Page 1 ® R&S NGL200 Power Supply User Manual (;ÜåT2) 1178873602 Distributed by: dataTec ▪ Ferdinand-Lassalle-Str. 52 ▪ 72770 Reutlingen ▪ Tel. 07121 / 51 50 50 ▪ Fax 07121 / 51 50 10 ▪ info@datatec.de ▪ www.datatec.de...
Page 2 ® This manual describes the following R&S NGL200 models and options: ● ® R&S NGL201 1 Channel PSU 60W (3638.3376.02) ● ® R&S NGL202 2 Channel PSU 120W (3638.3376.03) ● ® R&S NGL-K102 Option Wireless LAN (3652.6362.02) ● ® R&S NGL-K103 Option Digital I/O (3652.6385.02) ●...
Page 3 Safety Instructions Instrucciones de seguridad Sicherheitshinweise Consignes de sécurité Risk of injury and instrument damage The instrument must be used in an appropriate manner to prevent electric shock, fire, personal injury or instrument damage. Do not open the instrument casing. ●...
Page 4 Gefahr von Verletzungen und Schäden am Gerät Betreiben Sie das Gerät immer ordnungsgemäß, um elektrischen Schlag, Brand, Verletzungen von Personen oder Geräteschäden zu verhindern. Öffnen Sie das Gerätegehäuse nicht. ● Lesen und beachten Sie die "Grundlegenden Sicherheitshinweise", ● die als gedruckte Broschüre dem Gerät beiliegen. Lesen und beachten Sie die Sicherheitshinweise in den folgenden ●...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
® Contents R&S NGL200 Contents 1 Preface....................7 Documentation Overview..................... 7 1.1.1 Manuals and Instrument Help..................7 1.1.2 Data Sheet........................7 1.1.3 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment............8 Conventions Used in the Documentation..............8 1.2.1 Typographical Conventions.....................8 1.2.2 Conventions for Procedure Descriptions.................8 1.2.3 Notes on Screenshots.....................9 1.2.4...
Page 7 ® Contents R&S NGL200 Trying Out the Instrument..................24 4.3.1 Setting the Output Voltage and Current................ 24 4.3.2 Activating the Channels Output..................24 Maintenance........................ 25 5 Operating Basics..................26 Display Overview......................26 5.1.1 Status Bar Information....................26 5.1.2 Channel Display Area....................28 Using the Touchscreen....................30 5.2.1 Using Gestures......................
Page 8 ® Contents R&S NGL200 6.3.3 Over Power Protection (OPP)..................47 6.3.4 Safety Limits........................48 Advanced Features..................... 49 6.4.1 Arbitrary.........................49 6.4.1.1 Arbitrary Editor......................51 6.4.2 Ramp..........................53 6.4.3 Digital I/O........................54 User Button Key......................59 Screenshot........................60 Data Logger......................... 61 6.7.1 CSV Settings.........................62 File Manager........................ 64 Store and Recall ......................
Page 9 ® Contents R&S NGL200 7.5.2 Voltage Setting......................87 7.5.3 Current Setting......................91 7.5.4 Resistance Setting......................95 7.5.5 Combined Setting of Voltage and Current Setting............97 7.5.6 Output Setting....................... 98 7.5.7 Fuse Setting........................ 102 7.5.8 OVP Setting........................ 106 7.5.9 OPP Setting........................ 109 Measurement Commands..................112 Arbitrary Setting Commands...................
Page 10: Preface
® Preface R&S NGL200 Documentation Overview 1 Preface 1.1 Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S NGL200 user documentation. 1.1.1 Manuals and Instrument Help You find the manuals on the product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/product/ngl200 Getting started manual Introduces the R&S NGL200 and describes how to set up the product.
Page 11: Release Notes And Open Source Acknowledgment
® Preface R&S NGL200 Conventions Used in the Documentation 1.1.3 Release Notes and Open Source Acknowledgment The release notes list new features, improvements and known issues of the current firmware version, and describe the firmware installation. The open source acknowledg- ment document provides verbatim license texts of the used open source software.
Page 12: Notes On Screenshots
® Preface R&S NGL200 Conventions Used in the Documentation 1.2.3 Notes on Screenshots When describing the functions of the product, we use sample screenshots. These screenshots are meant to illustrate as many as possible of the provided functions and possible interdependencies between parameters. The shown values may not represent realistic usage scenarios.
Page 13: Welcome To R&S Ngl200
® Welcome to R&S NGL200 R&S NGL200 2 Welcome to R&S NGL200 The one or two-channel power supply series are based on a classical transformer con- cept with linear regulators. This concept allows the instrument to achieve highest accu- racy and lowest residual ripple. The R&S NGL200 power supply series feature galvanically isolated, floating overload and short-circuit proof outputs.
Page 14: Important Notes
® Important Notes R&S NGL200 Ambient Conditions 3 Important Notes 3.1 Symbols Caution, general danger zone Ground PE terminal ON (supply voltage) OFF (supply voltage) Ground terminal 3.2 Ambient Conditions The allowed operating temperature ranges from +5 °C to +40 °C (pollution category 2). The maximum relative humidity (without condensation) is at 80 %.
Page 15: Measurement Categories
® Important Notes R&S NGL200 Mains Voltage ~72 °C, a channel-specific overheat protection intervenes. Affected outputs will auto- matically be switched off. Air circulation Do not obstruct the ventilation holes! 3.3 Measurement Categories This instrument is designed for supplying power on circuits that are only indirectly con- nected to the low voltage mains or not connected at all.
Page 16: Limits
® Important Notes R&S NGL200 Limits circuiting the fuse holder is prohibited. Resulting damages are not covered by the war- ranty. Safe operation If the instrument is to remain unattended for a longer time period, it must be switched off at the mains switch for safety reasons. 3.5 Limits The R&S NGL200 is equipped with a protective overload feature.
