User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Agilent E3632A DC Power Supply
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Operation and Features
- Overview
- Constant Voltage Operation
- Constant Current Operation
- Storing and Recalling Operating States
- Programming the Overvoltage Protection
- Programming the Overcurrent Protection
- Remote Voltage Sensing
- Disabling the Output
- System-Related Operations
- Remote Interface Configuration
- GPIB Interface Configuration
- RS-232 Interface Configuration
- Calibration
- 3 Remote Interface Reference
- SCPI Command Summary
- Introduction to the SCPI Language
- Simplified Programming Overview
- Using the APPLy Command
- Output Settings and Operation Commands
- Triggering Commands
- System-Related Commands
- Calibration Commands
- RS-232 Interface Commands
- SCPI Status Registers
- What is an event register?
- What is an enable register?
- SCPI status system
- The Questionable Status register
- The Standard Event register
- The Status Byte register
- Using Service Request (SRQ) and Serial POLL
- Using *STB? to read the Status Byte
- Using the Message Available Bit (MAV)
- To interrupt your bus controller using SRQ
- To determine when a command sequence is completed
- Using *OPC to signal when data is in the output buffer
- Status Reporting Commands
- Halting an Output in Progress
- SCPI Conformance Information
- IEEE-488 Conformance Information
- 4 Error Messages
- 5 Application Programs
- 6 Tutorial
- 7 Characteristics and Specifications

Getting Started 1
Standard Shipped Items
E3632A User’s Guide 7
Standard Shipped Items
Verify that you have received the following items in the
shipment of your power supply. If anything is missing or
damaged, contact your nearest Agilent Sales Office.
✔ Power cord
✔ Certificate of Calibration
✔ E3632A User’s Guide (this manual)
✔ E3632A Service Guide (E3632- 90010)
Options
Options 0EM, 0E3, and 0E9 determine which power- line
voltage is selected at the factory. The standard unit is
configured for 115 Vac ±10%, 47 Hz to 63 Hz input voltage.
For more information about changing the power- line voltage
setting, refer to “Power- line voltage selection” on page 14.
Table 1 - 1 E3632A options
Option Description
OEM 115 Vac ±10%, 47 Hz to 63 Hz input voltage
OE3 230 Vac ±10%, 47 Hz to 63 Hz input voltage
OE9 100 Vac ±10%, 47 Hz to 63 Hz input voltage
1CM Rack-mount kit (Agilent part number 5063-9243)
OL2 Extra English manual set (local language manual files are included in the
CD-ROM, Agilent part number 5964-8251)