Document Outline

• SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
• SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
• SECTION 3 - OPERATION
• SECTION 4 - CALIBRATION
  • APPENDIX A - IEEE 488.2 COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
  • APPENDIX B - SCPI COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
• FIGURE 1-1. ABC Series Power Supply
• SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Scope of Manual
  • 1.2 General Description
  • 1.3 Specifications
    • TABLE 1-1. Model Parameters
    • TABLE 1-2. Maximum Overvoltage and Overcurrent Settings
    • TABLE 1-3. ABC Specifications
    • FIGURE 1-1. ABC Series Power Supply, Mechanical Outline Drawing
    • FIGURE 1-2. ABC Power Supply and RA 71 Rack Adapter, Outline Drawing
    • FIGURE 1-3. Two ABC Power SUpplies and RA 72 Rack Adapter, Outline Drawing
  • 1.4 Local Control
  • 1.5 Remote Control
  • 1.6 Features
  • 1.6.1 Digital Calibration
  • 1.6.2 Overvoltage/Overcurrent Protection
  • 1.6.3 Programmable Overvoltage/Overcurrent Delay
  • 1.6.4 Non-volatile Storage of Programmed Sequences or Active Settings
  • 1.6.5 User-defined Voltage/Current Limits
  • 1.6.6 External Trigger/Remote On-Off Port
  • 1.7 Equipment Supplied
  • 1.8 Accessories
    • TABLE 1-4. Accessories
  • 1.9 Safety
    • TABLE 1-5. Safety Symbols
  • 1.10 Ripple/Noise Measurement
    • FIGURE 1-4. Ripple and Spike Measurement Cables
• SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
  • 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection
  • 2.2 Terminations and Controls
    • FIGURE 2-1. ABC Series Front Panel
    • FIGURE 2-2. ABC Series Rear Panel
    • TABLE 2-1. Input/Output Pin Assignments for IEEE 488 (GPIB) Port 
    • TABLE 2-2. Trigger Port Pin Assignments
    • TABLE 2-3. RS232C PORT Input/Output Pin Assignments
  • 2.3 Source Power Requirements
  • 2.4 Cooling
  • 2.5 Preliminary Operational Check
    • FIGURE 2-3. LCD Power On Defaults
  • 2.6 Installation
  • 2.7 Wiring Instructions
  • 2.7.1 Safety Grounding
  • 2.7.2 Source Power Connections
  • 2.7.3 D-C Output Grounding
  • 2.7.4 Power Supply/Load Interface
  • 2.7.5 Load Connection - General
  • 2.7.6 Load Connection Using Local Sensing
    • FIGURE 2-4. Grounded Load Connections, Local Sensing
    • FIGURE 2-5. Isolated Load Connections, Local Sensing
  • 2.7.7 Load Connection Using Remote Sensing
    • FIGURE 2-6. Grounded Load Connections, Remote Sensing
    • FIGURE 2-7. Isolated Load Connections, Remote Sensing
  • 2.8 Operating Configuration
• SECTION 3 - OPERATION
  • 3.1 General
  • 3.2 Remote On/Off
  • 3.3 Local Mode Operation
  • 3.3.1 Front Panel Keypad and LCD
  • 3.3.1.1 Command Entry Status
  • 3.3.1.2 Data Entry Status
  • 3.3.1.3 Display (LCD)
  • 3.3.1.4 Keypad Functions
    • TABLE 3-1. Key Functions
  • 3.3.2 Turning the Power Supply On
    • FIGURE 3-1. LCD Power On Defaults
  • 3.3.3 Setting Local Mode
  • 3.3.4 Adjusting LCD Contrast
  • 3.3.5 Enabling/Disabling Audible Beeps
  • 3.3.6 Enabling/Disabling DC Output Power
  • 3.3.6.1 Power Up Digital DC Output Control
  • 3.3.7 Reset
  • 3.3.8 Setting Output Voltage or Current
  • 3.3.8.1 Programming Techniques to Optimize Power Supply performance
  • 3.3.9 Setting Overvoltage or Overcurrent Protection
  • 3.3.10 Changing Protection Delay
  • 3.3.11 Changing Maximum Voltage or Current Value
  • 3.3.12 Storing Power Supply Output Settings
  • 3.3.13 Recalling Stored Output Settings
  • 3.3.14 Local Mode Programming of the Power Supply.
