GW Instek PEL-3000 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...DC Electronic Load PEL 3000 H Series USER MANUAL VERSION 2 00 ISO 9001 CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER ...

Page 2: ...er language without prior written consent of Good Will company The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing However Good Will continues to improve products and reserves the rights to change specification equipment and maintenance procedures at any time without notice Good Will Instrument Co Ltd No 7 1 Jhongsing Rd Tucheng Dist New Taipei City 236 Taiwan ...

Page 3: ...eration 53 Basic Configuration 65 Advanced Configuration Settings 72 Step Resolution Configuration 79 Protection Settings 82 System Settings 90 Go NoGo 94 Save Recall 98 FUNCTION MENU 111 Function Menu Overview 112 Program 118 Sequence 126 OCP Test Automation 145 OPP Test Automation 151 BATT Test Automation 157 EXTERNAL CONTROL 165 Analog Control 166 Parallel Operation 187 REMOTE CONTROL 195 ...

Page 4: ...the Dust Filter 210 Replace the Clock Battery 211 GPIB Installation 212 PEL 3000 H Default Settings 213 Frame Control Connector Contacts 216 Operating Mode Description 218 Operating Area 227 PEL 3000 H Specifications 234 PEL 3000 H Dimensions 248 Declaration of Conformity 251 INDEX 253 ...

Page 5: ...this manual or on the instrument WARNING Warning Identifies conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life CAUTION Caution Identifies conditions or practices that could result in damage to the instrument or to other properties DANGER High Voltage Attention Refer to the Manual Earth ground Terminal Frame or Chassis Terminal Do not dispose electronic equipment as unsorted munici...

Page 6: ...easurement categories EN 61010 1 2010 specifies the measurement categories and their requirements as follows Measurement category IV is for measurement performed at the source of low voltage installation Measurement category III is for measurement performed in the building installation Measurement category II is for measurement performed on the circuits directly connected to the low voltage instal...

Page 7: ... grounding conductor must be connected to ground No operator serviceable components inside Do not remove covers Refer servicing to qualified personnel Cleaning Disconnect the power cord before cleaning Use a soft cloth dampened in a solution of mild detergent and water Do not spray any liquid Do not use chemicals containing harsh material such as benzene toluene xylene and acetone Operation Enviro...

Page 8: ...y conductivity caused by condensation must be expected Pollution degree 3 Conductive pollution occurs or dry non conductive pollution occurs which becomes conductive due to condensation which is expected In such conditions equipment is normally protected against exposure to direct sunlight precipitation and full wind pressure but neither temperature nor humidity is controlled Storage environment L...

Page 9: ...the front panel rear panel and GUI PEL 3000 H Series Introduction 9 Model Line Up 9 Main Features 10 Accessories 11 Package Contents 13 Appearance 14 Front Panel 14 PEL 3021 PEL 3041 14 PEL 3021H PEL 3041H 15 PEL 3111 15 PEL 3111H 16 PEL 3211 H Booster Pack 16 Rear Panel 20 PEL 3021 PEL 3041 20 PEL 3021H PEL 3041H 21 PEL 3111 21 PEL 3111H 22 PEL 3211 Booster Pack 22 ...

Page 10: ...he Date and Time 29 Load Wiring 30 Load Wire Connections 33 Using the Front Panel Input Terminals 34 Using the Rear Panel Input Terminals 35 Using the Terminal Cover PEL 011 36 Using the Terminal Cover PEL 013 38 Using the Terminal Cover 40 Using the Monitor Out Cover Only for PEL 3021H PEL 3041H PEL 3111H 41 Remote Sense 42 Firmware Update 43 Conventions 45 Help Menu 50 ...

Page 11: ...EL 3000 H Series is extremely robust and capable of molding to any test environment Please note that throughout this manual the term PEL 3000 H refers to any one of the models in the series lineup unless specifically stated otherwise Model Line Up There are a total of 3 DC electronic load models and 1 booster pack model Model Voltage DC Current Power PEL 3021 H 0V 150V 0V 800V 35A 8 75A 175W PEL 3...

Page 12: ...eatures 7 operating modes CC CV CR CP CC CV CR CV CP CV Independent and parallel operation Fully programmable with normal and fast sequences Soft start Dynamic mode OCP OVP and other protection features Remote sense Integrated meter Rack mountable Load booster Interface USB RS232 and GPIB External voltage or resistance control Front panel trigger out BNC Front panel voltage current monitoring BNC ...

Page 13: ...terminal Cover M3 screw PEL 012 Terminal fittings 2 sets of bolts nuts springs washers type M8 Terminal Cover x1 only for PEL 3000H series Monitor Out Cover x 1 only for PEL 3021H PEL 3041H PEL 3111H M8 x 20 Spring washer Flat washer M8 nut PEL 013 Flexible terminal cover 2x rubber sheeting 4x Velcro fasteners For PEL 3211 H only Velcro fasteners x4 Rubber sheeting x2 ...

Page 14: ...ories Part number Description 3813 030D0501 CR123A 3V lithium battery for clock GRA 413 Rack mount bracket for booster PEL 3211 H EIA JIS GRA 414 E Rack mount frame for PEL 3021 H PEL 3041 H PEL 3111 H EIA GRA 414 J Rack mount frame for PEL 3021 H PEL 3041 H PEL 3111 H JIS GTL 248 GPIB cable 2 0m GTL 246 USB cable Type A Type B PEL 010 Dust Filter PEL 004 GPIB option PEL 005 Connect Cu Plate PEL 0...

Page 15: ...age Contents Check the contents before using the instrument Opening the box Contents single unit Main unit Quick Start manual User Programming manual CD Terminal fittings Power cord x1 region dependent Calibration certificate ...

Page 16: ... P8 Lock P3 P6 P9 Utility Local File 0 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Enter Clear Shift Preset Load On Off Main Help FUNC Short Air inlet LCD Display Power key FUNC File Help Utility Short Load On Off USB Port Preset and Shift keys Number pad Clear Lock and Enter keys Main Local Scroll wheel Function keys Input terminals I MON OUT TRIG OUT ...

Page 17: ... inlet LCD Display Power key FUNC File Help Utility Short Load On Off USB Port Preset and Shift keys Number pad Clear Lock and Enter keys Main Local Scroll wheel Function keys Input terminals VMON OUT I MON OUT TRIG OUT I MON OUT A B PEL 3111 P0 P1 P4 P7 CAL P2 P5 P8 Lock P3 P6 P9 Utility Local File 0 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Enter Clear Shift Preset Load On Off Main Help FUNC Short TRIG OUT I MON OUT 1 ...

Page 18: ...MON OUT A B PEL 3211 H Booster Pack LINK STBY Air Inlet The air inlet has a removable dust filter LCD display 3 5 inch LCD display Function keys The function keys directly correspond to the soft menu keys at the bottom of the display ON STBY Turns the unit on or puts the unit into standby mode Use the power switch on the rear panel to turn the unit off Main Local Main Main Sets the operating mode ...

Page 19: ...p Help Access the help menu Utility Help Shift Utility Shift Help Access the utility menu Short Short Pressing the Short key will simulate shorting the input terminals The Short key will be lit when active Load on off Load On Off Turns the load on or off The Load On Off key will be lit when active Scroll wheel Use the scroll wheel to navigate the menu system or to edit parameters See page 45 for u...

Page 20: ...ar Clear Clears the current parameter values Lock Shift Clear Locks the front panel keys and selector knob Shift Shift Shift Used in conjunction with other keys to select secondary functions Preset Preset Used in conjunction with the number pad to save or load preset settings P0 to P9 USB Port USB A port Used for save and recall functions Front panel input terminals 5 800V 350W 0 35A Negative term...

Page 21: ... Voltage monitor BNC terminal Output connector used to monitor the voltage by outputting a voltage An output voltage of 8V corresponds to the full scale voltage TRIG OUT TRIG OUT Trigger out BNC terminal Outputs a pulse signal during sequence or dynamic operation The trigger signal has a 4 5V output with a pulse width of a least 2us and an impedance of 500Ω LINK STBY Indicator PEL 3211 H LINK STBY...

Page 22: ...NING TO AVOID ELECTRIC SHOCK THE POWER CORD DO NOT REMOVE COVERS NO OPERATOR SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS INSIDE PROTECTIVE GROUNDING CONDUCTOR MUST BE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL CONNECTED TO GROUND Remote sense inputs Frame control ports J1 J2 RS232C port USB port USB device port Exhaust fan GPIB Power socket and switch Rear panel inputs ...

Page 23: ... J1 J2 RS232C port USB port USB device port Exhaust fan GPIB Power socket and switch Rear panel inputs VR1 VR2 VR3 VR4 V I MON OUT 1 Monitor Out ports J3 Variable Resistor PEL 3111 P0 P1 P4 P7 CAL P2 P5 P8 Lock P3 P6 P9 Utility Local File 0 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Enter Clear Shift Preset Load On Off Main Help FUNC Short TRIG OUT I MON OUT 1 5 150V 1050W 0 70A ...

Page 24: ...PEL 3000 H User Manual 22 PEL 3111H PEL 3211 Booster Pack PEL 3211H Booster Pack ...

Page 25: ...port RS232C 9 pin DSUB port GPIB 24 pin female Frame control ports J1 J2 FRAME CONT J 1 J 2 J1 The J1 connector is assigned to external control J2 The J2 connector is used for parallel operation control Monitor Out ports J3 J3 The J3 connector is assigned to current and voltage monitor out Variable Resistor ...

Page 26: ... there is at least 20cm distance between any object and the fan Rear Panel Input terminals Rear Panel Input Terminals Electrically connected to the front panel input terminals Accepts M8 bolts or M4 M3 sized screws See page 35 for connection details Remote Sensing Terminals Sensing terminals for remote sense See page 36 Accepts M3 sized screws Power Socket Power Socket 100 120V 200 240V 47 63Hz Po...

Page 27: ...to display and edit the settings for the current mode function Measurement area Displays the voltage current and power values Date Displays the date Mainframe status panel The mainframe status panel displays the status of the load remote control and short function When an icon is green it indicates that the function is off When the icon is orange the function is on Operation Status Panel This stat...

