Ametek Lx Series II Programming Manual Bedienungsanleitung

Lx \ Ls Series II AC Power Source Programming Manual Contact Information Telephone: 800 733 5427 (toll free in North Am

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 6 5.7 *RCL ...

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 96 VOLTage:SENSe:SOURce These commands select the source from which the output voltage is sensed. The foll

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 97 VOLTage:SLEW:MODE Phase Selectable This command determines how the output voltage slew rate is controlle

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 98 4.23 Status Subsystem Commands This subsystem programs the Lx\Ls Series status registers. There are fou

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 99 Bit Position 15-9 8 7-6 5 4-1 0 WTG Interface is waiting for a trigger. CV Output voltage is regulated

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 100 If the same bits in both NTR and PTR registers are set to 1, then any transition of that bit at the O

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 101 Query Syntax STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? Parameters None Returned Parameters <NR1>(Register V

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 102 Command Syntax STATus:QUEStionable:NTRansition<NRf+> STATus:QUEStionable:PTRansition<NRf+&g

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 103 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary:CONDition? Phase Selectable This query returns the value of th

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 104 Note: Setting a bit in the PTR or NTR filter can of itself generate positive or negative events in the

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 105 4.24 System Commands The system commands control the system-level functions of the Lx\Ls Series. Subsy

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 7 Table of Figures Figure 2-1: Partial Command Tree ...

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 106 SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess This command will set the GPIB address. Command Syntax SYSTem:COMMun

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 107 Command Syntax SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DESCription <SRD> Parameters <SRD> Example SYST:CO

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 108 Command Syntax SYSTem:COMMunicate:SERial:BAUD <NRF> Parameters 9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 1

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 109 Command Syntax SYSTem:CONFigure:NOUTputs <n> Parameters 1 or 3 Examples SYSTem:CONFigure:NOUT

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 110 Command Syntax SYSTem:REMotel Parameters None Example SYST:REM Related Commands SYST:LOC SYST:RWL

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 111 4.25 Trace Subsystem Commands This subsystem programs the output waveform of the 3000Lx and the 4500Lx

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 112 TRACe:CATalog DATA:CATalog These commands return a list of defined waveform names. The list includes bo

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 113 4.26 Trigger Subsystem This subsystem controls the triggering of the AC source. See chapter 6.7 under

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 114 Command Syntax ABORt Parameters None Examples ABOR Related Commands INIT *RST *TRG TRIG INITiate

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 115 TRIGger When the trigger subsystem has been initiated, the TRIGger command generates a trigger signal r

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 8 1. Introduction This instruction manual (P/N 7004-981) contains programming informationfor the Lx Series

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 116 TRIGger:SEQuence2:SOURce TRIGger:SYNChronize:SOURce These commands select the synchronizing trigger so

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 117 Command Syntax TRIGger:SEQuence3[:IMMediate] TRIGger:ACQuire[:IMMediate] Parameters None Examples

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 118 5. Common Commands Common commands begin with an * and consist of three letters (command) or three let

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 119 5.1 *CLS This command clears the following registers (see chapter 7 under Programming the Status and E

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 120 Query Syntax *ESR? Parameters None Returned Parameters <NR1>(Register value) Related Commands

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 121 This command controls the automatic clearing at power-on of the Service Request Enable and the Standard

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 122 5.8 *RST This command resets the AC source to the factory-defined states shown in Table 5-2 or to the

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 123 5.9 *SAV This command stores the present state of the AC source to a specified location in memory. Up

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 124 Bit Position 7 6 5 4 3 2 - 0 Bit Weight 128 64 32 16 8 Table 5-3: Bit Configuration of Status Byte Reg

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 125 Query Syntax *TST? Returned Parameters <NR1> 0 indicates the AC source has passed selftest

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 9 The following are two formal documents concerning the IEEE-488 interface: ANSI/IEEE Std. 488.1-1987 IEE

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 126 6. Programming Examples 6.1 Introduction This chapter contains examples on how to program your AC sou

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 127 The AC source can be programmed to turn off its output if the ac output voltage exceeds a preset peak v

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 128 At *RST the slew rate is set to INFinity, which means that ac voltage changes occur at the fastest poss

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 129 where n1 ... n1024 are the data points that define the relative amplitudes of exactly one cycle of the

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 130 The PHASe command sets the relative phase of each of the outputs. The INSTrument:COUPle setting is igno

