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  • Page 1 ® R&S NGL200/NGM200 Power Supply Series User Manual (;ÜåT2) 1178873602 Distributed by: Sie haben Fragen oder wünschen eine Beratung? Angebotsanfrage unter 07121 / 51 50 50 oder über info@datatec.de...
  • Page 2 ● ® R&S NGM201 Single-channel power supply 60W (3638.4472.02) ● ® R&S NGM202 Two-channel power supply 120W (3638.4472.03) In addition to the base unit, the following options are described: ● ® R&S NGL-B105 Option IEEE-488 (GPIB) Interface (3652.6356.02) ● ®...
  • 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 ●...
  • Page 5 Customer Support Technical support – where and when you need it For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz equipment, contact one of our Customer Support Centers. A team of highly qualified engineers provides telephone support and will work with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation, programming or applications of Rohde &...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ® Contents R&S NGL200/NGM200 Contents 1 Documentation Overview..............7 2 Welcome to R&S NGL/NGM..............9 3 Important Notes..................10 Symbols........................10 Ambient Conditions....................10 Measurement Categories....................11 Mains Voltage.......................11 Limits..........................12 4 Getting Started..................13 Putting into Operation....................13 4.1.1 Safety..........................14 4.1.2 Intended Operation.......................
  • Page 7 ® Contents R&S NGL200/NGM200 5.2.1 Using Gestures......................30 5.2.2 Accessing Functionality in the Home Window.............. 30 5.2.2.1 Settings Button......................31 5.2.2.2 Voltage and Current Inputs................... 31 5.2.2.3 Expand/Collapse Button....................32 5.2.3 Input Data........................33 Front Panel Keys......................34 5.3.1 Menu Controls.......................34 5.3.1.1 Home Key........................34 5.3.1.2 Settings Key........................
  • Page 8 ® Contents R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Features..................... 62 6.7.1 Arbitrary.........................62 6.7.2 Ramp..........................65 User Key........................66 Screenshot........................67 6.10 Data Logging....................... 68 6.11 FastLog........................70 6.12 CSV Settings........................71 6.13 File Manager........................ 73 6.14 Store and Recall ......................74 6.15 Interfaces........................76 6.15.1 Network Connection......................76 6.15.1.1 LAN Connection......................
  • Page 9 ® Contents R&S NGL200/NGM200 7.5.4 Current Setting......................104 7.5.5 Resistance Setting...................... 107 7.5.6 Combined Setting of Voltage and Current Setting............109 7.5.7 Output Setting......................110 7.5.8 Range/DVM Setting.....................116 7.5.9 OCP Setting.........................117 7.5.10 OVP Setting........................ 121 7.5.11 OPP Setting........................ 124 Measurement Commands..................127 Advanced Operating Commands................

  • Page 10: Documentation Overview

    ® Documentation Overview R&S NGL200/NGM200 1 Documentation Overview This section provides an overview of the R&S NGL/NGM user documentation. You can find it on the product page at: www.rohde-schwarz.com/product/ngl200 www.rohde-schwarz.com/product/ngm200 Getting Started Introduces the R&S NGL/NGM power supply series and describes how to set up and start working with the instrument.
  • Page 11 ® Documentation Overview R&S NGL200/NGM200 See www.rohde-schwarz.com/firmware/ngl200. The open source acknowledgment document can also be read directly on the instrument. See www.rohde-schwarz.com/firmware/ngm200. The open source acknowledgment document can also be read directly on the instrument. User Manual 1178.8736.02 ─ 06...

  • Page 12: Welcome To R&S Ngl/Ngm

    ( , ) blinks on the display. In the case of two-channel power supply (NGL202, NGM202), the overcurrent protection can be linked to the other channel. In this case, the linked channel is turned off when the other channel reaches a limit.

  • Page 13: Important Notes

    ® Important Notes R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 14: Measurement Categories

    ® Important Notes R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 15: Limits

    Maximum reverse Current (through protection diode, instrument must be operating) 100 VAC, 115 VAC or 230 VAC (tolerance ± 10 %) Power supply Frequency 50 Hz / 60 Hz Maximum power output 120 W (NGL202, NGM202), 60 W (NGL201, NGM201) User Manual 1178.8736.02 ─ 06...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 Putting into Operation 4 Getting Started 4.1 Putting into Operation This chapter describes how to set up the R&S NGL/NGM power supply series 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 17: Safety

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 4.1.1 Safety This instrument was built in compliance with DIN EN 61010-1, safety regulations for electrical instruments, control units and Iaboratory equipment.

  • Page 18: Intended Operation

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 Putting into Operation Exceeding the low voltage protection Use insulated wires and not bare wires for the terminal connection. It is assumed that only qualified and trained personnel service the power supplies and the connected loads. Before switching on the product, it must be ensured that the nominal voltage setting on the product matches the nominal voltage of the AC supply network.

  • Page 19: Unpacking And Checking The Instrument

    7.1 kg (15.65 lb) R&S NGM201 7.2 kg (15.87 lb) R&S NGL202 7.3 kg (16.09 lb) R&S NGM202 7.4 kg (16.31 lb) 4.1.3 Unpacking and Checking the Instrument Unpack the R&S NGL/NGM power supply carefully and check the content of the pack- age.

  • Page 20: Setting Up The Instrument

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 protections are provided ●...

  • Page 21: Rack Mounting

    The various connectors are located at the right side of the display. The R&S NGL/NGM has one output channel for NGL201, NGM201 models and two output channels for NGL202, NGM202 models. User Manual 1178.8736.02 ─ 06...
  • Page 22 2 = Menu control keys 3 = Rotary knob and back key 4 = Output and channel keys 5 = Output terminals (one channel with sense for NGL201, NGM201; two channels for NGL202, NGM202) 6 = USB connector 7 = Power key Display (1) The display is a color TFT touch screen.

  • Page 23: Rear Panel

    Figure 4-3: Rear panel of R&S NGL/NGM with 2 channels 8 = AC inlet with fuse holder and voltage selector 9 = Channel 1 rear panel connector for NGL202, NGM202 models. The two D.n.c. labels for NGM201 are labeled as DVM+ and DVM- 10 = Channel 2 rear panel connector for NGL202, NGM202 models.
  • Page 24 R&S NGM-K104 (P/N: 3643.9927.02). The channel connectors contain both output ("F+", "F-") and sense ("S+", "S-") connec- tions. Connector for "Ch 2" is only available in the NGL202, NGM202 models. USB connectors (11, 12) The USB host connector (Type-A) can be used for mass storage devices or an external mouse like the USB connector at the front panel.

