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PROGRAMMING MANUAL

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Notations

TEXT – Denotes a softkey.

TEXT – Denotes a front panel button.

Table of Contents

Notations ............................................................................................................................... i

1. Remote Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 1

A. RS488.2 - GPIB ................................................................................................................... 1

B. USBCDC .............................................................................................................................. 1

C. USBTMC ............................................................................................................................. 1

D. RS-232C .............................................................................................................................. 1

2. SCPI Commands .............................................................................................................. 2

E. Example query command – Read the serial number ........................................................ 2

F. Example value set command ............................................................................................. 2

G. Example value set command ............................................................................................. 3

H. FETCh | MEASure ............................................................................................................... 3

1. Command Summary .................................................................................................... 3

2. FETCh:VOLTage:AC? - MEASure:VOLTage:AC? ........................................................... 3

3. FETCh:VOLTage:DC? – MEASure:VOLTage:DC? .......................................................... 3

4. FETCh:CURRent:AC? – MEASure:CURRent:AC? .......................................................... 4

5. FETCh:CURRent:DC? – MEASure:CURRent:DC? .......................................................... 4

6. FETCh:CURRent:CREStfactor? – MEASure:CURRent:CREStfactor? ............................. 4

7. FETCh:CURRent:INRush? – MEASure:CURRent:INRush? ............................................ 5

8. FETCh:CURRent:PEAK:POSitive? – MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:POSitive? ..................... 5

9. FETCh:CURRent:PEAK:NEGative? – MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:NEGative? .................. 5

10. FETCh:FREQuency? – MEASure:FREQuency? .............................................................. 6

11. FETCh:POWer:AC:REAL? – MEASure:POWer:AC:REAL? .............................................. 6

12. FETCh:POWer:AC:APParent? – MEASure:POWer:AC:APParent?................................ 6

13. FETCh:POWer:AC:REACtive? – MEASure:POWer:AC:REACtive? ................................. 6

14. FETCh:POWer:AC:PFACtor? – MEASure:POWer:AC:PFACtor? ................................... 6

I. OUTPut............................................................................................................................... 7

1. Command Summary .................................................................................................... 7

2. OUTPut:[STATe] ........................................................................................................... 7

3. OUTPut:MODe ............................................................................................................. 7

4. OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar .......................................................................................... 8

5. OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:AC .......................................................................................... 8

6. OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:POSitive ........................................................................... 8

7. OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:NEGative .......................................................................... 9

8. OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent ............................................................................................... 9

9. OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent:DELay .................................................................................... 9

10. OUTPut:LIMit:POWer ................................................................................................ 10

J. [SOURce] .......................................................................................................................... 10

1. Command Summary .................................................................................................. 10

2. [SOURce]:VOLTage:RANGe ........................................................................................ 11

3. [SOURce]:VOLTage:AC ............................................................................................... 12

4. [SOURce]:VOLTage:DC ............................................................................................... 12

5. [SOURce]:CURRent:INRush:STARt ............................................................................. 12

6. [SOURce]:CURRent:INRush:INTerval ......................................................................... 13

7. [SOURce]:FREQuency ................................................................................................ 13

8. [SOURce]:SYNChronous ............................................................................................. 13

9. [SOURce]:PHASe ........................................................................................................ 14

10. [SOURce]:CONFigure:COUPling ................................................................................. 14

11. [SOURce]:CONFigure:TIMer[:STATe] ......................................................................... 15

12. [SOURce]:CONFigure:TIMer:COUNt .......................................................................... 15

13. [SOURce]:CONFigure:EXTernal .................................................................................. 16

14. [SOURce]:CONFigure:INHibit ..................................................................................... 16

15. [SOURce]:CONFigure:TRANSient ............................................................................... 17

16. [SOURce]:STEP:VOLTage:AC ...................................................................................... 17

17. [SOURce]:STEP:VOLTage:DC ...................................................................................... 18

18. [SOURce]:STEP:DVOLtage:AC .................................................................................... 18

19. [SOURce]:STEP:DVOLtage:DC .................................................................................... 19

20. [SOURce]:STEP:FREQuency ....................................................................................... 19

21. [SOURce]:STEP:DFREQuency ..................................................................................... 19

22. [SOURce]:STEP:TIMe ................................................................................................. 20

