KEPCO TMA VXI-27 User Manual
Operator’s manual, Kepco, Tma vxi-27
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OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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KEPCO
®
THE POWER SUPPLIER™
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
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KEPCO INC.
An ISO 9001 Company.
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2007, KEPCO, INC
P/N 243-0886
R8a
TMA VXI-27
plug & play POWER MODULE CONTROLLER
INTERACTIVE DIGITALLY CONTROLLED
POWER MODULE SYSTEM
TMA VXI-27
plug & play POWER MODULE
CONTROLLER
Table of contents
Document Outline
- FIGURE 1-1. Remotely Controlled Power Supply Configurations Using Kepco Products
- SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
- SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
- SECTION 3 - OPERATION
- 3.1 Local Operation
- 3.1.1 Front panel indicators
- 3.1.2 Auxiliary Signals
- 3.1.2.1 Emergency Output Shutdown
- 3.1.2.2 Discrete Fault Line
- 3.1.2.3 +5V Output
- 3.2 Remote Operation
- 3.3 VXI plug&play Operation
- 3.3.1 Background
- 3.3.2 Driver Installation
- FIGURE 3-1. TMA VXI-27 plug&play Directory Structure
- 3.3.3 Operating the Soft Panel
- FIGURE 3-2. TMA VXI-27 plug&play Controller Selection
- FIGURE 3-3. TMA VXI-27 plag&play panel
- 3.3.3.1 Understanding the Controls.
- TABLE 3-1. Plug&play Panel Controls and Indicators (Continued)
- 3.3.3.2 Select the Channel.
- 3.3.3.3 Set the Voltage/current.
- 3.3.3.4 Apply Programmed Settings to the Power Supply.
- 3.3.3.5 Enable the Power Supply Output.
- 3.4 VXIbus Communication
- TABLE 3-2. VXI Bus Commands (Continued)
- 3.4.1 Typical VXIbus Start-up Sequence
- 3.5 SCPI Programming
- 3.5.1 SCPI Messages
- 3.5.2 Common Commands/Queries
- 3.5.3 SCPI Subsystem Command/Query Structure
- FIGURE 3-4. Tree Diagram of SCPI Commands Used with TMA VXI-27 Controller
- TABLE 3-3. SCPI Command Index
- 3.5.4 Program Message Structure
- FIGURE 3-5. Message Structure
- 3.5.4.1 Keyword
- TABLE 3-4. Rules Governing Shortform Keywords
- 3.5.4.2 Keyword Separator
- 3.5.4.3 Query Indicator
- 3.5.4.4 Data
- 3.5.4.5 Data Separator
- 3.5.4.6 Message Unit Separator
- 3.5.4.7 Root Specifier
- 3.5.4.8 Message Terminator
- 3.5.5 Understanding The Command Structure
- 3.5.6 Addressing Multiple Power Supplies
- 3.5.7 Understanding The Command Structure
- 3.5.8 Program Message Syntax Summary
- 3.5.9 Status Reporting
- 3.5.9.1 STATUS REPORTING STRUCTURE
- 3.5.9.2 Operational Status Register
- 3.5.9.3 QUEStionable Status Register
- FIGURE 3-6. Status Reporting Structure
- 3.5.9.4 Multiple Logical Instruments
- FIGURE 3-7. Expansion of QUEStionable Register for Multiple Logical Instruments
- 3.5.10 Program Example
- 3.6 CIIL Programming
- 3.7 Calibration
- 3.8 Maintenance
- APPENDIX A - MS WINDOWS HELP FILES
- A.1.1 Soft Front Panel Overview
- A.1.2 Soft Front Panel Controls
- A.1.2.1 Init
- A.1.2.2 Channel
- A.1.2.3 Voltage
- A.1.2.4 Current
- A.1.2.5 Mode
- A.1.2.6 Output
- A.1.2.7 Polarity
- A.1.2.8 Sys Reset
- A.1.2.9 Chan Reset
- A.1.2.10 Test
- A.2.1 LabView Library Overview
- A.2.1.1 Instr handle in
- A.2.1.2 Instr handle out
- A.2.1.3 Error in
- A.2.1.4 Error out
- A.2.2 LabView Library Functions
- A.2.2.1 About
- A.2.2.2 AutoCon
- A.2.2.3 Chanl
- A.2.2.4 Close
- A.2.2.5 GetStatus
- A.2.2.6 Initialize
- A.2.2.7 Mode
- A.2.2.8 Outp
- A.2.2.9 Read
- A.2.2.10 Reset
- A.2.2.11 RevisionQuery
- A.2.2.12 SelfTest
- A.2.2.13 Set
- A.2.2.14 Vers
- APPENDIX B - SCPI COMMON COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
- B.1 Introduction
- TABLE B-1. IEEE 488.2 Command/query Index
- B.2 *CLS — Clear Status Command
- B.3 *ESE — Standard Event Status Enable Command
- TABLE B-2. Standard Event Status Enable Register and Standard Event Status Register Bits
- B.4 *ESE? — Standard Event Status Enable Query
- B.5 *ESR? — Event Status Register Query
- B.6 *IDN? — Identification Query
- B.7 *OPC — Operation Complete Command
- B.8 *OPC? — Operation Complete Query
- B.9 *OPT? — Options Query
- FIGURE B-1. GPIB Commands
- B.10 *RST — Reset Command
- B.11 *SRE — Service Request Enable Command
- TABLE B-3. Service Request Enable and Status Byte Register Bits
- B.12 *SRE? — Service Request Enable Query
