Fluke Analisadores de potência de alta precisão Norma 4000/5000 User manual

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Remote Control

For NORMA 4000/5000 Power Analyzer

Users Guide

June 2007 Rev.2, 5/12

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Table of Contents

Chapter Title Page

1 Remote Control Basics ....................................................................... 1-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1-3

Getting Started ................................................................................................... 1-3

Assumptions .................................................................................................. 1-3

Procedure ....................................................................................................... 1-3

Switchover to Remote Control........................................................................... 1-4

Indications during Remote Control .................................................................... 1-4

Return to Manual Operation .............................................................................. 1-5

Manually ........................................................................................................ 1-5

Remotely ....................................................................................................... 1-5

Commands and Instrument Responses .............................................................. 1-5

Commands ..................................................................................................... 1-5

Device Responses .......................................................................................... 1-6

Structure and Syntax of Device Messages ......................................................... 1-6

Introduction to SCPI ...................................................................................... 1-6

Structure of Commands ................................................................................. 1-6

Common Commands ..................................................................................... 1-6

Device-Specific Commands .......................................................................... 1-6

Hierarchy ................................................................................................... 1-6

Optional Key Word ................................................................................... 1-7

Long and Short Form ................................................................................ 1-8

Parameters ................................................................................................. 1-8

Numerical Suffix ....................................................................................... 1-8

Structure of Command Lines ......................................................................... 1-8

Responses to Queries ..................................................................................... 1-9

Parameters ..................................................................................................... 1-10

Numerical values ....................................................................................... 1-10

Boolean Parameters ................................................................................... 1-10

Text ........................................................................................................... 1-10

Strings ....................................................................................................... 1-11

Block data ................................................................................................. 1-11

Overview of Syntax Elements ....................................................................... 1-11

Instrument Model and Command Processing .................................................... 1-11

Input Unit ...................................................................................................... 1-12

Command Recognition .................................................................................. 1-12

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Data Set and Instrument Hardware ................................................................ 1-13

Status Reporting System ................................................................................ 1-13

Output Unit .................................................................................................... 1-13

Command Sequence and Command Synchronization ................................... 1-14

2 Status Reporting System .................................................................... 2-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2-3

Structure of an SCPI Status Register ................................................................. 2-3

Overview of the Status Registers ....................................................................... 2-5

Description of Status Registers .......................................................................... 2-6

Status Byte (STB) and Service Request Enable Register (SRE) ................... 2-6

Event Status Register (ESR) and Event Status Enable Register (ESE) ......... 2-7

Application of the Status Reporting System ...................................................... 2-10

Service Request, Making Use of the Hierarchy Structure (GPIB only) ........ 2-10

Serial Poll (GPIB only) ................................................................................. 2-11

Query by Means of Commands ..................................................................... 2-11

Error-Queue Query ........................................................................................ 2-11

Resetting Values of the Status Reporting System ......................................... 2-11

3 Hardware Interfaces ............................................................................ 3-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 3-3

IEC/IEEE-Bus Interface (GPIB) - optional ....................................................... 3-3

Characteristics of Interface ............................................................................ 3-3

Bus Lines ....................................................................................................... 3-3

Interface Functions ........................................................................................ 3-5

Interface Messages ........................................................................................ 3-5

Universal Commands .................................................................................... 3-5

Addressed Commands ................................................................................... 3-6

RS-232-C Interface ............................................................................................ 3-6

Characteristics of Interface ............................................................................ 3-6

Signal Lines ................................................................................................... 3-7

Transmission Parameters ............................................................................... 3-8

Interface Functions ........................................................................................ 3-8

Handshake ..................................................................................................... 3-8

IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) – Optional ...................................................................... 3-9

Characteristics of Interface ............................................................................ 3-9

Signal Lines ................................................................................................... 3-10

Connection Settings ....................................................................................... 3-11

Universal Serial Bus (USB) - optional ............................................................... 3-11

