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1.2.1.2 Keyword Conventions

The short form part of each keyword is emphasized in boldface 
uppercase letters to help you remember it.

TRIGger

IMMediate

RESistance

SHORt

The SCPI parser is not sensitive to case. It will accept Trig, trig, 
trigger, TRIGGER, etc. Regardless of which form you use, the 
load only recognizes the accurate long form and short form. For 
example, RESI or TRI will not be recognized as the right com-
mand.

1.2.2

Separators

The colon “ : ” is used to separate the keywords of two adjacent 
levels in command tree. For example: “INPut:PROTection:CLEar”. 
The colon “:” can be regarded as the first character of the com-
mand to indicate this command is a root command. 
The space “ ” is used to separate the command and the parame-
ter.
The semicolon is used to separate multiple commands without 
changing the level of the present commands. For example: 
CURR:PROT:LEV 3;DEL 10. This command is equivalent of the 
following two commands: 
CURR:PROT:LEV 3
CURR:PROT:DEL 10
Using semicolon and colon properly can simplify the description 
of command level. e.g. CURR 25;:VOLT 50. Please note that the 
maximum length of a command should not exceed 100 bytes. If a 
command exceeds this length, it will be given up by the load and 
a remote error “-521 Input buffer overflow” will occur. 
The comma “,” is used to separate multiple parameters.

1.2.3

Parameters

Parameters are data values or character strings, which follow 
behind certain keywords, and are separated by spaces from key-
words. 

1.2.3.1 Parameter Formats

The parameters formats have numerical data format, character 
data format and Bool format etc. The character format and Bool-
ean format are similar to the keywords format, such as: ON, OFF 
and CONTinuos. All parameters are ASCII. See the list 1-1 for 
Parameter Formats.

List1-1 Parameter Formats

1.2.3.2 Data Unit

Numeric data may be followed by the unit. When no unit follows 
the numeric data, the data unit is the standard unit of this com-
mand. See list1-2 for Data Unit, and see list 1-3 for Most-Used 
Unit Multipliers.

List1-2 Data Unit

List1-3 Most-Used Unit Multipliers 

1.2.4

Terminators

The command string sent to the load must be terminated by a 
<new line> symbol (carriage return character). IEEE-488 EOI (End 
Or Identify) can be regarded as <new line> symbol to be the ter-
minator of the command. It is acceptable if there is a <new line> 
symbol after the <carriage return character>. 

1.3

Examples

1.3.1

Simple Command Statements

The simple command statement consists of a command, or key-
word, usually followed by a parameter: 
VOLT 25
CURR 50
TRIG

1.3.2

Compound Command Statements

When two or more keywords are connected by colons, it creates 
a compound command statement. Usually, the last keyword is 
followed by a parameter, and is separated by a space:
VOLT:SLEW 1000
CURR:RANG 6
TRIG:SOUR BUS
If the compound command statement contains “[“,”]”, the keyword 
of this part is dispensable.
CURRent:LEVeI:TRIGgered 0.5
CURRent:TRIGgered 0.5
These two commands are the same. 

1.3.3

Simple Command Queries

The simple command query consists of a keyword followed by a 
question mark (?):
VOLT?
CURR?

1.3.4

Compound Command Queries

When two or more keywords are connected by colons and fol-
lowed by a question mark (?), it creates a compound query state-
ment.
VOLT:TRIG?
CURR:PROT?
MEAS:POW?

Symbol

Description

Example

< NRl>

Digits with no decimal point. 
The decimal point is as-
sumed to be to the right of 
the least-significant digit. 

2730,  02730

< NR2>

Digits with a decimal point. 27.30,  .02730

< NR3>

Digits with a decimal point 
and an exponent.

2.730 E+2,  2.730E-2

< NRf>

Flexible decimal form that 
includes NR1 or NR2 or 
NR3.

2730, 27.30,  2.730E+2

< NRf+>

Expanded decimal form that 
includes NRf and NRf and 
MIN, MAX. MIN and MAX 
are the minimum and maxi-
mum limit values for the pa-
rameter.

2730, 27.30, 2.730E-2, 
MIN, MAX

< Bool>

Bool data

ON|OFF

< crd >

Character data

CV

< aard >

Return ASCII data. It`s al-
lowed to return undelimited 
7-bit ASCII. This data type is 
an implied terminator. 

Class

Preferred Unit

Secondary Unit

Referenced Unit

Current

A

Ampere

Resistance

OHM

Ohm 

MOHM

Megohm

Time

s

Second

Amplitude

v

Volt

Power

w

Watt

Multiplier

Mnemonic

Definition

1E6

MA

Mega

1E3

K

Kilo

1E-3

M

milli

1E-6

U

micro

1E-9

N

nano

Содержание KONSTANTER SPL Series

Страница 1: ... AMPLitude LOW INPut STATe SHORt STATe LATCh STATe VOLTage LEVel MEASure SCALar CURRent DC VOLTage DC STATus QUEStionable EVENt CONDition ENABle ENABle OPERation SYSTem ERRor NEXT VERSion REMote LOCal REMote UPDate UPDate CODE TRIGger IMMediate SOURce FUNCtion ABORt VOLTage LEVeI IMMediate AMPLitude LOW POWer LEVeI IMMediate AMPLitude MODE LIST STATe MEMO NUMBer COUNt CHAin SAVE CLEar BATTery STAT...