23. [SOURce]:STEP:COUNt .............................................................................................. 20

24. [SOURce]:STEP:SYNChronous .................................................................................... 21

25. [SOURce]:STEP:PHASe ............................................................................................... 21

26. List mode programming ............................................................................................ 21

27. [SOURce]:LIST:NUMber ............................................................................................. 22

28. LIST:CONF:WRITE....................................................................................................... 23

29. [SOURce]:LIST:BASE ................................................................................................... 23

30. [SOURce]:LIST:SYNChronous ..................................................................................... 24

31. [SOURce]:LIST:PHASe ................................................................................................ 24

32. [SOURce]:LIST:COUNt ................................................................................................ 24

33. LIST:WRITE ................................................................................................................. 25

34. LIST:CONF:STEP?........................................................................................................ 26

35. LIST:CONF:READ? ...................................................................................................... 26

36. LIST:READ? ................................................................................................................. 26

37. LIST:START:QUERY ..................................................................................................... 27

38. [SOURce]:LIST:STEPno ............................................................................................... 28

39. [SOURce]:LIST:VOLTage:LEVel:AC:STARt ................................................................... 28

40. [SOURce]:LIST:VOLTage:LEVel:AC:END ..................................................................... 28

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41. [SOURce]:LIST:VOLTage:LEVel:DC:STARt .................................................................. 29

42. [SOURce]:LIST:VOLTage:LEVel:DC:END ..................................................................... 29

43. [SOURce]:LIST:FREQuency:LEVel:STARt .................................................................... 29

44. [SOURce]:LIST:FREQuency:LEVel:END ....................................................................... 30

45. [SOURce]:LIST:CLEar .................................................................................................. 30

46. [SOURce]:PULSe:VOLTage:AC ................................................................................... 30

47. [SOURce]:PULSe:VOLTage:DC ................................................................................... 31

48. [SOURce]:PULSe:FREQuency ..................................................................................... 31

49. [SOURce]:PULSe:SYNChronous ................................................................................. 31

50. [SOURce]:PULSe:PHASe ............................................................................................. 32

51. [SOURce]:PULSe:DUTY .............................................................................................. 32

52. [SOURce]:PULSe:PERIOd ........................................................................................... 33

53. [SOURce]:PULSe:COUNt ............................................................................................ 33

54. [SOURce]:FUNCtion:SHAPe ....................................................................................... 33

55. [SOURce]:FUNCtion:SHAPe:A .................................................................................... 34

56. [SOURce]:FUNCtion:SHAPe:B .................................................................................... 34

57. [SOURce]:FUNC:SHAP:USER:TABLe:READ ................................................................. 35

58. [SOURce]:FUNCtion:SHAPe:USER:TABLe:DATA ........................................................ 35

59. [SOURce]:FUNCtion:SHAPe:USER:TABLe:DATA? <NR1> ........................................... 36

K. SYStem ............................................................................................................................. 37

1. Command Summary .................................................................................................. 37

2. SYStem:BEEP .............................................................................................................. 37

3. SYStem:BRIGhtness ................................................................................................... 38

4. SYStem:KEY:LOCK ...................................................................................................... 38

5. SYStem:TIME ............................................................................................................. 38

6. SYStem:DATE ............................................................................................................. 39

7. SYStem:RECall:DEFault .............................................................................................. 39

8. SYStem:SERial? .......................................................................................................... 39

9. SYStem:MODel? ........................................................................................................ 39

10. SYStem:MANUFacture? ............................................................................................. 40

11. SYStem:INTERFACE .................................................................................................... 40

12. SYStem:ERRor? .......................................................................................................... 40

13. SYStem:VERSion? ....................................................................................................... 40

14. SYStem:GPIB:ADDRess .............................................................................................. 41

15. SYStem:IP:CONFig ...................................................................................................... 41

16. SYStem:IP:ADDRess ................................................................................................... 41

17. SYStem:IP:GATEway .................................................................................................. 41

18. SYStem:IP:MASK ........................................................................................................ 42

L. USBFlash .......................................................................................................................... 42

