Agilent Technologies E3631A User Manual

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Page 1 User’s Guide P a r t N u m b e r : E 3 6 3 1 - 9 0 0 0 2 O c t o b e r 2 0 0 7 . F o r S a f e t y i n f o r m a t i o n , W a r r a n t i e s , a n d R e g u l a t o r y i n f o r m a t i o n , s e e t h e p a g e s b e h i n d t h e I n d e x .
Page 2 T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 1 A i s a h i g h p e r f o r m a n c e 8 0 w a t t - t r i p l e o u t p u t D C p o w e r s u p p l y w i 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 3 T h e F r o n t P a n e l a t a G l a n c e 1 Meter and adjust selection keys 7 I/O Configuration / Secure key 2 Tracking enable/disable key 8 Output On/Off key 3 Display limit key 9 Control knob 4 Recall operating state key...
Page 4 Meter and adjust selection keys Select the output voltage and current of any one supply (+6V, +25V, or -25V output) to be monitored on the display and allow knob adjustment of that supply. Tracking enable / disable key Enables / disables the track mode of ±25V supplies. Display limit key Shows the voltage and current limit values on the display and allows knob adjustment for setting limit values.
Page 5 F r o n t - P a n e l V o l t a g e a n d C u r r e n t L i m i t S e t t i n g s You can set the voltage and current limit values from the front panel using the following method.
Page 6 D i s p l a y A n n u n c i a t o r s Adrs Power supply is addressed to listen or talk over a remote interface. Power supply is in remote interface mode. Displays the output voltage and current for +6V supply. Knob is active for +6V supply.
Page 7 T h e R e a r P a n e l a t a G l a n c e 1 Power-line voltage setting 4 Power-line module 2 Power-line fuse-holder assembly 5 GPIB (IEEE-488) interface connector 3 AC inlet 6 RS-232 interface connector Use the front-panel key to:...
Page 8 In This Book G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n C h a p t e r 1 c o n t a i n s a g e n e r a l d e s c r i p t i o n o f y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y .
Page 10: 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 5 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 5 O p t i o n s a n d A c c e s s o r i e s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 6 O p t i o n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 6...
Page 11 Contents C h a p t e r 3 F r o n t - P a n e l O p e r a t i o n ( c o n t i n u e d ) 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 n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 R e m o t e I n t e r f a c e S e l e c t i o n - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 8 G P I B A d d r e s s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 9...
Page 12 Contents C h a p t e r 4 R e m o t e I n t e r f a c e R e f e r e n c e ( c o n t i n u e d ) S y s t e m - R e l a t e d C o m m a n d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 2 C a l i b r a t i o n C o m m a n d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 R S - 2 3 2 I n t e r f a c e C o m m a n d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 7...
Page 13 Contents C h a p t e r 6 A p p l i c a t i o n P r o g r a m s A g i l e n t B A S I C P r o g r a m s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 4 C a n d Q u i c k B A S I C L a n g u a g e P r o g r a m s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 4 U s i n g t h e A P P L y C o m m a n d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 5 U s i n g t h e L o w - L e v e l C o m m a n d s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 9...
Page 14 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n...
Page 15 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n T h i s c h a p t e r p r o v i d e s a g e n e r a l d e s c r i p t i o n o f y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y . T h i s c h a p t e r a l s o c o n t a i n s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r i n i t i a l i n s p e c t i o n , l o c a t i o n a n d c o o l i n g f o r b e n c h a n d r a c k o p e r a t i o n , s e l e c t i n g t h e p o w e r - l i n e v o l t a g e , a n d c o n n e c t i n g y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y t o a c p o w e r .
Page 16: Chapter 1 General Information
Chapter 1 General Information Safety Considerations S a f e t y C o n s i d e r a t i o n s T h i s p o w e r s u p p l y i s a S a f e t y C l a s s I i n s t r u m e n t , w h i c h m e a n s t h a t i t h a s a p r o t e c t i v e e a r t h t e r m i n a l .
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Chapter 1 General Information Options and Accessories O p t i o n s a n d A c c e s s o r i e s O p t i o n s O p t i o n s 0 E M , 0 E 3 a n d 0 E 9 d e t e r m i n e w h i c h p o w e r - l i n e v o l t a g e i s s e l e c t e d a t t h e f a c t o r y .
