Ametek ASTDC60D1C-E00 Programming Manual page 84

SCPI Status Implementation
9.2.1.2 S
TATUS
Read the Protection Event Status Register by issuing the following command.
STATus:PROTection:EVENt?
Refer Table 9–1Error! Reference source not found. for the Protection Event
Status Register details. Reading this register clears the Protection Event Status
Register. Or clear the Protection Event Status Register by issuing a *CLS
command or a *RST command. Bits in the Protection Event Status Register will
be set only when the corresponding bit in the Protection Event Status Enable
Register is set and the corresponding event occurs. The status is then latched
and will remain in that state until it is read or cleared due to some command
action.
9.2.1.3 S
TATUS
Set the Status Protection Enable Register with the following command.
STATus:PROTection:ENABle <mask>
Read the Status Protection Enable Register with the following query command.
STATus:PROTection:ENABle?
Protection Enable Register Used to select what fault events could set a bit in the
Fault Register. Certain faults can occur even if they are not enabled in the
Protection Enable Register. This is because the Protection Enable Register merely
filters which events are allowed to affect the Fault Register, not whether those
events can occur or not.
power supply, An exception to this rule involves the Constant Voltage Operation,
Constant Current Operation, Constant Power Operation and Foldback Mode
Operation bits. If these bits are not enabled in the protection enable register, then
mode changes shall not cause a shutdown.
Protection Enable Register and Protection Event Register. To configure the
Power Supply to generate service requests based on the Protection Event Status
Register, program both the Protection Event Status Enable Register and the
Service Request Enable Register (*SRE). See 9.2.2 and Section 11 SCPI
Status Implementation for more details.
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P
ROTECTION EVENT
P
ROTECTION ENABLE
All the events in the protection condition register causes shutdown to the
Figure 9-1 shows the implementation of the Protection Status Register,
R
EGISTER OR FAULT REGISTER
R
EGISTER OR FAULT REGISTER
Asterion DC Series Programming
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