R E A D I N G A Q U E R Y R E S P O N S; S E L E C T I N G A T R I G G E R S O U R C - Agilent Technologies E3633A Operating Manual

Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
Simplified Programming Overview
Reading a Query Response
O n l y t h e q u e r y c o m m a n d s ( c o m m a n d s t h a t e n d w i t h " ? " ) w i l l i n s t r u c t t h e
p o w e r s u p p l y t o s e n d a r e s p o n s e m e s s a g e . Q u e r i e s r e t u r n e i t h e r o u t p u t v a l u e s
o r i n t e r n a l i n s t r u m e n t s e t t i n g s . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t s
e x e c u t e d f r o m y o u r c o m p u t e r w i l l r e a d t h e p o w e r s u p p l y ' s e r r o r q u e u e a n d
p r i n t t h e m o s t r e c e n t e r r o r :
dimension statement
S YST:ERR?
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bus enter statement
print statement
Selecting a Trigger Source
T h e p o w e r s u p p l y w i l l a c c e p t a ' ' b u s ' ' ( s o f t w a r e ) t r i g g e r o r a n i m m e d i a t e
i n t e r n a l t r i g g e r a s a t r i g g e r s o u r c e . B y d e f a u l t , t h e ' ' B U S ' ' t r i g g e r s o u r c e i s
s e l e c t e d . I f y o u w a n t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y t o u s e a n i m m e d i a t e i n t e r n a l t r i g g e r ,
I MMediate
y o u m u s t s e l e c t ' '
e x e c u t e d f r o m y o u r c o m p u t e r w i l l s e t t o a n o u t p u t o f 3 V / 1 A i m m e d i a t e l y :
V OLT:TRIG 3.0
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C URR:TRIG 1.0
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T RIG:SOUR IMM
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I NIT
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Dimension string array (80 elements)
Read error queue
Enter error string into computer
Print error string
' ' . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t s
Set the triggered voltage level to 3.0 V
Set the triggered current level to 1.0 A
Select the immediate trigger as a source
Cause the trigger system to initiate
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