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Chapter 1 General Information Description D e s c r i p t i o n T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 1 A p o w e r s u p p l y f e a t u r e s 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 i t 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 19 Chapter 1 General Information Description T h e f r o n t p a n e l i n c l u d e s a V F D f o r d i s p l a y i n g t h e o u t p u t v o l t a g e a n d c u r r e n t .
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Chapter 1 General Information Installation I n s t a l l a t i o n I n i t i a l I n s p e c t i o n 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 21 Chapter 1 General Information Installation R a c k M o u n t i n g 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 22 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 23: 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 I n p u t P o w e r R e q u i r e m e n t s 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 24 Chapter 1 General Information Input Power Requirements 1 R e m o v e t h e p o w e r c o r d . R e m o v e t h e 2 I n s t a l l t h e c o r r e c t l i n e f u s e . R e m o v e t h e f u s e - h o l d e r a s s e m b l y w i t h a f l a t - b l a d e p o w e r - l i n e v o l t a g e s e l e c t o r f r o m t h e s c r e w d r i v e r f r o m t h e r e a r p a n e l .
Page 26 I n i t i a l O p e r a t i o n...
Page 27 I n i t i a l O p e r a t i o n 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 28: Chapter 2 Initial Operation
Chapter 2 Initial Operation Preliminary Checkout P r e l i m i n a r y C h e c k o u t 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 V e r i f y t h e p o w e r - l i n e v o l t a g e s e t t i n g o n t h e r e a r p a n e l .
Page 29: P O W E R - O N C H E C K O U
Chapter 2 Initial Operation Power-On Checkout P o w e r - O n C h e c k o u t T h e p o w e r - o n t e s t i n c l u d e s a n a u t o m a t i c 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 30: O U T P U T C H E C K O U
Chapter 2 Initial Operation Output Checkout O u t p u t C h e c k o u t T h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d u r e s c h e c k t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e p o w e r s u p p l y d e v e l o p s i t s r a t e d o u t p u t s a n d p r o p e r l y r e s p o n d s t o o p e r a t i o n f r o m t h e f r o n t p a n e l .
Page 31 Chapter 2 Initial Operation Output Checkout +25V 5 C h e c k t h e v o l t a g e f u n c t i o n f o r t h e + 2 5 V s u p p l y . S e l e c t t h e m e t e r a n d a d j u s t s e l e c t i o n k e y f o r t h e + 2 5 V s u p p l y .
Page 32: C U R R E N T O U T P U T C H E C K O U
Chapter 2 Initial Operation Output Checkout C u r r e n t O u t p u t C h e c k o u t T h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p s c h e c k b a s i c c u r r e n t f u n c t i o n s w i t h a s h o r t a c r o s s t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s u p p l y ’...
Page 33 Chapter 2 Initial Operation Output Checkout 6 E n s u r e t h a t t h e c u r r e n t c a n b e a d j u s t e d f r o m z e r o t o t h e m a x i m u m r a t e d v a l u e .
Page 34 F r o n t - P a n e l O p e r a t i o n...
Page 35 F r o n t - P a n e l O p e r a t i o n 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 36: Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Front-Panel Operation Overview F r o n t - P a n e l O p e r a t i o n O v e r v i e w T h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n d e s c r i b e s a n o v e r v i e w o f t h e f r o n t - p a n e l k e y s b e f o r e o p e r a t i n g y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y .
Page 37: C O N S T A N T V O L T A G E O P E R A T I O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Constant Voltage Operation C o n s t a n t V o l t a g e O p e r a t i o n T o s e t u p t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f o r c o n s t a n t v o l t a g e ( C V ) o p e r a t i o n , p r o c e e d a s f o l l o w s .
Page 38 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Constant Voltage Operation 5 A d j u s t t h e k n o b f o r t h e d e s i r e d c u r r e n t l i m i t . c u r r e n t C h e c k t h a t t h e L m t a n n u n c i a t o r s t i l l b l i n k s .
Page 39: C O N S T A N T C U R R E N T O P E R A T I O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Constant Current Operation C o n s t a n t C u r r e n t O p e r a t i o n T o s e t u p t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f o r c o n s t a n t c u r r e n t ( C C ) o p e r a t i o n , p r o c e e d a s f o l l o w s .
Page 40 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Constant Current Operation 5 A d j u s t t h e k n o b f o r t h e d e s i r e d v o l t a g e l i m i t . C h e c k t h a t t h e k n o b i s s t i l l s e l e c t e d f o r v o l t a g e c o n t r o l a n d t h e L m t a n n u n c i a t o r b l i n k s .
