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Section 6: 9100 System Operation — SCPI Language
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<DNPD>
Purpose
This command selects either DC or AC Current hardware, dependent upon the
DC
or
SIN|IMP|TRI|TRAP|SYMS
parameter
included in the most-recent
FUNC
command.
<DNPD>
The 'decimal numeric program data' is a number which sets the required output current, expressed in units of DC or RMS AC Amps.
It will automatically choose the 'best' hardware range for the defined current output. The 9100 will accept signed or unsigned
positive values for DC Current.
For details of local operation and parameter limitations, refer to Volume 1, Section 4, Sub-Sections 4.5 (DCI) or 4.6 (ACI).
Response to Query Version
The instrument will return the present DC or AC current output value, dependent upon the
DC
or
SIN|IMP|TRI|TRAP|SYMS
parameter implicit, or included, in the most-recent
FUNC
command. The returned number will be in standard scientific format
(for example: -200
µ
A DC would be returned as
-2.0E-4
— positive numbers, however, are unsigned)