Kikusui PCR-MA Series Use and care manual

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Communication Interface Manual
AC Power Supply PCR-MA Series
PART NO. IA005404
Sep 2022

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Contents
Command List............................. 4
Introduction............................... 10
Installing the VISA Library....... 12
Interface Setup.......................... 13
USB ................................................... 14
LAN.................................................... 16
Accessing and Operating the PCR-MA
from a Web Browser (LAN interface). 19
GPIB (optional) .................................. 26
Overview of Command............. 27
Command Hierarchy.......................... 27
Command Syntax .............................. 28
Parameters ........................................ 30
IEEE488.2 Common Commands .
33
*CLS .................................................. 33
*ESE .................................................. 34
*ESR.................................................. 35
*IDN ................................................... 36
*LRN .................................................. 37
*OPC.................................................. 38
*OPT.................................................. 39
*PSC.................................................. 40
*RCL .................................................. 41
*RST .................................................. 42
*SAV .................................................. 43
*SRE.................................................. 44
*STB .................................................. 45
*TRG.................................................. 46
*TST................................................... 47
*WAI................................................... 48
ABORt Command ..................... 49
ABOR................................................. 49
ABOR:ACQ........................................ 50
ABOR:TRAN...................................... 51
DISPlay Command.................... 52
DISP:AMM......................................... 52
INITiate Command .................... 53
INIT:ACQ............................................ 53
INIT:CONT:ACQ................................. 54
INIT:TRAN.......................................... 55
LXI Command ........................... 56
LXI:IDEN............................................ 56
MEASure/FETCh Command .... 57
FETC:<meas-item>/ MEAS:<meas-
item>.................................................. 58
OUTPut Command.................... 59
OUTP................................................. 59
OUTP:COUP ..................................... 60
OUTP:PON:STAT .............................. 61
OUTP:PROT:CLE .............................. 62
SENSe Command ..................... 63
SENS:AVER ...................................... 63
SENS:CURR:HOLD........................... 64
SENS:CURR:HOLD:CLE................... 65
[SOURce:]CURRent Command
66
CURR ................................................ 66
CURR:OFFS...................................... 67
CURR:PROT:STAT ............................ 68
[SOURce:]FREQuency Command
69
FREQ................................................. 69
FREQ:LIM:LOW................................. 70
FREQ:LIM:UPP ................................. 71
FREQ:MODE..................................... 72
FREQ:TRIG ....................................... 73
[SOURce:]VOLTage Command 74
VOLT.................................................. 74
VOLT:LIM:LOW.................................. 75
VOLT:LIM:UPP................................... 76
VOLT:MODE ...................................... 77

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VOLT:OFFS ....................................... 78
VOLT:OFFS:LIM:LOW ....................... 79
VOLT:OFFS:LIM:UPP ........................ 80
VOLT:OFFS:MODE............................ 81
VOLT:OFFS:TRIG.............................. 82
VOLT:RANG....................................... 83
VOLT:RANG:AUTO............................ 84
VOLT:TRIG ........................................ 85
STATus Command .................... 86
Register Structure.............................. 86
Architecture........................................ 87
Status byte register............................ 88
Event status register.......................... 89
OPERation status register ................. 90
STAT:OPER ....................................... 91
STAT:OPER:COND............................ 92
STAT:OPER:ENAB ............................ 93
STAT:OPER:NTR............................... 94
STAT:OPER:PTR ............................... 95
QUEStionable status register ............ 96
STAT:QUES ....................................... 97
STAT:QUES:COND............................ 98
STAT:QUES:ENAB ............................ 99
STAT:QUES:NTR............................. 100
STAT:QUES:PTR ............................. 101
Preset status.................................... 102
STAT:PRES...................................... 102
SYSTem Command................. 103
SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR............... 103
SYST:COMM:LAN:CONT ................ 104
SYST:COMM:LANG:STAT............... 105
SYST:COMM:RLST ......................... 106
SYST:COMM:TCP:CONT................ 107
SYST:COMM:USB:ADDR................ 108
SYST:CONF:TRAC.......................... 109
SYST:ERR ........................................110
SYST:ERR:COUN............................. 111
SYST:IDEN .......................................112
SYST:KLOC......................................113
SYST:LOC/ SYST:REM/ SYST:RWL 114
SYST:OPT ........................................115
SYST:VERS......................................116
TRIGger Command..................117
TRIG:ACQ ........................................117
TRIG:ACQ:SOUR.............................118
TRIG:TRAN ......................................119
TRIG:TRAN:SOUR.......................... 120
TRIG:SYNC:PHAS .......................... 121
TRIG:SYNC:SOUR.......................... 122
A List of Errors ....................... 123
Command errors.............................. 123
Execution errors............................... 124
Device-specic errors ...................... 125
Query errors..................................... 126
Operation Complete Event .............. 126
Device-dependent errors ................. 127
Processing Time of Commands..
128
Tutorial..................................... 129
Programming AC Output.................. 129
Programming DC Output ................. 131
State of Trigger subsystem .............. 132
Using Triggers to Change Settings
(TRANsient)..................................... 133
Measurement (ACQuire).................. 136
Output-on Phase Control
(SYNChronize)................................. 141
Waiting for Operation Complete ...... 142
Status Monitoring............................. 143
Error Checking................................. 145
Visual Basic 2017 ............................ 146
Using PCR-M Commands ...... 151