Page 28: ...ic operating conventions used throughout the user manual Rack Mount Kits Description The PEL 3000 H has a number of rack mount options for installation The GRA 413 rack mounts are suitable for the PEL 3211 H booster pack The GRA 414 rack mounts are capable of holding 1x PEL 3111 H or 2x PEL 3021 H 3041 H units For installation details please see the GRA 413 and GRA 414 Rack Mount Assembly Manual P...

Page 29: ...GETTING STARTED 27 GRA 413 JIS standard 149 532 5 482 6 GRA 414 E EIA standard 132 382 5 477 6 ...

Page 30: ...wer Up and Self Test Steps 1 Insert the AC power cord into the power socket Turn the external power switch on O If the unit doesn t turn on press the On Standby key The ON STBY key will go from standby red to on green The unit will show the splash screen and then load ...

Page 31: ...re the unit is in a known state See page 213 for a list of the default settings Operation 1 Press Shift File FUNC Select Media Default F1 Select Factory Default F2 Media Default Factory Default Save Recall LOAD RS232 A Value 03 Oct 2018 Load Default Setup CC 8 75A 800V Static Recall The Default Settings Pressing F2 Again will Warning Setting the Date and Time Description The date and time settings...

Page 32: ...account Load wires must be large enough to resist overheating when a short circuit condition occurs as well as to maintain a good regulation The size polarity and length of a wire are all factors in determining if a wire will withstand short circuiting Wires that are selected must be large enough to withstand a short circuit and limit voltage drops to no more than 2V per wire Use the table below t...

Page 33: ...19 0 91186 26 40728 14 20 0 8126 33 292 11 21 0 7239 41 984 9 Load Line Inductance Considerations When using the PEL 3000 H load generator voltage drop and voltage generated due to load line inductance and current change must be taken into account Extreme changes in voltage may exceed the minimum or maximum voltage limits Exceeding the maximum voltage limit may damage the PEL 3000 H To determine t...

Page 34: ...can be reduced in two ways 1 Ensure load wires are as short as possible and twist the positive and negative load wires together 2 Current change can be limited by limiting the slew rate or response speed when switching in CR and CC mode Twisted pair will be shown on any connection diagram where the load wires should be twisted together DUT Electronic Load Twisted pair DUT Electronic Load ...

Page 35: ...voltage is not exceeded The maximum input voltage is 150 800 volts DUT Electronic Load Caution If the polarity to the input terminals is reversed the reverse voltage protection function is tripped The reverse voltage protection function is tripped when reverse voltages greater than 0 3V are detected Do not touch any of the input terminals when the voltage is applied to an input terminal Connecting...

Page 36: ...physically connected to the rear panel terminals Steps 1 Turn the power off from the rear panel or put the unit into standby mode 2 Turn the power off from the DUT 3 Connect the load wires to the input terminals Connect the positive input terminal on the load generator to the high potential output of the DUT Connect the negative input terminal to the low potential output of the DUT potential poten...

Page 37: ... terminals on the PEL 3000 H are physically connected to the rear panel terminals Steps 1 Turn the power off from the rear panel or put the unit into standby mode 2 Turn the power off from the DUT 3 Connect the load wires to the input terminals Connect the positive input terminal on the load generator to the high potential output of the DUT Connect the negative input terminal to the low potential ...

Page 38: ...l terminals are physically connected the terminal cover should also be used as a safety measure when a DUT is connected to the front terminals Caution Ensure the power is off before making any connections to the PEL 3000 H Note In the following diagrams the cable wiring is not shown for clarity 1 Remove the screw holding the top cover to the bottom cover 1 2 Line up the bottom cover with the notch...

Page 39: ...GETTING STARTED 37 2 Detail 3 4 Use your thumb to slide the terminal covers shut as shown in the diagram below 4 5 When the top and bottom covers are flush reinsert the screw that was removed in step 1 ...

Page 40: ...he PEL 011 is used to prevent electric shock The rear panel terminal covers should always be used when connecting a load to the rear panel terminals Caution Ensure the power is off before making any connections to the booster pack 1 Wrap the insulation sheets around the terminals and load cables as shown below Make sure the terminals and any exposed wires are covered by the sheets Insulation sheet...

Page 41: ...GETTING STARTED 39 Fasteners 2 ...

Page 42: ...he frame control terminal for PEL 3000H series If connection is needed please unlock terminal cover If connection isn t needed please lock terminal cover to avoid electric shock for PEL 3000 series Caution Ensure the power is off before making any connections to the booster pack Install the terminal cover as shown in the picture below for PEL 3000H series ...

Page 43: ...ut Cover Only for PEL 3021H PEL 3041H PEL 3111H Description After connection is finished please lock monitor out cover to avoid electric shock when using the monitor out ports Caution Ensure the power is off before making any connections to the booster pack Install the monitor out cover as shown in the picture below ...

Page 44: ...compensates the voltage drop seen across the load leads especially leads with higher resistance This is useful when used in CV CR or CP mode Steps 1 Turn the power off from the rear panel or put the unit into standby mode 2 Turn the power off from the DUT 3 Connect the sense wires to the sense terminals Connect the positive sense S terminal to the high potential output of the DUT Connect the negat...

Page 45: ...re please check the firmware version Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help 2 Select System Info F1 3 The System information is listed on the display Model PEL 3000 H model number Serial Number XXXXXXXX Firmware Ver Firmware version number Website address 4 To view other system information press System F1 and select Memo System Info Load Interface Time Set LOAD RS232 03 Sep 2018 Model PEL 3XXX H Fir...

Page 46: ...ft File FUNC 3 Select USB with the Media F1 soft key 4 Press the File Utility F5 soft key 5 Select the UPG upgrade file and press Select F1 twice Once to select the file and once to confirm 6 Wait for the update to complete and reset the power when prompted Note Do not turn the load generator off or remove the USB memory when the firmware is being read or upgraded ...

Page 47: ... to the soft menu keys on top I MON OUT TRIG OUT 1 5 150V 175W 0 35A P0 P1 P4 P7 CAL P2 P5 P8 Lock P3 P6 P9 Utility Local File 0 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Enter Clear Shift Preset Load On Off Main Help FUNC Short F1 F5 Function keys Soft menus Mode CC I Range H8 75A V Range H 800V Function Static Configure 0 00V 0 0000A 0 00W SlewRate 140 00 CC B Value 0 0000 CC A Value 0 0000 LOAD RS 232 A Value Fine 01 ...

Page 48: ...ode CC Mode CV Mode CP For some parameters a popup window will also appear Selection of the setting is the same Repeatedly pressing the relevant function key F1 F5 will cycle through each setting The selection on the popup window will also be reflected on the label Mode CC I Range H8 75A V Range H 800V Function Static Configure 0 00V 0 0000A 0 00W SlewRate 140 00 CC B Value 0 0000 CC A Value 0 000...

Page 49: ... 00V 0 0000A 0 00W Timer1 0 025 Level 2 0 00 Level 1 0 00 LOAD RS232 Fine 01 Oct 2018 ms W W Scroll bar Cursor 2 Press the Enter key to select the parameter The parameter will become highlighted in white 3 Then use the number pad or scroll wheel to edit the parameter value Mode CC I Range H8 75A V Range H800V Function Static Configure 0 00V 0 0000A 0 00W SlewRate 140 00 CC B Value CC A Value 0 000...

Page 50: ... applicable Indicated by Fine or Coarse in the Operation Status panel When a parameter is highlighted step 3 above pressing the scroll wheel will toggle the step resolution between fine and coarse For details on how to set the step resolution see page 80 Mode CC I Range H8 75A V Range H800V Function Static Configure 0 00V 0 0000A 0 00W SlewRate 140 00 CC B Value CC A Value 0 000 LOAD RS232 A Value...

Page 51: ...r position Entering Alphanumeric Characters When renaming files creating memos or notes you will be required to enter alphanumeric characters when the character entry screen appears Only alphanumeric characters as well as space underscore _ and minus characters allowed 1 Use the scroll wheel to move the cursor to the desired character A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 52: ...on Help Selection 1 Press any function key or soft menu key 2 Press Help to see the help contents on that particular function key or menu 3 Use the scroll to navigate the help contents 4 Press the Exit F5 key to exit the help menu Help on Help LOAD RS232 03 Oct 2018 Exit HELP Press F5 to exit the Help mode Rotate the VARIABLE knob to scroll all the contents End ...

Page 53: ... Switching Function 65 Select the Display Units for Dynamic Mode Levels 67 Select the Switching Time Configuration for Dynamic Mode 68 Slew Rate 69 CV CV Mode Response Speed 70 CC CR and CP Mode Response Speed 71 Advanced Configuration Settings 72 Soft Start 72 Von Voltage Settings 73 Von Voltage 73 Von Latch 74 Von Delay 75 Timer Functions 75 Count Time 75 Cut Off Time 76 Auto Load Configuration ...

Page 54: ...ut Trigger Settings 93 Trigger In Delay 93 Trigger Out Width 94 Measure Average 94 Go NoGo 95 Setting the Go NoGo Limits 95 Running a Go NoGo Test 96 Save Recall 98 File Structure 98 File Types 99 Saving Files to Internal Memory 100 Saving Files to USB Memory 102 Recalling Files from Internal Memory 104 Recalling Files from USB Memory 105 Recall Memory Safety Setting 107 File Utility 107 Preset 10...

Page 55: ...rent will stay the same For more details on CC mode please see the Appendix on page 222 Warning If you change the mode or the range when the load is already on the load will be turned off automatically Operation 1 Make sure the load is off 2 Press Main 3 Select CC mode with the Mode F1 soft key 4 Select the current range with the I Range F2 soft key Range High Middle Low 5 Select the voltage range...

Page 56: ...nfiguration settings such as the slew rate and switching function settings See page 65 for details Display Mode CC I Range H 8 75A VRange L 80V Function Static Configure 0 000V 0 0000A 0 00W SlewRate 140 00 CC B Value 0 0000 CC A Value 0 0000 LOAD RS232 A Value Fine 01 Oct 2018 mA uS A A Mode Current range Voltage range Active setting Current setting A Current setting B Note Basic CC mode configur...