  • Page 25: Switching On The Instrument

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 Instrument Tour Option IEEE-488 (GPIB) interface (14) An IEEE-488 (GPIB) interface can be ordered (NGL-B105 or NGM-B105). This inter- face is not user installable. Digital I/O connector (15) The Digital I/O option (R&S NGL-K103 or R&S NGM-K103) must be installed for this function to be available in the instrument.

  • Page 26: Trying Out The Instrument

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trying Out the Instrument Fuse rating The R&S NGL/NGM uses the same fuse ratings for all mains voltages. To change power fuse: 1. Peel off the yellow label sticker on the AC inlet. 2. Release the latch of the fuse holder which is located at both side of the socket and pull it out.

  • Page 27: Setting The Output Voltage And Current

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trying Out the Instrument Source and sink current The R&S NGL/NGM power supply series are 2 quadrant power supplies which may both source and sink current. When the voltage across the output terminal exceeds the set voltage, current flows into the instrument.

  • Page 28: Maintenance

    ® Getting Started R&S NGL200/NGM200 Maintenance Color illuminated on front panel keys and display Operating mode font color of voltage and current in home window Constant voltage mode (CV) Green Constant current mode (CC) Constant resistance mode (CR) Note: Instrument is operated in sink mode and Cyan "Constant Resistance"...

  • Page 29: Operating Basics

    ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Display Overview 5 Operating Basics 5.1 Display Overview The following displays the home window of R&S NGL/NGM. It shows the output volt- age and current level, status bar information and control settings of the instrument. Figure 5-1: Home window of R&S NGL/NGM with 2 channels 1 = Device status bar 2 = Channel status bar...
  • Page 30 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Display Overview Device status bar Function Description If touch input is disabled, the icon is displayed and Touchscreen highlighted in yellow. Chapter 5.3.1.3, "User Key", on page 37. If a SCPI command is received successfully, the SCPI command icon blinks once in white.
  • Page 31 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Display Overview Channel status bar Function Description Channel number Channel number indication. Operation mode The R&S NGL/NGM has three operating modes: ● CV: Constant voltage mode ● CC: Constant current mode ● CR: Constant resistance mode. The R&S NGL/NGM goes into this mode when operates in sink mode and the "Constant Resistance"...

  • Page 32: Channel Display Area

    5.1.2 Channel Display Area The R&S NGL/NGM displays two channels display area (Ch1, Ch2) for NGL202, NGM202 and a single channel display area (Ch1) for NGL201, NGM201. The respec- tive channel settings and functions are displayed for each channel. Figure 5-2: Channel display area for 2-channel model...

  • Page 33: Using The Touchscreen

    ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Using the Touchscreen Figure 5-3: Color coding of operating conditions Color Operating mode Description DVM mode Display DVM measurement. Editing mode A solid blue cursor is shown when an item is selected. CV mode Active outputs are operated in a constant voltage mode. CC mode Active outputs are operated in a constant current mode.

  • Page 34: Settings Button

    ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Using the Touchscreen 5.2.2.1 Settings Button The "Settings" button navigates to the device/channel menu window where you can set device or individual channel settings on the instrument. 1. Select the "Settings" button. The R&S NGL/NGM displays device/channel menu window. 2.

  • Page 35: Expand/Collapse Button

    ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Using the Touchscreen 1. Select the voltage or current field in the channel display area to set value. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the on-screen keypad to enter value. 2. Set the required value. Chapter 5.2.3, "Input Data", on page 33.

  • Page 36: Input Data

    ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Using the Touchscreen 1 = Minimum, maximum and average value for power, voltage and current 2 = Calculation of energy result 3 = Number of samples collected 4 = Channel display area of selected channel 5 = Digital I/O trigger of selected channel 5.2.3 Input Data The R&S NGL/NGM provides an on-screen keypad for you to enter numerical values.

  • Page 37: Front Panel Keys

    ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Front Panel Keys Figure 5-8: Alphanumeric input data 5.3 Front Panel Keys For an overview of the front panel keys, see Figure 4-2. 5.3.1 Menu Controls The menu controls keys provide navigation on the available menus in the instrument. 5.3.1.1 Home Key The [Home] key navigates to the instrument home window.
  • Page 38 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Front Panel Keys 3. Select the "Device" tab to access the device menu. Figure 5-9: Device menu Menu Description "Arb Editor" Programs the waveform of voltage and current settings for the channel output. "Battery Model Editor" Available only with option R&S NGM-K106.
  • Page 39 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Front Panel Keys Menu Description "Appearance" Configures brightness level for screen display and frontpanel keys. "Sound" Enables/Disables sound when selected trigger events occur. "Licenses" Displays license information and install license options. "Device Information" Displays instrument information. "Update Device"...

  • Page 40: User Key

    ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Front Panel Keys Menus Description "Battery Simulator" Available only with option R&S NGM-K106. Activation of the "Battery Simulator" function and edit new bat- tery model data. "Over Current Protection (OCP)" Configures OCP protection settings ("Blowing Delay", "Initial Delay"...

  • Page 41: Output And Channel Controls

    5.4 Power Derating The NGL202, NGM202 models include two identical channels with a continuous volt- age range of 0 V to 20.05 V. The instrument provides a source of up to 6.01 A for volt- age below 6 V and 3.01 A for voltage range from 6 V to 20 V.
  • Page 42 ® Operating Basics R&S NGL200/NGM200 Operation Modes between CV and CC depending on the connected load. When CR is configured, the instrument is not switched to CR mode automatically, it will operate in CR mode when sinking but source in CV or CC mode. CV mode Figure 5-12 shows that if the instrument is in the range of voltage regulation, the output...

  • Page 43: Instrument Functions

    The R&S NGL/NGM comes with the following instrument models: Models Channels NGL201, NGM201 NGL202, NGM202 Ch1, Ch2 Toggle the respective channel key ([Ch1], [Ch2] ) on the front panel to select these channels. When a channel is selected, the respective channel key illuminates.

  • Page 44: Activating The Channels Output

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Activating the Channels Output The R&S NGL/NGM outputs the set voltage of the selected channel and displays the corresponding values in the home window. For more information on the operation modes, see Chapter 5.5, "Operation Modes", on page 38.

  • Page 45: Set Constant Resistance

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Activating the Channels Output Figure 6-3: Output of Ch2 in CV mode 6.2.1 Set Constant Resistance By enabling the constant resistance (CR) mode, you can operate the R&S NGL/NGM as an electronic load in sink mode. This allows you to perform testing that requires a constant load resistor in your application.

