Ametek Sorensen Asterion DC Series, Operation Manual

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Calibration Asterion DC Series
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NOTE: You cannot exit out of Current Ramp Screen using HOME and UP arrow, these
buttons are disabled for the Current Ramp Screen; Refer to Figure 3-25.
Example 1: Creating a Current ramp using Software Trigger mode
• Set the Curr to 10A
• Set the To Curr to 30A
• Set the Volt to 25V
• Set the Time to 10s
• Connect an appropriate load to the supply
• Select the Trigger mode as SW (software)
• Click on Initialize
• Click on Trigger Ramp
• Observe that Trigger Ramp button will change to Abort button
• Observe the current ramp signal using oscilloscope
• Clicking on the Abort button will abort the ramp.
• Clicking on the Exit button will exit the Current Ramp screen.
Example 2: Creating a Current ramp using Hardware Trigger mode
• Set the Curr to 10A
•
Set the To Curr to 30A
• Set the Volt to 25V
•
Set the Time to 10s
• Connect an appropriate load to the supply
•
Select the Trigger mode as HW (Hardware)
• Click on Initialize
•
Observe that Trigger Ramp button will change to Waiting for Trig .
• Give an external trigger i.e. an active high pulse of 10ms on the MOLEX
connector pin-8 (TRIGGER_IN) and pin-12 (DIN_RTN) to generate the
Current Ramp.
•
Observe that Waiting for Trig will change to Abort button.
• Observe the current ramp signal using oscilloscope
•
Clicking on the Abort button will abort the ramp.
• Clicking on the Exit button will exit the Current Ramp screen.
3.1.7 Configuration Screen
The Configuration power on- settings (PONS), set-up of User V/I Limits, Output Sense,
Measurement Settings and Aux Output.
The top-level menu of the Configuration screen is shown in
Figure 3-29
. Refer to
Section 3.1.2.1 for navigating to Configuration Screen.