Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference
System-Related Commands
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SYSTem:VERSion?
This command queries the power supply to determine the present SCPI
version. The returned value is of a string in the form YYYY.V where the ‘‘Y’s’’
represent the year of t he version, and the ‘‘V’’ represents a version number for
that year (for example, 1996.0).
*IDN?
This query command reads the power supply’s identification string. The power
supply returns four field s separated by comm as. The first field is the
manufacturer’s name, the second field is the model number, the third field is
not used (always ‘‘0’’), and the
fourth field
is a revision code which contains
three numbers. The first number is the firmware revision number for the main
power supply processor; the second is for the
input/output
processor; and the
third is for the front-panel processor.
The command returns a string with the following format (be sure to dimension
a string variable with at least
40 characters
):
HEWLETT-PACKARD,E3633A or E3634A,0,X.X-X.X-X.X
*RST
This com mand resets the power suppl y to its pow er-on state as follow s:
Command E3633A state E3634A state
CURR
20 A 7 A
CURR:STEP
0.32 mA (typical value) 0.13 mA (typical value)
CURR:TRIG
20 A 7 A
CURR:PROT
22.0 A 7.5 A
CURR:PROT:STAT
ON ON
DISP
ON ON
OUTP
OFF OFF
OUTP:REL
OFF OFF
TRIG:DEL
0 0
TRIG:SOUR
BUS BUS
VOLT
0 V 0 V
VOLT:STEP
0.36 mV (typical value) 0.95 mV (typical value)
VOLT:TRIG
0 V 0 V
VOLT:PROT
22.0 V 55.0 V
VOLT:PROT:STAT
ON ON
VOLT:RANG
P8V (Low) P25V (Low)