Page 57: ...Make sure the load is off 2 Press Main 3 Select CR mode with the Mode F1 soft key 4 Select the current range with the I Range F2 soft key Range High Middle Low 5 Select the voltage range with the V Range F3 soft key Range High Low 6 Set the resistance or conductance level parameters using the scroll wheel and number pad For Static mode set CR A Value and or CR B Value For Dynamic mode set Level1 a...

Page 58: ... Value Fine 01 Oct 2017 mA uS Ω Ω Mode Current range Voltage range Active setting Conductance Resistance settings Note Basic CR mode configuration is complete See page 65 for more configuration options The current range and voltage range applies to all the operating modes CR Units Description The CR setting units can be set to ohm Ω or millisiemens mS Operation 1 Make sure the load is off 2 Press ...

Page 59: ...ation 1 Make sure the load is off 2 Press Main 3 Select CV mode with the Mode F1 soft key 4 Select the current range with the I Range F2 soft key Range High Middle Low 5 Select the voltage range with the V Range F3 soft key Range High Low 6 Set the voltage level parameters using the scroll wheel and number pad Set CV A Value and or CV B Value The maximum and minimum voltage levels depend on the se...

Page 60: ...ange and voltage range applies to all the operating modes CP Mode Description In Constant Power Mode the unit will maintain a constant power by varying the current For more details on CP mode see the appendix on page 225 Warning If you change the mode or the range when the load is already on the load will be turned off automatically Operation 1 Make sure the load is off 2 Press Main 3 Select CP mo...

Page 61: ... 7 To add CV mode to CP mode CP CV see page 60 8 Set the remaining basic configuration settings such as the slew rate and timer settings See page 65 for details Display Mode CP I Range H 8 75A V Range H 800V Function Static Configure 0 00V 0 0000A 0 00W CP B Value 0 00 CP A Value 0 00 LOAD RS232 A Value Fine 01 Oct 2017 W W Current range Active setting Current setting Power settings CV OFF Mode Vo...

Page 62: ...ltage 5 Display Mode CP CV I Range H 8 75A V Range L 80V Function Dynamic Configure 0 000V 0 0000A 0 00W CV 5 500 Timer2 0 025 Timer1 0 025 LOAD RS232 01 Oct 2018 V ms ms CV setting Note The CV settings apply to all the applicable operating modes For example The CV settings made in CR mode will be carried over to the CV settings in CC and CP mode Note CV settings cannot be controlled with external...

Page 63: ...rol See page 177 By default the load will automatically turn off if the range or operating mode CC CV CR CP is changed To disable this behavior Set Load Off Mode and Load Off Range to the OFF setting See page 78 for details Display Mode CP IRange H 35A VRange L 15V Function Dynamic Configure 1 500V 0 000A 1 50w Timer1 0 025 Level2 0 00 Level1 0 00 LOAD RS232 Fine 03 Oct 2018 mS W W LOAD on Shortin...

Page 64: ...igure 1 500V 0 000A 1 50w Timer1 0 025 Level2 0 00 Level1 0 00 LOAD RS232 SHORT Fine 03 Oct 2018 mS W W SHORT on Note If the load is already off pressing the Short key will turn the load on shorted at the same time Pressing the Short key again will also turn the load off again as well If the load is already on and the Short key is pressed then when the Short key is pressed again the load will rema...

Page 65: ...nction is set to OFF See page 63 for details Short Key Configuration Description The Short key can be configured to Toggle or Hold By Default the Short key is set to Toggle Toggle Pressing the Short key will toggle the shorting function on or off Hold Holding the short key will short the load Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Other F2 and set the Short Key setting Range Toggle Hold Note The Shor...

Page 66: ...hort key is enabled Short Function OFF ON Locking the Front Panel Controls Description The keys and scroll wheel on the front panel can be locked to prevent settings from being changed Operation 1 The keys can be locked and unlocked by pressing Shift Lock Clear LOCK will appear in the Mainframe status panel when the keys are locked The Load On Off key will not be locked if the load is on Display L...

Page 67: ...ction allows the PEL 3000 H to switch between two preset levels Static mode can only switch between the two levels manually while Dynamic mode switches between each level automatically based on a timer Static mode A Value B Value Dynamic mode Level1 Level2 When the unit is set to static mode only one value A Value or B Value can be active at a time The active value is shown in the Operation Status...

Page 68: ...de set the Timer1 and Timer2 parameters using the scroll wheel and number pad Timer1 sets the Level1 on time Timer2 sets the Level2 on time Take the slew rate settings into consideration when setting the timers The frequency of the dynamic switching is output via the TRIG OUT BNC 5 In the static mode select either value A or value B as the active value for execution followed by pressing the Shift ...

Page 69: ...ion Dynamic Configure 0 000V 0 0000A 0 00W Timer1 0 025 Level2 0 00 Level1 0 00 LOAD RS232 Fine 01 Oct 2018 mS W W Dynamic mode Level1 Level2 Timer1 Select the Display Units for Dynamic Mode Levels Description When Dynamic mode is selected the Level1 and Level2 values can be set to either discrete values or as a percentage of a set value The setting applies to all applicable operation modes By def...

Page 70: ...50 0 Set 1 00 LOAD RS232 Fine 01 Oct 2018 ms W Set level from the Set value Example Level Time Set Level Timer1 Timer2 Timer1 Dynamic Mode Dyna Level Percent Select the Switching Time Configuration for Dynamic Mode Description The switching time for dynamic mode can be configured to switch between two preset on times Timer1 Timer2 or by setting a switching frequency and duty cycle Operation 1 Pres...

Page 71: ... Main 3 Set the slew rate s using the scroll wheel and number pad For static mode only a single slew rate can be set For dynamic mode set both the rising and falling slew rates Take the timer settings into consideration when setting the slew rates Display Mode CC I Range H 8 75A V Range H 800V Function Dynamic Configure 0 00V 0 0000A 0 00W Timer1 0 025 SlewRate 140 00 SlewRate 140 00 LOAD RS232 01...

Page 72: ...ld cause the unit to be unstable Reducing the response speed can improve stability Operation 1 Make sure the load is off 2 Press Main Make sure the unit is in CV mode by using the Mode F1 soft key 3 Select the response speed with the Response F4 soft key Range Slow Fast Fast 6 5 4 3 2 1 slow CV mode The response speed settings Fast 6 5 4 are all the same for CV mode CV mode The response speed sett...

Page 73: ...ting CC CR and CP Mode Response Speed Description By default the normal current response speed is set to 1 1 The response speed can be reduced to 1 2 1 5 1 10 Reducing the current response speed can affect other settings such as the slew rate and soft start settings Operation 1 Make sure the load is off 2 Press Main Configure F5 Other F2 and set the Response parameter Range 1 1 2 1 5 1 10 1 ...

Page 74: ...escription The soft start setting is used to limit the amount of input current at start up or from when the Von Voltage threshold is tripped The soft start setting only applies to CC CR and CP mode Input I Time Soft Start ON Input I Time Soft Start OFF Rise voltage Rise current Rise current Rise voltage Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Other F2 and set the Soft Start time Range OFF 1 200ms ...

Page 75: ... The Von Voltage is the threshold voltage at which the load module will start to sink current Time Von voltage Von V Time I PEL 3000 V out Load on Operation 2 Press Main Configure F5 Other F2 and set the Von Voltage level Range Von Voltage 0 00 rating voltage ...

Page 76: ...hreshold level When Von Latch is set to OFF the load will turn off when the voltage drops below the Von Voltage threshold level By default Von Latch is set to OFF Time Von Latch OFF Von V Time I PEL 3000 V out Load on Load off Load on Time Von Latch ON Von V Time I PEL 3000 V out Load on Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Other F2 and set the Von Latch setting Range Von Latch OFF ON ...

Page 77: ... 5 0 60ms 2 0 60ms CR mode Note CR mode can have the delay time set separately from the other modes called Von Delay CR when in CR mode Timer Functions Count Time Description When Count Time is set to on it will count the elapsed time from when the load was turned on to when it was turned off This function is applicable to manual and automatic shutdown such as from protection functions such as UVP...

Page 78: ...ed off a popup screen will display the voltage level when the load was turned off Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Other F2 and set the Cut Off Time Range OFF 1 second 999 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds Display Mode CP I Range H 8 75A V Range L 80V Function Dynamic Configure 0 000V 0 0000A 0 00W Timer1 0 025 Level2 0 00 Level1 0 00 LOAD RS232 Fine 01 Oct 2018 mS W W 0 00 05 Cut off time Time Up Vo...

Page 79: ...at startup By default this setting is disabled Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Load F2 2 Turn Auto Load On or Off When set to OFF the Auto Load setting is disabled 3 Select the Auto Load On configuration This will select whether the PEL 3000 H will automatically load the last program normal sequence fast sequence or load settings Auto Load On Load Prog NSeq FSeq ...

Page 80: ...t the Load Off Mode setting to OFF To allow the load to stay on when the current or voltage range is changed set the Load Off Range setting to OFF By default these settings are set to ON Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Load F2 2 Select Load Off Mode setting When set to OFF the load will stay on when the operating mode is changed Load Off Mode OFF ON 3 Select Load Off Range setting When set to...

Page 81: ...he selected parameter one digit at a time When editing a parameter pressing the scroll wheel determines which digit is selected Turning the scroll wheel will then edit the parameter by the step resolution of the digit See the Conventions section on page 45 for operation details Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Next Menu F4 Knob F2 and set the Status setting is set to Cursor Display Parallel Kno...

Page 82: ...ons section on page 45 for details on how to switch between coarse and fine adjustment modes Settings The step resolution of each setting is configured separately for each current range Settings Description CCH Step CC mode IRange High CCM Step CC mode IRange Middle CCL Step CC mode IRange Low CRH Step CR mode IRange High CRM Step CR mode IRange Middle CRL Step CR mode IRange Low CVH Step CV mode ...

Page 83: ... resolution settings are only available when Status Step coarse fine For example if the step resolution for CCM Step is 0 5A then the resolution can be incremented in 0 5A steps Display Parallel Knob External Previous Menu 3 00 CCL Step 0 300 CCM Step 0 00600 LOAD RS232 01 Oct 2018 mS mA A CRH Step CCH Step Status 0 0300 Step coarse fine A CC 8 75A 80V Static Configure ...

