KEPCO TMA VXI-27 - Manual (Page 21)

3-4
TMA VXI -27 101602
Once a controller has been selected, you will see the "virtual" panel of the Kepco power supply,
(Figure 3-3). The slot selected is displayed in the SLOT window at the upper left corner of the
panel. To operate the controls, click the mouse.
FIGURE 3-3. TMA VXI-27 plag&play PANEL
3.3.3.1 UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROLS. For on-line information about controls and indicators,
click on SHOW HELP from the HELP menu. Then move the cursor over each control and indi-
cator on the panel. Help text will appear and explain the function of each. Table 3-1 lists the
function of each control and indicator.
TABLE 3-1. Plug&play PANEL CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
CONTROL/INDICATOR FUNCTION
MAX CHANNEL (switch)
Click on arrows to increase or decrease the number of channels to be scanned; set to
correspond to the number of power supplies actually connected to the controller.
SCAN SPEED(switch) Click on arrows to select scan speed from fastest (10) to slowest (1).
SCAN ON/OFF (switch) Click to enables or disable polling of power supplies connected to the active controller.
CHANNEL (switch)
Click on arrows to select channel. Power supply connected to selected channel (indi-
cated by MODEL indicator) is visible on “virtual” panel.
MODEL (indicator) Indicates power supplly model connected to selected channel.
STATUS
(indicators)
OPERATIONAL Indicates value of status bits in operational register (see Figure B-17)
QUESTIONABLE Indicates value of status bits in questionable register (see Figure B-23)