KEPCO ABC-DM SERIES - Manual (Page 4)

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STORAGE LOCATIONS. Forty locations are available to either save active settings or
to establish a local program that can be sequenced (EDIT PROG). STORE lets you save the active
programmed settings (V SET, I SET, OV SET and OC SET). Just select a location (from 1 to 40).
RECALL applies the V SET and I SET values previously stored.
LOCAL PROGRAMMING. The same forty locations are also available for local pro-
gramming. Each location stores values for six parameters: output voltage, output current, overcur-
rent protection, overvoltage protection, time duration (between 0.01 and 300 seconds) for the
programmed parameters, and the address of the next memory location in the program. Local pro-
grams are set up using EDIT PROG; a MEMORY LOCATION WORKSHEET table included in the
Operator’s Manual helps you to program Kepco’s ABC.
Select the starting location and enter the desired values for each parameter. Use " or # key to
scroll forward or backward to view the next parameter or memory location. Set the last address to 0
for the program to run once and stop. If you want the program to cycle indefinitely, set the last
address to the starting address. After all parameters have been entered, use CLEAR or ENTER to
exit EDIT PROG mode. To run the program one step at a time, press STEP, select a starting loca-
tion, then press STEP to execute the next step. To run the program, press RUN and select the start-
ing location. If the program is designed to cycle, press CLEAR or RESET to stop it. The TIME key
offers a quick and easy way to change the time for any memory location without entering EDIT
PROG mode.
MENU FEATURES. Press MENU to scroll through the MENU functions. Press CLEAR to
exit, enter number(s) and press ENTER to change a feature. The following features are included:
• Set LCD contrast: set from 1 to 9 for optimum viewing.
• Set GPIB address: Set from1 to 30
• Set RS 232 Baud Rate: Set to 19200, 9600, 4800 or 2400.
• Loop Back Test: Aids isolating RS 232 problems
• DCL Control: Allows DCL (Device Clear) to either set output to 0V or have no effect on out-
put voltage
• Power up output on/off: Allows the output to be either on or off when unit is first turned on.
• Set speaker on/off: 0 to disable beeps and buzzes, 1 to enable.
• Change password (required for calibration):. Enter old password, then the new pass-
word.
• Restore previous or factory calibration values: (See Section 4 of Operator’s Manual.)
• View Model number, Serial number and firmware version (not changeable)
• Set maximum values for V SET and I SET: To prevent damage to a sensitive load the
maximum output voltage and current can be reduced from the rated value to a user-
selected maximum.
• Delay protection: To allow for large initial transients (e.g., from inductive loads), overvolt-
age and overcurrent protection can be delayed about 8 seconds by entering a count (count
of 30 is about one second, maximum count is 255). If an overvoltage or overcurrent condi-
tion is still present at the end of the delay, protection trips the power supply off.