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PS 9000 1U Series
© 2015 Intepro Systems, LP. Specifications subject to change without notice.
3.5
Remote control
3.5.1 General
Remote control is possible through any of the built-in interface ports USB, Ethernet/LAN or analog. Important here
is that only the analog or any digital interface can be in control. It means that if, for example, an attempt were to
be made to switch to remote control using the digital interface while analog remote control is active (pin Remote =
LOW) the device would report an error at the digital interface. In the opposite direction a switch-over through pin
Remote would be ignored. In both cases, however, status monitoring and reading of values are always possible.
3.5.2 Control locations
Control locations are those locations from where the device is controlled. Essentially there are two: at the device
(manual operation) and outside (remote control). The following locations are defined:
Displayed location
Description
-
If neither of the other locations is displayed then
manual control is active and access
from the analog or digital interfaces is allowed. This location is not explicitly displayed
Remote
Remote control via any interface is active
Local
Remote control is locked, only
manual
operation is allowed.
Remote control may be allowed or inhibited using the setting
“Allow remote control”
(see
“3.4.3.1. Menu “General
Settings””
). In
inhibited condition the status
“Local”
will be displayed in the status area (lower half, middle) of the
display. Activating the inhibit can be useful if the device is remotely controlled by software or some electronic device,
but it is required to make adjustments at the device or deal with emergency, which would not be possible remotely.
Activating condition
“Local”
causes the following:
•
If remote control via the digital interface is active (“
Remote
”), then remote control is immediately terminated and
must be reactivated at the PC once “
Local
” is no longer active
•
If remote control is via the analog interface is active (“
Remote
”), then remote operation is only interrupted until
remote control is allowed again, because pin “Remote” continues to signal “remote control = on”. Exception: if
the level of pin “Remote” is changed to HIGH during the “
Local
” phase
3.5.3 Remote control via a digital interface
3.5.3.1 Selecting an interface
The device only supports the built-in digital interfaces USB and Ethernet. For USB, a standard USB cable is included
in the delivery, as well as a driver for Windows on CD. The USB interface requires no setup.
The Ethernet interface typically requires network setup (manual or DHCP), but can also be used with its default
parameters right from the start.
The GPIB interface requires you to select a unique address in case it is connected to other GPIB bus members.
3.5.3.2 General
For the network port installation refer to
“1.9.7. Ethernet port”.
The digital interface require little or no setup for operation and can be directly used with their default configuration.
All specific settings will be permanently stored, but could also be reset to defaults with the setup menu item “
Reset
”.
Through the digital interface the set values (voltage, current, power) and device conditions can be set and moni-
tored. Various other functions are also supported as described in separate programming documentation.
Changing to remote control will retain the last set values for the device until these are changed. Thus a simple
voltage control by setting a target value is possible without changing any other values.
3.5.3.3 Programming
Programming details for the interfaces, the communication protocols etc. are to be found in the documentation
“Programming Guide ModBus & SCPI” which is supplied on the included CD or is available as a download from
the Intepro Systems website.
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