  • Page 46: Fast Transient Response

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Activating the Channels Output Figure 6-4: Constant resistance dialog 6.2.2 Fast Transient Response With fast transient response, the R&S NGL/NGM is able to quickly stabilize the output voltage upon a step change in the load current. Load transient recovery time can be switched between 30 μs ("Fast Transient Response"...

  • Page 47: Output

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Activating the Channels Output 3. Activate the "Fast Transient Response" from the menu. The R&S NGL/NGM applies the fast transient response on the operating condition and displays the "Fast Transient Response" icon on the selected channel status bar information.

  • Page 48: Delay

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Activating the Channels Output 2. Set the required value. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the onscreen keypad for entry. 3. Confirm value with the unit keys. The output impedance control loop depends on the setting "Fast Transient Response". If the setting is "ON", the focus is on control loop speed, which is recommended for resistive loads.

  • Page 49: Trigger Events

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Activating the Channels Output Figure 6-7: Output delay at the output terminals When the instrument output delay is activated, the front panel of the respective chan- nel key (i.e [Ch1], [Ch2]) blinks in green and a "DELAY" red text is displayed at the channel display area of the respective channel.

  • Page 50: Output Mode

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Activating the Channels Output The R&S NGL/NGM displays the "Trigger" dialog. 3. Select the required trigger action. ● "Output On": If triggered, the selected output channel is turned on. ● "Output Off": If triggered, the selected output channel is turned off. ●...

  • Page 51: Ranges / Digital Voltmeter (Dvm)

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Ranges / Digital Voltmeter (DVM) 6.3 Ranges / Digital Voltmeter (DVM) Instrument option R&S NGM-K104 (P/N: 3643.9927.02) option is required for Digital Voltmeter measure- ments. Ranges / Digital Voltmeter (DVM) is only available on NGM devices. Equipped with option R&S NGM-K104, the R&S NGM provides an independent digital voltmeter (DVM) to measure input voltage.
  • Page 52 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Ranges / Digital Voltmeter (DVM) Figure 6-10: Range/DVM dialog Note: The "Voltage Autorange" and "Voltage Range" are not available if DVM is enabled. 4. Activate the "Enable DVM Measurement" menu item. The R&S NGL/NGM enables the DVM measurement and displays a DVM text in the channel display area.

  • Page 53: Battery Simulator

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Battery Simulator 100 mA Accuracy from 0 A to 100 mA. 10 mA Accuracy from 0 A to 10 mA. 6.4 Battery Simulator Instrument option R&S NGM-K106 (P/N: 3636.6626.02) option is required. Battery Simulator is only available on NGM devices. Equipped with battery simulator option, the R&S NGM can be used as a battery source in developing products whereby battery is not ready for testing, such as phones and portable devices.
  • Page 54 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Battery Simulator Table 6-2: Battery simulator parameters Battery simulator parameters Descriptions State of charge represents the current battery capacity, e.g. 85% SoC represents that 15% of bat- tery capacity is used. Voc is the voltage between the battery terminals with no load applied.
  • Page 55 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Battery Simulator Figure 6-12: Battery simulator dialog 4. Activates the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGM enables the battery simulation function. 5. Select the "Load frrom file..." to load the battery model file. The R&S NGM opens a dialog to select the source and file location. 6.
  • Page 56 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Battery Simulator Figure 6-13: Battery model editor dialog 1. Configure the "Battery Model Editor" with the required state of charge (SoC), open- circuit voltage (Voc) and internal resistance (ESR). The R&S NGM displays the on-screen keypad for data entry. See also Table 6-2.

  • Page 57: Protection

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Protection 6.5 Protection There are various ways in which the R&S NGL/NGM protects itself and the connected load from damage due to overvoltage, overcurrent and overpower drawn by the load during testing. 1. Press [Settings] key. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the device/channel menu window.

  • Page 58: Over Voltage Protection (Ovp)

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Protection 5. Activate the "Link to Channel 2" or "Link to Channel 1" menu item. ● ON: The linked channel is turned off when an OCP event is triggered. ● OFF: The linked channel is not affected when an OCP event is triggered. 6.5.2 Over Voltage Protection (OVP) When the output voltage exceeds the limit set for the respective channel, an alert is triggered and the affected channel is turned off according to the settings configured in...

  • Page 59: Safety Limits

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Protection Figure 6-16: Over power protection dialog 2. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL/NGM enables the OPP and displays the "Over Power Protection (OPP)" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 3. Set the required level for OPP. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the on-screen keypad to set the value.

  • Page 60: Trigger / Digital I/O

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger / Digital I/O 2. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL/NGM limits the set voltage and current level and displays the "Safety Limits" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 3. Set the required minimum and maximum value for voltage and current level. The R&S NGL/NGM displays an on-screen keypad to set the value.
  • Page 61 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger / Digital I/O Figure 6-18: Overview of trigger IO system Table 6-3: Trigger-in signals Trigger-in parameters Source Descriptions Ext trigger Ch1 Digital In, pin 2 of Digi- If detected, corresponding trigger-out parameters tal I/O connector are triggered.
  • Page 62 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger / Digital I/O Trigger-in parameters Source Descriptions CC, CV, CR, Protection, Sink Operation Mode If respective channel operation modes, protection event or sink mode is detected, corresponding trigger-out parameters are triggered. Figure 6-18. User button User button If detected, corresponding trigger-out parameters are triggered.
  • Page 63 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger / Digital I/O Figure 6-19: Digital output fault signal Digital I/O connector The Digital I/O connector is located below the GPIB connector, see Chapter 4.2.1.2, "Rear Panel", on page 20. Figure 4-4 Table 4-2 for the Digital I/O connector and pins layout.
  • Page 64 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger / Digital I/O 4. Select "Enable" and set it "On" to enable the trigger-in setting. 5. Select "Back" to go back to "Device" menu. 6. Select "Digital Output" to configure the trigger-out parameter. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the "Digital Output" dialog. Figure 6-21: Digital Out dialog 7.

