Lake Shore Model 642 Electromagnet Power Supply User’s Manual
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Computer Interface Operation
5.3 COMMAND
SUMMARY
This paragraph provides a listing of the IEEE-488 and Serial Interface Commands. A summary of all the commands is
provided in Table 5-9. All the commands are detailed in Paragraph 5.3.1, which is presented in alphabetical order.
Sample Command Format
SETI
Output Current Setting Command
Input:
SETI <current> [term]
Format: ±
nn.nnnn
<current>
Specifies the output current setting: 0.0000 –
±
70.1000A.
Remarks:
Sets the current value that the output will ramp to at the present ramp rate.
Setting value is limited by LIMIT.
Sample Query Format
SETI?
Output Current Setting Query
Input: SETI?
[term]
Returned:
<current>
[term]
Format:
±
nn.nnnn
(Refer to command for description)
Key
Q
Begins common interface command.
?
Required to identify queries.
aa…
String of alpha numeric characters.
±
nn…
String of number characters that may include a decimal point.
[term]
Terminator characters.
<…>
Indicated a parameter field, many are command specific.
<state>
Parameter field with only On/Off states.
