Sets the instrument to a defined default status. The default settings are indicated in the description of commands.

*RST

Saves the current instrument state to a nonvolatile memory location. The saved state can later be recalled with the corresponding recall command.

Sets the service request enable register to the indicated value, which determines the condition that triggers a service request. The query *SRE? returns the register contents as a decimal value corresponding to the binary-weighted sum of all bits.

Reads the contents of the status byte in decimal form.

Initiates self-tests of the instrument and returns an error code.

Recalls instrument settings from an internal memory identified by a number. The settings must previously have been stored with *SAV using the same number.

Clears the instrument status and event registers. Common commands are preceded by an asterisk (*) and may have parameters, but no parameters are shown for this command in the slice.

Sets the bits of the event status enable register.

Queries the content of the event status register.

Queries the instrument identification string.

Sets the Operation Complete bit in the ESR after all previous commands have been executed.

Stops command processing until 1 is returned. The returned 1 indicates that the previous setting has been completed and the device can process new commands.

Stops further command processing until all commands executed before *WAI have completed. It is used to prevent overlapping execution of remote commands.

*WAI

Sets or queries the front panel control beeper tone.

SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe 1
SYSTem:BEEPer:STATe?

The instrument returns a single beep immediately.

Queries the next error in the error queue and removes it from the queue. If the queue is empty, the response is 0, "No error".

Sets the system to front panel control and unlocks the front panel control. If the front panel was locked with SYSTem:RWLock, its message box on the NGC display disappears.

Sets the system to remote state. The front panel control is locked, and the UNLOCK KEYS softkey can re-enable the front panel control.

Sets the system to remote state. The front panel control is locked and a message box is shown on the R&S NGC100 display.

Returns the firmware version and the version of the SCPI standard.

Clears the text message box on the front display.

DISPlay:TEXT:CLEar

Displays a text message box on the front display.

DISP:TEXT 'NGC103 TEST'

Sets or queries the slope type of the trigger signal.

TRIGger:SLOPe POS
TRIGger:SLOPe?

Sets or queries the numerical selection of a channel. Each channel of the power supply is considered as a separate instrument, as required by the SCPI standard.

INSTrument:NSELect 3
INSTrument:NSELect?

Sets or queries a channel. Each channel of the power supply is considered as a separate instrument, as required by the SCPI standard.

Sets or queries the voltage value of the selected channel.

Sets or queries the voltage step size for the VOLT UP and VOLT DOWN commands. The step size is adjustable in 1 mV steps and can be set to the default value.

Sets or queries the voltage step size for the VOLT UP (VOLT DOWN) command.

Sets or queries the voltage step size used by the VOLT UP and VOLT DOWN commands. The step size is adjustable in 1 mV steps.

Resets the overvoltage protection state of the selected channel. If the OVP has tripped, the OVP message on the display is cleared for the selected channel.

[SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar

Sets or queries the OVP value of the previously selected channel. The level can be entered as a voltage or as the keywords MIN, MAX, or DEF.

Sets or queries the OVP mode for the previously selected channel.

Queries the OVP state of the previously selected channel.

[SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped?

Sets or queries the overvoltage protection state for the previously selected channel. The command accepts OFF/ON or 0/1 and defaults to OFF/0 after reset.

Sets or queries the duration of the voltage ramp.

VOLT:RAMP:DUR? -> e.g. 4.00E+00

Sets or queries the EasyRamp function for the previously selected channel.

VOLT:RAMP ON
VOLT:RAMP?, > 1; EasyRamp function of CH1 is activated.

Sets or queries the input unit of the Analog In connector (terminal block) on the rear panel.

VOLTage:AINPut:INPut? -> e.g. VOLT

Sets or queries the mode of the Analog In connector (terminal block) on the rear panel.

VOLT:AINP:MODE STEP

Sets or queries the threshold for the Analog In mode STEP.

Sets or queries the Analog In function for the previously selected channel.

[SOURce:]VOLTage:AINPut[:STATe] {ON | OFF | 0 | 1}
[SOURce:]VOLTage:AINPut[:STATe]?

Sets or queries the current value of the selected channel.

CURR 2
CURR?
CURR? MIN
CURR? MAX

Sets the current value of the selected channel. The current is adjustable in 0.1 mA steps below 1 A and 1 mA steps at 1 A and above; minimum is 0.5 mA and the maximum depends on instrument type.

[SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] {UP | DOWN}

Sets or queries the current step size for the CURR UP (VOLT DOWN) command.

[SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:INCRement] {<Numeric value> | DEFault}
[SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:INCRement]? [DEFault]

Sets or queries the current step size for the CURR UP (VOLT DOWN) command.

Sets or queries the voltage and current of the selected channel in one step. The command accepts optional current and output-channel arguments and the query returns the present voltage and current.

INST OUT1
APPLY 6,2
APPL?

Queries the voltage and current value of the selected channel. The APPLY command can set voltage and current together and may target a selected output channel.

APPL?

Sets or queries the previously selected channel output state. The channel output LED lights up when the output is activated.

OUTP:CHAN ON
OUTP:CHAN?

Sets or queries the master output state for all previously selected channels simultaneously. The command is not supported for R&S NGC101(-G).

OUTPut:MASTer[:STATe] {OFF | ON | 0 |1}
OUTPut:MASTer[:STATe]?

Sets or queries the previous selected channel and turns on the master output. The selected channel and master output LED light up; if the output is turned off with OUTP OFF, only the previously selected channel is deactivated.

OUTPut[:STATe] {OFF | ON | 0 |1}
OUTPut[:STATe]?

Sets or queries a fuse delay for the previously selected channel.

Combines the channel fuses (fuse linking) for the previously selected channel, or queries the current fuse-linking state. Each channel fuse can be linked together depending on the instrument type.

FUSE:LINK? 2

Queries the fuse trip of the previous selected channel.

Unlinks the channel fuses (fuse linking).

Sets or queries the fuse state for the previously selected channel. A value of ON/1 activates the fuse and OFF/0 deactivates it.

Resets the OPP state of the selected channel. If the OPP has tripped, the red blinking OPP message on the display is cleared for the selected channel.

Sets or queries the OPP value of the previously selected channel. The value can be entered as a voltage level or as the keywords MIN, MAX, or DEF.

Queries the OPP state of the previous selected channel.

Sets or queries the over-power protection (OPP) state of the previously selected channel.

Queries the measured current value of the previously selected channel. Query only.

MEAS:CURR? -> e.g. 1.000E+00

Sets or queries the energy meter function.

Queries the measured current released energy value of the previous selected channel. The energy meter must be activated to measure the current released energy value.

MEAS:ENER? -> e.g. 5.382E+00 (value in Ws)

Resets the energy meter value of the previously selected channel.

Queries the measured power value of the previous selected channel.

MEAS:POW? -> e.g. 3.00E+00

Queries the measured voltage value of the previously selected channel.

MEAS:VOLT? -> e.g. 1.000E+00

Sets or queries the arbitrary endpoint behavior when the arbitrary function is finished.

Clears the previously defined arbitrary waveform data for the selected channel.

Sets or queries the arbitrary waveform endpoint of the selected channel. Max. 512 arbitrary points can be defined.

INST OUT1
ARB:ENDP 30
ARB:ENDP? -> 30, the arbitrary waveform of channel CH1 is repeated 30 times.

Sets or queries the file name and storage location for the arbitrary function.

Loads the stored arbitrary waveform of the previous selected channel and memory.

ARBitrary:LOAD

Sets or queries the repetition rate of the defined arbitrary waveform for the previously selected channel. A value of 0 repeats the waveform infinitely; up to 255 repetitions are possible.

ARB:REP 10
ARB:REP?

Stores the previously defined arbitrary points of the selected channel to the selected memory with the defined file name.

Sets or queries the arbitrary trigger mode of the previously selected channel.

Sets or queries the trigger input on the rear connector (terminal block) for arbitrary functionality.

ARB:TRIG ON
ARB:TRIG?, > 1; Trigger input on the rear connector is activated for CH1 arbitrary waveform.

Sets or queries the arbitrary points for the previous selected channel. Up to 512 arbitrary points can be defined, with dwell time between points from 10 ms to 10 min.

ARB:DATA 10,1,0.5,0
ARB:DATA? -> 10.000,1.000,0.50,0

Sets or queries the arbitrary function for the previously selected channel. The arbitrary function can be activated or deactivated with OFF|ON|0|1.

ARBitrary[:STATe] {OFF | ON | 0 |1}
ARBitrary[:STATe]?

