Versatile high precision hv module in nim standard (20 pages)
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Technical documentation Last changed on: 11.05.2020 EHQ series High Precision Single Channel High Voltage Power Supply Module 1 channel, 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 kV and customized versions • LCD for voltage and current display • switchable polarity •...
Advices marked as “Caution!” describe actions to avoid possible damages to property. CAUTION! INFORMATION Advices marked as “Information” give important information. INFORMATION Read the manual. Attention high voltage! Important information. EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 3/46...
You may only put the product into operation after it has been established that the high-voltage device complies with • the country-specific regulations, safety regulations and standards of the application. The high-voltage power supply unit may only be installed by qualified personnel. • EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 4/46...
WARNING! WARNING! Do not operate the unit in wet or damp conditions. WARNING! WARNING! Do not operate the unit in an explosive atmosphere. WARNING! EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 5/46...
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When controlling, with software, the high voltage systems, make sure that nobody is near the high voltage or can be injured. CAUTION! INFORMATION Please check the compatibility with the devices used. INFORMATION EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 6/46...
9.4. Channel Control: (read access) 9.5. ModuleStatus (read access) 9.6. Module EventStatus (read access) 9.7. ModuleControl (read access) 9.8. Common-instructions 10 Dimensional drawings 11 Connectors and PIN assignments EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 7/46...
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12 Order guides 13 Accesories 14 Appendix 15 ASCII character table 16 Glossary 17 Warranty & Service 18 Disposal 19 Manufacturer contact EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 8/46...
The high voltage source is protected against overload and short circuit. The output polarity can be switched over. The HV-GND is connected to the chassis and the powering GND. EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 9/46...
Specifications for stability, ripple and noise are guaranteed in the range 2% • V < V ≤ V Option: N12 Option: 104 (I = 100 µA) Table 1: Technical data: Specifications EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 10/46...
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EHQ 104 L 4 kV 100µA 2 mV 100 nA E10-40104 EHQ 105 L 5 kV 100µA 5 mV 100 nA E10-50104 Table 3: Technical data: Configurations EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 11/46...
3 Description The functional principle is described in the block diagram. Figure 1: Block diagram EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 12/46...
The high-voltage filters are housed in individual metal enclosures to shield even minimal interference radiation. EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 13/46...
Measuring switch 10-turn potentiometer HV-ON switch CONTROL switch INHIBIT input KILL switch Polarity indicator HV-ON indicator HV output USB mini B Figure 2: Front Panel with USB EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 14/46...
100%) on the cover side (see appendix, 10 Dimensional drawings) independently of programmable current trip. The red error LED on the front panel signals if the output voltage or current approaches the limits. Option 104, displayed „nA“ EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 15/46...
INFORMATION Front panel switches have priority over software control. INFORMATION EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 16/46...
The bridging on the PC side if a three-lead cable is used, is also given in table. Signal - RS 232 PC - DSUB9 PC - DSUB25 Connection - 3-lead cable ┐ ┤ ┘ Table 4: Pin assignment EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 17/46...
All devices get an USB Serial Port assigned in section Ports (COM & LPT), in this case COM3: Figure 3: Device Manager The connection to the device can be tested with isegTerminal, see chapter 14 Appendix. EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 18/46...
[ 2 3 4 . 8 1 6 8 7 6 ] f t d i _ s i o : v 1 . 4 . 3 : U S B F T D I S e r i a l C o n v e r t e r s D r i v e r EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com...
HyperTerminal is included in Windows 2000 and XP. Create a new connection with menu „File ➜ New Connection“, name it e. g. “EHQ” and click OK. The following dialog appears. Choose your serial port and click OK: Figure 5: Example illustration EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 20/46...
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As last setting, File ➜ Properties ➜ Settings ➜ ASCII Setup: The setting “Send line ends with line feeds” has to be made (see following picture). Figure 7: Example illustration You can now test the communication with the device: EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 21/46...
6.3.2 Under Linux The following screenshot shows the connection with the graphical Terminal program CuteCom. Download is at http://cutecom.sourceforge.net. To communicate with an iseg USB or serial device, the following settings are needed: D e v i c e / d e v / t t y U S B 0 ( o r o t h e r i n t e r f a c e , a c c o r d i n g t o d m e s g o u t p u t )
Read auto start channel 1 A1*n* (8 ➜ auto start is active; 0 ➜ inactive, see 7.4 Auto start) Notes: * = <CR><LF> n = Non-negatives Integers EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 23/46...
