Page 1 T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 4 A a r e h i g h p e r f o r m a n c e 2 0 0 w a t t s i n g l e - o u t p u t d u a l r a n g e p r o g r a m m a b l e D C p o w e r s u p p l i e s w i t h b o t h G P I B a n d R S - 2 3 2 i n t e r f a c e s .
Page 2: The Front Panel At A Glance
The Front Panel at a Glance 1 8V/20A range selection key (E3633A) 7 Store operating state/Local key 25V/7A range selection key (E3634A) 8 Error/Calibrate key 2 20V/10A range selection key (E3633A) 9 I/O Configuration/Secure key 50V/4A range selection key (E3634A)
Page 3 Y o u c a n u s e i t a s t h e ‘ ‘ S e c u r e ’ ’ o r ‘ ‘ U n s e c u r e ’ ’ k e y w h e n t h e p o w e r s u p p l y i s i n t h e c a l i b r a t i o n m o d e . *For Agilent E3633A Model **For Agilent E3634A Model...
Page 4 On/Off N o t e All front panel keys and controls can be disabled with remote interface commands. The Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A must be in "Local" mode for the front panel keys and controls to function.
Page 5: Display Annunciators
Power supply is addressed to listen or talk over a remote interface. Power supply is in remote interface mode. Shows the 8V/20A range is selected. (Agilent E3633A model) Shows the 20V/10A range is selected. (Agilent E3633A model) Shows the 25V/7A range is selected. (Agilent E3634A model) Shows the 50V/4A range is selected.
Page 6 The Rear Panel at a Glance 1 Power-line voltage setting 5 GPIB (IEEE-488) interface connector 2 Power-line fuse-holder assembly 6 RS-232 interface connector 3 AC inlet 7 Rear output terminals 4 Power-line module Use the front-panel key to: Config • Select the GPIB or RS-232 interface (see chapter 3). •...
Page 7 1-800-829-4444 in the United States, or contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Office. If your Agilent E3633A or Agilent E3634A fails within n e year of purchase, Agilent will repair or replace it free of charge. Call 1-800-258-5165 ("Express Exchange") in the United States, or contact your nearest Agilent Technologies...
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
Contents C h a p t e r 1 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n S a f e t y C o n s i d e r a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 S a f e t y a n d E M C R e q u i r e m e n t s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 O p t i o n s a n d A c c e s s o r i e s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 O p t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5...
Page 10 Contents D i s a b l i n g t h e O u t p u t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 2 D i s a b l i n g t h e O u t p u t U s i n g a n E x t e r n a l R e l a y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 K n o b L o c k i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 S y s t e m - R e l a t e d O p e r a t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4...
Page 11 Contents C a l i b r a t i o n C o m m a n d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 R S - 2 3 2 I n t e r f a c e C o m m a n d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 T h e S C P I S t a t u s R e g i s t e r s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 2 W h a t i s a n...
Page 12 Contents O u t p u t I s o l a t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 3 M u l t i p l e L o a d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 3 R e m o t e V o l t a g e S e n s i n g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 4 L o a d C o n s i d e r a t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 5 5...
Page 13 General Information...
Page 14: General Information
General Information T h i s i s t h e U s e r ’ s g u i d e f o r y o u r A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d E 3 6 3 4 A D C p o w e r s u p p l i e s .
Page 15: O P T I O N S A N D A C C E S S O R I E
Chapter 1 General Information Options and Accessories • E N 5 5 0 1 1 ( 1 9 9 1 ) G r o u p 1 , C l a s s A / C I S P R 1 1 ( 1 9 9 0 ) : L i m i t s a n d M e t h o d s o f R a d i o I n t e r f e r e n c e C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f I n d u s t r i a l , S c i e n t i f i c , a n d M e d i c a l ( I S M ) R a d i o - F r e q u e n c y E q u i p m e n t .
Page 16: D E S C R I P T I O
Chapter 1 General Information Description Description T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 4 A D C p o w e r s u p p l i e s f e a t u r e a c o m b i n a t i o n o f p r o g r a m m i n g c a p a b i l i t i e s a n d l i n e a r p o w e r s u p p l y p e r f o r m a n c e t h a t m a k e s t h e m i d e a l f o r p o w e r s y s t e m s a p p l i c a t i o n s .
Page 17 Chapter 1 General Information Description W h e n o p e r a t e d o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e , t h e p o w e r s u p p l y c a n b e b o t h a l i s t e n e r a n d a t a l k e r .
Page 18 Chapter 1 General Information Description W a r n i n g Outputs can be floated to maximum of ±240 Vdc provided that the metal shorting bars without insulation are either replaced with insulated conductors or they are removed from the terminals so there is no operator access to the output conductors without insulation.
Page 19: I N S T A L L A T I O
Chapter 1 General Information Installation Installation Initial Inspection W h e n y o u r e c e i v e y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y , i n s p e c t i t f o r a n y o b v i o u s d a m a g e t h a t m a y h a v e o c c u r r e d d u r i n g s h i p m e n t .
Page 20: Rack Mounting
Chapter 1 General Information Installation Rack Mounting T h e p o w e r s u p p l y c a n b e m o u n t e d i n a s t a n d a r d 1 9 - i n c h r a c k c a b i n e t u s i n g o n e o f t h r e e o p t i o n a l k i t s a v a i l a b l e .
Page 21 Chapter 1 General Information Installation To rack mount two instruments of the same depth side-by-side, order lock-link kit 5061-9694 and flange kit 5063-9214. To install two instruments in a sliding support shelf, order support shelf 5063-9256, and slide kit 1494-0015.
Page 22: I N P U T P O W E R R E Q U I R E M E N T
Chapter 1 General Information Input Power Requirements Input Power Requirements Y o u c a n o p e r a t e y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y f r o m a n o m i n a l 1 0 0 V , 1 1 5 V , o r 2 3 0 V s i n g l e p h a s e a c p o w e r s o u r c e a t 4 7 t o 6 3 H z .
Page 23 Chapter 1 General Information Input Power Requirements Remove the power cord. Remove the Install the correct line fuse. Remove fuse-holder assembly with a flat-blade the power-line voltage selector from the screwdriver from the rear panel. power-line module. 100 or 115 Vac, 6.3 AT fuse 230 Vac, 3.15 AT fuse Replace the power-line voltage selector Rotate the power-line voltage selector...
Page 24 Chapter 1 General Information Input Power Requirements...
Page 25 Initial Operation...
Page 26: Initial Operation
Initial Operation T h e r e a r e t h r e e b a s i c t e s t s i n t h i s c h a p t e r . T h e a u t o m a t i c p o w e r - o n t e s t i n c l u d e s a s e l f - t e s t t h a t c h e c k s t h e i n t e r n a l m i c r o p r o c e s s o r s a n d a l l o w s t h e u s e r v i s u a l l y t o c h e c k t h e d i s p l a y .
