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 Flexible system features
Convenient bench-top features
 Front Panel at a Glance
 For Agilent E3633A Model **For Agilent E3634A Model
 Front-Panel Voltage and Current Limit Settings
 Display Annunciators
 Rear Panel at a Glance
 This Book
Page
 Contents
 Remote Interface Reference
Contents
 Application Programs
Error Messages
Tutorial
 Specifications
 General Information
 Safety and EMC Requirements
Safety Considerations
 Accessories
Options and Accessories
Options
 General Information Description
Description
 R n i n g
 General Information Description R n i n g
 Initial Inspection
Installation
Cooling and Location
 General Information Installation Rack Mounting
Page
 Power-Line Cord
Input Power Requirements
Power-Line Voltage Selection
General Information Input Power Requirements
 General Information Input Power Requirements
 General Information Input Power Requirements
 Initial Operation
 Initial Operation
 Preliminary Checkout
 Initial Operation Power-On Checkout
Power-On Checkout
Enable the outputs
Addr 05 or RS-232
 Output Checkout
Turn on the power supply
Voltage Output Checkout
Initial Operation Output Checkout
 Adjust the voltage limit value to 1.0 volt
Enable the output
Current Output Checkout
 Chapter
 Initial Operation Output Checkout
 Front-Panel Operation
 Front-Panel Operation
 Front-Panel Operation Front-Panel Operation Overview
Front-Panel Operation Overview
 Adjust the knob for the desired current limit
Set the display to the limit mode
Constant Voltage Operation
Front-Panel Operation Constant Voltage Operation
 Return to the meter mode
Adjust the knob for the desired output voltage
CURRent currentMINMAX
VOLTage voltageMINMAX
 Front-Panel Operation Constant Current Operation
Constant Current Operation
 Adjust the knob for the desired output current
 Turn on the storage mode
Set up the power supply for the desired operating state
Storing and Recalling Operating States
Store the operating state in memory location
 Restore the operating state
Turn on the recall mode
Save the operating state
Recall the stored operating state
 Enable the OVP circuit
Setting the OVP Level and Enable the OVP Circuit
Programming Overvoltage Protection
Front-Panel Operation Programming Overvoltage Protection
 Checking OVP Operation
Move to the clear mode
Clearing the Overvoltage Condition
Lower the output voltage level
 Raise the OVP trip level
Move to the OVP Clear mode
Voltprot voltageMINMAX
Voltprotstat Offon
 Recommended Protection Circuit for Battery Charging
 Enable the OCP circuit
Setting the OCP Level and Enable the OCP Circuit
Programming Overcurrent Protection
Front-Panel Operation Programming Overcurrent Protection
 Clearing the Overcurrent Condition
Checking OCP Operation
Lower the output current level
 Raise the OCP trip level
Move to the OCP Clear mode
Currprot currentMINMAX
Currprotstat Offon
 Output Rating
CV Regulation
Output Noise
 Remote Voltage Sensing Connections
Stability
 Rear local sensing connections
Remote Voltage Sensing at the Rear Panel
 Front-Panel Operation Disabling the Output
Disabling the Output
Outp Offon
 Knob Locking
Disabling the Output Using an External Relay
 Self-Test
System-Related Operations
Front-Panel Operation System-Related Operations
TST?
 102, ‘‘Syntax error’’
Error Conditions
 Disp Offon
Display Control
Disptext quoted string
Disptextcle
 Scpi Language Version
Firmware Revision Query
SYSTVERS?
 Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface Configuration
Remote Interface Configuration
Remote Interface Selection
 Baud Rate Selection RS-232
Gpib Address
Parity Selection RS-232
 Move to the Gpib address setting mode
Turn on the remote configuration mode
Save the change and turn off the I/O configuration mode
To Set the Gpib Address
 RS-232 message will be displayed
To Set the Baud Rate and Parity RS-232
Choose the RS-232 interface
Save the change and choose the parity
 Change Saved
 T e Front-Panel Operation Gpib Interface Configuration
Gpib Interface Configuration
 RS-232 Configuration Overview
RS-232 Interface Configuration
Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration
Parity and Data Bits None / 8 data bits factory setting
 Connection to a Computer or Terminal
 DTR / DSR Handshake Protocol
 RS-232 Troubleshooting
 Calibration Security
Calibration Overview
Front-Panel Operation Calibration Overview
 Secured
 Unsecured
 ‘‘CALSECSTAT OFF, HP003633* or HP003634** ’’
Calseccode new code
‘‘CALSECCODE ZZ001443 ’’
‘‘CALSECSTAT ON, ZZ001443 ’’
 Calibration Message
Calibration Count
CALCOUN?