Page 41: T R A C K I N G O P E R A T I O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Tracking Operation T r a c k i n g O p e r a t i o n T h e ± 2 5 V s u p p l i e s p r o v i d e 0 t o ± 2 5 V t r a c k i n g o u t p u t s . I n t h e t r a c k m o d e , t w o v o l t a g e s o f t h e ±...
Page 42: 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 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 s 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 43 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 44: D I S A B L I N G T H E O U T P U T
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Disabling the Outputs D i s a b l i n g t h e O u t p u t s T h e o u t p u t s 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 Output On/Off f r o n t p a n e l u s i n g t h e k e y .
Page 45: 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 S y s t e m - R e l a t e d O p e r a t i o n s 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 46: E R R O R C O N D I T I O N
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation System-Related Operations E r r o r C o n d i t i o n s W h e n t h e f r o n t - p a n e l E R R O R 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 47: D I S P L A Y C O N T R O
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation System-Related Operations D i s p l a y C o n t r o l 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 48: 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 *IDN? H EWLETT-PACKARD,E3631A,0,X.X-X.X-X.X R e t u r n s “...
Page 49: 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 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 n 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 50: G P I B A D D R E S
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration G P I B A d d r e s s E a c h d e v i c e o n t h e G 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 51: T O S E T T H E G P I B A D D R E S
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration T o S e t t h e G P I B A d d r e s s 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 G 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 : I/O 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 52: 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 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 S - 2 3 2 ) 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 : I/O 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 53 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration I/O 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 n o n - v o l a t i l e 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...
Page 54: G P I B 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 GPIB Interface Configuration G P I B I n t e r f a c e C o n f i g u r a t i o n T h e G 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 G P I B d e v i c e s .
Page 55: R S - 2 3 2 C O N F I G U R A T I O N O V E R V I E
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration R S - 2 3 2 I n t e r f a c e C o n f i g u r a t i o n 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 56: 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 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 l 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 p r o p e r i n t e r f a c e c a b l e .
Page 57: 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 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 D B - 2 5 S e r i a l C o n n e c t i o n 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...
Page 58: R S - 2 3 2 T R O U B L E S H O O T I N
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration 2 W h e n t h e p o w e r s u p p l y w a n t s t o “ t a l k ” o v e r t h e i n t e r f a c e ( w h i c h m e a n s t h a t n e w l i n e >...
Page 59: C A L I B R A T I O N O V E R V I E
Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Calibration Overview C a l i b r a t i o n O v e r v i e w 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 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 60 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Calibration Overview T o U n s e c u r e f o r C a l i b r a t i o n Y o u c a n u n s e c u r e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f o r c a l i b r a t i o n e i t h e r f r o m t h e f r o n t p a n e l o r o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e .
Page 61 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Calibration Overview T o S e c u r e A g a i n s t C a l i b r a t i o n Y o u c a n s e c u r e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y a g a i n s t c a l i b r a t i o n e i t h e r f r o m t h e f r o n t p a n e l o r o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e .
Page 62 Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Calibration Overview T o C h a n g e t h e S e c u r i t y C o d e T o c h a n g e t h e s e c u r i t y c o d e , y o u m u s t f i r s t u n s e c u r e t h e p o w e r s u p p l y , a n d t h e n e n t e r a n e w c o d e .
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Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation Calibration Overview C a l i b r a t i o n C o u n t 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 64 R e m o t e I n t e r f a c e R e f e r e n c e...
Page 65 R e m o t e I n t e r f a c e R e f e r e n c e • S C P I C o m m a n d S u m m a r y , p a g e 6 5 •...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary S C P I C o m m a n d S u m m a r y 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 67 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary Output Setting and Operation Commands APPLy {P6V|P25V|N25V}[,{< > |DEF|MIN|MAX}[,{ |DEF|MIN|MAX}]] < > v o l t a g e c u r r e n t APPLy? [{P6V|P25V|N25V}] INSTrument [:SELect] {P6V|P25V|N25V} [:SELect]? :NSELect {1|2|3} :NSELect? :COUPle[:TRIGger] {ALL|NONE|...
