Technical data

1
Does the power supply performance
meet your requirements?
Agilent 6600, 6800, and 66000
Series offer low output noise –
among the best in their power
ranges – allowing you to make even
the most critical measurements.
Active circuits ensure fast up and
down programming, regardless of
the load.
2
How complete are the
specifications?
Agilent specifications cover the total
power supply system, including pro-
grammers, current shunt, and DVM.
Agilent specifications and supple-
mental characteristics are very
complete and cover a broad range
of real operating conditions.
3
How much will the power supply cost
you now and after it is purchased?
The competitive initial cost of the
Agilent 6600, 6800, and 66000
Series power supplies is an impor-
tant part of Agilent’s lower total
cost. However, there are other
components in the total cost of
ownership. Agilent power supplies
cost less time, money, and expertise
to integrate into your system, and
their renowned reliability results in
less downtime cost.
4
How long does it take to integrate
the power supplies into your system?
With the Agilent “One-Box” Solution,
current and voltage programmers,
current shunt, and DVM are all part
of the single power supply package.
This not only takes less rack space,
but eliminates external cabling and
interconnections between units,
greatly increasing ease of integra-
tion and reliability.
5
How long will it take to
write a program?
With Agilent power supplies, you
both program and read back in
volts and amps; not binary, percent
of full scale, or some other indirect
representation. Most Agilent power
supplies use the industry standard
programming language, SCPI
(Standard Commands for
Programmable Instruments). Once
these commands are learned for one
instrument, programming any
instrument is easy.
6
Can you find the information
you need in the manual?
Complete programming, operating,
and service documentation is
available for each Agilent power
supply.
7
Is the power supply flexible enough
to meet your changing needs?
Agilent offers many choices for
system configuration. These include
a mainframe with easily removable
modules, full-featured single-output
power supplies, and preconfigured
multiple-output power supplies.
Power supply outputs can be
connected in series and parallel to
further increase product flexibility.
These GPIB power supplies can also
be controlled without a computer
connected for easy system testing
and troubleshooting.
8
Will you need additional
GPIB interfaces?
Agilent multiple-output power
supplies and modular power
systems both use one GPIB address
per mainframe. Most Agilent
power supplies also are equipped
with Agilent’s serial link. This
allows up to 16 power supply out-
puts to be programmed from one
GPIB address.
Agilent Technologies
Power Products Catalog 2002-2003 For more detailed specifications see the product manual at www.agilent.com/find/power
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