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 131 are sent, no error will be generated because the second VOLTage:RANGe command automatically sets the pr

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 132 If there are no further pulses, the immediate value remains in effect. In List mode, the functions retu

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 133 2. Set the triggered level of the function that will generate the transient. For example, if the previ

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 134 6.6 List Transients List mode lets you generate complex sequences of output changes with rapid, precis

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 135 4. Determine the number of times the list is repeated before it completes. For example, to repeat a li

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 10 The Ls Series provides either three phase (-3 models) or single phase (-1 models). Three phase Ls Ser

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 136 6.7.2 Output Trigger System Model Figure 6-2 is a model of the output trigger system. The rectangular

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 137 The INITiate commands move the trigger system from the Idle state to the Initiated state. This enables

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 138 6.7.6 Synchronizing Output Changes to a Reference Phase Angle An output transient normally occurs imme

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 139 where <n> specifies the dwell time in seconds. The number of dwell points must equal the number o

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 140 MEASure:CURRent:DC? To measure the maximum current amplitude and the current crest factor, use: MEASu

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 141 6.8.4 Simultaneous Output Phase Measurements You can return simultaneous measurements from all output

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 142 6.8.7 SCPI Measurement Triggering Nomenclature As previously explained under "Triggering Output C

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 143 Note: You cannot initiate measurement triggers continuously. Otherwise, the measurement data in the da

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 144 OUTP:DFI:STATE ON To enable the OCP signal to get to the STAT:QUES register, send: STAT:QUES:PTR 2

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 145 Buffer(i) = StringToIEEEFloat(s, gl_bAsciiTransfer) Next i End If End If En

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 11 1.4.2 USB Capabilities of the AC source All AC source functions are programmable over the USB interfac

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 146 If (expo > 0) Then mant_f = mant_f * expo_val If (expo < 0) Then mant_f = mant_f / expo_v

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 147 6.9.4 Pre-event and Post-event Triggering The range for this offset is 4096 to 2E9 points. As shown i

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 148 6.10 Downloading Arbitrary Waveforms The Lx Series supports the use of arbitrary waveforms. The same i

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 149 For i = 0 to iPoints –1 strCmd = strCmd + "," + FrmOut$(sBuffer(i), "0.0###")

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 150 7. Programming the Status and Event Registers You can use status register programming to determine the

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 151 1248165121024204840968192124816512102420484096819212481651210242048409681921248165121024204840968192QUE

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 152 Bit Signal Meaning Operation Status Group 0 CAL Interface is computing new cal constants 5 WTG Interf

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 153 7.3 Questionable Status Group The Questionable Status registers record signals that indicate abnormal

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 154 7.4 Questionable Instrument Isummary Status Group Although only one group of Questionable Instrument I

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 155 7.5 Standard Event Status Group This group consists of an Event register and an Enable register that a

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 12 2. Introduction to SCPI SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) is a programming language

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 156 7.6 Status Byte Register This register summarizes the information from all other status groups as defi

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 157 7.7 Examples 7.7.1 Determining the Cause of a Service Interrupt You can determine the reason for an S

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 158 7.7.3 Monitoring Both Phases of a Status Transition You can monitor a status signal for both its posit

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 159 Figure 7-2: SMA Connector Trigger Model.

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 160 7.8 Remote Inhibit and Discrete Fault Indicator The remote inhibit and discrete fault indicators are i

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 161 7.9 SCPI Command Completion SCPI commands sent to the AC source are processed either sequentially or i

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 162 8. Option Commands 8.1 Introduction The Lx and Ls Series offer a number of options that are implement

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 163 8.2 APE Command Language (Abbreviated Plain English) The APE (Abbreviated Plain English) command langu

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 164 8.2.2 L Series Backward Compatibility Issues Although every effort has been made to mimic the L Series

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 165 Configuration Issues: The following configuration related issues are unique to the Ls Series when opera

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 13 2.2.3 The SCPI Command Tree As previously explained, the basic SCPI communication method involves sendi

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 166 8.2.3 GPIB Address The GPIB address (also referred to as the unit address) of the Lx / Ls Series power

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 167 8.2.5 Message Format The message sent to the AC Power System must have the following format for each p

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 168 8.2.7 Program Headers A Program Header is a mnemonic of a series of three ASCII characters used to se

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 169 TO CALIBRATE OUTPUT: -->CAL-|---|-|-|-(n)-->DLY-(n)-->STP-(n)-->VAL-(n)--->* [NOTE: NOT

