Front Panel Operation; Guide To Quick Operation; Quick Overview - Pacific UPC-32 Operation Manual

SECTION 4 OPERATION
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FRONT PANEL OPERATION

This section describes the front panel operation of an UPC Controller installed in a power source. The
UPC controllers are used with Pacific Power Source, Inc's AMX, ASX, G, and MS series equipment.
The UPC Controller allows the user to control all output parameters of the power source via the front
panel keyboard as well as through the REMOTE interface (see Section 5 for REMOTE operation).
4.1

GUIDE TO QUICK OPERATION

These instructions will:
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4.1.1 QUICK OVERVIEW

The information contained in this section is necessary for use of the UPC controller. In addition to quick
usage, this section describes basic operational characteristics that are essential when studying UPC
operation in depth.
The UPC is operable either from its front panel keyboard (LOCAL CONTROL operation) or by its Data
Bus (REMOTE CONTROL operation, IEEE-488/GPIB or RS-232 serial). A host computer can force
REMOTE CONTROL when the UPC is displaying a Metering display. LOCAL CONTROL can be
resumed either by a bus command (GoTo Local) or by manually pressing the LOCAL key. The host
computer can force retention of REMOTE CONTROL by issuing a lockout command (Local LockOut
(LLO) see para 5.6.1), thereby preventing manual override.
When using the UPC controller, it is useful to think of it as being in one of 4 operating "modes" when in
LOCAL CONTROL.
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MANUAL MODE is control of the operating characteristics via the front panel keyboard. Voltage and
Frequency parameters are manually set from the front panel. Volts and frequency may be directly
entered through the numeric keyboard or they may be smoothly varied by use of the "slew" controls (up
and down arrows). The V/I METER display (default display) shows both command values and metered
values. Stored transients may not be executed in the MANUAL MODE.
SECTION 4
FRONT PANEL OPERATION
present a QUICK OVERVIEW of UPC operation (para. 4.1.1),
help in QUICKLY PUTTING THE UNIT TO USE for basic operation,
without having to master all of its complexities (para. 4.1.2).
MANUAL OPERATE
PROGRAM OPERATE
PROGRAM EDIT
SETUP
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