BK Precision 9130, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Model 9130 Triple Output Programmable DC Power Supply INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL 9130 ...

Page 2: ...onnections must be exposed to potential human contact Under these circumstances personnel must be trained to protect themselves from the risk of electric shock If the circuit is capable of operating at or above 1000 volts no conductive part of the circuit may be exposed Definition of users Responsible body is the individual or group responsible for the use and maintenance of equipment is operated ...

Page 3: ...tion cable 24 5 2 Communication between Power Supply and PC 25 5 3 SCPI Command Overview 27 5 3 1 Common IEEE488 2 commands 27 5 3 2 Essential SCPI Commands 27 5 3 3 Nonstandard SCPI Commands 28 5 3 4 Simultaneous Control SCPI Commands For firmware version 1 66 or above only 29 5 4 SCPI Command Description 31 5 4 1 SCPI Condition Register 31 5 4 2 SCPI Command Description 33 6 PV9130 SOFTWARE GUID...

Page 4: ...4 6 5 Test sequence generation 47 6 5 1 Quickset 47 6 5 2 Program 48 6 5 2 Go NG 48 ...

Page 5: ...Electronic Test Production and Service where multiple independent DC supplies are required and bench space is at a premium Key Features 3 independent fully programmable and electrically isolated outputs Series or parallel operation Display Voltage and Current for of all 3 channels simultaneously Over Current OCP and Over Temperature OHT protection Very compact foot print 2U x 1 2 Bright and easy t...

Page 6: ...with the front panel operation of this power supply 2 1 Front Rear Panel Front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 VFD display 2 Rotary knob 3 Main power switch 4 Numerical key pad and Esc key 5 Function keys 6 Cursor position Channel Selection keys Enter key 7 Output terminals ...

Page 7: ...20V AC Power selection switch 6 Fuse compartment 2 2 Preliminary Checkout The following steps will help you verify that the power supply is ready for use 1 Check the list of supplied items Verify that you have received the following items with your power supply If anything is missing contact your authorized B K Precision distributor Power cord Instruction manual Calibration Report Communication ca...

Page 8: ...uring this time the following should be displayed System Test Please wait followed by 0 000V 0 000V 0 000V OFF OFF OFF Or Note The first row is the output voltage for channels 1 3 The second row will display the on off state or the output current of each channel In case the self test routine is not successful you may see one of the following If the EEPROM is damaged the VFD will display the follow...

Page 9: ...oltage and current In meter mode the display will indicate the actual output voltage and current 3 Check that the front panel voltmeter properly responds to number key entries Enter a different voltage value and wait a few seconds until the meter mode activates Verify that the actual output value voltage is identical to the set value Also verify that the displayed current value is close to zero 4 ...

Page 10: ...y that the power cord is firmly plugged into the power receptacle on the rear panel of the power supply Make sure the power outlet you are using is working properly and verify that the power supply is turned on 2 Verify the power line voltage setting Make sure the voltage selector switch is set according to the present line voltage 110VAC or 220VAC Change the voltage setting if it s not correct 3 ...

Page 11: ...d the two plastic ears before rack mounting the instrument To remove the handle grasp the handle on the side pull outwards and rotate it to a special position where the arrow on the handle and the arrow on the plastic ears are in opposite directions Now you can pull the handle outwards After removing the handle you can remove the two plastic ears with a screw driver ...

Page 12: ...uracy 25 C 5 C of output offset Voltage 0 03 10mV Current 0 1 5mA Ripple noise Voltage Ripple 1mVrms 3mVp p Noise 3mVrms Transient Response Time 500 μs for CH1 2 200 μs for CH3 for output to recover to within 75 mV following a change from 100 mA to 1 A Temperature coefficient 0 C 40 C of output offset Voltage 0 03 10mV Current 0 1 5mA Readback Temperature Coefficient of output offset Voltage 0 03 ...

Page 13: ...ory 50 user configurable stored states Recommended Calibration Interval 1 year AC Input Ratings selectable via switch on the rear panel 220AV 10 47 63Hz 110AV 10 47 63Hz Maximum power consumption Model 9130 Power 750VA Cooling Fan cooled Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C for max rated output Storage Temperature 20 to 70 C for storage environment Environmental Conditions Designed for indoor use in an...