Page 17: Getting Started
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Putting into Operation 4 Getting Started 4.1 Putting into Operation This chapter describes the steps to set up the R&S NGL200 for the first time. Risk of injury and instrument damage The instrument must be used in an appropriate manner to prevent electric shock, fire, personal injury, or damage.
Page 18: Safety
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Putting into Operation EMI impact on measurement results Electromagnetic interference (EMI) may affect the measurement results. To suppress the generated EMI: ● Use suitable shielded cables of high quality, for example, LAN cables ● Note the EMC classification in the data sheet ●...
Page 19: Intended Operation
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Putting into Operation – After an extended period of storage under unfavorable conditions (e.g. out- doors or in damp rooms) – After rough handling during transport (e.g. packaging that does not meet the minimum requirements by post office, railway or forwarding agency) Exceeding the low voltage protection Use insulated wires and not bare wires for the terminal connection.
Page 20: Unpacking And Checking The Instrument
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Putting into Operation To disconnect from the mains, unplug the IEC socket on the back panel. Table 4-1 for the general data on the instrument specification. For more informa- tion, see the instrument datasheet (PN: 5216.1057.12). Table 4-1: General data on instrument specification General data Mains nominal voltage...
Page 21: Setting Up The Instrument
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Putting into Operation Risk of damage during transportation and shipment Insufficient protection against mechanical and electrostatic effects during transportation and shipment can damage the instrument. ● Always ensure that sufficient mechanical and electrostatic protection are provided ●...
Page 22: Rack Mounting
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Instrument Tour Positioning of instrument The instrument must be positioned in a manner that allows the user to disconnect the unit from the mains at any time and without restrictions. 4.1.4.2 Rack Mounting The instrument can be installed in a 19 " rack-mount using a rack adapter kit. Ambient temperature Place the R&S NGL200 in an area where the ambient temperature is within +5 °C to +40 °C.
Page 23 ® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Instrument Tour Figure 4-2: Front panel of R&S NGL200 1 = Display with touch screen 2 = Menu control keys 3 = Navigation keys 4 = Output and channels keys 5 = Output terminals (one channel with sense NGL201, two channels NGL202) 6 = USB connector 7 = Power key Display (1)
Page 24: Rear Panel
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Instrument Tour Each channel is capable to source 0 V to 6 V with a current of 6 A or 6 V to 20 V with a current of 3 A. In sink mode, each channel can consume 0 A to 3 A at an input voltage of 0 V to 20 V.
Page 25 ® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Instrument Tour AC inlet with fuse holder and voltage selector (8) Main supply cord Do not use detachable mains supply cord with inadequate rating. For safety reasons, the instrument can only be operated with authorized safety sock- ets.
Page 26: Switching On The Instrument
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Instrument Tour Digital I/O connector (15) The Digital I/O connector is a terminal block for external input or output. The Digital Trigger I/O option (NGL-K103) must be installed for this function to be avail- able in the instrument. 4.2.2 Switching On the Instrument Before switching on the instrument, check if the value on the voltage selector corre- sponds to the mains voltage (100 V, 115 V or 230 V).
Page 27: Trying Out The Instrument
R&S NGL200. Source and sink current The R&S NGL200 series are 2 quadrant power supplies which may both source and sink current. This function needs no separate configuration or mode switching. As soon as the voltage across the output terminal exceeds the set voltage, current flows into the instrument.
Page 28: Maintenance
® Getting Started R&S NGL200 Maintenance CR mode CR mode is a special case of sink mode in which the instrument behaves like a con- stant resistor. Only in this mode, the respective channel keys and display font color in the home window turns cyan.
Page 29: Operating Basics
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Display Overview 5 Operating Basics 5.1 Display Overview The following displays the home window of R&S NGL200. It shows the output voltage and current level, status bar information and control settings of the instrument. Figure 5-1: Home window of R&S NGL200 with 2 channels 1 = Device status bar 2 = Channel status bar 3 = Expand/Collapse channel button...
Page 30 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Display Overview Device status bar Function Description GPIB/IEEE488 interface If GPIB/IEEE488 interface is installed, the icon is highlighted in white. SCPI command If active, the icon is highlighted in white. If an error is in the remote command, the icon is highlighted in red.
Page 31: Channel Display Area
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Display Overview Function Description If enabled, the icon is highlighted in white. "Over Voltage Protection" (OVP), If triggered, the icon blinks. Chapter 6.3.2, "Over Voltage Protection (OVP)", on page 46. If enabled, the icon is highlighted in white. "Over Power Protection"...
Page 32 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Display Overview 1 = Display output power in Watt 2 = Display constant resistance in Ohms 3 = Settings button which opens instrument main menu window 4 = Expand/Collapse channel button which toggles between home window and channel overview window 5 = Output voltage displays in Volt.
Page 33: Using The Touchscreen
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Using the Touchscreen Color Operating mode Description CC mode Active outputs are operated in a constant current mode CR mode Active outputs are operated in a constant resistance mode. This condition occurs if the set voltage is below the voltage applied externally at the output connectors (sink mode) and constant resistor is switched on in channel menu.
Page 34: Voltage And Current Buttons
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Using the Touchscreen Figure 5-3: Navigation on home window>main menu window>channel menu window 5.2.2.2 Voltage and Current Buttons You can directly change the voltage and current level in the respective channel display area. 1. Select the voltage or current field in the channel display area. The R&S NGL200 displays the on-screen keypad to enter value.
Page 35: Expand/Collapse Button
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Using the Touchscreen Figure 5-4: Set voltage and current in home window 5.2.2.3 Expand/Collapse Button You can expand the selected channel window by using the expand/collapse button. The expand/collapse channel icon changed when toggled. 1. Select the expand/collapse button. The R&S NGL200 expands the selected channel window.
