Table of Contents
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Interfacing the XMP 2600 1
The GPIB interface 1
The serial interface 2
Serial Interface Capabilities 2
Computer Versus Terminal Operation 2
Programming messages formats 3
Listening Formats 3
Talking Formats 4
Chapter 2: Usage Guidelines 5
How to communicate with the XMP 2600 5
Using the comm. channels 5
Using the GPIB bus 5
Using an RS232 link 5
Recovering from communication halts 6
The XMP’s input and output queues 6
Communicate with the XMP 2600 6
Using queries 6
Using commands 6
Programming the XMP 2600 6
Recommendations on using the XMP 2600 7
Initialize the XMP 2600 7
Identify the XMP 2600 8
Enforce power-on conditions 8
Setup the XMP 2600 status system 8
Query installed Power Modules 8
Setup system level protection shutdown features 9
Initial setup of the Power Modules 9
Activation 10
On-going usage of the XMP 2600 11
Use queries 11
Using advanced features 11
A focus on status 11
Handling SRQ and the IEEE488.2 Status Structures 11
Definitions of structural elements 12
Status registers 12
Event registers 12
Event enable registers 12
Mask registers 12
Responding to SRQ events 13
The (main) status byte 13
Main controller events 13
Output message Queue 13
Remote communication time out 14
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