................... 113
7.12.11 TRIGger Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................ 114
7.12.12 WAVE Subsystem ................................................................................................................................................ 115
7.12.13 Global Subsystem ............................................................................................................................................... 116
7.13 Command Summary ..................................................................................................................... 117
CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 121
8.2 FIX Mode ............................................................................................................................................121
8.3 LIST Mode ..........................................................................................................................................122
8.4 WAVE Mode ....................................................................................................................................... 123