TH2883 Series Operation Manual Version:1.0.1 Chapter 1 Overview Thank you for your use of our products. Before the use of it, please locate the items listed in this manual to ensure nothing is missing. If in the case that any item is missing, please contact us immediately.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Version:1.0.1 poor ventilation. In addition, the instrument will generate high voltage, so it must be used at room temperature and in the absence of much dust. 1.1 Production introduction Due to the influence of wire material, magnetic material, framework and manufacture technics, winding products such as transformers, motor windings may have defects of low insulation between winding layers, circles and leads.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 2 General specifications Chapter 2 General specifications Specifications Specifications TH2883-5 TH2883-10 Output for impulse voltage 100V~5000V 500V~10000V 10V steps 200V steps 5%±15V 5%±25V Inductance test range >10μH >20μH Impulse energy Max 250milli-Joules Max 500 milli-Joules...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 2 General specifications Comparison output PASS/FAIL display Beeper alarm Beep mode ON (adjust for high and low tone), OFF Memory Built-in memory: 100 files USB disk memory Interface HANDLER (START, STOP, PASS, NG, BUSY, EOC, etc.) RS232C USB Device USB Host Comparison methods...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 2 General specifications Figure 2-2 Differential Area Comparison The differential area size reflects the value of inductance and total energy loss. This method is especially effective to detect the differences of inductance L between the standard winding and the tested winding.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 2 General specifications 2.2.4 Differential phase comparison User can specify a zero-crossing point to compare. The instrument will judge the zero-crossing offset between the tested waveform and standard waveform and then compare the oscillation period between the two waveforms. The percentage of the two values will be taken as the judging criterion and the reference is set by percentage.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 3 Panels and display Chapter 3 Panels and display Front panel TH2883-5 Impulse Winding Tester MENU ENTRY DISP SETUP SYSTEM PQRS WXYZ PASS FAIL ENTER START POWER COPY Serial Number Name Instruction Brand and model 320×240 Large-Scale dot-matrix LCD displays...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 3 Panels and display ESC key is used to cancel the enter of numbers or characters. BACKSPACE The function of BACKSPACE key is to delete numbers or characters wrongly entered. ENTER ENTER key terminates numeric input data and enters the displayed value on the data input line (bottom line of the LCD screen).
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 3 Panels and display 3.2 Rear panel FOOT.C HANDLER RS-232C DEVICE ! WARNING THIS INSTRUMENT CONTAINS NO OPERATOR SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE; REFER SERVICING TO SERVICE TRAINED PERSONNEL ONLY. RATING FUSE DISCONNECT INPUT POWER BEFORE REPLACING FUSE FOR CONTINUED FIRE T2AL 110V 60Hz...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 3 Panels and display Introduction to display area Specific definition for each area: Voltage Show the voltage of waveform Test status RUN means in the test process, STOP means the test has been terminated. Waveform display area In this area, test and standard waveforms, peaks of impulse voltage and comparison results are displayed.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 3 Panels and display Measurement result Show the final measurement result. Comparison result Four comparison results and their final display results 10 Main menu for soft key 11 Function zones of soft keys Show the corresponding function and parameter of each soft key. 12 Information Show the state of interface selecting, availability of U disk, key lock, etc.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] Press the DISP menu key to enter the < MEAS DISP> page (the default page). In this page, measurements are taken and the test waveform is displayed. Some function settings such as standard sampling (Standard), comparison setting (Compare), measurement function (Measure), auxiliary function (Utility), statistic function (Statistics), display color of the waveform, sampling rate, etc.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] 4.3 Introduction to soft keys in measurement display page Standard Enter the Standard sampling sub-menu. Under this menu, standard sampling method, standard sampling, etc. can be selected. Compare Enter the Compare setup submenu. Under this menu, states of the four compare methods, compare parameters can be set.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] range, choose the sample wave at the current frequency as the standard wave and return to the main menu; if the compare result is beyond the error range, an error information will prompt and the instrument will keep in the wait state to Start a new sample.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] Position 0000-6000 Note: Press the soft key to enable the roller. When the roller is revolved, two parallel yellow lines (except Differential Phase comparison) will be displayed in the waveform display zone. The full line is the selected one, while the dash line is not the selected one.