Page 68 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary System-Related Commands DISPlay[:WINDow] [:STATe] {OFF|ON} [:STATe]? :TEXT[:DATA] < > q u o t e d s t r i n g :TEXT[:DATA]? :TEXT:CLEar SYSTem :BEEPer[:IMMediate] :ERRor? :VERSion? *IDN? *RST *TST? *SAV {1|2|3} *RCL {1|2|3} Calibration Commands CALibration...
Page 69 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary Status Reporting Commands STATus:QUEStionable [:EVENt]? :ENABle < > e n a b l e v a l u e :ENABle? :INSTrument[:EVENt]? :INSTrument:ENABle < > e n a b l e v a l u e :INSTrument:ENABle? :INSTrument:ISUMmary<n>[:EVENt]? :INSTrument:ISUMmary<n>:CONDition?
Page 70 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Command Summary IEEE-488.2 Common Commands *CLS *ESE < > e n a b l e v a l u e *ESE? *ESR? *IDN? *OPC *OPC? *PSC {0|1} *PSC? *RST *SAV {1|2|3} *RCL {1|2|3} *SRE < >...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Simplified Programming Overview 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 F i r s t - t i m e 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 S C P I u s e r s , 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 .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Simplified Programming Overview R e a d i n g a Q u e r y R e s p o n s e 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 .
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R e f e r t o t h i s t a b l e t o i d e n t i f y p a r a m e t e r s w h e n p r o g r a m m i n g t h e p o w e r s u p p l y . Table 4-1. Agilent E3631A Programming Ranges and Output Identifiers Output...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Using the APPLy Command U s i n g t h e A P P L y C o m m a n d APPLy 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 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 .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands 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 s T h i s s e c t i o n d e s c r i b e s t h e 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 APPLy s u p p l y .
Page 76 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands INSTrument:COUPle[:TRIGger] {ALL | NONE |< > } l i s t T h i s c o m m a n d d e f i n e s a c o u p l i n g b e t w e e n v a r i o u s l o g i c a l o u t p u t s o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands INSTrument:COUPle[:TRIGger]? 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 c o u p l e d o u t p u t . R e t u r n s “ A L L ” , “ N O N E ” , o r a l i s t .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands O u t p u t O n / O f f a n d T r a c k i n g O p e r a t i o n C o m m a n d s OUTPut[:STATe] {OFF | ON} t h r e e T h i s c o m m a n d e n a b l e s o r d i s a b l e s a l l...
Page 79 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Output Setting and Operation Commands [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude] | MINimum | MAXimum} < c u r r e n t > T h i s c o m m a n d p r o g r a m s t h e p e n d i n g t r i g g e r e d c u r r e n t l e v e l o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Triggering Commands T r i g g e r i n g C o m m a n d s 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 81 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Triggering Commands • Y o u c a n a l s o t r i g g e r t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f r o m t h e G P I B i n t e r f a c e b y s e n d i n g t h e I E E E - 4 8 8 G r o u p E x e c u t e T r i g g e r ( G E T ) m e s s a g e .
Page 82 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Triggering Commands T r i g g e r i n g C o m m a n d s INITiate[:IMMediate] 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 83 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference System-Related Commands S y s t e m - R e l a t e d C o m m a n d s DISPlay[:WINDow][:STATe] {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 e x c e p t t h e E R R O R a n n u n c i a t o r .
Page 84 4 0 c h a r a c t e r s HEWLETT-PACKARD,E3631A,0,X.X-X.X-X.X...
Page 85 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference System-Related Commands *RST T h i s c o m m a n d r e s e t s t h e p o w e r s u p p l y t o i t s p o w e r - o n s t a t e a s f o l l o w s : C o m m a n d S t a t e CURR[:LEV][:IMM]...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Calibration Commands C a l i b r a t i o n C o m m a n d s 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 8 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 87 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Calibration Commands CALibration:SECure:STATe {OFF | ON>}, < c o d e > T h i s c o m m a n d u n s e c u r e s o r s e c u r e s t h e p o w e r s u p p l y f o r c a l i b r a t i o n . T h e c a l i b r a t i o n c o d e m a y c o n t a i n u p t o 1 2 c h a r a c t e r s o v e r t h e r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference RS-232 Interface Commands R S - 2 3 2 I n t e r f a c e C o m m a n d s U s e t h e f r o n t - p a n e l “ I / O c o n f i g u r a t i o n ” 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 “...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers T h e S C P I S t a t u s R e g i s t e r s 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 .