  • 3.3.14.1 Creating or Modifying a Program (Program Edit Mode)
  • 3.3.14.1.1 Modifying Programmed Time Interval
  • 3.3.14.2 Running a Program
  • 3.3.14.3 Stepping Through a Program
  • 3.3.14.4 Cycling a Program
  • 3.3.14.5 Running a Program Once
    • TABLE 3-2. Memory Location Worksheet
  • 3.3.14.6 Stopping a Program
  • 3.3.14.7 Stopping a Running Program
  • 3.3.14.8 Sample Program
    • TABLE 3-3. Sample Program (Model ABC 10-10DM)
  • 3.3.15 Calibration
  • 3.4 Remote Mode Programming
  • 3.4.1 DCL Control
  • 3.5 IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Operation
  • 3.5.1 IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Protocol
  • 3.5.2 Changing the GPIB Address
    • TABLE 3-4. IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Interface Functions
    • TABLE 3-5. IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Command Mode Messages
    • TABLE 3-6. IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Data Mode Messages
  • 3.5.3 ABC VISA Instrument driver
  • 3.6 RS232-C Operation
  • 3.6.1 Setting RS 232 Baud Rate
  • 3.6.2 Serial Interface
  • 3.6.3 RS 232 Implementation
    • FIGURE 3-2. RS 232 Implementation
  • 3.6.3.1 Echo Mode
  • 3.6.3.2 Prompt Method
  • 3.6.3.3 XON XOFF Method
  • 3.6.4 Isolating RS 232 Communication Problems
  • 3.7 SCPI Programming
  • 3.7.1 SCPI Messages
  • 3.7.2 Common Commands/Queries
  • 3.7.3 SCPI Subsystem Command/Query Structure
  • 3.7.3.1 ABORt Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.2 DISPlay Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.3 INITiate Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.4 LIST Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.5 MEASure Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.6 OUTPut Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.7 Protection Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.8 STATus Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.9 TRIGger subsystem
  • 3.7.3.10 [SOURce:]VOLTage and [SOURce:]CURRent Subsystems
  • 3.7.3.11 CALibrate Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.12 Instrument Subsystem
  • 3.7.3.13 System Subsystem
  • 3.7.4 Program Message Structure
  • 3.7.4.1 Keyword
    • FIGURE 3-3. Tree Diagram of SCPI Commands Used with ABC Power Supply
    • TABLE 3-7. Rules Governing Shortform Keywords
    • FIGURE 3-4. Message Structure
  • 3.7.4.2 Keyword Separator
  • 3.7.4.3 Query Indicator
  • 3.7.4.4 Data
  • 3.7.4.5 Data Separator
  • 3.7.4.6 Message Unit Separator
  • 3.7.4.7 Root Specifier
  • 3.7.4.8 Message Terminator
  • 3.7.5 Understanding The Command Structure
  • 3.7.6 Program Message Syntax Summary
  • 3.7.7 SCPI Program Examples
  • 3.8 Operator Maintenance
    • FIGURE 3-5. Typical Example Of ABC Power Supply Program Using SCPI Commands
• SECTION 4 - CALIBRATION
  • 4.1 General
  • 4.2 Equipment Required
  • 4.3 Calibration Procedures
  • 4.3.1 Voltage Calibration
  • 4.3.2 Current Calibration
  • 4.4 Changing the Calibration Password
    • TABLE 4-1. Factory Default Calibration Passwords
  • 4.5 Restoring Previous Calibration Values
  • 4.6 Restoring Factory Calibration Values
  • 4.7 Setting Factory Calibration Values
  • 4.8 Calibration Storage
    • TABLE 4-2. Calibration Storage
• APPENDIX A - IEEE 488.2 COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
  • TABLE A-1. IEEE 488.2 Command/query Index
  • A.2 *CLS — Clear Status Command
  • A.3 *ESE — Standard Event Status Enable Command
    • TABLE A-2. Standard Event Status Enable Register and Standard Event Status Register Bits
  • A.4 *ESE? — Standard Event Status Enable Query
  • A.5 *ESR? — Event Status Register Query
  • A.6 *IDN? — Identification Query
  • A.7 *OPC — Operation Complete Command
  • A.8 *OPC? — Operation Complete Query
  • A.9 *OPT? — Options Query
  • A.10 *RCL — Recall Command
    • FIGURE A-1. GPIB Commands
  • A.11 *RST — Reset Command
  • A.12 * SAV — Save Command
  • A.13 *SRE — Service Request Enable Command
    • TABLE A-3. Service Request Enable and Status Byte Register Bits
  • A.14 *SRE? — Service Request Enable Query
  • A.15 *STB? — Status Byte Register Query
  • A.16 *TRG — Trigger Command
  • A.17 *TST? — Self Test Query
• APPENDIX B - SCPI COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
  • B.1 Introduction
    • TABLE B-1. SCPI Subsystem Command/query Index
  • B.2 ABORt Command
    • FIGURE B-1. Programming the Output
  • B.3 CALibrate:CURRent:LEVel Command
  • B.4 CALibrate:CURRent[:DATA] Command
    • FIGURE B-2. Using Calibration Commands and Queries
  • B.5 CALibrate:PASSword Command
  • B.6 CALibrate:SAVE Command
  • B.7 CALibrate:STATus Command
  • B.8 CALibrate:STATus? Query
  • B.9 CALibrate:VOLTage:LEVel Command
  • B.10 CALibrate:VOLTage[:DATA] Command
  • B.11 CALibrate:ZERO Command
  • B.12 DISPlay:CONTrast Command
    • FIGURE B-3. Using Display Commands
  • B.13 DISPlay:CONTrast? Query
  • B.14 DISPlay:MODE Command
  • B.15 DISPlay:MODE? Query
