Contents
x M370430-01 Rev B
5 REMOTE OPERATION ................................................................................... 5-1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 5-2
HARDWARE AND CONNECTION SETUP ................................................................ 5-2
Configuring Remote Control Using RS-232 ............................................................ 5-2
Configuring Remote Control Using RS-485 ............................................................ 5-7
Configuring Remote Control using the USB Connector ......................................... 5-9
Setting Up the PC to Use the USB Connection ...................................................... 5-9
GPIB Connector (Optional) ................................................................................... 5-15
Ethernet/LAN (ENET) Connector (Optional) ......................................................... 5-19
Multiple Power Supply Connections to RS-485 Bus............................................. 5-19
TERMINAL CONFIGURATION ............................................................................. 5-21
Data Format .......................................................................................................... 5-21
End of Message .................................................................................................... 5-21
HyperTerminal ...................................................................................................... 5-21
Selecting the Appropriate Communication Port .................................................... 5-24
Multichannel Address Setting ............................................................................... 5-25
Remote Interface Addressing ............................................................................... 5-26
Multichannel Commands Explained ..................................................................... 5-27
Status Reporting in SCPI ...................................................................................... 5-29
STATUS REGISTERS MODEL FROM IEEE 488.2 ................................................. 5-31
STATUS BYTE ................................................................................................. 5-32
Error/Event Queue (ERR) ..................................................................................... 5-32
Questionable Status Register Summary (QSR) ................................................... 5-32
Message Available (MAV) .................................................................................... 5-33
Standard Event Status Summary (ESB) ............................................................... 5-33
Master Summary Status (MSS) ............................................................................ 5-33
Request Service (RQS) ........................................................................................ 5-33
Operation Status Register Summary (OSR) ......................................................... 5-34
Standard Event Status Register (SESR) .............................................................. 5-35
STANDARD SCPI REGISTER STRUCTURE ......................................................... 5-38
OPERATION STATUS REGISTER ...................................................................... 5-39
CURRENT SHARE SUB-REGISTER .................................................................... 5-42
Operation Status Register Commands ................................................................. 5-43
Current Sharing Sub-Register Commands ........................................................... 5-44
Shutdown Sub-Register Commands .................................................................... 5-45
Protection Sub-Register Commands .................................................................... 5-46
QUESTIONABLE STATUS REGISTER ................................................................. 5-47
VOLTage Sub-Register ........................................................................................ 5-50
TEMPerature Sub-Register .................................................................................. 5-50
Questionable Status Register Commands ........................................................... 5-51