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
2 Operation and Features
System-Related Operations
46 E3632A User’s Guide
System-Related Operations
This section gives information on topics such as self- test,
error conditions, and front- panel display control. This
information is not directly related to setting up the power
supply but is an important part of operating the power
supply.
Self-test
A power- on self- test occurs automatically when you turn on
the power supply. This test assures you that the power
supply is operational. This test does not perform the
extensive set of tests that are included as part of the
complete self- test described below. If the power- on self- test
fails, the ERROR annunciator turns on.
A complete self- test performs a series of tests and takes
approximately two seconds to execute. If all tests pass, you
can have a high confidence that the power supply is
operational.
If the complete self- test is successful, PASS is displayed on
the front panel. If the self- test fails, FAIL is displayed and
the ERROR annunciator turns on. See the Service Guide
(E3632- 90010) for instructions on returning the power
supply to Agilent for service.
Front panel operation
The complete self- test is enabled by pressing
(actually any front panel keys except ) and the
power- line switch simultaneously and then continuing to
press for five seconds. The complete self- test will be
finished in two seconds.
Remote interface operation
“*TST?”
Returns 0 if the complete self- test passes or 1 if it fails.
Recall
Error
Recall