User and Programming Manual - Rev H
California Instruments
iv
May 2000
P Series
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1
1.1
General Description.........................................................................................................1
2. SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................ 3
2.1
Electrical........................................................................................................................3
2.2
Mechanical.....................................................................................................................5
2.3
Environmental .................................................................................................................6
2.4
Regulatory ......................................................................................................................6
2.5
Front Panel Controls........................................................................................................6
3. UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION.............................................................................. 10
3.1
Unpacking .................................................................................................................... 10
3.2
Power Requirements ..................................................................................................... 10
3.3
Mechanical Installation .................................................................................................. 10
3.4
Input Wiring .................................................................................................................. 10
3.5
Output Connections....................................................................................................... 11
3.6
Output Voltage Ranges.................................................................................................. 12
3.7
Functional Test ............................................................................................................. 12
4. FRONT PANEL OPERATION ....................................................................................... 14
4.1
Front Panel Guided Tour ................................................................................................ 14
4.2
How to... ...................................................................................................................... 17
5. PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION ....................................................................................... 20
5.1
General ........................................................................................................................ 20
5.2
Overall Description ........................................................................................................ 20
5.3
Power Factor Correction Module (PFC) ........................................................................... 21
5.4
DC - DC Converter Module ............................................................................................. 21
5.5
Oscillator Control Board................................................................................................. 22
5.6
DC to AC Power Module ................................................................................................ 22
5.7
RS232 Board ................................................................................................................ 23
6. CALIBRATION................................................................................................................ 26
6.1
Calibration Equipment.................................................................................................... 26
6.2
Routine Calibration ........................................................................................................ 26
6.3
Non-Routine Calibration ................................................................................................. 29
7. SERVICE......................................................................................................................... 32
7.1
General ........................................................................................................................ 32
7.2
Basic Operation ............................................................................................................ 32
7.3
Advanced Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 34
8. INTRODUCTION TO PGUI/PGUI32 ............................................................................ 38
8.1
About This Program....................................................................................................... 38
8.2
About This Section of the Manual ................................................................................... 38
8.3
Program Requirements .................................................................................................. 38
8.4
RS232C Cable Wiring.................................................................................................... 39
9. PGUI/PGUI32 SETUP AND INSTALLATION............................................................... 40
9.1
Connecting the AC Source to the PC.............................................................................. 40
9.2
Installing the PGUI Software........................................................................................... 40
9.3
Trouble Shooting - RS232C ............................................................................................ 41
9.4
Installed Files ............................................................................................................... 46
9.5
Software Registration..................................................................................................... 47
10.
TOP ASSEMBLY REPLACEABLE PARTS .............................................................. 51
11.
PROGRAMMING INFORMATION............................................................................. 53
12.
INTRODUCTION TO SCPI........................................................................................ 55
12.1 Conventions Used in This Manual ................................................................................... 55