Page 84: ...s of whether the remote sense connections are used or not OCP Description For OCP the PEL 3000 H can be configured to either limit the current or turn off the load The OCP levels can be set to 10 higher than the rating current Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Protection F1 and set the OCP Level and OCP Setting Range OCP Level Rating current 10 OCP Setting LIMIT Load Off Alarm When OCP Setting i...

Page 85: ...r limit the power or turn off the load The OPP levels can be set to 10 higher than the rating power Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Protection F1 and set the OPP Level and OPP Setting Range OPP Level Rating power 10 OPP Setting LIMIT Load Off Alarm When OPP Setting is configured to Load Off a message will be displayed on the screen when OPP is tripped The Enter key must be pressed to clear the...

Page 86: ...ion If the UVP is tripped the PEL 3000 H will turn off the load The UVP levels can be set from 0V to 10 higher than the rating voltage Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Protection F1 and set the UVP Level Range UVP Level OFF 0 Rating voltage 10 Alarm The UVP indicator and a message will only appear on the screen when the input voltage is below the UVP level The Enter key must be pressed to clear...

Page 87: ...5mA V Range L 80V Response Fast Configure UVP Ring Time Description The UVP Ring Time settings allows the UVP alarm to keep sounding for a user set amount of time after the UVP has been tripped The alarm will continue ringing for the set amount of time even if the voltage rises back above the UVP level unless the alarm is cleared manually Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Protection F1 and set t...

Page 88: ...o elapse the buzzer will stop However the UVP indicator and message will remain on screen until the voltage increases and the message is cleared 3 If the voltage rises back above the UVP level the UVP indicator will be cleared from the display but the buzzer will continue to sound until the UVP Ring Time has elapsed and the message will remain until it has been cleared Display 2 596V 500 06mA 1 29...

Page 89: ...oltage 10 Alarm The OVP indicator and a message will only appear on the screen when the input voltage is below the UVP level The Enter key must be pressed to clear the alarm message To clear the OVP indicator remove the cause of the over voltage i e reduce the input voltage Display 8 653V 50 006mA 0 4327W CV B Value 80 000 CV A Value 80 000 LOAD RS232 A Value Fine 01 Oct 2017 V V OVP Alarm Please ...

Page 90: ...The UnReg indicator will appear on the display when the set load is inadequate for the source To clear the UnReg indicator increase the load or reduce the load requirements Display 8 653V 50 006mA 0 4327W CV B Value 80 000 CV A Value 80 000 LOAD RS232 A Value Fine 01 Oct 2018 V V UnReg UnReg indicator Mode CV I Range L87 5mA V Range L 80V Response Fast Configure ...

Page 91: ...ced Alarm The Para error message indicates one of the following possible conditions UnReg ROCP OTP To clear the Para indicator remove the cause of the alarm Display 8 653V 50 006mA 0 4327W CV B Value 80 000 CV A Value 80 000 LOAD RS232 A Value Fine 01 Oct 2018 V V Para Para indicator Mode CV I Range L87 5mA V Range L 80V Response Fast Configure ...

Page 92: ...erminal voltage is negative The Enter key must be pressed to clear the alarm message Display 8 653V 50 006mA 0 4327W CV B Value 80 000 CV A Value 80 000 LOAD RS232 A Value Fine 01 Oct 2017 V V RVP Alarm Please Press Enter To Clear Alarm RVP RVP indicator Alarm message when RVP is set to Load Off Mode CV I Range L87 5mA V Range L 80V Response Fast Configure ...

Page 93: ...put output trigger settings All system settings are accessible in the Utility menu Sound Settings Speaker Settings Description Turns the speaker sound on or off for the user interface such as key press tones and scrolling tones Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Other F5 2 Set the Speaker settings on or off When set to OFF the speaker setting will not disable the tones for Go NoGo or protection ...

Page 94: ...rating in an unregulated state see page 88 Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Other F5 2 Set the alarm tone settings on or off The alarm tone settings ignore the Speaker setting Alarm Tone UnReg Tone Go_NoGo Tone ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Display Settings Contrast and Brightness Description Sets the contrast level Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Other F5 2 Set the Contrast and Brightness setting...

Page 95: ...realtime The Old setting will only update the values after the Enter key is pressed Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Other F5 2 Set the Knob type and Slave knob settings Range Knob type Updated Old Language Settings Description The PEL 3000 H supports only English Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Other F5 2 Set the Language setting Supported languages English Input Output Trigger Settings ...

Page 96: ...Width setting Range 2 5 5000 0µs Default 10µs Measure Average Description The Measure Average setting is used to set the speed of the measurement display The setting has three modes They are slow normal and fast The default mode for Measure Average setting is slow Operation 1 Press Shift Utility Help Other F5 2 Set the Measure Average setting Slow Normal Fast Default Average 64 times Display spend...

Page 97: ...s a percentage offset from a center value Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Go NoGo F3 2 Select Entry Mode and choose how to set the pass fail limits Value will allow you to set the limits as discrete values Percent will allow you to set the limits as a percentage offset from a center value 3 If Entry Mode was set to Value Set the High Low limit values High Low 0 rating current voltage 0 rating ...

Page 98: ...ee the Save Recall chapter for details page 98 Running a Go NoGo Test Description Go NoGo test results are displayed in the measurement panel GO indicates pass good NG indicates fail no good Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Go NoGo F3 2 Set SPEC Test to ON When SPEC Test is ON SPEC will appear in the Operation Status Panel This means the unit is ready for Go NoGo testing 3 Turn the load on The ...

Page 99: ...OPERATION 97 Display NG 0 000V 0 0000A 0 00W Level2 0 00 Level1 0 00 LOAD RS232 01 Oct 2018 W W SPEC test ON SPEC NG Test result ...

Page 100: ...ses a three tier system where files are saved or recalled in the following order Active settings Internal memory USB This can be best described in the picture below Local Memory Media Memory Media USB Memory data Setup data x1 Nseq data x1 Fseq data x1 Preset data x1 Memory data M001 M256 Setup data 001 100 Preset data P0 P9 Memory data M001 M256 Setup data 001 100 Nseq data x1 Fseq data x1 Preset...

Page 101: ...M example 3021 H _01 M Setup Data Setup data contains all general configuration settings protection settings program and program chain settings as well as parallel configuration settings Internal Format 1 100 External Format model no_file no S example 3021 H _00 S Preset Data Preset Data contains the same settings as the Memory Data Preset Data contains the operating mode range response and Go NoG...

Page 102: ... memory slots Memory Data has 256 memory slots Setup Data has 100 memory slots and Preset Data has 10 memory slots Memory Data Example Active setting M001 M256 MXXX Media Memory Display Save Data Type Memory RS232 01 Oct 2018 Memory M256 A Value CC 87 5mA 80V Static LOAD Media Memory Recall Memory Save file location Save file type Operation 1 Press Shift File FUNC 2 Select Memory with the Media F1...

Page 103: ...nternal memory location to save the file Memory Setup Memory Preset M001 M256 1 100 P0 P9 5 Press Save F3 to save Save Ok will be displayed when the save has been completed Note Normal Sequence and Fast Sequence data cannot be recalled from or saved to an internal memory slot ...

Page 104: ...ory Data M001 to M256 are saved to a single file on USB Display Save Data Type Memory RS232 01 Oct 2018 Save File 3021_01 M A Value CC 87 5mA 80V Static LOAD Media USB Recall USB Save file type 3021_02 M Recall File Path usb Save file name USB file path File Utility Operation 1 Insert a USB drive into the USB port 2 Press Shift File FUNC 3 Select USB with the Media F1 soft key 4 Select the Data Ty...

Page 105: ...er P Model_file number N Model_file number F 6 Press Save F3 to save The file will be saved to the USB file path Save Ok will be displayed when the save has been completed If saving over an existing file you will be asked to confirm the save Press Save F3 to confirm File Utilities 7 Press File Utility F5 to access the file utility See page 107 for details Change the USB path Rename files or create...

Page 106: ...et Data has 10 memory slots Memory Data Example Active setting M001 M256 MXXX Media Memory Display Save Data Type Memory RS232 01 Oct 2018 Memory M256 A Value CC 87 5mA 80V Static LOAD Media Memory Recall Memory Save file location Save file type Operation 1 Press Shift File FUNC 2 Select Memory with the Media F1 soft key 3 Select the Data Type and choose the type of file to recall Data Type Memory...

Page 107: ...etails Recalling Files from USB Memory Description When recalling Memory Setup or Preset files from USB memory a single file from the USB drive will overwrite all the existing memory slots for the selected data type For Normal or Fast Sequence files the recalled file becomes the active setting as these types of files don t have an internal memory slot Caution You can only recall files from the sam...

Page 108: ...ift File FUNC 3 Select USB with the Media F1 soft key 4 Select the Data Type and choose the type of file to recall Data Type Memory Data Setup Data Preset Data NSeq FSeq 5 Select Recall File and choose a filename Turn the scroll wheel to increase decrease the file number Memory Setup Memory Preset NSeq FSeq Model_file number M Model_file number S Model_file number P Model_file number N Model_file ...

Page 109: ...will appear asking you to press the Enter key to confirm This is the standard safety measure to ensure that the wrong setting is not recalled This safety measure can be disabled by setting the Mem Recall setting to Direct Operation 1 Press Main Configure F5 Other F2 and set the Mem Recall setting Range Safety Direct Note This setting only applies when recalling preset settings from internal memory...

Page 110: ...ort 2 Press Shift File FUNC File Utility F5 The file utilities screen appears Create a new Folder 1 Press New Folder F2 to create a new folder Use the on screen display to enter the filename A maximum of 8 characters Rename a Folder 1 Use the scroll wheel to move the cursor to the file folder you wish to rename 2 Press Rename F3 Use the on screen display to enter the filename A maximum of 8 charac...

Page 111: ...urrent settings can be saved to P0 P9 using the Preset key and the number pad Operation 1 Press Preset and hold P0 0 P9 9 until a beep is heard The beep indicates that the setting was saved to the selected preset Quick Preset Recall Description Presets P0 to P9 can be recalled quickly by using the Preset key and the number pad Operation 1 Press Preset P0 0 P9 9 2 Press Enter to confirm the recall ...

