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ReFlex Power™ Programming Manual

DC Module Remote Programming

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REPLY

DESCRIPTION

Unable to change Output State

OUTP:STATE

[to power on or off

the DC module

Relay hot-switching prohibited or Parallel
Slave

OUTP:STATE

[to power on or off

the DC module

Unable to close Default Sense Relay, Default
Isol Relay is open

User tries to close the sense relay with the

CAL:INIT:DEFAULT:SENSE

command when the isolation relay is open

Unable to open Output Relay, Sense Relay is
closed

User tries to open the isolation relay with the

CAL:INIT:DEFAULT:ISOL

command when sense relay is closed

Relay hot-switching prohibited

User tries to open the isolation relay with the

OUTP:ISOL

command when the

output voltage is on

Unable to change Polarity, an Output or
Sense relay is closed

User tries to change the polarity of the module
with the

OUTP:POL

command

when Isolation and sense relay is closed

Unable to close Sense relay, Output Relay is
NOT closed

User tries to close the sense relay with the

OUTP:SENSE

command when the

isolation / output relay is not closed

Module Firmware too old to support this RFP
Controller Firmware Revision

The addressed module’s firmware version is too
old to be compatible with the RFPC’s firmware

3.5

COMMON SCPI COMMANDS

The following commands are common to all SCPI instruments and declared
mandatory by IEEE-488.2. In the following table, the DCPS is defined as the
“device” on the bus.

Table 3-2. Common SCPI Commands

Command

Description

*CLS

Clears module hardware faults latch

*IDN?

Returns the device identification as an ASCII string.
Response: ,,,
Example: ELGAR,RFP-D1016-021,1234A56789,3.000.001

*OPC?

Operation Complete Query: Returns the integer value “1” when all pending
operations are complete.

*RST

Resets the supply to its Power ON (PON) state.
Clears status reporting data structures the Protection Event and the Condition
Status Registers. Enable registers are not cleared by this command. RST will reset
all modules.

*TST

Initiate self-test

*TST?

Returns the results from the last self test the module performed. Returns a decimal
value, convert to Hex because more than one bit can be set. See Table 2-6