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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
  • 1.3 Specifications
  • TABLE 1-1. Specifications
  • 1.4 TMA VXI27 Interconnections
  • FIGURE 1-2. Typical Controller to Power Module Interface
  • 1.5 Accessories
  • TABLE 1-2. Accessories
  • FIGURE 1-3. Mechanical Outline Drawing
• SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
  • 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection
  • 2.2 Installation
  • 2.2.1 VXI Address Select
  • 2.3 Front Panel Terminations
  • FIGURE 2-1. VXI Address Select
  • TABLE 2-1. Input/output Pin Assignments
  • FIGURE 2-2. TMA VXI-27 Front Panel
• SECTION 3 - OPERATION
  • 3.1 Local Operation
  • 3.1.1 Front panel indicators
  • 3.1.2 Auxiliary Signals
  • 3.1.2.1 Emergency Output Shutdown
  • 3.1.2.2 Discrete Fault Line
  • 3.1.2.3 +5V Output
  • 3.2 Remote Operation
  • 3.3 VXI plug&play Operation
  • 3.3.1 Background
  • 3.3.2 Driver Installation
  • FIGURE 3-1. TMA VXI-27 plug&play Directory Structure
  • 3.3.3 Operating the Soft Panel
  • FIGURE 3-2. TMA VXI-27 plug&play Controller Selection
  • FIGURE 3-3. TMA VXI-27 plag&play panel
  • 3.3.3.1 Understanding the Controls.
  • TABLE 3-1. Plug&play Panel Controls and Indicators (Continued)
  • 3.3.3.2 Select the Channel.
  • 3.3.3.3 Set the Voltage/current.
  • 3.3.3.4 Apply Programmed Settings to the Power Supply.
  • 3.3.3.5 Enable the Power Supply Output.
  • 3.4 VXIbus Communication
  • TABLE 3-2. VXI Bus Commands (Continued)
  • 3.4.1 Typical VXIbus Start-up Sequence
  • 3.5 SCPI Programming
  • 3.5.1 SCPI Messages
  • 3.5.2 Common Commands/Queries
  • 3.5.3 SCPI Subsystem Command/Query Structure
  • FIGURE 3-4. Tree Diagram of SCPI Commands Used with TMA VXI-27 Controller
  • TABLE 3-3. SCPI Command Index
  • 3.5.4 Program Message Structure
  • FIGURE 3-5. Message Structure
  • 3.5.4.1 Keyword
  • TABLE 3-4. Rules Governing Shortform Keywords
  • 3.5.4.2 Keyword Separator
  • 3.5.4.3 Query Indicator
  • 3.5.4.4 Data
  • 3.5.4.5 Data Separator
  • 3.5.4.6 Message Unit Separator
  • 3.5.4.7 Root Specifier
  • 3.5.4.8 Message Terminator
  • 3.5.5 Understanding The Command Structure
  • 3.5.6 Addressing Multiple Power Supplies
  • 3.5.7 Understanding The Command Structure
  • 3.5.8 Program Message Syntax Summary
  • 3.5.9 Status Reporting
  • 3.5.9.1 STATUS REPORTING STRUCTURE
  • 3.5.9.2 Operational Status Register
  • 3.5.9.3 QUEStionable Status Register
  • FIGURE 3-6. Status Reporting Structure
  • 3.5.9.4 Multiple Logical Instruments
  • FIGURE 3-7. Expansion of QUEStionable Register for Multiple Logical Instruments
  • 3.5.10 Program Example
  • 3.6 CIIL Programming
  • 3.7 Calibration
  • 3.8 Maintenance
• APPENDIX A - MS WINDOWS HELP FILES
  • A.1.1 Soft Front Panel Overview
  • A.1.2 Soft Front Panel Controls
  • A.1.2.1 Init
  • A.1.2.2 Channel
  • A.1.2.3 Voltage
  • A.1.2.4 Current
  • A.1.2.5 Mode
  • A.1.2.6 Output
  • A.1.2.7 Polarity
  • A.1.2.8 Sys Reset
  • A.1.2.9 Chan Reset
  • A.1.2.10 Test
  • A.2.1 LabView Library Overview
  • A.2.1.1 Instr handle in
  • A.2.1.2 Instr handle out
  • A.2.1.3 Error in
  • A.2.1.4 Error out
  • A.2.2 LabView Library Functions
  • A.2.2.1 About
  • A.2.2.2 AutoCon
  • A.2.2.3 Chanl
  • A.2.2.4 Close
  • A.2.2.5 GetStatus
  • A.2.2.6 Initialize
  • A.2.2.7 Mode
  • A.2.2.8 Outp
  • A.2.2.9 Read
  • A.2.2.10 Reset
  • A.2.2.11 RevisionQuery
  • A.2.2.12 SelfTest
  • A.2.2.13 Set
  • A.2.2.14 Vers
• APPENDIX B - SCPI COMMON COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
  • B.1 Introduction
  • TABLE B-1. IEEE 488.2 Command/query Index
  • B.2 *CLS — Clear Status Command
  • B.3 *ESE — Standard Event Status Enable Command
  • TABLE B-2. Standard Event Status Enable Register and Standard Event Status Register Bits
  • B.4 *ESE? — Standard Event Status Enable Query
  • B.5 *ESR? — Event Status Register Query
  • B.6 *IDN? — Identification Query
  • B.7 *OPC — Operation Complete Command
  • B.8 *OPC? — Operation Complete Query
  • B.9 *OPT? — Options Query
  • FIGURE B-1. GPIB Commands
  • B.10 *RST — Reset Command
  • B.11 *SRE — Service Request Enable Command
  • TABLE B-3. Service Request Enable and Status Byte Register Bits
  • B.12 *SRE? — Service Request Enable Query
  • B.13 *STB? — Status Byte Register Query
  • B.14 *TRG — Trigger Command
  • B.15 *TST? — Self Test Query
