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Important Safety Instructions
Before applying power to the system, verify that your product is configured properly for your
particular application.
WARNING
Hazardous voltages may be present when covers are removed. Qualified
personnel must use extreme caution when servicing this equipment.
Circuit boards, test points, and output voltages also may be floating above
(below) chassis ground.
WARNING
The equipment used contains ESD sensitive parts. When installing
equipment, follow ESD Safety Procedures. Electrostatic discharges might
cause damage to the equipment.
Only qualified personnel who deal with attendant hazards in power supplies, are allowed to perform
installation and servicing.
Ensure that the AC power line ground is connected properly to the Power Rack input connector or
chassis. Similarly, other power ground lines including those to application and maintenance equipment
must be grounded properly for both personnel and equipment safety.
Always ensure that facility AC input power is de-energized prior to connecting or disconnecting any
cable.
In normal operation, the operator does not have access to hazardous voltages within the chassis.
However, depending on the user’s application configuration, HIGH VOLTAGES HAZARDOUS TO
HUMAN SAFETY may be normally generated on the output terminals. The customer/user must ensure
that the output power lines are labeled properly as to the safety hazards and that any inadvertent
contact with hazardous voltages is eliminated.
Guard against risks of electrical shock during open cover checks by not touching any portion of the
electrical circuits. Even when power is off, capacitors may retain an electrical charge. Use safety
glasses during open cover checks to avoid personal injury by any sudden component failure.
Neither AMETEK Programmable Power Inc., San Diego, California, USA, nor any of the subsidiary
sales organizations can accept any responsibility for personnel, material or inconsequential injury, loss
or damage that results from improper use of the equipment and accessories.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 10
1.1 Documentation Summary ............................................................................................. 10
1.2 External References ..................................................................................................... 10
1.3 Introduction to Programming......................................................................................... 11
2. Introduction to SCPI................................................................................................................. 13
2.1 Conventions Used in This Manual................................................................................. 13
2.2 The SCPI Commands and Messages ........................................................................... 13
2.3 Using Queries............................................................................................................... 16
2.4 Structure of a SCPI Message........................................................................................ 16
2.5 SCPI Data Formats....................................................................................................... 20
3. System Considerations and Interface Setup............................................................................. 21
3.1 Assigning the IEEE-488 Address .................................................................................. 21
3.2 GPIB Controllers........................................................................................................... 21
3.3 RS232C Interface ......................................................................................................... 23
3.4 USB Interface ............................................................................................................... 25
3.5 LAN Interface Option .................................................................................................... 34
4. SCPI Command Reference...................................................................................................... 37
4.1 Introduction................................................................................................................... 37
4.2 Calibration Subsystem .................................................................................................. 38
4.3 Display Subsystem ....................................................................................................... 46
4.4 Instrument Subsystem .................................................................................................. 48
4.5 Array Measurement Subsystem .................................................................................... 50
4.6 Current Measurement Subsystem................................................................................. 57
4.7 Frequency Measurement Subsystem ............................................................................ 61
4.8 Phase Measurement Subsystem .................................................................................. 62
4.9 Power Measurement Subsystem .................................................................................. 63
4.10 Voltage Measurement Subsystem................................................................................. 65
4.11 Output Subsystem ........................................................................................................ 68
4.12 Source Subsystem - Current......................................................................................... 73
4.13 Source Subsystem - Frequency .................................................................................... 75
4.14 Source Subsystem - Function ....................................................................................... 78
4.15 Source Subsystem - Limit ............................................................................................. 80
4.16 Sense Subsystem - Sweep ........................................................................................... 82
4.17 Source Subsystem - List ............................................................................................... 84
4.18 Source Subsystem - Mode............................................................................................ 92
4.19 Source Subsystem - Phase........................................................................................... 93
4.20 Source Subsystem - PONSetup.................................................................................... 94
4.21 Source Subsystem - Pulse............................................................................................ 98
4.22 Source Subsystem - Voltage....................................................................................... 101
4.23 Status Subsystem Commands .................................................................................... 107
4.24 System Commands .................................................................................................... 111
4.25 Trace Subsystem Commands ..................................................................................... 117
4.26 Trigger Subsystem...................................................................................................... 119
5. Common Commands ............................................................................................................. 124
5.1 *CLS........................................................................................................................... 125
5.2 *ESE .......................................................................................................................... 126
5.3 *ESR? ........................................................................................................................ 126
5.4 *IDN? ......................................................................................................................... 127
5.5 *OPC.......................................................................................................................... 127
5.6 *OPT? ........................................................................................................................ 128