1. Command Summary .................................................................................................. 42

2. USBFlash:SAVE:CONFiguration .................................................................................. 42

3. USBFlash:RECall:CONFiguration ................................................................................ 43

4. USBFlash:SAVE:SCReen ............................................................................................. 43

5. USBFlash:SAVE:COMPlete? ....................................................................................... 43

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1. Remote Interfaces

A. RS488.2 - GPIB B. USBCDC C. USBTMC D. RS-232C

2. SCPI Commands

Symbol

Format

<NR1>

Number with an implicit decimal point at the end. Ex. 100

<NRf>

Number with an explicit decimal point. Ex. 100.5

Boolean value. Ex. 0 | OFF | 1 | ON

<STR>

Named value. Ex. “phase”

General syntax for SCPI commands or query is a “:” (colon) separated string with either a “?” or

an argument following the command string separated by a SPACE character. Commands are

terminated by the linefeed character (0x10, “\n”). Arguments are listed using “< ARG | ARG | … >” in the following descriptions. The “ARG” will be from the following:

Most commands have a long and short format, the capitalized portion of the name is the short form, and the complete name is the long form. For example, the FETch can be sent as either “fet” or fetch. Short and long forms may be mixed in a command string. An optional portion of a command is shown within “[ ]”.

E. Example query command – Read the serial number

“

XX.XX SYStem

XX.XX.YY SERial?

“

This command is in the SYStem section of the SCPI command set. The command is a “query” command and will return a string containing the serial number. As a “query” it must end with

a “?” character. The value returned will be terminated by 2 characters “\r” “\n” (0x0D 0x0A).

Command string: “sys:ser?\n” OR “system:serial?\n” OR “sys:serial?\n” etc…

F. Example value set command

“

XX.XX SYStem

XX.XX.YY SERial?

“

G. Example value set command

MEASure:VOLTage:AC?

MEASure:VOLTage:DC?

MEASure:CURRent:AC?

MEASure:CURRent:DC?

MEASure:CURRent:CREStfactor?

MEASure:CURRent:INRush?

MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:POSitive?

MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:NEGative?

MEASure:POWer:AC:REAL?

MEASure:POWer:ACAPParent?

MEASure:POWer:AC:REACtive?

MEASure:POWer:AC:PFACtor?

Description

Query the RMS AC voltage.

Query Syntax

FETCh:VOLTage:AC? - MEASure:VOLTage:AC?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Value: 0-300V or 0-150V depending on the range setting.

Related Commands

[SOURce]:VOLTage:AC

Description

Query the DC voltage.

“

XX.XX SYStem

XX.XX.YY SERial?

“

H. FETCh | MEASure

1. Command Summary

The following commands use either FETCH or MEASURE as the root. For example, “FETCH:FREQ?”, and “MEASURE:FREQ?” are equivalent. Fetch and Measure function identically, they trigger measurement and return the value measured.

2. FETCh:VOLTage:AC? - MEASure:VOLTage:AC?

3. FETCh:VOLTage:DC? – MEASure:VOLTage:DC?

Query Syntax

FETCh:VOLTage:DC? – MEASure:VOLTage:DC?

Returned Parameters

<NR1>

Value: -424 to 424 or -212 to 212 depending on the range setting.

Related Commands

[SOURce]:VOLTage:DC

4. FETCh:CURRent:AC? – MEASure:CURRent:AC?

Description

Query the AC current (Amps).

Query Syntax

FETCh:CURRent:AC? – MEASure:CURRent:AC?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Value: Returns a floating point number.

Related Commands

OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent

Description

Query the DC current being delivered.

Query Syntax

FETCh:CURRent:DC? – MEASure:CURRent:DC?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Value: A floating point

Related Commands

[SOURce]:VOLTage:DC, OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:POSitive, OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:NEGative

Description

Query the Crest Factor measured by the unit.

Query Syntax

FETCh:CURRent:CREStfactor? MEASure:CURRent:CREStfactor?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

5. FETCh:CURRent:DC? – MEASure:CURRent:DC?

6. FETCh:CURRent:CREStfactor? – MEASure:CURRent:CREStfactor?

7. FETCh:CURRent:INRush? – MEASure:CURRent:INRush?

Description

Query the measured inrush current delivered to the load.

Note

Value valid only when the supply output is on. Disabling output clears the value and returns 0.000000.

Query Syntax

FETCh:CURRent:INRush?

MEASure:CURRent:INRush?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Related Commands

source:current:inrush:start

source:current:inrush:interval

Description

Query the positive peak current delivered to the load.

Note

This is the present value at the time the command is issued.

