Table Of Contents

 

1

General Information

 

 

Introduction............................................................................................................................................

11

 

Safety Considerations................... ..........................................................................................................

11

 

Instrument and Manual Identification.... .................................................................................................

11

 

Options...................................................................................................................................................

11

 

Accessories............................. ................................................................................................................

12

 

Description ............................ ................................................................................................................

12

 

Basic Operation......................... .............................................................................................................

13

 

HP-IB Board.......................................................................................................................................

13

 

Output Boards.....................................................................................................................................

14

 

Specifications......................... ................................................................................................................

15

 

Qualifying Conditions.........................................................................................................................

15

 

Definitions..........................................................................................................................................

15

2

Installation

 

 

Introduction............................................................................................................................................

25

 

Initial Inspection.....................................................................................................................................

25

 

Location and Cooling..............................................................................................................................

25

 

Input Power Requirements................ ......................................................................................................

26

 

Line Fuse................................................................................................................................................

26

 

Power Cord.............................................................................................................................................

28

 

Line Voltage Conversion................. .......................................................................................................

28

 

HP-IB Interface Connector......................................................................................................................

29

3

Getting Started

 

 

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................

31

 

Front Panel Controls and Indicators........................................................................................................

31

 

Turning On Your Supply................. .......................................................................................................

31

 

Normal Self Test Indications...............................................................................................................

35

 

Self Test Errors...................................................................................................................................

36

 

Checking Out Your Supply Using Local Control.....................................................................................

36

 

Voltage Test............................ ...........................................................................................................

37

 

Overvoltage Test.................................................................................................................................

37

 

Current Test............................ ...........................................................................................................

37

 

Introduction To Remote Operation..........................................................................................................

38

 

Enter/Output Statements.....................................................................................................................

38

 

Reading the HP-IB Address.............. ..................................................................................................

39

 

Changing the HP-IB Address..............................................................................................................

39

 

Sending a Remote Command..............................................................................................................

39

 

Getting Data from the Supply........... ..................................................................................................

40

 

Often Used Commands.................... ...................................................................................................

40

 

Returning the Supply to Local Mode...................................................................................................

42

4

Output Connections and Operating Information

 

 

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................

43

 

Output Ranges............................... .........................................................................................................

43

 

Operating Quadrants...........................................................................................................................

44

 

Range Selection............................. .....................................................................................................

44

 

Protection Features......................... ........................................................................................................

44

 

Connecting The Load......................... ....................................................................................................

46

 

Wire Size Selection.............................................................................................................................

47

 

Multiple Loads....................................................................................................................................

49

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