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Stanford Research Systems PS355 Operation And Service Manual

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Operation and Service Manual
High Voltage Power Supplies
PS355, PS365, PS370, PS375
Stanford Research Systems
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Revision 1.0
December, 2008

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  • Page 1 Operation and Service Manual High Voltage Power Supplies PS355, PS365, PS370, PS375 Stanford Research Systems · Revision 1.0 December, 2008...

  • Page 2: Contact Information

    Certi cation Stanford Research Systems certifi es that this product met its published specifi cations at the time of shipment. Warranty This Stanford Research Systems product is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents General Information ....Symbols ......Notation.
  • Page 4 Contents PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 5: General Information

    General Information The PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies are general purpose instruments designed for laboratory environments. Warning This unit contains hazardous high voltages. Make certain the high voltage is completely discharged before removing the cable. The charge on the cable can cause injury or damage. Line Voltage The PS300 series supplies operate from a 90 VAC to 264 VAC power source having a line frequency between 47 Hz and 63 Hz.

  • Page 6: Symbols

    Symbols you may nd on SRS products Symbol Description Alternating current Caution - risk of electric shock Frame or chassis terminal Caution - refer to accompanying documents Earth (ground) terminal Battery Fuse On (supply) Off (supply) PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 7: Notation

    Contents Notation Typese ing conventions used in this manual are as follows: · Front-panel bu ons are represented as [Bu on] · The [▲] and [▼] keys increment and decrement a digit. · The [◄] and [►] keys select a digit. ·...

  • Page 8: Specifi Cations

    Arc and short circuit protected (programmable voltage limit, current limit, and current trip) HV output slew rate 7,000 V/s, typ. (PS355 and PS365) 14,000 V/s, typ. (PS370 and PS375) Recovery time 12 ms for 40 % step change in load current (typ.) Discharge time <6 s (to <1 % of full-scale voltage with no load, typ.)
  • Page 9 0.2 % of full scale Update rate 87.5 Hz Mechanical HV connector Kings type 1064-1 (PS355 and PS365) Kings type 1764-1 (PS370 and PS375) Mating connector Kings type 1065-1 (PS355 and PS365) Kings type 1765-1 (PS370 and PS375) 8.1 ″ × 3.5 ″ × 16 ″ (WHD)
  • Page 10 General Information viii PS300 Series HighVoltage Power Supplies Phone: (408)744-9040 www.thinkSRS.com...
  • Page 11 1 Instrument Overview This chapter gives the user the necessary information to get In This Chapter started with the PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies. Front Panel ..... . . 1–2 1.1.1 Power Bu on .

  • Page 12: Instrument Overview

    (but not necessarily ON) and can be turned on over the computer interface. The large red ON LED above the switch indicates that the high voltage is on; the yellow TRIP LED indicates a trip has occurred. PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 13: Numeric Displays

    Front Panel 1 – 3 1.1.3 Numeric Displays The two large displays show output voltage to fi ve signifi cant digits and output current to four signifi cant digits. The polarity is indicated below the voltage display as either POSITIVE or NEGATIVE. The smaller center display shows the value of the parameter that is being entered or adjusted.

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    The high voltage output connector is a Kings type 1064-1 (PS355 and PS365) or a Kings type 1764-1 (PS370 and PS375). Please make certain that the high voltage is completely discharged before changing the cable.

  • Page 15: Analog I/O

    The 9-pin female D-sub connector allows computer control of power supply via RS-232. The interface se ings are fi xed as DCE, 9600 baud, no parity, 8 bits, 1 stop bit. PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...
  • Page 16 1 – 6 Instrument Overview PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 17: Guide To Operation

    2 Guide To Operation This chapter explains how to operate the PS300 Series High In This Chapter Voltage Power Supplies. Se ing Parameters ....2–2 2.1.1 Se ing the Output Voltage .
  • Page 18 To set the voltage limit, press [SELECT] until the voltage LIMIT LED is lit. The present value of the voltage limit is displayed in the center window. Change it with either the numeric keys or the PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 19: Reset

    Se ing Parameters 2 – 3 cursor and press [ENTER] to update the actual limit value. If an Err2 message appears (illegal parameter entered), check to see that the output voltage is less than or equal to the voltage limit. 2.1.3 Setting the Current Limit Current limiting varies the output voltage to limit the output current to less than or equal to the programmed current limit value.