Page 27: Chapter 2 Initial Operation
Chapter 2 Initial Operation Preliminary Checkout Preliminary Checkout T h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p s h e l p y o u v e r i f y t h a t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y i s r e a d y f o r u s e . 1 C h e c k t h e l i s t o f s u p p l i e d i t e m s .
Page 28: P O W E R - O N C H E C K O U
N o t e If the power supply detects an error during power-on self-test, the ERROR annunciator will turn on. See "Error Messages" for more information starting on page 123 in chapter 5 *For Agilent E3633A Model **For Agilent E3634A Model...
Page 29: O U T P U T C H E C K O U
. *For Agilent E3633A Model **For Agilent E3634A Model...
Page 30: C U R R E N T O U T P U T C H E C K O U
) . *For Agilent E3633A Model **For Agilent E3634A Model...
Page 31 N o t e If an error has been detected during the output checkout procedures, the ERROR annunciator will turn on. See "Error Messages" for more information starting on page 123 in chapter 5 *For Agilent E3633A Model **For Agilent E3634A Model...
Page 32 Chapter 2 Initial Operation Output Checkout...
Page 33 Front-Panel Operation...
Page 34 Front-Panel Operation S o f a r y o u h a v e l e a r n e d h o w t o i n s t a l l y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y a n d p e r f o r m i n i t i a l o p e r a t i o n .
Page 35: Chapter 3 F R O N T - P A N E L O P E R A T I O N
A n n u n c i a t o r s ’ o n p a g e 5 f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n . *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 36: C O N S T A N T V O L T A G E O P E R A T I O
Y o u c a n u s e t h e r e s o l u t i o n s e l e c t i o n k e y s t o m o v e t h e b l i n k i n g d i g i t t o t h e r i g h t o r l e f t w h e n s e t t i n g c u r r e n t . *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 37 Y o u c a n u s e t h e r e s o l u t i o n s e l e c t i o n k e y s t o m o v e t h e b l i n k i n g d i g i t t o t h e r i g h t o r l e f t w h e n s e t t i n g v o l t a g e . *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 38: C O N S T A N T C U R R E N T O P E R A T I O
. *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 39 . *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 40: S T O R I N G A N D R E C A L L I N G O P E R A T I N G S T A T E
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Storing and Recalling Operating States Storing and Recalling Operating States Y o u c a n s t o r e u p t o t h r e e d i f f e r e n t o p e r a t i n g s t a t e s i n n o n - v o l a t i l e m e m o r y .
Page 41 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Storing and Recalling Operating States Store 4 S a v e t h e o p e r a t i n g s t a t e . T h e o p e r a t i n g s t a t e i s n o w s t o r e d . T o r e c a l l t h e s t o r e d s t a t e , g o t o t h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p s .
Page 42: P R O G R A M M I N G O V E R V O L T A G E P R O T E C T I O
Y o u w i l l s e e t h e a b o v e m e s s a g e a f t e r p r e s s i n g k e y . Voltage *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 43: C H E C K I N G O V P O P E R A T I O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Programming Overvoltage Protection Over Voltage 5 E x i t t h e O V P m e n u . CHANGED T h e “ C H A N G E D ” m e s s a g e i s h i g h l i g h t e d f o r a s e c o n d t o s h o w t h a t t h e n e w O V P t r i p l e v e l i s n o w i n e f f e c t .
Page 44 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Programming Overvoltage Protection Over Voltage 3 C l e a r t h e o v e r v o l t a g e c o n d i t i o n a n d e x i t t h i s m e n u . Over N o w , w h e n y o u p r e s s k e y a g a i n , t h e “...
Page 45 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Programming Overvoltage Protection Figure 3-1. Recommended Protection Circuit for Battery Charging...
Page 46: P R O G R A M M I N G O V E R C U R R E N T P R O T E C T I O
Y o u w i l l s e e t h e a b o v e m e s s a g e a f t e r p r e s s i n g t h e k e y . Current *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 47: C H E C K I N G O C P O P E R A T I O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Programming Overcurrent Protection Over Current 5 E x i t t h e O C P m e n u . CHANGED T h e “ C H A N G E D ” m e s s a g e i s d i s p l a y e d f o r a s e c o n d t o s h o w t h a t t h e n e w O C P t r i p l e v e l i s n o w i n e f f e c t .
Page 48 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Programming Overcurrent Protection Over Current 3 C l e a r t h e o v e r c u r r e n t c o n d i t i o n a n d e x i t t h i s m e n u . Over N o w , w h e n y o u p r e s s k e y a g a i n , t h e “...
Page 49: R E M O T E V O L T A G E S E N S I N G A T T H E F R O N T A N D R E A R T E R M I N A L
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Voltage Sensing at the Front and Rear Terminals Remote Voltage Sensing at the Front and Rear Terminals R e m o t e v o l t a g e s e n s i n g i s u s e d t o m a i n t a i n r e g u l a t i o n a t t h e l o a d a n d r e d u c e t h e d e g r a d a t i o n o f r e g u l a t i o n t h a t w o u l d o c c u r d u e t o t h e v o l t a g e d r o p i n t h e l e a d s b e t w e e n t h e p o w e r s u p p l y a n d t h e l o a d .
Page 50: S T A B I L I T
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Voltage Sensing at the Front and Rear Terminals Stability U s i n g r e m o t e s e n s i n g u n d e r c e r t a i n c o m b i n a t i o n s o f l o a d l e a d l e n g t h s a n d l a r g e l o a d c a p a c i t a n c e s m a y c a u s e y o u r a p p l i c a t i o n t o f o r m a f i l t e r , w h i c h b e c o m e s p a r t o f t h e v o l t a g e f e e d b a c k l o o p .
Page 51: R E M O T E V O L T A G E S E N S I N G A T T H E R E A R P A N E
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Voltage Sensing at the Front and Rear Terminals Figure 3-2. Remote Voltage Sensing Connections Remote Voltage Sensing at the Rear Panel E x t e r n a l s e n s e t e r m i n a l s a r e a l s o a v a i l a b l e o n t h e b a c k o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y t h a t a l l o w t h e r e a r o u t p u t v o l t a g e s t o b e s e n s e d a t t h e l o a d , w h i c h c o m p e n s a t e s f o r i m p e d a n c e l o s s e s i n t h e l o a d w i r i n g .
Page 52: D I S A B L I N G T H E O U T P U
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Disabling the Output Disabling the Output T h e o u t p u t o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y c a n b e d i s a b l e d o r e n a b l e d f r o m t h e f r o n t p a n e l . W h e n t h e p o w e r s u p p l y i s i n t h e “...