  • B.16 *WAI — Wait-to-Continue Command
  • FIGURE B-2. Using the *WAIt-to-continue Command
• APPENDIX C - SCPI COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
  • C.1 Introduction
  • TABLE C-1. SCPI Subsystem Command/query Index
  • C.2 INITiate[:IMMediate] Command
  • C.3 INITiate:CONTinuous Command
  • C.4 INITiate:CONTinuous Query
  • C.5 INSTrument:CATalog Query
  • FIGURE C-1. Use of INSTrument:CATalog Query
  • C.6 INSTrument[:NSELect] Command
  • C.7 INSTrument[:SELect] Command
  • C.8 INSTrument[:SELect]? Query
  • C.9 INSTrument:STATe Command
  • FIGURE C-2. Identifying and Selecting Devices on BITBUS
  • C.10 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? Query
  • C.11 MEASure[:VOLTage][:SCALar][:DC]? Query
  • C.12 OUTPut[:STATe] Command
  • C.13 OUTPut[:STATe] Query
  • C.14 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
  • C.15 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Query
  • FIGURE C-3. Programming the Output
  • C.16 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
  • C.17 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
  • FIGURE C-4. Programming Current
  • C.18 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
  • C.19 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude]? Query
  • C.20 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
  • C.21 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
  • C.22 [SOURce:]FUNCtion:MODE Command
  • C.23 STATus:OPERation:CONDition Query
  • TABLE C-2. Operation Condition Register, Operation Enable Register, and Operation Event Register ...
  • C.24 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle Command
  • C.25 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle? Query
  • C.26 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt] Query
  • C.27 STATus:PRESet Command
  • FIGURE C-5. Using Status Commands and Queries
  • C.28 STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? Query
  • TABLE C-3. Questionable Event Register, Questionable Condition Register and Questionable Conditio...
  • C.29 STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? Query
  • C.30 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle Command
  • C.31 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? Query
  • C.32 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument? Query
  • TABLE C-4. Questionable Instrument Register 0 Bits
  • C.33 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument1? Query
  • TABLE C-5. Questionable Instrument Register 1 Bits
  • C.34 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument2? Query
  • TABLE C-6. Questionable Instrument Register 2 Bits
  • C.35 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle Command
  • C.36 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle Query
  • C.37 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument1:ENABle Command
  • C.38 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument1:ENABle? Query
  • C.39 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument2:ENABle Command
  • C.40 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument2:ENABle? Query
  • C.41 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUM Query
  • C.42 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUM:ENABle Command
  • C.43 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUM:ENABle? Query
  • C.44 SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? Query
  • C.45 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE? Query
  • C.46 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE:ALL? Query
  • C.47 SYSTem:LANGuage Command
  • TABLE C-7. Error Messages
  • C.48 SYSTem:SET Command
  • C.49 SYSTem:VERSion Query
• APPENDIX D - CIIL COMMAND DEFINITIONS
  • TABLE D-1. CIIL Subsystem Command/query Index
  • FIGURE D-1. FNC — Function Command
  • FIGURE D-2. INX — Initiate Op Code Command
  • FIGURE D-3. FTH — Fetch Command
  • FIGURE D-4. SET Command
  • FIGURE D-5. OPN, CLS — Open, Close Relay Commands
  • FIGURE D-6. RST — Reset Command
  • FIGURE D-7. CNF, IST — Confidence Test, Internal Self Test Commands
  • TABLE D-2. CIIL Error Messages
  • FIGURE D-8. STA — Status Command
  • TABLE D-3. CIIL Error Handling Utility Commands
  • FIGURE D-9. GAL — Go to Alternate Language Command
• APPENDIX E - GLOSSARY OF VXI TERMS
• APPENDIX F - SAMPLE PROGRAM