5 entering picklist values, Operation – American Magnetics 4Q1010PS-430 Integrated Power Supply System User Manual

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Operation

Entering Picklist Values

• PSw P/S Ramp Rate if PSwitch is fully cooled. Disallowed during

switch heating/cooling transition.

• PSwitch Current
• PSwitch Heated Time
• PSwitch Cooled Time
• PSwitch Cooling Gain
• Quench Rate

Instead of entering a value using the numeric keypad,

SHIFT

is pressed,

followed by

FINE ADJUST

. The display will show an up/down arrow ( )

indicating that the fine adjust knob is active.

When the fine adjust knob is live, adjustments made using it take place

immediately. This is a very useful and powerful functionality. Any

numeric value can be incrementally adjusted using the fine adjust knob,

and its affect on the system can be observed as the adjustment is being

made. For example, with the persistent switch heater on, the persistent

switch heater current can be adjusted incrementally to find the persistent

switch heater superconducting/normal thresholds. An example of a fine

adjust in progress (fine adjust knob is live) is illustrated below:

Note

The fine adjust knob is velocity-sensitive, meaning that the faster the

knob is turned, the more coarse the adjustment. Slow manipulation

of the knob will yield very fine resolution even beyond that displayed

by the Model 430 Programmer.

When the desired numeric value has been set using the fine adjust knob,

the

ENTER

key is pressed to store the value. Pressing the

ESC

key while

the fine adjust knob is live will cause the adjusted value to revert to its

previous setting and make the fine adjust knob inactive. In fact, pressing

any key other than

ENTER

will cause the adjusted value to revert to its

previous setting and make the fine adjust knob inactive.

3.5

Entering Picklist Values

Some submenu items require the user to select a value from a list of

predefined values (picklist values). Such menus will display an item

selector ( ) which points to the picklist value currently selected. To

change the value to another value in the picklist, first press the

ENTER

+50.00 A -

PSwitch Current (mA)

+0.50 Vs

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