Page 53: D I S A B L I N G T H E O U T P U T U S I N G A N E X T E R N A L R E L A
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Disabling the Output Using an External Relay Disabling the Output Using an External Relay W h e n t h e o u t p u t o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y i s t u r n e d o f f , i t i s i m p l e m e n t e d b y s e t t i n g t h e o u t p u t t o 0 v o l t s a n d 0 .
Page 54: S Y S T E M - R E L A T E D O P E R A T I O N
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation System-Related Operations System-Related Operations T h i s s e c t i o n g i v e s i n f o r m a t i o n o n t o p i c s s u c h a s s e l f - t e s t , e r r o r c o n d i t i o n s , a n d f r o n t - p a n e l d i s p l a y c o n t r o l .
Page 55: E R R O R C O N D I T I O N
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation System-Related Operations Error Conditions ERROR W h e n t h e f r o n t - p a n e l a n n u n c i a t o r t u r n s o n , o n e o r m o r e c o m m a n d s y n t a x o r h a r d w a r e e r r o r s h a v e b e e n d e t e c t e d .
Page 56: D I S P L A Y C O N T R O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation System-Related Operations Display Control F o r s e c u r i t y r e a s o n s , y o u m a y w a n t t o t u r n o f f t h e f r o n t - p a n e l d i s p l a y . F r o m t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e , y o u c a n d i s p l a y a 1 2 - c h a r a c t e r m e s s a g e o n t h e f r o n t p a n e l .
Page 57: F I R M W A R E R E V I S I O N Q U E R
/ o u t p u t p r o c e s s o r ; a n d t h e t h i r d i s f o r t h e f r o n t - p a n e l p r o c e s s o r . • R e m o t e i n t e r f a c e o p e r a t i o n : Returns *IDN? H EWLETT-PACKARD,E3633A,0,X.X-X.X-X.X (E3633A) ‘ ‘ ’ ’...
Page 58: R E M O T E I N T E R F A C E C O N F I G U R A T I O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration Remote Interface Configuration B e f o r e y o u c a n o p e r a t e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e , y o u m u s t c o n f i g u r e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f o r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e .
Page 59: B A U D R A T E S E L E C T I O N ( R
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration HP-IB Address E a c h d e v i c e o n t h e H P - I B ( I E E E - 4 8 8 ) i n t e r f a c e m u s t h a v e a u n i q u e a d d r e s s . Y o u c a n s e t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y ’...
Page 60 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration To Set the HP-IB Address T o c o n f i g u r e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f o r t h e H P - I B i n t e r f a c e , p r o c e e d a s f o l l o w s : Config 1 T u r n o n t h e r e m o t e c o n f i g u r a t i o n m o d e .
Page 61: T O S E T T H E B A U D R A T E A N D P A R I T Y ( R
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration To Set the Baud Rate and Parity (RS-232) T o c o n f i g u r e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f o r t h e R S - 2 3 2 i n t e r f a c e , p r o c e e d a s f o l l o w s : Config 1 T u r n o n t h e r e m o t e c o n f i g u r a t i o n m o d e .
Page 62 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration Config 5 S a v e t h e c h a n g e a n d t u r n o f f t h e I / O c o n f i g u r a t i o n m o d e . CHANGE SAVED T h e R S - 2 3 2 b a u d r a t e a n d p a r i t y s e l e c t i o n s a r e s t o r e d i n n o n - v o l a t i l e m e m o r y , a n d d o e s n o t c h a n g e w h e n p o w e r h a s b e e n o f f o r a f t e r a r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e r e s e t .
Page 63 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation HP-IB Interface Configuration HP-IB Interface Configuration T h e H P - I B c o n n e c t o r o n t h e r e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t s y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y t o t h e c o m p u t e r a n d o t h e r H P - I B d e v i c e s .
Page 64: R-232 Interface Configuration
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration RS-232 Interface Configuration Y o u c o n n e c t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y t o t h e R S - 2 3 2 i n t e r f a c e u s i n g t h e 9 - p i n ( D B - 9 ) s e r i a l c o n n e c t o r o n t h e r e a r p a n e l .
Page 65: C O N N E C T I O N T O A C O M P U T E R O R T E R M I N A
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration Connection to a Computer or Terminal T o c o n n e c t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y t o a c o m p u t e r o r t e r m i n a l , y o u m u s t h a v e t h e D a t a T e r m i n a l p r o p e r i n t e r f a c e c a b l e .
Page 66: D T R / D S R H A N D S H A K E P R O T O C O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration D B - 2 5 S e r i a l C o n n e c t i o n I f y o u r c o m p u t e r o r t e r m i n a l h a s a 2 5 - p i n s e r i a l p o r t w i t h a m a l e c o n n e c t o r , u s e t h e n u l l - m o d e m c a b l e a n d 2 5 - p i n a d a p t e r i n c l u d e d w i t h t h e H P 3 4 3 9 8 A C a b l e K i t .
Page 67 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration T h e p o w e r s u p p l y m o n i t o r s t h e D S R l i n e t o d e t e r m i n e w h e n t h e b u s c o n t r o l l e r i s r e a d y t o a c c e p t d a t a o v e r t h e i n t e r f a c e .
Page 68: C A L I B R A T I O N O V E R V I E
S e e t h e S e r v i c e G u i d e f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n . *For HP E3633A Model...
Page 69 . F o r e x a m p l e , C AL:SEC:STAT OFF, HP003633 (E3633A)or ‘ ‘ ’ ’ C AL:SEC:STAT OFF, HP003634 (E3634A) ‘ ‘ ’ ’ *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 70 . F o r e x a m p l e , C AL:SEC:STAT ON, HP003633 (E3633A) or ‘ ‘ ’ ’ C AL:SEC:STAT ON, HP003634 (E3634A) ‘ ‘ ’ ’ *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 71 C AL:SEC:STAT OFF, HP003633* or HP003634** Unsecure with old code ‘ ‘ ’ ’ Enter new code C AL:SEC:CODE ZZ001443 ‘ ‘ ’ ’ Secure with new code C AL:SEC:STAT ON, ZZ001443 ‘ ‘ ’ ’ *For HP E3633A Model **For HP E3634A Model...
Page 72: C A L I B R A T I O N C O U N
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Calibration Overview Calibration Count Y o u c a n d e t e r m i n e t h e n u m b e r o f t i m e s t h a t y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y h a s b e e n c a l i b r a t e d .
Page 73 Remote Interface Reference...