Page 14: ...is in remote mode and the LOCAL key is not disabled you can revert to manual mode by pressing the LOCAL key The power supply is in Meter mode when it is powered on In this mode the VFD will display the actual voltage and current output value If the user adjusts the knob while in this mode the power supply will automatically enter Set mode then revert back to meter mode and display the modified vol...

Page 15: ...the current setup of the power supply to internal memory Recall Recall the setup from internal memory Menu Set general parameters of the power supply On Off Set the output state of the power supply Up arrow key select a menu or channel Down arrow key select a menu or a channel 4 3 VFD Description and Wiring Diagram Explanation of annunciators on the display OFF The output is off The key panel is l...

Page 16: ...ols enclose the currently selected menu Menu Power Config Reset Config System reset Out State Set Remember Output On Off state before power off Out Parameter Set Remember parameters before power off Key Sound Set Knob Function Set Enable disable knob Screen Brightness Baud Rate Set Set baud rate Communication Parity System Wait Time determines duration of set mode Local Address Set communication a...

Page 17: ...ols the output state of the first channel key 2 controls the output state of the second channel and key 3 controls the output state of the third channel When the power supply is in remote mode you can set the output state by sending SCPI command OUTPut ON OFF The Output state operation doesn t affect any other parameter Note The On Off key controls the output state of all 3 channels simultaneously...

Page 18: ...I set the press to move the cursor position and adjust the voltage value using the knob Make sure the knob function is enabled in the systems menu otherwise use solution 1 Press Esc or Enter to exit Solution 3 Press one of the number keys 7 9 corresponding to the channel for which you want to set the current value Press key 7 to control the first channel 8 for the second channel or press key 9 to ...

Page 19: ...ter sets the Output On Off state at power up If you select Last Set the power supply will save the output state prior to power down and revert to that state at power up If you select Off the output state is always OFF when the power supply is turned on The recommend setting is OFF If Out Parameter Set is set to Default the output state of the power supply after power up will always be off regardle...

Page 20: ...ed Set mode is active when a cursor is visible Default setting is 0 seconds Note the wait time range is 4 9999S if you set it with 1 3S the wait time will be 4S automatically Local Address With this parameter it is possible to address each instrument The address range is 0 to 30 Key Lock Set A password can be assigned 1 4 digits to lock the function key operation After setting the password there i...

Page 21: ... connected in series Out Parallel Set This function configures the instrument for parallel operation None means that each channel operates independently 1 2 means that channel 1 and channel 2 operate in parallel 1 3 and 2 3 means that channels 1 and 3 or channels 2 and 3 respectively operate in parallel ALL indicates that all 3 channels operate in parallel Note The output state of all channels wil...

Page 22: ...e maximum rated voltage You can edit this value using the keys or via numerical key pad followed by Enter The default setting is the maximum rated voltage for each channel Out Time Set This parameter sets the output timer for each channel The range is 1 999999 seconds If you enable this function and the output state of all channels is on the timer will start counting down immediately Once the time...

Page 23: ...ny Num Suf The number in the ROM is too many to deal with 10 No Command The command is invalid 14 Num Suf Invalid The subscript of the number is invalid 16 Invalid Number The number is invalid 17 Invalid Dims The data dimension is invalid 20 Param Overflow Parameter overflow 30 Error Para Units Parameter unit error 40 Error Para Type Parameter type error 50 Error Para Count Parameter count error 6...

Page 24: ...NT RX TX IT E131 ISOLATED COMMUNICATION CABLE TTL 5V RS232 ISOLATION 859666668889942311 IT Power supply PC Note It is not possible to connect the DB9 connector of the power supply directly to a PC s RS232 or USB port USB Communication cable IT E132 The DB9 interface connector on the rear panel of the power supply provides a TTL voltage level interface Use the communication cable IT E132 to connect...

Page 25: ... default setting Even 8 bits Odd 8 bits 4 Stop bits 1 fixed 5 Start Bits 1 fixed Data Frame Format Parity None Start Bit 8 Data Bits Stop Bit Parity Odd Even Start Bit 8 Data Bits Parity Bit Stop Bit End of String character is n 0x0a DB9 Interface Details The DB9 connector in the rear panel of the power supply provides a TTL level signal It can be connected to a standard PC interface via the IT E1...

