TDK-Lambda G10-500 - 5.12 SCPI Protocol Overview

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5.12 SCPI Protocol
NOTE:
Selecting the Power Supply (INSTrument:NSELect <address>) is necessary before using any
other command.
5.12.1 Data Format
Serial data format is 8 bit, one start bit and one stop bit. No parity bit.
5.12.2 End of Message
The end of message is the Carriage Return character (ASCII 13, 0x0D). Power Supply ignores the
Line Feed (ASCII 10, 0x0A) character.
5.12.3 End of Command
The end of command is the Carriage Return character (ASCII 13, 0x0D) and/or the Line Feed
(ASCII 10, 0x0A) character.
5.12.4 Checksum
The user may optionally add a checksum to the end of the command. The checksum is ”$”followed
by two hex characters. If a command or a query has checksum, the response will also have one.
There is no CR between the command string and the ”$” sign.
5.12.5 SCPI Requirements
The Power Supply conforms to the following SCPI requirements:
• SCPI common commands.
• SCPI Command Tree.
• Subsystem commands.
• The ROOT level.
• The Power Supply is powered On
• A device clear (DCL) is sent to the Power Supply
• The SCPI interface encounters a root specifier (:)
• Questionable Status Register (QSR), Condition, Event, Enable
• Operation Status Register (OSR), Condition, Event, Enable
• Status Byte Register (SBR)
• Standard Event Status Register (SESR)
• MIN and MAX Parameters.
• Suffix and Multipliers.
• Boolean data. 0|1 or OFF|ON.