KEPCO ABC-DM SERIES User Manual
Kepco, Operator’s manual, Abc-dm series
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KEPCO
®
THE POWER SUPPLIER™
MODEL
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
KEPCO INC.
ORDER NO.
REV. NO.
KEPCO, INC. z 131-38 SANFORD AVENUE z FLUSHING, NY. 11352 U.S.A. z TEL (718) 461-7000 z FAX (718) 767-1102
email: [email protected] z World Wide Web: http://www.kepcopower.com
ABC-DM SERIES
SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY
VOLTAGE/CURRENT-STABILIZED DC SOURCE
ABC-DM SERIES
POWER SUPPLY
©2004, KEPCO, INC
P/N 243-0888
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
- SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
- SECTION 3 - OPERATION
- SECTION 4 - CALIBRATION
- 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
- 1.9 Safety
- 1.10 Ripple/Noise Measurement
- SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
- 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection
- 2.2 Terminations and Controls
- 2.3 Source Power Requirements
- 2.4 Cooling
- 2.5 Preliminary Operational Check
- 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
- 2.7.7 Load Connection Using 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
- 3.3.2 Turning the Power Supply On
- 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
- 3.3.14.6 Stopping a Program
- 3.3.14.7 Stopping a Running Program
- 3.3.14.8 Sample Program
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- SECTION 4 - CALIBRATION
- 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
- 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
- A.11 *RST — Reset Command
- A.12 * SAV — Save Command
- A.13 *SRE — Service Request Enable Command
- 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
- B.2 ABORt Command
- B.3 CALibrate:CURRent:LEVel Command
- B.4 CALibrate:CURRent[:DATA] Command
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- B.70 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle Command
- B.71 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle? Query
- B.72 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt] Query
- B.73 STATus:PRESet Command
- B.74 STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? Query
- 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
- 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
- B.99 SYSTem:SET Command
- B.100 SYSTem:VERSion Query
- B.101 TRIGger:SOURce Command