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 170 8.2.9 APE Program Headers The table below shows the APE headers, the phase selection extension and ava

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 171 HEADER EXTENSION ARGUMENT DEFINITION GPIB GET message. VAL From parameter minimum to maximum value Fin

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 172 8.2.10 APE Queries - TLK Headers The table below shows the APE TLK headers, the phase selection extens

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 173 Argument Extension Data returned Definition 0.00 to 27.00 PZM A, B, C 0 to 359.9 Measured phase B and C

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 174 The PHZA value can be used to control the point of the phase A waveform where the change will occur. T

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 175 The STP header is used to identify a numeric value as the increment or decrement value for a FRQ, CRL,

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 14 2. OUTPut:PROTection:DELay 20. The entire message would be: OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar;DELay 20 The mes

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 176 following example will select the 270 range from the 135/270 range pair with an upper amplitude limit o

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 177 To program Drop Cycles (DRP) The DRP header is used to identify the Drop Command. The argument is a nu

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 178 8.2.12 Examples – APE Query Commands The TLK header will setup the AC Power System to talk data. The

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 179 Command Response (Fields separate by SPACE 0x20 characters) Field A Field B Field C TLK PZM PZMA000.0

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 180 8.2.13 APE Message Separators A complete message consists of a header and an argument. Since more tha

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 181 SRQ 1 SRQ 1 Reported Message Cause 90 26 RNG RANGE ERROR RNG value greater than highest range 90 27 AMP

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 182 8.2.16 End of String Delimiter The End of String (EOS) delimiter recognized by the Ls AC Power source

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 183 8.3 ABLE Command Language (Atlas Based Language Extension) The ABLE (Atlas Based Language Extension) c

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 184 SYNTAX DESCRIPTION CURLB <n> Set the current limit value followed by numeric value (9023) CURLC

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 185 SYNTAX DESCRIPTION PEAK When this command is send, with the Voltage or Frequency setting, the change of

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 15 2.3 Using Queries Observe the following precautions with queries: Set up the proper number of variabl

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 186 SYNTAX DESCRIPTION TEST 9 Returns phase C measured power. Measurement commands for three phase units,

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 187 8.3.3 Language Extension The following additional capabilities – not part of the ABLE syntax - are sup

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 188 8.4 RTCA/DO-160D (-160) The following are the remote commands available for the -160 test option. The

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 189 8.4.2 DO160 Normal Test Commands DO160:NORMal:VOLT_FREQ:MINimum This command will set the voltage and

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 190 DO160:NORMal:VOLTage:INTerrupt This command will cause output voltage interruption. There are 15 diffe

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 191 DO160:NORMal:FREQuency:VARiation This command applies to Group 2 and 3 only for the Eurocae standard.

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 192 8.4.3 DO160 Emergency Test Commands DO160:EMERgency:VOLT_FREQ:MINimum This command will set the voltag

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 193 8.4.4 DO160 Abnormal Test Commands DO160:ABNormal:VOLTage:MINimum This command will set the voltage to

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 194 DO160:ABNormal:FREQuency:TRANsient This command applies to Group 1 only for the EuroCAE standard. Refe

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 195 8.5 RTCA/DO160 Rev E Test Option Revison E of the RTCA/DO160 AC power section test standard is impleme

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 16 VOLT : LEV 80 ; PROT 88 ; : CURR? <NL>HeadersDataMessage UnitQuery IndicatorHeaderSeparatorMessage

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 196 8.6 MIL-STD 704 Rev D - F (-704) The following are the remote commands available for the -704 test opt

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 197 :FREQuency [:LEVel] :MODulation :TRANsient :VOLTage [:LOW] :HIGH

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 198 8.6.3 MIL704 Steady State Commands MIL704:SSTate:VOLTage This command will set the voltage level for t

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 199 MIL704:SSTate:WAVeform[:DISTortion] This command will set the voltage distortion level for the steady s

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 200 MIL704:TRANsient:FREQuency[:LOW] This command will set the low frequency level for the transient state

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 201 MIL704:ABNormal:FREQuency:OVER This command will set the high frequency level for the abnormal state op

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 202 8.7 MIL-STD 704 Rev A - F (-704F) The following are the remote commands available for the –704F test o

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 203 8.7.1 Command Tree MS704 :ABNormal :LIMits [:ALL] :NOMinal :LOW :HIGH

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 204 :POWer :FAIL [:COMBination] [:ALL] :ONE :TWO :THRee :PH

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 205 8.7.2 MS704 General Commands A number of MS704 commands are available to define the revision, mode of

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 17 combine two or more message units into a compound message, you may need to enter the optional header. 2.

