AMETEK CW Series Programming Manual - Manual (Page 6)

Programming Manual 1-1
SECTION 1
SCPI CONFORMANCE INFORMATION
1.1 Introduction
This manual provides programming information for Elgar‟s ContinuousWave™ series
programmable AC power sources. This manual is to be used in conjunction with the
CW-P Series Programmable AC Power Source Operation Manual (Elgar Document
No. M161691-01).
The CW-P Series power sources conform to all specifications for devices as defined in
IEEE 488.2, and comply with SCPI command syntax version 1995.0.
1.2 Parameter Definitions
Type Valid Arguments
<boolean> ON, OFF, 0, or 1, HIgh, LOw
<value> Integer or Floating point number
<name> String enclosed by single or double quotes
1.3 Units
The CW Series accepts the following units as suffixes to numeric values:
Type of Unit Valid Suffix
Voltage “Volts” or “V”
Current “Amps” or “A”
Frequency “Hz”
Time “ms” (milliseconds), “s” (seconds), or “min” (minutes)