CAEN
Electronic Instrumentation
803x Series 8-16 Ch. Programmable HV Power Supplies
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Remote Control
Module control can take place remotely, via USB or Ethernet; an external PC is required (supported OS:
Windows 7 or later; Linux kernel Rel. 2.4 or later). The connection can be performed via VT emulators
(such as Tera Term), or via one of the available tools (see below). The 803x Power Supplies family is
identified as
SMART HV
by the available software tools. Control option on the Touchscreen must be set
to
REMOTE
.
Software tools
GECO2020
CAEN GECO2020 is a graphical application that allows to control the 803x Power Supplies (and all other
CAEN Power Supplies). Once the unit is correctly installed, download and install the
GECO2020 software
package related to your OS; follow the instructions in the GECO2020 User manual and the unit will be
ready to be operated.
For more info, please visit www.caen.it (products>firmware/software section).
CAEN HV Wrapper
CAEN HV Wrapper is a library, available either as a set of ANSI C functions or LabVIEW
™
VI’s. Such set
provides the software developer a unified software interface for the control of CAEN Power Supplies. This
is a low-level application in which the writing of the Control SW is assigned to the user. It contains a generic
software interface independent by the Power Supply models and by the communication path used to
exchange data with them.
CAEN HV Wrapper is logically located between a higher-level application, such as GECO2020, and the
lower layer software libraries.
For more info, please visit www.caen.it (products>firmware/software
section).
Power Supply Modules LabVIEW Instrument Driver
Power Supply Modules LabVIEW Instrument Driver is a set of VI’S, developed for LabVIEW 20
17 and later
releases (LabVIEW
™
is a Trademark of National Instruments Corp.), that allow to configure and monitor
all parameters of remotely controlled CAEN Programmable HV Power Supply modules. Host PC shall run
LabVIEW 2017 or later releases and NI-VISA Run-Time Engine 17.
To install the Power Supply Modules LabVIEW Instrument Driver, g
o to CAEN web site in the “Software”
area, download the Power Supply Modules LabVIEW Instrument Driver installation package and follow
the Set Up instructions.
PC connection
USB installation
Install the unit, as explained at p. 13
Connect the Unit to the PC via the USB cable
Turn ON the unit via the rear panel (R803x and
DT803x) or NIM bin (N803x) switch
Download and install the USB driver for your OS,
available at the Unit page on the www.caen.it
site
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Now the Unit is ready for operation, upon
installation of one of the available software tools
Ethernet installation
Install the unit, as explained at p. 13
Connect the Ethernet port of the unit to the
relevant port of the PC, using the 10BASE-T
Ethernet cable
Turn ON the unit via the rear panel (R803x and
DT803x) or NIM bin (N803x) switch
Now the unit is ready for operation, upon
installation of one of the available software tools
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Linux OS Users: the Unit is automatically recognised by Kernel Linux 2.6.9 and higher; unit name is assigned to serial
port with name /dev/ttyACM[x], where [x] is device number; for example 1
st
module connected is /dev/ttyACM0, 2
nd
module is /dev/ttyACM1 etc.
