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Calibration
Voltage Mode Calibration

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Operating Manual for GPIB for XT/HPD Series Power Supply

Voltage Mode Calibration

Voltage

Calibration

Setup

1. Disconnect the load from the power supply which is to be calibrated.

2. Connect a voltmeter across the load terminals of the power supply being tested.

Figure 4.1 Voltage Calibration Setup

Voltage

Program

Calibration

Procedure

1. Set the power supply for calibration as in

Figure 4.1

.

2. Activate calibration mode by sending command CMODE ON or CMODE 1 to

the power supply.

3. Send command VLO; ILO to the power supply. Measure and record the output

shown on the external voltmeter.

4. Send command VHI; IHI to the supply. Measure and record the output voltage

as shown on the external voltmeter.

5. Send the command VDATA , where and are the values

read from the voltmeter when the VLO and VHI commands were sent. When the
power supply is calibrated, the low to high voltage program calibration values
are stored as constants.

6. Program the supply at various levels using the VSET command to confirm that

the calibration was successful and that linearity is observed. See the voltage
program accuracy specification in

Section 1

.

7. Turn off calibration mode by sending the command CMODE OFF or CMODE 0

to the power supply.