Page 74 Remote Interface Reference • S C P I C o m m a n d S u m m a r y , o n p a g e 6 3 SCPI • S i m p l i f i e d P r o g r a m m i n g O v e r v i e w , o n p a g e 6 8 APPLy •...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary SCPI Command Summary T h i s s e c t i o n s u m m a r i z e s t h e S C P I ( S t a n d a r d C o m m a n d s f o r P r o g r a m m a b l e I n s t r u m e n t s ) c o m m a n d s a v a i l a b l e t o p r o g r a m t h e p o w e r s u p p l y o v e r t h e...
Page 76 CURRent:PROTection:STATe {0|1|OFF|ON} CURRent:PROTection:STATe? CURRent:PROTection:TRIPped? CURRent:PROTection:CLEar VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] {<voltage>|MIN|MAX|UP|DOWN} VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? [MIN|MAX] VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] {<numeric value>|DEFault} VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement]? {DEFault} VOLTage[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude] {<voltage>|MIN|MAX} VOLTage[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude]? [MIN|MAX] VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel] {<voltage>|MIN|MAX} VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel]? {MIN|MAX} VOLTage:PROTection:STATe {0|1|OFF|ON} VOLTage:PROTection:STATe? VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped? VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar VOLTage:RANGe {P8V*|P20V*|P25V**|P50V**|LOW|HIGH} VOLTage:RANGe? MEASure :CURRent[:DC]? [:VOLTage][:DC]? *For Agilent E3633A Model **For Agilent E3634A Model...
Page 77 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary Triggering Commands INITiate[:IMMediate] TRIGger[:SEQuence] :DELay {<seconds>|MIN|MAX} :DELay? :SOURce {BUS|IMM} :SOURce? *TRG System-Related Commands DISPlay[:WINDow] [:STATe] {OFF|ON} [:STATe]? :TEXT[:DATA] <quoted string> :TEXT[:DATA]? :TEXT:CLEar SYSTem :BEEPer[:IMMediate] :ERRor? :VERSion? OUTPut :RELay[:STATe] {OFF|ON} :RELay[:STATe]? [:STATe] {OFF|ON} [:STATe]? *IDN? *RST...
Page 78: Calibration Command
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary Calibration Commands CALibration :COUNt? :CURRent[:DATA] <numeric value> :CURRent:LEVel {MIN|MID|MAX} :CURRent:PROTection :DAC:ERRor :SECure:CODE <new code> :SECure:STATe {OFF|ON},<code> :SECure:STATe? :STRing <quoted string> :STRing? :VOLTage[:DATA] <numeric value> :VOLTage:LEVel {MIN|MID|MAX} :VOLTage:PROTection Status Reporting Commands STATus:QUEStionable :CONDition? [:EVENt]? :ENABle <enable value>...
Page 79 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary RS-232 Interface Commands SYSTem :LOCal :REMote :RWLock IEEE-488.2 Common Commands *CLS *ESR? *ESE <enable value> *ESE? *IDN? *OPC *OPC? *PSC {0|1} *PSC? *RST *SAV {1|2|3} *RCL {1|2|3} *STB? *SRE <enable value> *SRE? *TRG *TST? *WAI...
Page 80: S I M P L I F I E D P R O G R A M M I N G O V E R V I E
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Simplified Programming Overview Simplified Programming Overview T h i s s e c t i o n g i v e s a n o v e r v i e w o f t h e b a s i c t e c h n i q u e s u s e d t o p r o g r a m t h e p o w e r s u p p l y o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e .
Page 81: R E A D I N G A Q U E R Y R E S P O N S
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Simplified Programming Overview Reading a Query Response O n l y t h e q u e r y c o m m a n d s ( c o m m a n d s t h a t e n d w i t h “ ? ” ) w i l l i n s t r u c t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y t o s e n d a r e s p o n s e m e s s a g e .
Page 82: P O W E R S U P P L Y P R O G R A M M I N G R A N G E
A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d E 3 6 3 4 A p o w e r s u p p l i e s . Refer to this table to identify programming values when programming the power supply. able 4-1. Agilent E3633A Programming Ranges 0 - 8V/20A Range 0 - 20V/10A Range...
Page 83: U S I N G T H E Apply C O M M A N
2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 i s t h e c u r r e n t s e t t i n g v a l u e . *For Agilent E3633A Model...
Page 84: O U T P U T S E T T I N G A N D O P E R A T I O N C O M M A N D
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands Output Setting and Operation Commands T h i s s e c t i o n d e s c r i b e s l o w - l e v e l c o m m a n d s u s e d t o p r o g r a m t h e p o w e r s u p p l y . APPLy A l t h o u g h t h e c o m m a n d p r o v i d e s t h e m o s t s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d m e t h o d t o...
Page 85 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands CURRent? [MINimum | MAXimum] T h i s q u e r y r e t u r n s t h e p r e s e n t l y p r o g r a m m e d c u r r e n t l e v e l o f t h e p o w e r CURR? MAX CURR? MIN s u p p l y .
Page 86 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands CURRent:PROTection {<current>|MINimum|MAXimum} T h i s c o m m a n d s e t s t h e c u r r e n t l e v e l a t w h i c h t h e o v e r c u r r e n t p r o t e c t i o n ( O C P ) c i r c u i t w i l l t r i p .
Page 87 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands VOLTage {<voltage>| MINimum | MAXimum|UP|DOWN} T h i s c o m m a n d p r o g r a m s t h e i m m e d i a t e v o l t a g e l e v e l o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y . T h e i m m e d i a t e l e v e l i s t h e v o l t a g e v a l u e o f t h e o u t p u t t e r m i n a l s .
Page 88 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands VOLTage:STEP {<numeric value>|DEFault} VOLT UP T h i s c o m m a n d s e t s t h e s t e p s i z e f o r v o l t a g e p r o g r a m m i n g w i t h t h e VOLT DOWN a n d c o m m a n d s .
Page 89 , t h e 8 V / 2 0 A * o r 2 5 V / 7 A * * r a n g e i s s e l e c t e d . *For Agilent E3633A Model...
Page 90 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands VOLTage:RANGe? T h i s q u e r y r e t u r n s t h e c u r r e n t l y s e l e c t e d r a n g e . T h e r e t u r n e d p a r a m e t e r f o r t h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A i s ‘...
Page 91: T R I G G E R I N G C O M M A N D
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Triggering Commands Triggering Commands T h e p o w e r s u p p l y ’ s t r i g g e r i n g s y s t e m a l l o w s a c h a n g e i n v o l t a g e a n d c u r r e n t w h e n r e c e i v i n g a t r i g g e r , t o s e l e c t a t r i g g e r s o u r c e , a n d t o i n s e r t a t r i g g e r .
Page 92 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Triggering Commands *WAI • T o e n s u r e s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n w h e n t h e b u s s o u r c e i s s e l e c t e d , s e n d t h e *WAI ( w a i t ) c o m m a n d .