Page 36: Front Panel Keys
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Front Panel Keys 3. Confirm value with the unit key. Alternatively, select the "tick" key to confirm your value. Figure 5-6: Enter numerical value and unit For alphanumeric input, the on-screen keypad works the same way. 1.
Page 37: Menu Controls
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Front Panel Keys 5.3.1 Menu Controls The menu controls keys provide navigation on the available menus in the instrument. 5.3.1.1 Home Button Navigate to the instrument home window. See Figure 5-1. 5.3.1.2 Settings Button Navigate to the main menu window which consists of the "Device" menu and up to two channels ("Channel 1", "Channel 2") menu.
Page 38 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Front Panel Keys Menus Description "Arb Editor" Programs the waveform of voltage and current settings for the channel output. "Logging" Data logging on the instrument timestamp, voltage and cur- rent. "Trigger" Activates the trigger source for SCPI command (*TRG). "User Button"...
Page 39: User Button
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Front Panel Keys Menus Description "Over Protection Protection (OPP)" Configures OPP protection settings (OPP power) for the instrument. "Arbitrary" Selects the file used in the arbitrary function. "Ramp" Configures ramping time apply on the channel output. "Output"...
Page 40: Output And Channel Controls
® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Output Modes 5.3.3 Output and Channel Controls Only applicable for R&S NGL202, these keys control the channel output settings of the instrument. Function keys Description [Ch1], [Ch2] Selects the respective channel for output. [Output] Toggles the selected channel output on or off. 5.4 Power Derating The NGL202 includes two identical channels with a continuous voltage range of 0 V to 20 V.
Page 41 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200 Output Modes Figure 5-2. Figure 5-10: Current limit CC mode The current I corresponds to the current setting adjustable in the instrument. If I reaches I , the instrument switches to CC mode, i.e. the output current remains constant and limited to I even if the load increases.
Page 42: Instrument Functions
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Setting the Channels Voltage and Current 6 Instrument Functions 6.1 Setting the Channels Voltage and Current NGL202 comes with two channels and NGL201 comes with single channel. Toggle the respective channel key ([Ch1],[Ch2] ) on the front panel to select these channels.
Page 43: Activating The Channels Output
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Activating the Channels Output Figure 6-2: Voltage and current settings in the instrument 6.2 Activating the Channels Output The outputs of all the channels (Ch1, Ch2) can be switched on or off by toggling the [Output] key on the front panel.
Page 44: Set Constant Resitance
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Activating the Channels Output Figure 6-3: Output of Ch2 in CV mode Multiple outputs can be turned on or off at the same time. See also Chapter 5.4, "Power Derating", on page 37. 6.2.1 Set Constant Resitance By enabling the constant resistance (CR) mode, you can operate the R&S NGL200 as an electronic load in sink mode.
Page 45: Fast Transient Response
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Activating the Channels Output Figure 6-4: Constant resistance dialog 6.2.2 Fast Transient Response With fast transient response, the R&S NGL200 is able to quickly stabilize the output voltage upon a step change in the load current. Load transient recovery time is between 30 μs or 100 μs for the output voltage to recover and stay within 20 mV of the nominal output voltage follows by a step change in the load current, typically equal to the full load current rating of the supply.
Page 46: Output
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Activating the Channels Output The R&S NGL200 applies the fast transient response on the operating condition and displays the "Fast Transient Response" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 6.2.3 Output The "Output" dialog provides the settings for output impedance, output delay and trig- ger action on the output mode.
Page 47 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Activating the Channels Output Figure 6-7: Output delay dialog 4. Select the "Impedance", "Delay" and "Trigger" menu items to configure the required values. The R&S NGL200 displays an on-screen keypad to set the value for output impe- dance and output delay.
Page 48: Protection
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Protection Figure 6-8: Delay text at channel display area 6.3 Protection There are various ways in which the R&S NGL200 protects itself and the connected load from damage due to overvoltage, overcurrent and overpower drawn by the load during testing.
Page 49: Over Voltage Protection (Ovp)
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Protection Figure 6-9: Over current protection dialog 4. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL200 enables the OCP and displays the "Over Current Protection (OCP)" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5. Set the required "Blowing Delay" and "Initial Delay". The R&S NGL200 displays an on-screen keypad to set the value.
Page 50: Over Power Protection (Opp)
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Protection Figure 6-10: Over voltage protection dialog 4. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL200 enables the OVP and displays the "Over Voltage Protection (OVP)" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5. Set the required level for OVP. The R&S NGL200 displays an on-screen keypad to set the value.
Page 51: Safety Limits
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Protection Figure 6-11: Over power protection dialog 4. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL200 enables the OPP and displays the "Over Protection Protection (OPP)" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5. Set the required level for OPP. The R&S NGL200 displays an on-screen keypad to set the value.
Page 52: Advanced Features
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features Figure 6-12: Safety limits dialog 4. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL200 limits the set voltage and current level and displays the "Safety Limits" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5.
Page 53 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features Figure 6-13: Select source and file location 4. Activates the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL200 enables the arbitrary function and displays the "Arbitrary" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5. Selects "Load from file.." to load the arbitrary file. The R&S NGL200 opens a dialog to select the source and file location.
Page 54: Arbitrary Editor
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features ● "Step triggered": If triggered, every arbitrary step needs a trigger signal to exe- cute (note: step time from "Arb Editor" is ignored). 6.4.1.1 Arbitrary Editor To edit the arbitrary file: 1. Press [Settings] key. The R&S NGL200 displays the main menu window.
Page 55 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features The R&S NGL200 opens the arbitrary editor dialog to edit the arbitrary file. Figure 6-14: Arbitrary editor dialog 7. Configure the "Arb Editor" with the required voltage, current and duration. The R&S NGL200 displays the on-screen keypad for data entry. 8.
