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Technical Information Manual Revision n. 19 12 February 2016 N1471 PROGRAMMABLE HV POWER SUPPLY...
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CAEN wi l l repair or replace a ny product within the guarantee period i f the Guarantor declares that the product is defective d ue to workma nship or ma terials and has not been ca used by misha ndl i ng, negl i gence on beha l f of the Us er, a cci dent or a ny a bnorma l condi ti ons or opera ti ons .
Fig. 1.1: Mod. N1471 4 Channel Programmable HV Power Supply ..................5 Fig. 2.1: Backplane NIM connector..............................7 Fig. 2.2: Mod. N1471 series front panel (std, A, B, AL, AR) ......................8 Fig. 2.3: Mod. N1471 series back panel (std., A, B) ........................9 Fig.
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CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Fig. 2.7: N1470 ALAR M electrical scheme..........................11 Fig. 2.8: N1470 ALAR M TTL configured............................ 11 Fig.
HV Power Suppl i es (a s wel l a s a l l other CAEN Power Suppl i es ). Moreover, these units ca n be managed vi a CAEN HV Wra pper, a set of ANSI C functi ons bundl ed i n a l i bra ry, provi ding the software developer an unified s oftware i nterface for the control of CAEN Power Supplies.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 2 Technical specifications 2.1 Packaging The Mod. N1471 boa rds a re hous ed i n s i ngl e wi dth NIM modul e s .
Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 2.3 Front and back panel Fig. 2.2: Mod. N1471 series front panel (std, A, B, AL, AR)
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 2.4 Front panel connections 2.4.1 Local control section Fig. 2.4: Local control panel NAME: TYPE: FUNCTION: MONITOR 1”...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 2.4.3 HV Status control section Fig. 2.6: N1471 HV Status control panel NAME: TYPE: SIGNAL: FUNCTION:...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y A s chematic diagram of the Interlock input is s hown i n the figure a bove, where the diode is part of optocoupler s ta ge.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 2.5 Rear panel connections 2.5.1 HV Channel Output Fig. 2.11: HV Channel panel and test point electrical scheme...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 2.7 Technical specifications table Tab le 2.3: Mod. N1471 Channel technical specifications Output channels: Positive or Negative Polarity (requires internal setting, see § 4.1) Output ranges: 5.5kV / 300µA...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3 Operating modes CAUTION: N1471 MUST BE USED ONLY IN CRATES WITH FORCED COOLING AIR FLOW! Modul e control ca n ta ke pl a ce ei ther l oca l l y, or remotel y, vi a USB or RS485 (s ee §...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.1.2 Channel settings For ea ch channel the following parameters ca n be programmed a nd monitored either locally or remotely (s ee §...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.2 Local Control Ins ert the unit i nside a powered NIM cra te, a nd s witch i t ON. At the power the Display shows for a few seconds the fol l owi ng s creen.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Fig. 3.4: Channel KILL status screen 3.2.2 Module settings Modul e setti ngs a re genera l boa rd s etti ngs ; turn the TUNE ROTARY SWITCH unti l thi s s creen i s s hown: Fig.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.2.3 Channel settings In order to opera te Output Cha nnel s etti ngs : Turn the TUNE ROTARY SWITCH until the channel number to be s et i s di s pl a yed i n the l eft upper row (for...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Pus h the TUNE ROTARY SWITCH: a t thi s poi nt the va l ue di gi t becomes yel l ow a nd ca n be edi ted Fig.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Fig. 3.16: Channel VSET de-select screen It i s now possible to set a nother parameter; note that the POWER DOWN and IMRANGE setting has not digits to be edi ted, but two opti ons , TRIP/KILL a nd HIGH/LOW res pecti vel y: Fig.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.2.3.1 Group Settings Group s etti ngs a l l ow to broa dca s t the s a me pa ra meter va l ue to a l l cha nnel s .
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Pus h the TUNE ROTARY SWITCH: a t thi s poi nt the va l ue di gi t becomes yel l ow a nd ca n be edi ted Fig.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y In order to go to i ndi vi dua l cha nnel s etti ngs , the EXIT pa ra meter ha s to be s el ected Fig.
Modul e control can take place remotely, vi a USB or RS485; the l a tter a l l ows to bui l d a N1471s ’ da i s y cha i n network. The CAEN NIM8301 7U 12 Sl ot Smart Fan Unit 300/600 W Cra te allows also to communicate wi th the modul e vi a Ethernet.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Da ta bits: 8 Pa ri ty: none s top bit: 1 Fl ow control: Xon Xoff It i s also possible to build a daisy chain of up to 32 N1471’s , wi th the fi rs t modul e connected to the PC RS232...
Type Q to exi t the progra m The CAEN Mod. NIM8301 is a 7U (5+2) full size NIM crate (19”-12 slot) available w ith pluggable 300W and 600W pow er supplies, ventilated by pluggable 2U fan unit. Remote control and monitoring take place through CAN bus, Ethernet, USB and RS232...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.4.2.2 Remote Control: General Menu By typi ng G i t i s pos s i bl e to a cces s the Genera l Menu whi ch i ncl udes th e boa rd’s genera l s etti ngs .
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Fig. 3.37: Channels group setting Type Q to exi t the Menu. 3.4.2.4 Remote Control: firmware upgrade By typi ng U i t i s pos s i bl e to a cces s the fi rmwa re upgra de menu: Fig.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.4.2.5 Remote Control: format EEPROM By typi ng F i t i s pos s i bl e to a cces s the forma t EEPROM menu: Fig.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y the ca l i bra ti on i s performed a nd the progra m a s k s for coeffi ci ents to be s a ved.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.5.3 MONITOR commands related to the Channels The following table contains the s trings to be used to ha ndl e moni tor comma nds rel a ted to the Cha nnel s .
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Bit 1 → RUP 1 : Channel Ramp UP Bit 2 → RDW 1 : Channel Ramp DOWN Bit 3 →...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 3.5.4.1 Meaning of Board Alarm bits Function Bit 0 → CH0 1 : Ch0 in Alarm status Bit 1 →...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 4 Internal Settings 4.1 Polarity selection The output polarity is independently selectable for each channel. Note that the polarity is indicated by two LEDs for each channel on the front panel.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Fig. 4.2: Polarity selection instructions In order to choose the POSITIVE POLARITY, plug the diode bridge box, with the + symbol towards the connector side.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y 4.2 Internal switches Fig. 4.3: Dip switch position 4.2.1 Local Bus termination The SW[1..3] s witch placed on the Mi crocontroller board inside the module (behind the Remote communication control section, s ee §...
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y Fig. 4.4: C21 jumper location 4.3.1 Safety Earth connection The connection of return to Earth is fundamental for User s afety. The connection must always be at the l evel of detector or power s uppl y s ys tem.
CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply Revision 19 T o o l s f o r D i s c o v e r y HV CABLE HV Channel 3 HV Channel 0 RETURN Load Load HV Generator Circuit Protected RETURN...