Calstr quoted string
 Remote Interface Reference
 Scpi
 Remote Interface Reference Scpi Command Summary
Scpi Command Summary
Scpi First-time Scpi users, see
 Numeric value DEFault
 System-Related Commands
 Status Reporting Commands
 IEEE-488.2 Common Commands
 Using the Low-Level Commands
Using the APPLy Command
Simplified Programming Overview
‘‘VOLT
 Selecting a Trigger Source
Reading a Query Response
‘‘TRIGSOUR IMM ’’
 Agilent E3633A Programming Ranges
Power Supply Programming Ranges
 Remote Interface Reference Using the APPLy Command
Using the APPLy Command
APPLy voltage DEF MIN MAX,current DEF MIN MAX
APPLy?
 ‘‘CURR UP’’
Output Setting and Operation Commands
‘‘CURR DOWN’’
 CURRentSTEP? DEFault
CURRentSTEP numeric valueDEFault
CURRentTRIGgered current MINimum MAXimum
CURRentTRIGgered? MINimum MAXimum
 CURRentPROTectionSTATe 01OFFON
CURRentPROTection? MINimumMAXimum
CURRentPROTectionSTATe?
CURRentPROTectionTRIPped?
 ‘‘VOLT UP ’’
‘‘VOLTSTEP 0.01 ’’
‘‘VOLTSTEP 0.02 ’’
‘‘VOLT Down ’’
 VOLTageTRIGgered voltage MINimum MAXimum
VOLTageSTEP? DEFault
VOLTageTRIGgered? MINimum MAXimum
VOLTagePROTection voltageMINimumMAXimum
 VOLTagePROTectionSTATe?
VOLTagePROTectionSTATe 01OFFON
VOLTagePROTectionTRIPped?
VOLTagePROTectionCLEar
 MEASureVOLTage?
MEASureCURRent?
 Remote Interface Reference Triggering Commands
Triggering Commands
Trigger Source Choices
Bus Software Triggering
 Immediate Triggering
Trigsour BUS*TRG*WAI*TRG*WAI
Trigsour IMM
 TRG
Triggering Commands
 System-Related Commands
 SYSTemERRor?
Outprel command SYSTemBEEPer
+0, ‘‘No error’’
OUTPutRELay?
 RST
IDN?
Curr
Currstep
 CURR, CURRSTEP, CURRTRIG, CURRPROT, Currprotstat
SAV 1 2
DISP, OUTP, OUTPREL, TRIGDEL, TRIGSOUR, Volt
VOLTSTEP, VOLTTRIG, VOLTPROT, VOLTPROTSTAT,
 Calibration Commands
 CALibrationSECureSTATe OFF ON,code
CALibrationSECureCODE new code
CALibrationSECureSTATe?
CALibrationSTRing quoted string
 100
CALibrationVOLTagePROTection
 Remote Interface Reference RS-232 Interface Commands
RS-232 Interface Commands
SYSTemREMote
Ctrl-C
 What is an Enable Register?
What is an Event Register?
Scpi Status Registers
Remote Interface Reference Scpi Status Registers
 103
Scpi Status System
 Questionable Status Register
Questionable Status Enable register is cleared when
Questionable Status Event register is cleared when
104
 105
Standard Event Register
 Status Byte Register
Standard Event Enable register is cleared when
106
 Status Byte Enable register Request Service is cleared when
Using Service Request SRQ and Serial Poll
Causing the service request
U t i o n
 Using the Message Available Bit MAV
Using *STB? to Read the Status Byte
To Interrupt Your Bus Controller Using SRQ
Clear
 Using *OPC to Signal When Data is in the Output Buffer
To Determine When a Command Sequence is Completed
109
 Remote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands
Status Reporting Commands
STATusQUEStionableCONDition?
