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USER’S MANUAL

SWITCHING-MODE DC POWER SUPPLY

ARRAY 366XA

ARRAY ELECTRONIC

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Page 1: ...1 USER S MANUAL SWITCHING MODE DC POWER SUPPLY ARRAY 366XA ARRAY ELECTRONIC...

Page 2: ...us design and test environments Versatile Bench Top Features High definition liquid crystal display Full featured keyboard and knobs High efficient switching mode power supply The same continuous adju...

Page 3: ...d off 2 Sense terminals Tests remote voltage the positive pole is in red the negative pole is in black 3 Earth ground terminal It is connected to the chassis and earth ground 4 Supply output terminals...

Page 4: ...Enter key Enter Confirms present setting values or option 21 Display screen Shows parameters and status of power supply 22 ERR annunciator When some error is detected ERR annunciator is on 23 REM annu...

Page 5: ...nd responds to operation from the front panel properly Front Panel Operation It describes the use of front panel keys and knobs in detail and how to use them to operate the power supply from the front...

Page 6: ...utorial It describes basic operation of the power supply and gives specific details on the operation and use of ARRAY 366XA power supplies Specifications It lists the power supply s basic specificatio...

Page 7: ...Output Checkout 17 Chapter 3 Front Panel Operation 20 Front Panel Operation 20 Front Panel Operation Overview 20 Output on off 20 Constant Voltage Output Setting 21 Connecting a load to the relevant...

Page 8: ...ators 34 Using the MIN and MAX Parameters 34 Querying Parameter Settings 34 SCPI Command Terminators 35 SCPI Parameter Types 35 Numeric Parameters 35 Discrete Parameters 35 Boolean Parameters 35 Strin...

Page 9: ...5 Device Specific Commands 57 Chapter 5 Application Programs 58 Application Programs 58 RS 232 Operation Using QuickBACSIC 58 Chapter 6 Tutorial 59 Tutorial 59 An Overview of ARRAY 366XA Operation 59...

Page 10: ...10 APPENDIX Error Messages 68 Error Messages 68 Execution Errors 68 Self Test Errors 71 Calibration Errors 72...

Page 11: ...upply features wide supply input voltage from 100 240AC high power factor and a minimum output of 0V Output voltage or current can be adjusted independently from front panel or controlled over RS 232...

Page 12: ...unauthorized calibration by using the Standard calibration protection function Installation Initial Inspection When you receive your power supply please check it for any obvious damage that may have o...

Page 13: ...usting the heat through the fan outlet on the rear panel Sufficient space must be left at the rear and two sides of the cabinet for air circulation when the power supply is installed Please remove the...

Page 14: ...eatures for later use it is suggested that both the experienced and the inexperienced users should read this chapter prior to operation Preliminary Checkout ARRAY 366XA power supply can be used from a...

Page 15: ...p 1 Remove the fuse holder below AC power inlet Step 2 Replace the fuse with the correct one that meets the requirements Step 3 Put back the fuse holder For 115V AC operation 10AT fuse must be used Fo...

Page 16: ...Self test accomplished If there is no error or abnormity has been detected during self testing the supply will enter into power on reset state and the output will be disabled In this figure OFF indic...

Page 17: ...control on front panel for the supply Knob Checkout When the power supply output is on and the display is in monitor mode move the blinking digit to voltage value displayed by pressing the key Left T...

Page 18: ...the test lead 4 Adjust the voltage limit value to 1 0 V Adjust the voltage limit to 1 0 V to assure CC operation Please see related chapters about voltage and current setting from front panel in this...

Page 19: ...st the knob until the ammeter indicates 0A and then until the ammeter indicates the maximum rated value If an error has been detected during the output checkout procedures the ERROR annunciator will t...

Page 20: ...e output of the power supply is enabled CV CC or Unreg will be displayed in the lower right corner of the display CV indicates that the supply source is in constant voltage state CC indicates that the...

Page 21: ...n off button in the front panel The power supply will go into power on reset state namely the power supply is off 3 Setting desired output voltage The desired output voltage can be set directly by pre...

Page 22: ...he power supply is in constant current mode the current will output at a constant value and it will not change with the load while the voltage will The CC annunciator in the lower right corner of the...

Page 23: ...confirm the current setting value 2 Using Left Right keys knob and Enter key to input Press Iset to enter into current setting state Press Left Right keys to move the blinking digit to the correspond...

Page 24: ...ow Control On Off Flow Control On Off USB Interface Selecting USB GPIB Interface GPIB Address 5 GPIB Address Address Value Notes Except the parameters about knob key sound and interface configuration...

