LMX SERIES™ OPERATION MANUAL
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Command Syntax
PROGram:TRANsient:HOLD <ON|OFF>
Description
This commands turns the Transient HOLD mode on or off. If ON, the
power source holds the last segment values at steady state after the
transient ends. If OFF, the output of the power source returns to the
steady state settings in effect before the transient segment ran.
Parameters
[ 0 | OFF| 1 | ON]
Parameter Format
<cr> | <b>
Example
PROG:TRAN:HOLD ON
Query Format
PROGram:TRANsient:HOLD?
Returned Data Format
<b>
Query Example
PROG:TRAN:MODE?
1
Command Syntax
PROGram:TRANsient:MODE
Description
This commands selected between legacy UPC controller mode
SEGMENT transient mode or STEP mode. Segment mode is backward
compatible with PPS UPC controllers and use a steady state table and
a transient table for each segment. A total of 99 segments can be
programmed. STEP mode uses the conventional SCPI LIST system of a
list of transient steps executed sequentially.
Parameters
[ 0 | SEGMENT | 1 | STEP]
Parameter Format
<cr>
Example
PROG:TRAN:MODE STEP
Query Format
PROGram:TRANsient:MODE?
Returned Data Format
<nr1>
Query Example
PROG:TRAN:MODE?
1
Query Format
PROGram:TRANsient:PROGress?
Description
This command returns the progress status of a running transient.
The response data content depends on the selected transient mode,
SEGMENT or STEP. (Refer to the “PROGram:TRANsient:MODE”
command)
The following information is returned in the order shown below.
Values are separated by a “/” character:
Return Data Format
A.
Progress as a percent of the total between 0 to 100.
B.
Current element progress. A percent between 0 and 100 of the
element executing.
C.
Active step or segment in execution.
D.
Active step or segment time. In multiples of 0.2 ms.
E.
Total time. In multiples of 0.2 ms.
F.
Total number of steps or segments.
Returned Data Format
<nr1> / <nr1> / <nr1> / <nr1> / <nr1> / <nr1>
Query Example
PROG:TRAN:PROG?
57/31/3/1554/20000/4
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