Page 112: ...Factory Default F2 again to confirm User s Default Setting Description The currently active settings can be set as the User s Default settings Save User s Default Setting 1 Press Shift File FUNC 2 Select Default with the Media F1 soft key 3 Press Save F3 The User s Default is saved immediately Recall User s Default Setting 1 Press Shift File FUNC 2 Select Default with the Media F1 soft key 3 Press...

Page 113: ... 118 Create a Program 120 Create a Program Chain 123 Running a Program or Chain 124 Sequence 126 Normal Sequence Overview 126 Timing Edit Configuration 130 Data Edit Configuration 132 Running a Normal Sequence 133 Fast Sequence Overview 136 Timing Edit Configuration 140 Data Edit Configuration 141 Running a Fast Sequence 143 OCP Test Automation 145 OPP Test Automation 151 BATT Test Automation 157 ...

Page 114: ... Select option is used to turn a Program Normal Sequence Fast Sequence OCP OPP or BATT Test function on or off Before one of these functions is turned on they should be configured beforehand See page 118 126 145 to configure Programs Sequences or the OCP function respectively Function Select Screen Program Fast Sequence PROG RS232 01 Oct 2017 Normal Sequence OCP Function Select FUNCTION Complete R...

Page 115: ...n menu the PROG NSEQ FSEQ or OCP icon will appear prominently on the display to remind the operator that a function is still on A normal load cannot be turned on when a Function mode is turned on Mode CC I Range H 35A VRange L 15V Function Static Configure 0 000V 0 000A SlewRate 2500 00 CC B Value 0 000 CC A Value NSEQ RS232 A Value Fine 03 Sep 2012 mA uS A A Selected Function in Main menu NSEQ Be...

Page 116: ...range when the load is on The load can be turned off again by pressing the Load On Off key The PROG NSEQ FSEQ or OCP icon turns orange when the load is turned on The selected function will need to be turned off before a normal load operation can be performed Display Mode CP IRange H 35A VRange L 15V Function Dynamic Configure 1 500V 0 000A 1 50w Timer1 0 025 Level2 0 00 Level1 0 00 PROG RS232 Fine...

Page 117: ... 01 Oct 2018 Normal Sequence OCP Function Select FUNCTION Complete Ring Time NSEQ Timer Elapsed 5 s PROG Operation 1 Press FUNC 2 Select Complete Ring Time and select how long the alarm should ring after a function has completed Range Default OFF 1 600s Infinity Off The Complete Ring Time setting applies to all the functions Note The alarm may not sound if Alarm Tone is turned off in the Utility O...

Page 118: ...rrent step and the overall test time for the sequence Function Select Screen Program Fast Sequence PROG RS232 01 Oct 2018 Normal Sequence OCP Function Select FUNCTION Complete Ring Time NSEQ Timer Elapsed 5 s PROG Operation 1 Press FUNC 2 Select NSEQ Timer and select whether the current step and total test time is displayed as elapsed time or remaining time Range Default Elapsed Remaining Elapsed ...

Page 119: ...0 000V 0 0000A 0 00W Step Seq No 01 Loop 0001 0003 0 00 05 0 00 05 Elapsed or remaining time for the current step Elapsed or remaining time for the total test time Note When the total test time is 1000 hours then the total test time will always be displayed as the elapsed time ...

Page 120: ...up to 16 different load operations consecutively Each of the different load operations are steps in the program A program starts at step 01 and ends at step 16 A program recalls the operating mode range static dynamic mode response speed and other settings of each step from stored memory It also recalls the Go NoGo settings The same memory settings can be used for multiple steps The execution time...

Page 121: ...ins the following settings for each step Memory the memory location of the load operation for the selected step M001 M256 Run Designates the run setting for the step Auto Manual Skip On Time Sets the run time of the test Off Time Sets the off time between steps P F Time Sets the testing pass fail delay time for GoNo Go testing Short Time Sets the shorting time for the step if any Timing Diagram fo...

Page 122: ...ll chapter for further details page 98 Program Setting Display Overview Chain Previous Menu LOAD RS232 01 Oct 2017 Timing Edit for Program On Time Run Memory 0 1 Skip M001 Short Time P F Time Off Time Off Off Off STEP 01 Program Off Recall Default Program number Step number in selected program Program settings PROG 01 Program settings Operation 1 Press FUNC Program F1 Note that Program F1 is off b...

Page 123: ...n Skip Auto Manual 6 Choose the On Time in seconds The on time setting determines how long the load is turned on for the selected step The on time is defined as the total test time minus the off time On Time 0 1 60 seconds 7 Choose the Off Time in seconds The off time setting determines how long the load is turned off between the end of the current step and the start of the next step The off time ...

Page 124: ...r all the steps in the program A maximum of 16 steps per program can be created Steps that are not configured are set to Skip by default 11 Press Save F3 to save the program and all the steps in the program The program will be saved to internal memory See the Save Recall chapter on details on how to save to Setup memory Recall Default 12 Pressing Recall Default F4 will recall the default settings ...

Page 125: ...vious Menu Operation 1 Press FUNC Program F1 Chain F2 It may be necessary to load the programs from Setup memory if they were not created in the current session 2 If Start is not selected yet press Select Start F1 and select which program will be used to start the program chain Start P01 P16 3 Select P01 and choose which program will be linked to P01 Selecting OFF will end the chain after P01 Sele...

Page 126: ... Turn program mode on by setting Program F1 to On PROG will appear at the top of the display when Program is On 3 Turn the load on The program chain starts immediately The PROG icon turns orange when the load is turned on 4 When a program chain is running the screen displays which program step and memory is currently active Press Pause F1 to suspend a test press Continue F1 to resume Press Next F2...

Page 127: ...0000A 0 00W Program No Step Memory 01 001 01 GO Program number that is currently running Go NoGo result for the step Memory number of current step Step that is currently running Display Program Chain Finished Exit PROG RS232 03 Oct 2018 Run Program Detail Result 1 1 1 Program 3 2 1 Step NG GO GO Result ...

Page 128: ...rate of each step On the other hand the execution time for each step in a fast sequence is fixed to the rate Time Base setting set by the user Normal Sequence Overview Description A normal sequence is comprised of a user defined number of steps that when executed in sequence can be used to simulate a DC load Up to 1000 discrete steps can be configured using normal sequences Each normal sequence ca...

Page 129: ...figuration is used to configure the actual sequences such as mode range loops and chains Data Edit configuration is used to create the actual steps used in each sequence See below for a description of each Timing Edit Overview A Normal Sequence contains the following timing settings for each sequence Setting Setting Range Description Start S01 S10 Sets which sequence is used to start a chain of No...

Page 130: ...nite 01 9999 Sets the amount of times to loop the selected sequence Last Load OFF ON Set the load condition after the end of the sequence Last Value The setting value of the load for when Last Load ON Chain Off S01 S10 Sets the next sequence in the chain when not set to off Data Edit Overview Each step in a normal sequence contains the following setting parameters Setting Setting Range Description...

Page 131: ...or the selected step RAMP ON OFF When turned on the current transition is evenly ramped from the start of the step to the end of the step When turned off the current transition is stepped Time amplitude Step time Ramp On Time amplitude Step time Ramp Off TRIG OUT ON OFF When TRIG OUT is set to ON a trigger signal is output from the TRIG OUT BNC terminal at the start of the step See page 185 for de...

Page 132: ...r by using an external trigger signal page 183 Timing Edit Configuration Edit Timing Display Previous Menu LOAD RS232 01 Oct 2017 Timing Edit for Normal Sequence Loop Range Mode Infinity ILVL CC Chain Last Last Load Off 0 000 mA OFF Seq No S01 N Seq Off Edit Sequence Start sequence Start S01 Memo No Memo Sequence number Sequence settings Operation 1 Press FUNC Normal Sequence F2 Note that N Seq F1...

Page 133: ...quence See page 126 for details on each parameter Memo Mode Range Loop Last Load Last Chain 5 Press Save F3 to save the timing settings for the currently selected sequence Sequence Timing configuration is complete Go to Data Edit to edit the steps used in the Normal Sequences See page 132 Go to Running a Normal Sequence to run the normal sequence See page 133 ...

Page 134: ...dit Sequence F2 2 Select Seq No and select the sequence you wish to edit Start S01 S10 3 Press Edit Sequence F2 to enter the Data Edit configuration menu Note that when there no steps in the current sequence the Data Edit for Normal Sequence settings are blank 4 Press Insert Point F1 to add a step to the sequence after the current step Every time Insert Point is pressed the Step parameter is incre...

Page 135: ...e F3 to save the steps Data Edit for Normal Sequence configuration is complete Go to Timing Edit for Normal Sequences to edit the sequence Page 130 Go to Running a Normal Sequence to run the normal sequence Page 133 Running a Normal Sequence Description Unlike a normal static or dynamic load a load created with the Normal Sequence function is turned on by pressing the Shift and Load keys Operation...

Page 136: ...e chain starts immediately The NSEQ icon turns orange when the load is turned on 4 When a normal sequence chain is running the screen displays which sequence step and loop are currently active It also displays the elapsed or remaining test time and elapsed remaining time of the current step Sequences can be paused by pressing Pause F1 and resumed again by pressing Continue F1 If no steps have been...

Page 137: ... 0003 0 00 05 0 00 46 Current step readback measurements Step elapsed remaining time Current sequence step and loop number Elapsed or remaining time for the total test time Note The combined test time for all sequences will be displayed as elapsed test time if the elapsed time is 1000 hours else the remaining test time will be displayed ...

Page 138: ...e This mode is only available for CC and CR mode Up to 1000 discrete steps can be configured using fast sequences Each fast sequence can have a memo note attached to it Fast Sequences can be looped up to 9999 discrete times or for an infinite amount of times Fast sequences can be configured to hold a set current or resistance at the end of the load No ramping function can be used with the Fast Seq...

Page 139: ...it Overview A Fast Sequence contains the following timing settings for each sequence Setting Setting Range Description Memo 12 characters A user created note for the currently selected sequence Mode CC CR Operating mode for the sequence Range ILVL Low I range low V range IMVL Middle I range low V range IHVL High I range low V range ILVH Low I range high V range IMVH Middle I range high V range IHV...

