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Programmable AC Source 61501/61502/61503/61504 User’s Manual
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4.1
Introduction............................................................................................................4-1
4.2 MANUAL CALI Functional List...............................................................................4-1
4.2.1 Output Voltage and Voltage Measurement Calibration..............................4-3
4.2.2 Current Measurement Calibration..............................................................4-5
4.2.3 External Vref Calibration............................................................................4-7
5. Application...............................................................................................................5-1
5.1 General..................................................................................................................5-1
5.2 List Mode...............................................................................................................5-1
5.3 Pulse Mode............................................................................................................5-4
5.4 Step Mode .............................................................................................................5-7
5.5 Harmonic Measurement ........................................................................................5-9
5.6 Synthesize Waveform..........................................................................................5-11
5.7 Interharmonics Waveform....................................................................................5-13
6. Theory of Operation ................................................................................................6-1
6.1 General..................................................................................................................6-1
6.2 Description of Overall System ...............................................................................6-1
7. Self Test & Troubleshooting...................................................................................7-1
7.1 General..................................................................................................................7-1
7.2 Self Test ................................................................................................................7-1
7.3 Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................7-2
8. Remote Operation ...................................................................................................8-1
8.1 General Information...............................................................................................8-1
8.1.1 Setting the GPIB Address and RS-232C Parameters................................8-1
8.1.2 Wire Connection of RS-232C.....................................................................8-1
8.2 The GPIB Capability of the AC Source..................................................................8-2
8.3 Introduction to Programming .................................................................................8-3
8.3.1 Conventions...............................................................................................8-3
8.3.2 Numerical Data Formats............................................................................8-3
8.3.3 Boolean Data Format.................................................................................8-3
8.3.4 Character Data Format ..............................................................................8-3
8.3.5 Basic Definition..........................................................................................8-4
8.4 Traversal of the Command Tree............................................................................8-5
8.5 Execution Order.....................................................................................................8-5
8.6 The Commands of the AC Source.........................................................................8-6
8.6.1 Common Command Dictionary..................................................................8-6
8.6.2 Instrument Command Dictionary ...............................................................8-7
8.7 Command Summary............................................................................................8-30
Appendix A Pin Assignment of TTL Signal...............................................................A-1
Appendix B Built-in Waveforms .................................................................................B-1