Page 90 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers U s i n g s u c h a s t a t u s r e g i s t e r c o n f i g u r a t i o n a l l o w s a s t a t u s e v e n t t o b e c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e d b y o u t p u t a n d t y p e o f e v e n t .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers S C P I S t a t u s S y s t e m B i n a r y W e i g h t s = 1 6 = 3 2 = 6 4 = 1 2 8...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers 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 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 u n e x p e c t e d o p e r a t i o n o f t h e p o w e r s u p p l y .
Page 93 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers T o d e t e r m i n e t h e o p e r a t i n g m o d e ( C V o r C C ) f o r t h e p o w e r s u p p l y s e n d STAT:QUES:INST:ISUM<n>:COND? , w h e r e n i s 1 , 2 , o r 3 d e p e n d i n g o n t h e o u t p u t .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers T h e S t a n d a r d E v e n t 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 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 *OPC e r r o r s , s e l f - 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 95 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers T h e S t a n d a r d E v e n t r e g i s t e r i s c l e a r e d w h e n : *CLS •...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers T h e S t a t u s B y t e S u m m a r y r e g i s t e r i s c l e a r e d w h e n : *CLS •...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers C a u t i o n The IEEE-488 standard does not ensure synchronization between your bus controller program and the instrument. Use the *OPC? command to guarantee that commands previously sent to the instrument have completed.
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference The SCPI Status Registers 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 d 1 S e n d a d e v i c e c l e a r m e s s a g e t o c l e a r t h e p o w e r s u p p l y ' s o u t p u t b u f f e r ( e .
Page 99 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands S t a t u s R e p o r t i n g C o m m a n d s 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 0 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 100 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument[:EVENt]? T h i s c o m m a n d q u e r i e s t h e Q u e s t i o n a b l e I n s t r u m e n t e v e n t r e g i s t e r . T h e p o w e r s u p p l y r e t u r n s a d e c i m a l v a l u e w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d s t o t h e b i n a r y - w e i g h t e d s u m o f a l l b i t s i n t h e r e g i s t e r a n d c l e a r s t h e r e g i s t e r .
Page 101 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUMmary<n>:ENABle? T h i s q u e r y r e t u r n s t h e v a l u e o f t h e Q u e s t i o n a b l e I n s t r u m e n t I s u m m a r y e n a b l e r e g i s t e r .
Page 102 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands *SRE < e n a b l e v a l u e > 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 S t a t u s B y t e e n a b l e r e g i s t e r . *SRE? T h i s c o m m a n d q u e r i e s t h e S t a t u s B y t e E n a b l e r e g i s t e r .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language 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 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 ) i s a n...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language 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 l 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 { | MINimum|MAXimum}...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language C o m m a n d S e p a r a t o r s 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 : "SOURce:CURRent:TRIGgered"...
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language Q u e r y i n g P a r a m e t e r S e t t i n g s q u e s t i o n m a r k 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 ( ? ) t o t h e c o m m a n d .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference An Introduction to the SCPI Language S C P I P a r a m e t e r T y p e s 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 .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference Halting an Output in Progress H a l t i n g a n O u t p u t i n P r o g r e s s 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 .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Conformance Information 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 n T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 1 A P o w e r S u p p l y c o n f o r m s t o t h e 1 9 9 5 . 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 110 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Conformance Information S C P I C o n f i r m e d ( c o n t i n u e d ) STATus :QUEStionable[:EVENt]? :QUEStionable:ENABle < e n a b l e v a l u e > :QUEStionable:ENABle? :QUEStionable:INSTrument[:EVENt]? :QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle...
Page 111 Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference SCPI Conformance Information D e v i c e S p e c i f i c C o m m a n d s 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 1 A p o w e r s u p p l y .
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Chapter 4 Remote Interface Reference IEEE-488 Conformance information I E E E - 4 8 8 C o n f o r m a n c e i n f o r m a t i o n Dedicated Hardware Lines IEEE-488 Common Commands Attention *CLS...
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Page 115 E r r o r M e s s a g e s W h e n t h e f r o n t - p a n e l E R R O R 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 .
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Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors E x e c u t i o n E r r o r s I n v a l i d c h a r a c t e r - 1 0 1 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 .