Page 25: ...Press 2nd Recall keys to enter into recall menu Recall 0 3 Press keys or adjust the knob to select recall location as 1 Recall 1 4 Press Enter key to confirm and exit recall menu simultaneously 5 000...

Page 26: ...ff and beep to give an alarm OT will be showed in the lower right corner of the display and the power supply will not respond to other commands 3 9 1 Abnormal Latched State Clearance When the power su...

Page 27: ...HLEY 2000 measures the DC voltage Power supply CHROMA 61601 AC power supply Cautions When the calibration is conducted the ambient temperature should be within the range of 25 2 All testing instrument...

Page 28: ...V 22V 34 5V should be calibrated 3 1 1 Wiring SENSE OUTPUT 366XA KEITHLEY 2000 3 1 2 0 5V Calibration Press Enter key you will see the following figure in the display Input the value you read from KEI...

Page 29: ...mal places Press Clear key to remove the wrong input value of current digit Then press Enter key to confirm and exit to calibration menu Now voltage calibration is completed 3 2 CC Mode Calibration In...

Page 30: ...value of present digit Then press Enter key to confirm 3 2 4 9A Calibration Press Enter key to verify and then the display will show as follows Input the value you read from FLUEK 45 which is retaine...

Page 31: ...Information If this is the first time you use the SCPI language it is suggested intensely to read this chapter attentively in order to become familiar with the language before you attempt to program t...

Page 32: ...node or root thus forming subsystems A portion of the SOURce subsystem is shown below to illustrate the tree system SOURce CURRent LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude current MIN MAX AMPLitude MIN MAX TRIGgered...

Page 33: ...se of the incomplete spelling Braces enclose the parameter choices for a given command string The braces are not sent with the command string A vertical bar separates multiple parameter choices for a...

Page 34: ...tring an error is generated if you do not use the colon and semicolon MEAS VOLT SOUR CURR MIN Using the MIN and MAX Parameters You can substitute MINimum or MAXimum for the parameter of many commands...

Page 35: ...an also send engineering unit suffixes V A or SEC with numeric parameters If only specific numeric values are accepted the power supply will automatically round the input numeric parameters The follow...

Page 36: ...t LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude MIN MAX CURRent LEVel LIMit AMPLitude current MIN MAX DEF CURRent LEVel LIMit AMPLitude MIN MAX DEF CURRent LEVel TRIGgered AMPLitude current MIN MAX CURRent LEVel TRIGgere...

Page 37: ...MAX SECure CODE new code SECure STATe OFF ON new code SECure STATe STRing quoted string STRing VOLTage DATA numeric value VOLTage LEVel MIN MAX Status Reporting Commands STATus QUEStionable EVENt ENA...

Page 38: ...the most straightforward method to program the power supply over the remote interface such as to control one output or triple outputs of power supply and to read the immediate output value of each sup...

Page 39: ...r accordingly Selecting a Trigger Source The power supply will accept a bus software trigger or an immediate internal trigger as a trigger source By default the bus trigger source is selected If you w...

Page 40: ...evel commands used to program the output of power supply Although the APPLy command provides the most straightforward method to program the output of power supply the low level commands give you more...

Page 41: ...resent output terminals of the power supply or the maximum and minimum programmable current levels of the selected output For example CURR Query and return the immediate current value of the output te...

Page 42: ...e immediate voltage value at the present output terminals of the power supply or the maximum and minimum programmable voltage levels of the selected output For example VOLT Query and return the immedi...

Page 43: ...which the power supply will accept the trigger The power supply will accept a bus software trigger or an immediate trigger 3 Set the time delay between the detection of the trigger on the specified tr...

Page 44: ...time delay between the detection of an event on the specified trigger source and the start of any corresponding trigger action on the power supply output Select from 0 to 3600 seconds MIN 0 second MAX...

Page 45: ...he character string message The power supply will not send the output to the display when a message is shown on the front panel DISPlay WINDow TEXT DATA This command queries the message sent to the fr...

Page 46: ...IMM Output dependent value CURR LEV TRIG Output dependent value DISP STAT ON INST SEL P6V INST COUP NONE OUTP STAT OFF OUTP TRAC OFF TRIG DEL 0 TRIG SOUR BUS VOLT LEV IMM 0 VOLT LEV TRIG 0 The reset o...

Page 47: ...lected and entered first CALibration SECure CODE new code This command enters a new security code To change the security code first unsecure the power supply with the old security code Then enter the...

Page 48: ...the remote mode All keys on the front panel including the Local key are disabled The Rmt annunciator on the display is on Ctrl C This command clears the operation in progress over remote interface and...

