Lake Shore Model 647 Magnet Power Supply User’s Manual
Remote Operation
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4.1.2 IEEE-488 Command Structure
The Model 647 supports several command types. There are three groups of commands:
1.
Bus Control – see Paragraph 4.1.2.1.
a.
Universal
(1) Uniline
(2) Multiline
b.
Addressed Bus Control
2.
Common – see Paragraph 4.1.2.2.
3.
Interface and Device Specific – see Paragraph 4.1.2.3.
4.1.2.1 Bus Control Commands
A Universal Command addresses all devices on the bus. Universal Commands include Uniline and Multiline
Commands. A Uniline Command (Message) asserts only a single signal line. The MPS recognizes two of
these messages from the BUS CONTROLLER:
Remote (REN)
and
Interface Clear (IFC)
. The MPS sends
one Uniline Command:
Service Request (SRQ)
.
REN (Remote)
– Puts the MPS into remote mode.
IFC (Interface Clear)
– Stops current operation on the bus.
SRQ (Service Request)
– Tells the bus controller that the MPS needs interface service.
A Multiline Command asserts a group of signal lines. All devices equipped to implement such commands do
so simultaneously upon command transmission. These commands transmit with the Attention (ATN) line
asserted low. There are two Multiline commands recognized by the MPS:
LLO (Local Lockout
) – Prevents the use of instrument front panel controls.
DCL (Device Clear)
– Clears MPS interface activity and puts it into a bus idle state.
Finally, Addressed Bus Control Commands are Multiline commands that must include the MPS listen address
before the instrument responds. Only the addressed device responds to these commands. The MPS
recognizes three of the Addressed Bus Control Commands:
SDC (Selective Device Clear)
– The SDC command performs essentially the same function as the DCL
command except that only the addressed device responds.
GTL (Go To Local)
– The GTL command is used to remove instruments from the remote mode. With some
instruments, GTL also unlocks front panel controls if they were previously locked out with the LLO command.
SPE (Serial Poll Enable)
and
SPD (Serial Poll Disable)
– Serial polling accesses the Service Request
(SRQ) Status Register. This status register contains important operational information from the unit
requesting service. The SPD command ends the polling sequence.
4.1.2.2 Common Commands
Common Commands are addressed commands which create commonalty between instruments on the bus.
All instruments that comply with the IEEE-488 1987 standard share these commands and their format.
Common commands all begin with an asterisk. They generally relate to “bus” and “instrument” status and
identification. Common query commands end with a question mark (?). See Paragraph 4.3 for a complete
listing of all MPS common commands.
4.1.2.3 Interface and Device Specific Commands
Device Specific Commands are addressed commands. The MPS supports a variety of Device Specific
commands to program instruments remotely from a digital computer and to transfer measurements to the
computer. Most Device Specific Commands perform functions also performed from the front panel. This
section discusses Common and Device Specific commands. Device Specific Commands consist of Interface,
Display, Channel, Control Process and Curve commands. See Paragraph 4.3 for a complete listing of all
MPS interface and device specific commands.
4.1.3 Status
Registers
There are two status registers: the Status Byte Register (Paragraph 4.1.3.1), and the Standard Event Status
Register (Paragraph 4.1.3.2).
4.1.3.1 Status Byte and Service Request Enable Registers
