User manual

L-Series and FCS-18 Graphical User Interface User Manual
Rev C - June 1996 California Instruments 5
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................9
1.1 About this program...................................................................................................................................9
1.2 About this manual.....................................................................................................................................9
1.3 Software version.....................................................................................................................................10
2. Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................11
3. Setup and Installation ...................................................................................................................................12
3.1 Connecting an L-Series AC source to PC.............................................................................................. 12
3.2 Installing the LSGUI software.................................................................................................................12
3.3 Installed files...........................................................................................................................................13
3.4 Manual installation..................................................................................................................................14
3.5 Software registration ..............................................................................................................................15
4. User Interface aspects..................................................................................................................................19
4.1 Starting the LSGUI .................................................................................................................................19
4.2 First : Save Configuration Data ..............................................................................................................19
4.3 Main program window ............................................................................................................................20
4.4 Menu Structure.......................................................................................................................................21
4.4.1 File menu ........................................................................................................................................22
4.4.2 Configuration menu.........................................................................................................................23
4.4.3 Source menu...................................................................................................................................24
4.4.4 Measurement menu........................................................................................................................25
4.4.5 Options menu..................................................................................................................................26
4.4.6 Applications menu...........................................................................................................................27
4.4.7 Help menu.......................................................................................................................................28
4.5 Selecting menu items with the mouse....................................................................................................29
4.6 Selecting menu items using the keyboard .............................................................................................29
4.7 Using the Toolbar...................................................................................................................................30
4.8 Status bar...............................................................................................................................................32
4.9 Modal and Non-Modal windows .............................................................................................................32
5. L-Series Hardware Configuration .................................................................................................................33
5.1 Model Number and Controller type selection screen .............................................................................34
5.2 System Settings screen..........................................................................................................................35
5.3 IEEE Interface screen ............................................................................................................................36
6. Source control...............................................................................................................................................37
6.1 Source Initialization ................................................................................................................................ 38
6.2 Steady State control ...............................................................................................................................39
6.3 Steady state execution modes ............................................................................................................... 40
6.3.1 Update mode ..................................................................................................................................40
6.3.2 Immediate mode .............................................................................................................................40
6.4 Frequency control...................................................................................................................................41
6.4.1 Voltage derating for low frequencies...............................................................................................41
6.5 Voltage Range selection ........................................................................................................................42
6.5.1 Current limit adjustment..................................................................................................................42
6.6 Phase mode control ...............................................................................................................................43
6.6.1 Current limit adjustment..................................................................................................................43
6.7 Output relay control................................................................................................................................44
6.8 Current limit delay ..................................................................................................................................44
6.9 Phase controls........................................................................................................................................45
6.9.1 Voltage control ................................................................................................................................45
6.9.2 Current limit control.........................................................................................................................45
6.9.3 Phase angle control ........................................................................................................................46
6.9.4 Waveform type selection ................................................................................................................46
7. Transients.....................................................................................................................................................47
7.1 Transient data entry ...............................................................................................................................48