Page 26: ...o Windows assigns a virtual COM port to each device which is unknown prior to establishing communications with the instrument could be different each time In this case the address will allow the user to correlate each virtual COM port with the address assigned to each instrument ...

Page 27: ...SR IDN OPC OPC PSC PSC RST SRE SRE STB SAV RCL 5 3 2 Essential SCPI Commands SYSTem ERRor VERSion BEEPer IMMediate ADDRess STATus QUEStionable ENABle enable value ENABle EVENt CONDition OPERation ENABle enable value ENABle EVENt CONDition INSTrumenu EVENt ENABle value ENABle ...

Page 28: ...e LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude voltage MIN MAX VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude MIN MAX VOLTage PROTection LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude VOLTage PROTection LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude 5 3 3 Nonstandard SCPI Commands CALibration SECure STATe ON OFF quoted code SECure STATe VOLTage LEVel level DATA voltage value CURRent LEVel level DATA current value CODE SAVe INITital OUTPut TIMer DATA time DATA SYSTem LOC...

Page 29: ...command is used to set the 3 channels voltage at the same time Parameter type three channels voltage setting value You can set the 1st 2nd and 3rd channels in one string Returned value none Example APP VOLT 1 2 3 set CH1 CH2 CH3 voltages as 1V 2V 3V respectively APPly VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude This command is used to read out the 3 channels voltage setting value at the same time Parameter ...

Page 30: ...alue The 3 channels max voltage value Example APP PROT APPly OUT STATe This command is used to control the 3 channels ON OFF status at the same time Parameter type 0 1 ON OFF Returned value none Example APP OUT ON OFF ON APP OUT 1 0 1 Set CH1 CH2 CH3 output to ON OFF ON respectively APPly OUT STATe This command is used to read out the 3 channels ON OFF status at the same time Parameter type none R...

Page 31: ...eters 1 UNR The status of the power supply is unregulated 2 CV The power supply is in constant voltage condition 3 CC The power supply is in constant current condition 4 RI Not used Quest condition register 0 OV Not used 1 OT Over temperature Standard event register 0 OPC Operation of power supply is completed 2 QYE Query error Data of output array is missing 3 DDE Device dependent error Data stor...

Page 32: ... status sub register channel 3 condition event enable or INST1 INST1 INST1 INST2 INST2 INST2 INST3 INST3 INST3 Operation status register condition event enable event enable OPC OPC OPC or or QYE QYE QYE DDE DDE DDE QUES QUES EXE EXE EXE CME CME CME ESB ESB RQS RQS PON PON PON OPER OPER Standard event register Status byte register condition event enable OV OV OV or Lowest bit 0 OT OT OT First bit 1...

Page 33: ... register will change to 1 to reflect the changes Command syntax ESE NRf Parameter 0 255 Reset value Consult PSC command Example ESE 128 ESR This command queries the standard event status register After executing this command the standard event status register is reset The bit definition of the standard event status register is identical to the standard event status enable register Query syntax ES...

Page 34: ... when power supply is reset Command syntax PSC Parameter 0 1 ON OFF Return parameter data stored Example PSC ON RST This command resets the power supply to its default setting Command syntax RST Example RST SRE This command can set the parameter of the status byte enable register The value of this parameter determines which bit value of the status byte register is 1 and the byte will enable RQS of...

Page 35: ...on This command queries the software version Command syntax SYSTem VERSion Return parameter software version Example SYST VERS SYSTem BEEPer This command controls the buzzer Command syntax SYSTem BEEPer IMMediate Example SYST BEEP SYSTem LOCal This command can set the instrument to local operate from front panel mode Command syntax SYSTem LOCal Example SYST LOC SYSTem REMote This command configure...

Page 36: ...er is reset Command syntax STATus QUEStionable ENABle Return parameter NR1 Example STAT QUES ENAB STATus QUEStionable This command reads parameters from the quest event register After this command executed quest event register is reset Command syntax STATus QUEStionable EVENt Return parameter NR1 Example STAT QUES STATus QUEStionable CONDition This command queries the parameter of the quest condit...