Sets or queries the sequencing delay state of the previously selected channel. ON/1 activates sequencing delay; OFF/0 deactivates it.

SEQ:CHAN ON
SEQ:CHAN? -> 1; Sequencing delay for channel CH1 is activa- ted.

Sets or queries the power sequencing delay of the previous selected channel.

SEQ:DEL? -> e.g. 2.000E+00

Sets or queries the power sequencing trigger function of the previously selected channel.

SEQ:TRIG ON
SEQ:TRIG? -> 1; Trigger function is activated.

Sets or queries the power sequencing function state.

SEQ ON
SEQ? -> 1; Sequencing function is activated.

Sets or queries the data logging function for the previously selected channel. The function can be activated or deactivated using ON/OFF or 1/0.

Sets or queries the number of measurement values to be captured.

LOG:COUN? -> e.g. 1.00E+01

Sets or queries the file name and storage location for the logging function.

Sets or queries the data logging file format.

Sets or queries the logging measurement interval. The measurement interval describes the time between the recorded measurements.

LOG:INT? -> e.g. 1.0E+00

Sets or queries the data logging mode.

Sets or queries the data logging time.

LOG:MODE? -> e.g. 5.00000E+04

Sets or queries the manual trigger for the data logging function on or off. The TRIG button is illuminated.

LOG:TRIG ON
LOG:TRIG? -> 1

Sets or queries the data logging function on or off.

[DATA:]LOG[:STATe] {OFF | ON | 0 |1}
[DATA:]LOG[:STATe]?

Returns the logging file data values from the selected storage location and file name. If no storage location is selected, the instrument queries internal memory; if no logging file is found, the message "No Logging Files found" is displayed.

DATA:DATA? 'LOG0001.CSV',EXT ->

Deletes the logging file data values for the selected storage location and file name. If no storage location is selected, the instrument uses internal memory.

DATA:DEL "LOG0001.CSV",EXT

Queries all saved logging files of the selected storage location. If no storage location is selected, the instrument queries the internal memory.

DATA:LIST? EXT -> "LOG0001.CSV", “LOG0002.CSV“, “LOG0003.CSV“

Queries the number of log file values for the selected storage location and file name. If no storage location is selected, the instrument queries the internal memory.

DATA:DATA? 'LOG0001.CSV',EXT -> 5

Returns the actual display content as a screenshot. The DATA? query returns the screenshot data in binary format.

Sets or queries the data format of the screenshot.

Sets or queries the data format of the screenshot.

Returns the horizontal expansion of the screenshots.

Returns the vertical expansion of the screenshots.

Returns the CONDition part of the operational status register.

Sets or queries the bits in the enable register for the Standard Operation Register group.

Sets or queries the bits in the enable register for the Standard Operation Register group.

Returns the contents of the EVENt part of the status register to check whether an event has occurred since the last reading. Reading an EVENt register deletes its contents.

Resets all bits of the STATUS:QUESTIONALBLE and Standard Operation enable register.

Queries the contents of the EVENt part of the status register to check whether an event has occurred since the last reading. Reading an EVENt register deletes its contents.

Sets the enable mask that allows true conditions in the EVENT part to be reported in the summary bit. If a bit in the enable part is set to 1 and its associated event bit transitions to true, a positive transition occurs in the summary bit and is reported to the next higher level.

Queries the enable register and returns a decimal value which corresponds to the binary-weighted sum.

Sets the enable mask that allows true conditions in the EVENt part to be reported in the summary bit. If a bit in the enable part is set to 1 and its associated event bit transitions to true, a positive transition occurs in the summary bit and is reported to the next higher level.

Queries the enable register and returns a decimal value which corresponds to the binary-weighted sum.

Queries the contents of the EVENt part of the status register to check whether an event has occurred since the last reading. Reading an EVENt register deletes its contents.

Queries the contents of the CONDition part of the status register to check the actual instrument states. Reading the CONDition registers does not delete the contents.

Sets the enable mask that allows true conditions in the EVENT part to be reported in the summary bit. If a bit in the enable part is set to 1 and its associated event bit transitions to true, a positive transition occurs in the summary bit and is reported to the next higher level.

Queries the enable register and returns a decimal value which corresponds to the binary weighted sum.

Queries the EVENt part of the status register to determine whether an event has occurred since the last reading. Reading an EVENt register deletes its contents.