Monitor - Rigol DP800A Series User Manual

Chapter 2 Front Panel Operations

Monitor

The monitor can monitor the current output state of the instrument. When the
user-defined monitor condition is met, the instrument executes the corresponding
operation according to the setting in "Stop Mode".
Press  Monitor to open the monitor setting interface. The status bar shows
the channel currently selected. Press the channel selection keys at the front panel to
switch the channel.
Note: The instrument can monitor the output states of multiple channels
simultaneously.
You can set the monitor condition and turn on or off the monitor function following
the steps below.
1. Monitor condition
The monitor condition can be any logic combination of voltage, current and
power and users can also set the voltage, current and power values.
Press Condition and use the direction keys and OK to set the desired monitor
condition.
2. Voltage
Press Voltage and use the numeric keyboard or the left/right direction key and
knob to set the voltage in the monitor condition.
3. Current
Press Current and use the numeric keyboard or the left/right direction key and
knob to set the current in the monitor condition.
4. Power
Press Power and use the numeric keyboard or the left/right direction key and
knob to set the power in the monitor condition.
5. Stop Mode
When the channel output state meets the monitor condition set, the instrument
will turn off the output, display the corresponding prompt message or sound the
beeper according to the stop mode selected. The stop mode can be one or more
of "Output Off", "Warning" and "Beeper".
Press Stop Mode and use the direction keys to select the specified stop mode
("Output Off", "Warning" and "Beeper"); then, press OK to enable or disable the
stop mode selected.
6. Switch
Press Switch to turn on or off the monitor function.
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