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General Information 11 1 General Information Introduction This manual contains specifications, installation instructions, and operating instructions for System Power Supply Models:Agilent 6030A, 6031A, 6032A, 6033A, 6035A, and 6038A. Refer to "Related Documents" for other informationconcerni...

General Information 12 A fault indicator (FLT) and remote inhibit (INH) circuit provides additional shutdown protection, should either the GP-IBand/or controller fail. The FLT circuit provides the user with a means of knowing the status of any unmasked fault register bit independently ofthe SRQ func...

General Information 13 1494-0060 Rack slide kit, non tilting 5060-2865 Service kit, includes extenders for control and power mesh boards, three cables toallow GP-IB and PSI boards to lie on table outside unit, and control board testconnector. 5060-2866 FET service kit. Includes FETs and all componen...

General Information 14 The serial number prefixes listed on the front of this manual indicate the versions of the supplies that were available whenthe manual was issued. If the serial prefix of your supply is not listed in this manual, the manual may include a yellow"Manual Change’’ sheet. That ...

General Information 15 Related Documents The following documents may be useful for your GP-IB systems. The Agilent documents can be ordered from your localAgilent Sales Office. Agilent 6033A/38A Service Manual, Agilent part number 5959-3346. Agilent 6030A/31A/32A/35A Service Manual, Agilent part num...

General Information 16 Table 1-1. Performance Specifications Agilent Technologies Model 6033A 6038A DC Output: Voltage, current and power spans indicate range Volts 0-20 V 0-60 V over output may be varied using front panel controls. Amps 0-30 A 0-10 A Maximum Power 200-240 W 200-240 W Load Effect (L...

General Information 19 Figure 1-1. Output Characteristic Curve Agilent Model 6030A 6031A 6032A 6033a 6035A 6038A Vp1 200 V 20 V 60 V 20 V 500 V 60 V Ip1 5 A 50 A 17.5 A 10 A 2 A 3.3 A Vp2 120 V 14 V 40 V 14 V 350 V 40 V Ip2 10 A 76 A 30 A 17.2 A 3 A 6 A Vp3 60 V 7 V 20 V 6.7 V 200 V 20 V Ip3 17 A 12...

Installation 21 2 Installation Introduction This section contains instructions for checking and repacking the supply, bench or rack mounting, connecting the supply toac input power, and converting the supply from one line voltage to another if required. Instructions for connecting load andGP-IB cabl...

Installation 22 Figure 2-1. Outline Diagram Bench Operation The supply cabinet has plastic feet, which are shaped to ensure self aligning when stacked with other Agilent TechnologiesSystem II cabinets. Rack Mounting The supply can be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack enclosure. Rack mounting access...

Installation 24 d. Replace the cover, tighten all four screws and tighten the strain relief clamp. (All four screws must be tightened for unitto meet RFI specifications.) e. Connect the other end of the power cord to an appropriate power source. Note Connections to the ac power line must be made in ...

Installation 26 Figure 2-3. Line Voltage Conversion Components

Installation 27 AC Line Impedance Check The power supply is designed for proper operation with line impedance typically found in ac power lines. However, if thesupply is connected to an ac power line having high impedance combined with line voltage near the minimum specifiedvalue, (e.g., 104 Vac for...

Operating Instructions 29 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Introduction This section describes the operating controls and indicators, turn-on checkout procedures, and operating procedures andconsiderations for the power supply. Local (front-panel) and remote (via GP-IB) operation are described separately, b...

Operating Instructions 30 Before the instrument is turned on, all protective earth terminals, extension cords, and devicesconnected to the power supply should be connected to a protective earth ground. Any interruption of theprotective earth grounding will cause a potential shock hazard that could r...

Operating Instructions 31 Load Resistance B equals the crossover resistance for the particular combination of voltage and current settings shown onthe graph. Either the CV or CC LED will light. If the load resistance increases, the voltage setting decreases, or the currentsetting increases, the powe...

Operating Instructions 33 Table 3-1. Controls and Indicators (continued) Number Controls/Indicators Description Page 5 Numeric Display Two 3-1/2 digit alphanumeric displays with automaticallypositioned decimal point that ordinarily indicate output VOLTSand AMPS (see items 6 & 7). When power supp...

