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
Preparing the Power Supply
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Checking the output
The following procedures check to ensure that the power
supply develops its rated outputs and properly responds to
operation from the front panel. For complete performance
and verification tests, refer to the Service Guide
(E3632- 90010).
Voltage output check
The following steps verify the basic voltage functions with
no load.
1 Turn on the power supply.
The power supply will go into the power- on/reset state,
the output is disabled (the OFF annunciator turns on),
the 15 V/7 A range is selected (the 15V annunciator turns
on), and the knob is selected for voltage control.
2 Enable the outputs.
The OFF annunciator turns off and the 15V, OVP, OCP, and
CV annunciators are lit. The blinking digit can be adjusted
by turning the knob. Notice that the display is in the
meter mode. Meter mode means that the display shows
the actual output voltage and current.
NOTE
If the power supply detects an error during power-on self-test, the ERROR
annunciator will turn on. Refer to Chapter 4, “Error Messages”.
NOTE
For each step, use the keys shown on the left margins.
Power
Output On/Off