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Table Of Contents (continued) Positive and Negative Voltages.................................................................................................................51
Remote Voltage Sensing...............................................................................................................................51
Remote Sense Connections.......................................................................................................................52
Output Noise Considerations.....................................................................................................................53
Programming Response Time with an Output Capacitor..........................................................................53
Open Sense Leads......................................................................................................................................54
Overvoltage Trigger Connections.................................................................................................................54
External Trigger Circuit............................................................................................................................54
Power Supply Protection Considerations .....................................................................................................55
Battery Charging.......................................................................................................................................55
Capacitive Load Limitation.......................................................................................................................56
Parallel Operation..........................................................................................................................................56
CV Operation............................................................................................................................................ 57
CC Operation.............................................................................................................................................58
Remote Sensing.........................................................................................................................................58
Specifications for Parallel Operation.........................................................................................................58
Series Operation............................................................................................................................................59
CV Operation............................................................................................................................................ 59
CC Operation.............................................................................................................................................60
Remote Sensing.........................................................................................................................................60
Specifications for Series Operation...........................................................................................................60
Bi-Polar Operation.................................................................................................................................... 61
5 Remote Operation
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................63
GP-IB Operation............................................................................................................................................63
Interface Functions....................................................................................................................................63
GP-IB Address Selection...........................................................................................................................64
Power-On Service Request (PON)............................................................................................................65
Programming Syntax.....................................................................................................................................65
Numeric Data............................................................................................................................................ 67
Order of Execution....................................................................................................................................70
Terminators...............................................................................................................................................70
Initial Conditions...........................................................................................................................................71
Power Supply Commands.............................................................................................................................71
Voltage Programming...............................................................................................................................71
Current Programming................................................................................................................................73
Range Programming..................................................................................................................................73
Output On/Off...........................................................................................................................................74
Overvoltage Protection..............................................................................................................................74
Overcurrent Protection..............................................................................................................................75
Multiple Output Storage and Recall..........................................................................................................75
The Clear Command..................................................................................................................................76
Status Reporting........................................................................................................................................76
Service Request Generation...................................................................................................................... 79
Reprogramming Delay..............................................................................................................................80
Display On/Off..........................................................................................................................................81
Other Queries.............................................................................................................................................82
6 Local Operation
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................85
Local Mode....................................................................................................................................................85