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4.9.5
Acknowledge
The power supply acknowledges the commands received by returning an "OK" message. If an
error is detected, the power supply returns an error message. The rules for the checksum apply to
the Acknowledge feature as well.
4.9.6
Backspace
The backspace character (ASCII 8) clears the last character sent to the power supply.
4.10
GEN Command Set Description
4.10.1
General Guides
Any command or argument may be in capital letters or small letters.
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In commands with an argument, a space must appear between command and argument.
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For any command that sets a numeric value, the value may be up to 12 characters long.
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Carriage Return: If the CR character (ASCII 13) is received by itself, the power supply will
respond with an "OK" and CR.
4.10.2
Numeric / Data Type Parameters
Data Formats
<NR1>
<NR2>
<NRh>
<Bool>
<DSC>
<SRD>
4.10.3
Command Set Categories
The command set is divided into six categories as follows:
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Identification Commands
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Initialization Commands
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Output Commands
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Global Output Commands
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Auxiliary Commands
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Status Commands
Description
Digits with an implied decimal point assumed at the right of the least
significant digit. Example: 255
Digits with an explicit decimal point. Example: .0253
Digits in the hexadecimal format
Boolean data. Examples: 0|1 or OFF|ON. Boolean parameters represent a
single binary condition that is either true or false. I.e. for a false condition,
the power supply will accept "OFF" or "0". For a true condition, the power
supply will accept "ON" or "1" (OUT {OFF|ON}).
* Any number x which holds -0.5<x<0.5 is regarded as FALSE, otherwise
TRUE.
DiSCrete. Discrete parameters are used to program settings that have a
limited number of values (i.e. RMT {LOC|REM|LLO})
String Response Data. Predefined format of symbolic string parameters.
Example: 29920Bits/V,00000Bits,3.3459E-05Volt/Bit,-0.0016Volts
Table 4-3: Numeric / Data Type Parameters
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