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*CLS
Clears all event registers including the status byte, event status, and error queue.
*ESE
Sets the event status enable register that is counted by the event summary bit (ESB) of the
status byte.
*ESR
Queries the event status register.
*IDN
Queries the model name, serial number, and rmware version of the PCR-MA.
*LRN
Queries the command that can restore the current panel settings.
*OPC
Sets the OPC bit (bit 0) of the event status register when all the commands in standby have
been completed.
*OPT
Queries the optional interface board that are installed in the PCR-MA.
*PSC
Sets whether to clear the event status enable register and the service request enable
register when the POWER switch is turned on (power-on status).
*RCL
Reads the contents stored in memory.
*RST
Resets a portion of the product settings.
*SAV
Stores the current panel settings to memory
*SRE
Sets the service request enable register.
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*STB
Queries the contents of the status byte register and the MSS (master summary status)
message.
*TRG
Trigger command.
*TST
Executes a self-test.
*WAI
Prevents the PCR-MA from executing subsequent commands until all operations in standby
are complete.
ABOR
Aborts operations such as change and measurement in all trigger subsystem (TRANSient/
ACQuire).
ABOR:ACQ
Aborts operations such as execute in ACQuire trigger subsystem.
ABOR:TRAN
Aborts the setting change trigger function.
DISP:AMM
Sets the measured value displayed on the lower numeric display.
INIT:ACQ
Clears the present valid measurement data and starts a new measurement.
INIT:CONT:ACQ
Sets the auto continue mode of the ACQuire subsystem.
INIT:TRAN
Starts the setting change (TRANsient) trigger function.
LXI:IDEN
Turns the identify display on or o󰀨.
FETC:<meas-item>/ MEAS:<meas-item>
Queries the scalar measurement data specied with <meas-item>.
OUTP
Turns the output on and o󰀨.

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OUTP:COUP
Sets the output mode.
OUTP:PON:STAT
Sets the panel settings at power-on.
OUTP:PROT:CLE
Clears alarms.
SENS:AVER
Sets the averaging period of the measured values (excluding the peak current).
SENS:CURR:HOLD
Sets the hold time of the peak current.
SENS:CURR:HOLD:CLE
Clears the peak hold of the current measurement
CURR
Sets the AC current upper limit.
CURR:OFFS
Sets the DC current upper limit.
CURR:PROT:STAT
Sets the PCR-MA acts when the current limit is exceeded.
FREQ
Set the AC output frequency.
FREQ:LIM:LOW
Sets the lower limit value of frequency.
FREQ:LIM:UPP
Sets the upper limit value of frequency.
FREQ:MODE
Sets the trigger function control of the frequency setting when INIT/INIT:TRAN and a
software trigger are sent.
FREQ:TRIG
Sets the target frequency when INIT/INIT:TRAN and a software trigger are sent.
VOLT
Sets the AC voltage.

