KEPCO BOP VISA Driver (Universal, GPIB) - Manual (Page 13)

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Dwell list parameter Kpbop_ListDwell Sets the time a list will run the current step (if entered for only location 0
will apply for all steps)
Executes a list Kpbop_ListExec Starts the execution of a list, if all the parameters were correctly set.
Defines list parameters
(V or C) Kpbop_ListData Calculates the value (V or C, depending on which mode is active) for
each of the STEPS of a list, in accordance with the waveform and the
max and min values selected
Trigger KpBop_Trig Triggers the instrument once. The output will go to the trigger voltage
and current values.
Measure Current and
Voltage Output Values Kpbop_MeasVoltCurr Measures the values of output (voltage and current).
Measure Current and
Voltage Output Values Kpbop_MsVoltCurr Measures the value of output voltage and then the value of output cur-
rent.
Measure Output Value KpBop_MeasValue Measures the value of output voltage or current depending on the
switch position.
Get Source Mode KpBop_GetSourceMode Gets the operating mode of the power supply.
Set Gain Kpbop_SetGain Select reference voltage INT (internal) , EXT1 or EXT2
Set Source Mode Kpbop_SetSourceMode Set power supply mode: voltage or current depending on the switch
position.
Output On/Off KpBop_OutputOnOff Sets the output on or off.
Get Output Status KpBop_getOutputState Returns the output status (on or off).
Abort Measurement KpBop_abortMeas Sends the abort command.
Beep KpBop_beep The selected BOP power supply will emit a beep.
DATA FUNCTIONS — This class of functions transfers data to or from the instrument.
Save/Recall Settings KpBop_SaveRecSet Saves the current settings to the selected memory location or restores
previously stored settings from a memory location. The memory loca-
tion range is from 1 to 40.
UTILITY FUNCTIONS — This class of functions provides lower level functions to communicate with the instrument and to change
instrument parameters.
Identify Power Supply KpBop_identify Returns the full message returned by the power supply to the *IDN?
query. This message contains four fields: manufacturer, power supply
type, serial number and firmware version.
Revision Query KpBop_RevisionQuery Returns the revision numbers of the instrument driver and instrument
firmware version from the *idn? query. This instrument driver's Revision
Number is "Rev 1.0, 9/99, CVI 5.1" and the BOP firmware version is
Firmware Version "1.0". This data is necessary when requesting techni-
cal support.
Model Query KpBop_ModelQuery Return the model number of the BOP power supply.
Serial Number Query KpBop_SerialnQuery Returns the serial number of the BOP power supply. The serial number
is extracted from the answer to the *idn? query.
Query SCPI Version KpBop_GetScpiVersion Returns the power supply answer to the Query SCPI Version com-
mand. Checks the Standard Commands for Programmable Instru-
ments (SCPI) language version.
Write To Instrument KpBop_writeInstrData This function writes commands and queries to the instrument to modify
parameters and query device settings.
Read Instrument Data KpBop_readInstrData This function reads data from the instrument's output buffer and returns
it to the specified variable in memory. Because the instrument may
return both numeric and text data in response to queries, this function
returns the data in string format. NOTE: If valid data is not available at
the instrument's output buffer when this function is called, the instru-
ment will hang up and the function will not return until it times out. If the
time-out is disabled, this function will hang indefinitely and it may be
necessary to reboot the computer to break out.
TABLE 3. BOP VISA DRIVER FUNCTIONS (CONTINUED)
Purpose Function Name Description