User's Manual

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Table Of Contents (continued)
Positive and Negative Voltages.................................................................................................................51
Remote Voltage Sensing..................... ..........................................................................................................51
Remote Sense Connections................... ....................................................................................................52
Output Noise Considerations.....................................................................................................................53
Programming Response Time with an Output Capacitor............................. .............................................53
Open Sense Leads......................................................................................................................................54
Overvoltage Trigger Connections............ .....................................................................................................54
External Trigger Circuit................... .........................................................................................................54
Power Supply Protection Considerations .......................... ...........................................................................55
Battery Charging........................... ............................................................................................................55
Capacitive Load Limitation.......................................................................................................................56
Parallel Operation..........................................................................................................................................56
CV Operation............................... .............................................................................................................57
CC Operation.............................................................................................................................................58
Remote Sensing.........................................................................................................................................58
Specifications for Parallel Operation.........................................................................................................58
Series Operation....................... .....................................................................................................................59
CV Operation............................... .............................................................................................................59
CC Operation.............................................................................................................................................60
Remote Sensing.........................................................................................................................................60
Specifications for Series Operation...........................................................................................................60
Bi-Polar Operation ....................................................................................................................................61
5 Remote Operation
Introduction ............................. .....................................................................................................................63
GP-IB Operation............................................................................................................................................63
Interface Functions....................................................................................................................................63
GP-IB Address Selection...........................................................................................................................64
Power-On Service Request (PON)............................................................................................................65
Programming Syntax.....................................................................................................................................65
Numeric Data............................... .............................................................................................................67
Order of Execution......................... ...........................................................................................................70
Terminators................................ ...............................................................................................................70
Initial Conditions...........................................................................................................................................71
Power Supply Commands .............................................................................................................................71
Voltage Programming........................ .......................................................................................................71
Current Programming................................................................................................................................73
Range Programming..................................................................................................................................73
Output On/Off.................................... .......................................................................................................74
Overvoltage Protection..............................................................................................................................74
Overcurrent Protection........................... ...................................................................................................75
Multiple Output Storage and Recall..........................................................................................................75
The Clear Command..................................................................................................................................76
Status Reporting................................. .......................................................................................................76
Service Request Generation....................... ...............................................................................................79
Reprogramming Delay............................. .................................................................................................80
Display On/Off................................... .......................................................................................................81
Other Queries.............................................................................................................................................82
6 Local Operation
Introduction ..................................... .............................................................................................................85
Local Mode....................................................................................................................................................85