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VOLT:LIM:LOW
Sets the lower limit value of AC voltage.
VOLT:LIM:UPP
Sets the upper limit value of AC voltage.
VOLT:MODE
Sets the trigger function control of the AC voltage setting when INIT/INIT:TRAN and a
software trigger are sent.
VOLT:OFFS
Sets the DC voltage.
VOLT:OFFS:LIM:LOW
Sets the lower limit value of DC voltage.
VOLT:OFFS:LIM:UPP
Sets the upper limit value of DC voltage.
VOLT:OFFS:MODE
Sets the trigger function control of the DC voltage setting when INIT/INIT:TRAN and a
software trigger are sent.
VOLT:OFFS:TRIG
Sets the target DC voltage when INIT/INIT:TRAN and a software trigger are sent.
VOLT:RANG
Sets the voltage range.
VOLT:RANG:AUTO
Sets AUTO function of the voltage range.
VOLT:TRIG
Sets the target AC voltage when INIT/INIT:TRAN and a software trigger are sent.
STAT:OPER
Queries the event of the OPERation status register.
STAT:OPER:COND
Queries the condition of the OPERation status register.
STAT:OPER:ENAB
Sets the enable register of the OPERation status register.

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STAT:OPER:NTR
Sets the negative transition of the OPERation status register.
STAT:OPER:PTR
Sets the positive transition of the OPERation status register.
STAT:QUES
Queries the event of the QUEStionable status register.
STAT:QUES:COND
Queries the condition of the QUEStionable status register.
STAT:QUES:ENAB
Sets the enable register of the QUEStionable status register.
STAT:QUES:NTR
Sets the negative transition of the QUEStionable status register.
STAT:QUES:PTR
Sets the positive transition of the QUEStionable status register.
STAT:PRES
Resets the ENABle, PTRansition, and NTRansition filter registers of all status registers
(including sub registers) to their default values
SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR
Sets the GPIB address.
SYST:COMM:LAN:CONT
Queries the TCP port number used by SCPI-RAW.
SYST:COMM:LANG:STAT
Queries the product’s PCR-M compatible mode setting.
SYST:COMM:RLST
Sets the operation of the PCR-MA to local or remote.
SYST:COMM:TCP:CONT
Queries the TCP port number used by SCPI-RAW.
SYST:COMM:USB:ADDR
Queries the address information of the USB interface.
SYST:CONF:TRAC
Sets whether to display communication errors by performing a debug trace.

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SYST:ERR
Reads the oldest error information or event information from the error queue.
SYST:ERR:COUN
Queries the number of unread errors in the error queue.
SYST:IDEN
Sets this product's PCR-M compatible mode.
SYST:KLOC
Sets and releases the panel operation lock (keylock).
SYST:LOC/ SYST:REM/ SYST:RWL
This is an old style command.
SYST:OPT
Queries the option that are installed in the PCR-MA.
SYST:VERS
Queries the version of the SCPI specications to which the PCR-MA conforms.
TRIG:ACQ
Executes a software trigger for a ACQuire trigger subsystem.
TRIG:ACQ:SOUR
Sets the condition (trigger source) that determines when the ACQuire trigger subsystem
actually starting the measuremen after the PCR-MA receives the INIT:ACQ command.
TRIG:TRAN
Executes a software trigger for the TRANsient trigger subsystem.
TRIG:TRAN:SOUR
Sets the condition (trigger source) that determines when the TRANsient trigger subsystem
actually changing the setting after the PCR-MA receives the INIT:TRAN command.
TRIG:SYNC:PHAS
Sets the phase angle of the OUTPUT on.
TRIG:SYNC:SOUR
Sets the OUTPUT on phase control when OUTP ON is sent.