Page 93 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Triggering Commands Triggering Commands INITiate T h i s c o m m a n d c a u s e s t h e t r i g g e r s y s t e m t o i n i t i a t e . T h i s c o m m a n d c o m p l e t e s o n e f u l l t r i g g e r c y c l e w h e n t h e t r i g g e r s o u r c e i s a n i m m e d i a t e a n d i n i t i a t e s t h e t r i g g e r s u b s y s t e m w h e n t h e t r i g g e r s o u r c e i s b u s .
Page 94: S Y S T E M - R E L A T E D C O M M A N D
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference System-Related Commands System-Related Commands DISPlay {OFF | ON} T h i s c o m m a n d t u r n s t h e f r o n t - p a n e l d i s p l a y o f f o r o n . W h e n t h e d i s p l a y i s t u r n e d o f f , o u t p u t s a r e n o t s e n t t o t h e d i s p l a y a n d a l l a n n u n c i a t o r s a r e d i s a b l e d ERROR e x c e p t t h e...
Page 95 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference System-Related Commands OUTPut:RELay {OFF | ON} T h i s c o m m a n d s e t s t h e s t a t e o f t w o T T L s i g n a l s o n t h e R S - 2 3 2 c o n n e c t o r . T h e s e s i g n a l s a r e i n t e n d e d f o r u s e w i t h a n e x t e r n a l r e l a y a n d r e l a y d r i v e r .
Page 96 4 0 c h a r a c t e r s HEWLETT-PACKARD,E3633A or E3634A,0,X.X-X.X-X.X *RST...
Page 97 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference System-Related Commands *TST? T h i s q u e r y p e r f o r m s a c o m p l e t e s e l f - t e s t o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y . R e t u r n s ‘ ‘ 0 ’ ’ i f t h e s e l f - t e s t p a s s e s o r ‘...
Page 98: C A L I B R A T I O N C O M M A N D
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Calibration Commands Calibration Commands S e e c h a p t e r 3 ‘ ‘ C a l i b r a t i o n O v e r v i e w ’ ’ , s t a r t i n g o n p a g e 5 6 f o r a n o v e r v i e w o f t h e c a l i b r a t i o n f e a t u r e s o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y .
Page 99 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Calibration Commands CALibration:DAC:ERRor T h i s c o m m a n d c o r r e c t s t h e d i f f e r e n t i a l n o n l i n e a r i t y e r r o r o f t h e i n t e r n a l D A C w i t h o u t a n e x t e r n a l m e t e r .
Page 100 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Calibration Commands CALibration:VOLTage:LEVel {MINimum | MIDdle|MAXimum} T h i s c o m m a n d c a n o n l y b e u s e d a f t e r c a l i b r a t i o n i s u n s e c u r e d a n d t h e o u t p u t s t a t e i s O N .
Page 101 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference RS-232 Interface Commands RS-232 Interface Commands U s e t h e f r o n t - p a n e l ‘ ‘ I / O C o n f i g ’ ’ k e y t o s e l e c t t h e b a u d r a t e , p a r i t y , a n d t h e n u m b e r o f d a t a b i t s ( s e e c h a p t e r 3 ‘...
Page 102: T H E S C P I S T A T U S R E G I S T E R
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers The SCPI Status Registers A l l S C P I i n s t r u m e n t s i m p l e m e n t s t a t u s r e g i s t e r s i n t h e s a m e w a y . T h e s t a t u s s y s t e m r e c o r d s v a r i o u s i n s t r u m e n t c o n d i t i o n s i n t h r e e r e g i s t e r g r o u p s : t h e S t a t u s B y t e r e g i s t e r , t h e S t a n d a r d E v e n t r e g i s t e r , a n d t h e Q u e s t i o n a b l e S t a t u s r e g i s t e r g r o u p s .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers SCPI Status System Binary Weight = 16 = 32 = 64 = 128 = 256 = 512 = 1024 = 2048 = 4096 = 8192 = 16384 = 32768...
Page 104: T H E Q U E S T I O N A B L E S T A T U S R E G I S T E
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers The Questionable Status Register T h e Q u e s t i o n a b l e S t a t u s r e g i s t e r p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t v o l t a g e a n d c u r r e n t r e g u l a t i o n .
Page 105: T H E S T A N D A R D E V E N T R E G I S T E
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers The Standard Event Register T h e S t a n d a r d E v e n t r e g i s t e r r e p o r t s t h e f o l l o w i n g t y p e s o f i n s t r u m e n t e v e n t s : p o w e r - o n d e t e c t e d , c o m m a n d s y n t a x e r r o r s , c o m m a n d e x e c u t i o n e r r o r s , s e l f - *OPC t e s t o r c a l i b r a t i o n e r r o r s , q u e r y e r r o r s , o r w h e n a n...
Page 106: The Status Byte Register
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers The Standard Event register is cleared when: *CLS • Y o u e x e c u t e t h e ( c l e a r s t a t u s ) c o m m a n d . *ESR? •...
Page 107: U S I N G S E R V I C E R E Q U E S T ( S R Q ) A N D S E R I A L P O L
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers The Status Byte Summary register is cleared when: *CLS • Y o u e x e c u t e t h e ( c l e a r s t a t u s ) c o m m a n d . * ESR? •...
Page 108: U S I N G * S T B ? T O R E A D T H E S T A T U S B Y T
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers Using *STB? to Read the Status Byte *STB? T h e ( S t a t u s B y t e q u e r y ) c o m m a n d i s s i m i l a r t o a s e r i a l p o l l b u t i t i s *STB? p r o c e s s e d l i k e a n y o t h e r i n s t r u m e n t c o m m a n d .
Page 109: T O D E T E R M I N E W H E N A C O M M A N D S E Q U E N C E I S C O M P L E T E
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers To Determine When a Command Sequence is Completed Send a device clear message to clear the power supply’s output buffer (e.g., CLEAR 705 *CLS Clear the event registers with the (clear status) command. Enable the “operation complete”...
Page 110: S T A T U S R E P O R T I N G C O M M A N D
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands Status Reporting Commands S e e d i a g r a m ‘ ‘ S C P I S t a t u s S y s t e m ’ ’ , o n p a g e 9 1 i n t h i s c h a p t e r f o r d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a t i o n o f t h e s t a t u s r e g i s t e r s t r u c t u r e o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y .
Page 111 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle <enable value> T h i s c o m m a n d e n a b l e s b i t s i n t h e Q u e s t i o n a b l e S t a t u s e n a b l e r e g i s t e r . T h e s e l e c t e d b i t s a r e t h e n r e p o r t e d t o t h e S t a t u s B y t e .
Page 112 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands *PSC? T h i s c o m m a n d q u e r i e s t h e p o w e r - o n s t a t u s c l e a r s e t t i n g . T h e r e t u r n e d (*PSC 0 * PSC 1 p a r a m e t e r i s ‘...
