Newport Cornerstone 130B, User Manual

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90088262 MCS130B
CORNERSTONE 130B MONOCHROMATORS
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15.7 DETAILED COMMAND REFERENCE
This section describes the syntax, parameters, and functionality for every CS130B Statement.
Some Statements appear with some upper-case and some lower-case letters. For example,
“GRATing” indicates that the CS130B will accept either the command “grat” or “grating”. The
lower-case characters are optional, but if any of them are sent, they all must be sent: in this case
“gratin” is not allowed.
CS130B Commands
Command: CALIBRATE
Purpose: Make a minor offset adjustment to the wavelength calibration. Use when
installing new gratings, or at any point when the wavelength calibration is
disrupted. Send this command to define the current position as the
wavelength specified in the parameter. Calculates a new offset for the
grating and saves it accordingly. A calibration procedure is outlined
elsewhere in this manual.
Parameter: The actual wavelength at the output.
Example: calibrate 587.1 : assuming the units are microns, change the calibration so
that the current grating location corresponds to 587.1 microns.
Command: ECHO
Purpose: Tell the CS130B to send back every character it receives on the RS232
port.
Parameter: 1 to turn on echo, 0 to turn off.
Example: Echo 0 : turn off echo.
Note: For reverse compatibility, the
“info?” query temporarily enables echo mode.
Command: ECHO?
Purpose: Query the echo setting.
Example: echo?
E.g. response: 1 : indicates echo is turned on.
Command: ERROR?
Purpose:
Query the error byte. Note: see also the “system:error” query.
Example: error?
E.g. response: 1 : indicates a command was unrecognized. See the Error Codes
section, later in this appendix.
Note: This query is included for reverse compatibility with the older Cornerstone
models. The preferred error query is “system:error?”