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Tutorial

The Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A are high performance instruments capable of delivering clean dc power. But to take full advantage of the performance characteristics designed into the power supply, certain basic precautions must be observed when connecting it for use on the lab bench or as a controlled power supply. This chapter describes basic operation of linear power supplies and gives specific details on the operation and use of the Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A DC power supplies:

•Overview of Agilent E3633A and Agilent E3634A Operation, starting on page 147

•Output Characteristics, starting on page 149

•Connecting the Load, starting on page 153

•Extending the Voltage and Current Range, on page 157

•Remote Programming, starting on page 158

•Reliability, on page 160

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Contents

‹&RS\ULJKW$JLOHQW7HFKQRORJLHV,QF $OO5LJKWV5HVHUYHG 3DUW1XPEHU $SULO 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 Error Messages Application ProgramsTutorial Specifications General Information Safety and EMC Requirements Safety Considerations Options and Accessories AccessoriesOptions General Information Description Description R n i n g General Information Description R n i n g Installation Initial InspectionCooling and Location General Information Installation Rack Mounting Page General Information Input Power Requirements Input Power RequirementsPower-Line Cord Power-Line Voltage Selection General Information Input Power Requirements General Information Input Power Requirements Initial Operation Initial Operation Preliminary Checkout Addr 05 or RS-232 Power-On CheckoutInitial Operation Power-On Checkout Enable the outputs Initial Operation Output Checkout Turn on the power supplyOutput Checkout Voltage Output Checkout Enable the output Adjust the voltage limit value to 1.0 voltCurrent Output Checkout Chapter Initial Operation Output Checkout Front-Panel Operation Front-Panel Operation Front-Panel Operation Front-Panel Operation Overview Front-Panel Operation Overview Front-Panel Operation Constant Voltage Operation Set the display to the limit modeAdjust the knob for the desired current limit Constant Voltage Operation VOLTage voltageMINMAX Adjust the knob for the desired output voltageReturn to the meter mode CURRent currentMINMAX Front-Panel Operation Constant Current Operation Constant Current Operation Adjust the knob for the desired output current Store the operating state in memory location Set up the power supply for the desired operating stateTurn on the storage mode Storing and Recalling Operating States Recall the stored operating state Turn on the recall modeRestore the operating state Save the operating state Front-Panel Operation Programming Overvoltage Protection Setting the OVP Level and Enable the OVP CircuitEnable the OVP circuit Programming Overvoltage Protection Lower the output voltage level Move to the clear modeChecking OVP Operation Clearing the Overvoltage Condition Voltprotstat Offon Move to the OVP Clear modeRaise the OVP trip level Voltprot voltageMINMAX Recommended Protection Circuit for Battery Charging Front-Panel Operation Programming Overcurrent Protection Setting the OCP Level and Enable the OCP CircuitEnable the OCP circuit Programming Overcurrent Protection Checking OCP Operation Clearing the Overcurrent ConditionLower the output current level Currprotstat Offon Move to the OCP Clear modeRaise the OCP trip level Currprot currentMINMAX CV Regulation Output RatingOutput Noise Remote Voltage Sensing Connections Stability Rear local sensing connections Remote Voltage Sensing at the Rear Panel Disabling the Output Front-Panel Operation Disabling the OutputOutp Offon Knob Locking Disabling the Output Using an External Relay TST? System-Related OperationsSelf-Test Front-Panel Operation System-Related Operations 102, ‘‘Syntax error’’ Error Conditions Disptextcle Display ControlDisp Offon Disptext quoted string Firmware Revision Query Scpi Language VersionSYSTVERS? Remote Interface Configuration Front-Panel Operation Remote Interface ConfigurationRemote Interface Selection Gpib Address Baud Rate Selection RS-232Parity Selection RS-232 To Set the Gpib Address Turn on the remote configuration modeMove to the Gpib address setting mode Save the change and turn off the I/O configuration mode Save the change and choose the parity To Set the Baud Rate and Parity RS-232RS-232 message will be displayed Choose the RS-232 interface Change Saved T e Front-Panel Operation Gpib Interface Configuration Gpib Interface Configuration Parity and Data Bits None / 8 data bits factory setting RS-232 Interface ConfigurationRS-232 Configuration Overview Front-Panel Operation RS-232 Interface Configuration Connection to a Computer or Terminal DTR / DSR Handshake Protocol RS-232 Troubleshooting Calibration Overview Calibration SecurityFront-Panel Operation Calibration Overview Secured Unsecured ‘‘CALSECSTAT ON, ZZ001443 ’’ Calseccode new code‘‘CALSECSTAT OFF, HP003633* or HP003634** ’’ ‘‘CALSECCODE ZZ001443 ’’ Calstr quoted string Calibration CountCalibration Message CALCOUN? Remote Interface Reference Scpi Scpi Command Summary Remote Interface Reference Scpi Command SummaryScpi First-time Scpi users, see Numeric value DEFault System-Related Commands Status Reporting Commands IEEE-488.2 Common Commands ‘‘VOLT Using