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] in the waveform display zone. The differential value of the two lines corresponds to the value showing on the second soft key. Voltage Press the roller to switch between the high limit, the low limit and the 1000V high and low limits.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] Unlock This soft key is used to unlock the keyboard. Its icon is . Return to the main menu. 4.3.5 Statistics Check, save or clear statistic results. Press Statistics, the statistics page will pop up. This page shows each method’s measure times, pass times and ratio of pass.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] Press SETUP to enter the <Setup> page. This is a toggle key, by pressing it, the displayed page can be toggled among <Setup>, <Int. File>, <Ext. File>. Introduction to icons of soft keys ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] Follow parameters can be set in <Setup>. Impulse voltage (Imp Volt) Sampling rate (Samp) Test impulse (Test Imp) Erase impulse (Erase Imp) Voltage adjustment (Volt ADJ) ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] 5.2.3 Test Imp The number of tested impulses can be set from 1 to 32. Move the cursor to this zone, the following soft keys will be displayed. They are fine adjustment soft keys used to change the number of impulses by 1. ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] waveforms. ONLY STD WAVE In the phase of measurement, only the standard waveform will be displayed on the screen, so the measurement will be taken at the fastest speed. This way is suitable for users only needing the comparison result.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] The trigger delay time can be set from 0.1s to 99s by 0.1 steps. Move the cursor to this zone. User can input the delay time by pressing numerical keys and ENTER for confirmation.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] 5.2.12 Volt Step Volt Step ranges from 1% to 50%. The step voltage is calculated as following formula: Step volt = Start Volt * Volt Step. Move the cursor to this zone, following soft keys will be displayed. ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] Lighten this key to enable the numerical arrow key. Respectively press 8, 2, 4, 6, the cursor will move up, down, left and right. 5.2.16 DIFF(Limit) (AREA SIZE, DIFF ZONE, PHASE DIFF) Set the limit values for comparison methods of AREA SIZE, DIFF ZONE, PHASE DIFF which range from 0.1% to 99.9% by a resolution of 0.1%.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] Figure 5-2 Internal File Int. File consists of file number (NO), file name (File), Date/ Time, Load. Following soft keys can be used in this page. Load Press this key to load a file stored in the internal non-volatile memory. As figure 5-2 indicates, using the arrow key or the roller can select the needed file.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] the default name-<Unnamed>. Pressing ESC can exit the operation of saving file. Letters from A to Z, numbers from 0 to 9, and underline, etc. can be used for a file name. ...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] End the creation of new folder by press ENTER. If user presses ENTER without inputting the folder name, the folder will be named as the default name-<FOLDERxx> (xx is a number ranging from 01 to 99.). Pressing ESC can exit the operation of creating.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Press SYSTEM to enter System. This is a toggle key, the press of which will make the displayed page toggled among System, Interface, About. 6.1 System Figure 6-1 shows the System page.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Time 6.1.1 Brightness Move the cursor to this zone, following soft keys will be displayed. They are soft keys used to increase and decrease the LCD display. ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] 6.1.6 Hard Copy Move the cursor to this zone, following soft keys will be displayed. Full Full screen will be copied. Wave Only wave zone will be copied. Lighten this key to enable the numerical arrow key.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] 6.1.10 Date Date can be set in this zone. The display format is like 2011/05/04. Move the cursor to this zone, following soft keys can be used. They are soft keys used to adjust date by 1 day. ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] 6.2.1 I/O Move the cursor to the I/O: zone, following soft keys will be displayed. RS232C Set RS232 interface as the I/O interface. Set USB interface as the I/O interface. ...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] 9 pin connector used in IMB AT compatible computer. User can purchase the serial interface cable from our company. TH2883’s baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity bit and Tx term can be set.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Lighten this key to enable the numerical arrow key. Respectively press 8, 2, 4, 6, the cursor will move up, down, left and right. 6.2.3 USB interface Move the cursor to this zone, following soft keys can be used. ...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Figure 6-6 USBCDC has not been installed. 6.2.3.2 USBTMC interface USB (Universal Serial Bus) remote control system controls the instrument through the USB interface. This connection conforms to USBTMC-USB488 and USB2.0 protocols. Connect USB interfaces on PC and TH2883 through a USB cable.
Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Figure 6-7 PC has installed USBTIMC drive When user is using USBTMC interface, labview software can be used to access the instrument. Tonghui provides Labview software for controlling TH2883. See Labview instruction manual for more details. 6.2.4 LAN interface LAN (Local Area Network) can access TH2883 by two ways.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Figure 6-8 Network parameters of Host computer Figure 6-9 Network parameters of TH2883 6.2.4.1 Access TH2883 through a browser When TH2883 is accessed through a browser, it acts as a WEB server. User can access TH2883 6-10...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] by Internet Explorer (IE6.0 or upgraded version). Steps of the access to TH2883 trough a browser (assume that the instrument IP is 192.168.1.140) (1) Start up Internet Explorer. (2) Input http://192.168.1.140/ in the address zone and then press ENTER to finish inputting.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 6 Introduction to [SYSTEM] Figure 6-11 About Following soft keys can be used in the About page. Reset Press this key to reset the instrument. Factory Press this key to reset the instrument to factory settings. 6-12...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 7 User guide Chapter 7 User guide 7.1 Use of keys 7.1.1 Use of the roller The roller can be used as a roller and a key. The roller can be rotated in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, thus achieving parameter setups.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 7 User guide 7.2 Basic measurement Start up the instrument to enter the default measurement display page. The primary display zone shows the tested waveform while the secondary one shows parameters of corona or test. 7.2.1 Non-standard test This test is applicable to trial sample test.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 7 User guide 7.4 Technology application 7.4.1 Test objects Turn-to-turn and layer-to-layer short Turn-to-turn short refers to the short caused by the insulation damage between turns. Layer-to-layer short occurs in the coil consisting of multiple layers. There are two kinds of short: direct short and pull arc short, both of which are shown as more dissipation.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 7 User guide solenoid and relay. Area size comparison, according to energy dissipation, can effectively detect layer-to-layer short and circle-to-circle short, while corona comparison is mainly applied to detect coil’s internal insulation failure. If it is required to test inductance, differential area comparison should be selected.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 7 User guide help user observe the changing regularity of the area differences during the test from the start voltage to the end voltage.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Chapter 8 Command reference 8.1 Command structure TH2883 series has two types of commands: GPIB common commands and SCPI commands. The GPIB common commands are defined in IEEE std.488.2-1987, and these commands are common for all devices.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference SWAVE:CHOOSE The command can be completely spelled out or in abbreviated type. (The rules of command abbreviation are described later in this section, and abbreviation is spelling out in upper letter case.) For example: COMPARATOR:AREASIZE ON = COMP:AREA ON ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference For example: Mass MEMory abbreviates to MMEM (long form is MMEMory) Impulse VOLTage abbreviates to IVOLT (long form is IVOLTage) NOTE: At the process of commands, the instrument does not distinguish letter case including units.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference *RST *TRG *IDN 8.3.1 DISPlay subsystem commands The DISPlay subsystem commands set the display page. Figure 8-2 shows the command tree of the DISPlay subsystem commands. Figure 8-2 DISPlay subsystem command tree The :PAGE command sets the display page.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference NOTE: This command will be ignored in the phase of measurement. Query syntax: DISPlay:PAGE? Return format: <page name><NL^END> <page name> are as follows: < MEAS DISP > indicates that the current displayed page is the measurement display page. <...