Command Set Description - TDK-Lambda Genesys User Manual

8.7.

Command Set Description

8.7.1. General Guide
1. Any command or argument may be in capital letters or small letters.
2. In commands with an argument, a space must be between the command and the
argument.
3. For any command that sets a numeric value, the value may be up to 12 characters
long.
4. Carriage Return: If the CR character (ASCII 13) is received by itself, the power supply
will respond with "OK" and CR.
8.7.2. Command Set Categories
The command set is divided into four categories as follows:
1. Initialization control
2. ID control
3. Output control
4. Status control
8.7.3. Initialization Control Commands
# Command Description
ADR is followed by address, which can be 0 to 30 and is used to access the power supply.
1 ADR n
Clear status. Sets FEVE and SEVE registers to zero (refer to Section 8.11).
2 CLS
Reset command. Brings the power supply to a safe and known state:
3 RST
Output voltage: zero,
Output current: zero,
Output: Off,
FOLD: Off,
The conditional registers (FLT and STAT) are updated, the other registers are not
changed.
Sets the power supply to local or remote mode:
4 RMT
1.
2.
3.
Returns to the Remote mode setting:
5 RMT?
1.
2.
3.
Returns if the MD Mode Option status option is installed. 1 indicates installed and 0
6 MDAV?
indicates not installed.
Repeat last command. If \<CR> is received, the power supply will repeat the last
7 \
command.
8.7.4. ID Control Commands
# Command
1 IDN?
2 REV?
3 SN?
4 DATE?
Remote: non-lockout remote,
Auto-start: Off,
OVP: maximum,
UVL: zero
RMT 0 or RMT LOC, sets the power supply into Local mode.
RMT 1 or RMT REM, sets the unit into remote mode.
RMT 2 or RMT LLO, sets the unit into Local Lockout mode (latched remote mode).
"LOC" - The unit is in Local mode.
"REM" - The unit is in Remote mode.
"LLO" - The unit is in Local Lockout (latched remote) mode.
Returns the power supply model identification as an ASCII string: TDK-Lambda, GENX-Y
Returns the software version as an ASCII string.
Returns the unit serial number. Up to 12 characters.
Returns date of last test. Date format: yyyy/mm/dd
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