L-Series and FCS-18 Graphical User Interface User Manual
Rev D – March 2011
California Instruments
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.1 About this program .................................................................................................................................. 9
1.2 About this manual .................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 Software version .................................................................................................................................... 10
2. Requirements ............................................................................................................................................... 11
3. Setup and Installation................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Connecting an L-Series AC source to PC ............................................................................................. 12
3.2 Installing the LSGUI software ................................................................................................................ 12
3.3 Installed files .......................................................................................................................................... 13
3.4 Manual installation ................................................................................................................................. 14
3.5 Software registration .............................................................................................................................. 15
4. User Interface aspects ................................................................................................................................. 19
4.1 Starting the LSGUI ................................................................................................................................. 19
4.2 First : Save Configuration Data ............................................................................................................. 19
4.3 Main program window ........................................................................................................................... 20
4.4 Menu Structure ...................................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.1 File menu ........................................................................................................................................ 22
4.4.2 Configuration menu ........................................................................................................................ 23
4.4.3 Source menu .................................................................................................................................. 24
4.4.4 Measurement menu ....................................................................................................................... 25
4.4.5 Options menu ................................................................................................................................. 26
4.4.6 Applications menu .......................................................................................................................... 27
4.4.7 Help menu ...................................................................................................................................... 28
4.5 Selecting menu items with the mouse ................................................................................................... 29
4.6 Selecting menu items using the keyboard ............................................................................................. 29
4.7 Using the Toolbar .................................................................................................................................. 30
4.8 Status bar .............................................................................................................................................. 32
4.9 Modal and Non-Modal windows ............................................................................................................ 32
5. L-Series Hardware Configuration ................................................................................................................ 33
5.1 Model Number and Controller type selection screen ............................................................................ 34
5.2 System Settings screen ......................................................................................................................... 35
5.3 IEEE Interface screen ............................................................................................................................ 36
6. Source control .............................................................................................................................................. 37
6.1 Source Initialization ................................................................................................................................ 38
6.2 Steady State control .............................................................................................................................. 39
6.3 Steady state execution modes .............................................................................................................. 40
6.3.1 Update mode .................................................................................................................................. 40
6.3.2 Immediate mode ............................................................................................................................. 40
6.4 Frequency control .................................................................................................................................. 41
6.4.1 Voltage derating for low frequencies .............................................................................................. 41
6.5 Voltage Range selection ........................................................................................................................ 42
6.5.1 Current limit adjustment ................................................................................................................. 42
6.6 Phase mode control ............................................................................................................................... 43
6.6.1 Current limit adjustment ................................................................................................................. 43
6.7 Output relay control ............................................................................................................................... 44
6.8 Current limit delay .................................................................................................................................. 44
6.9 Phase controls ....................................................................................................................................... 45
6.9.1 Voltage control ............................................................................................................................... 45
6.9.2 Current limit control ........................................................................................................................ 45
6.9.3 Phase angle control ........................................................................................................................ 46
6.9.4 Waveform type selection ................................................................................................................ 46
7. Transients .................................................................................................................................................... 47
7.1 Transient data entry ............................................................................................................................... 48
7.1.1 Transient data Entry fields.............................................................................................................. 48
