KEPCO ABC VISA INSTRUMENT DRIVER - Manual (Page 7)

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. Once you are connected, you will see the Main Panel (Figure 2).
FIGURE 2. ABC VISA APPLICATION, VIRTUAL PANEL PLUS SPECIAL FUNCTION WINDOWS
The virtual front panel can show all power supply parameters simultaneously, without the having to exe-
cute local controls and read the corresponding display. The virtual panel is a real-time display of output val-
ues and programmed parameters. All local functions are also available from the virtual panel. The virtual
panel is shown at the upper left of Figure 2; additional windows for Protections, Limits, Program Memories
(below the panel), Edit Program Memory, Program, Display Change, and Display message (To the right of
the panel) are also illustrated.
At the top of the panel, the Mode indicators light to indicate whether the power supply is operating in either
CV (constant voltage) or CC (constant current) mode. At the top left and right are analog meters that read
actual output voltage and current; a Display window at the center provides a more precise digital readout
of actual output voltage and current. Above the display window, between the two analog meters, is the
Output button which either applies the programmed settings to the output terminals (ON) or keeps the out-
put voltage and current at zero (OFF). Indicators on either side of the digital display window, V limit and C
limit, light (red) if the programmed voltage or current limit is exceeded. The Set Voltage and Set Current
windows are adjacent to the limit indicators. Displayed settings can be changed either by clicking on the
arrows to the left of the display window, or by using the mouse to highlight the setting, then typing in the
new value.
Additional features can be accessed by twelve buttons arranged in two rows of six at the bottom of the
panel. The Beep button causes the selected power supply to beep. The Protection button opens the Pro-
tection window that shows the overvoltage, overcurrent and protection delay settings, the OV/OC Protec-