Page 113: A N I N T R O D U C T I O N T O T H E S C P I L A N G U A G
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language An Introduction to the SCPI Language S C P I ( S t a n d a r d C o m m a n d s f o r P r o g r a m m a b l e I n s t r u m e n t s ) i s a n A S C I I - b a s e d i n s t r u m e n t c o m m a n d l a n g u a g e d e s i g n e d f o r t e s t a n d m e a s u r e m e n t i n s t r u m e n t s .
Page 114: C O M M A N D F O R M A T U S E D I N T H I S M A N U A
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language Command Format Used in This Manual T h e f o r m a t u s e d t o s h o w c o m m a n d s i n t h i s m a n u a l i s s h o w n b e l o w : CURRent {<current>|MINimum|MAXimum|UP|DOWN} T h e c o m m a n d s y n t a x s h o w s m o s t c o m m a n d s ( a n d s o m e p a r a m e t e r s ) a s a m i x t u r e o f u p p e r - a n d l o w e r - c a s e l e t t e r s .
Page 115: C O M M A N D S E P A R A T O R
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language Command Separators c o l o n ( : ) i s u s e d t o s e p a r a t e a c o m m a n d k e y w o r d f r o m a l o w e r - l e v e l k e y w o r d a s s h o w n b e l o w : S OURce:CURRent:TRIGgered ‘...
Page 116: Q U E R Y I N G P A R A M E T E R S E T T I N G
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language Querying Parameter Settings Y o u c a n q u e r y t h e v a l u e o f m o s t p a r a m e t e r s b y a d d i n g a q u e s t i o n m a r k ( ? ) t o t h e c o m m a n d .
Page 117: S C P I P A R A M E T E R T Y P E
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language SCPI Parameter Types T h e S C P I l a n g u a g e d e f i n e s s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t d a t a f o r m a t s t o b e u s e d i n p r o g r a m m e s s a g e s a n d r e s p o n s e m e s s a g e s .
Page 118: H A L T I N G A N O U T P U T I N P R O G R E S
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Halting an Output in Progress Halting an Output in Progress Y o u c a n s e n d a d e v i c e c l e a r a t a n y t i m e t o s t o p a n o u t p u t i n p r o g r e s s o v e r t h e G P I B i n t e r f a c e .
Page 119: S C P I C O N F O R M A N C E I N F O R M A T I O
Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Conformance Information SCPI Conformance Information T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d E 3 6 3 4 A D C P o w e r S u p p l i e s c o n f o r m t o t h e ‘ 1 9 9 6 . 0 ’ v e r s i o n o f t h e S C P I s t a n d a r d .
Page 120 :VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]?[MIN|MAX] :VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement] {<numeric value>|DEFault} :VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate]:STEP[:INCRement]? {DEFault} :VOLTage[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude] {<voltage>|MIN|MAX} :VOLTage[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude]?[MIN|MAX] :VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel] {<voltage>|MIN|MAX} :VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel]? {MIN|MAX} :VOLTage:PROTection:STATe {0|1|OFF|ON} :VOLTage:PROTection:STATe? :VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped? :VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar :VOLTage:RANGe {P8V|P20V|LOW|HIGH} (For E3633A model) :VOLTage:RANGe {P25V|P50V|LOW|HIGH} (For E3634A model) :VOLTage:RANGe? STATus :QUEStionable:CONDition? :QUEStionable[:EVENt]? :QUEStionable:ENABle <enable value> :QUEStionable:ENABle? SYSTem :BEEPer[:IMMediate] :ERRor? :VERSion TRIGger [:SEQuence]:DELay {<seconds>|MIN|MAX}...
Page 121 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Conformance Information Device Specific Commands T h e f o l l o w i n g c o m m a n d s a r e d e v i c e - s p e c i f i c t o t h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 4 A p o w e r s u p p l i e s .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference IEEE-488 Conformance Information IEEE-488 Conformance Information Dedicated Hardware Lines IEEE-488 Common Commands Attention *CLS Interface Clear *ESE < > enable value Remote Enable *ESE? Service Request Enable *ESR? *IDN? *OPC Addressed Commands *OPC? *PSC {0|1} Device Clear *PSC? End or Identify...
Page 123 Error Messages...
Page 124: Error Messages
Error Messages E r r o r s a r e r e t r i e v e d i n f i r s t - i n - f i r s t - o u t ( F I F O ) o r d e r . T h e f i r s t e r r o r r e t u r n e d i s t h e f i r s t e r r o r t h a t w a s s t o r e d .
Page 125: E X E C U T I O N E R R O R
Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors Execution Errors - 1 0 1 I n v a l i d c h a r a c t e r A n i n v a l i d c h a r a c t e r w a s f o u n d i n t h e c o m m a n d s t r i n g . Y o u m a y h a v e i n s e r t e d a c h a r a c t e r s u c h a s # , $ , o r % i n t h e c o m m a n d k e y w o r d o r w i t h i n a p a r a m e t e r .
Page 126 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors - 1 1 2 P r o g r a m m n e m o n i c t o o l o n g A c o m m a n d h e a d e r w a s r e c e i v e d w h i c h c o n t a i n e d m o r e t h a n t h e m a x i m u m 1 2 c h a r a c t e r s a l l o w e d .
Page 127 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors - 1 4 1 I n v a l i d c h a r a c t e r d a t a E i t h e r t h e c h a r a c t e r d a t a e l e m e n t c o n t a i n e d a n i n v a l i d c h a r a c t e r o r t h e p a r t i c u l a r e l e m e n t r e c e i v e d w a s n o t v a l i d f o r t h e h e a d e r .
Page 128 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors - 2 2 1 S e t t i n g s c o n f l i c t I n d i c a t e s t h a t a l e g a l p r o g r a m d a t a e l e m e n t w a s p a r s e d b u t c o u l d n o t b e e x e c u t e d d u e t o t h e c u r r e n t d e v i c e s t a t e .
Page 129 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors - 4 3 0 Q u e r y D E A D L O C K E D A c o m m a n d w a s r e c e i v e d w h i c h g e n e r a t e s t o o m u c h d a t a t o f i t i n t h e o u t p u t b u f f e r a n d t h e i n p u t b u f f e r i s a l s o f u l l .
Page 130: S E L F - T E S T E R R O R
Chapter 5 Error Messages Self-Test Errors Self-Test Errors T h e f o l l o w i n g e r r o r s i n d i c a t e f a i l u r e s t h a t m a y o c c u r d u r i n g a s e l f - t e s t . R e f e r S e r v i c e G u i d e t o t h e f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n .