Page 37: ...x STATus OPERation INSTrument EVENt Return parameter parameter of operation event sub register Example STAT OPER INST STATus OPERation INSTrument ENABle This command sets the parameter of operation event enable sub register Setting parameter can determine which bit value of operation event enable sub register is 1 and the bit will enable OPER of status byte register is 1 Note this command is only ...

Page 38: ...e number of the selected channel Command syntax INSTrument SELect Return parameter FIRst SECOnd THIrd Example INST INSTrument NSELect This command is similar to the command INSTrument SELect the only difference is that this command uses numbers to denote the channel Command syntax INSTrument NSELect Parameter 1 3 Reset value 1 Example INST NSEL OUTPut STATe This command sets the output state for t...

Page 39: ...e parameter you set in the menu RST value MAX Example CURR 2A SOURce CURRent LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude This command checks the current value of the power supply Command syntax SOURce CURRent LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude parameter Parameter MIN MAX None Return parameter MIN TO MAX Unit A Example CURR SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude This command sets the voltage value of the power supply Comma...

Page 40: ... The actual output current Unit A Example MEAS CURR MEAS SCALer VOLTage DC This command reads the actual output voltage value Command syntax MEAS SCALer VOLTage DC Return parameter The actual output voltage Unit V Example MEAS MEASure SCALer POWer DC This command reads the actual output power value Command syntax MEASure SCALer POWer DC Return parameter The actual output power Unit W Example MEAS ...

Page 41: ...l This command sets the voltage calibration point Command syntax CALibration VOLTage LEVel parameter Parameter P1 P2 Example CAL VOLT P1 CALibration VOLT DATA This command reads the set voltage value of the voltage calibration point Command syntax CALibration VOLT DATA parameter Parameter The actual output voltage value Unit V mV uV kV Example CAL VOLT 1V CALibration CURRent LEVel This command set...

Page 42: ...eads the calibration information Command syntax CALibration STRing Return parameter the calibration information saved in the EEPROM Example CAL STR CALibration SAVe This command saves calibration coefficients into EEPROM Command syntax CALibration SAVe Example CAL SAV Note The calibration parameter will take effect only after it is saved CALibration INITital This command renews the calibration coe...

Page 43: ...supports all the functionality available through the front panel Additionally you can generate and execute simple test sequences 6 2 Installation 1 Requirements for computer Pentium processor based personal computer Windows 98 2000 NT XP VISTA 2 Installation Insert the included CD into the CD drive locate PV9130 and install the software according to the onscreen instructions 6 3 PV9130 basics Afte...

Page 44: ...ntrol 6 Set the output state Output On Output Off 7 Local Enable allows the user to use the front panel keys while the instrument is in remote control mode When Local Disable is active the front panel keys of the instrument are disabled 8 Set the current value 9 Status bar Displays the power supply model communication status and operation status 10 Set voltage and current value quickly and conveni...

Page 45: ...ave set the voltage and current value for one channel please make sure that the channel s output state is on If you want to observe the voltage and current curve at the same time you need to set voltage and current value for each channel one by one and turn the channel s output state on Note After you have set voltage current values or the output state for one channel and you want to set parameter...

Page 46: ... match 6 4 Operation 6 4 1 Configure the system The first step is to configure the system and set up communication Click the button and the following windows will be displayed Note When you set the communication port please make sure that the baud rate of the computer matches that of the power supply Also make sure that Parity in the power supply menu is set to None default value 1 Comm Set the co...

Page 47: ...can use the mouse wheel or Page Up Down keys and arrow keys from the keyboard for fine adjustment of voltage or current values The setup value will be displayed on the second line indicator 6 5 Test sequence generation 6 5 1 Quickset Hot Keys Hotkey Right click each Hotkey Button it will display Click on it it will display as follows change the voltage current value as you desired then click OK bu...

Page 48: ... test steps Click on View Test Control Panel to execute your test sequence Select Run to execute the sequence in a loop Once or Custom define the number of loops For more details refer to the on line help 6 5 2 Go NG This tool allows you to write a simple test sequence including min max values The test program generates a pass fail verdict and an optional test report Before test please select the ...

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