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:SOURce:RTD:DELete
Function
Deletes user-defined RTDs.
Syntax
:SOURce:RTD:DELete
Example
:SOURCE:RTD:DELETE
Description This command deletes all user definitions created
with the :SOURce:RTD:DEFine command. To
create a new user definition, delete existing user
definitions with this command.
:SOURce:RTD:SETTing?
Function
Queries all temperature range settings that are
user-defined for the RTD.
Syntax
:SOURce:RTD:SETTing?
Example
:SOURCE:RTD:SETTING?
-> "...;100.0,200.0,100.00,-1.0E+3;
..."
Description All the temperature range settings that have been
user-defined are returned in a single character
string with each setting delimited by a semicolon.
For details on string syntax, see appendix 6.
:SOURce:RTD:TYPE
Function
Sets or queries the type string for distinguishing
user-defined RTDs.
Syntax
:SOURce:RTD:TYPE <
String
>
:SOURce:RTD:TYPE?
<String>: No character or a single ASCII code
character in the range of 20 to 7E (hexadecimal)
For the characters that correspond to ASCII
codes 20 to 7E, see appendix 9.
Example
:SOURCE:RTD:TYPE "p"
:SOURCE:RTD:TYPE?
-> :SOURCE:RTD:TYPE "p"
Description If set to “No character,” the two characters “°” and
“C” will be displayed in the dot matrix LEDs of the
2560A front panel.
If set to a single character, “°C” will be displayed
in the first character of the dot matrix LEDs and
the specified character in the second.
:SOURce:RTD:WRITe
Function
Writes a user-defined RTD.
Syntax
:SOURce:RTD:WRITe
Example
:SOURCE:RTD:WRITE
Description The user definition set with the
:SOURce:RTD:DEFine command is written to the
2560A’s internal memory.
:SOURce:SCALe
Function
Sets or queries whether main setting (MAX) or
main setting (MIN) is to be set.
Syntax
:SOURce:SCALe {MAXimum|MINimum}
:SOURce:SCALe?
MAXimum
: Main setting (MAX)
MINimum
: Main setting (MIN)
Example
:SOURCE:SCALE MAXIMUM
:SOURCE:SCALE? -> MAXIMUM
:SOURce:SLEVel[:AUTO]
Function
Sets or queries the main setting for main setting
(MAX) or main setting (MIN), whichever is
selected, with polarity information.
Syntax
:SOURce:SLEVel[:AUTO] {<
Voltage
>|
<
Current
>|<
Temperature
>|<
Resistance
>|MINi
mum|
MAXimum}
:SOURce:SLEVel[:AUTO]?
<Voltage>: Voltage
<Current>: Current
<Temperature>: Temperature
<Resistance>: Resistance
MINimum: Minimum value in the selectable range
MAXimum: Maximum value in the selectable
range
Example
:SOURCE:SLEVEL:AUTO
-10V
:SOURCE:SLEVEL:AUTO -> -10.0000E+00
MINimum: Minimum value in the selectable range
MAXimum: Maximum value in the selectable
range
Description 1. If you attach a minus sign to the setting, the
polarity is set to negative. If you attach a plus
sign or do not attach any sign, the polarity is
set to positive.
2. To set the value without the sign, use the
:SOURce:LEVel[:AUTO] command.
3. For other notes, see items 3 to 6 in the
description of the :SOURce:LEVel[:AUTO]
command.
13.6 SOURce Group