Страница 2: ...tains several mnemonic symbols The nodes are separated by the character see figure 1 1 The top part of the command tree is called ROOT The entire path from ROOT to leaf node is a complete programming command 1 2 Command Syntax SCPI Commands for SPL Series Electronic Load carry on and expand IEEE488 2 Standards The programming command con sists of keywords separators parameters and terminators etc ...

Страница 3: ...ee list 1 3 for Most Used Unit Multipliers List1 2 Data Unit List1 3 Most Used Unit Multipliers 1 2 4 Terminators The command string sent to the load must be terminated by a new line symbol carriage return character IEEE 488 EOI End Or Identify can be regarded as new line symbol to be the ter minator of the command It is acceptable if there is a new line symbol after the carriage return character ...

Страница 4: ...re triggers and the trigger source has not been previously set to EXT at this time in this case the only programmable way to restore operation is by sending the load a GPIB DCL Device Clear command Query Syntax OPC Returned Parameter NR1 Related Commands OPC TRIG SOUR WAI PSC This command controls the request service at power turn on 1 When the load is power on the settings of Status Byte Enable r...

Страница 5: ...est bit bit 6 of the Status Byte register will not be cleared when a serial poll is sent See Status Reporting for more details concerning the Status Byte register Query Syntax STB Parameter None Returned Parameter NR1 TRG This command which is essentially the same as the Group Exe cute Trigger GET generates a trigger to the load only if TRIG SOUR is set to BUS This command becomes effective only w...

Страница 6: ...limit for software protection and the load enters into the current protection status When the input current reaches the current limit for the specified delay period the load input is turned off Command Syntax SOURce CURRent PROTection LEVel NRf Parameter Digits MIN MAX Unit A mA Example CURR PROT 15A Query Syntax SOURce CURRent PROTection LEVel Parameter None MIN MAX Example CURR PROT CURR PROT MI...

Страница 7: ... RATE 2 2 3 VOLTage Subsystem SOURce VOLTage LEVeI IMMediate AMPLitude Specifies the immediate voltage level for the load VOLT MIN and VOLT MAX return the maximum and minimum voltage level for the present range If the set level exceeds the range an error will be generated Command Syntax SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude NRf Parameter Digits MIN MAX Unit V mV Example VOLT 5V Query Syntax SOU...

Страница 8: ... the same range with the immediate resistance level Command Syntax SOURce RESistance LEVel HIGH NRf Parameter Digits MIN MAX Unit OHM Example RES HIGH 3 OHM Query Syntax SOURce RESistance LEVEL HIGH Parameter None MIN MAX Example RES HIGH RES HIGH MIN RES HIGH MAX Returned Parameter NR3 Related Commands RESistance HIGH TRAN HTIMe 2 2 5 POWer Subsystem SOURce POWer LEVeI IMMediate AMPLitude Specifi...

Страница 9: ...ubsystem SOURce TRANsient STATe Enables Disables the transient operation Command Syntax TRANsient STATe bool Parameter ON OFF Example TRAN ON Query Syntax TRAN STATe Returned Parameter NR1 Value 0 for OFF 1for ON TRANsient MODE Sets the transient operating mode There are three transient oper ating modes Continuous Pulsed and Toggled Command Syntax TRANsient MODE aard Parameter CONTinuous PULSe TOG...

Страница 10: ...None None Current Unit Voltage Unit Resistance Unit s Example LIST INSert 2 cch 2a 1s Related Commands LIST DEL LIST ADD SOURce LIST STEP EDIT Edits one specified step Command Syntax SOURce LIST STEP EDIT NR1 aard NRf NRf Parameter 1 50 CCL CCH CRL CRM CRH CV Digits MIN MAX Digits MIN MAX Unit None None Current Unit Voltage Unit Resistance Unit s Example LIST EDIT 2 cch 3a 1s SOURce LIST STEP DELe...

Страница 11: ...Query Syntax STATus QUEStionable CONDition Parameter None Returned Parameter NR1 STATus QUEStionable ENABle Sets the bits of the Questionable Status Enable register The pro gramming parameters determine whether or not a 0 to 1 transition in the Questionable Event register will set the QUES bit of the Sta tus Byte register See Status Reporting for more details concern ing the Questionable Status En...

Страница 12: ...mmunicated via GPIB port Command Syntax SYSTem LOCal Parameter None Returned Parameter None Related Commands SYSTem REMote 2 2 13 TRlGger Subsystem TRIGger IMMediate This command generates a trigger signal to the load regardless of which trigger source is currently in effect It has the same func tion as the TRG command Command Syntax TRIGger IMMediate Parameter None Related Commands TRIG SOUR TRIG...

Страница 13: ...Description 103 Invalid separator There is invalid separator existed in command string You may use the comma to replace the colon semicolon or space or you may use the space to replace the colon 104 Data type error You may specify a digit where the character string is required or you may specify a character string where a digit is required 108 Missing parameter or Parameter not allowed Received fe...

Страница 14: ...d 5 OT Over temperature When over power occurs the load is turned off and OP PS are set OP PS remain set till the temperature is re duced by the fan and the INP PROT CLE is received 6 CC Constant Current mode 7 CV Constant Voltage mode 8 CP Constant Power mode 9 CR Constant Resistance mode 13 PS Protection Shutdown The electronic load is turned off due to over current over power or over temperatur...

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