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Where, the grid function is ON. the grid function is OFF. For example: WrtCmd( “DISP:GRID ON” ); the grid display function is ON. Query syntax: DISPlay:GRID? Return format: <GRID STAT><NL^END> Where, GRID STAT is as follows: the grid function is ON.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Figure 8-3 Impulse VOLTage subsystem command tree The [:VOLTage] command sets the impulse voltage. The :VOLTage? query returns the current impulse voltage value. Command syntax: IVOLTage:VOLTage <value> Where, <value> can be NR1, NR2 or NR3 format followed by KV or V and the value must be between 100V to 5000V.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Return format: <NR1>,<NR1>,<NR1><NL^END> The :TIMPulse command sets the impulse times for testing. The :TIMPulse? query returns the current impulse times. Command syntax: IVOLTage:TIMPulse <number> Where, <number> is NR1 format ranging from 1 to 32. For example: WrtCmd( “IVOLT: TIMPulse 3”...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference The :DTIME command sets the delay time between two tests in the INT test mode. The :DTIME? query returns the current delay time. Command syntax: IVOLTage:DTIME <value> Where, <value> can be NR1, NR2 or NR3 data format. The set delay time ranges from 0.1s to 99.9s. For example: WrtCmd( “IVOLT:DTIME 50.1s”...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference 8.3.4 COMParator subsystem commands The COMParator subsystem commands set the compare conditions, including Areasize, Diffzone, Corona and Phasediff. Figure 8-5 shows the command tree of the COMParator subsystem commands. Figure 8-5 COMParator subsystem command tree Here, BDV means breakdown voltage testing.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Command syntax: COMParator[:STATe] Where, 1 (decimal49) is equal to ON; 0 (decimal48) is equal to OFF; (The meaning of 0 and 1 in the following text will not be described.) For example: WrtCmd( “COMP ON” ); set the comparator function to ON. Query syntax: COMParator[:STATe]?...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference NOTE: The Query Syntax of BDV will not be introduced in the following text. The :AREAsize:RANGe command sets the comparison range of Areasize comparator. The :AREAsize:RANGe? query returns the current comparison range of Areasize comparator. Command syntax: COMParator:AREAsize:RANGe <start pot, end pot>...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference The :DIFFzone:RANGe command sets the comparison range of the Diffzone comparator. The :DIFFzone:RANGe? query returns the current comparison range of the Diffzone comparator. Command syntax: COMParator:DIFFzone:RANGe <start pot, end pot> Where, <start pot>...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference The :COROna:RANGe command sets the comparison range of the Corona comparator. The :COROna:RANGe? query returns the current comparison range of the Corona comparator. Command syntax: COMParator:COROna:RANGe <start pot, end pot> Where, <start pot>...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference The :PHASediff:POSItion command sets which zero-crossing point is used in the Phasediff comparator. The :PHASediff:POSItion? query returns the zero-crossing position value of the Phasediff comparator. Command syntax: COMParator:PHASediff:POSition <value> Where, Zero-crossing position value, NR1 format, range from 2 to 10 without unit. <value>...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference REMARK: before sending this command, the PC will get a return value of “1” and “END”. “END” means the measurement has been finished. The instrument will receive the next command. NOTE: The TRIGger[:IMMediate] command, available only in the <MEAS DISP> page, will be ignored when TH2883 is in the testing state.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference The [:STATe] command sets the statistic function to ON or OFF. The [:STATe]? query returns the current state of the statistic function. Command syntax: STATistic[:STATe] Where, For example: WrtCmd( “STAT ON” ); turn on the statistic function. Query syntax: STATistic[:STATe]? Return format:<STAT><NL^END>...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Command format: WADJust:MOVE RIGHt LEFt Where, RIGHt Move the waveform to the right. LEFt Move the waveform to the left. For example: WrtCmd(“WADJust:MOVE +1”); move the waveform to the right. WrtCmd(“WADJust:MOVE RIGHt”...
