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10 Changing System Preferences ............................................................................... 20
10.1 Status at Power-up .............................................................................................. 20
10.2 Alert Sound (Beep) .............................................................................................. 20
10.3 Spin Wheel Action ............................................................................................... 20
11 Notes on Operation .................................................................................................. 21
11.1 Accuracy and Resolution ..................................................................................... 21
11.2 Remote Sense .................................................................................................... 21
11.3 Parallel Wiring of Outputs .................................................................................... 21
11.4 Series Wiring of Outputs ..................................................................................... 22
11.5 Instantaneous Current Output ............................................................................. 22
11.6 Output On/Off and Response Speed ................................................................... 22
11.7 Using OVP and OCP ........................................................................................... 23
11.7.1 OCP Trip at Output On .........................................................................................23
11.8 Over-temperature Trip (OTP) .............................................................................. 23
12 Remote Interface Operation (MX100TP only) ........................................................ 24
12.1 MX100TP Rear Panel Connections..................................................................... 24
12.2 Remote Interface Configuration .......................................................................... 24
12.2.1 GPIB Interface ......................................................................................................25
12.2.2 RS232 Interface ....................................................................................................25
12.2.3 USB Interface and Device Driver Installation ........................................................26
12.2.4 LAN Interface ........................................................................................................26
12.2.5 LAN IP Address and Hostname ............................................................................27
12.2.6 Interface Locking ..................................................................................................28
12.2.7 Status Reporting ...................................................................................................29
13 Remote Commands (MX100TP only) ...................................................................... 34
13.1 General ............................................................................................................... 34
13.1.1 Remote and Local Operation ................................................................................34
13.1.2 Remote Command Handling .................................................................................34
13.1.3 Remote Command Formats ..................................................................................34
13.1.4 Command Timing..................................................................................................35
13.1.5 Response Formats................................................................................................35
13.2 Command List ..................................................................................................... 35
13.2.1 Instrument Function Commands ...........................................................................35
13.2.2 Common Commands ............................................................................................37
13.2.3 Status Commands ................................................................................................38
13.2.4 Interface Management Commands .......................................................................39
14 Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 40
14.1 Cleaning .............................................................................................................. 40
14.2 Fuse .................................................................................................................... 40
14.3 Calibration ........................................................................................................... 40
14.4 Firmware Update ................................................................................................. 40
15 Technical Specifications ......................................................................................... 41
16 Default Values .......................................................................................................... 44