  • Page 65: Advanced Features

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Features 15. Depending on your requirement, select "Start triggered" or "Step triggered" menu item and set "On". The R&S NGL/NGM starts or steps through the arbitrary signal when a trigger is detected. 6.7 Advanced Features Channel settings If Arbitrary function of a selected channel is enabled, the respective channel voltage and current setting is disabled.
  • Page 66 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Features 4. Activates the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL/NGM enables the Arbitrary function and displays the "Arbitrary" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5. Select "Load from file.." to load the arbitrary file. 6.
  • Page 67 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Features Figure 6-23: Arbitrary editor dialog 1. Configure the "Arb Editor" with the required voltage, current and duration. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the on-screen keypad for data entry. 2. Confirm values with the unit keys. 3.

  • Page 68: Ramp

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Features 6.7.2 Ramp The Ramp function configures a constant rise of supply voltage within a set time frame. The output voltage can be increased continuously within a 10 ms to 10 s time frame. Each channel has an independent ramp configuration.

  • Page 69: User Key

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 User Key Figure 6-25: Ramp dialog 4. Activate the "Enabled" menu item. The R&S NGL/NGM enables the Ramp function and displays the "Ramp" icon on the selected channel status bar information. 5. Set the required "Ramp Time". The R&S NGL/NGM displays the on-screen keypad to set the value.

  • Page 70: Screenshot

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Screenshot Figure 6-26: User button action 4. Select the "User Button Action" to configure the user action. The R&S NGL/NGM displays a dialog to configure the user action. 5. Select the required user action. ● "Screenshot": Capture the current screen image of the instrument ●...

  • Page 71: Data Logging

    4. Select the "Save Location" to configure the screenshot file location. ● "Auto": Target folder is set to default file location: – With USB stick detected: /USB1A/NGL202/screenshot for NGL models /USB1A/NGM202/screenshot for NGM models – Without USB stick detected: /int/screenshot ● "Manual": Choice of target folder.
  • Page 72 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data Logging 4. Select the "Save Location" menu item to select the predefined target folder for data logger. ● "Auto": "Target Folder" is auto-selected. If no USB stick is detected, "Target Folder" is set to internal memory ("int") par- tition.

  • Page 73: Fastlog

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 FastLog The R&S NGL/NGM activates the logging and disables the settings for file saved location and logging mode settings. 9. Applicable only with R&S NGL-K103, activate the "Triggered" menu item if data logging is required under triggered conditions. If activated, the R&S NGL/NGM executes the data logging if a trigger event occurs.

  • Page 74: Csv Settings

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 CSV Settings 4. Select "Enabled" to activate the "FastLog" function. The R&S NGM starts the fast logging and displays the "Fast Logging" icon at the device status bar information. 5. Select "Triggered" to "ON" if you want "FastLog" to be enabled by a trigger event. 6.
  • Page 75 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 CSV Settings Figure 6-29: Sample of data logging 1. Select "CSV Settings" from "Device" menu or "Logging" menu. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the "CSV Settings" dialog. Figure 6-30: CSV settings dialog 2. Set the required CSV parameters. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the respective dialog to set the CSV parameters.

  • Page 76: File Manager

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 File Manager Table 6-5: CSV settings CSV Settings Selective fields in the dialog Field Delimiter "Comma", "Semicolon" Decimal Separator "Dot", "Comma" Error Designator "IEE Float (NaN)", "Empty" Line End Marker "CR/LF", "LF" 6.13 File Manager The "File Manager"...

  • Page 77: Store And Recall

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Store and Recall Table 6-6: File manager action Action Description Copy from internal memory to USB. Copy from USB to internal memory. Delete the selected file. 6.14 Store and Recall Upon power-up, the instrument loads the last stored settings from internal memory location.
  • Page 78 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Store and Recall Figure 6-32: Save/Recall device settings dialog 4. Select "Save Settings to file..." to save current instrument settings. The R&S NGL/NGM opens a dialog to select source and file location. You can save to existing file or create a file for saving. 5.

  • Page 79: Interfaces

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Interfaces 6.15 Interfaces There are various of ways how the R&S NGL/NGM can be remotely accessed and controlled. 1. Press [Settings] key. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the device/channel menu window. 2. Select the "Device" tab to configure network connection. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the device menu.

  • Page 80: Lan Connection

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Interfaces There are two methods to establish a local area network (LAN) connection with the R&S NGL/NGM for remote control operation. ● ● Wireless LAN 1. Select "Network" from the Figure 6-33. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the "Network" dialog. Figure 6-34: Network dialog 2.
  • Page 81 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Interfaces Depending on the network capacities, the TCP/IP address information for the instru- ment can be obtained in different ways. ● If the network supports dynamic TCP/IP configuration using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and a DHCP server is available, all address infor- mation can be assigned automatically.

  • Page 82: Wireless Lan Connection

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Interfaces 4. Set the required DHCP mode. If DHCP mode is set "OFF", the following "Ethernet Settings" are required. 5. Configure the "IP Address", "Subnet Mask" and "Gateway". The R&S NGL/NGM displays the IP dialog for configuration. Figure 6-36: IP dialog 6.
  • Page 83 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Interfaces An alterative to connection in local area network is wireless LAN connection. With the presence of an authenticated Wi-Fi signal, the R&S NGL/NGM automatically connects to a network and navigation can be made via the web browser according to the WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n standards.

  • Page 84: Usb Connection

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Interfaces 6.15.2 USB Connection Alternatively, connect a USB cable to the USB port (see Figure 4-2) and PC for a USB connection. The R&S NGL/NGM supports USB CDC and USB TMC connection. 1. Select "USB Class" from the "Network Connections" dialog. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the USB class dialog to select the USB connection.

  • Page 85: General Instrument Settings

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 General Instrument Settings GPIB instrument address To operate the instrument via remote control, it must be addressed using the GPIB address. The default remote control address is factory-set at 20, the addresses of 0 through 30 are allowed. The GPIB address is maintained after a reset of the instrument settings.
  • Page 86 ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 General Instrument Settings The R&S NGL/NGM displays the license dialog. ● "Active": Options that are currently active in the instrument ● "Inactive": Options that are currently not active in the instrument ● "Deactivation": Options that are expried or removed in the instrument Figure 6-40: License dialog To install an XML file, proceed as follows: 1.

  • Page 87: Appearance Settings

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 General Instrument Settings 2. Enter the key code (30-digit number) of the option in the entry box. 3. Confirm entries with the enter key If the correct key code is entered, the R&S NGL/NGM popup a message "Device- key is installed"...

  • Page 88: Date And Time

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 General Instrument Settings Figure 6-43: 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 6.5, "Protection", on page 54.

