KEPCO ABC-DM SERIES User Manual
Kepco, Operator’s manual, Abc-dm series
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1)
This manual is valid for the following Model and associated serial numbers:
MODEL
SERIAL NO.
REV. NO.
2)
A Change Page may be included at the end of the manual. All applicable changes and
revision number changes are documented with reference to the equipment serial num-
bers. Before using this Instruction Manual, check your equipment serial number to identify
your model. If in doubt, contact your nearest Kepco Representative, or the Kepco Docu-
mentation Office in New York, (718) 461-7000, requesting the correct revision for your par-
ticular model and serial number.
3)
The contents of this manual are protected by copyright. Reproduction of any part can be
made only with the specific written permission of Kepco, Inc.
Data subject to change without notice.
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
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