STATusQUEStionable?
 ESE?
CLS
ESR?
OPC
 SRE?
PSC?
STB?
WAI
 113
An Introduction to the Scpi Language
 CURRent currentMINimumMAXimumUPDOWN
Command Format Used in This Manual
‘‘SOURceCURRentTRIGgered’’ ‘‘APPLy 3.5,1.5’’ 114
 Using the MIN and MAX Parameters
Command Separators
‘‘SOURVOLT Mincurr MAX’’
‘‘SOURVOLT MIN’’ ‘‘SOURCURR MAX’’
 Scpi Command Terminators
Querying Parameter Settings
IEEE-488.2 Common Commands
‘‘CURR? MAX’’
 Curr currentMINMAXUPDOWN
Scpi Parameter Types
Trigsour Busimm
117
 Clear
Halting an Output in Progress
Ioclear
118
 Scpi Conformance Information
Scpi Confirmed Commands
Remote Interface Reference Scpi Conformance Information
119
 SOURce VOLTageLEVelIMMediateAMPLitude voltageMINMAXUPDOWN
120
 121
Non-SCPI Commands
 IEEE-488 Conformance Information
 Error Messages
 102, ‘‘Syntax error’’ 124
*RST reset command command does not clear the error queue
 Execution Errors
 Example Triggdel
113 Undefined header
121 Invalid character in number
Example *ESE #B01010102
 160 to Block data errors
Error Messages Execution Errors 141 Invalid character data
170 to Expression errors
144 Character data too long
 CALibrationSTRing command
Error Messages Execution Errors 221 Settings conflict
Reported. See also ‘‘Self-Test Errors’’, starting on
350 Too many errors
 440 Query Unterminated after indefinite response
Error Messages Execution Errors 430 Query Deadlocked
Example *IDN?SYSTVERS?
SYSTemLOCal , SYSTem REMote , and SYSTemRWLock
 Error Messages Self-Test Errors
Self-Test Errors
 Calibration Errors
 716 Bad DAC DNL error correction data
Error Messages Calibration Errors 714 Bad OVP cal data
717 Cal OVP or OCP status enabled
718 Gain out of range for Gain Error Correction
 Application Programs
 134
 Application Programs Example Program for C and C++
Example Program for C and C++
Diode.c
On next 135
 On next 136
 On next 137
 End of Program 138
 Application Programs Example Program for Excel
Example Program for Excel
Example
Program result
 140
 On next 141
Application Programs Example Program for Excel Diode Macro
 End of Program 142
 143
Declaration for Windows 95/NT
 Application Programs Example Program for Excel 144
 Tutorial
 146
 147
Overview of Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A Operation
 RS-232
Gpib
148
 Tutorial Output Characteristics
Output Characteristics
149
 150
Output Characteristics
 Unregulated State
Unwanted Signals
151
 152
 R n i n g Tutorial Connecting the Load
Connecting the Load
Output Isolation
Multiple Loads
 Remote Voltage Sensing
Tutorial Connecting the Load
154
 Capacitive Loading
Load Consideration
Inductive loading
Pulse Loading
 156
Tutorial Connecting the Load Reverse Current Loading
 Series Connections
Extending the Voltage and Current Range
Parallel Connections
Tutorial Extending the Voltage and Current Range
 Tutorial Remote Programming
Remote Programming
158
 Speed of Response Programming Down
159
 Tutorial Reliability
Reliability
160
 Specifications
 162
 Specifications Performance Specifications
Performance Specifications
163
 164
OCP
 Supplemental Characteristics
 Operating Temperature
Maximum Input Power
Programming Language
State Storage Memory
 Weight
Dimensions
Environmental Conditions
167
 Specifications Supplemental Characteristics 168
 169
Index
 Gpib
170
 Scpi
171
 172
 Warranty
 According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN
Declaration of Conformity