  • Page 89: Device Information

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 General Instrument Settings 2. Select the required field to configure. The R&S NGL/NGM reset the instrument date and time accordingly. 6.16.5 Device Information General instrument information of R&S NGL/NGM. ► Select the "Instrument Information" to display the device information. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the device information dialog.

  • Page 90: Device Documentation

    ® Instrument Functions R&S NGL200/NGM200 Device Documentation Latest instrument firmware is available in the R&S NGL/NGM product homepage. 1. Select the "Update Device" to update instrument firmware. The R&S NGL/NGM displays the update device dialog. Figure 6-46: Update device dialog 2.

  • Page 91: Remote Control Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Common Setting Commands 7 Remote Control Commands This chapter provides the description of all remote commands available for the R&S NGL/NGM 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 Com- mands"...
  • Page 92 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 93 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 94: System Settings Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 System Settings Commands 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 95 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 System Settings Commands Usage: Setting only SYSTem:RWLock Sets the system to remote state. The front panel control is locked and a message box is shown on the instrument display. You are only able to unlock the front panel control via SCPI command SYSTem:LOCal.

  • Page 96: Display Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger Commands Example: SYSTem:TIME 12, 30, 59 SYSTem:TIME? -> 12, 30, 59 Returns system time. 7.3 Display Commands The DISPlay subsystem contains the commands for display functions, which do not affect signal generation directly......................
  • Page 97 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger Commands ......................94 TRIGger[:STATe] ................ 94 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce ........... 94 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:DIO:CHANnel ............95 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:DIO:PIN ............95 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:OMODe ..........96 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:OMODe:CHANnel ..........96 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:OUTPut:CHANnel TRIGger[:STATe] <arg0> Enables or disables the trigger system. Upon being triggered, the selected trigger source TRIGger[:SEQuence][: on page 94 becomes active.
  • Page 98 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger Commands Figure 6-18. Parameters for setting and query: <arg0> OUT1 | OUTP1 | OUTPut1 | OUT2 | OUTP2 | OUTPut2 OUT1 | OUTP1 | OUTPut1 Ch1 is selected as the device channel for trigger source. OUT2 | OUTP2 | OUTPut2 Ch2 is selected as the device channel for trigger source.
  • Page 99 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Trigger Commands SINK If respective channel operation mode is detected in sink mode, corresponding trigger-out parameters are triggered. PROTection If respective channel operation mode is detected in protection mode (OVP, OCP, OPP OTP), corresponding trigger-out param- eters are triggered.

  • Page 100: Configuration Commands

    You can only address the number of channels a device is equipped with, e.g. a maxi- mum of two channels for the NGL202, NGM202 or one channel for the NGL201, NGM201. Example: Selecting a channel You can select a channel either with an OUTput parameter, or just by the channel number.

  • Page 101: Safety Limit Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Setting parameters: <channel> 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Range: 1 to 2 Example: Example "Selecting a channel" on page 97. INSTrument[:SELect] <channel> INSTrument[:SELect]? Selects or queries the channel by keyword. Setting parameters: <channel>...
  • Page 102 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 103 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer <voltage> [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer? Sets or queries the lower safety limit for voltage. Setting parameters: <voltage> numeric | MIN | MAX numeric Numeric value for safety limit. Min value for lower safety limit. Max value for lower safety limit.

  • Page 104: Voltage Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Max value for lower safety limit. Range: For up to 6V: 0.001E+00 to 3.010E+00. For above 6V: 0.001E+00 to 6.010E+00 Increment: 0.001 *RST: 0.001E+00 Example: Example "Configuring the current output" on page 105. [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit[:UPPer] <current>...
  • Page 105 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 106 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands // selects the output channel, sets the step width // and increases the voltage in the selected channel // from 4 Volts VOLT DOWN // decreases the voltage in the selected channel // from 4 Volts VOLT:STEP? // queries the voltage step size...

  • Page 107: Current Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands DEFault Default value of stepsize. Range: 0.001 to 5.000 Increment: 0.001 *RST: 0.100 Default unit: V Query parameters: <stepsize> DEFault Queries the default voltage step size. Example: INST OUT1 VOLT:STEP 0.001 VOLT:STEP DEF VOLT:STEP? DEF ->...
  • Page 108 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Example: Configuring the current output // ************************************************ // 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 109 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands // by the set 1 Ampere CURR:STEP? // queries the current step size // response: 1.000 ..........106 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] ............106 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] <stepsize> [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement]? [<stepsize>] Sets or queries the incremental step size for the command.

  • Page 110: Resistance Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Depending on the set voltage level, the maximum set current is 6.010 A. For voltage range from 0 V to 6 V, maximum set current is 6.01 For voltage > 6 V, maximum set current is 3.01 A. Increases current by a defined step size.
  • Page 111 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 112: Combined Setting Of Voltage And Current Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands DOWN Decreases resistance by a defined step size. Increment: 0.1 ohms Default unit: ohms Query parameters: <resistance> MIN | MAX Returns minimum or maximum resistance value. Example: Example "Configuring the resistance limit" on page 108.

  • Page 113: Output Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 6.010. Min current at 0.000 A. Max value for current at 6.010 A.
  • Page 114 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 115 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands OUTPut:GENeral[:STATe] <state> OUTPut:GENeral[:STATe]? Sets or queries all previous selected channels simultaneously Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 Switches off previous selected channels simultaneously. ON | 1 Switches on previous selected channels simultaneously.
  • Page 116 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands OUTPut:DELay[:STATe] <state> OUTPut:DELay[:STATe]? Sets or queries the output delay state for the selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 Deactivates output delay for the selected channel. ON | 1 Activates output delay for the selected channel.
  • Page 117 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Example: OUTPut:IMPedance 1 OUTPut:IMPedance? -> 1 Returns output impedance of 1 ohm. OUTPut:IMPedance:STATe <state> OUTPut:IMPedance:STATe? Sets or queries the impedance target for the selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 Deactivates output impedance for the selected channel.
  • Page 118 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands OUTPut:SELect <state> OUTPut:SELect? Sets or queries the output state of selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 Deactivates the selected channel. ON | 1 Activates the selected channel. *RST: OFF | 0 Example:...

  • Page 119: Range/Dvm Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands 7.5.8 Range/DVM Setting The DVM and range settings are available only with R&S NGM power supply series equipped with R&S NM-K104 (P/N: 3643.9927.02). The SOUR:VOLT:DVM contains commands for activating the DVM function. The SENSE:CURR:RANG and SENSE:VOLT:RANG contains commands for setting the voltage range and current range of the measurements.