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 206 MS704:REVision This command sets the RTCA DO-160 test standard revision to be used. The test levels and

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 207 MS704:TEST:CONDition This command sets the desired test conditions that apply to the EUT being test. Th

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 208 8.7.3 MS704 Steady State Commands Steady state tests can be started by sending one of the MS704:NORM c

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 209 MS704:NORMal:VOLTage:PHASe:DIFFerence This command will run the steady state voltage phase difference t

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 210 MS704:NORMal:VOLTage:TRANsient:UNDer This command will run the steady state under voltage transients te

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 211 MS704:NORMal:FREQuency:TRANsient:OVER This command will run the steady state over frequency transients

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 212 8.7.4 MS704 Abnormal State Commands Abnormal state tests can be started by sending one of the MS704:AB

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 213 MS704:ABNormal:VOLTage:TRANsient:OVER This command will run the abnormal over voltage transients test.

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 214 MS704:ABNormal:FREQuency:TRANsient:UNDer This command will run the abnormal under frequency transients

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 215 8.7.5 MS704 Emergency State Commands Emergency state tests can be started by sending one of the MS704:

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 18 2.6 SCPI Data Formats All data programmed to or returned from the AC source is ASCII. The data may be n

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 216 8.7.6 MS704 Power Fail State Commands Power fail state tests can be started by sending one of the MS70

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 217 This command will run the transfer power interrupt test. Command Syntax MS704:TRANsfer[:POWer][:INTerr

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 218 8.8 Airbus ABD0100.1.8 Test Option (-ABD) The -ABD option is implemented through the LxGui Windows sof

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 219 Appendix A: SCPI Command tree SCPI Common Commands *CLS *ESE <value> *ESE? *ESR? *IDN? *OPC *OPC

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 220 :REACtive? :PFACtor? :TOTal? :VOLTage [:DC]? :AC? :ACDC? :HARMonic [:AMPLitude]? <n> :PHA

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 221 :PROTection :CLEar :DELay <n> :RI :MODE LATCHing | LIVE | OFF TTLTrig MODE TRIG | FSTR [S

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 222 :ETIMe? :ERRor? :LANGuage SCPI | APEN :REMote :RWLOCK :TEMPerature? :VERSion? TRIGger [:TRANsi

Programming Manual – Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II Appendix B: SCPI Conformance Information SCPI Version The power source conforms to SCPI version 1992.0.

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 224 Non-SCPI commands. CAL:MEAS:CURR CAL:MEAS:CURR:SPH CAL:MEAS:VOLT CAL:PASS CAL:PHAS CAL:SAVE CAL

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 225 MS704:EMER:NOM MS704:EMER:LOW MS704:EMER:HIGH MS704:POW:FAIL[:COMB][:ALL] MS704:POW:FAIL[:COMB]

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 19 <SRD> String Response Data. Returns string parameters enclosed in double quotes.

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 226 Appendix C: Error Messages This appendix gives the error numbers and descriptions that are retu

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 227 Number Message String Cause Remedy recognized error correct command syntax -120 "Numeric d

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 228 Number Message String Cause Remedy -254 "Media full" No storage space left to save s

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 229 Number Message String Cause Remedy checksum failed" 10 "Ram self test Controller fail

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 230 Number Message String Cause Remedy 604 "Trigger received before requested number of pre-tr

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 231 Number Message String Cause Remedy 814 "Voltage peak error " Peak voltage exceeds in

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 232 This appendix summarizes difference between the old iL Series and HP6834B AC power sources and

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 233 iL / HP6834B Lx Equivalent Comment iL/HP password is default 0 (no cal password needed). This

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 234 Index * *CLS ... 120 *ESE ...

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 235 FETCh:ARRay:VOLTage? ... 50 FETCh:CURRent:AC?...

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 20 3. System Considerations This chapter addresses some system issues concerning setting up interfaces suc

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 236 MEASure:ARRay:CURRent:NEUTral?\ ... 47 MEASure:ARRay:CURRent? ...

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 237 MS704:SKIP ... 207 MS704:STATus? ...

Programming Manual - Rev S Lx \ Ls Series II 238 TRACe ... 112 TRACe:CATalog...