the APPLy CommandUsing the Low-Level Commands Simplified Programming Overview Reading a Query Response Selecting a Trigger Source‘‘TRIGSOUR IMM ’’ Agilent E3633A Programming Ranges Power Supply Programming Ranges APPLy? Using the APPLy CommandRemote Interface Reference Using the APPLy Command APPLy voltage DEF MIN MAX,current DEF MIN MAX Output Setting and Operation Commands ‘‘CURR UP’’‘‘CURR DOWN’’ CURRentTRIGgered? MINimum MAXimum CURRentSTEP numeric valueDEFaultCURRentSTEP? DEFault CURRentTRIGgered current MINimum MAXimum CURRentPROTectionTRIPped? CURRentPROTection? MINimumMAXimumCURRentPROTectionSTATe 01OFFON CURRentPROTectionSTATe? ‘‘VOLT Down ’’ ‘‘VOLTSTEP 0.01 ’’‘‘VOLT UP ’’ ‘‘VOLTSTEP 0.02 ’’ VOLTagePROTection voltageMINimumMAXimum VOLTageSTEP? DEFaultVOLTageTRIGgered voltage MINimum MAXimum VOLTageTRIGgered? MINimum MAXimum VOLTagePROTectionCLEar VOLTagePROTectionSTATe 01OFFONVOLTagePROTectionSTATe? VOLTagePROTectionTRIPped? MEASureVOLTage? MEASureCURRent? Bus Software Triggering Triggering CommandsRemote Interface Reference Triggering Commands Trigger Source Choices Trigsour BUS*TRG*WAI*TRG*WAI Immediate TriggeringTrigsour IMM TRG Triggering Commands System-Related Commands OUTPutRELay? Outprel command SYSTemBEEPerSYSTemERRor? +0, ‘‘No error’’ Currstep IDN?RST Curr VOLTSTEP, VOLTTRIG, VOLTPROT, VOLTPROTSTAT, SAV 1 2CURR, CURRSTEP, CURRTRIG, CURRPROT, Currprotstat DISP, OUTP, OUTPREL, TRIGDEL, TRIGSOUR, Volt Calibration Commands CALibrationSTRing quoted string CALibrationSECureCODE new codeCALibrationSECureSTATe OFF ON,code CALibrationSECureSTATe? 100 CALibrationVOLTagePROTection Ctrl-C RS-232 Interface CommandsRemote Interface Reference RS-232 Interface Commands SYSTemREMote Remote Interface Reference Scpi Status Registers What is an Event Register?What is an Enable Register? Scpi Status Registers 103 Scpi Status System 104 Questionable Status Enable register is cleared whenQuestionable Status Register Questionable Status Event register is cleared when 105 Standard Event Register Standard Event Enable register is cleared when Status Byte Register106 U t i o n Using Service Request SRQ and Serial PollStatus Byte Enable register Request Service is cleared when Causing the service request Clear Using *STB? to Read the Status ByteUsing the Message Available Bit MAV To Interrupt Your Bus Controller Using SRQ To Determine When a Command Sequence is Completed Using *OPC to Signal When Data is in the Output Buffer109 STATusQUEStionable? Status Reporting CommandsRemote Interface Reference Status Reporting Commands STATusQUEStionableCONDition? OPC CLSESE? ESR? WAI PSC?SRE? STB? 113 An Introduction to the Scpi Language Command Format Used in This Manual CURRent currentMINimumMAXimumUPDOWN‘‘SOURceCURRentTRIGgered’’ ‘‘APPLy 3.5,1.5’’ 114 ‘‘SOURVOLT MIN’’ ‘‘SOURCURR MAX’’ Command SeparatorsUsing the MIN and MAX Parameters ‘‘SOURVOLT Mincurr MAX’’ ‘‘CURR? MAX’’ Querying Parameter SettingsScpi Command Terminators IEEE-488.2 Common Commands 117 Scpi Parameter TypesCurr currentMINMAXUPDOWN Trigsour Busimm 118 Halting an Output in ProgressClear Ioclear 119 Scpi Confirmed CommandsScpi Conformance Information Remote Interface Reference Scpi Conformance Information 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 *ESE #B01010102 113 Undefined headerExample Triggdel 121 Invalid character in number 144 Character data too long Error Messages Execution Errors 141 Invalid character data160 to Block data errors 170 to Expression errors 350 Too many errors Error Messages Execution Errors 221 Settings conflictCALibrationSTRing command Reported. See also ‘‘Self-Test Errors’’, starting on SYSTemLOCal , SYSTem REMote , and SYSTemRWLock Error Messages Execution Errors 430 Query Deadlocked440 Query Unterminated after indefinite response Example *IDN?SYSTVERS? Error Messages Self-Test Errors Self-Test Errors Calibration Errors 718 Gain out of range for Gain Error Correction Error Messages Calibration Errors 714 Bad OVP cal data716 Bad DAC DNL error correction data 717 Cal OVP or OCP status enabled Application Programs 134 On next 135 Example Program for C and C++Application Programs Example Program for C and C++ Diode.c On next 136 On next 137 End of Program 138 Program result Example Program for ExcelApplication Programs Example Program for Excel Example 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 Gpib RS-232148 Output Characteristics Tutorial Output Characteristics149 150 Output Characteristics Unwanted Signals Unregulated State151 152 Multiple Loads Connecting the LoadR n i n g Tutorial Connecting the Load Output Isolation Tutorial Connecting the Load Remote Voltage Sensing154 Pulse Loading Load ConsiderationCapacitive Loading Inductive loading 156 Tutorial Connecting the Load Reverse Current Loading Tutorial Extending the Voltage and Current Range Extending the Voltage and Current RangeSeries Connections Parallel Connections Remote Programming Tutorial Remote Programming158 Speed of Response Programming Down 159 Reliability Tutorial Reliability160 Specifications 162 Performance Specifications Specifications Performance Specifications163 164 OCP Supplemental Characteristics State Storage Memory Maximum Input PowerOperating Temperature Programming Language 167 DimensionsWeight Environmental Conditions Specifications Supplemental Characteristics 168 169 Index Gpib 170 Scpi 171 172 Warranty According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN Declaration of Conformity