  • Page 120: Ocp Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands SENSe:CURRent:RANGe[:UPPer] <arg0> Sets the current range for measurement. There is a selection of 10 A, 1 A, 100 mA and 10 mA range. Parameters: <arg0> Example: SENS:CURR:RANG 10 Sets the instrument to the 10 A measurement accuracy. Refers to datasheet for the measurement accuracy in the 10 A range.
  • Page 121 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Example: Configuring fuses This example contains all commands to configure and query the fuse states and set- tings. // ************************************************ // Activate a fuse // ************************************************ INST OUT1 CURR:PROT 1 // selects a channel and activates the overcurrent protection CURR:PROT? // queries the state of the overcurrent protection in the selected channel // response: 1...
  • Page 122 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands // Query the range of the overcurrent protection delay time // ************************************************ CURR:PROT:DEL:INIT? MIN // response: 10 CURR:PROT:DEL:INIT? MAX // queries the upper and lower limit of the // overcurrent protection delay time in ms // response: 60000 // ************************************************ // Query a tripped overcurrent protection...
  • Page 123 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Usage: Event [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:DELay:INITial <duration> Sets the initial fuse delay time once output turns on. Parameters: <duration> numeric | MIN | MAX numeric Numeric value for initial fuse delay. Min value for initial fuse delay. Max value for initial fuse delay.

  • Page 124: Ovp Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands Example: INST OUT1;:CURRent:PROTection:LINK 2 Channel 2 is linked with channel 1 INST OUT1;:CURRent:PROTection:LINK?2 Returns 1 if channel 1 is linked with channel 2 Example "Configuring fuses" on page 118. [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:TRIPped? Queries the OCP state of the selected channel. Example: Example "Configuring fuses"...
  • Page 125 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 126 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands ................. 123 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:STATe] ................123 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar ................123 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:LEVel ..............124 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped? [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:STATe] <state> [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:STATe]? Sets or queries the OVP state of the previous selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 OPP is deactivated ON | 1...

  • Page 127: Opp Setting

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped? <state> Queries the OVP state of the selected channel. Example: Example "Configuring the overvoltage protection" on page 122. VOLT:PROT:TRIP? Response 1, the OVP is tripped. Response 0, the OVP is not tripped. Usage: Query only 7.5.11 OPP Setting...
  • Page 128 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 129 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Configuration Commands OFF | 0 OPP is deactivated ON | 1 OPP is activated Example: Example "Configuring the overpower protection" on page 125. [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 130: Measurement Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Measurement Commands 7.6 Measurement Commands The MEASure subsystem provides commands to query the voltage and current values of a channel..................127 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy? .................127 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy:RESet .................127 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy:STATe ................... 128 MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer? ................128 MEASure[:SCALar]:STATistic:COUNt? ................128 MEASure[:SCALar]:STATistic:RESet ................

  • Page 131: Measure[:Scalar]:Power

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Measurement 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 supplied power of the selected channel. Example: MEAS:POW? -> 3.00E+00 Usage: Query only MEASure[:SCALar]:STATistic:COUNt? Queries the number of measurements.

  • Page 132: Measure[:Scalar][:Power]:Avg

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Measurement Commands Usage: Query only MEASure[:SCALar][:POWer]:AVG? Queries the average measured output power. Usage: Query only MEASure[:SCALar][:POWer]:MAX? Queries the maximum measured output power. Usage: Query only MEASure[:SCALar][:POWer]:MIN? Queries the minimum measured output power. Usage: Query only MEASure[:SCALar][:VOLTage][:DC]? Queries the currently measured voltage of the selected channel.

  • Page 133: Advanced Operating Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands 7.7 Advanced Operating Commands The following shows the subsystem that contains the commands for configuring the arbitrary function, ramp and Digital I/O function. 7.7.1 Arbitrary The ARBitrary subsystem contains the commands for configuring an arbitrary sequence for the output channels.
  • Page 134 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating 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 135 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands ....................... 134 ARBitrary:TRANsfer ...................135 ARBitrary:TRIGgered:MODE ..................135 ARBitrary:TRIGgered[:STATe] ARBitrary[:STATe] <state> ARBitrary[:STATe]? Sets or queries the arbitrary function for the previous selected channel. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 1 | 0 ON | 1 Arbitrary function is activated.
  • Page 136 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands ARBitrary:DATA <data> Sets or queries the arbitrary points for the previous selected channel. Max. 4096 arbi- trary points can be defined. The dwell time between 2 arbitrary points is specified from 1 ms to 20 days.
  • Page 137 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands Example: INST OUT1 ARB:DATA 10,1,0.5,0 ARB:REP 10 ARB:FNAM "ARB03.CSV“,INT ARB:SAVE ARB:LOAD Loads an arbitrary data from filename ARB03.CSV. Usage: Event ARBitrary:REPetitions <repetition_rate> ARBitrary:REPetitions? Sets or queries the repetition rate of the defined arbitrary waveform for the previous selected channel.

  • Page 138: Ramp

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands ARBitrary:TRIGgered:MODE <mode> ARBitrary:TRIGgered:MODE? Sets or queries the arbitrary trigger mode of the previous selected channel. Parameters: <mode> SINGle | RUN SINGle A trigger event starts only with one arbitrary sequence. A trigger event starts the whole arbitrary sequences (with all rep- etitions).

  • Page 139: Digital I/O

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands *RST: INST OUT1 Example: VOLT:RAMP ON VOLT:RAMP? -> 1 EasyRamp function of Ch1 is activated [SOURce:]VOLTage:RAMP:DURation <duration> [SOURce:]VOLTage:RAMP:DURation? Sets or queries the duration of the voltage ramp. Parameters: <duration> numeric | MIN | MAX | DEFault numeric Duration of the ramp function in seconds.
  • Page 140 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands Example: DIO:FAUL:CHAN 1 Sets channel 1 as the output fault source. DIO:FAULt:SOURce <arg0> Sets or queries the "operation modes" of the digital output fault source See "operation modes" in Figure 6-18. Parameters: <arg0>...

  • Page 141: Battery Simulation

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands Example: DIO:OUTP:SOUR 1, OUTP Channel 1 output is used as the digital output source. Example: DIO:OUTPut 1,0 DIO:OUTPut:SOURce 1,FORC DIO:OUTPut 1,1 Digital I/O pin OUT1 is set to a "high" level DIO:OUTPut[:STATe] <arg0>, <arg1>...

