Channel Status / Control dialog

The dialog Channel Status / Control shows all relevant Status, EventStatus and Control items for the selected channel.

The dialog Channel Status / Control can be accessed the following ways:

Status

In the first column, the Status bits are displayed. These bits represent the actual channel status. These bits are updated whenever the status changes.

BitMeaning
Voltage Limit The output voltage is currently higher than the adjusted limit
Current Limit The output current is currently higher than the adjusted limit
Trip The measured output current exceeded the adjusted current trip
External Inhibit An external Inhibit is active
Voltage Bounds The channel is currently out of the configured voltage bounds
Current Bounds The channel is currently out of the configured current bounds
Voltage Regulation The channel is currently in mode voltage regulation (Vmeas ≈ Vset, Imeas < Iset)
Current Regulation The channel is currently in mode current regulation (Vmeas < Vset, Imeas ≈ Iset)
Emergency Off The channel is currently in state Emergency Off and cannot be turned on. To leave this state, choose menu Channel → Clear Emergency Off
Ramping The channel is currently ramping to the configured Vset or to Zero
Input Error The last command caused an input error (e. g. trying to set Vset higher than Vnominal etc.)

EventStatus

In the second colum, the EventStatus bits are displayed. These bits represent the captured status. Whenever a Status bit changes to one, the corresponding EventStatus bit is also set. However, the EventStatus bits are not cleared automatically, they must be cleared by the user. This is possible with the Button "Clear Events".

EventMask

In the third column, the EventMask bits are displayed. The EventMask bits serve two purposes:

  1. They build a hierarchical error reporting chain
  2. They prevent turning on the high voltage after an Error
To change the EventMask, select the desired Mask bits and press the Button "Set Mask".

Nominal values

The possibility to change the nominal values is currently not available.

Control

The Channel Control is currently not available.

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