Page 140: ...er of available steps is dependent on the number of steps added using the Ins Point F1 functions A minimum of 3 steps Value The current or resistance setting for the selected operating mode TRIG OUT ON OFF When TRIG OUT is set to ON a trigger signal is output from the TRIG OUT BNC terminal at the start of the step See page 185 for details Time amplitude TRIG OUT ON TRIG OUT Start of step FILL Over...

Page 141: ...in the fill range Value setting Step 02 Step 4 Step 01 Step FILL example Step 03 End_Value Start_Value Filled values Filled steps Start_Step End_Step Setting Setting Range Description Start_Value Sets the current or resistance value for the starting step End_Value Sets the current or resistance value for the ending step Start_Step 0001 1000 Sets the starting step number End_Step 0001 1000 Sets the...

Page 142: ...FF F Seq Off Edit Sequence Memo 001 Sequence settings Time Base 600 00 ms Operation 1 Press FUNC Fast Sequence F3 Note that F Seq F1 is off by default 2 Set the following parameters for the fast sequence See page 135 for details on each parameter Memo Mode Range Loop Time Base Last Load Last RPTSTEP Save 3 Press Save F3 to save the timing settings for the fast sequence Sequence Timing configuratio...

Page 143: ...Sequences OFF 0005 Insert Point Save Step 0001 TRIG OUT Value 0 000 mA Delete Point Step settings Fill Active step number Total number of steps RPT 0004 FILL Display Save Previous Menu End_Step 0010 Start_Step 0001 LOAD RS232 01 Oct 2018 End_Value Start_Value 10 002 0 000 Fill Edit for Fast Sequences mA mA Operation 1 Press FUNC Fast Sequence F3 Edit Sequence F2 to enter the Data Edit configuratio...

Page 144: ...rameter Steps can only be selected after they have already been added Steps 0001 1000 RPTSTEP 5 The currently selected step can be deleted using the Delete Point F2 function There cannot be less than 3 steps for fast sequences Fill Function 6 Press FILL F4 to use the fill function Set the fill parameters Start_Value End_Value Start_Step End_Step The fill function can be used any number of times Sa...

Page 145: ...fast sequence mode on by setting F Seq F1 to On FSEQ will appear at the top of the display when F Seq is On 3 Turn the load on by pressing Shift Load On Off The Load On Off key will turn orange when the load is on The load can be turned off again by pressing the Load On Off key The fast sequence chain starts immediately The FSEQ icon turns orange when the load is turned on 4 When a fast sequence i...

Page 146: ...PEL 3000 H User Manual 144 Display Fast Sequence Running FSEQ RS232 01 Oct 2018 Run F Seq 7 498V 11 001mA 0 0825W Step Loop 0001 0023 Current loop number Current step number ...

Page 147: ...rent protection was tripped The PEL 3000 H also has a user defined cutoff setting in the event that the power supply OCP fails The diagram below shows an example of the OCP Test Automation function Example The test current increases from a starting value Start C to an end value End C The current increases in steps set by Step_C with a set step time set by Step_T until the power supply s OCP is tri...

Page 148: ... safe for if the over current protection of the DUT fails If the measured current is reaches End Current value it would then indicate that the power supply OCP failed Step Current Step_C Sets the step resolution of the current Last Current Last_C Sets the final current value after OCP has been tripped This is the steady state current draw after the OCP has been tripped Step Time Step_T Sets the ex...

Page 149: ...he voltage output has been reset Note This mode can only be used under CC mode Panel operation 1 Press FUNC OCP F4 OCP ON Save OCP RS232 01 Oct 2018 Previos Menu OCP No OCP Function Range High 01 Start C End C Step C 0 00000 0 00001 0 00001 StepT 0 10 Delay Trig V last C 0 00 1 00 0 00001 Select Channel 2 Select OCP No and select a test setup memory OCP No 1 12 3 Set the following parameters for t...

Page 150: ...l increase from the Start C value to the End C value in steps according to the Step C value until the test has finished The test will start running when the power supply voltage is greater than the Trig V voltage Example OCP Function running OCP RS232 01 Oct 2017 OCP Test 7 498V 0 1531A 1 15W Set Curr Fetch Volt 2 000 1 500 1 000 6 91 6 92 6 91 Measured voltage for last three steps Measured voltag...

Page 151: ...e OCP Test will return the current setting of the last step when the power supply s OCP was tripped Power Source OCP time out OCP RS232 01 Oct 2018 OCP Test 7 498V 0 0000A 0 00W Set Curr Fetch Volt 2 000 1 500 1 000 6 91 6 92 6 91 OCP time out OCP time out indicates that the power supply OCP was not tripped OCP time out will occur if the power supply s OCP fails to trigger This is determined when ...

Page 152: ...e Set Curr Fetch Volt Config Error indicates that the power supply voltage is less than the Trig V voltage setting after the test has started This can indicate that the power supply output is not on or that the power supply output or Trig V is incorrectly configured Note In addition to the OCP settings as described above the Trig voltage settings must also be set according to the output characteri...

Page 153: ...otection was tripped The PEL 3000 H also has a user defined cutoff setting in the event that the power supply OPP fails The diagram below shows an example of the OPP Test Automation function Example The test watt increases from a starting value Start W to an end value End W The watt increases in steps set by Step_W with a set step time set by Step_T until the power supply s OPP is tripped or the E...

Page 154: ...e higher than the OPP value of the DUT you are testing This parameter is used as a fail safe for if the over power protection of the DUT fails If the measured watt is reaches End Watt value it would then indicate that the power supply OPP failed Step Watt Step W Sets the step resolution of the watt Step Time Step T Sets the execution time of each step 10ms to 50s Trig Delay Time Delay Sets a delay...

Page 155: ...e output has been reset Last Watt Last W Sets the final watt value after OPP has been tripped This is the steady state watt draw after the OPP has been tripped Panel operation 1 Press FUNC Next Manu F5 OPP F1 OPP ON OPP USB 01 Oct 2018 Previos Menu OPP Function Range Low Start W End W Step W 0 0000 0 0001 0 0001 StepT 0 10 Delay Trig V last W 0 00 2 50 0 0000 NO 01 Memo No Memo 2 Set the following...

Page 156: ...y turning the load on by pressing Shift Load On Off The test watt will increase from the Start W value to the End W value in steps according to the Step W value until the test has finished The test will start running when the power supply voltage is greater than the Trig V voltage Example OPP Function running Exit OPP USB 01 Oct 2018 OPP Test 4 88V 4 142A W 50 61 Fetch Watt Fetch Volt 10 03 4 91 0...

Page 157: ...ll return the current setting of the last step when the power supply s OPP was tripped Power Source OPP time out Exit OPP USB 01 Oct 2018 OPP Test 4 81V 10 525A W 50 61 Fetch Watt Fetch Volt 91 21 4 76 81 01 4 76 70 91 4 77 60 73 4 79 Time Out 50 61 0 00 15 OPP time out will occur if the power supply s OPP fails to trigger This is determined when the measured voltage is less than Trig V and the me...

Page 158: ...s that the power supply voltage is less than the Trig V voltage setting after the test has started This can indicate that the power supply output is not on or that the power supply output or Trig V is incorrectly configured Note In addition to the OPP settings as described above the Trig voltage settings must also be set according to the output characteristics of the DUT ...

Page 159: ...formation about discharge test discharge time battery AH battery WH can be finally seen on the panel The PEL 3000 H also has a user defined cutoff setting in the event that the Battery test fails The diagram below shows an example of the BATT Test Automation function Example The test will run in the specified mode with defined values and will stop when the defined stop values are reached Vin Curre...

Page 160: ...rent SlewRate 0 SlewRate Stop Time Begin Discharge Stop AH Stop Volt AH Setting CP mode t Parameters BATT No Selects one of 12 BATT test setup memories Memo A user created note for the currently selected BATT function Mode Select a discharge operation mode CC CR CP Range ILVL I range low V range low IMVL I range middle V range low ...

Page 161: ...justable for CP mode Stop Volt Sets the voltage at which the test should be interrupted The value must be lower than the battery start voltage Stop Time Sets the time after which the test should be interrupted max value is 999h 59m 59s Stop AH Sets the discharged energy rate at which the test should be interrupted Max value is 9999 99Ah Datalog timer Sets the time interval for data capture Up to 6...

Page 162: ...T ON BATT USB 01 Oct 2018 Previos Menu BATT Function SlewRate 25 000 mA us Stop Volt Stop Time Stop AH 3 00 V OFF 0 20Ah SlewRate 25 000 mA us BATT ON BATT USB 01 Oct 2018 Previos Menu BATT Function Stop Volt Stop Time Stop AH 3 00 V OFF 0 20Ah SlewRate 25 000 mA us Datalog timer 1s 2 Set the following parameters for the selected test setup above ...

Page 163: ... to save the selected test setup Start BATT 4 Press BATT F1 to turn the BATT function on if it is off 5 The BATT function can be started by turning the load on by pressing Shift Load On Off The discharge test will keep running with its defined mode and values until any of the Stop Voltage Stop Time or Stop AH settings is detected ...

Page 164: ... TEST Result F1 to view the test result waveform Plug in USB flash drive and press Save F3 to save the waveform picture Press Esc F1 to exit the waveform view mode Press Save F3 to save the data log to USB flash drive The file name should be RESULTxx CSV The file RESULTxx CSV can be opened in the computer ...

Page 165: ...Wh Discharging Results Battery stop Voltage or stop time or stop AH tripped Exit BATT USB 01 Oct 2018 0 0418 2 95V 0 000A W 50 61 CC IHVH 5 0000 A Stop Volt 3 00V 0 00 0 1778 Ah Wh Complete Discharging Save TEST Result Exit BATT USB 01 Oct 2018 0 0832 4 92V 0 000A W 50 61 CC IHVH 5 0000 A Stop Time 0 01 00 0 00 0 4077 Ah Wh Complete Discharging Save TEST Result ...

Page 166: ...lete Discharging Save TEST Result 0 00 12 The BATT Test will return the information of the last discharge when the Battery stop voltage or stop time or stop AH was tripped Note In addition to the BATT Function settings as described above the Stop Volt voltage settings must also be set according to the output characteristics of the DUT ...

