Off/On Switching States of Various Relays
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User Manual 1178.7100.02 ─ 05
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Off/On Switching States of Various Relays
This section describes the behavior of the various relay types, when you switch the
R&S
OSP switch unit OFF and ON again (without or with reset). A loss of power at the
relays due to some malfunction has the same effect as switching the R&S
OSP OFF.
The following types of relays are discerned:
●
Monostable
electromechanical relays (
, fail-
safe)
●
Bistable
electromechanical relays (
, latching)
●
and
,
)
Table C-1: Monostable electromechanical relays
Icon
(deactivated
relay)
Relay type
R&S
OSP: OFF
R&S
OSP: ON
without reset
R&S
OSP: ON
with reset
General
description
Relay falls back to (or
remains in) default position
Relay remains in default position
Equivalent SCPI command, e.g.:
ROUT:CLOS (@F01M01(
00
01))
(failsafe)
Switching state: ports C-NC are connected (port NO is open)
(failsafe)
Switching state: ports 1 to 2 and ports 3 to 4 are connected
(
)
Switching state: all ports are open
Table C-2: Bistable and multistable electromechanical relays
Icon
(arbitrarily
activated relay,
examples)
Relay type
R&S
OSP
: OFF
R&S
OSP: ON
without reset
R&S
OSP: ON
with reset
General
description
Relay position remains
unchanged
Relay falls back to (or remains in)
default position, equiv. SCPI: ...
00
...
(latching)
Switching state remains
activated or deactivated
Switching state:
C-NC (port NO is
open)
(latching)
Switching state:
1-2 and 3-4 are con-
nected,
(latching)
Switching state:
all ports are open