TDI XBL 400, Operation & Programming Manual

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XBL Series Electronic Loads
Operation & Programming Manual TDI-Dynaload Division
Chapter 3. — PC Control using IEEE-488 Commands and Programming . 42
Control of a Dynaload through a Personal Computer.........................42
Introduction ...............................................42
IEEE-488 Bus Subsets.............................................................................42
Data Separators........................................................................................43
Program Line Terminators.....................................................................43
Numerical Data Formats.........................................................................43
Numerical Data Units..............................................................................43
Power-on Defaults....................................................................................46
Queries......................................................................................................46
XBL Command and Queries Listed Alphabetically.............................47
FQ Frequency..................................................................................................................70
GPRCLS Close General Purpose Relay..........................................................................70
GPROPN Open General Purpose Relay..........................................................................70
Status and Event Registers —Status Structure.................................141
Glossary 143
Setting Up Ethernet Communications...........................................................................158
Chapter 4. — Appendix A — List of Commands ..................................... 161
Appendix B — List of Queries .................................................................. 161
Appendix C — Outline Drawings by Model ............................................. 162
Figures
Figure 1: Constant Current Mode...................................................................8
Figure 2: Constant Resistance Mode..............................................................9
Figure 3: Constant Voltage Mode .................................................................9
Figure 4: Constant Power Mode.....................................................................9
Figure 5: Front Panel Features and Controls...............................................10
Figure 6: Terminal Block Detail...................................................................16
Figure 7: Terminal Block Connections........................................................16
Figure 8: Cambus” RJ 12 Master - Slave Connectors.................................17
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