Page 117 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors P r o g r a m m n e m o n i c t o o l o n g - 1 1 2 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 118 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors I n v a l i d c h a r a c t e r d a t a - 1 4 1 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 119 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors D a t a o u t o f r a n g e - 2 2 2 A n u m e r i c p a r a m e t e r v a l u e i s o u t s i d e t h e v a l i d r a n g e f o r t h e c o m m a n d . TRIG:DEL -3 E x a m p l e : T o o m u c h d a t a...
Page 120 Chapter 5 Error Messages Execution Errors Q u e r y D E A D L O C K E D - 4 3 0 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 .
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Chapter 5 Error Messages Self-Test Errors S e l f - T e s t E r r o r s 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 C a l i b r a t i o n E r r o r s 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 123 Chapter 5 Error Messages Calibration Errors C a l c h e c k s u m f a i l e d , s e c u r e s t a t e 7 4 0 C a l c h e c k s u m f a i l e d , s t r i n g d a t a 7 4 1 C a l c h e c k s u m f a i l e d , s t o r e / r e c a l l d a t a i n l o c a t i o n 1 7 4 2...
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A p p l i c a t i o n P r o g r a m s T h i s c h a p t e r c o n t a i n s s e v e r a l r e m o t e i n t e r f a c e a p p l i c a t i o n p r o g r a m s 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 Using the APPLy Command U s i n g t h e A P P L y C o m m a n d T h i s p r o g r a m d e m o n s t r a t e s t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n c e p t s : APPLy •...
Page 127 Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the APPLy Command C / GPIB (Program 1) /*************************************************************************** This program sets up output voltages and currents for three outputs. This program also shows how to use "state storage" to store the instrument configuration in memory. ***************************************************************************/ #include <stdio.h>...
Page 128 Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the APPLy Command . . . continued void out_setting(void) /* Set 5.0 volts/1.0 amp to +6V output, 15 volts/1.0 amp to +25V output and -10 volts/0.8 amps to -25V output. */ static char *cmd_string[]= "APPL P6V, 5.0, 1.0;" /* Set 5.0 volts / 1.0 amp to +6V output */ "APPL P25V, 15.0, 1.0;"...
Page 129 Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the APPLy Command . . . continued void check_error(char *func_name) /* Read error queue to determine if errors have occurred */ char message[80]; int length = 80; IOOUTPUTS(ADDR, "SYST:ERR?", 9); /* Read the error queue */ IOENTERS(ADDR, message, &length);...
Page 130 Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the Low-Level Commands U s i n g t h e L o w - L e v e l C o m m a n d s T h i s p r o g r a m d e m o n s t r a t e s t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n c e p t s : •...
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Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the Low-Level Commands QuickBASIC / GPIB (Program 2) REM $INCLUDE: 'QBSETUP' ' This program uses low-level SCPI commands to program the power ' supply to output 3 volts/0.5 amps for +6V output, 20 volts/0.9 amps ' for +25V output, and 10 volts/0.5 amps for -25V output.
Page 132 Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the Low-Level Commands . . . continued Info1$ = "INST:SEL P6V" ' Select +6V output Length1% = LEN(Info1$) CALL IOOUTPUTS(Dev&, Info1$, Length1%) IF PCIB.ERR <> NOERR THEN ERROR PCIB.BASERR Info1$ = "VOLT:TRIG 3" ' Set the pending voltage to 3 volts Length1% = LEN(Info1$) CALL IOOUTPUTS(Dev&, Info1$, Length1%) IF PCIB.ERR <>...
Page 133 Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the Low-Level Commands . . . continued Info1$ = "INIT" ' Initiate the trigger subsystem Length1% = LEN(Info1$) CALL IOOUTPUTS(Dev&, Info1$, Length1%) IF PCIB.ERR <> NOERR THEN ERROR PCIB.BASERR Info1$ = "*TRG" ' Set output changes after time delay Length1% = LEN(Info1$) CALL IOOUTPUTS(Dev&, Info1$, Length1%) IF PCIB.ERR <>...
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Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the Status Registers U s i n g t h e S t a t u s R e g i s t e r s T h i s p r o g r a m t e a c h e s t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n c e p t s : •...
Page 135 Chapter 6 Application Programs Using the Status Registers . . . continued 260 ! 270 ! Set the power supply to an output for three outputs 280 ! OUTPUT @Psup;"APPL P6V,3.0, 0.5" ! Set 3 V/0.5 A for +6V output, OUTPUT @Psup;"APPL P25V,10.0, 0.8"...