  • Page 142: Battery:simulator:capacity

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands ....................142 BATTery:MODel:LOAD ....................143 BATTery:MODel:SAVE ....................143 BATTery:MODel:TRANsfer BATTery:SIMulator:CAPacity? Queries the remaining battery capacity from the specific channel. Example: INST:NSEL 1 BATT:SIM:CAP? Return the remaining battery capacity for channel 1. Usage: Query only BATTery:SIMulator:CAPacity:LIMit <arg0>...

  • Page 143: Battery:simulator:soc

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands Example: INST:NSEL 1 BATT:SIMU:RES? Queries channel 1 of battery simulator internal resistance. Usage: Query only BATTery:SIMulator:SOC <arg0> Sets or queries the state of charge (SoC) of the battery simulator. Parameters: <arg0> Sets SoC values.

  • Page 144: Battery:simulator[:Enable]

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands Example: INST:NSEL 1 BATT:SIM:VOC:FULL? Returns 1 if channel 1 battery simulator is fully charge. Usage: Query only BATTery:SIMulator[:ENABle] <arg0> Enables, disables or queries the specific channel of the battery simulator state. Parameters: <arg0>...

  • Page 145: Battery:model:fname

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Advanced Operating Commands Parameters: <arg0> Sets the value for battery state of charge (SoC). <arg1> Sets the value for battery open-circuit voltage (Voc). <arg2> Sets the value for battery internal resistance (ESR). Example: BATT:MOD:DATA 0,0.0,2.0,100,5.0,2.0 Sets the battery model data.

  • Page 146: Data And File Management Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands BATTery:MODel:SAVE Saves the current battery model to a file Example: BATT:MOD:SAVE Saves the current battery model to a file. Usage: Event BATTery:MODel:TRANsfer <channel> Transfers the loaded battery model into the channel. Parameters: <channel>...
  • Page 147 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands Example: Configuring fastlog for scpi target // ************************************************ // Configuring fastlog for scpi target // ************************************************ *RST :FLOG:STATE 0 :STATus:OPERation:ENABle 8192 //EnableSummary = true, bit 13 :STATus:OPERation:PTRansition 8192 // Enable Positive Transition, Summary bit 13 :STATus:OPERation:NTRansition 0 :STATus:OPERation:INST:ENABle 7 :STATus:OPERation:INST:PTRansition 7...

  • Page 148: Data:data

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands ......................... 145 DATA:DATA? ........................ 145 DATA:DELete ........................146 DATA:LIST? ....................... 146 DATA:POINts? .........................146 FLOG:DATA? ......................147 FLOG:TRIGgered ......................... 147 FLOG:WFILe ....................148 FLOG:WFILe:DURation ....................148 FLOG:WFILe:TPARtition ....................... 148 FLOG[:STATe] .........................148 FLOG:SRATe ......................148 HCOPy:DATA? ......................

  • Page 149: Data:list

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands Setting parameters: <filepath> Filepath of the file. Example: DATA:DEL "/int/logging/log-20201203T095013.965.csv" Deletes internal logging file 'log-20201203T095013.965.csv' Usage: Setting only DATA:LIST? Queries all files in internal memory ('/int/') and external memory ('/USB'). Example: DATA:LIST? ->...

  • Page 150: Flog:triggered

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands The binary data block has the following structure: #<Lengtho- fLength><Length><block_data>. Example: #234<block_data>#always introduces the binary block <LengthofLength> specifies how many positions the subsequent length specification occupies (two in the example) <Length>...

  • Page 151: Flog:wfile:duration

    Selects the external partition to which the data is written into. Parameters: <arg0> Defines the external path partition to which the data is written in the USB stick. Example: FLOG:WFIL:TPAR "/USB1A/NGM202" FLOG[:STATe] <arg0> Sets or queries the FastLog state. Parameters: <arg0> 1 | 0 Enables the FastLog state.

  • Page 152: Hcopy:size:x

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands HCOPy:SIZE:X? Returns the horizontal dimension of the screenshots. Usage: Query only HCOPy:SIZE:Y? Returns the vertical dimension of the screenshots. Usage: Query only LOG[:STATe] <state> LOG[:STATe]? Sets or queries the data logging state. Parameters: <state>...

  • Page 153: Log:duration

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands Example: LOG:COUN MAX LOG:COUN? MAX -> 10000000 LOG:DURation <span> LOG:DURation? [<span>] Sets or 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 154: Log:mode

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Data and File Management Commands Minimum measurement interval is set at 0.1 s. Maximum measurement interval is set at 600 s. Default unit: s Query parameters: <interval> MIN | MAX Returns the measurement interval. Example: LOG:INT 10 LOG:INT? ->...

  • Page 155: Status Reporting Commands

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting Commands LOG:TRIGgered <state> LOG:TRIGgered? Sets or queries the state for manual trigger logging function. Parameters: <state> OFF | ON | 0 | 1 OFF | 0 Manual trigger function is disabled. ON | 1 Manual trigger function is enabled.
  • Page 156 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting Commands Suffix: <Channel> 1..n Return values: <Condition> Condition bits in decimal representation. Range: 1 to 65535 Usage: Query only STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ENABle <arg0> STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:ENABle <arg0> Controls or queries the ENABle part of the STATus:OPERation register. The ENABle defines which events in the EVENt part of the status register are forwarded to the OPERation summary bit (bit 7) of the status byte.

  • Page 157: Status:questionable Registers

    ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting Commands Parameters: <NegativeTransition> Range: 1 to 65535 Example: STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ISUMmary1: NTRansition? Query for negative transition. STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:PTRansition <PositiveTransition> STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:PTRansition <arg0> Sets or queries the positive transition filter. Setting a bit in the positive transition filter shall cause a 0 to 1 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 158 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting Commands Return values: <Condition> Condition bits in decimal representation Range: 0 to 65535 Usage: Query only STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle <arg0> STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:ENABle <Enable_Value> Sets or queries the enable mask that allows true conditions in the EVENt part to be reported in the summary bit.
  • Page 159 ® Remote Control Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting Commands Parameters: <NegativeTransition> Range: 1 to 65535 Example: STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary1: NTRansition? Query for negative transition. STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:PTRansition <arg0> STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:PTRansition <PositiveTransition> Sets or queries the positive transition filter. Setting a bit in the positive transition filter shall cause a 0 to 1 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 160: Annex

    ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 161: Scpi Command Structure

    ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 162 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 163 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 164 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 165: Command Sequence And Synchronization

    ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting System Response: 1 A.2 Command Sequence and Synchronization A sequential command finishes the execution before the next command is starting. To make sure that commands are actually carried out in a certain order, each command must be sent in a separate command line.