Operating Instructions 35 d. Turn OUTPUT ADJUST knob clockwise, press DISPLAY SETTINGS switch, and check that AMPS setting hasincreased. CV indicator should be on and CC indicator should be off. e. Press momentary-contact OUTPUT ADJUST pushbutton switch once; VOLTAGE indicator should turn on andCURR...

Operating Instructions 36 per lead. Table 3-2 lists resistivity for various wire sizes and the maximum lengths that may be used to limit voltage drop to0.5 volts for various currents. Lengths listed are the sum of the lengths of the ( + ) and ( - ) load wires. Lengths are given inmeters and (feet). ...

Operating Instructions 37 If multiple loads are connected to one supply, each load should be connected to the supply’s output terminals using separatepairs of connecting wires. This minimizes mutual coupling effects and takes full advantage of the supply’s low outputimpedance. Each pair of connectin...

Operating Instructions 38 Figure 3-5. Connecting a Bypass Capacitor Overvoltage Protection (OVP) The overvoltage trip point is adjusted at the front panel. The approximate trip voltage range is from zero volts toapproximately 107% of maximum rated voltage of the power supply. When the OVP circuit tr...

Operating Instructions 39 Foldback Protection In some applications either CV or CC mode may be regarded as an error condition. The foldback protection feature protectssensitive loads by disabling the power supply output if the unit switches to the prohibited mode. In local control, foldback protecti...

Operating Instructions 41 Table 3-4. Mode Switches Mode Programming Mode Switches GP-IB/RPG Voltage Resistance B6 0 0 1 CV B5 0 0 0 Circuits B4 1 0 0 B3 0 0 1 CC B2 0 0 0 Circuits B1 1 0 0 Typically, only one programming mode is used for both output parameters (voltage and current). However, the mod...

Operating Instructions 42 1. The total number of devices is no more than 15. 2. The total length of all the cables used is no more than two meters times the number of devices connected together, up to an absolute maximum of 20 meters. (The length between adjacent devices is not critical as long as t...

Operating Instructions 43 Foldback. If foldback protection is enabled (FOLDBACK ENABLED LED on) and the power supply switches to the prohibited mode (CV or CC), the power supply output will be disabled and the FOLDBACK indicator turned on. Press theFOLDBACK pushbutton switch to reset the foldback pr...

Operating Instructions 44 Constant Current Operation To set up the power supply for constant current operation: a. With power supply turned off, connect load to output terminals. b. Turn on power supply. Hold in DISPLAY OVP pushbutton switch and set OVP ADJUST potentiometer for desiredOVP trip volta...

Operating Instructions 45 Multiline Message Control Functions . The Acceptor Handshake, Source Handshake, Listener, and Talker functions are implemented by the interface circuits of the power supply and the controller and require no action by the user. The LSN orTLK indicators turn on when the power...

Operating Instructions 46 Remote/Local . The remote/local function allows the power supply to operate in either local (front panel) or remote (via GP-IB) control. The user can send Local Lockout to the power supply via GP-IB to disable the front-panel LCL switchonly. With Local Lockout, the controll...

Operating Instructions 47 Holding the LCL switch in for one second causes the power supply’s GP-IB address to be displayed on the front panel untilthe switch is released or two seconds elapse. The address switches are also used during troubleshooting to select which self tests are run in test mode. ...

Operating Instructions 48 Table 3-6. Initial Conditions Voltage 0 Volts Current 0 Amps OUTPUT ADJUST Enabled to adjust CURRENT Control OVP determined by setting of OVP ADJUST potentiometer on front panel Soft Voltage Limit Agilent 6030A - 204.750 volts Agilent 6031A - 20.475 volts Agilent 6032A - 61...

Operating Instructions 49 Plus and minus signs are considered numeric characters. All numeric data fields may contain an optional plus or minus signon both the number itself and the scale factor, such as +1.23E-2. All numeric data fields may contain leading spaces, and embedded spaces will be accept...

Operating Instructions 50 Table 3-7 GP-IB Commands Command *Range or **ResponseTo Query Description Page VSET xVSET xV Agilent 6030A *0--204.75 VAgilent 6031A *0--20.475 VAgilent 6032A *0--61.425 VAgilent 6033A *0--20.475 VAgilent 6035A *0--511.88 VAgilent 6038A *0--61.425 V Any of these commands is...

