User Manual    California Instruments 
100  CSW Series 
Note that Pulse transients can only be programmed over the bus, not the front panel. Refer to 
the SCPI Programming Manual for more information about programming Pulse transients and 
triggers. 
3.16.5 List Transients 
List transients provide the most versatile means of controlling the output in a specific manner as 
they allow a series of parameters to be programmed in a timed sequence. The following figure 
shows a voltage output generated from a list.  The output shown represents three different AC 
voltage pulses (160 volts for 33 milliseconds, 120 volts for 83 milliseconds, and 80 volts for 150 
milliseconds) separated by 67 millisecond, zero volt intervals. 
Transient list programming is supported from the front panel and may be accessed by selecting 
the TRANSIENTS entry in the MENU 1 screen. Transient lists can also be programmed over the 
bus.  Refer to the SCPI Programming Manual for more information about programming List 
transients and triggers over the bus. 
 
Figure 3-46:  List Transients 
The list specifies the pulses as three voltage points (point 0, 2, and 4), each with its 
corresponding dwell point. The intervals are three zero-voltage points (point 1, 3, and 5) of equal 
intervals. The count parameter causes the list to execute twice when started by a single trigger. 
To set up this type of transient list, proceed as follows: 
1.  Press the PROG key to bring up the PROGRAM 1 menu. 
2.  Move the cursor to the VOLTAGE field and enter 0 Volt. Press ENTER to confirm your 
setting. 
3.  Make sure you are in the HIGH voltage range as we will program a surge to 160 V rms. The 
low range would only allow 150 V rms. 
 
4.  Press the MENU key to bring up MENU 1. 
5.  Move the cursor to the TRANSIENTS entry and press the ENTER key. You are now in the 
TRANSIENTS menu. 
6.  Move the cursor to the VOLT SURGE/SAG entry and press the ENTER key. You are now in 
the VOLT SURGE/SAG SETUP menu.