2 - General Information

Common Capabilities

Voltage and current control with 12-bit programming resolution on output 1.

ê3 ampere current source capability (up to 5 amperes for 7 milliseconds)

Extensive measurement capability on output 1

êdc voltage and current.

êrms and peak voltage and current.

êCurrent measurement capability up to approximately 7.0 amperes

ê16-bit measurement resolution.

êTriggered acquisition of digitized current and voltage waveforms (all models except Agilent 66111A)

Front panel control with 14-character vacuum fluorescent display, keypad, and rotary control for voltage and current settings.

Built-in GPIB interface programming with SCPI command language.

Non-volatile state storage and recall with SCPI command language.

Over-voltage, over-current, over-temperature, and RI/DFI protection features.

Extensive selftest, status reporting, and software calibration.

Front Panel Controls

The front panel has both rotary and keypad controls for setting the output voltage and current. The panel display provides digital readouts of a number of output measurements. Annunciators display the operating status of the dc source. System keys let you perform system functions such as setting the GPIB address and recalling operating states. Front panel Function keys access the dc source function menus. Front panel Entry keys let you select and enter parameter values. Refer to chapter 5 for a complete description of the front panel controls.

Remote Programming

NOTE: When shipped, all dc sources are set to the SCPI programming language.

On Agilent 66111A and Agilent 66311B/D units you can change the programming language from SCPI to COMPatibility language. Press the front panel Address key, use

to scroll to the LANG command, press to select COMP, then press Enter. The language setting is saved in non-volatile memory.

The dc source may be remotely programmed via the GPIB bus, and on Agilent 66111A and 66311B/D units, from an RS-232 serial port. GPIB programming is with SCPI commands (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments), which make dc source programs compatible with those of other GPIB instruments. Dc source status registers allow remote monitoring of a wide variety of dc source operating conditions. A Compatibility language mode is also included on Agilent 66311A and 66311B/D units to make the dc source compatible with the Agilent 6632A, 6633A, and 6634A Series dc power supplies (refer to appendix E). Note that the compatibility features of this unit are limited to the features that were originally available on Agilent 6632A, 6633A, and 6634A units.

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Agilent Technologies D, 66311B, 66309B, 66111A manual Common Capabilities, Front Panel Controls, Remote Programming

66111A, 66309B, 66311B, D specifications

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