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• FIGURE 1-1. Remotely Controlled Power Supply Configurations Using Kepco Products
• SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
• 1.1 Scope of Manual
• 1.2 General Description
  • TABLE 1-1. Kepco BIT 232, 488 and 4882 Digital Programming Cards
• 1.3 Specifications, BIT 232/BIT 232-F
• 1.4 Accessories
  • TABLE 1-2. Applicability of BIT Interface Cards to Specific BOP Models
  • TABLE 1-3. Specifications, BIT 232 and BIT 232-F
  • SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
• 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection
• 2.2 Set Start-up DefaultS
  • 2.2.1 Start-up Language Default
  • 2.2.2 Set Power Supply Identification Switch
• 2.3 Installation of BIT Card into the BOP
  • FIGURE 2-1. Installation of BIT Card into BOP
  • FIGURE 2-2. BIT 232/BIT 232-F Switch and Adjustment Locations
  • TABLE 2-1. Power Supply Identification Switch S2 Setting
• 2.4 Input/OUtput Signals
  • TABLE 2-2. Input/Output Pin Assignments
    • FIGURE 2-3. RS 232C Connector
• 2.5 RS 232 Connections
  • SECTION 3 - CALIBRATION
• 3.1 Equipment Required
• 3.2 Adjustment of the Bop ±10 Volt Calibration Controls (R31, R32)
• 3.3 Adjustment of the Ammeter Zero (R50)
  • FIGURE 3-1. BOP Power Supply, Internal Calibration Control Locations
• 3.4 Adjustment Of The Output Voltage Zero (R81)
• 3.5 Adjustment of the Full Scale Output Voltage (R21)
  • TABLE 3-1. BOP Power Supply, Internal Calibration Controls
• 3.6 Voltage Reading Zero Calibration (R35)
• 3.7 Voltage Reading Calibration (R19)
• 3.8 Adjustment of the Output Current Zero (R83)
• 3.9 Adjustment of the Full Scale Output Current (R22)
• 3.10 Current Reading Zero Calibration (R36)
  • FIGURE 3-2. Current Shunt Connections
• 3.11 Current Reading Calibration (R20)
  • SECTION 4 - OPERATION
• 4.1 General
• 4.2 RS232-C Bus Protocol
• 4.3 RS232 Implementation
• 4.4 SCPI Programming
  • 4.4.1 SCPI Messages
  • 4.4.2 Common Commands/Queries
  • 4.4.3 SCPI Subsystem Command/Query Structure
    • FIGURE 4-1. Tree Diagram of SCPI Commands Used with BIT 232/BIT 232-F Interface Card
  • 4.4.4 Program Message Structure
• 4.4.4.1 Keyword
  • TABLE 4-1. SCPI Command Index
  • TABLE 4-2. Rules Governing Shortform Keywords
    • FIGURE 4-2. Message Structure
• 4.4.4.2 Keyword Separator
• 4.4.4.3 Query Indicator
• 4.4.4.4 Data
• 4.4.4.5 Data Separator
• 4.4.4.6 Message Unit Separator
• 4.4.4.7 Root Specifier
• 4.4.4.8 Message Terminator
  • 4.4.5 Understanding The Command Structure
  • 4.4.6 Program Message Syntax Summary
• 4.5 CIIL Programming
• 4.6 Programming Examples
  • APPENDIX A - SCPI COMMON COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
    • TABLE A-1. SCPI Common Command/query Index
      • FIGURE A-1. *CLS — Clear Status Command
      • FIGURE A-2. *ESE — Standard Event Status Enable Command
      • FIGURE A-3. *ESE? — Standard Event Status Enable Query
      • FIGURE A-4. *ESR? — Event Status Register Query
      • FIGURE A-5. *IDN? — Identification Query
      • FIGURE A-6. *OPC — Operation Complete Command
      • FIGURE A-7. *OPC? — Operation Complete Query
      • FIGURE A-8. *RST — Reset Command
      • FIGURE A-9. *SRE — Service Request Enable Command
      • FIGURE A-10. *SRE? — Service Request Enable Query
      • FIGURE A-11. *STB? — Status Byte Register Query
      • FIGURE A-12. *TRG — Trigger Command
      • FIGURE A-13. *TST? — Self Test Query
      • FIGURE A-14. *WAI — Wait-to-continue Command
  • APPENDIX B - SCPI COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
    • TABLE B-1. SCPI Subsystem Command/query Index
      • FIGURE B-1. INITiate[:IMMediate] Command
      • FIGURE B-2. INITiate:CONTinuous Command
      • FIGURE B-3. INITiate:CONTinuous Query
      • FIGURE B-4. MEASure:CURRent? and MEASure:VOLTage? Queries
      • FIGURE B-5. CURRent Command
      • FIGURE B-6. CURRent Query
      • FIGURE B-7. CURRent:TRIGgered Command
      • FIGURE B-8. CURRent:TRIGgered Query
      • FIGURE B-9. VOLTage Command
      • FIGURE B-10. VOLTage Query
      • FIGURE B-11. VOLTage:TRIGgered Command
      • FIGURE B-12. VOLTage:TRIGgered Query
      • FIGURE B-13. FUNCtion:MODE Command
      • FIGURE B-14. STATus:OPERation:CONDition Query
      • FIGURE B-15. STATus:OPEReration:ENABle Command
      • FIGURE B-16. STATus:OPEReration:ENABle Query
      • FIGURE B-17. STATus:OPERation QUERY
      • FIGURE B-18. STATus:PRESet Command
      • FIGURE B-19. STATus:QUEStionable? Query
      • FIGURE B-20. STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? Query
      • FIGURE B-21. STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle Command
      • FIGURE B-22. STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? Query
      • FIGURE B-23. SYSTem:ERRor? Query
      • FIGURE B-24. SYSTem:LANGuage Command
  • APPENDIX C - CIIL COMMAND DEFINITIONS
    • TABLE C-1. CIIL Subsystem Command/query Index
      • FIGURE C-1. FNC — Function Command
      • FIGURE C-2. INX — Initiate Op Code Command
      • FIGURE C-3. FTH — Fetch Command
      • FIGURE C-4. SET Command
      • FIGURE C-5. RST — Reset Command
      • FIGURE C-6. CNF, IST — Confidence Test, Internal Self Test Commands
    • TABLE C-2. CIIL Error Messages
      • FIGURE C-7. STA — Status Command
    • TABLE C-3. CIIL Error Handling Utility Commands
      • FIGURE C-8. GAL — Go to Alternate Language Command
  • APPENDIX D - TERMINAL EMULATION PROGRAM
    • TABLE D-1. ROM BIOS Routines to be replaced with equivalent for non-IBM-PC-compatible PC’s
  • APPENDIX E - RS232 COMMAND LOOP PROGRAM
    • TABLE E-1. ROM BIOS Routines to be replaced with equivalent for non-IBM-PC-compatible PC’s
  • APPENDIX F - C LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
  • APPENDIX G - BASIC LANGUAGE TERMINAL EMULATION