Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
- SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
- SECTION 3 - CALIBRATION
- SECTION 4 - OPERATION
- FIGURE 1-1. Remotely Controlled Power Supply Configurations Using Kepco Products
- SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Scope of Manual
- 1.2 General Description
- TABLE 1-1. Kepco BIT 488, BIT 4882, and BIT 4886 Digital Programming Cards
- TABLE 1-2. Applicability of BIT 4882, 4882-F and BIT 4886 Cards to Specific BOP Models
- 1.3 Specifications, BIT 4882, BIT 4882-F and BIT 4886
- TABLE 1-3. Specifications, BIT 4882, BIT 4882-F AND BIT 4886
- SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION
- 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection
- 2.2 Set Start-up DefaultS
- 2.2.1 Set (GPIB) Device Address
- 2.2.2 Start-up Language Default
- 2.2.3 IEEE Cable Shield Ground Selection
- 2.2.4 Set Power Supply Identification Switch
- FIGURE 2-1. BIT 4882 and BIT 4882-F Switch and Adjustment Locations
- TABLE 2-1. Power Supply Identification Switch S2 Setting
- 2.3 Installation of Interface Card into the BOP
- TABLE 2-2. Device Address Selection
- FIGURE 2-2. Installation of Model BIT 4882-f into BOP
- FIGURE 2-3. Installation of Model BIT 4882 into BOP
- 2.4 Input/OUtput Signals
- TABLE 2-3. Input/Output Pin Assignments
- FIGURE 2-4. IEEE 488 (GPIB) Connector
- SECTION 3 - CALIBRATION
- 3.1 Equipment Required
- 3.2 Adjustment of the Bop ±10 Volt Calibration Controls (R31, R32)
- 3.3 Adjustment of the Ammeter Zero (R50)
- FIGURE 3-1. BOP Power Supply, Internal Calibration Control Locations
- 3.4 Adjustment Of The Output Voltage Zero (R81)
- 3.5 Adjustment of the Full Scale Output Voltage (R21)
- TABLE 3-1. BOP Power Supply, Internal Calibration Controls
- 3.6 Voltage Reading Zero Calibration (R35)
- 3.7 Voltage Reading Calibration (R19)
- 3.8 Adjustment of the Output Current Zero (R83)
- 3.9 Adjustment of the Full Scale Output Current (R22)
- 3.10 Current Reading Zero Calibration (R36)
- TABLE 3-2. Calibration Measurements and Tolerances - Current
- TABLE 3-3. Suggested Sense Resistors
- FIGURE 3-2. Current Shunt Connections
- 3.11 Current Reading Calibration (R20)
- SECTION 4 - OPERATION
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Protocol
- TABLE 4-1. IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Interface Functions
- TABLE 4-2. IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Command Mode Messages
- TABLE 4-3. IEEE 488 (GPIB) Bus Data Mode Messages
- 4.3 SCPI Programming
- 4.3.1 SCPI Messages
- 4.3.2 Common Commands/Queries
- 4.3.3 SCPI Subsystem Command/Query Structure
- FIGURE 4-1. Tree Diagram of SCPI Commands Used with BIT 4882, BIT 4882-F and BIT 4886 Interface Card
- 4.3.4 Program Message Structure
- TABLE 4-4. SCPI Command Index
- 4.3.4.1 Keyword
- TABLE 4-5. Rules Governing Shortform Keywords
- FIGURE 4-2. Message Structure
- 4.3.4.2 Keyword Separator
- 4.3.4.3 Query Indicator
- 4.3.4.4 Data
- 4.3.4.5 Data Separator
- 4.3.4.6 Message Unit Separator
- 4.3.4.7 Root Specifier
- 4.3.4.8 Message Terminator
- 4.3.5 Understanding The Command Structure
- 4.3.6 Program Message Syntax Summary
- 4.3.7 SCPI Program Example
- FIGURE 4-3. Typical Example of Interface Card Program Using SCPI Commands
- 4.4 CIIL Programming
- APPENDIX A - SCPI COMMON COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
- TABLE A-1. IEEE 488.2 Command/query Index
- A.2 *CLS — Clear Status Command
- A.3 *ESE — Standard Event Status Enable Command
- TABLE A-2. Standard Event Status Enable Register and Standard Event Status Register Bits
- A.4 *ESE? — Standard Event Status Enable Query
- A.5 *ESR? — Event Status Register Query
- A.6 *IDN? — Identification Query
- A.7 *OPC — Operation Complete Command
- A.8 *OPC? — Operation Complete Query
- A.9 *RST — Reset Command
- FIGURE A-1. GPIB Commands
- A.10 *SRE — Service Request Enable Command
- TABLE A-3. Service Request Enable and Status Byte Register Bits
- A.11 *SRE? — Service Request Enable Query
- A.12 *STB? — Status Byte Register Query
- A.13 *TRG — Trigger Command
- A.14 *TST? — Self Test Query
