Specifications

Chapter 1 37

Operating the Agilent Technologies 83212D Software

Setting up a GPIB Power Supply

Power supplies The Agilent 83212D software supports all power supplies that support

SCPI programming mnemonics. Contact your nearest Sales and Service

Ofﬁce for further information on power supplies supported by this

software.

• HP/Agilent 6630A (100W System Power Supplies)

• HP/Agilent 6640A (200W System Power Supplies)

• HP/Agilent 6650A (500W System Power Supplies)

• HP/Agilent 6670A (1000W System Power Supplies)

To set up an

HP-IB power

supply

Step 1. Connect your GPIB power supply to GPIB port at the rear of the HP/

Agilent 8922.

Step 2. Press to display the TESTS screen.

Step 3. Select the list of Test Functions.

Step 4. Select an Inst#.

Step 5. Select the Calling Name ﬁeld and enter the Calling Name.

1. Turn the knob on the front panel of the HP/Agilent 8922 to scroll

through the list of characters.

2. Select characters to enter POWER SUPPLY (all capital letters).

3. Select Done to enter the name.

Step 6. Optionally, enter the model of the power supply.

Step 7. Enter the 3-digit GPIB address of the power supply.

Step 8. Press followed by to return to the Agilent 83212D

software.

NOTE

Having modiﬁed the Edit Cnfg screen, you must re-start the Agilent

83212D software using or Run, as opposed to or Continue.

The power supply’s output voltage is determined by parameter 17, RT

Nominal Supply Voltage. In addition, you may set the supply’s

maximum current output using parameter 46, TX Current Limit. See

“Editing the test parameters” on page 27 for details on setting

parameters.

TESTS

L1 L2