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Chapter 6 Application Programs RS-232 Operation Using QuickBASIC R S - 2 3 2 O p e r a t i o n U s i n g Q u i c k B A S I C T h e f o l l o w i n g e x a m p l e s h o w s h o w t o s e n d c o m m a n d i n s t r u c t i o n a n d r e c e i v e c o m m a n d r e s p o n s e s o v e r t h e R S - 2 3 2 i n t e r f a c e u s i n g Q u i c k B A S I C .
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Page 139 T u t o r i a l T h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 1 A i s a 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 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 .
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Overview of Agilent E3631A Operation O v e r v i e w o f A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 1 A O p e r a t i o n S e r i e s r e g u l a t e d p o w e r s u p p l i e s w e r e i n t r o d u c e d m a n y y e a r s a g o a n d a r e s t i l l u s e d e x t e n s i v e l y t o d a y .
Page 141 Chapter 7 Tutorial Overview of Agilent E3631A Operation I n t e r m s o f p e r f o r m a n c e , l i n e a r r e g u l a t e d s u p p l i e s h a v e 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 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 .
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Output Characteristics O u t p u t C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s 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 143 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 t h r e e o u t p u t s o f t h e A g i l e n t E 3 6 3 1 A p o w e r s u p p l y .
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Output Characteristics U n r e g u l a t e d S t a t e 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 145 Chapter 7 Tutorial Output Characteristics 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 .
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Connecting the Load C o n n e c t i n g t h e L o a d O u t p u t I s o l a t i o n T h e o u t p u t s o f a l l t h r e e p o w e r s u p p l i e s a r e i s o l a t e d f r o m e a r t h 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 .
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Connecting the Load L o a d C o n s i d e r a t i o n C a p a c i t i v e L o a d i n g 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 148 Chapter 7 Tutorial Connecting the Load R e v e r s e C u r r e n t L o a d i n g 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 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 .
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Extending the Voltage E x t e n d i n g t h e V o l t a g e 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 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 .
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Remote Programming R e m o t e P r o g r a m m i n g 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 151 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...
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Chapter 7 Tutorial Reliability R e l i a b i l i t y 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 .
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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 °...
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Chapter 8 Specifications Performance Specifications 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 Output Ratings ( @ 0 ° C - 4 0 ° C ) +6V Output 0 to +6 V ;...
Page 157 Chapter 8 Specifications Performance Specifications Programming Resolution +6V Output +25V Output -25V Output Voltage 0.5 mV 1.5 mV 1.5 mV Current 0.5 mA 0.1 mA 0.1 mA Readback Resolution +6V Output +25V Output -25V Output Voltage 0.5 mV 1.5 mV 1.5 mV Current 0.5 mA...
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Chapter 8 Specifications Supplemental Characteristics S u p p l e m e n t a l C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s Output Programming Range (maximum programmable values) +6V Output +25V Output -25V Output Voltage...
Page 159 Chapter 8 Specifications Supplemental Characteristics Cooling Fan cooled Operating Temperature 0 to 40 °C for full rated output. At higher temperatures, the output current is derated linearly to 50% at 55 °C maximum temperature. Output Voltage Overshoot During turn-on or turn-off of ac power, output plus overshoot will not exceed 1 V if the output control is set to less than 1 V.
Page 160 Chapter 8 Specifications Supplemental Characteristics Figure 8-1. Dimensions of Agilent E3631A Power Supply 1 5 9...
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Page 163 Index D ( c o n t i n u e d ) i d e a c o n s t a n t - c u r r e n t s u p p l i e s M A V b i t d i s p l a y a n n u n c i a t o r s i d e a l c o n s t a n t - v o l t a g e s u p p l i e s...
Page 164 Index P ( c o n t i n u e d ) R ( c o n t i n u e d ) s t a t u s r e p o r t i n g c o m m a n d s t o p b i t s t o r a g e m o d e p r e r e g u l a t i o n...
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Page 166 © 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 5 - 2 0 0 7 A g i l e n t T e c h n o l o g i e s...
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(tel) (65) 6375 8100 (fax) (65) 6755 0042 Or visit Agilent worlwide Web at: www.agilent.com/find/assist Product specifications and descriptions in this document are subject to change without notice. © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 1995-2007 Printed in Malaysia Fifth Edition, October 2007 E3631-90002 Agilent Technologies...

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