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Introduction
The PCR-MA series Communication Interface Manual explains the settings and
commands for remotely controlling the PCR-MA series.
• USB interface (standard equipped)
• LAN interface (standard equipped)
• GPIB interface (Optional)
When the PCR-MA series is operating under remote control,the REMOTE LED on the
display on the front panel lights. To switch from remote mode to local mode from the
panel, press LOCAL.
■Intended readers
This manual is written for readers with sufficient basic knowledge of how to control
instruments using a PC.
Familiarize yourself with the syntax of the SCPI commands that are used with the
product before you use them.
■Trademarks
Internet Explorer, and Visual Basic are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries
All other company names and product names used in this manual are trademarks or
registered trademarks of the respective company.
■Firmware version of the product to which this manual applies
This manual applies to products with the following rmware version:
Ver.2.0x

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■Instrument Interface Standards
The PCR-MA conforms to the following standards.
• IEEE Std 488.2-1992 IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and Common
Commands For Use With IEEE Std 488.1-1987
• IEEE Std 488.1-1987 IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable
Instrumentation
• Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) version 1999.0
• Universal Serial Bus Specication Rev 2.0
• Universal Serial Bus Test and Measurement Class Specication (USBTMC) Rev 1.0
• Universal Serial Bus Test and Measurement Class, Subclass USB488 Specication
(USBTMC-USB488) Rev 1.0
• TCP/IP Instrument Protcol Specication VXI-11
• TCP/IP-IEEE488.2 Interface Specication VXI-11.3
• 1.5 LXI Device Specication 2016
• IVI-6.1 IVI High-Speed LAN Instrument Protocol (HiSLIP) Rev 1.0
• VPP-4.3 The VISA Library 2010 Rev 5.0
■Copyright and publication
The contents of this manual may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the
prior consent of the copyright holder.
The specifications of this product and the contents of this manual are subject to
change without prior notice.
Copyright 2018 Kikusui Electronics Corp.

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Installing the VISA Library
VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture) is a specification for standard
software that is used to connect instruments. VISA was dened by the IVI Foundation.
A VISA library is required to use the software application. The VISA library (NI-VISA,
Keysight VISA, or KI-VISA) must be installed on the controller (Windows).
One of the VISA libraries (driver software implemented in compliance with the VISA
specications) below is necessary.
• NI-VISA by National Instruments (Ver. 5.1.1 or later)
• Keysight VISA by Keysight Technologies (Keysight IO Libraries Suite16.0 or later)
• KI-VISA Ver. 5.0.4 or later
You can also download from the Kikusui Electronics Corporation website (global.
kikusui.co.jp/downloads/).
- Note -
Do not install multiple VISA libraries on the same PC. Doing so may cause errors..

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Interface Setup
The PCR-MA is equipped with USB and LAN interfaces as standard.
There is no need to switch interfaces. All interfaces can be used simultaneously.
Each interface can be set to OFF in CONFIG settings.
USB
LAN
Accessing and Operating the PCR-MA from a Web Browser (LAN interface)
GPIB (Optional)

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USB
A device driver supporting USB T&M Class (USBTMC) is required to control the PCR-
MA through the USB interface. The USBTMC driver is automatically installed by the
VISA library.
■USB connection
Use a standard USB cable to connect the PCR to the computer.
■USB setting
The factory default USB setting is “USB enabled.”
For datails of CONFIG settings, see the PCR-MA user's manual.
1
Press CONFIG several times until interface”IntF”is displayed.
2
Turn the rotary knob to select USB"USb", and then press the CONFIG.
3
Trun the rotary knob to select ON.
Pressing CONFIG displays the vendor ID and product ID.
4
Wait at least 5 seconds, and then turn the POWER switch off and on.
■Service request
The PCR-MA is equipped with service request and serial polling functions.

