DM Technologies MCS Manual

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MCS

Multichannel Current Source

User Manual

DM Technologies

Ściejowice 278

32-060 Liszki

Poland

Phone: +48 609 413 923

Email: info@dmtechnologies.eu

http://www.dmtechnologies.eu

(November 2019 Subject to change without notice)

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Page 1 Multichannel Current Source User Manual Copyright © 2019 DM Technologies DM Technologies Ściejowice 278 32-060 Liszki Poland Phone: +48 609 413 923 Email: info@dmtechnologies.eu http://www.dmtechnologies.eu (November 2019 Subject to change without notice)
Page 2 We would like to assure you that we will do our best to meet your expectations. Dear Valuable Existing Customer of DM Technologies, We would like to express our extreme pride and happiness of your decision to continue your relationship with our company.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Manual of Multichannel Current Source Table of Content Table of Content ............................2 Safety Instructions and Warnings ......................3 Specification and Performance ....................... 4 Getting started ..........................5 1.1. How to us this manual ......................5 1.2. In the box ..........................5 1.3.
Page 4: Safety Instructions And Warnings
The following safety instructions must be followed at any times. The MCS system must be supplied using power supply generating a 12-V stabilized voltage. The optimum, low noise supply is delivered with the device. Never operate the device without the box.
Page 5: Specification And Performance
Manual of Multichannel Current Source PECIFICATION AND ERFORMANCE Crucial features  Independent 8 channels  Bipolar source referenced to ground  Two operation ranges: ±4 mA, ±40 mA  Common ground – channels can be connected in parallel (current summation) ...
Page 6: Getting Started
Manual of Multichannel Current Source 1. G ETTING STARTED 1.1. H OW TO US THIS MANUAL There are two ways of using this manual. The Customers who want to gain a detailed knowledge about the current source should continue reading this part learning many information about the device, including step-by-step procedures verifying basic performance of the device.
Page 7 Manual of Multichannel Current Source ① LCD Screen On-screen display used for user interfacing. ② Control keys Control keys used to operate the device. The top and bottom key are used as up and down arrows switching between the channels. The middle key is the Enter key used to switch between multichannel display (General menu) and the single-channel display (Channel menu).
Page 8: Operation Of The Device
PERATION OF THE DEVICE 3.1. I NITIALIZATION After powering up the device, a welcome screen with DM Technologies logo and current version of the device firmware is displayed. After 5 seconds, the initial screen disappears and the General menu is displayed.
Page 9: Service Mode
3.3. S ERVICE MODE Doubling click of any of Control keys ② after powering up of the device introduces the MCS device into a service mode. The service mode enables calibrating of zero of each channel. To choose a specific channel top and bottom buttons of Control keys ②, in a way identical to that used for the normal-...
Page 10: Remote Interface
!idn Identify Query identification string. Example: !idn DM Technologies, Multichannel Current Source, ver. 2.7, s/n 32019002 !set #CH;RANGE;VALUE Sets current of a channel in specific range The device channel to be set is called by replacing #CH with a number from 1 to 8.
Page 11: Labview Vis
There are several subVI prepared in LabView13 to control the device remotely. Setting channel MCS-SetCurrent.vi enables setting up a current in a specific channel within a given current range. Terminals description: VISA resource name specifies the resource name to be used.
Page 12 VISA resource name specifies the resource name to be used. Temperature front returns the temperature measured with the sensor placed inside the MCS device in the front of the box. The temperature is returned as integer and is given in Centigrades.
Page 13: Firmware Upgrade
Manual of Multichannel Current Source 5. F IRMWARE UPGRADE The device operates based on the firmware. The firmware controls various aspects of device operation and it may be upgraded using the provided bootloader application. Figure 4 shows BootApp application, which is the program used for upgrading the MSC firmware. Figure 4.
Page 14 Manual of Multichannel Current Source The topmost General information box contains information about BootApp, its current version, as well as information about the manufacturer and its address. The Firmware box contains information about the firmware file. To select the firmware file click Select bottom and then choose the hex file from its location.
Page 15: Troubleshooting
Manual of Multichannel Current Source 6. T ROUBLESHOOTING 6.1. O VERHEATING !!! WARNING !!! In order to avoid destruction of Multichannel current source, when the temperature inside the device box exceeds 60°C, the system automatically switches of all channels until temperature inside the device drops below 50°C and operation with last settings is resumed.