Operating Instructions 55 Table 3-8. Format of Numbers Sent from Power Supply For these query commands: VSET? ISET? DLY? VOUT? IOUT? VMAX? IMAX? the response consists of a header followed by a space* followed by 5 decimal digits with an embedded decimal point, in this format: <header> <spac...

Operating Instructions 56 VSET? and addressing the power supply to talk. The power supply can be instructed to measure its actual output voltage by sending: VOUT? The results are placed on the GP-IB when the power supply is addressed to talk, in this format (using 20 as an example): VOUT 20.000 NOTE...

Operating Instructions 57 Soft Limits . The power supply can be sent soft limit values that place maximum limits on the voltage and current programming values that will be accepted. If the power supply receives a programming value that exceeds the soft limit, itwill ignore the command, turn on the E...

Operating Instructions 59 Reset. Reset restores the power supply output if it has been disabled by OVP, foldback, or remote inhibit. The output returns to the present voltage and current settings; the values may be changed while the output is disabled. The power supply isreset with the command: RST ...

Operating Instructions 60 completed with the first. Therefore, sending device trigger after sending a command assures that the second instrumentcannot begin to receive commands until the first instrument has processed its commands. For example, assume the following commands are sent to four power su...

Operating Instructions 62 Note that bits can be set in the fault register only when there is a change in either the status register or the mask register.Therefore, if a bit is set in the mask register (unmasked) after the corresponding condition becomes true in the statusregister, the associated bit...

Operating Instructions 64 Table 3-10. Status Register Errors Error # Description 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No Errors Unrecognized Character —A character like ! " # was received Improper Number —A numeric character ( + -. 0...9) was received but the following characters did not represent a proper numbe...

Operating Instructions 65 When the power supply is addressed to talk after and addressing the power supply to talk. The response from TEST? hasbeen received, it responds in this format: the power supply will be either: TEST x where x is a decimal number from 0 to 22. See the Service Manual for a lis...

Operating Instructions 66 The following paragraphs discuss in greater detail the methods of remotely programming the output voltage or current usingeither a resistance or voltage input. Whichever method is used, the wires connecting the programming device must beshielded to reduce noise pickup. The ...

Operating Instructions 67 Figure 3-10. Voltage Programming of Output Voltage Constant Current Output, Resistance Control . The setup shown in Figure 3-12 allows the output current to be varied by using an external resistor to program the supply. The discussion on Page 56 for constant voltage operati...

Operating Instructions 68 Figure 3-12. Resistance Programming of Output Current Figure 3-13. Voltage Programming of Output Current Auto-Parallel Operation Two units can be connected in an auto-parallel combination to provide twice the output current capability. One of the powersupplies, the master, ...

Operating Instructions 69 Figure 3-14. Auto-Parallel Operation Setting Voltage and Current . Program the slave unit’s output voltage above the master’s to avoid interference with master- unit CV control. The slave unit’s mode switches disable the slave unit’s digital current setting from having any ...

Operating Instructions 70 It is not recommended that Agilent 6035A supplies be connected in series. if you do so, the commonconnection between the two supplies must be connected to earth ground (see Figure 3-15). Add the voltage settings of each power supply together to determine the total output vo...

Operating Instructions 72 Figure 3-19a. FLT and INH with Multiple Supplies Figure 3-19b. Typical INH Setup Closing the hood will not re-enable the supply, and during a serial poll the controller would be made aware that a fault existsvia the FAU bit in the serial poll register. The fault register mu...