Page 49: ...onding event register are logically ORed together to form a single summary bit Enable registers are both readable and writable Querying an enable register will not clear it The CLS clear status comman...

Page 50: ...Output Buffer Operation Complete Query Error Device Depenent Error Execution Error Command Error Power On Serial Poll SPOLL SRE value SRE STB The Questionable Status Register The questionable status...

Page 51: ...nt register with STATus QUEStionable EVENt Status Questionable Event register command The questionable status enable register is cleared when you execute STATus QUEStionable ENABle 0 command The Stand...

Page 52: ...s set to 0 7 PON 128 Power On Power has been turned off and on since the last time the event register was read or cleared The standard event register is cleared when 1 You execute the CLS clear status...

Page 53: ...questing service serial poll 7 not used 0 Always set to 0 The status byte summary register is cleared when 1 You execute the CLS clear status command 2 Querying the standard event register ESR command...

Page 54: ...ue which corresponds to the binary weighted sum of all bits in the register STATus QUEStionable ENABle enable value This command enables or disables bits in the questionable status event register The...

Page 55: ...in the register STB This command queries the status byte summary register The STB command is similar to a serial poll but it is processed like any other instrument command The STB command returns the...

Page 56: ...tude current MIN MAX CURRent LEVel TRIGgered AMPLitude MIN MAX VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude voltage MIN MAX VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude MIN MAX VOLTage LEVel TRIGgered AMPLitude voltage MIN...

Page 57: ...APPLy CALibration COUNt CURRent DATA numeric value CURRent LEVel MIN MAX SECure CODE new code SECure STATe OFF ON voltage SECure STATe STRing quoted string STRing VOLTage DATA numeric value VOLTage L...

Page 58: ...rst line of the first row DIM Recv 100 Restore and receive the data array OPEN COM1 9600 N 8 2 RS LF PE FOR RANDOM AS 1 LEN 1000 Baud Rate 9600 Parity Check None Data Bit 8 Stop Bit 2 RS sending RTS s...

Page 59: ...rol circuits receive information from the front panel and send instant information to the display At the same time the control circuit also receives and returns the corresponding values over the remot...

Page 60: ...utput voltage is less than the voltage setting and the output current is at the current setting The supply is in constant current CC mode and the voltage setting acts as a voltage limit Unregulated St...

Page 61: ...round However output terminals must be kept within 240 Vdc of ground An earth ground terminal is provided on the front panel for convenience Multiple Loads When connecting multiple loads to the power...

Page 62: ...664A 660uF 0 15A 6V msec Inductive Load Inductive loads present no loop instability in constant voltage mode In constant current mode inductive loads form a parallel resonance with the power supply s...

Page 63: ...ccur when the load is short circuited or the series wound power supply are not turned on simultaneously Reliability Reliability of the power supply depends heavily on the ambient condition in which th...

Page 64: ...4 2A Ripple and Noise 20 Hz to 20 MHz Voltage root mean square value 5mVrms 8mVrms 8mVrms Voltage peak to peak value 10mVp p 14mVp p 18mVp p Current 2mArms 500uArms 500uArms Common Mode Current 1 5mA...

Page 65: ...utput MEASure command 100msec The Other Commands 50msec Supplemental Characteristics Output Programming Range maximum programmable values 3662A 3663A 3664A Voltage 0 35 2V 0 80 2V 0 120 2V Current 0 1...

Page 66: ...22msec 22msec Full load Down 22msec 22msec 22msec No load Up 20msec 20msec 22msec No load Down 22msec 22msec 22msec AC Input Ratings AC100V 240V 47Hz 63Hz 750VA Max Operating Temperature 0 40 0 80 RH...

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Page 68: ...The error queue is cleared after a CLS clear status command has been executed The RST reset command does not clear the error queue All error records will be lost when the power is turned off Front Pan...

Page 69: ...this command Example APPL 112 Program mnemonic too long A command header was received which contained more than the maximum 12 characters allowed 113 Undefined header A command was received that is no...

Page 70: ...system is initiated by INIT IMM command then triggered by TRG 222 Data out of range A numeric parameter value exceeds the valid range for the command Example TRIG DEL 3 223 Too much data A character s...

Page 71: ...mote interface 430 Query DEADLOCKED A command was received which generates too much data to fit in the output buffer and the input buffer is also full Command execution continues but all data is lost...

Page 72: ...Cal checksum failed secure state 741 Cal checksum failed string data 745 Cal checksum failed DAC cal constants 746 Cal checksum failed readback cal constants 747 Cal checksum failed GPIB address 748...

Page 73: ...73 758 Cal checksum failed store recall data in location 8 759 Cal checksum failed store recall data in location 9...

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