  • Page 166: Structure Of A Scpi Status Register

    Each channel of the power supply is considered as separate "instrument" (SCPI stan- dard definition). Therefore, e.g. the register STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMary of the NGL202 or NGM202 is also present two times (Isummary1 - Isummary2). Description of the status register parts The SCPI standard provides two different status registers: User Manual 1178.8736.02 ─...
  • Page 167 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 168 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 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 7.9, "Status Reporting Com- mands", on page 152.
  • Page 169 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting System Bit No. Meaning Logging This bit is set as long as "Logging" is enabled Not used FastLog This bit is set once "FastLog" data is available 13 to Not used This bit is always 0 STATus:QUEStionable Register This register contains information about different states which can occur.
  • Page 170 ® Additional Basics on Remote Control R&S NGL200/NGM200 Status Reporting System Decimal representation of a bit pattern (binary weights) The STB and ESR registers contain 8 bits, the status registers 16 bits. The contents of a status register are specified and transferred as a single decimal number. To make this possible, each bit is assigned a weighted value.

  • Page 171: List Of Commands

    ® List of Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 List of Commands [SOURce:]ALIMit[:STATe]..........................99 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:CLEar....................... 119 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:DELay...................... 120 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:DELay:INITial................... 120 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:LINK......................120 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:TRIPped?....................121 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:UNLink..................... 121 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection[:STATe].....................121 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit:LOWer................100 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:ALIMit[:UPPer]................101 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement]..............106 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]..................106 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection:CLEar......................126 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection:LEVel......................126 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection:TRIPped?.....................126 [SOURce:]POWer:PROTection[:STATe]......................125 [SOURce:]RESistance:STATe........................109 [SOURce:]RESistance[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]................108 [SOURce:]VOLTage:DVM[:STATe]......................... 116 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar......................123 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:LEVel......................
  • Page 172 ® List of Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 ARBitrary:LOAD.............................133 ARBitrary:REPetitions............................134 ARBitrary:SAVE............................. 134 ARBitrary:TRANsfer............................134 ARBitrary:TRIGgered:MODE......................... 135 ARBitrary:TRIGgered[:STATe]........................135 ARBitrary[:STATe]............................132 BATTery:MODel:CAPacity..........................141 BATTery:MODel:CLEar..........................141 BATTery:MODel:DATA........................... 141 BATTery:MODel:FNAMe..........................142 BATTery:MODel:ISOC........................... 142 BATTery:MODel:LOAD..........................142 BATTery:MODel:SAVE...........................143 BATTery:MODel:TRANsfer..........................143 BATTery:SIMulator:CAPacity:LIMit........................ 139 BATTery:SIMulator:CAPacity?........................139 BATTery:SIMulator:CURRent:LIMit........................139 BATTery:SIMulator:CURRent?........................139 BATTery:SIMulator:RESistance?........................139 BATTery:SIMulator:SOC..........................
  • Page 173 ® List of Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 INSTrument[:SELect]............................98 LOG:COUNt..............................149 LOG:DURation...............................150 LOG:FNAMe?..............................150 LOG:INTerval..............................150 LOG:MODE..............................151 LOG:STIMe..............................151 LOG:TRIGgered.............................152 LOG[:STATe]..............................149 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]?......................128 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy:RESet......................127 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy:STATe......................127 MEASure[:SCALar]:ENERgy?........................127 MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer?......................... 128 MEASure[:SCALar]:STATistic:COUNt?......................128 MEASure[:SCALar]:STATistic:RESet......................128 MEASure[:SCALar][:CURRent][:DC]:AVG?....................128 MEASure[:SCALar][:CURRent][:DC]:MAX?....................128 MEASure[:SCALar][:CURRent][:DC]:MIN?....................128 MEASure[:SCALar][:POWer]:AVG?.......................129 MEASure[:SCALar][:POWer]:MAX?......................129 MEASure[:SCALar][:POWer]:MIN?........................129 MEASure[:SCALar][:VOLTage][:DC]:AVG?....................129 MEASure[:SCALar][:VOLTage][:DC]:MAX?....................129 MEASure[:SCALar][:VOLTage][:DC]:MIN?....................
  • Page 174 ® List of Commands R&S NGL200/NGM200 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument:PTRansition....................154 STATus:OPERation:INSTrument[:EVENt]?....................153 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:CONDition?..................154 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle....................155 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:CONDition?............154 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:ENABle............. 155 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:NTRansition............155 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>:PTRansition............156 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<Channel>[:EVENt]?............155 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:NTRansition..................155 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:PTRansition..................156 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument[:EVENt]?....................155 SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe..........................91 SYSTem:DATE..............................92 SYSTem:KEY:BRIGhtness..........................92 SYSTem:LOCal..............................91 SYSTem:REMote.............................91 SYSTem:RWLock............................92 SYSTem:TIME..............................92 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce....................94 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:DIO:CHANnel................94 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:DIO:PIN..................95 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:OMODe..................95 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:OMODe:CHANnel..............96 TRIGger[:SEQuence][:IMMediate]:SOURce:OUTPut:CHANnel..............96 TRIGger[:STATe]..............................94...

  • Page 175: Index

    ® Index R&S NGL200/NGM200 Index Activate channel output ............. 41 Event status enable register (ESE) Activating the channels output .......... 24 Remote ............... 88 Advanced features Event status register (ESR) Arbitrary ..............62 Remote ............... 89 Ramp ................62 Advanced operating commands Arbitrary ..............
  • Page 176 ® Index R&S NGL200/NGM200 Menu Rear panel Channel menu ............36 AC inlet with fuse holder ..........21 Device menu ............... 34 Channel connectors ............ 21 Menu controls ..............34 Digital I/O connector ........... 22 Home key ..............34 Ethernet connector ............. 21 Settings key ..............
  • Page 177 ® Index R&S NGL200/NGM200 Using the touchscreen ............30 Accessing functionality using shortcuts ...... 31 Accessing functionality using the settings button ..30 Expand/Collapse button ..........32 Input data ..............33 Using gestures ............30 Wait Remote ............... 90 Welcome to R&S NGL/NGM ..........9 Distributed by: Sie haben Fragen oder wünschen eine Beratung? Angebotsanfrage unter 07121 / 51 50 50 oder über info@datatec.de...

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