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■USB function
Complies with USB Specication 2.0
Complies with USBTMC Specication 1.0 and USBTMC-USB488 Specication 1.0
Data rate: 480 Mbps maximum (High speed)
VID (Vender ID)
0x0B3E
PID (Product ID)
PCR500MA: 0x1050
PCR1000MA: 0x1051
PCR2000MA: 0x1052
PCR4000MA: 0x1053

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LAN
To use the LAN interface to control the PCR-MA, middleware that supports the VXI-
11/ HiSLIP/ SCPI-RAW protocol must be installed on the controller. The middleware
is installed automatically by the VISA library.
There is a Web browser interface to the PCR-MA embedded in the LAN interface
board. You can congure the LAN interface settings from your PC's Web browser.
For information on topics such as connecting to your corporate LAN, your IP address,
your host name, and security, contact your network administrator.
If you are using a host name (a Bonjour host name), you have to install Apple
Bonjour.
■LAN connection
Use a standard LAN cable (category 5 and straight) to connect the PCR-MA to a
network hub or router. Use a crossover cable when making a direct connection.
WARNING
If a network problem occurs, an unexpected dangerous voltage may occur
that may cause electric shock, fire, physical damage to the DUT, and so
on. If you are going to remotely control the PCR-MA from a distance,

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■LAN setting
The factory default LAN setting is “LAN enabled, IP address assignment method:
AUTO.”
Normally set the IP address assignment method to AUTO to assign the IP address
automatically.
For datails of CONFIG settings, see the PCR-MA userʼs manual.
1
Press CONFIG several times until interface”INTF”is displayed.
2
Turn the rotary knob to select LAN”LAN”, and then press the CONFIG.
3
Trun the rotary knob to select “ON”.
4
Press CONFIG several times until IP address assignment method”ADR”
is displayed.
The assigned IP address is displayed first and then the IP address assignment
method.
5
Trun the rotary knob to select “AUTO”.
Select MANUAL"MANU" to set IP address.
6
Press CONFIG to select LAN reset “BOOT”.
The LAN settings are also applied by turning the power off and then back on.
7
Trun the rotary knob to select “APPL”.
8
Press ENTER twice.
WARNING
Possible damage to the equipment and electric shock. The LAN interface
can be accessed from any place on the network. If necessary, configure
the security settings. You can apply password protection for security, and
- Note -
The LAN interface should be shifted remotely by the command (
SYST:COMM:RLST). Be sure to include this command at the start of the program

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■Service request
The PCR-MA is equipped with service request and serial polling functions.
■LAN function
The PCR-MA may require an Internet connection depending on the how the PCR-MA
is accessed through a Web browser.
Complies with the LXI 1.4 Core 2011
Complies with the VXI-11/ HiSLIP/ SCPI-RAW protocol
Communication speed: Maximum 100 Mbps (Auto negotiation)
NON AUTO MDIX function
Web browser access
Instrument information, network information, display of VISA resource information,
changing network settings, security setting, Use of temporary control application
■Resetting the LAN interface
You can use the CONFIG settings to reset the LAN interface (BOOT: LCI).
When reset, network settings are changed as follows.
Item Default Value
Assignment Method DHCP:ON, Auto-IP:ON, Static:OFF
DNS Server Assignment 0.0.0.0
WINS Server Assignment 0.0.0.0
Enable Dynamic DNS Enable
Enable mDNS Enable
Enable NetBIOS Over TCP/IP Enable
To also reset the Hostname and Description, use the Web browser interface.

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Accessing and Operating the PCR-MA from a Web Browser (LAN
interface)
You can use the LAN interface to congure detailed settings from a Web browser on
your PC. Use latest version of browser. (Recommended browser: Internet Explorer11,
Chrome, Safari)
The Web site's URL is dened by adding "http://" in front of the PCR-MA's IP address.
When you are using a VISA library, a function is available that enables the application
program (such as National Instruments NI-MAX, Keysight Connection Expert, and
Kikusui KI-VISA Instrument Explorer) to retrieve the VXI-11 measuring instrument.
This function is provided by VISA vendors. You can access the PCR-MA by clicking
on the hyperlink that is provided in the retrieval results.
You can also check the IP address with CONFIG and then directly enter the URL in
the browserʼs address bar.
(Example) When the IP address is 169.254.7.8
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■WELCOME page
When you access the PCR-MA from a Web browser, the WELCOME page is
displayed rst.
The instrument information, network information, and VISA resource (I/O resource)
information appear on the display. Click items in the navigation menu to move to the
other pages.