  • B.16 DISPlay:TEXT Command
  • B.17 DISPlay:TEXT? Query
  • B.18 INITiate[:IMMediate] Command
  • B.19 INITiate:CONTinuous Command
  • B.20 INITiate:CONTinuous Query
  • B.21 INSTrument:STATe Command
  • B.22 LIST:CURRent Command
  • B.23 [SOUR:]LIST:CURRent? Query
  • B.24 [SOUR:]LIST:CURRent:PROTect Command
    • FIGURE B-4. Using LIST Commands and Queries
  • B.25 [SOUR:]LIST:CURRent:PROTect? Query
  • B.26 [SOUR:]LIST:DWELl Command
  • B.27 [SOUR:]LIST:DWELl? Query
  • B.28 [SOUR:]LIST:INDex Command
  • B.29 [SOUR:]LIST:INDex? Query
  • B.30 [SOUR:]LIST:SEQuence:NEXT Command
  • B.31 [SOUR:]LIST:SEQuence:NEXT? Query
  • B.32 [SOUR:]LIST:SEQuence:STARt Command
  • B.33 [SOUR:]LIST:SEQuence:STARt? Query
  • B.34 [SOUR:]LIST:VOLTage Command
  • B.35 [SOUR:]LIST:VOLTage? Query
  • B.36 [SOUR:]LIST:VOLTage:PROTect Command
  • B.37 [SOUR:]LIST:VOLTage:PROTect Query
  • B.38 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? Query
  • B.39 MEASure[:VOLTage][:SCALar][:DC]? Query
  • B.40 OUTPut[:STATe] Command
  • B.41 OUTPut[:STATe] Query
  • B.42 OUTPut:PROTection:DELay Command
  • B.43 OUTPut:PROTection:DELay Query
  • B.44 PROGram:SELect:STATe Command
  • B.45 PROGram:SELect:STATe? Query
  • B.46 READ[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? Query
  • B.47 READ[:VOLTage][:SCALar][:DC]? Query
  • B.48 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
  • B.49 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Query
  • B.50 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
  • B.51 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
  • B.52 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection[:LEVel] Command
    • FIGURE B-5. Programming Current
  • B.53 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection[:LEVel]? Query
  • B.54 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:CLEar Command
  • B.55 [SOURce:]CURRent:PROTection:TRIPped? Query
  • B.56 [SOURce:]CURRent:LIMit:HIGH Command
  • B.57 [SOURce:]CURRent:LIMit:HIGH? Query
  • B.58 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
  • B.59 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude]? Query
  • B.60 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
  • B.61 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
  • B.62 [SOURce:]VOLTage:LIMit:HIGH Command
  • B.63 [SOURce:]VOLTage:LIMit:HIGH? Query
  • B.64 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel] Command
  • B.65 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection[:LEVel]? Query
    • FIGURE B-6. Programming Voltage
  • B.66 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:CLEar Command
  • B.67 [SOURce:]VOLTage:PROTection:TRIPped? Query
  • B.68 [SOURce:]FUNCtion:MODE? Query
  • B.69 STATus:OPERation:CONDition Query
    • TABLE B-2. Operation Condition Register, Operation Enable Register, and Operation Event Register ...
  • B.70 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle Command
  • B.71 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle? Query
  • B.72 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt] Query
  • B.73 STATus:PRESet Command
    • FIGURE B-7. Using Status Commands and Queries
  • B.74 STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? Query
    • TABLE B-3. Questionable Event Register, Questionable Condition Register and Questionable Conditio...
  • B.75 STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? Query
  • B.76 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle Command
  • B.77 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? Query
  • B.78 SYSTem:COMMunication:GPIB:ADDRess Command
  • B.79 SYSTem:COMMunication:GPIB:ADDRess? Query
  • B.80 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:BAUDrate Command
  • B.81 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:BAUD? Query
  • B.82 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:ECHO Command
  • B.83 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:ECHO? Query
  • B.84 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:PACE Command
  • B.85 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:PACE? Query
  • B.86 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:PROMpt Command
  • B.87 SYSTem:COMMunication:SERial:PROMpt? Query
  • B.88 SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? Query
  • B.89 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE? Query
  • B.90 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE:ALL? Query
  • B.91 SYSTem:KLOCk Command
  • B.92 SYSTem:KLOCk? Query
    • TABLE B-4. Error Messages
  • B.93 SYSTem:LANGuage? Query
  • B.94 SYSTem:LANGuage COMMAND
  • B.95 SYSTem:PASSword:CENable Command
  • B.96 SYSTem:PASSword:CDISable Command
  • B.97 SYSTem:PASSword:STATe? Query
  • B.98 SYSTem:SECurity:IMMediate Command
    • TABLE B-5. Master Passwords
  • B.99 SYSTem:SET Command
  • B.100 SYSTem:VERSion Query
    • FIGURE B-8. Using System Commands and Queries
  • B.101 TRIGger:SOURce Command