Contents
1 Common Commands 5
1.1 *CLS 5
1.2 *ESE 5
1.3 *ESR? 5
1.4 *IDN? 6
1.5 *OPC 6
1.6 *OPT? 6
1.7 *RCL 6
1.8 *RST 6
1.9 *SAV 7
1.10 *SRE 7
1.11 *STB? 7
1.12 *LRN? 8
1.13 *WAI 8
2 Measurement Commands 9
2.1 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? 9
2.2 MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer[:DC]? 9
2.3 MEASure[:SCALar]:VOLTage[:DC]? 9
3 Voltage Commands 10
3.1 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] 10
3.2 [SOURce:]VOLTage:SLEW 10
3.3 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel] 10
3.4 [SOURce:]VOLTage:MAX[:LEVel] 10
3.5 [SOURce:]VOLTage:MIN[:LEVel] 11
3.6 [SOURce:]CVCC:PROTection[:LEVel] 11
4 Current 12
4.1 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] 12
4.2 [SOURce:]CURRent:SLEW 12
4.3 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection[:LEVel] 12
4.4 [SOURce:]CURRent:MAX[:LEVel] 12
4.5 [SOURce:]CURRent:MAX[:LEVel] 13
4.6 [SOURce:]CCCV:PROTection[:LEVel] 13
5 Power Commands 14
5.1 [SOURce:]POWer[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? 14
5.2 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection[:LEVel] 14
6 Timer Commands 15
6.1 [SOURce:]TIMer[:STATe] 15
6.2 [SOURce:]TIMer:COUNt 15
7 Solar Array Simulator Commands 16
7.1 [SOURce:]SASimulator[:STATe] 16
7.2 [SOURce:]SASimulator:CURve 16
7.3 [SOURce:]SASimulator:CURve:REGUlation 16
7.4 [SOURce:]SASimulator:CURve:VMP 16
7.5 [SOURce:]SASimulator:CURve:PMP 17
7.6 [SOURce:]SASimulator:CURve:MATErial 17
7.7 [SOURce:]SASimulator:CURve:PARAMeter 17
7.8 [SOURce:]SASimulator:CONTrol:MODe 17
8 Output 19
8.1 OUTPut[:STATe] 19
8.2 OUTPut:INHibit:MODE 19
8.3 OUTPut:PON:STATe 19
8.4 OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar 19
8.5 [SOURce:]:EXTernal:MODe 20
8.6 [SOURce:]:EXTernal:RANGe 20
9 Status 21
9.1 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? 21
9.2 STATus:OPERation:CONDition? 21
9.3 STATus:OPERation:ENABle 21
9.4 STATus:OPERation:NTRansition 22
9.5 STATus:OPERation:PTRansition 22
9.6 STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? 22
9.7 STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? 22
9.8 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle 23
9.9 STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition 23
9.10 STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansiton 23
9.11 STATus:PRESet 23
10 Program 25
10.1 [SOURce:]PROGram[:STATe] 25
10.2 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:NUMBer 25
10.3 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:DELete 25
10.4 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:NEXT 25
10.5 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:REPeat 25
10.6 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:STEP 26
10.7 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:STEP:VOLTage 26
10.8 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:STEP:CURRent 26
10.9 [SOURce:]PROGram[:SELected]:STEP:TIME 26
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11 Display 27
11.1 DISPlay[:WINDow][:STATe] 27
12 System 28
12.1 SYSTem:ERRor? 28
12.2 SYSTem:SECurity:IMMediate 28
12.3 SYSTem:VERSion 28
12.4 SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN|TCPip:MODE 29
12.5 SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN|TCPip:ADDRess 29
12.6 SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN|TCPip:GATEway 29
12.7 SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN|TCPip:MASK 29
12.8 SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:RESTart 29
12.9 SYSTem:COMMunicate:PARallel:MODE 30
12.10 SYSTem:COMMunicate:PARallel:ADDRess 30
12.11 SYSTem:COMMunicate:PARallel:TOTal? 30
12.12 SYSTem:COMMunicate:RLSTate 30
12.13 LXI:IDENtify[:STATe] 30
13 Calibration 31
13.1 CALibrate:PASSword 31
13.2 CALibrate:CURRent[:LEVel] 31
13.3 CALibrate:CURRent:PROTection 31
13.4 CALibrate:CURRent:EXTernal 31
13.5 CALibrate:CURRent:EXTernal:CC 32
13.6 CALibrate:VOLTage[:LEVel] 32
13.7 CALibrate:VOLTage:PROTection 32
13.8 CALibrate:VOLTage:EXTernal 32
13.9 CALibrate:VOLTage:EXTernal:CC 33
13.10 CALibrate:STATe? 33
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1.1 *CLS
Description Clear (1)All event registers(2)Status byte (3)Error queue (4)Output queue (5)MAV bit
Command Syntax *CLS
1.2 *ESE
Description Event status enable
Command Syntax *ESE
Query Syntax *ESE?
Query Example >*ese?
1.3 *ESR?
Description Event status enable register
Common Commands
>0
Query Syntax *ESR?
Event Status Register Bit
Bit Bit Name Decimal Value Denition
0 OPC 1 A 1 in this bit position indicates that all pending signal gen-
1 not used not used
2 QYE 4 A 1 in this bit position indicates that a query error has oc-
3 DDE 8 A 1 in this bit position indicates that a device dependent er-
4 EXE 16 A 1 in this bit position indicates that an execution error has
5 CME 32 A 1 in this bit position indicates that a command error has
6 not used 64
7 PON 128 A 1 in this bit position indicates that the signal generator
erator operations were completed following execution of the
*OPC command.
curred. Query errors have instrument error numbers from
-499 to -400.
ror has occurred. Device dependent errors have instrument
error numbers from -399 to -300 and 1 to 32767.
