TDI-Dynaload Division
WCL488 Series Water Cooled Electronic Loads
Operation & Programming Manual
402828, Rev. B1
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Chapter 3 — IEEE-488 Commands
and Programming
Introduction
The purpose of this section is to describe the IEEE-488 commands for operating your
programmable Dynaload. This section assumes that your WCL488 has been installed, is operating
properly, and that an IEEE-488 bus controller has been attached to it. It is also assumed that the
IEEE-488 address and terminator has been set through the front panel menu selections. Be sure to
read
Chapter 2
— Installation and Wiring, especially the
Operator Safety Instructions
section,
before proceeding.
IEEE-488 Bus Subsets
The programmable Dynaload has the IEEE-488 bus subset capabilities indicated in Table J.
Table J. Bus Subset Capabilities
Subset
Category
Response
Acceptor Handshake
AH1
Full capability - the load can generate the handshake for
receiving data.
Source Handshake
SH1
Full capability - the load can generate the handshake for
transmitting data
Talker
T6
The load can:
A. Transmit data
B. Not be a talker and a listener at the same time.
C. Respond to a bus serial poll with status information.
Listener
L1
The load can:
A. Receive data
B. Not be a talker and a listener at the same time.
Service Request
SR1
The load will set the SRQ line if there is an enabled
service request condition.
Remote Local
RL1
The load can be switched to local operation.
Parallel Poll
PPO
No capability.
Device Clear
DC1
The Dynaload responds to device clear (DCL) and
selected device clear (SDC) commands according to
IEEE-488.2 specifications.
Device Trigger
DTO
No capability.