PSY-201 User Guide
GP-UM-PSY-201-11
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3.
Many command segments can be written out as full words or in pre-defined abbreviated forms
consisting of 3 or 4 letters. The abbreviated commands are capitalized in the command
sequences listed in the table. E.g. the firmware version query command can be written out as
either :
SYSTem:VERSion? or :SYST:VERS?
4.
Multiple command strings can be concatenated using a semicolon “;”.
5.
An end-of-string (EOS) is required to execute a complete command string, the EOS can be
configured as Line Feed (LF), Carriage Return (CR), or both (LF+CR).
6.
If the instrument beeps after a command is sent, check the instrument’s command type
setting (GP or SCPI) and EOS setting to make sure they match the format of the command
being sent. Also, check that the command is correctly formatted before resending.
7.
If the instrument does not carry out a command and does not beep, it may not have
received the EOS character. Make sure that the command string ends with the
correct EOS. The default EOS is CR + LF (0D 0A in HEX)
Table 1 SCPI Remote Control Command List
Command Sequence
Parameters
Description/Example
System Information
:SYSTem:ERRor? Return
error
sequence, 20 error messages max,
errors read out in FIFO sequence.
:SYSTem:VERSion?
Query firmware version: return value <string>
(e.g. V1.3-20141120)
Communication
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:TYPE?
Query communication protocol type
Response: < GP| SCPI> or : < 1| 0>
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:EOS?
Query End Of String type for SCPI
Response: < LF| CR| CR+LF>
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:HSHake <1|0>
Set/query handshake enable/disable status.
When enabled, PSY-201 responds to SCPI
commands with GP format command responses
(e.g. *E00#).
Default setting: 0 (disabled)
:SYST:COMM:HSH 1
:SYSTem:GPIB:ADDRess
<integer>
Set/query GPIB address, range: 1 to 30.
Examples:
:SYST:GPIB:ADDR
10
:SYST:GPIB:ADDR?
Note: Don’t use this command while
communicating by GPIB.
:SYSTem:NET:IP <string>
Set/query IP address.
:SYST:NET:IP 192.168.001.150
:SYSTem:NET:MASK
<string>
Set/query net mask.
:SYST:NET:MASK 255.255.255.000
:SYSTem:NET:GWAY <string>
Set/query gateway address.
:SYST:NET:GWAY 192.168.001.001
:SYSTem:NET:NSERver <string>
Set/query
nameserver.
:SYST:NET:NSER 192.168.001.001
:SYSTem:NET:MODE
< SIP | DHCP >
Set/query Ethernet mode
(SIP = Static, DHCP = Dynamic)
:SYST:NET:MODE DHCP