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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION................1 2. CONNECTING POWER SUPPLY VIA GPIB INTERFACE.. 1 3. CONNECTING POWER SUPPLY VIA RS232 INTERFACE 4 4.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL 1. INTRODUCTION L4 (Listener) : The power supply becomes a listener when the controller sends its listen address with the ATN (attention) line In the modern automatic measurement system, communication asserted.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL THE PROGRAMMABLE POWER 3. CONNECTING Turn on at least two-thirds of the devices on the GPIB system while SUPPLY VIA RS232 INTERFACE using the system.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Do not use more than 15m of cable to connect devices to a PC. Ensure the same baud rate is used on the device as the one used on PC terminal.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL The RS232 connection testing SCPI If you want to test whether the RS232 connection is working or not, you can send a command from computer.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL command identifies it as a query. The command header is configured by header path and leaf node. Figure 5 shows the command header for the leaf node indicated in Figure 4.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Table 1 defines the Boolean and other parameter types for the programmable power supply. II. RS232 message terminators As there is no signal of end message on RS232 bus, therefore, use LF Parameter Type Description...
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Because the programmable power supply hypothesis that a command General Setting Commands starts from the root, you have the option of beginning the initial Table 2 lists the general setting commands that control and query the command header with a colon (:).
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL *SRE? Returns contents of Service Request Enable Register (SRER). :OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar Clears over-voltage and over-current and over temperature protection error message. *STB? Reads Status Byte Register (SBR).
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL ★ Set the delay time under the current :SYSTem:AUTO:DELay Table 4: Miscellaneous Commands <NR1> responding memory status. *IDN? Returns instrument identification.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL 6. DETAILS OF COMMAND REFERENCE Examples: Each command in this chapter will give a detailed description. The *ESE 65 sets the ESER to binary 0100 0001. examples of each command will be provided and what query form might If the ESER contains the binary value 1000 0010, the *ESE? will return.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL *RST (no query form) Examples: *IDN? Returns Function: WK.TMPRO,PST-3202,A000000,FW1.00 Set all control settings of power supply to their default values but does *OPC not purge stored setting.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL *SAV decimal number representing the bits that are set (true) in the status register. Function: Save the setting data to a specific memory location (The PSS and PSH Syntax: series do not have this function).
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL :CHANnel<x>:CURRent <NR2> Function: Examples: Set or query the output current value of the specific channel. :CHANnel1:VOLTage 12.0 sets the channel 1 voltage limit to 12.0 Syntax: volts.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL <x> for PSS & PSH can only be 1. Syntax: Returns: :CHANnel<x>:PROTection:VOLTage <NR2> <NR2> :CHANnel<x>:PROTection:VOLTage? Examples: <x> can be 1 or 2 or 3, <NR2> Please refer to the specification. :CHANnel1:MEASure:VOLTage? might return 11.55 to indicate the <x>...
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Examples: Examples: :OUTPut:COUPle:TRACking 2 set the output of the channel 1 and OUTPut:STATe 1 enables the power supply output. channel 2 to series-tracking mode.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Returns register is non-destructive. <NR1> Syntax: Examples STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? STATus:OPERation:ENABle 32767 sets all 15 bits of the register Returns: to 1.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL STATus:QUEStionable:EVENt(query only) SYSTem:AUTO:DELay Function: Return and clear the contents of the QUEStionable register. The response Function: is a decimal value that summarizes the binary values of the set bits. Set the delay time under the current responding memory status (The PSS and PSH series do not have this function.)
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL SYSTem:AUTO:STATe the value of START. Returns: Function: Set or return automatic sequence setting (The PSS and PSH series do not <NR1>...
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL SYSTem:MEMory? (query only) 7. STATUS AND ERROR REPORTING Function: Read the current memory section number displayed on the panel (The PSS A set of status registers allows the user to quickly determine the power supply’s internal processing status.
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL QUEStionable To SBR Status Summary Voltage Summary Current Not Used Not Used Event Enable Condition Not Used Not Used Register Register Register...
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Status Registers Table 4: QUEStionable Status Register There are two status registers are included to the power supply defined by Bit 15 Bit 14 Bit 13...
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Use the serial poll or the *STB? Query to read the contents of the SBR. following enable registers. The bits in the SBR are set and cleared depending on the contents of the Event Status Enable Register (ESER) Standard Event Status Register (SESR), the Standard Event Status...
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PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PST & PSS & PSH SERIES PROGRAMMABLE POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMER MANUAL PROGRAMMER MANUAL Queues -221, “Settings conflict; Current setting error” -221, “Settings conflict; Recall setting error” The output queue is included to power supplies. -221, “Settings conflict;...
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