Page 167: ...1H PEL 3111H 177 Turning the Load On using External Control 178 Load On Off Status 180 External Control of the Range 180 I Range Status 181 External Trigger Signal 183 External Control of the Alarm 183 Alarm Status 184 Short Control 184 Monitor Signal Output 185 Trigger Signal Output 185 Current Monitor Output 186 Voltage Monitor Output PEL 3021H PEL 3041H PEL 3111H 187 Parallel Operation 188 Para...

Page 168: ...l Control Connector is a standard Mil 20 pin connector OMRON XG4A IDC plug The connector is used for all analog control The pins are used to determine what mode is used See the appendix on page 216 to view the contact pin assignment of the J1 connector WARNING Some pins on the frame control connector have the same potential as the front and rear terminals To prevent electric shock ensure that the ...

Page 169: ...utton on the terminal hole of the J3 To view the contact pin assignment of the J3 please see page 219 in the appendix chapter WARNING Please insert the wire to the hole of terminal J3 deeply A conductor part of the wire please do not come in contact with the frame and conductor part of other wire To prevent electric shock ensure the cover for the J3 Pin Assignment J3 Pin assignment No Name No Name...

Page 170: ...de rated voltage CV mode or rated power CP mode For CR mode 0V 10V corresponds to the maximum resistance minimum resistance Connection When connecting the external voltage source to the J1 connector use a ferrite core and use twisted pair wiring PEL 3000 H EXT V J1 connector 3 1 Input Terminals Ferrite Core and twisted wiring Pin1 EXT V Pin3 EXT V PEL 3000H EXT V J1 connector 3 2 Input Terminals F...

Page 171: ...rm message to appear which also will reset the voltage output to 0V until the external voltage is reduced back down below 11 8V Use caution when using pin 3 Pin 3 is directly coupled to the negative input terminal External Voltage Control Operation Description External voltage control can be used to control the current voltage resistance and power for CC CR CV CP and Cx CV modes Configuration for ...

Page 172: ...ernal voltage 10 Input Voltage External Voltage Rated Voltage 0V 10V CP Mode Input power rated power external voltage 10 Input Power External Voltage Rated Power 0V 10V Operation 1 Turn the power off from the PEL 3000 H and from the load 2 Connect the external voltage across pins 1 and 3 of the J1 connector 3 Turn the power on the PEL 3000 H 4 Set the operating mode and range See page 53 for CC mo...

Page 173: ...OS FS OS VR1 VR2 VR3 VR4 CC CR CV CP CV Operation CC CR CV CP Mode 1 Apply a voltage of 1V to pin J1 1 based on the level of pin J1 3 2 Turn VR2 with screwdriver to adjust the value to 10 of the rating in each the operating mode 3 Apply a voltage of 10V to pin J1 1 based on the level of pin J1 3 4 Turn VR1 with screwdriver to adjust the value to 100 of the rating in each the operating mode 5 Apply...

Page 174: ...ver to adjust the value to 10 of the rating in each CV mode 3 Apply a voltage of 10V to pin J1 2 based on the level of pin J1 3 4 Turn VR3 with screwdriver to adjust the value to 100 of the rating in each CV mode 5 Apply a voltage of 1V to pin J1 2 based on the level of pin J1 3 6 Turn VR4 with screwdriver to adjust the value to 10 of the rating in each CV mode Note Readjustment is needed when you...

Page 175: ...ry in proportion to the external resistance or the inverse See page 174 for more details on proportional and inverse resistance control Note Exceeding 11 8kΩ will cause an EXT OV alarm message which will reset the voltage output to 0 until the external resistance is reduced back down below 11 8kΩ Connection When connecting the external resistance source to the J1 connector use a ferrite core and u...

Page 176: ...nce Control Operation Description External resistance control can be used to control the current voltage resistance and power for CC CR CV and CP modes Configuration for each operating mode is the same CC Mode Proportional Control Input current rated current external resistance 10 Inverse Control Input current rated current 1 external resistance 10 Input Current External Resistance Rated Current 0...

Page 177: ...external resistance 10 Input Conductance External Resistance Rated Conductance 0Ω 10kΩ Proportional control Inverse control CV Mode Proportional Control Input voltage rated voltage external resistance 10 Inverse Control Input voltage rated voltage 1 external resistance 10 Input Voltage External Resistance Rated Voltage 0Ω 10kΩ Proportional control Inverse control ...

Page 178: ... the current voltage power input will drop to the minimum Under similar circumstances using proportional control an unexpectedly high input would result Operation 1 Turn the power off from the PEL 3000 H and from the load 2 Connect the external resistance across pins 1 and 3 of the J1 connector 3 Turn the power on the PEL 3000 H 4 Set the operating mode and range See page 53 for CC mode See page 5...

Page 179: ...djust the value to 100 of the rating in each the operating mode 5 Connect 1kΩ between J1 1 and J1 3 6 Turn VR2 with screwdriver to adjust the value to 10 of the rating in each the operating mode Note Readjustment is needed when you use a different operating mode current range or voltage range Inverse control 1 Connect 9kΩ between J1 1 and J1 3 2 Turn VR2 with screwdriver to adjust the value to 10 ...

Page 180: ...on The load can be turned on and off with an external switch connected to pins 7 and 12 of the J1 connector Pin Inputs Pin 7 of the J1 connector is internally pulled up to 5V with a 10kΩ resistor when the switch is open Thus when the switch is open pin 7 is logically high When the switch is closed pin 7 is pulled down to the A COM ground level making pin 7 logically low PEL 3000 H Switch Analog co...

Page 181: ...ss Main Configure F5 Next Menu F4 External F3 and set the LoadOn IN setting Set to Low if you want the load to be turned on when the switch is closed Set to High if you want the load to turn on when the switch is open Note When external control is used to turn the load off the load key cannot be used to turn the load on However the reverse is not true If the load has been turned on by external con...

Page 182: ... mode can be externally controlled when the current range is set to high range The range is changed using pins 8 9 Range Cont 1 2 and 12 A Com of the J1 connector When externally controlling the range the pin input combination determines which range is chosen Note 1 Press Main Configure F5 Next Menu F4 External F3 and set the Control setting to V R or Riv to enable external control 2 When external...

Page 183: ... PEL 3000 H Switches Analog connector 12 5V A COM 8 9 10kΩ Note The range can only be externally controlled when the IRange has been set to High using the front panel controls I Range Status Description Pins 14 and 15 Range Status 1 0 of the J1 connector are used to monitor the IRange status The pinout combination determines the range status I Range Pin 14 Pin 15 H Off Off M Off On L On Off ...

Page 184: ...PEL 3000 H User Manual 182 Pin out The Range Status pins are photo coupled open collector outputs 17 14 15 Photocoupler input 30V max 8mA max ...

Page 185: ...TL pulse of 10μs or more is required PEL 3000 H Trigger input signal Analog connector 12 11 A COM A COM 50kΩ External Control of the Alarm Description An alarm can be activated deactivated using external control with the J1 connector pins 10 12 When the alarm is activated an EXT AL message is also output The alarm can be activated by an external device or by a parallel slave unit The alarm is acti...

Page 186: ...Pin out The Alarm Status pin is a photo coupled open collector output 17 16 Photocoupler input 30V max 8mA max Short Control Description The Short Signal Out pins 19 and 20 are 30VDC 1A relay contact outputs These outputs can be used to drive an external relay to physically short the terminal outputs Pin Inputs The Short Signal Out pins are normally open until the short function is activated ...

Page 187: ...escription The trigger output signal is generated every time a switching operation is performed i e Dynamic mode or when a Fast or Normal Sequence is executed and the TRIG OUT parameter is enabled The trigger output signal from TRIG OUT BNC is a 5V pulse of at least 2us with an impedance of 500Ω The common potential is connected to the chassis potential The signal threshold level is TTL Time ampli...

Page 188: ...N V Rated Current Monitor Output Range Monitor Connector Current Range Monitor Output Range I MON OUT BNC H L 0 1V M 0 0 1V I MON J3 H L 0 10V M 0 1V I MON OUT BNC Connector The IMON OUT BNC connector outputs a voltage of 0 1V for the High and Low current ranges and 0 0 1V for the Middle current range The common potential is connected to the chassis ground potential J1 Connector The voltage across...

Page 189: ...depends on the current range settings V MON voltage Input Voltage 8V or 10V 0V 0V Rated Voltage Monitor Connector Voltage Range Monitor Output Range V MON OUT BNC H L 0 8V V MON J3 H L 0 10V V MON OUT BNC Connector The V MON OUT BNC connector outputs a voltage of 0 8V for the High and Low voltage ranges The common potential is connected to the chassis ground potential J3 Connector The voltage acro...

Page 190: ...be used as a slave with the PEL 3111 H When a master unit is used in parallel mode to ensure stability the response speed will drop down to 1 2 if it was originally 1 1 You can however reset the response speed back or to another value in the Main Configure menu Parallel Capacity PEL 3021 PEL 3041 PEL 3111 Model Single Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units 5 Units PEL 3021 150V 35A 175W 150V 70A 350W 150V 1...

Page 191: ...L 3111H 800V 52 5A 1050W 800V 105A 2100W 800V 157 5A 3150W 800V 210A 4200W 800V 262 5A 5250W Parallel Capacity PEL 3211 Model No of Units V I Total Sink Current PEL 3111 PEL 3211 Total Power PEL 3111 PEL 3211 PEL 3111 Master x 1 150V 210A N A N A PEL 3211 Slave Boosters x 1 150V 420A 630A 3150W x 2 150V 840A 1050A 5250W x 3 150V 1260A 1470A 7350W x 4 150V 1680A 1890A 9450W Note The PEL 3211 booste...

Page 192: ...5A 367 5A 7350W x 4 800V 420A 472 5A 9450W Note The PEL 3211H booster packs do not have a control panel They can only be used as slaves with a single PEL 3111H in parallel Connection Description The J1 and J2 connectors are used for control during parallel operation Up to 5 units can be used in parallel Note Only the rear panel terminals can be used for parallel operation the front panel terminals...

Page 193: ...n be used for parallel connections Make sure all connections are correct before turning on the load Incorrect connections could damage the units Only units of the same type and rating can be used in parallel except for when the PEL 3211 H booster pack is used with the PEL 3111 H Ensure that wiring of sufficient gauge is used when using parallel connections If using remote sense only connect the ma...