(1)Self-test error
(2)Calibration password is incorrect
(3)Calibration error
(4)Device-specic error
occurred. Execution errors have instrument error numbers
from -299 to -200.
(1)Data out of range
(2)Too much data
(3)Hardware missing(option)
occurred. Command errors have instrument error numbers
from -199 to -100.
has been turned o and then on.
Common Commands 6
1.4 *IDN?
Description Query Instrment information
Query Syntax *IDN?
Query Example >*idn?
>B&K PRECISION,MR40003,123456,0.55-7.k7-5.00d-1.H0
1.5 *OPC
Description Set operation complete command and query
Command Syntax *OPC
Query Syntax *OPC?
Query Example >*opc?
>1
1.6 *OPT?
Description Query for installed options. A ``0’’ indicates there are no installed options, ``1’’ indicates a GPIB/LAN
card is installed.
Query Syntax *OPT?
Query Example >*opt?
>1
1.7 *RCL
Description Recalls a saved instrument state
Command Syntax *RCL <NR1>
Command example >*rcl 0
1.8 *RST
Description Reset the power supply to default settings.
Command Syntax *RST
Common Commands 7
Notes Default settings:
Setting Category Setting Value
Output Voltage 10 V
Current 1 A
Protection OVP OVPMax
OCP OCPMax
OPP OPPMax
CV>CV OFF
CC>CV OFF
Limit Vmax VMax
Vmin 0
IMax IMax
IMin 0
Slope Voltage Slope VSRMax
Current Slope ISRMax
Timer Mode O
HHH:MM:SS 000:00:00
Program Mode OFF
Program Number 0
Parallel Mode OFF
Address 0 (Master)
PV Simulation Mode OFF
Curve 1
Control Mode CC
Power-On State Mode Disable
Memory 1
Output State OFF
1.9 *SAV
Description Saves an instrument state
Command Syntax *SAV <1-10>
Command Example >*SAV 1
1.10 *SRE
Description Service request enable register
Command Syntax *SRE
Query Syntax *SRE?
1.11 *STB?
Description Query status byte
Query Syntax *STB?
Common Commands 8
Status ByteRegister Bit
Bit Bit Name Decimal Value Denition
0-1 not used not used
2 ERR 4 Error/Event Queue Summary Bit.
A 1 in this bit position indicates that one or more errors in
the Error Queue. Use “SYSTem:ERRor?” to read and delete
errors.
3 QUES 8 Data Questionable Status Summary Bit.
4 MAV 16 Message available.
5 ESB 32 Standard Event Status Summary Bit.
6 MSS 64 Request Service (RQS) Summary Bit.
A 1 in this bit position indicates that the signal generator
has at least one reason to require service. This bit is also
called the Master Summary Status bit (MSS). The individual bits in the Status Byte are individually ANDed with
their corresponding service request enable register, then
each individual bit value is ORed and input to this bit.
7 OPER 128 Operation Status Summary Bit.
1.12 *LRN?
Description This command returns the device setup query. It is dened as "Learn Device Setup Query" in
IEEE 488.2. The command returns instrument settings , same as that from Save/Recall state.
Query Syntax *LRN?
Command example >*LRN?
>VOLT 15.0;CURR 8.000;VOLT:PROT 10.0;CURR:PROT 20.000;POW:PROT 5200.5;CVCC:PROT
1;CCCV:PROT 1;VOLT:MAX 200.0;VOLT:MIN 0.0;CURR:MAX 10.000;CURR:MIN 0.000;VOLT:SLEW
16.665;CURR:SLEW 500.0;TIM 1;TIM:COUN 0:0:0;PROG 1;PROG:NUMB 2;SYST:COMM:PAR:MODE
1;SYST:COMM:PAR:ADDR 0;SAS 1;SAS:CUR 1;SAS:CONT:MOD 1
1.13 *WAI
Description This command prohibits the instrument from executing any new commands until all pending over-
lapped commands have been processed.
Command Syntax *WAI
Measurement Commands
2.1 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]?
Description Retrieve the output current value.
Query Format MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]?
Response Format Decimal number.
Query Example >meas:curr?
>0.996
2.2 MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer[:DC]?
Description Retrieve the output power value.
Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer[:DC]?
Response Format Decimal number.
Query Example >measure:power:dc?
>0.1
2.3 MEASure[:SCALar]:VOLTage[:DC]?
Description Retrieve the output voltage value.
Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:VOLTage[:DC]?
Response Format Decimal number.
Query Example >measure:scalar:voltage?
>10.2
Voltage Commands
3.1 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]
Description Output voltage setting.
Command Syntax [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] <voltage>
Command Example >volt 900
Query Syntax [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]?
Query Example >volt?
>900.0
3.2 [SOURce:]VOLTage:SLEW
Description Voltage rising slew rate. Falling slew rate is not controlled via command.
Command Syntax [SOURce:]VOLTage:SLEW <slew rate V/ms>
Command Example >volt 9
Query Syntax [SOURce:]VOLTage:SLEW?
Query Example >volt:slew?
>9.0
3.3 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel]
Description Over-voltage protection level.
Command Syntax [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel] <voltage>
Command Example >volt:prot 1100
Query Format [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel]?
Response Format <voltage>
Query Example >voltage:protection?
>1100.0
3.4 [SOURce:]VOLTage:MAX[:LEVel]
Description Congures the maximum voltage limit.
Command Syntax [SOURce:]VOLTage:MAX[:LEVel] <voltage>
Command Example >volt:max 1100
Query Format [SOURce:]VOLTage:MAX[:LEVel]?
Response Format <voltage>
Query Example >voltage:MAX?
>1100.0
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