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Changing System Preferences ............................................................................... 20
10.1
Status at Power-up .............................................................................................. 20
10.2
Alert Sound (Beep) .............................................................................................. 20
10.3
Spin Wheel Action ............................................................................................... 20
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Notes on Operation .................................................................................................. 21
11.1
Remote Sense .................................................................................................... 21
11.2
Instantaneous Current Output ............................................................................. 21
11.3
Output On/Off and Response Speed ................................................................... 21
11.4
Using OVP and OCP ........................................................................................... 22
11.4.1
OCP Trip at Output On .........................................................................................22
11.5
Over-temperature Trip (OTP) .............................................................................. 22
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Remote Interface Operation (MX180TP only) ........................................................ 23
12.1
MX180TP Rear Panel Connections..................................................................... 23
12.2
Remote Interface Configuration .......................................................................... 23
12.2.1
GPIB Interface ......................................................................................................24
12.2.2
RS232 Interface ....................................................................................................24
12.2.3
USB Interface and Device Driver Installation ........................................................25
12.2.4
LAN Interface ........................................................................................................25
12.2.5
LAN IP Address and Hostname ............................................................................26
12.2.6
Interface Locking ..................................................................................................27
12.2.7
Status Reporting ...................................................................................................28
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Remote Commands (MX180TP only) ...................................................................... 33
13.1
General ............................................................................................................... 33
13.1.1
Remote and Local Operation ................................................................................33
13.1.2
Remote Command Handling .................................................................................33
13.1.3
Remote Command Formats ..................................................................................33
13.1.4
Command Timing..................................................................................................34
13.1.5
Response Formats................................................................................................34
13.2
Command List ..................................................................................................... 34
13.2.1
Instrument Function Commands ...........................................................................34
13.2.2
Common Commands ............................................................................................36
13.2.3
Status Commands ................................................................................................37
13.2.4
Interface Management Commands .......................................................................37
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Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 39
14.1
Cleaning .............................................................................................................. 39
14.2
Fuse .................................................................................................................... 39
14.3
Calibration ........................................................................................................... 39
14.4
Firmware Update (MX180TP only) ...................................................................... 39
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Technical Specifications ......................................................................................... 40
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Default Values .......................................................................................................... 42
