User Manual

Contents

1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7

1.1 Precautions 7

2 Product Overview 8

2.1 Package Contents 8

2.2 Power Requirements 8

2.3 Interface and Controls 8

3 Basic Operation 9

3.1 Setting Voltage and Current by Rotary Knob and Up/Down Keys 9

3.2 Setting Voltage and Current Using Keypad 9

4 Operating Instructions 10

4.1 Output Enable 10

4.2 Output Disable 10

4.3 Locking the Keypad and Rotary Knob 10

4.4 Unlocking the Keypad and Rotary Knob 10

4.5 Setting the RS-485 Address 10

4.6 Setting the Upper Voltage Limit 10

4.7 Enable Output at Power Up 11

4.8 Disable Output at Power Up 11

4.9 LCD Brightness 11

4.10 Enable/Disable SCPI 11

5 Using Programming Features 13

5.1 Preset Program 13

5.2 Setting Timed Program 13

5.3 Run Timed Programming 13

6 Maintenance 14

6.1 Recalibration 14

6.2 Troubleshooting 14

7 PC Software Control and Installation 15

7.1 USB Driver Installation 15

7.2 Software Installation 15

7.3 Multi-Unit Control 16

7.3.1 Connect Multiple Power Supplies to PC with RS-485 16

7.4 Software Setup and Conguration 16

7.4.1 Setup a new instrument 17

7.4.2 Enable SCPI protocol 19

7.4.3 Internal Timed Program 19

7.4.4 External Timed Program 20

7.4.5 Internal Preset Memory 20

7.4.6 Data Logging 21

7.4.7 Data Log Sampling Time and Voltage Upper Limit (UVL) Setting 21

8 Specications 25

9 Service Information 26

10 LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY 27