SCPI for the Four Channel Power Supply


The eLABin1 Four Channel Power Supply (FCPS) can be remotely controlled by SCPI commands. Below are the SCPI commands for each of the subsystems of the FCPS listed in tables.

Commnication with the device

Table 1. Commnication with the FCPS-device
Command	Description
`FCPS`	Switches to the FCPS from the main screen or from another instrument.

Common commands

The following Common Commands apply to the entire configuration of the four channel power supply only when the four channel power supply is the instrument in foreground. As Common Commands are based in the current context, they apply to the current instrument, when the current view is the main screen. Commands apply for the entire configuration of the eLABin1.

Table 2. Common Commands
Command	Description
`FCPS:*IDN?`	Returns the SCPI identification string of the four channel power supply.
`FCPS:*RST`	Resets the four channel power supply.
`FCPS:*SAV {A\|B\|C\|D}`	Saves the four channel power supply state on the selected memory slot.
`FCPS:*WAI`	The Wait-to-Continue (WAI) command causes the four channel power supply. to wait until all pending commands are completed, before executing any other commands.

Basic control commands

Table 3. Basic Control Commands
Command	Example 1	Example 2	Description
`FCPS:Channel{1\|2\|3\|4}:VOLTage <number>{V\|mV\|uV}`	`FCPS:C3:VOLT 500mV`	`FCPS:C2:VOLT 1V`	Sets the voltage value in the specified channel.
`FCPS:Channel{1\|2\|3\|4}:CURRent <number>{A\|mA\|uA}`	`FCPS:C1:CURR 200mA`	`FCPS:C4:CURR 100mA`	Sets the Current value in the specified channel.
`FCPS:Channel{1\|2\|3\|4}:OUTPut {ON\|OFF}`	`FCPS:C2:OUTP ON`	`FCPS:C3:OUTP OFF`	Turns ON/OFF the output in the specified channel

FCPS Query Commands

Table 4. FCPS Query Commands
Command	Example	Return	Description
`FCPS:Channel{1\|2\|3\|4}:VOLTage?`	`FCPS:C2:VOLT?`	`FCPS:C2:VOLT 500mV`	Asks for the Voltage value on the specified channel.
`FCPS:Channel{1\|2\|3\|4}:CURRent?`	`FCPS:C3:CURR?`	`FCPS:C3:CURR 100mA`	Asks for the Current value on the specified channel.
`FCPS:Channel{1\|2\|3\|4}:OUTPut?`	`FCPS:C4:OUTP?`	`FCPS:C4:OUTP OFF`	Asks for the Output state on the specified channel.