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 21 3.2 USB Interface Unlike RS232C, there are no generic drivers available as a rule for us in programming

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 22 USB Device Driver installation Plug in USB cable to power soure, turn on power soure. When the “Fo

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 23 Select the second choice from the list to install the driver by browsing to a specific location. Click

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 24 For Windows XP OS, browse to the following location: C:\Program Files\California Instruments\USB VCP Dri

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 25 Once completed, the dialog box shown above will appear signaling the device drivers have been installed

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 26 Figure 3-1: Windows XP Device Manager - USB Port

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 27 3.2.2 USB Interface Use Note that the power source will be detected automatically when turn on or plugg

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 28 3.3 LAN Option An Ethernet LAN interface option is available for the Lx/Ls Series II power sources. Thi

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 29 3.3.3 Private Networks without DHCP servers If you are setting up a private network that connects the p

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 30 The following fields are available in the LANetwork menu: Menu Values Description LANetwork LAN If the –

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 31 This value can be changed by pressing the SET key and entering a new value from the keypad or using the

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 32 Microsoft(R) Windows DOS (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001. C:\>ping 100.10.1.63 Pinging 100.10

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 33 3.4 RS232C Serial Interface The RS232C interface has been retained on the Lx/Ls Series II power source

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 34 3.5 Instrument Drivers and Application Software Instrument drivers for National Instruments LabWindows/

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 35 4. SCPI Command Reference 4.1 Introduction This chapter provides a complete listing of all SCPI comman

Refers to: Lx Series AC Power Source/Analyzers - Series II Ls Series AC Power Sources - Series II Models: Single chassis: 3000Lx, 4500Lx, 6000Lx

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 36 4.2 Subsystem Commands Subsystem commands are specific to AC source functions. They can be a single com

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 37 4.3 Calibration Subsystem The commands in this subsystem allow you to do the following: Enter the cal

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 38 Command Syntax CALibrate:MEASure:VOLTage <Nrf> Parameters Reference instrument voltage reading Q

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 39 4.4 Diagnostic Subsystem These subsystem commands perform diagnostic functions which include reading an

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 40 4.5 Display Subsystem This subsystem allows text information to be send to the power source LCD display

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 41 DISPlay:TEXT This command sets the character string that is displayed when the display mode is set to TE

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 42 4.6 Instrument Subsystem This subsystem programs the three-phase output capability of the AC Power Sour

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 43 4.7 Limit Subsystem These subsystem commands may be used to query the hardware limits (capabilities) of

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 44 B and C (ø1, ø2 and ø3). If the MODE field is set (standard on Lx Series, optional on Ls Series) the AC

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 45 4.8 Array Measurement Subsystem This subsystem lets you retrieve arrays containing measurements data.

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Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 46 start the data transfer. Valid offset values are from 0 thorugh 15. If both parameters are omitted, al

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 47 SENSe:SWEep:TINTerval, and the position of the trigger relative to the beginning of the data buffer is d

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 48 Syntax MEASure:ARRay:MODe Parameters BIN | ASCii Examples MEAS:ARR:MOD ASC Related Commands MEAS:A

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 49 'get data less exponent sign bit c(1) = c(1) And &H7F mantisse = c(1) * &H10000 + c(2

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 50 Query Syntax MEASure:ARRay:VOLTage[:DC]? [<n>, <n>] FETCh:ARRay:VOLTage[:DC]? [<n>,

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 51 4.9 Current Measurement Subsystem This subsystem programs the current measurement capability of the 300

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 52 Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent:AC? FETCh[:SCALar]:CURRent:AC? Parameters None Examples MEAS:

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 53 These queries return the output current crest factor. This is the ratio of peak output current to rms ou

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 54 Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent:HARMonic:THD? FETCh[:SCALar]:CURRent:HARMonic:THD? Parameters

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 55 Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent:NEUTral:HARMonic [:AMPLitude]?<NRf> FETCh[:SCALar]:CURR

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Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 56 4.10 Frequency Measurement Subsystem This subsystem programs the frequency measurement capability of th

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 57 4.11 Power Measurement Subsystem This subsystem programs the power measurement capability of the Lx\Ls

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 58 Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer:AC:APParent? FETCh[:SCALar]:POWer:AC:APParent? Parameters None E

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 59 4.12 Voltage Measurement Subsystem This subsystem programs the voltage measurement capability of the Lx

