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
Operation and Features 2
RS-232 Interface Configuration
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RS-232 Interface Configuration
You connect the power supply to the RS- 232 interface using
the 9- pin (DB- 9) serial connector on the rear panel. The
power supply is configured as a DTE (Data Terminal
Equipment) device. For all communications over the RS- 232
interface, the power supply uses two handshake lines: DTR
(Data Terminal Ready, on pin 4) and DSR (Data Set Ready,
on pin 6).
The following sections contain information to help you use
the power supply over the RS- 232 interface. The
programming commands for RS- 232 are explained in
“RS- 232 Interface Commands” on page 106.
RS-232 configuration overview
Configure the RS- 232 interface using the parameters shown
below. Use at the front- panel to select the baud
rate, parity, and number of data bits (refer to “To set the
baud rate and parity (RS- 232)” on page 54 for more
information to configure from the front panel).
Baud rate:
• 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 baud (factory- setting)
Parity and data bits:
• None/8 data bits (factory- setting), even/7 data bits, or
odd/7 data bits
Number of start bits:
• 1 bit (fixed)
Number of stop bits:
• 2 bits (fixed)
I/O Config