Page 56: Ramp
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features 6.4.2 Ramp The Ramp function provides you the operating condition to output a constant rise of the supply voltage within a set timeframe. The output voltage can be increased continu- ously within a 10 ms to 10 s timeframes. See Figure 6-15 Figure 6-15: Ramping voltage output 1.
Page 57: Digital I/O
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features Figure 6-16: Ramp dialog 4. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL200 enables the ramping function and displays the "Ramp" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5. Enter the required ramping time. The R&S NGL200 displays an on-screen keypad to set the value.
Page 58 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features Figure 6-17: Overview of trigger IO system Red lines = Hardware function Black line = Software function Blue = Option is not required for these trigger-in signals Table 6-1: Trigger-in signals Trigger-in parameters Source Descriptions Inhibit Ch1...
Page 59 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features Table 6-2: Trigger-out signals Trigger-out parameters Trigger conditions Descriptions Output channel Output On If a trigger is detected, respective channel output of Output Off the instrument turns on or Gated off. Digital Output Fault CC, CV, CR, Protection and Sink If respective channel output...
Page 60 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features Table 6-3: DIO pin layout Signal Direction Signal Direction Inhibit Ch1 Trigger in sig- Inhibit Ch2 Trigger in signal Trigger Ch1 Trigger in sig- Trigger Ch2 Trigger in signal Trigger in sig- Output Fault Trigger out signal Out1 Trigger out...
Page 61 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Advanced Features Figure 6-20: Digital Out dialog 7. Depending on your requirement, select the digital output accordingly. Table 6-2 for details of the trigger-out parameters. 8. Select the respective "Digital Output" menu items and set "On" to enable the trig- ger-out parameters.
Page 62: User Button Key
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 User Button Key 6.5 User Button Key The R&S NGL200 allows you to configure the user key action for one of the following functions: ● Screenshot image from instrument ● Instrument trigger function ● Toggle data logging function ●...
Page 63: Screenshot
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Screenshot 6.6 Screenshot With screenshot, you can capture image easily from the instrument. The images can be stored in the USB stick or internal memory of the instrument. By default, the screen images are stored in the USB device under the target folder: /USB1A/NGL202/ screenshot.
Page 64: Data Logger
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Data Logger 6.7 Data Logger When data logging is activated, the R&S NGL200 records the voltage and current data and stores it in the predefined target folder. The data can be stored in the USB stick or in the internal memory.
Page 65: Csv Settings
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Data Logger Figure 6-23: Target folder dialog ● "USB1A": Target folder is set to /USB1/NGM202/logging. ● "int": Target folder is set to /int/logging. 7. Set the required target folder. 8. Select "Set" to confirm the selection. 9.
Page 66 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Data Logger A CSV file stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record and each record consists of one or more fields, separated by a file delim- iter.
Page 67: File Manager
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 File Manager 3. Set the required value. 4. Select "Set" to confirm the value. Table 6-4: CSV settings CSV Settings Selective fields in the dialog Field Delimiter "Comma", "Semicolon" Decimal Separator "Dot", "Comma" Error Designator "IEE Float (NaN)", "Empty"...
Page 68: Store And Recall
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Store and Recall Table 6-5: File manager action Action Description Copy from internal memory to USB. Copy from USB to internal memory. Delete the selected file. 6.9 Store and Recall Upon power-up, the instrument loads the last stored settings from internal memory location.
Page 69 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Store and Recall Figure 6-27: Save/Recall device settings dialog 4. Select "Save Settings to file" to save current instrument settings. The R&S NGL200 opens a dialog to select source and file location. You can save to existing file or create a file for saving. 5.
Page 70: Interfaces
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Interfaces 6.10 Interfaces There are various of ways how the R&S NGL200 can be remotely access and control- led. 1. Press [Settings] key. The R&S NGL200 displays the main menu window. 2. Select the "Device" tab to configure network connection. The R&S NGL200 displays the device menu.
Page 71: Network Connection
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Interfaces 6.10.1 Network Connection There are two methods to establish a local area network (LAN) connection with the R&S NGL200 for remote control operation. ● ● Wireless LAN 1. Select "Network" from the Figure 6-28. The R&S NGL200 displays the "Network"...
Page 72 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Interfaces To establish a network connection, connect a commercial RJ-45 cable to the LAN port of the instrument and to a PC. Depending on the network capacities, the TCP/IP address information for the instru- ment can be obtained in different ways. ●...
Page 73: Wireless Lan Connection
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Interfaces ● "ON": Enables DHCP for automatic network parameter distribution and shows the values of the IP Address. By default, the instrument is configured to use dynamic configuration and obtain all address information automatically. ● "OFF": To be used if the network does not support dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP).
Page 74: Usb Connection
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Interfaces Figure 6-32: WLAN settings dialog 2. Select "Enable" menu item to set "On" to enable wireless LAN. The R&S NGL200 began searching available WiFi network and the "Status" shows "Searching". 3. Select the "Select Network" to connect the required WiFi network. If connection is successful, the "Status"...
Page 75: Gpib Address
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 Interfaces Figure 6-34: USB dialog 2. Set the USB class. 3. Select "Set" to confirm the selection. 6.10.3 GPIB Address R&S NGL-B105 (3652.6356.02) option is required to install for the remote command of R&S NGL200 via GPIB interface. The GPIB interface, sometimes called the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB), is a general purpose digital interface system that can be used to transfer data between two or more devices.
Page 76: General Instrument Settings
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 General Instrument Settings 2. Enter the required value. 3. Confirm value with the enter key 6.11 General Instrument Settings The following chapters provide the general instrument information and utilities services in "Device" menu. 1. Press [Settings] key. The R&S NGL200 displays the main menu window.
Page 77 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 General Instrument Settings Figure 6-35: License dialog To install an xml file, proceed as follows: 1. Copy the xml file containing the registered key code into the USB flash drive. 2. Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port of the instrument. 3.
