9.7 Device status
The device status is an 8 bit word and is transmitted hexadecimal. The meaning of the status bits is explained in the following
table:
status
description
possible states
Bit
High
Low
TRIP
In mode Kill Enable the current limit was
reached and the High voltage is turned off.
Limit reached
➜
HV OFF
7
1
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
Limit not reached
0
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
KILL
Kill-Enable/Disable
Kill enable
6
]
1
]
]
]
]
]
]
Kill disable
]
0
]
]
]
]
]
]
INH
INHIBIT
HV-ON
5
]
]
1
]
]
]
]
]
HV-OFF
]
]
0
]
]
]
]
]
POLN
Polarity negative
Negative
4
]
]
]
1
]
]
]
]
(positive / unknown)
]
]
]
0
]
]
]
]
POLP
Polarity positive
Positive
3
]
]
]
]
1
]
]
]
(negative / unknown)
]
]
]
]
0
]
]
]
AUTO
Computer interface active
after power-on
Active
2
]
]
]
]
]
1
]
]
Not active
]
]
]
]
]
0
]
]
MODE
Control via ...
analog I/O (REM)
1
]
]
]
]
]
]
1 1
Local control (LOC)
]
]
]
]
]
]
1 0
Computer interface (USB)
0
]
]
]
]
]
]
0 1
Reserved
]
]
]
]
]
]
0 0
Notes:
]
–
not taken into consideration/ don’t care
Table 8: Device status decoding
status
High
Low
description
11
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
POLN:
negative
MODE:
Computer interface (USB)
71
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
KILL:
enable
INH:
enable
POLN:
negative
MODE:
Computer interface (USB)
0A
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
POLP:
positive
MODE:
Local control (LOC)
2B
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
INH:
HV-ON
POLP:
positive
AUTO:
Not active
MODE:
analog I/O (REM)
Table 9: Examples for Status
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