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EXFO IQS-600 Integrated Qualification System User Manual

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Using IQS Products in an Automated Test Environment

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IQS-600

Managing the States of Your IQS-600 Integrated Qualification System

Managing the States of Your IQS-600

Integrated Qualification System

Your IQS-600 Integrated Qualification System can be in one of the following
states:

State

Characteristics

Local

Front-panel keys of the IQS controller unit and

peripherals are all functional

Default state at unit turn on

Remote

Front-panel keys of the IQS controller unit and

peripherals are not functional except for the LOCAL

key and the power switch

The REMOTE LED of the IQS controller unit is lit

Local with lockout

Return to Local mode only possible via commands

sent from the system controller

Pressing the front-panel LOCAL key causes an URQ

message (see Standard Status Data Structure on

page 179)

In GPIB, this state is not available when the device

has the RL2 capability (see the section on preparing

the hardware for GPIB control for details.)

The LOCK LED of the IQS controller unit is lit