Front Panel Operation System Menu
ML2437A/38A OM/PM PN: 10585-00001 Rev. P 5-33
STATUS
Displays the installed battery type, remaining capacity (%), estimated operating time
remaining (minutes), and the battery’s full charge capacity (mAh).
CHARGE
Available only when the instrument is being powered by AC line power or external DC
power greater than 21 volts. This selection starts the battery charging cycle. Note that
the instrument will shut down during the charging cycle, and restart automatically
when the charging is completed. A series of 10 beeps signals completion of the charge
cycle.
Rear Panel
Controls for rear panel connections are located in the Rear Panel submenu.
GPIB
Sets the GPIB address and emulation modes.
Note
Immediately after power-on, the “estimated operating time remaining” displayed
may not be genuine, as the battery requires a few minutes to calculate the present
rate of discharge. An accurate indication will be displayed only after a few minutes
of continuous operation.
ADDRESS [ADDR] Set the GPIB address for the power meter. The default is 13.
MODE [EMUL] Selects the power meter emulation mode. Select from
ML24XX (native), HP436A, HP437B, HP438A, or ML4803A
modes.
BUFFER [BUFF] If BUFFER Enabled is TRUE (default): In the ML243X
native mode, 488.2 GPIB operation, when a request for data
is made the response is put in an output buffer ready to be
read by the controller. If another data request is made and
the previous data has not been read out of the output buffer;
the new data is queued after the original request. In this
mode of operation the GPIB response buffering enable is
TRUE, and following the 488.2 specifications, the response
should be read when ever a request for data is made. If
BUFFER Enabled is FALSE: In this mode when ever a
request for data is made, (except by serial poll) the output
buffer is cleared and the only data in the output queue will
be the response to the last data request made. The output
buffer is cleared once a valid GPIB data request command
has been recognized.
Note
BUFFER Enabled TRUE is the default. Use FALSE when programming simple
command sequences to read data and you do not want to bother with decoding
status or keeping track of multiple results or readings.
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