Commands Listed in Alphabetical Order
Examples
INST:COUP CH1,
CH2
INSTrument:SELect
This command is used to switch the current channel command.
Group
Channel
Syntax
INSTrument:SELect {CH1|CH 2|CH3}
INSTrument:SELect?
Arguments
CH1, CH 2, or CH3 are the channels you can switch the instrument to.
Availability of channels depends on which model of power supply you have.
MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? (Query Only)
This command initiates and executes a new current measurement, and returns the
measured output current of the power supply. If a channel is specified, the query
returns the measurement for the specified channel. If no channel is specified, the
currently selected channel i s measured and returned.
Group
Measurement
Syntax
MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? [CH1|CH2|CH3|ALL]
Related Commands
FETCh[:SCALar]:VOLTage[:DC]?, INSTrument:SELect
Returns
<NR2> is the measured output current in amperes.
Examples
MEAS:CURR? ALL might return 0.0998707, 0.0999861, 0 which would be the
measuredcurrentsonchannels1,2and3inamperes.
MEASure[:SCALar]:POWer[:DC
]? (Query Only)
This command initiates and executes a new output power measurement, and
returns the measured output current of the power supply. If a channel is specified,
then the query returns the mea
surement for the spec ified channel. If no channel is
specified, then the currently-selected channel is measured and returned.
2-20 Series 2200 Programmable Multichannel DC Power Supplies Programmer Manual