Page 78: Appearance Settings
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 General Instrument Settings 3. Confirm entry with the enter key If the correct key code is entered, the R&S NGL200 popup a message "Devicekey is installed" and the option is displayed in the "Active" window. 4.
Page 79: Date And Time
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 General Instrument Settings Figure 6-38: Sound settings dialog 2. Select the required fields to set alert. ● "Error Beep": A single beep alert when error occurs. ● "Fuse Tripped Beep": A single beep alert when a fuse tripped occurs. See Chapter 6.3, "Protection", on page 45.
Page 80: Device Information
® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 General Instrument Settings The R&S NGL200 reset the instrument date and time accordingly. 6.11.5 Device Information General instrument information of R&S NGL200. ► Select the "Instrument Information" to display the device information. The R&S NGL200 displays the device information dialog. Figure 6-40: Device information dialog Device information Description...
Page 81 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200 General Instrument Settings 1. Select the "Update Device" to update instrument firmware. The R&S NGL200 displays the update device dialog. Figure 6-41: Update device dialog 2. Select the source and file location to update instrument firmware. 3.
Page 82: Remote Control Commands
This chapter provides the description of all remote commands available for the R&S NGL200 series. The commands are sorted according to the menu structure of the instrument. A list of commands in alphabetical order is given in the "List of Commands"...
Page 83 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Common Setting Commands *ESR? Event status read Returns the contents of the event status register in decimal form and then sets the reg- ister to zero. Return values: <Contents> Range: 0 to 255 Usage: Query only *IDN? Identification...
Page 84 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Common Setting Commands *STB? Status byte query Reads the contents of the status byte in decimal form. Usage: Query only *TRG Recall Triggers all actions waiting for a trigger event. In particular, *TRG generates a manual trigger signal.
Page 85: System Settings Commands
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 System Settings Commands *RCL <Number> Recall Loads the instrument settings from an internal memory identified by the specified num- ber. The instrument settings can be stored to this memory using the command *SAV with the associated number. 7.2 System Settings Commands The SYSTem subsystem contains the commands for general functions, which do not affect signal generation directly.
Page 86 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 System Settings Commands SYSTem:REMote Sets the system to remote state. The front panel control is locked. By pushing the soft- key button UNLOCK KEYS the front panel control will be activated. Usage: Setting only SYSTem:RWLock Sets the system to remote state.
Page 87: Display Commands
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Display Commands Parameters: <hh> Sets the hours of the system time. <mm> Sets the minutes of the system time. <ss> Sets the seconds of the system time. Example: SYSTem:TIME 12, 30, 59 SYSTem:TIME? -> 12, 30, 59 Returns system time.
Page 88: Trigger Commands
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands 7.4 Trigger Commands The TRIGger subsystem contains the commands for signal triggering....................... 85 TRIGger:SLOPe TRIGger:SLOPe <slope> Sets/Queries the type of external trigger input. Parameters: <slope> POSitive | NEGative POSitive Rising edge of the external trigger input. NEGative Falling edge of the external trigger input.
Page 89 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Example: Selecting a channel You can select a channel either with an OUTput parameter, or just by the channel number. This example lists all ways how you can select and query a selected channel. // ************************************************ // Select a channel // ************************************************...
Page 90: Voltage Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands 7.5.2 Voltage Setting The SOURce:VOLTage subsystem contains the commands for setting the voltage of the output channels. The default unit is V. User Manual 1178.8736.02 ─ 02.01...
Page 91 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Example: Configuring the output voltage This example contains all commands to configure and query the output voltage. // ************************************************ // Select the channel // ************************************************ INST OUT1 // ************************************************ // Set upper or lower voltage safety limit // ************************************************ ALIM 1 //sets the safety limits to enable...
Page 92 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands // selects the output channel, sets the step width // and increases the voltage in the selected channel // by the set 4 Volts VOLT DOWN // decreases the voltage in the selected channel // by the set 4 Volts VOLT:STEP? // queries the voltage step size...
Page 93 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit[:UPPer] <voltage> [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit[:UPPer]? Sets/Queries the upper safety limit for voltage. Setting parameters: <voltage> numeric | MIN | MAX numeric Numeric value for upper safety limit. Min value for upper safety limit. Max value for upper safety limit. Range: 0.000E+00 to 2.000E+01 Increment: 0.001...
Page 94: Current Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] <stepsize> [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement]? [<stepsize>] Sets/Queries the incremental step size for the command. VOLT UP | VOLT DOWN Setting parameters: <stepsize> numeric | DEFault numeric Step value in V. DEFault Default value of stepsize. Range: 0.001 to 5.000 Increment: 0.001...
Page 95 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Example: Configuring the current limit // ************************************************ // Select the channel // ************************************************ INST OUT1 // ************************************************ // Set upper or lower current safety limit // ************************************************ ALIM 1 //sets the safety limits to enable ALIM? //queries the safety limits state //response: "1"...
Page 96 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands // by the set 1 Ampere CURR:STEP? // queries the current step size // repsonse: 1.000 ............93 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer ............93 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit[:UPPer] ..........94 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] ............94 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer <current> [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer? Sets/Queries the lower safety limit for current. Setting parameters: <current>...
Page 97 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] <stepsize> [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement]? [<stepsize>] Sets/Queries the incremental step size for the command. CURR UP | CURR DOWN Setting parameters: <stepsize> numeric | DEFault numeric Step value in A. DEFault Default value of stepsize. Range: 0.0001 to 2.000 Increment: 0.0001...
Page 98: Resistance Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands DOWN Decrease current by a defined step size. See [SOURce: ]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] on page 94. Query parameters: <current> MIN | MAX Return minimum current. Return maximum current. See also Example "Configuring the current limit" on page 92.
