Remote Commands
Commands
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Example: *RST
Place the Calibrator in a reset condition, evoking the commands and values shown
above.
RTD_TYPE
Overlapped CoupledIEEE-488 RS-232 Sequential
xx xxx
(Resistance Temperature Detector Type command) Sets the Resistance Temperature
Detector (RTD) sensor type.
Before using RTD_TYPE, select RTD using the TSENS_TYPE command. After using
RTD_TYPE, select the output temperature using the OUT command. Changes in
temperature sensors changes the output to 0 °C. Once set, the Calibrator retains the RTD
type until power off or reset.
Parameters: PT385 (100-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT385_200 (200-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT385_500 (500-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT385_1000(1000-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT3926 (100-ohm RTD, curve α=0.003926 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT3916 (100-ohm RTD, curve α=0.003916 ohms/ohm/°C)
CU10 (10-ohm RTD, empirical curve)
NI120 (120-ohm RTD, empirical curve)
Example: RTD_TYPE PT3926
Set the RTD type to a 100-ohm type, using the pt3926 curve
(α=0.003926 ohms/ohm/°C). The resistance of 100 ohms refers to the ice point
characteristic, (the resistance of the RTD at 0 °C (32 °F)).
RTD_TYPE?
Sequential Overlapped
Coupled
IEEE-488 RS-232
x x xx
x
(Resistance Temperature Detector Type query) Returns the Resistance Temperature
Detector (RTD) type used for RTD temperature simulations.
Responses: PT385 (100-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT385_200 (200-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT385_500 (500-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT385_1000(1000-ohm RTD, curve α=0.00385 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT3926 (100-ohm RTD, curve α=0.003926 ohms/ohm/°C)
PT3916 (100-ohm RTD, curve α=0.003916 ohms/ohm/°C)
CU10 (10-ohm RTD, empirical curve)
NI120 (120-ohm RTD, empirical curve)
Example: RTD_TYPE? returns PT3926
Returns PT3926 when a 100-ohm RTD with curve α=0.003926 ohms/ohm/°C is set as
the RTD type.
RTD_TYPE_D
Sequential Overlapped
Coupled
IEEE-488 RS-232
x x xx
x
(Resistance Temperature Detector Type Default command) Sets the default Resistance
Temperature Detector (RTD) at power on and reset, which is saved in the Calibrator
non-volatile memory. (While saving configuration data in the non-volatile memory, a
period of about 2 seconds, the Calibrator does not respond to remote commands.)