Xantrex Technology XDC manual Overview of Operation

About The XDC Power Supply

Overview of Operation

Overview of Operation

Power ON Power ON describes the period between the time the AC power is turned ON and the time the power supply is ready for normal operation. Each supply comes with a series of factory default settings that may be in effect at the conclusion of the Power ON period. These include:

•Output OFF: No current is sent to the DC output connections. You must press Out ON/OFF to activate the supply output.

•Voltage 0V: The Voltage setpoint is zero.

•Current 0A: The Current setpoint is zero.

•Local mode operation

The output state depends on the Power ON output setting. You can customize the Power ON settings to suit your needs. See “Configure Power ON Settings” on page 84 for more information.

Control One local method and 4 remote methods are available for controlling the power Modes supply:

•Local Mode: Where the user operates the menu keypad and knobs

•RS-232:Where the user operates the supply remotely through a serial port connection (standard feature).

•GPIB: Where the user operates the supply remotely through the faster General Purpose Interface Bus. The GPIB bus follows the IEEE 488.2 standard and is an optional feature of this power supply.

•Multichannel: Where the user operates the supply remotely through the optional multichannel link between 2 or more (up to 50) power supplies (optional feature).

•Analog: Where the user operates the supply remotely through the isolated analog programming and readback port (standard feature). Three options are available:

•Analog V and I

•Analog V

•Analog I

Each of these methods is referred to as a control mode.

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