- B.13 *STB? — Status Byte Register Query
- B.14 *TRG — Trigger Command
- B.15 *TST? — Self Test Query
- B.16 *WAI — Wait-to-Continue Command
- FIGURE B-2. Using the *WAIt-to-continue Command
- APPENDIX C - SCPI COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
- C.1 Introduction
- TABLE C-1. SCPI Subsystem Command/query Index
- C.2 INITiate[:IMMediate] Command
- C.3 INITiate:CONTinuous Command
- C.4 INITiate:CONTinuous Query
- C.5 INSTrument:CATalog Query
- FIGURE C-1. Use of INSTrument:CATalog Query
- C.6 INSTrument[:NSELect] Command
- C.7 INSTrument[:SELect] Command
- C.8 INSTrument[:SELect]? Query
- C.9 INSTrument:STATe Command
- FIGURE C-2. Identifying and Selecting Devices on BITBUS
- C.10 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? Query
- C.11 MEASure[:VOLTage][:SCALar][:DC]? Query
- C.12 OUTPut[:STATe] Command
- C.13 OUTPut[:STATe] Query
- C.14 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
- C.15 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Query
- FIGURE C-3. Programming the Output
- C.16 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
- C.17 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
- FIGURE C-4. Programming Current
- C.18 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
- C.19 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude]? Query
- C.20 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
- C.21 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
- C.22 [SOURce:]FUNCtion:MODE Command
- C.23 STATus:OPERation:CONDition Query
- TABLE C-2. Operation Condition Register, Operation Enable Register, and Operation Event Register ...
- C.24 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle Command
- C.25 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle? Query
- C.26 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt] Query
- C.27 STATus:PRESet Command
- FIGURE C-5. Using Status Commands and Queries
- C.28 STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? Query
- TABLE C-3. Questionable Event Register, Questionable Condition Register and Questionable Conditio...
- C.29 STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? Query
- C.30 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle Command
- C.31 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? Query
- C.32 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument? Query
- TABLE C-4. Questionable Instrument Register 0 Bits
- C.33 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument1? Query
- TABLE C-5. Questionable Instrument Register 1 Bits
- C.34 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument2? Query
- TABLE C-6. Questionable Instrument Register 2 Bits
- C.35 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle Command
- C.36 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ENABle Query
- C.37 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument1:ENABle Command
- C.38 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument1:ENABle? Query
- C.39 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument2:ENABle Command
- C.40 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument2:ENABle? Query
- C.41 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUM Query
- C.42 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUM:ENABle Command
- C.43 STATus:QUEStionable:INSTrument:ISUM:ENABle? Query
- C.44 SYSTem:ERRor[:NEXT]? Query
- C.45 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE? Query
- C.46 SYSTem:ERRor:CODE:ALL? Query
- C.47 SYSTem:LANGuage Command
- TABLE C-7. Error Messages
- C.48 SYSTem:SET Command
- C.49 SYSTem:VERSion Query
- APPENDIX D - CIIL COMMAND DEFINITIONS
- TABLE D-1. CIIL Subsystem Command/query Index
- FIGURE D-1. FNC — Function Command
- FIGURE D-2. INX — Initiate Op Code Command
- FIGURE D-3. FTH — Fetch Command
- FIGURE D-4. SET Command
- FIGURE D-5. OPN, CLS — Open, Close Relay Commands
- FIGURE D-6. RST — Reset Command
- FIGURE D-7. CNF, IST — Confidence Test, Internal Self Test Commands
- TABLE D-2. CIIL Error Messages
- FIGURE D-8. STA — Status Command
- TABLE D-3. CIIL Error Handling Utility Commands
- FIGURE D-9. GAL — Go to Alternate Language Command
- APPENDIX E - GLOSSARY OF VXI TERMS
- APPENDIX F - SAMPLE PROGRAM