REGUL8OR – User’s Manual
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1.3
Operation Modes
The REGUL8OR system has multiple features and multiple configurations that
allow using the unit for a very widespread scenario of applications and with a large
variety of loads.
A brief summary of the basic configurations that the unit is able to handle are
hereafter presented.
Regulation Mode
The REGUL8OR can be used as current-controlled or voltage-controlled bipolar
or monopolar unit. The regulation types are:
•
C.C.
mode: it is the Constant Current (CC) regulation mode. The device
regulates the output current produced by an external power supply and set by
the user;
•
C.V.
mode: it is the Constant Voltage (CV) regulation mode. The device
regulates the output voltage produced by the external power supply and set
by the user.
Control Mode
The REGUL8OR unit can be controlled in three main different ways that are
hereafter listed:
•
LOCAL
control: the unit can be controlled directly via the front panel color
display and the navigation switch. When the unit is set in LOCAL mode it is
possible to perform readings and monitor from the remote interface but any
setting command is denied;
•
REMOTE
control: the unit is controlled via the TCP-IP Ethernet interface.
The setting and control of the unit can be performed exclusively via this
interface while monitoring is still possible from the local display;
•
FAST-INTERFACE
control: this interface allows controlling the unit via a
proprietary protocol over the SFP/SFP+ interfaces (optical or electrical) and
it is meant to be used for very fast applications. Update rates of more than 10
kHz are reachable by using this communication channel.