- A.15 *WAI — Wait-To-Continue Command
- APPENDIX B - SCPI COMMAND/QUERY DEFINITIONS
- B.1 Introduction
- TABLE B-1. SCPI Subsystem Command/query Index
- B.2 INITiate[:IMMediate] Command
- B.3 INITiate:CONTinuous Command
- B.4 INITiate:CONTinuous Query
- FIGURE B-1. Programming the Output
- B.5 MEASure[:SCALar]:CURRent[:DC]? Query
- B.6 MEASure:VOLTage[:SCALar][:DC]? Query
- B.7 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
- B.8 [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Query
- B.9 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
- B.10 [SOURce:]CURRent:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
- B.11 .[SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude] Command
- B.12 [SOURce:]VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPlitude]? Query
- B.13 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude] Command
- B.14 [SOURce:]VOLTage:[:LEVel]TRIGgered[:AMPlitude]? Query
- B.15 [SOURce:]FUNCtion:MODE
- B.16 STATus:OPERation:CONDition Query
- TABLE B-2. Operation Condition Register, Operation Enable Register, and Operation Event Register ...
- B.17 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle Command
- B.18 STATus:OPEReration:ENABle? Query
- B.19 STATus:OPERation[:EVENt] Query
- B.20 STATus:PRESet Command
- B.21 STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? Query
- TABLE B-3. Questionable Event Register, Questionable Condition Register and Questionable Conditio...
- B.22 STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? Query
- FIGURE B-2. Using Status Commands and Queries
- B.23 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle Command
- B.24 STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? Query
- B.25 SYSTem:ERRor? Query
- TABLE B-4. Error Messages
- B.26 SYSTem:LANGuage Command
- B.27 SYSTem:VERSion Query
- FIGURE B-3. Using System Commands and Queries
- APPENDIX C - CIIL COMMAND DEFINITIONS
- TABLE C-1. CIIL Subsystem Command/query Index
- FIGURE C-1. FNC — Function Command
- FIGURE C-2. INX — Initiate Op Code Command
- FIGURE C-3. FTH — Fetch Command
- FIGURE C-4. SET Command
- FIGURE C-5. RST — Reset Command
- FIGURE C-6. CNF, IST — Confidence Test, Internal Self Test Commands
- TABLE C-2. CIIL Error Messages
- FIGURE C-7. STA — Status Command
- TABLE C-3. CIIL Error Handling Utility Commands
- FIGURE C-8. GAL — Go to alternate Language Command

BIT 4882 030507 C-3
FIGURE C-4. SET COMMAND
Syntax: FNC DCS :CH1 SET VOLT <value> CURL <value>
FNC DCS :CH1 SET CURR <value> VLTL <value>
SRX Set Range Maximum
SRN Set Range Minimum
Function: This operator is used in conjunction with FNC (in stimulus mode) to specify the output mode of the
power supply being programmed.
Description: The first operand is the noun modifier and the second operand specifies the value. The first operand
field of the command contains the four(4) letter mnemonic for the output mode of the power supply.
The choices are:
VOLT VOLTAGE MODE OPERATION
VLTL VOLTAGE LIMIT
CURR CURRENT MODE OPERATION
CURL CURRENT LIMIT
The second operand field of the command contains the value assigned to the chosen output mode.
This value may be specified as accurately as the resolution of the power supply allows. It can be
directly specified in ASCII integer, decimal, or in scientific notation.
There may be two (2) set commands, separated by a space (ASCII 32), for each power supply being
programmed. The following are the only allowable combinations:
VOLT with CURL
CURR with VLTL
The limit parameter (CURL or VLTL) may not be set without the main parameter. A polarity sign may
precede the VOLT or CURR value so that the power supply's polarity may be selected.
In the case of Kepco's BOP power supplies, the two related Op Codes, SRX and SRN are functionally
identical to the SET command, since there is only one range, 0 - maximum. The commands are
included only for compatibility.
Example: FNC DCS :CH1 SET VOLT 5 CURL 3 Power supply commanded to 5V (Voltage mode) with
current limit of 3A.
FNC DCS :CH1 SET CURR 2 VLTL 17 Power supply commanded to 2A Current mode) with
voltage limit of 17V
SET, SRX, SRN