Installation and Configuration

Initial Inspection

 

JUMPER SELECTION

J95

Local OVP control selection

[closed] [default]. See page 29.

 

 

[open] See Table 2.13, on page 29.

J117 User TTL shutdown (S/D) selection

J217 Remote OVP Control Selection

[1-2] User TTL S/D line active low.

[2-3] [default] User TTL S/D line active high.

[closed] [default]. See page 29.

[open] See Table 2.13, on page 29.

J7

RS-232 (J5) transmit and

[3-1]

Transmit on pin 3 [default]

 

receive pin selection

[4-6]

Receive on pin 2 [default]

 

 

[3-5]

Transmit on pin 2

 

 

[4-2]

Receive on pin 3

J8

RS-232 flow control selection of

 

RTS/CTS (ready to send/clear

 

to send) or DTR/DSR (data

 

terminal ready/data set ready)

J9

RS-232 flow control selection of

 

RTS/CTS or DTR/DSR

[2-4][3-5] [default] RTS input on pin 7 (used with CTS output on pin 8)

[2-4][1-3] DTR input on pin 4 (used with DSR output on pin 6)

[1-3][4-6] [default] CTS output on pin 8 (used with RTS input on pin 7)

[3-5][4-6] DSR output on pin 6 (used with DTR input on pin 4)

Note: All other jumpers are not user-selectable.

 

 

LED INDICATORS

CR141

Red Diagnostic LED

Bus error or soft restart on Slave circuitry.

CR14

Red Diagnostic LED

Soft restart on Master circuitry.

CR13

Green Diagnostic LED

Bus error on Master circuitry.

 

 

EPROMS

U95

Slave EPROM

See revision number stamped on EPROM.

U18

Master EPROM

See revision number stamped on EPROM.

Figure 2.3, RS-232 Interface PCB continued.

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Operating Manual for RS-232 for XT/HPD Series Power Supply

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RS232-XT, RS232-HPD specifications

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