Blank Front Panel Option 001 79 B Blank Front Panel Option 001 Introduction This appendix describes the blank front panel option (Option 001) for the power supply. Option 001 is designed forapplications in which front panel operation and monitoring are unnecessary. It has no front-panel controls and...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 83 C Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) ABOUT THIS APPENDIX IF YOU WILL NOT BE PROGRAMMING USING SCPI COMMANDS, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THISAPPENDIX. This appendix documents the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (S...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 84 2 ANSI/IEEE Std 488.2-1987. IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols, and Common Commands. Recommended as a reference if you will do fairly sophisticated programming. Helpful for finding the precise definitions of certain types of SCPI message ...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 85 LINKED CONNECTIONS When programming with SCPI commands, it is possible to connect up to 15 additional power supplies per GP-IB addressusing linked connections, and still communicate with each supply individually. Installation As shown in Figur...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 86 Setting the Address NOTE The primary and secondary addresses cannot be selected over the GP-IB. However, there are importantdifferences in addressing power supplies over the bus depending on if only primary or a combination ofprimary and secon...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 87 LANGUAGE DICTIONARY This section gives the syntax and parameters for all the IEEE 488.2 common commands and SCPI commands used by theAgilent Series 603xA power supplies. It is assumed that you are familiar with the introductory reference mater...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 88 Figure C-2. Common Command Syntax Diagram Figure C-3 is a tree diagram of the subsystem commands. Commands starting at the root direction are listed as either singlecommands or command subsystems. Command subsystems may consist of a single com...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 89 *CLS Meaning and Type Clear Status Device Status Description This command causes the following actions (see "Status Reporting" for descriptions of all registers): ♦ Clears the following registers without affecting any corresponding Ena...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 90 Command Syntax *ESE <NRf> Parameters 0 to 255 Default Value (See *PSC ) *RST Value 0 Example *ESE 129 Query Syntax *ESE? Returned Parameters <NRl> (Register value) Related Commands *ESR? *PSC *STB? *ESR? Meaning and Type Event Stat...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 91 Description This command causes the interface to set the OPC bit (bit 0) of the Standard Event Status register when the power supplyhas completed all pending operations. (See *ESE for the bit configuration of the Standard Event Status register...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 92 If the command parameter = 0 , then the above registers are not cleared at power turn on, but are programmed to their last previous state. This can enable the power supply to request service at turn on. Any non-zero parameter causes both regis...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 93 *RST Meaning and Type Reset Device State Description This command reset the power supply to a factory-defined state as defined below. *RST also forces an ABORt and an OUT:PROT:CLE command. CURR[:LEV] [:IMM] * OUTP OFF VOLT[:LEV][:IMM]* CURR[:L...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 94 *SRE Meaning and Type Service Request Enable Device Interface Description This command sets the condition of the Service Request Enable Register. This register determines which events of theStatus Byte Register (see *STB for its bit configurat...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 95 *TRG Meaning and Type Trigger Device Trigger Description This command, which is essentially the same as the Group Execute Trigger (<GET>) and the subsystem TRIG[:IMM] signals, generates a trigger to the power supply. Command Syntax *TRG ...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 96 Current Subsystem This subsystem programs the output current of the power supply. CURR[:LEV] Sets the immediate current level or the pending triggered current level of the power supply. The immediate level is thecurrent programmed for the outp...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 97 Initiate Subsystem This subsystem enables the trigger system. When a trigger is enabled, the triggering action will occur upon receipt of a<GET>, *TRG , or TRIGg er command. If a trigger circuit is not enabled, all trigger commands are i...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 99 Status Subsystem This subsystem programs the power supply status registers. The power supply has two groups of status registers; Operation and Questionable. Each group consists of the following five registers: Condition Enable Event NTR Filter...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 100 Query Syntax STAT us :OPER tion :EVEN t? Returned Parameters <NR1> (Register Value ) Examples STAT: OPER: EVEN? STATUS: OPERATIONAL: EVENT? NTR/PTR Commands These commands allow you to set or read the value of the Operation NTR (Negativ...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 102 Command Syntax STAT us :QUES tionable :NTR ansition <NRf> STAT us :QUES tionable :PTR ansition <NRf> Parameters 0 to 32727 Default Value 0 Examples STAT:QUES:NTR 16 STATUS:QUESTIONABLE:PTR 512 Query Syntax STAT:QUES:NTR? STAT:QUES...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 103 Trigger Subsystem This subsystem controls remote triggering of the power supply. TRIG[:IMM] When the trigger subsystem is armed, TRIG generates a trigger signal. The trigger will then: 1. Initiate the output change from the pending level to t...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 104 Query Syntax [SOUR ce ]:VOLT age [:LEV el ] [:IMM ediate ][:AMPL itude ]? [SOUR ce ]:VOLT age [:LEV el ] [:IMM ediate ][:AMPL itude ]? MAX [SOUR ce ] :VOLT age [:LEV el ] [:IMM ediate ] [:AMPL itude ] ? MIN [SOUR ce ]:VOLT age [LEV el ]:TRIG ...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 105 Table C-5. Bit Configuration of Status Reister Groups Bit Signal Meaning Operation Status Group 5 WTG The interface is waiting for a trigger 8 CV The power supply is in the positive constant-voltage mode 10 CC The power supply is sourcing cur...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 106 Figure C-4. Power Supply Status Structure Table C-2. STAT:QUES Commands Register Command Query Cleared By Condition (None) STAT:QUES:COND? Cannot be cleared PTR Filter STAT:QUES:PTR <NRf> STAT:QUES:PTR? Programming 0 NTR Filter STAT:QUE...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 107 Table C-3. Examples of Questionable Status Register Bit Programming Example Signal Cond Reg PTR NTR Event Enable Summary Change Filter Filter Reg Reg Bit Example 1: OT 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 Example 2: UNR 0=1 or 1 1 1 1 Example 3: RI x x x 0 0 Exampl...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 108 NOTE Since the power supply impliments *PSC, this register is cleared at power turn on if *PSC = 1 Status Programming Examples ESE 60Enables all error conditions into the ESB summary bit ESE 129 Enables only the power-on and operation complet...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 109 Status Programming Examples SRE 255 Enables all bits to generate seruice requests SRE 239Excludes the MAV bit from gerlerating a service request SRE 8 Enables only Questionable events to generate service requests Output Queue The Output Queue...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 110 Hardware Errors During Operation. If an error does not occur during selftest but after the power supply has been operating correctly for a time, error -240 is placed in the error queue. Most subsequent commands will not be executed and will a...

Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) 111 Table C-5. Summary of Error Messages (continued) Error Number Error String [Description/Explanation/Examples] -178 Expression data not allowed -180 Macro error -181 Invalid outside macro definition [e.g., ’$1’ outside macro definition.] -183 ...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 115 D Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies UsingBasic Introduction The examples in this appendix are provided as an introduction to programming the Agilent 603xA power supplies withHPSeries 200/300 controllers using the BASIC programmi...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 116 Note the use of a semicolon as a separator between the device command and the data in the second example program lineabove. The semicolon suppresses the carriage return and line feed which would be sent with a comma. The carriage returnand...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 118 Output Inhibit / Enable The output of the supply can be inhibited without disturbing other programmed functions by sending the device command"OUT OFF" . While the supply is disabled in this manner, it can still accept new programmi...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 119 80 ! 90 DEF FNOr_mode 100 COM /Ps/ @Ps 110 OUTPUT @Ps; “STS” 120 ENTER @Ps; Stat 130 RETURN BIT (Stat .2) 140 FNEND Explanation: 10: Assign I/O path name to power supply 20: Declare common block for I/O path name 30: If FNOR_MODE= true the...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 120 Fault and Mask Registers Two additional registers provide the user with the ability to obtain selected subsets of the information available in the statusregister. The fault register can then be read to determine which condition caused the ...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 121 Condition • RQS ERR RDY • • PON FAU Bit position 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Bit W eight 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Where • - Not Used FAU - Fault Condition PON - Power on Reset RDY - Ready to Process Commands ERR - Programming Error RQS - Requesting Servic...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 122 Service Request Service request provides the programmer with the means for interrupting the controller when a fault condition occurs.Service is requested when the FAU bit in the serial poll register, which is the logical OR of all bits in ...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 123 Delay Time When changing the output voltage or current level of the supply it may change state to overrange, CV, or CC modeduring the transition. This may not be desirable if an interrupt is enabled upon a mode transition. To deal with suc...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 125 Protection Functions Overvoltage The trip level of the overvoltage protection circuit can be read by sending the device command "OVP?" and entering theresult. If the overvoltage protection circuit has tripped the supply can be rese...

Programming the Agilent 603xA Power Supplies Using Basic 126 Advanced Topics Hold Mode At times it may become necessary to program several power supplies synchronously. The hold mode provides advantagesover other less precise means of synchronous programming. With hold mode, functions with first and...

130 Index FOLDBACK indicator.......................................................................................................................................... 32, 43 foldback protection .............................................................................................................

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134 Index Manual Updates The following updates have been made to this manual since the print revision indicated on the title page. 2/24/99 Figure 2-4 has been added to page 28. Pages 23 to 28 have been reformatted to make room for this figure. A Caution has been added to the *ESE, *PSC, *SAV, and *S...