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:SOURce:TCouple:TYPE
Function
Sets or queries the type string for distinguishing
user-defined thermocouples.
Syntax
:SOURce:TCouple:TYPE <
String
>
:SOURce:TCouple:TYPE?
<String>: No character or a single ASCII code
character in the range of 20 to 7E (hexadecimal)
For the characters that correspond to ASCII
codes 20 to 7E, see appendix 9.
Example
:SOURCE:TCOUPLE:TYPE "k"
:SOURCE:TCOUPLE:TYPE?
-> :SOURCE:TCOUPLE:TYPE "k"
Description If set to “No character,” the two characters “°” and
“C” will be displayed in the dot matrix LEDs of the
2560A front panel.
If set to a single character, “°C” will be displayed
in the first character of the dot matrix LEDs and
the specified character in the second.
:SOURce:TCouple:WRITe
Function
Writes a user-defined thermocouple.
Syntax
:SOURce:TCouple:WRITe
Example
:SOURCE:TCOUPLE:WRITE
Description The user definition set with the
:SOURce:TCouple:DEFine command is written to
the 2560A’s internal memory.
:SOURce:TYPE
Function
Sets or queries the thermocouple or RTD type.
Syntax
:SOURce:TYPE {R|S|B|J|T|E|K|N|C|A|
PT100|USER}
Example
:SOURCE:TYPE B
:SOURCE:TYPE? -> :SOURCE:TYPE B
Description Before setting the type, use the
:SOURce:FUNCtion command to set the source
function to TCouple or RTD. If the source function
is VOLTage, CURRent, RESistance, or RJTemp
and you set the type, a “221: Setting conflict”
error will occur. “NONE” is returned as a response
to a query.
13.6 SOURce Group