7.2. Error codes ???? Syntax error ?WCN Wrong channel number ?TOT Timeout error (with following reinitialization) ?<SP>UMAX=nnnn Set voltage exceeds voltage limit Notes: n = Non-negatives Integers EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 24/46...
Notes: EEPROM guarantees a minimum of 1 million saving cycles 7.5. Software Contact us for an overview on our user friendly control and data acquisition software! EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 25/46...
D E F A U L T : P R I N T F ( " % C " , R B Y ) ; B R E A K ; C N T - - ; } W H I L E ( C N T > = 1 ) ; EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 26/46...
The remote control of the unit can either be done with the new SCPI command list described in the following or with the old DCP command list described in the operators manual see page 7 ISEG instruction set, old DCP. 8.1. change of command mode...
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:SUPply :P24V? query module supply +24V :N24V? query module supply -24V :P12V? query module supply +12V :N12V? query module supply -12V :TEMPerature? query measured temperature EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 28/46...
:CURR˽ 0.00158 Set Voltage Ramp speed to 30 Volt per second :CONF:RAMP:VOLT˽ 30 Query serial Echo status CONF:ECHO? Enable serial Echo CONF:ECHO˽ ON Notes: ˽ Space EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 29/46...
Is Regulation Error faster error detection of the channel hardware is not in regulation (check it every 5ms) Reserved Reserved Is a OPTION Is a OPTION EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 30/46...
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Is Input Error no input-error incorrect message to control the module Is Regulation Error normal error evaluation fast detection of a regulation error (OPTION) Is a OPTION EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 31/46...
An event bit is permanently set if the status bit is 1 or is changing to 1. Different to the status bit an event bit isn't automatically reset. A reset has to be done by the user by writing an 1 to this event bit. EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 32/46...
Emergency off Mask Event End Of Ramp End of ramp Mask Event On To Off Change from state on to off Mask Event Input Error Input Error EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 33/46...
(0V) before the status bit ‘i s O n ’ is changed from (1) one to (0) zero a ramp down of the voltage to zero (0V) will be started. EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 34/46...
Hardware voltage limit in proper range, only for HV distributor modules with current mirror Good Is Service Hardware failure detected (consult iseg Spezialelektronik GmbH) Is Fine Adjustment Mode of the fine adjustment EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 35/46...
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Good Is Fine Adjustment Fine adjustment is off Fine adjustment is on (default) EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 36/46...
A hardware failure of the HV module has been detected. The HV is switched off without the possibility to switch on again. Please consult the iseg Spzialelektronik GmbH. EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 37/46...
Set Big Endian big endian (MOTOROLA format) Do Clear no action Hardware Clear Kill signal and clear all event signals of the module and the channels EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 38/46...
Reset: restart of the device *INSTR? query the selected instruction set reply EDCP or *INSTR,SCPI or *INSTR,EDCP select SCPI instruction set *INSTR,iseg or *INSTR,DCP select old iseg instruction set EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 39/46...
10 Dimensional drawings Figure 10: EHQ with USB Figure 11: EHQ side cover (Polarity rotary switch, Rotary switches for V and I EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 40/46...
S08_C04-LLL Notes: Length building examples: 10cm ➜ 0.1, 2.5m ➜ 2.5, 12m ➜ 012, 999m ➜ 999 Table 6: Item code parts for different configurations EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 42/46...
13 Accesories CAUTION! Only use genuine iseg parts like power cables, CAN cables and terminators for stable and safe operation. CAUTION! ACCESSORY ITEM ORDER ITEM CODE SHV coupler screw for RG58 Z590162 SHV coupler screw for RG58, >5kV Z592474 1-pin LEMO connector FFA.00.250.CTAC31...
Reference temperature HV ON/OFF HV OFF/ON channel(s) high voltage low voltage signal ground Inhibit Polarity KILL KillEnable EHQ High Voltage Power Supply series | Last changed on: 11.05.2020 | www.iseg-hv.com 45/46...
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