WCL488 Series Water Cooled Electronic Loads
Operation & Programming Manual
TDI-Dynaload Division
Page 60
402828, Rev. B1
CON? Condition register
This query returns the contents of the Condition register and clears
its contents. The response is either numeric or a text description
depending on the TEXT ON/OFF setting.
Each bit in this register provides information about the load’ s
condition. A bit being set indicates that the condition is present or
has occurred. Normally the bit will clear when the condition clears
unless its respective bit in the Latch (LAT) register is set.
Furthermore if its respective bit in the Shutdown (SDN) register is
set the load will shutdown.
The returned value will be between 0 and 255 and is the sum of the
individual bit weights. The individual bits are defined below.
Bit Weight
Description
Text On Response Message
7
128
Under Voltage
UNDER VOLTAGE
6
64
Over Voltage
VOLTAGE LIMIT
5
32
Over Temperature TEMPERATURE LIMIT
4
16
—
—
3
8
Over Current
CURRENT LIMIT
2
4
Over Power
POWER LIMIT
1
2
Saturation
LOAD SATURATED
0
1
Module Fault
MODULE FAULT
Description
The text response will return a string containing the Text On
Response Message as listed above for each bit that is set. These will
be separated by commas. If no bits are set, “ CLEAR” will be
returned.
Command Syntax
NONE
Example
N/A
Query Syntax
CON?
Returned Parameters TEXT ON: <text response string>
TEXT OFF: <NR1>