  • Page 20: Error Messages

    0 to full scale, regardless of polarity. 2.5.2 Voltage Monitor The voltage monitor BNC is a monitor output providing 0 to +10 volts for a 0 to full-scale output, regardless of polarity. PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 21: Analog Monitor And Control

    [CLR] key while turning the unit on will also clear all buff ers and erase any saved presets. The default setup is also recalled a er a power on memory error (ERR 1). The default parameters are shown below. PS355 Voltage Set Voltage Limit ₋10,000 V ₋1,050 µA...
  • Page 22 2 – 6 Guide to Operation PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 23: Remote Operation

    3 Remote Operation This chapter describes operating the PS300 series over the RS-232 In This Chapter and GPIB computer interfaces. Index of Common Commands ... . 3 – 2 Alphabetic List of Commands ... . 3 –...

  • Page 24: Index Of Common Commands

    3 – 10 Standard Event Status *PSC(?) { i } 3 – 11 Power-On Status Clear *SRE(?) { i } 3 – 11 Service Request Enable *STB(?) [ i ] 3 – 11 Status Byte PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 25: Alphabetic List Of Commands

    Remote Operation 3 – 3 3.2 Alphabetic List of Commands 3 – 10 Clear Status *CLS *ESE(?) i 3 – 10 Standard Event Status Enable *ESR? [ i ] 3 – 10 Standard Event Status *IDN? 3 – 9 Identify *OPC(?) 3 –...

  • Page 26: Introduction

    “(?)”. Parameters shown in { } and [ ] are not always required. Parameters in { } are required to set a value, and should be omi ed for queries. PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 27: Notation

    Commands 3 – 5 Parameters in [ ] are optional in both set and query commands. Parameters listed without surrounding characters are always re- quired. Do not send ( ) or { } or [ ] as part of the command. Multiple parameters are separated by commas.

  • Page 28: Output Control Commands

    Recall Confi guration The *RCL command recalls stored se ings i . *RCL 0 restores the default se ings. If the stored se ing is corrupted, an error is returned. Example: *RCL 3 PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...
  • Page 29 Commands 3 – 7 *SAV i Save Confi guration The *SAV command stores the present setup as se ing i . i may range from 1 to 9. Example: *SAV 3 ILIM(?) { x } Limit Current The ILIM command sets (queries) the value of the current limit (to x ), in amperes.

  • Page 30: Interface Control Commands

    *RST Reset The *RST common command resets the power supply to its default confi guration. It is the same as holding the [CLR] bu on depressed at power on. Example: *RST PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...
  • Page 31 Commands 3 – 9 *IDN? Identify The *IDN? common query returns the PS300’s device identifi cation. This string is forma ed as follows: StanfordResearchSystems, PS3XX, <serial>, <version> where XX is the model number, <serial> is the 6-digit serial number of the unit, and <version> is the 3-digit fi rmware revision number.

  • Page 32: Status Reporting Commands

    If the optional parameter i is present, then only the value of bit i is returned. Reading this register will clear it. Reading bit i will clear bit i only. Example: *ESR? 5 PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...
  • Page 33 Commands 3 – 11 *PSC(?) { i } Power-On Status Clear The *PSC common command sets (queries) the value of the power-on status clear bit {to i }. If i = 1, the power-on status clear bit is set, and all status registers and enable registers are cleared on power up.

  • Page 34: Status Model

    Enable register names end with SE. At power-on, all status registers are cleared. PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 35: Status Reporting

    Status 3 – 13 3.6 Status Reporting The PS300 series reports on its status by means of two status bytes: The serial poll byte and the standard status byte. Upon power-on, the instrument may either clear all of its status enable registers, or maintain them in the state they were in during power-down.

  • Page 36: Standard Event Status Byte

    Execution Err (bit 4) of the Standard Event Status Byte. Err8 GPIB Output Queue Full The output queue overfl owed and was cleared. This could be due to querying the instrument repeatedly and not PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...
  • Page 37 Status 3 – 15 reading back all the bytes. This is the same error seen in the Query Error (bit 2) of the Standard Event Status Byte. PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Phone: (408)744-9040 www.thinkSRS.com...
  • Page 38 3 – 16 Remote Operation PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting This chapter is wri en to guide a qualifi ed electronics technician In This Chapter through troubleshooting the PS300 Series Power Supplies. Troubleshooting the PS300 ....4–2 4.1.1 Power On Reset .

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting The Ps300

    If so, make sure the rear-panel programming voltage is correct. 4.1.4 Repeated Trips Repeated trips can be caused by a change in load, or a load that is PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...
  • Page 41 Troubleshooting 4 – 3 drawing too much current. This may eff ect the voltage trip or the current trip. Voltage Trips A voltage trip may occur if the load changes too rapidly, causing the voltage to overshoot. Raising the voltage limit may eliminate the problem.
  • Page 42 4 – 4 Troubleshooting PS300 Series High Voltage Power Supplies Stanford Research Systems...

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