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Chapter 5 Error Messages Calibration Errors Calibration Errors T h e f o l l o w i n g e r r o r s i n d i c a t e f a i l u r e s t h a t m a y o c c u r d u r i n g a c a l i b r a t i o n . S e r v i c e G u i d e R e f e r t o t h e f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n .
Page 132 Chapter 5 Error Messages Calibration Errors 7 1 4 B a d O V P c a l d a t a T h e o v e r v o l t a g e p r o t e c t i o n c a l i b r a t i o n c o n s t a n t i s o u t o f r a n g e . N o t e t h a t t h e n e w c a l i b r a t i o n c o n s t a n t s a r e n o t s t o r e d i n t h e n o n - v o l a t i l e m e m o r y .
Page 133 Application Programs...
Page 134 Application Programs T h i s c h a p t e r c o n t a i n s t w o a p p l i c a t i o n p r o g r a m s o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e t o h e l p y o u d e v e l o p p r o g r a m s f o r y o u r o w n a p p l i c a t i o n .
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Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for C and C++ Example Program for C and C++ T h e f o l l o w i n g C p r o g r a m m i n g e x a m p l e s h o w s y o u h o w t o s e n d a n d r e c e i v e f o r m a t t e d I / O .
Page 136 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for C and C++ OpenPort(); /* Query the power supply id, read response and print it */ sprintf(Buffer,"*IDN?"); SendSCPI(Buffer); printf("Instrument identification string:\n %s\n\n",Buffer); SendSCPI("*RST"); /* Set power-on condition SendSCPI("Current 2"); /* Set current limit to 2A SendSCPI("Output on");...
Page 137 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for C and C++ if(bGPIB){ /* For use with GPIB 7 address, use "GPIB::7::INSTR" address format */ strcpy(VISA_address,"GPIB::"); strcat(VISA_address,GPIB_Address); strcat(VISA_address,"::INSTR"); else{ /* For use with COM2 port, use "ASRL2::INSTR" address format strcpy(VISA_address,"ASRL"); strcat(VISA_address,COM_Address); strcat(VISA_address,"::INSTR"); /* Open communication session with the power supply */ ErrorStatus = viOpenDefaultRM(&defaultRM);...
Page 138 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for C and C++ void CheckError(char* pMessage) if (ErrorStatus VI_SUCCESS){ printf("\n %s",pMessage); ClosePort(); exit(0); void delay(clock_t wait) clock_t goal; goal = wait + clock(); while( goal > clock() ) ; End of Program...
Page 139: E X A M P L E P R O G R A M F O R E X C E
Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for Excel 97 Example Program for Excel 97 T h i s s e c t i o n c o n t a i n s t h e e x a m p l e p r o g r a m w r i t t e n u s i n g E x c e l M a c r o s ( V i s u a l ®...
Page 140 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for Excel 97 T o w r i t e a n E x c e l m a c r o y o u m u s t f i r s t o p e n a m o d u l e i n E x c e l . G o t o t h e V i e w m e n u , c h o o s e T o o l b a r s...
Page 141 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for Excel 97 Diode Macro '""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ' This is the subroutine first executed. Modify this routine to suit ' your needs. To change the GPIB address, go to the module OpenPort, and ' change the variable GPIB_Address = "5” to the required GPIB address. ' To change the RS-232 port, go to the moudle OpenPort, and change the ' variable COM_Address = "1”...
Page 142 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for Excel 97 '********************************************************************************* ' This routine send a SCPI command string to the GPIB port or RS-232 port. ' If the command contains a question mark, the response is read, and returned '********************************************************************************** Private Function SendSCPI(command As String) As string Dim commandString As String...
Page 143 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for Excel 97 Declaration for Windows 3.1 '************************************************************************************ ' This routine requires the file VISA.dll. It typically resides in the ' c:\windows\system directory. Additional declations for VISA.DLL are usally in file ' visa.bas under c:\vxipnp\win31\include directory on your PC. This routine uses the ' VTL Library to send commands to an instrument.
Page 144 Chapter 6 Application Programs Example Program for Excel 97...
Page 145 Tutorial...
Page 146 Tutorial T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 4 A a r e h i g h p e r f o r m a n c e i n s t r u m e n t s c a p a b l e o f d e l i v e r i n g c l e a n d c p o w e r .
Page 147: O V E R V I E W O F A G I L E N T E 3 6 3 3 A A N D A G I L E N T E 3 6 3 4 A O P E R A T I O
Chapter 7 Tutorial Overview of Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A Operation Overview of Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A Operation T h e b a s i c d e s i g n t e c h n i q u e , w h i c h h a s n o t c h a n g e d o v e r t h e y e a r s , c o n s i s t s o f p l a c i n g a c o n t r o l e l e m e n t i n s e r i e s w i t h t h e r e c t i f i e r a n d l o a d d e v i c e .
Page 148 Chapter 7 Tutorial Overview of Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A Operation I n t e r m s o f p e r f o r m a n c e , a l i n e a r r e g u l a t e d s u p p l y h a s a v e r y p r e c i s e r e g u l a t i n g p r o p e r t i e s a n d r e s p o n d s q u i c k l y t o v a r i a t i o n s o f t h e l i n e a n d l o a d .
Page 149: O U T P U T C H A R A C T E R I S T I C
Chapter 7 Tutorial Output Characteristics Output Characteristics A n i d e a l c o n s t a n t - v o l t a g e p o w e r s u p p l y w o u l d h a v e a z e r o o u t p u t i m p e d a n c e a t a l l f r e q u e n c i e s .
Page 150 Chapter 7 Tutorial Output Characteristics F i g u r e 7 - 5 s h o w s t h e o p e r a t i n g m o d e s o f t h e o u t p u t o f t h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 3 A a n d A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 4 A p o w e r s u p p l i e s .
Page 151: U N R E G U L A T E D S T A T
Chapter 7 Tutorial Output Characteristics Unregulated State I f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y s h o u l d g o i n t o a m o d e o f o p e r a t i o n t h a t i s n e i t h e r C V o r u n r e g u l a t e d C C , t h e p o w e r s u p p l y i s .
Page 152 Chapter 7 Tutorial Output Characteristics (E3633A) (E3634A) Figure 7-6. Simplified Diagram of Common Mode and Normal Mode Sources of Noise W h e n t h e l o a d c h a n g e s v e r y r a p i d l y , a s w h e n a r e l a y c o n t a c t i s c l o s e d , t h e i n d u c t a n c e i n t h e h o o k u p w i r e a n d i n t h e p o w e r s u p p l y o u t p u t w i l l c a u s e a s p i k e t o a p p e a r a t t h e l o a d .
