General Information; Introduction; Description - Chroma 63610-80-20 Operation & Programming Manual

General Information

1. General Information

1.1 Introduction

This manual contains specifications, installation, operation and programming of 63600
Programmable DC Electronic Load.
The Chroma 63600 Programmable DC Electronic Load System consists of model 63600-1,
63600-2, 63600-5, 63601-5 mainframes, and 63630-80-60, 63610-80-20, 63640-80-80,
63630-600-15 and 63640-150-60 Electronic Load modules.

1.2 Description

The 63600-5, 63601-5 Electronic Load mainframes contain slot for 5 load modules. The
mainframe 63600-5 contains a processor, two System Bus ports, a USB port, a GPIB card
(optional), an Ethernet card (optional), front-panel keypad, a memory channel indicator, and
other circuits common to all the load modules.
The Electronic Load, composed of any of a mainframe plugged-in with at least any of a
module, offers stand-alone operation mode. In addition, the mainframe 63600-5, 63601-5
can be controlled via A636000 GPIB or A636001 Ethernet or USB bus by a remote computer
(see Chapter 5 Remote Operation), or via System Bus by the remote controller.
The functions of 63610-80-20, 63630-80-60, 63630-600-15, 63640-80-80, 63640-150-
60...etc. are all the same except the variations on input voltage, load current, and power
ratings. An individual module may have one or two channels. Each channel has its own
channel number, load & measurement connectors, and operates independently in constant
current (CC) mode, constant resistance (CR) mode, constant voltage (CV) mode, constant
power (CP) mode, or Constant Impedance (CZ) mode....etc.
The 63600 Programmable DC Electronic Load System is used for design, manufacturing,
and evaluation of DC power supplies, batteries, and power components. This chapter
contains specifications of Electronic Load modules that apply to the Chroma 63600-5, 63601-
5 Electronic Load mainframes, as well as key features concerning application. The remaining
chapters in this manual contain instructions for installing, operating, and programming the
Electronic Load. The Chroma 63600-5 Mainframe with 5 Load Modules is shown in Figure
1-1 and the Chroma 63601-5 Mainframe with 5 Load Modules is shown in Figure 1-3. The
Chroma 63600-2 Mainframe with 2 Load Modules is shown in Figure 1-3 while the Chroma
63600-1 Mainframe with single Load Module is shown in Figure 1-4. The Chroma 63610-80-
20, 63630-80-60, 63640-80-80, 63640-150-60 and 63630-600-15 Load Modules are shown
in Figure 1-5~Figure 1-9.
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