Operator's Manual
Issue 14
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Mar 2016 / UMC0071
Mercury
iPS
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The format of the reply is:
IDN:OXFORD INSTRUMENTS:MERCURY dd:ss:ff
Where:
dd
is the basic instrument type (iPS , iPS, Cryojet etc.)
ss
is the serial number of the main board
ff
is the firmware version of the instrument
10.3.3 Basic SCPI command structure
The basic command structure is:
<VERB>:<NOUN>:<NOUN>
All commands generate an <INVALID> response if the command cannot be interpreted (see
section 10.3.6). This appears immediately after the term that cannot be interpreted.
10.3.4 Verbs
The interface controller can only issue two verbs:
READ - A query command reading information on the specified noun.
SET - Updates information for the specified noun. An attempt to set a read-only noun returns an
invalid response.
The iPS replies to both these verbs with a STAT (status) verb:
If responding to a READ verb, the STAT verb is followed by the requested data.
If responding to a SET verb, the STAT verb is followed by the value set.
Examples:
Send:
READ:SYS:TIME
(meaning ‘read system time’)
Response:
STAT:SYS:TIME:13:57:23 (meaning ‘status system time is 13:57:23’)
Send:
SET:DEV:MB1.T1:TEMP:TSET:4.321
(meaning ‘set device
motherboard1, temperature1, temperature signal target value to 4.321K’)