Page 99 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Example: Configuring the resistance limit // ************************************************ // Select the channel // ************************************************ INST OUT1 // ************************************************ // Set the resistance value // ************************************************ RES 10 // selects a channel and sets the resistance RES? // queries the current of the selected channel // response: 10.000...
Page 100: Combined Setting Of Voltage And Current Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands DOWN Decrease resistance by a defined step size. Increment: 0.1 ohms Default unit: ohms Query parameters: <resistance> MIN | MAX Return minimum or maximum resistance value. Example: Example "Configuring the resistance limit" on page 96.
Page 101: Output Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands DEFault Default voltage. *RST: 1.000 Default unit: V <current> numeric | MIN | MAX | DEFault numeric Numeric value for current in the range of 0.000 to 6.000. Min current at 0.000 A. Max value for current at 6.000 A.
Page 102 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Example: Activating the channels You can activate a selected channel and turn on or off the outputs either individually or all outputs simultaneously. This example lists all ways how you can activate and query the outputs.
Page 103 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands ON | 1 Switches on previous selected channels simultaneously. Example: Example "Activating the channels" on page 99 OUTPut[:STATe] <state> OUTPut[:STATe]? Switches ON/OFF or queries the output of the previous selected channels. Parameters: <state>...
Page 104 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands ON | 1 Activates output delay for the selected channel. Example: OUTPut:DELay 1 OUTPut:DELay? -> 1 Return output delay state as on. OUTPut:FTResponse <state> OUTPut:FTResponse? Activates/Deactivates or queries the fast transient response. Parameters: <state>...
Page 105: Fuse Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands OUTPut:IMPedance:STATe <state> OUTPut:IMPedance:STATe? Activates/Deactivates or Queries the impedance target for the selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 Deactivates output impedance for the selected channel. ON | 1 Activates output impedance for the selected channel.
Page 106 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands // selects a channel and activates the fuse FUSE? // queries the state of the fuse in the selected channel // response: 1 // ************************************************ // Set a delay time for the fuse. The delay time // takes effect when the channel output is turned on.
Page 107 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands // response: 60000 // ************************************************ // Link the electronic fuses of the channels logically // ************************************************ INST OUT1 FUSE:LINK 2 // links the fus e of channel 1 with channel 2 FUSE:LINK?2 // queries the combined fuses of the selected channel // ************************************************ // Unlink linked fuse...
Page 108 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands FUSE:DELay[:BLOWing] <delay> FUSE:DELay[:BLOWing]? Sets/Queries a delay time for the fuse to take effect. Parameters: <delay> numeric | MIN | MAX numeric Numeric value for the linitial fuse delay. Min value for linitial fuse delay. Max value for linitial fuse delay.
Page 109: Ovp Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Parameters: <channel> 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Example: Example "Configuring fuses" on page 102. Usage: Setting only FUSE[:STATe] <state> FUSE[:STATe]? Sets/Queries the fuse function in the selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 ON | 1 Fuse function is activated.
Page 110 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Example: Configuring the overvoltage protection // ************************************************ // Set the overvoltage protection value // ************************************************ INST OUT1 VOLT:PROT 1 //activates the OVP of the previous selected channel VOLT:PROT:LEV 5 // selects a channel and sets the OVP VOLT:PROT:LEV? // queries the output overvoltage value of a channel // response: 5...
Page 111 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands ................. 108 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:STATe] ................108 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar ................108 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:LEVel ................109 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:MODE ..............109 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped? [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:STATe] <state> [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:STATe]? Sets/Queries the OVP state of the previous selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 OPP is deactivated ON | 1...
Page 112: Opp Setting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:MODE <mode > [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:MODE? Sets/Queries the OVP mode for the previously selected channel. Parameters for setting and query: <mode> MEASured | PROTected MEASured The OVP turns off if the measured value exceeds the threshold. PROTected If the adjusted threshold is exceeded, you cannot turn on the output of the instrument.
Page 113 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands Example: Configuring the overpower protection // ************************************************ // Set the overpower protection value // ************************************************ INST OUT1 POW:PROT 1 //activates the OPP of the previous selected channel POW:PROT:LEV 5 // selects a channel and sets the OPP POW:PROT:LEV? // queries the output overvoltage value of a channel // response: 5...
Page 114 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Configuration Commands OFF | 0 OPP is deactivated ON | 1 OPP is activated Example: Example "Configuring the overpower protection" on page 110. [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection:CLEar Resets the OPP state of the selected channel. If an OPP event has occurred before, the reset also erases the message on the display.
Page 115: Measurement Commands
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Measurement Commands 7.6 Measurement Commands The MEASure subsystem provides commands to query the voltage and current values of a channel..................112 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? ..................112 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy? ................. 112 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy:RESet ................. 112 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy:STATe ................... 113 MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer? ................
Page 116: Arbitrary Setting Commands
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Arbitrary Setting Commands Example: INST OUT1 MEAS:ENER:STAT ON MEAS:ENER:STAT? MEAS:ENER:STAT? -> 1 Energy counter of Ch1 is enabled. MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer? Queries the currently emitted power of the selected channel Example: MEAS:POW? -> 3.00E+00 Usage: Query only MEASure[:SCALar][:VOLTage][:DC]? Queries the currently measured voltage of the selected channel.
Page 117 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Arbitrary Setting Commands Example: Configuring an arbitrary sequence This programming example generates an arbitrary sequence for a selected channel. The sequence starts at 1 V and 1 A for 1 sec, and both values are incremented each second by 1.
Page 118 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Arbitrary Setting Commands ......................117 ARBitrary:TRANsfer ................... 118 ARBitrary:TRIGgered:MODE ..................118 ARBitrary:TRIGgered[:STATe] ARBitrary[:STATe] <state> ARBitrary[:STATe]? Activates/Deactivates or Queries the arbitrary function for the previous selected chan- nel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 1 | 0 ON | 1 Arbitrary function will be activated..
