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Measurement Computing DAC488 v.1 User Manual

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DAC488 User’s Manual

DAC488 Commands 83

N#####

Number of Cycles

#####

Number from 0 to 65,535 where 0 = Continuous output.

O#

Output Format

O0

Output format in Volts (

±

10.0000).

O1

Output format in decimal bits.

O2

Output format in hexadecimal bits.

P#

Port Select

P1

Port 1 selected.

P2

Port 2 selected.

P3

Port 3 selected. (DAC488/4 only)

P4

Port 4 selected. (DAC488/4 only)

Q###

External Trigger Mask

Q0

All bits are cleared in External Trigger Mask.

Q1

Enable external trigger on port 1.

Q2

Enable external trigger on port 2.

Q4

Enable external trigger on port 3. (DAC488/4 only)

Q8

Enable external trigger on port 4. (DAC488/4 only)

Q128

External input is negative edge triggered.

Note:

The status indication reflects the sum of all received External Trigger Mask commands.

R#

Range Select

R0

DAC Ground Range selected (output 0 volts only).

R1

DAC

±

1 volt Range selected.

R2

DAC

±

5 volt Range selected.

R3

DAC

±

10 volt Range selected.

S#

System Defaults

S0

Restores the factory default values to NV-RAM.

S1

Saves the current settings as default values to NV-RAM.

S2

Restore Calibration Constants to Calibration NV-RAM.

S3

Save Calibration Constants to Calibration NV-RAM.

T##

Command Trigger Mask

T0

All bits are cleared in Command Trigger Mask.

T1

Enable Command Trigger on port 1.

T2

Enable Command Trigger on port 2.

T4

Enable Command Trigger on port 3. (DAC488/4 only)

T8

Enable Command Trigger on port 4. (DAC488/4 only)

Note:

The status indication reflects the sum of all received Command Trigger Mask commands

U#

User Status

U0

System Status sent on talk.

W#

Test

W0

TEST LED is off.

W1

TEST LED is on.

Y#

Bus Terminator

Y0

CR LF

(carriage-return line-feed).

Y1

LF CR

(line-feed carriage-return).

Y2

CR

only (carriage return only).

Y3

LF

only (line feed only).

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