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5.7 *PSC...........................................................................................................................130
5.8 *RCL...........................................................................................................................130
5.9 *RST...........................................................................................................................131
5.10 *SAV...........................................................................................................................132
5.11 *SRE...........................................................................................................................132
5.12 *STB? .........................................................................................................................133
5.13 *TRG ..........................................................................................................................134
5.14 *WAI ...........................................................................................................................134
6. Programming Examples .........................................................................................................135
6.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................135
6.2 Programming the Output .............................................................................................136
6.3 Coupled Commands ...................................................................................................141
6.4 Programming Output Transients..................................................................................142
6.5 Triggering Output Changes .........................................................................................147
6.6 Acquiring Measurement Data ......................................................................................150
6.7 Controlling the Instantaneous Voltage and Current Data Buffers..................................156
6.8 Trigger System Summary............................................................................................158
7. Status Registers.....................................................................................................................159
7.1 Power-On Conditions ..................................................................................................159
7.2 Operation Status Group ..............................................................................................159
7.3 Questionable Status Group .........................................................................................162
7.4 Standard Event Status Group......................................................................................163
7.5 Status Byte Register ...................................................................................................163
7.6 Examples ....................................................................................................................164
7.7 SCPI Command Completion........................................................................................165
8. Option Commands .................................................................................................................166
8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................166
8.2 IEC 1000-4-11 (-411) ..................................................................................................167
8.3 IEC 1000-4-13 (-413) ..................................................................................................171
8.4 RTCA/DO-160D (-160)................................................................................................184
8.5 MIL-STD 704E (-704) ..................................................................................................185
8.6 Airbus ABD0100.1.8 Test Option (-ABD) .....................................................................185
8.7 Airbus A350 ABD0100.1.8.1 Test Option (-A350) ........................................................185
8.8 Airbus AMD24 Test Option (-AMD)..............................................................................185
8.9 Boeing B787-0147 Test Option (-B787).......................................................................185
8.10 Watt Hour Meter (-WHM).............................................................................................185
Appendix A: SCPI Command tree.................................................................................................187
Appendix B: SCPI Conformance Information.................................................................................193
Appendix C: Error Messages ........................................................................................................194
Index ............................................................................................................................................200

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Table of Figures
Figure 2-1 : Partial Command Tree .....................................................................................................................14
Figure 2-2: Command Message Structure...........................................................................................................17
Figure 3-1: DB25 to DB9 Adaptor pinout .............................................................................................................24
Figure 3-2: Windows XP Device Manager - USB Port.........................................................................................28
Figure 3-3: Windows XP Device Manager – Virtual Com Port.............................................................................32
Figure 3-4: Gui Interface Settings for use of USB port. .......................................................................................33
Figure 3-5: Pinging AC Source LAN IP address. .................................................................................................36
Figure 6-1: Output transient system ..................................................................................................................143
Figure 6-2: Transient Trigger System Model .....................................................................................................147
Figure 6-3: Measurement Acquisition Trigger Model .........................................................................................154
Figure 6-4: Pre-event and Post-event Triggering...............................................................................................157
Figure 6-5: Trigger system block diagram .........................................................................................................158
Figure 7-1: Status System Model ......................................................................................................................160
Table of Tables
Table 4-1 : PULSe:HOLD = WIDTh parameters.................................................................................................99
Table 4-2 : PULSe:HOLD = DCYCle parameters ................................................................................................99
Table 5-1 : *RST default parameter values .......................................................................................................131
Table 7-1: Operation Status Register ................................................................................................................159
Table 7-2: Configuration of Status Register.......................................................................................................161
Table 7-3: Questionable Status Register...........................................................................................................162
Table 8-4 : Error Messages ...............................................................................................................................199

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1. Introduction
This manual contains programming information for the CSW Power Sources. This manual
contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Introduction to SCPI
Chapter 3 System Considerations and Interface Setup
Chapter 4 SCPI Command Reference
Chapter 5 Common Commands
Chapter 6 Programming Examples
Chapter 7 Status Registers
Chapter 8 Option Commands
Appendix A SCPI command tree.
Appendix B SCPI conformance information.
Appendix C Error messages
1.1 Documentation Summary
This SCPI programming manual covers the California Instruments CSW AC/DC power
sources. A separate User Manual is also supplied with all models in this product series. For
front panel operation and general service and calibration information on these produces,
please refer to the User Manual. The programming manual covers issue related to operating
the CSW Series remotely using an instrument controller.
The following documents are related to this Programming Manual and contain additional
helpful information for using these products in a remote control environment.
•User Maual . Includes specifications and supplemental characteristics, how to use the
front panel, how to connect to the instrument, and calibration procedures. Distributed on
the same CD as the programming manual.
1.2 External References
SCPI References
The following documents will assist you with programming in SCPI:
•Beginner's Guide to SCPI.
Highly recommended for anyone who has not had previous experience programming with
SCPI.
IEEE-488 References
The most important IEEE-488 documents are your controller programming manuals -IEEE-
488 Command Library for Windows
®
, etc. Refer to these for all non-SCPI commands (for
example: Local Device Clear and Group Execute Trigger bus commands.)
•IEEE-488 command library for Windows
®
.
•IEEE-488 controller programming
The following are two formal documents concerning the IEEE-488 interface:
•ANSI/IEEE Std. 488.1-1987 IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable
Instrumentation. Defines the technical details of the IEEE-488 interface. While much of