Characteristics of Interface ............................................................................ 3-11

Connection Settings ....................................................................................... 3-12

4 Remote Control - Description of Commands .................................... 4-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4-3

Common Commands ......................................................................................... 4-3

Measurement Functions ..................................................................................... 4-5

Commands and Queries ..................................................................................... 4-11

ABORt Subsystem ......................................................................................... 4-11

CALCulate Subsystem .................................................................................. 4-12

DISPlay Subsystem ....................................................................................... 4-26

FORMat Subsystem ....................................................................................... 4-28

Hardcopy Subsystem ..................................................................................... 4-31

INITiate Subsystem ....................................................................................... 4-32

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INPut Subsystem ........................................................................................... 4-34

OUTPut Subsystem ....................................................................................... 4-37

ROUTe Subsystem ........................................................................................ 4-38

SENSe Subsystem ......................................................................................... 4-39

SENSe2 Subsystem (Option Process Interface) ............................................ 4-53

SOURce Subsystem (Option Process Interface) ........................................... 4-63

SYNC Subsystem .......................................................................................... 4-66

TIMer Subsystem .......................................................................................... 4-70

TRACe Subsystem ........................................................................................ 4-72

TRIGger Subsystem ...................................................................................... 4-77

SYSTem Subsystem ...................................................................................... 4-82

STATus Subsystem ....................................................................................... 4-87

List of Commands Grouped by Subsystems ...................................................... 4-99

5 Error Messages ................................................................................... 5-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 5-3

Command Error ................................................................................................. 5-3

Execution Error .................................................................................................. 5-5

Device-Specific Error ........................................................................................ 5-7

Query Error ........................................................................................................ 5-8

6 Programming Examples ..................................................................... 6-1

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6-3

Initialize Interface .............................................................................................. 6-3

Initialize Instrument ........................................................................................... 6-5

Perform Simple Power Measurement ................................................................ 6-6

U, I, P Measurement .......................................................................................... 6-9

Continuous Power Measurement ....................................................................... 6-11

U, I, P Measurement over Ethernet Interface without VISA Library ................ 6-14

U, I, P Measurement over RS-232 Interface without VISA Library ................. 6-19

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List of Tables

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1-1. Synchronization by means of *OPC, *OPC? and *WAI ....................................... 1-14

2-1. Status Register Bits ................................................................................................ 2-6

2-2. Event Status Register Bits ...................................................................................... 2-7

2-3. STATus.OPERation Register Bits ......................................................................... 2-8

2-4. STATus:QUEStionable Register Bits .................................................................... 2-9

2-5. STATus:QUEStionable:CURRent Register Bits ................................................... 2-9

2-6. STATus:QUEStionable:VOLTage Register Bits ................................................... 2-10

2-7. Resettting Instrument Functions ............................................................................. 2-12

3-1. Interface Functions ................................................................................................. 3-5

3-2. Universal Commands ............................................................................................. 3-5

3-3. Addressed Commands ............................................................................................ 3-6

3-4. Control Characters for RS-232-C Interface............................................................ 3-8

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List of Figures

Figure Title Page

1-1. Tree Structure of SCPI Command Systems Using INPut system as Example ....... 1-7

1-2. Device Model for Remote Control via the Remote Control Interface. .................. 1-12

2-1. Status Register Model ............................................................................................ 2-3

2-2. Minimum Reporting Structure Required by SCPI ................................................. 2-5

3-1. Pin Assignment of IEC/IEEE-Bus Interface .......................................................... 3-3

3-2. Pin Assignment of RS-232-C Interface .................................................................. 3-7

3-3. Wiring of Data, Control, and Signalling Lines for Hardware Handshake ............. 3-9

3-4. Pin Assignment of IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) Interface (RJ-45 Connector) ............... 3-10

3-5. IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) Wiring of Signalling Lines ................................................ 3-10

3-6. Pin Assignment of USB Interface (Series B Receptacle) ....................................... 3-11

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