BK Precision 8500 - Command Details - Saving, Functions, and State Reading Commands; Recall DC Load Settings and Select Function Commands; Get Function Type and Read Instrument State Commands

Byte
offset
Meaning
3 Storage register, a number between 1 and 25 inclusive
4-24 Reserved
0x5C Recall DC Load's settings
Byte
offset
Meaning
3 Storage register, a number between 1 and 25 inclusive
4-24 Reserved
0x5D Select FIXED/SHORT/TRAN/LIST/BATTERY function
Byte
offset
Meaning
3 Function:
0 means FIXED
1 means SHORT
2 means TRANSIENT
3 means LIST
4 means BATTERY
4-24 Reserved
0x5E Get function type (FIXED/SHORT/TRAN/LIST/BATTERY)
Byte
offset
Meaning
3 Function:
0 means FIXED
1 means SHORT
2 means TRANSIENT
3 means LIST
4 means BATTERY
4-24 Reserved
0x5F Read input voltage, current, power and relative state
Byte
offset
Meaning
3 to 6 4 byte little-endian integer for terminal voltage in units of 1 mV
7 to 10 4 byte little-endian integer for terminal current in units of 0.1 mA
11 to 14 4 byte little-endian integer for terminal power in units of 1 mW
15 Operation state register (see bit list below)
16 to 17 2 byte little-endian integer for demand state register (see bit list below)
18-24 Reserved
8500 DC Load Series Version: February 4, 2009 Page 66 of 76