Manual - TC.P Quadro
TopControl application
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6.4.7.4. Tab
– <SCOPE>
User level: from Standard User
The Scope function is an easy to use “4-channel storage oscilloscope”.
It can record any of the internal parameters in the TopCon power sup-
ply.
Among others, the following variable groups can be recorded using the
SCOPE function:
Actual and set values
Voltage, current, power etc. (digital and analogue)
Device-internal parameters, such as temperature, controller sig-
nals, system state/error signals, intermediate circuit voltage,
transformer current, internal 24V supply, etc.
The firmware has an internal data buffer
-2-
for 4 x 1024 words of 16
bits each. As a consequence up to four variables can be sampled at the
same time with the maximum frequency of 20 kHz.
TopControl acts as the user interface and provides control information
-
4-
to the SCOPE function
-1-
that runs continuously in the TopCon
power supply. The data are acquired in the power supply itself
-2-
. The
data
-2-
are then uploaded for display in die TopControl application
-3-
.
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Power Supply
DSP
TopCon
Scope
Memory
2
1
4
3
Fig. 121
Principle of the built-in SCOPE function.
The recording can either be started “immediately”, or after a certain
trigger event.
Characteristics of a trigger event:
An event can take place before or after data recording.
It can react to a positive or negative edge.
The SCOPE function is used in various ways.
Graphic analyse of the output values
(e.g. for recording load characteristics).
Assessing/optimising the control behaviour.
Troubleshooting/debugging.