Query Syntax

FETCh:CURRent:PEAK:POSitive?

MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:POSitive?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Description

Query the negative peak current delivered to the load.

Note

This is the present value at the time the command is issued.

Query Syntax

FETCh:CURRent:PEAK:NEGative?

MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:NEGative?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

8. FETCh:CURRent:PEAK:POSitive? – MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:POSitive?

9. FETCh:CURRent:PEAK:NEGative? –

MEASure:CURRent:PEAK:NEGative?

10. FETCh:FREQuency? – MEASure:FREQuency?

Description

Query the frequency at the output.

Query Syntax

FETCh:FREQuency?

MEASure:FREQuency?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Related Commands

[SOURce]:FREQuency

Description

Query the real component of the power consumed by the load.

Query Syntax

FETCh:POWer:AC:REAL?

MEASure:POWer:AC:REAL?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Description

Query the apparent power consumed by the load.

Query Syntax

FETCh:POWer:AC:APParent?

MEASure:POWer:AC:APParent?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Description

Query the reactive power consumed by the load.

Query Syntax

FETCh:POWer:AC:REACtive?

MEASure:POWer:AC:REACtive?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

Description

Query the power factor of the output.

11. FETCh:POWer:AC:REAL? – MEASure:POWer:AC:REAL?

12. FETCh:POWer:AC:APParent? – MEASure:POWer:AC:APParent?

13. FETCh:POWer:AC:REACtive? – MEASure:POWer:AC:REACtive?

14. FETCh:POWer:AC:PFACtor? – MEASure:POWer:AC:PFACtor?

Query Syntax

FETCh:POWer:AC:PFACtor?

MEASure:POWer:AC:PFACtor?

Returned Parameters

<NRf>

I. OUTPut

OUTPut[:STATe]

OUTPut:MODe

OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:AC

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:POSitive

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:NEGative

OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent

OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent:DELay

OUTPut:LIMit:POWer

Description

Turn the OUTPut on or off, or query the present state.

Command Syntax

OUTPut[:STATe] <Bool>

Parameters

0 | OFF | 1 | ON

Examples

OUTP on

Query Syntax

OUTPut:[STATe]?

Returned Parameters

<STR>

Returns the string “ON” or “OFF”

Description

Set or query the waveform operation to output.

Use this to switch between normal output mode or to run one of the other programmatic modes.

Command Syntax

OUTPut:MODe <STR>

This is some text that describes the section.

1. Command Summary

2. OUTPut:[STATe]

3. OUTPut:MODe

Parameters

NORMal | STEP | LIST | PULSE

Examples

OUTP:MOD step

Query Syntax

OUTPut:MODe?

Returned Parameters

<STR>

“NORMal”, “STEP”, “LIST”, “PULSE”

4. OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar

Description

Reset the protection state in the event of a protection fault. When a limit is reached, the output will turn off and the alarm will sound. This command clears the alarm.

Command Syntax

OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar

Parameters

None

Examples

output:prot:cle

Description

Set or query the AC voltage limit.

Note

This limit applies to AC and AC+DC modes and limits based on the RMS output voltage.

Command Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:AC <NR2>

Parameters

Output voltage limit as a floating point number. 310V for example.

Examples

outp:lim:volt:ac 310

Query Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:AC?

Returned Parameters

<NR2>

Example: 310.000000

Description

Set or query the upper DC voltage limit.

5. OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:AC

6. OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:POSitive

Command Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:POSitive <NR2>

Parameters

Positive voltage limit

Examples

output:limit:voltage:dc:positive 125

Query Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:POSitive?

Returned Parameters

<NR2>

Example: 125.000000

7. OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:NEGative

Description

Set or query the lower DC voltage limit.

Command Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:NEGative <NR2>

Parameters

Negative voltage limit

Examples

OUTP:LIM:VOLT:DC:NEG -100

Query Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:VOLTage:DC:NEGative?

Returned Parameters

<NR2>

Description

Set or query the current limit in amps.

Command Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent <NR2>

Examples

OUTP:LIM:CURR 12.34

Query Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent?

Returned Parameters

<NR2>

Description

Set the delay, in milliseconds, for triggering output protection.

Command Syntax

OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent:DELay <NR2>

Parameters

<NR2>

8. OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent

9. OUTPut:LIMit:CURRent:DELay

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