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6. Set the duty cycle
Press the
Duty Cycle
icon on the touch screen.
Press the encoder knob to set the resolution.
Turn the encoder knob to set the duty cycle.
Press the
Done
icon.
7. Enable the PCX-7401
Press the
Enable
button on the front panel. The button lights green.
Controlling the PCX-7401 from a computer
1. Disable the PCX-7401
Send the command “OUTPUT:DISABLE”.
2. Set the trigger to internal, external, or single shot, as needed.
Send the command “TRIG:INTERNAL”, “TRIG:EXTERNAL”, or
“TRIG:SINGLESHOT”.
3. Set the internal pulse trigger frequency
Send the command “TRIG:INT:FREQ n”, where n = [5 to 1000000].
Units are hertz.
4. Set the pulse duty cycle
Send the command “TRIG:INT:MAIN:DUTYCYCLE n”, where n = [1.00 to
99.00].
Units are percent.
5. Set the output current
Send the command “MAIN:CURRENT:SETPOINT n”, where n = [0 to
3000].
Units are milliamperes.
6. Set the bias current.
Send the command “BIAS:CURRENT:SETPOINT n”, where n = [0 to 550].
Units are milliamperes.
7. Enable the PCX-7401
Send the command “OUTPUT:ENABLE”.