AMETEK XG Family Programmable DC - Manual (Page 118)

Analog Programming (APG) and Isolated Analog Programming (ISOL)
4-18 M370430-01 Rev E
Query for Analog Current Input Level
To query for analog current input level from non-isolated input:
1. Turn the 9-position mode control to the CAP position or press
the rotary Adjust/Enter control if the mode control is already
at the CAP position.
is displayed on the output voltage display.
2. If the mode is currently then select any other APG
mode. If this step is done, be sure to restore the APG setting to
when the operation is complete. Otherwise, do not
rotate the rotary Adjust/ Enter control to keep the current
APG mode.
3. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select the APG mode.
The output voltage display should read and the output
current display will display APG level.
4. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control to return to normal
mode.
5. If the APG mode was modified in step 2, execute the
procedure to deactivate the APG voltage mode.
Quick Tip Remote
operation uses these
SCPI commands. See
page 5-1. The SCPI commands for these instructions are:
[:]SYSTem[<channel>]:REMote:SOURce:CURRent <?|LOCal
|AVOLtage|IAVoltage|ARESistive|IAResistive>
[:]SYSTem[<channel>]:COMMunicate:APRogram:LEVel:CURRent
[:ISOlated]
[:]MEASure[<channel>][:SCALar]:APRogram:CURRent[:DC]?