PSY-201 User Guide
GP-UM-PSY-201-11
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Appendices
General Photonics provides the PolaView data display/analysis software for the POD-201
and PSY-201. Command lists are also provided for users to write their own control programs. The
following appendices include the remote control command lists, setup for different control
interfaces, and installation and application procedures for the control software.
Appendix 1.0 Remote Control Commands
The commands and responses listed in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 4 are the same for all
communication protocols: RS-232, Ethernet, and GPIB. For the POD-201 and PSY-201, the USB
interface is reserved for the PolaView software.
Once the PSY-201 receives a command, it goes into remote control, and the front panel
keypad is locked. The control type indicator on the lower right of the screen will show an R. Press
the LOCAL button to return to front panel control. The control type indicator will change to L.
The PSY-201 needs to be set to respond to a particular command format before it can
receive commands. Use the “Comm Type” setup submenu in the SETUP menu to select SCPI or GP
format before sending commands.
For SCPI commands, multiple commands can be concatenated in one string, using
semicolons as separators, up to a limit of 128 characters per string.
For GP format commands, only one command string can be sent at a time.
If the PSY-201 beeps after receiving a command, there was a problem with the command.
Typically, this happens if the command was incorrectly formatted or does not match the command
format setting (for example, the PSY-201 receives an SCPI command while set for GP command
format).
Command Lists
SCPI Commands
SCPI command notes:
1.
Each command sequence can be turned into a query by using “?” in place of set parameters to
check the command’s current parameter settings. There is no space between the command
sequence and “?”.
2.
There is a space between a command sequence and a set parameter. Settable parameters are
listed in the table using angle brackets < >. There is no space around a channel designation,
denoted by <n> in the command list.
Sample command:
:CONT:CHAN1:WAV:TYPE SIN
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