Document Outline

• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 General Description
  • 1.2 Accessory Equipment/Rack Slides
• 2 Specifications
  • 2.1 Electrical
  • 2.2 Measurements [Option]
  • 2.3 System Specification
  • 2.4 Unit Protection
  • 2.5 Mechanical
  • 2.6 Environmental
  • 2.7 Regulatory
  • 2.8 Front Panel Controls
  • 2.9 Available Options
• 3 Installation and Functional Test
  • 3.1 Unpacking
  • 3.2 Power Requirements
    • 3.2.1 AC Line Voltage
    • 3.2.2 Line Frequency Operating Range
    • 3.2.3 Input Power
  • 3.3 Input Voltage Range Selection
    • 3.3.1 Low Input Voltage Range Configuration (103 – 127 V)
    • 3.3.2 High Input Voltage Range Configuration (187 – 253 V)
  • 3.4 Mechanical Installation
  • 3.5 Input Wiring
  • 3.6 Output Connections
  • 3.7 Output Voltage Ranges
  • 3.8 Functional Test
  • 3.9 Current Limit - Modes of Operation
• 4 Front Panel Operation
  • 4.1 Functional Controls
    • 4.1.1 Status Indicator Lights
    • 4.1.2 Shuttle knobs
    • 4.1.3 Buttons
    • 4.1.4 LCD Displays
  • 4.2 How to examples...
    • 4.2.1 Set the Output
    • 4.2.2 Slew Output Values
    • 4.2.3 Display Measurement Data
    • 4.2.4 Change the Voltage
    • 4.2.5 Control the Output
    • 4.2.6 Measure Peak Inrush Current (Requires -OP1 Option)
  • 4.3 Setting the Power on Initialization Values
  • 4.4 Current Limit Modes
  • 4.5 Function Strobe [Option]
  • 4.6 Remote Inhibit [Option]
• 5 Principle of Operation
  • 5.1 General
  • 5.2 Overall Description
  • 5.3 Input Power Supply
  • 5.4 Range Relay Board
  • 5.5 Amplifier Module
  • 5.6 Oscillator Module
  • 5.7 IEEE 488/ RS232 Interface [Option]
• 6 Calibration
  • 6.1 Calibration Equipment
  • 6.2 Selecting Calibration Mode
  • 6.3 Routine Calibration
    • 6.3.1 Output Voltage Calibration
    • 6.3.2 Measurement Calibration - Low Scale
    • 6.3.3 Measurement Calibration - Full Scale
  • 6.4 Non-Routine Calibration
    • 6.4.1 High Current Measurement Range Adjustment
    • 6.4.2 Current Limit Adjustment
    • 6.4.3 Open Sense Adjustment
• 7 Service
  • 7.1 General
  • 7.2 Basic Operation
    • 7.2.1 Poor Output Voltage Accuracy
    • 7.2.2 Poor Output Voltage Regulation
    • 7.2.3 Distorted Output
    • 7.2.4 Unit Shuts Down After 3-5 Seconds
    • 7.2.5 No Output and No Lights on Front Panel
    • 7.2.6 No Output but “Display” on Front Panel is On
    • 7.2.7 Fault Lamp On
    • 7.2.8 Can’t Program AC Power System on GPIB or RS232
  • 7.3 Module Removal
    • 7.3.1 Oscillator Module Removal/Replacement
    • 7.3.2 Amplifier Removal/Replacement
  • 7.4 Replaceable Parts
• 8 Remote Control
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 PGUI32 Program Requirements
  • 8.3 IEEE Interface
  • 8.4 RS232C Interface
    • 8.4.1 Serial Communication Test Program
    • 8.4.2 Serial Cable Diagram
  • 8.5 PGUI32 Setup and Installation
    • 8.5.1 Connecting the AC Source to the PC When Using RS232
    • 8.5.2 Connecting the AC Source to the PC Using IEEE-488
    • 8.5.3 Installing the PGUI32 Software
  • 8.6 Trouble Shooting - RS232C
  • 8.7 Trouble Shooting - IEEE-488 / GPIB
  • 8.8 PGUI32 Distribution Files
  • 8.9 Software Registration
• 9 Introduction to SCPI
  • 9.1 Conventions Used in This Manual
  • 9.2 The SCPI Commands and Messages
  • 9.3 Using Queries
  • 9.4 Structure of a SCPI Message
  • 9.5 SCPI Data Formats
  • 9.6 Bus Throughput and Timing Considerations
• 10 SCPI Command Reference
  • 10.1 Subsystem Commands
  • 10.2 Calibration Subsystem
    • 10.2.1 Calibration State
    • 10.2.2 Measurement Calibration
    • 10.2.3 Output Calibration
  • 10.3 Measurement Subsystem
  • 10.4 Source Subsystem
  • 10.5 Output Subsystem
  • 10.6 Limit Subsystem
  • 10.7 Display Subsystem
  • 10.8 System Commands
  • 10.9 Common Commands
    • 10.9.1 *CLS
    • 10.9.2 *ESE
    • 10.9.3 *ESR?
    • 10.9.4 *IDN?
    • 10.9.5 *RCL
    • 10.9.6 *RST
    • 10.9.7 *SAV
    • 10.9.8 *SRE
    • 10.9.9 *STB?
• 11 Programming Examples
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Bus Throughput and Timing Considerations
  • 11.3 Programming the Output
  • 11.4 Making Measurements
• 12 Status Registers
  • 12.1 Power-On Conditions
  • 12.2 Standard Event Status Group
  • 12.3 Status Byte Register
  • 12.4 Examples