Page 119 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Arbitrary Setting Commands ARBitrary:DATA <data> ARBitrary:DATA? Sets/Queries the arbitrary points for the previous selected channel. Max. 512 arbitrary points can be defined. The dwell time between 2 arbitrary points is specified from 10 ms to 10 minutes. Parameters: <data>...
Page 120 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Arbitrary Setting Commands Internal memory Example: ARB:FNAM "01.CSV" ARB:FNAM? INT -> "01.CSV" ARBitrary:LOAD Loads the stored arbitrary waveform of the previous selected channel and memory. Usage: Event ARBitrary:REPetitions <repetition_rate> ARBitrary:REPetitions? Sets/Queries the repetition rate of the defined arbitrary waveform for the previous selected channel.
Page 121: Advanced Operating Commands
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Advanced Operating Commands Usage: Setting only ARBitrary:TRIGgered:MODE <mode> ARBitrary:TRIGgered:MODE? Sets/Queries the arbitrary trigger mode of the previous selected channel. Parameters: <mode> SINGle | RUN SINGle A trigger event starts only one arbitrary sequence. A trigger event starts the whole arbitrary sequence (with all repi- titions).
Page 122: Data And File Management Commands
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands [SOURce:]VOLTage:RAMP[:STATe] <state> [SOURce:]VOLTage:RAMP[:STATe]? Activates/Deactivates or Queries the Ramp function for the previous selected channel. Parameters: <state> 0 | 1 EasyRamp function will be deactivated. EasyRamp function will be activated. *RST: Example: INST OUT1...
Page 123 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands The LOG subsystem contains the commands for managing the data logging of the instrument........................120 DATA:DATA? ........................ 121 DATA:DELete ........................121 DATA:LIST? ....................... 122 DATA:POINts? ......................122 HCOPy:DATA? ......................123 HCOPy:FORMat ......................
Page 124: Data:delete
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands Example: DATA:DATA? "LOG0001.CSV“,EXT -> 0.019;2.0310;1.000;0.0000;1.000;0.0000;03:45: 29:376 0.020;2.0310;1.000;0.0000;1.000;0.0000;03:45: 30:375 0.020;2.0310;1.000;0.0000;1.000;0.0000;03:45: 31:374 0.020;2.0310;1.000;0.0000;1.000;0.0000;03:45: 32:373 0.019;2.0310;1.000;0.0000;1.000;0.0000;03:45: 33:372 External logging file (USB stick), count = 5. Return as follows: U1[V];I1[A];U2[V];I2[A];U3[V];I3[A];Timestamp Usage: Query only DATA:DELete <filename>[,<location>] Deletes the logging file data values of the selected storage location and file name.
Page 125: Data:points
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands If no storage location is selected, the instrument queries the internal memory. Please notice that the logging function has to be activated, if you want to use the manual trig- ger mode (trigger via TRIG button).
Page 126: Hcopy:format
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands Usage: Query only HCOPy:FORMat <arg0> HCOPy:FORMat? Sets/Queries the data format of the screenshot. The FORM? query returns the format of the the screenshot (BMP, PNG). Parameters for setting and query: <arg0>...
Page 127: Log:channel[:State]
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands LOG:CHANnel[:STATe] <state> LOG:CHANnel[:STATe]? Sets/Queries the data logging function for the previous selected channel on or off. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 Data logging function for the previous selected channel will be deactivated.
Page 128: Log:duration
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands LOG:DURation <span> LOG:DURation? [<span>] Sets/Queries the duration of the data logging. Setting parameters: <span> numeric_values | MIN | MAX numeric_values Duration of the data logging captured in the range of 0 s to 3.49*10^5 s.
Page 129: Log:interval
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Data and File Management Commands LOG:INTerval <interval> LOG:INTerval? [<interval>] Sets/Queries the data logging measurement interval. The measurement interval describes the time between the recorded measurements.. Setting parameters: <interval> numeric_value | MIN | MAX numeric_value Measurement interval in the range of 0.1 s to 600 s.
Page 130: Status Reporting
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Status Reporting Setting parameters: <Month> Sets the month for the data logging function. <Day> Sets the day for the data logging function. <Hour> Sets the hour for the data logging function. <Minute> Sets the minute for the data logging function. <Second>...
Page 131 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Status Reporting ........129 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:NTRansition ..............129 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:PTRansition ........129 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:PTRansition STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:CONDition? STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:CONDition? <Condition> Returns the contents of the CONDition part of the status register to check for operation instrument or measurement states. Reading the CONDition registers does not delete the contents.
Page 132: Status:questionable Registers
® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Status Reporting STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:NTRansition <NegativePosition> STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:NTRansition <arg0> Sets/Queries the negative transition filter. Setting a bit in the negative transition filter shall cause a 1 to 0 transition in the corresponding bit of the associated condition regis- ter to cause a 1 to be written in the associated bit of the corresponding event register.
Page 133 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Status Reporting ............... 131 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:PTRansition ....... 131 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:PTRansition STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:CONDition? STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:CONDition? <Condition> Returns the contents of the CONDition part of the status register to check for question- able instrument or measurement states. Reading the CONDition registers does not delete the contents.
Page 134 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200 Status Reporting Usage: Query only STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:NTRansition <arg0> STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:NTRansition <NegativeTransition> Sets/Queries the negative transition filter. Setting a bit in the negative transition filter shall cause a 1 to 0 transition in the corresponding bit of the associated condition regis- ter to cause a 1 to be written in the associated bit of the corresponding event register.
Page 135: Annex
® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Messages and Command Structure Annex A Additional Basics on Remote Control A.1 Messages and Command Structure A.1.1 Messages Instrument messages are employed in the same way for all interfaces, if not indicated otherwise in the description.