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Command syntax: SCYCLe SWAVE:SMODE OCYCLe OSAMPle Where, SCYCLe Set the standard waveform sample mode to sequential-cycle. OCYCLe Set the standard waveform sample mode to one-cycle. OSAMPle Set the standard waveform sample mode to one-sample. For example: WrtCmd( “SWAVE:SMODE OSAMPle”...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference For example: <NR1><NL^END> NOTE: 1. This command is available only on <MEAS DISP> page. 2.This command is valid only when standard waveform sampling test is finished in SEQ CYCLE mode or ONE CYCLE mode. When in ONE CYCLE mode, the test must be finished and enter into the choose state, or this command will be ignored.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference The CRESult? query returns the latest comparison result. Query syntax: FETCh:CRESult? Return format: There are three cases as follows: 1. If the comparator function or four comparison methods is set to OFF, the query response will be <NR1><NL^END>, here NR1 is 2.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference Return format: <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NR1>, <NL^END> The returned data are in turn as follows: total test times and times of PASS, total test times for Area Size comparison and times of PASS, total test times for Diff Zone comparison and times of PASS, total test times for Corona comparison and times of PASS, total times for Phase Diff comparison and times of PASS.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference NOTE: The value of the end point must be larger than that of the start point; otherwise an error message will be displayed on the system message line. NOTE: The measurement ranges of frequency and time are the same, thus the time range will vary with the frequency range.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference The :LOAD:STATe command is used to load the stored file. Command syntax: MMEMory:LOAD:STATe <record number> Where, <record number> is the file serial number ranging from 1 to 100 without unit. For example: WrtCmd(“MMEM:LOAD:STAT 1”); load file 1. NOTE: 1.
The *IDN? query returns the TH2883’s ID information. Query syntax: *IDN? Return format: <product>,<version><NL^END> Where, <product> TH2883-5 Impulse Winding Tester <version> Software version number 8.4 Error and warning message The bus commands may have some spelling errors, syntax errors or wrong parameters. TH2883 executes a command after the command is analyzed.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 8 SCPI Command reference For example: IVOLT:DEL 200us,us can not be the unit of the impulse voltage. Data too long! Data is too long. For example: The number of characters for a file name can not exceed 12 characters and numeric parameter, 10 characters.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 9 Handler interface characters represents upper and lower bit of hexadecimal data for waveform data points (range of the waveform data points: 0-255), the upper bit is followed by the lower bit. Users can make data conversion after receiving the data.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 9 Handler interface Chapter 9 Handler interface Basic information The handler interface employs a 9-pin DB connector. Pin sequence is as follow. (side view) The signal definitions for each pin are described as follows: Note: The / (back slash) in the signal name means that the signal is asserted when low level PIN ...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 9 Handler interface when use. The timing diagram for handler interface is displayed in above figure, T1 is the trigger pulse width and the minimum pulse width is 1 us. T2 is the delay time, after the foregoing measurement completed to next trigger signal;...
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 9 Handler interface Figure 9-1 Simplified diagram of the output signals A simplified diagram of the output signals is shown in Figure 9-1. * is the default jumper setting when shipped from factory. That is to say, the default jumper setting is to use external voltage source.
TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 9 Handler interface Figure 9-2 Simplified diagram of the input signal In figure 9-2, the default jumper setting is to use external voltage source. Actually, the input signals and the output signals use the external voltage source together. The Current-limit resistor is used to limit the current and the default resistor is only suitable for external voltage source range from 5V to 8V.
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TH2883 Series Operation Manual Chapter 9 Handler interface Figure 9-3 Jumper position on the Handler interface board As above figure shown, when shipped from the factory, both jumpers are set at the upper position. If you want to apply the internal power supply, you must set both jumpers at the lower position. Likewise, when using external power supply to substitute the internal power supply, the two jumpers should be set at the same time.
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