KEPCO TMA VXI-27 - Manual (Page 26)

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action; the controller may send a program message at any time. Response messages consist of
formatted data; the data can contain information regarding operating parameters, power supply
state, status, or error conditions.
3.5.2 COMMON COMMANDS/QUERIES
Common commands and queries are defined by the IEEE 488.2 standard to perform overall
power supply functions (such as identification, status, or synchronization) unrelated to specific
power supply operation (such as setting voltage/current). Common commands and queries are
preceded by an asterisk (*) and are defined and explained in APPENDIX A (see Table 3-3).
Refer also to syntax considerations (PAR.s 3.5.3 through 3.5.8).
3.5.3 SCPI SUBSYSTEM COMMAND/QUERY STRUCTURE
Subsystem commands/queries are related to specific power supply functions (such as setting
output voltage, current limit, etc.) Figure 3-4 is a tree diagram illustrating the structure of SCPI
subsystem commands used in the TMA VXI-27 with the “root” at the left side, and specific com-
mands forming the branches. The subsystem commands are defined and explained in Appendix
B (see Table 3-3).
FIGURE 3-4. TREE DIAGRAM OF SCPI COMMANDS USED WITH TMA VXI-27 CONTROLLER
INITiate
[:IMMediate]
:CONTinuous
INSTrument
:CATalog
:NSELect
:SELect
:STATe
MEASure
:CURRent?
:VOLTage?
OUTPut
[:STATe]
[SOURce:]
VOLTage
[:LEVel]
[:IMMediate]
:TRIGgered
CURRent
[:LEVel]
[:IMMediate]
:TRIGgered
FUNCtion
:MODE
ROOT : (colon)
STATus
:OPERation
:CONDition?
:ENABle
[:EVENt]?
:PRESet
:QUEStionable
:CONDition?
:ENABle
[:EVENt]?
:INSTrument?
:ENB
:ISUM
:INSTrument1?
:ENB
:INSTrument2?
:ENB
SYSTem
:COMMunication
:GPIB:ADDRess
:SERial
:BAUD
:ECHO
:PACE
:PROM
:ERRor?
:CODE?
:ALL?
:LANGuage
:SET
:VERSion?