Page 153: C O N N E C T I N G T H E L O A
Chapter 7 Tutorial Connecting the Load Connecting the Load Output Isolation T h e o u t p u t o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y i s i s o l a t e d f r o m c h a s s i s g r o u n d . A n y o u t p u t t e r m i n a l m a y b e g r o u n d e d , o r a n e x t e r n a l v o l t a g e s o u r c e m a y b e c o n n e c t e d b e t w e e n a n y t e r m i n a l o u t p u t a n d g r o u n d .
Page 154: Remote Voltage Sensing
Chapter 7 Tutorial Connecting the Load Remote Voltage Sensing N o r m a l l y , a p o w e r s u p p l y o p e r a t i n g i n t h e c o n s t a n t v o l t a g e m o d e a c h i e v e s i t s o p t i m u m l i n e a n d l o a d r e g u l a t i o n s , i t s l o w e s t o u t p u t i m p e d a n c e , d r i f t , a n d r i p p l e a n d n o i s e , a n d i t s f a s t e s t t r a n s i e n t r e c o v e r y p e r f o r m a n c e a t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y o u t p u t t e r m i n a l s .
Page 155: L O A D C O N S I D E R A T I O
Chapter 7 Tutorial Connecting the Load Load Consideration Capacitive Loading I n m o s t c a s e s , t h e p o w e r s u p p l y w i l l b e s t a b l e f o r a l m o s t a n y s i z e l o a d c a p a c i t a n c e .
Page 156: Reverse Current Loading
Chapter 7 Tutorial Connecting the Load Reverse Current Loading A n a c t i v e l o a d c o n n e c t e d t o t h e p o w e r s u p p l y m a y a c t u a l l y d e l i v e r a r e v e r s e c u r r e n t t o t h e s u p p l y d u r i n g a p o r t i o n o f i t s o p e r a t i n g c y c l e .
Page 157: E X T E N D I N G T H E V O L T A G E A N D C U R R E N T R A N G
Chapter 7 Tutorial Extending the Voltage and Current Range Extending the Voltage and Current Range T h e p o w e r s u p p l y m a y b e a b l e t o p r o v i d e v o l t a g e s a n d c u r r e n t s g r e a t e r t h a n i t s r a t e d m a x i m u m o u t p u t s i f t h e p o w e r - l i n e v o l t a g e i s a t o r a b o v e i t s n o m i n a l v a l u e .
Page 158: R E M O T E P R O G R A M M I N
Chapter 7 Tutorial Remote Programming Remote Programming D u r i n g r e m o t e p r o g r a m m i n g a c o n s t a n t - v o l t a g e r e g u l a t e d p o w e r s u p p l y i s c a l l e d u p o n t o c h a n g e i t s o u t p u t v o l t a g e r a p i d l y .
Page 159 Chapter 7 Tutorial Remote Programming I f n o l o a d r e s i s t o r i s a t t a c h e d t o t h e p o w e r s u p p l y o u t p u t t e r m i n a l , t h e n t h e o u t p u t v o l t a g e w i l l r i s e l i n e a r l y a t a r a t e o f C w h e n p r o g r a m m e d u p w a r d , a n d T R = C...
Page 160: R E L I A B I L I T
Chapter 7 Tutorial Reliability Reliability R e l i a b i l i t y o f e l e c t r o n i c s e m i c o n d u c t o r e q u i p m e n t d e p e n d s h e a v i l y o n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e c o m p o n e n t s .
Page 161 Specifications...
Page 162: Specifications
Specifications T h e p e r f o r m a n c e s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a r e l i s t e d i n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s . S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a r e w a r r a n t e d i n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e r a n g e o f 0 t o 4 0 °...
Page 163: P E R F O R M A N C E S P E C I F I C A T I O N
Chapter 8 Specifications Performance Specifications Performance Specifications Table 1-1. Performance Specifications Parameter Agilent E3633A Agilent E3634A Output Ratings Low Range 0 to +8 V/0 to 20 A 0 to +25 V/0 to 7 A (@ 0 °C - 40 °C)
Page 164: Command Processing Time
Chapter 8 Specifications Performance Specifications Transient Response Time μ L e s s t h a n 5 0 s e c f o r o u t p u t t o r e c o v e r t o w i t h i n 1 5 m V f o l l o w i n g a c h a n g e i n o u t p u t c u r r e n t f r o m f u l l l o a d t o h a l f l o a d o r v i c e v e r s a Command Processing Time A v e r a g e t i m e f o r o u t p u t v o l t a g e t o b e g i n t o c h a n g e a f t e r r e c e i p t o f d i g i t a l d a t a...
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Chapter 8 Specifications Supplemental Characteristics Supplemental Characteristics Table 1-2. Supplemental Characteristics Parameter Agilent E3633A Agilent E3634A Output Programming Range Low Range 0 to +8.24 V/ 0 to +25.75 V/ (maximum programmable values) 0 to 20.6 A 0 to 7.21 A High Range 0 to +20.6 V/...
Page 166: Operating Temperature
Chapter 8 Specifications Supplemental Characteristics Output Voltage Overshoot D u r i n g t u r n - o n o r t u r n - o f f o f a c p o w e r , o u t p u t p l u s o v e r s h o o t w i l l n o t e x c e e d 1 V i f t h e o u t p u t c o n t r o l i s s e t t o l e s s t h a n 1 V .
Page 167: Storage Temperature
N e t 9 . 5 k g ( 2 1 l b ) S h i p p i n g 1 2 k g ( 2 6 l b ) Figure 8-1. Dimensions of Agilent E3633A and E3634A Power Supplies...
Page 168 Chapter 8 Specifications Supplemental Characteristics...
Page 169 If you have questions relating to the operation of the power supply, call 1-800-829-4444 in the United States, or contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Office. c o m m a n d s ( c a l i b r a t i o n )
Page 170 Index c o m m o n c o m m a n d s ( I E E E - 4 8 8 . 2 ) n u l l - m o d e m a d a p t e r s c o m m o n m o d e c u r r e n t n o i s e R S - 2 3 2 c a b l e f e e d b a c k c o n t r o l c i r c u i t s...
Page 171 Index c o n f o r m a n c e i n f o r m a t i o n d e v i c e - s p e c i f i c O C P ( O v e r c u r r e n t P r o t e c t i o n ) r a c k - m o u n t i n g l a n g u a g e i n t r o d u c t i o n c h e c k i n g O C P o p e r a t i o n...
Page 172 Index u n r e g u l a t e d s t a t e ( c o n d i t i o n ) u p - p r o g r a m m i n g r e s p o n s e v a r i a b l e r e s i s t o r v e r t i c a l b a r V F D...
Page 173 © W a r r a n t y S e r v i c e E x c l u s i v e R e m e d i e s S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n C o p y r i g h t 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 8 A g i l e n t T e c h n o l o g i e s...
Page 174: Declaration Of Conformity
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