Ametek Sorensen ASA Series, Operation Manual

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Asterion DC Multioutput ASA Series Operational Manual
M330516-01 3-71
Figure 3-88: Current Ramp-Screen (Abort)
Exit Exits the Current Ramp screen and return to Ramp Menu Screen, refer to
Figure 3-78.
Example 1: Creating a Current ramp using Software Trigger mode
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Select channel
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Set the Curr to 10A
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Set the To Curr to 30A
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Set the Volt to 25V
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Set the Time to 10s
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Connect an appropriate load to the supply
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Select the Trigger mode as SW (software)
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Click on Initialize
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Click on Trigger Ramp
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Observe that Ramp Screen Proceed to Abort Screen
; refer Figure 3-88.
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Observe the current ramp signal using oscilloscope
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Clicking on the Abort button will abort the ramp and returns to Current Ramp
screen; refer Figure 3-84
.
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Clicking on the Exit button will exit the Ramp Menu screen; refer Figure 3-78.
Example 2: Creating a Current ramp using Hardware Trigger mode
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Select channel
•
Set the Curr to 10A
•
Set the To Curr to 30A
•
Set the Volt to 25V
•
Set the Time to 10s
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Connect an appropriate load to the supply
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Select the Trigger mode as HW (Hardware)
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Click on Initialize
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Observe that Trigger Ramp button will change to Waiting for Trig ; refer Figure
3-87
:
.
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Give an external trigger i.e., an active high pulse of 10ms on the DB26 connector
pin-1 (TRIG1_IN) and pin-8 (RTN) if channel 1 selected, pin-10 (TRIG2_IN) and
pin-17 (RTN) if channel 2 is selected, and pin-19 (TRIG3_IN) and pin-26 (RTN) if
channel 3 selected to generate the Current Ramp for Selected channel.
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Observe that Ramp screen proceed to Abort Screen.
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Observe the current ramp signal using oscilloscope.