Communication With A Control Computer; General Notes On Remote Control; Nomenclature - THORLABS ITC8 Series Operation Manual

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3 Communication with a control computer

3.1 General notes on remote control

The description of the mainframe of the PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800 includes all
instructions of how to prepare and execute the programming of the system via
IEEE 488 computer interface.
Special operation features of a LDC8xxx current module are described here.
(Refer to chapter 2, "Operating the ITC8xxx" starting on page 27)
All analog values are read and written in SI units, i.e. A (not mA), W (not
mW) etc. Letters may be written in small or capital letters.
Before programming a current module first set the limit value of the
laser diode current I
The corresponding potentiometer is marked I
The value I
LIM
and can be checked in the sub-menu of the ITC8xxx during setting.
(Refer to chapter 1.5.1, "Hardware limit I

3.1.1 Nomenclature

Program messages (PC ⇒ PRO8000 (-4)) are written in inverted commas:
"*IDN?"
Response messages (PRO8000 (-4) ⇒ PC) are written in brackets:
[:SLOT 1]
There is a decimal point:
Parameters are separated with comma:
Commands are separated with semicolon:
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NOTE
Attention
(hardware limit) for the applied laser diode
LIM
with a screwdriver.
front of the ITC8xxx module.
is constantly measured by the PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800
General notes on remote control
and is situated at the
LIM
" on page 13)
LIM
1.234
"PLOT 2,0"
"*IDN?;*STB?"
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