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PPCK+™ Operation and Maintenance Manual
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4.4 COMMANDS
4.4.1 PROGRAM MESSAGES
Shown are the basic program messages for the classic and the enhanced formats. There
are also additional IEEE Std. 488.2 common commands (they start with an ‘*’) that are
common in all IEEE-488.2 compatible devices. These commands and the enhanced format
status reporting model are covered in Sections 4.5 and 4.6.
Table 12. Program Message List
# Send a command string out of the PPCK+ COM2 port.
ABORT
Stop pressure generation.
AINCAL Obsolete PPC2+ command not supported by PPCK+.
AINR Obsolete PPC2+ command not supported by PPCK+.
AINRNG Obsolete PPC2+ command not supported by PPCK+.
ATM
Read the current atmospheric pressure (on-board barometer).
AUTOPURGE Command for PPC2+ feature not supported by PPCK+.
AUTOVAC Command for PPC2+ feature not supported by PPCK+.
AUTOZERO Read or set the status of the automatic zero function.
CALAMB
Read or set the PPCK+ ambient sensor user calibration
COM1 Read or set the configuration of the COM1 port.
COM2 Read or set the configuration of the COM2 port.
CONFIG
Run a TPC configuration routine.
DATE
Read or set the current date.
DEVICE Obsolete PPC2 Command.
DF Decrease the pressure quickly.
DP
Decrease the pressure a given amount.
DPG
Obsolete PPC2 Command.
DRV Read or set the status of an the external valve drivers.
DS Decrease pressure slowly.
ERR
Read the last error message.
GPIB
Read or set the GPIB interface address.
HEAD Read or set the head settings.
HOLD Obsolete PPC2 Command.
HS
Read or set the current control hold limit in pressure.
HS% Read or set the current control hold limit in percent full scale.
IF Increase the pressure quickly.
IP Slowly increase the pressure a given amount.
IS
Increase the pressure slowly.
ISO Obsolete PPC2 Command.
LOCAL Returns control to the PPCK+ front panel.
MEM Read the power-up memory test status.
MODE
Read or set the current pressure control mode.
MSGFMT Read or set the type of program message format to use.
PASSTHRU Send a command string out of the PPCK+ COM2 port.
PCALd,LO Read or set the user Lo RPT calibration information. PPCK+ has no Lo RPT.
PCALd,HI
Read or set the user Hi RPT calibration information for the specific range.
PPC Obsolete PPC2 Command.
PR Read the next PPCK+ RPT pressure.