Page 136: Scpi Command Structure
® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Messages and Command Structure are device-specific, however, their syntax follows SCPI rules as permitted by the standard. Instrument responses Instrument responses (response messages and service requests) are messages which the instrument sends to the controller after a query. They can contain measurement results, instrument settings and information on the instrument status.
Page 137 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Messages and Command Structure Syntax for Device-Specific Commands For demonstration purposes only, assume the existence of the following commands for this section: ● MEASure:CURRent[:DC]? ● MEASure:VOLTage[:DC]? ● FUSE[:STATe] {ON | OFF | 0 | 1} ●...
Page 138 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Messages and Command Structure Special characters Table A-2: Special characters A vertical stroke in parameter definitions indicates alternative possibilities in the sense of "or". The effect of the command differs, depending on the used parameter. Example: ●...
Page 139 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Messages and Command Structure ● MINimum and MAXimum denote the minimum and maximum value. Example: VOLT:PROT? MAX Returns the maximum numeric value. Boolean parameters Boolean parameters represent two states: ● On (logically true), is represented by "On" or the numeric value "1" ●...
Page 140: Command Sequence And Synchronization
The controller can be forced to wait for the corre- sponding action. The R&S NGL200 series does not support parallel processing of remote commands. If OPC? returns a "1", the device is able to process new commands.
Page 141: Structure Of A Scpi Status Register
® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Status Reporting System A.3.1 Structure of a SCPI Status Register Each standard SCPI register consists of 2 or 3 parts (Event, Condition and Enable reg- ister). Each part has a width of 16 bits and has different functions. The individual bits are independent of each other, i.e.
Page 142 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Status Reporting System Figure A-1: Structure of the status QUEStionable register CONDition ● The CONDition register queries the actual state of the instrument. If you want to query the constant voltage or current mode, you have to use the CONDition regis- ter.
Page 143 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Status Reporting System The description of registers is only used for general explanation. Due to the complexity, we recommend the general accessible SCPI standard document for more detailed information. For further description of the status register, see Chapter 7.10, "Status Reporting", on page 127.
Page 144 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Status Reporting System STATus:QUEStionable Register This register contains information about different states which can occur. It can be read using the commands STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? and STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]?. See also Figure A-1. Table A-5: Bits of the STATus:QUEStionable register Bit No.
Page 145 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200 Status Reporting System Figure A-2: Decimal representation of a bit pattern Error Queue Each error state in the instrument leads to an entry in the error queue. The entries of the error queue are detailed plain text error messages. You can look them up in the error log or via remote control using SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]?.
Page 146: List Of Commands
® List of Commands R&S NGL200 List of Commands [SOURce:]ALIMit[:STATe]..........................89 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer.................93 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit[:UPPer]................93 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement]................ 94 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]..................94 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection:CLEar......................111 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection:LEVel......................111 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection:TRIPped?..................... 111 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection[:STATe]......................110 [SOURce:]RESistance:STATe..........................97 [SOURce:]RESistance[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]................96 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar......................108 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:LEVel......................108 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:MODE....................... 109 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped?....................109 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:STATe]......................108 [SOURce:]VOLTage:RAMP:DURation......................119 [SOURce:]VOLTage:RAMP[:STATe].......................119 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer................. 89 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit[:UPPer]................90 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement].................91 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]..................
Page 147 ® List of Commands R&S NGL200 ARBitrary[:STATe]............................115 DATA:DATA?..............................120 DATA:DELete..............................121 DATA:LIST?..............................121 DATA:POINts?............................... 122 DISPlay:BRIGhtness............................84 DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT:CLEar........................84 DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT[:DATA]........................84 FUSE:DELay:INITial............................104 FUSE:DELay[:BLOWing]..........................105 FUSE:LINK..............................105 FUSE:TRIPped?............................105 FUSE:UNLink..............................105 FUSE[:STATe]..............................106 HCOPy:DATA?...............................122 HCOPy:FORMat............................123 HCOPy:SIZE:X?............................123 HCOPy:SIZE:Y?............................123 INSTrument:NSELect............................86 INSTrument[:SELect]............................86 LOG:CHANnel[:STATe]..........................124 LOG:COUNt..............................124 LOG:DURation...............................125 LOG:FNAMe..............................
Page 148 ® List of Commands R&S NGL200 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:NTRansition....................129 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:PTRansition....................129 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument[:EVENt]?....................128 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:CONDition?..................130 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle....................130 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:CONDition?............130 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:ENABle............. 130 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:NTRansition............131 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:PTRansition............131 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>[:EVENt]?............130 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:NTRansition..................131 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:PTRansition..................131 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument[:EVENt]?....................130 SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe..........................82 SYSTem:DATE..............................83 SYSTem:KEY:BRIGhtness..........................83 SYSTem:LOCal..............................82 SYSTem:REMote.............................83 SYSTem:RWLock............................83 SYSTem:TIME..............................83 TRIGger:SLOPe...............................85 User Manual 1178.8736.02 ─ 02.01...
Page 149: Index
® Index R&S NGL200 Index Front panel keys ..............33 Menu controls ............. 34 Activate channel output ............. 40 Navigation controls ............. 36 Activating the channels output .......... 24 Output and channel controls ........37 Advanced features Settings button ............34 Arbitrary ..............
Page 150 ® Index R&S NGL200 Over voltage protection ............. 46 Using the touchscreen ............30 Accessing functionality using shortcuts ...... 30 Accessing functionality using the settings button ..30 Input data ..............30 Package contents .............. 17 Using gestures ............30 Power derating ..............

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1 Preface

2 Welcome to R&S NGL200

3 Important Notes

4 Getting Started

5 Operating Basics

6 Instrument Functions

7 Remote Control Commands

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Annex

A Additional Basics on Remote Control

List of Commands

Index

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