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 60 Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:VOLTage:ACDC? FETCh[:SCALar]:VOLTage:ACDC? Parameters None Examples M

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 61 Query Syntax MEASure[:SCALar]:VOLTage:HARMonic:THD? FETCh[:SCALar]:VOLTage:HARMonic:THD? Parameters

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 62 4.13 Output Subsystem This subsystem controls the main outputs, the signal outputs, the power-on state,

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 63 OUTPut:DFI:SOURce This command selects the source for DFI events. The choices are: QUEStionable Questio

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 64 OUTPut:PROTection:DELay This command sets the delay time between the programming of an output change tha

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 65 OUTPut:TTLTrg:MODE This command sets the operation of the Trigger Out1 signal to either Function Strobe

iii Important Safety Instructions Before applying power to the system, verify that your product is configured properly for your particular applicat

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 66 OUTPut:TTLTrg[:STATe] This command enables or disables the AC source Trigger Out1 signal, which is avail

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 67 4.14 Power On Subsystem This subsystem controls the specific configuration settings at power on. Most p

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 68 PONSetup:RELay[:HOLD] This command is used to set a delay time between programming down the output volta

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 69 4.15 Sense Subsystem - Sweep This subsystem controls the measurement current range and the data acquire

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 70 Command Syntax SENSe:SWEep:OFFSet:POINts<NRf+> Parameters 4096 through 2E9 | MINimum | MAXimum *

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 71 4.16 Source Subsystem - Current This subsystem programs the output current of the AC source. Subsystem

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 72 CURRent:PROTection:STATe This command enables or disables the AC source overcurrent (OC) protection func

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 73 4.17 Source Subsystem - Frequency This subsystem programs the output frequency of the AC source. Subsys

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 74 FREQuency:SLEW This command sets the rate at which frequency changes for all programmed changes in outpu

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 75 FREQuency:TRIGgered This command programs the frequency that the output will be set to during a triggere

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Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 76 4.18 Source Subsystem - Function This subsystem programs the output function of the AC source. Subsyste

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 77 PULSe The waveform shape is changed to the value set by FUNCtion:TRIGgered for a duration determined by

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 78 Command Syntax [SOURce:]FUNCtion[:SHAPe]:CSINusoid<NRf>[THD] Parameters 1.33 to 100 | 0 to 43 TH

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 79 4.19 Source Subsystem - List This subsystem controls the generation of complex sequences of output chan

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 80 LIST:COUNt This command sets the number of times that the list is executed before it is completed. The c

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 81 Command Syntax [SOURce:]LIST:FREQuency[:LEVel]<NRf+>{,<NRf+>} Parameters 45 to 5000 Unit

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 82 Command Syntax [SOURce:]LIST:MODE Parameters BOT | EOT Examples LIST:MODE EOT Query Syntax [SOURce:]

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 83 Command Syntax [SOURce:]LIST:SHAPe<shape>{,<shape>} Parameters SINusoid|SQUare|CSINusoid|&

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 84 Query Syntax [SOURce:]LIST:TTLTrg:POINts? Returned Parameters <NR1> Example LIST:TTLT:POIN? Re

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 85 Query Syntax [SOURce:]LIST:VOLTage:SLEW:POINts? Returned Parameters <NR1> Example LIST:VOLT:SL

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Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 86 4.20 Source Subsystem - Phase This subsystem programs the output phases of the AC source. When phase co

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 87 Phase Selectable This command sets the output phase when a triggered step or pulse transient occurs. The

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 88 4.21 Source Subsystem - Pulse This subsystem controls the generation of output pulses. The PULSe:DCYCle

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 89 Parameter Set Action DCYCle PERiod WIDTh Sets WIDTh. If WIDTh < PERiod, recalculates DCYCle; othe

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 90 This command sets the width of a transient output pulse. The command parameters are model-dependent. Co

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 91 4.22 Source Subsystem - Voltage This subsystem programs the output voltage of the Lx/Ls Series AC sourc

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 92 VOLTage:ALC:SOURce These commands select the source from which the output voltage is sensed. The followi

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 93 VOLTage:TRIGgered Phase Selectable This command selects the ac rms amplitude that the output waveform wi

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 94 VOLTage:PROTection Phase Selectable This command sets the overvoltage protection (OVP) level of the AC s

Programming Manual Lx \ Ls Series II 95 VOLTage:REFerance This command select the referance Voltage. The following voltage refernace can be sele