Output Commands And Queries - Ectron 1140A Instruction Manual

Remote Operation

Output Commands and Queries

Set the Material to be Connected :INSTrument:MATerial {Material}
Valid inputs for {Material} are ALLOY or COPPER.
Example: :INST:MAT ALLOY sets the unit to work with alloy connections.
Query the Material of the Wires with which the Model 1140A is set to operate
:INSTrument:MATerial?
Example: :INST:MAT? would return either COPPER or ALLOY.
Activate the connector to be used :INSTrument:TERMinal {Connector}
{Connector} must be TC (for the thermocouple connector) or POST (for the white binding
posts). This command only pertains to alloy connections. Temperature sensors are embedded
in the connectors, and only one set, either the thermocouple connector or the binding posts,
is active at a time.
Example: :INST:TERM TC activates the thermocouple connector.
Query the Output Terminal in use :INSTrument:TERMinal?
Example: :INST:TERM? returns TC for the thermocouple connector or POST for the
binding posts.
Set the Unit of Measure for Voltage-entry-mode Offset
:UNIT:VOLTage:OFFSet {Voltage unit of measure}
{Voltage unit of measure} must be mV (for millivolts), V (for volts), or SYSTEM . If
SYSTEM is commanded, the Model 1140A will use the system voltage unit of measure.
Example: :UNIT:VOLT:OFFS mV sets the unit of measure to mV (millivolts).
Query the Current Unit of Measure for the Voltage-entry-mode Offset :UNIT:VOLTage:OFFSet?
Returns either mV (for millivolts) or V (for volts).
Example: :UNIT:VOLT:OFFS? returns V (volts).
Set the Offset for Voltage-entry mode :INSTrument:VOLTage:OFFSet:VALue {Voltage}
{Voltage} must be in the range of −11 to +11. Note that this command is always in volts
regardless of the unit of measure setting.
Example: :INST:VOLT:OFFS:VAL .0001 for 100 µV.
Example: :INST:VOLT:OFFS:VAL −2E−2 for −20 mV.
Query the Offset for Voltage-Entry Mode :INSTrument:VOLTage:OFFSet:VALue?
Returns the voltage followed by the voltage-entry-mode offset unit of measure.
Example: :INST:VOLT:OFFS:VAL? might return +0.020000 mV.
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