Page 194: ... link cables Connect from Master J2 Slave1 J1 Slave1 J2 Slave2 J1 and so on Remove one ferrite core from the last frame link cable Remove the ferrite core that is closest to the J1 connector on the last slave unit See the diagram below for details 5 Turn the load units on 6 On the designated master unit press Main Configure F5 Next Menu F4 Parallel F1 7 Set the unit to Master with the Operation se...

Page 195: ...F5 Next Menu F4 Parallel F1 and set Operation to Slave When in Slave mode all keys are locked except for the Scroll wheel and Enter key External Previous Menu Booster OFF LOAD RS232 03 Sep 2012 Parallel Operation 3 Slave Configure A Value CV 35A 15V Fast Knob Parallel Caution Failing to remove the last ferrite core from the GTL 255 cable may reduce the stability of the units when used in parallel ...

Page 196: ... Set the operation mode and settings on the master unit The master s settings will be used by the slave units 3 Turn the load on from the Master unit All measurements will be displayed and updated on the Master unit only Disable Parallel Mode Description To disable parallel mode each unit must be set as a Master Operation 1 Turn the power off on all the units and remove the GTL 255 frame link cabl...

Page 197: ...list refer to the programming manual downloadable from GW Instek website www gwinstek com Interface Configuration 196 Configure to USB Remote Interface 196 Configure GPIB Interface 196 Configure RS232C 198 RS232C USB Remote Control Function Check 199 Using Realterm to Establish a Remote Connection 200 GPIB Function Check 203 ...

Page 198: ...ated on the accompanying User Manual CD Operation 1 Connect the USB cable to the rear panel USB B port 2 Press Shift Utility Help Interface F3 and set the Interface setting to USB Configure GPIB Interface To use GPIB the optional GPIB port must be installed See page 212 for installation details Operation 1 Ensure the PEL 3000 H is off before proceeding 2 Connect a GPIB cable from a GPIB controller...

Page 199: ...address assigned to each device At least 2 3 of the devices turned On No loop or parallel connection Pin Assignment 4 1 12 13 24 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 4 Data I O 1 4 13 16 Data I O 5 8 5 EOI 17 REN 6 DAV 18 Ground DAV 7 NRFD 19 Ground NRFD 8 NDAC 20 Ground NDAC 9 IFC 21 Ground IFC 10 SRQ 22 Ground SRQ 11 ATN 23 Ground ATN 12 SHIELD Ground 24 Single GND ...

Page 200: ...he PC to the rear panel RS232 port 2 Press Shift Utility Help Interface F3 and set the Interface setting to RS232 3 Set the Baud Rate Stop Bit and Parity settings Pin Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 RxD Receive data 3 TxD Transmit data 5 GND 4 6 9 No connection PC Connection Use a null modem connection as shown in the diagram below PEL 3000 H PC RxD Pin2 RxD Pin2 GND Pin5 GND Pin5 TxD Pin3 TxD Pin3...

Page 201: ...mands from the serial port or via a USB connection please page 200 Using Realterm to Establish a Remote Connection for more information Run this query command via the terminal after the instrument has been configured for RS 232 USB remote control page 198 idn This should return the Manufacturer Model number Serial number and Firmware version in the following format GW INSTEK PEL 3000 H XXXXXXXXXXX...

Page 202: ...or more information please see http realterm sourceforge net Operation 1 Download Realterm and install according to the instructions on the Realterm website 2 Connect the PEL 3000 H via USB page 196 or via RS232 page 198 3 If using RS232 make note of the configured baud rate stop bits and parity 4 Go to the Windows device manager and find the COM port number for the connection For example go to th...

Page 203: ...k the Realterm icon in the Windows Start menu and select the Run as Administrator option 6 After Realterm has started click on the Port tab Enter the Baud Parity Data bits Stop bits and Port number configuration for the connection The Hardware Flow Control Software Flow Control options can be left at the default settings 7 Press Open to connect to the PEL 3000 H ...

Page 204: ... CR and LF check boxes Enter the query idn Click on Send ASCII 9 The terminal display will return the following GW PEL 3XXX H EXXXXXXX VX XX XXX manufacturer model serial number version 10 If Realterm fails to connect to the PEL 3000 H please check all the cables and settings and try again ...

Page 205: ...p www ni com for details Note For further details please see the programming manual available on the GW Instek web site www gwinstek com Operation 1 Start the NI Measurement and Automation Explorer MAX program Using Windows press Start All Programs National Instruments Measurement Automation 2 From the Configuration panel access My System Devices and Interfaces GPIB0 3 Press the Scan for Instrumen...

Page 206: ... H 5 Double click the Instrument 0 icon 2 3 4 5 6 Click on Communicate with Instrument 7 In the NI 488 2 Communicator window ensure IDN is written in the Send String text box Click on the Query button to send the IDN query to the instrument 8 The String Received text box will display the query return GW PEL 3XXX H EXXXXXXX VX XX XXX manufacturer model serial number version ...

Page 207: ...REMOTE CONTROL 205 6 7 8 9 The function check is complete ...

Page 208: ...across the load the leads The front panel keys are not working Check to make sure that the key lock has not been activated LOCK will be shown on the panel when the screen is locked Press Shift Lock to unlock the keys The load won t turn on If you are using the load key to try to turn the load on and the load won t turn on it is possible that external control is activated and that the LoadOn In set...

Page 209: ...FAQ 207 For more information contact your local dealer or GWInstek at www gwinstek com marketing goodwill com ...

Page 210: ...1H PEL 3041H PEL 3111H 219 J1 Connector Booster 219 J2 Connector Booster 220 Operating Mode Description 222 CC Mode 222 CR Mode 223 CP Mode 225 CV Mode 226 Operating Area 227 PEL 3000 H Specifications 234 Rating Master Slave 234 Rating Booster Slave 234 CC Mode 235 CR Mode 236 CV Mode 237 CP Mode 237 Slew Rate 238 Meter 239 Dynamic Mode 240 Soft Start 243 Remote Sensing 243 Protection Function 243...

Page 211: ...APPENDIX 209 Front Panel BNC Connector 246 General 246 PEL 3000 H Dimensions 248 PEL 3111 248 PEL 3021 PEL 3041 249 PEL 3211 250 Declaration of Conformity 251 ...

Page 212: ...e a year Not replacing the filter will reduce performance and may cause the PEL 3000 H to malfunction Procedure 1 Turn the PEL 3000 H off completely at the rear panel power switch 2 Gently lift the grill up from the bottom 3 Remove the filter from the grill and replace with GW Instek part number PEL 010 ...

Page 213: ... CR123A Procedure 1 Turn off the PEL 3000 H and remove the case First remove the handle by carefully removing the plastic tabs and then unscrewing the two screws connecting the handle to the case A total of 10 screws should be removed from the case 2 Remove the battery and replace with the same type and rating The battery is located on the right hand side near the rear panel CR123A ...

Page 214: ...tra The following instructions describe how to install the optional GPIB card if necessary Procedure 1 Turn off the PEL 3000 H 2 Remove the two screws holding the cover on the option bay 3 Slide the GPIB card onto the rails in the option bay 4 Re screw the screws back into place ...

Page 215: ...ration mode CC CC Slew rate Maximum value of H range Maximum value of H range Preset memories Settings above in each mode Settings above in each mode Main Configure Protection Item Panel Settings Setup Memory Settings all 100 sets OCP Level Maximum value Maximum value OCP Setting LIMIT LIMIT OPP Level Maximum value Maximum value OPP Setting LIMIT LIMIT UVP value OFF OFF OVP value OFF OFF Main Conf...

Page 216: ...Voltage Minimum Voltage Minimum Voltage Main Configure Next Menu Parallel Item Panel Settings Setup Memory Settings all 100 sets Operation Master Master Parallel OFF OFF Booster OFF OFF Main Configure Next Menu Knob Item Panel Settings Setup Memory Settings all 100 sets Status Step Step CCH Step Resolution Resolution CCM Step Resolution Resolution CCL Step Resolution Resolution CRH Step Resolution...

Page 217: ...APPENDIX 215 Main Configure Next Menu External Item Panel Settings Setup Memory Settings all 100 sets Control OFF OFF CV Control OFF OFF LoadOn IN OFF OFF Sync Mode OFF OFF ...

Page 218: ...resistance CR mode IMON Ext V In for CV 2 Current monitor output 10 V f s H L range and 1 V f s M range Used for voltage control of Cx CV mode For PEL 3000H series only 0V to 10V corresponds to 0 to 100 of the rated voltage A COM 3 Connected to the negative load input terminal on the rear panel SUM I MON 4 Used during master slave operation Connected to SUM I MON of the J2 connector PRL IN 5 Used ...

Page 219: ...Range status output 3 Open collector output by a photocoupler 4 RANGE STATUS 0 15 ALARM STATUS 16 Turns on when an alarm OVP OCP OPP OTP RVP or UVP is activated or when an external alarm is applied Open collector output by a photocoupler 4 STATUS COM 17 STATUS signal common for pins 13 to 16 RESERVED 18 RESERVED SHORT SIGNAL OUT 19 Relay contact output 30 VDC 1 A SHORT SIGNAL OUT 20 1 Valid only w...

Page 220: ...ircuit to 5V using 10kΩ N C 8 Not connected SLAVE RANGE CONT 9 Used during master slave operation Connected to RANGE CONT 0 of the J1 connector N C 10 Not connected N C 11 Not connected A COM 12 Connected to the negative load input terminal on the rear panel N C 13 Not connected N C 14 Not connected N C 15 Not connected ALARM INPUT 16 Activates an alarm with high or low TTL level signal input Pull...

Page 221: ...N 6 Connected to PRL OUT of the J2 connector LOAD ON OFF CONT 7 Turns on the load with low or high TTL level signal N C 8 Pulled up by the internal circuit to 5 V using 10 kΩ RANGE CONT 0 9 External range switch input 1 2 Pulled up the internal circuit to 5 V using 10 kΩ ALARM INPUT 10 Activates an alarm with high or low TTL level signal input Pulled up by the internal circuit to 5 V N C 11 Not co...

Page 222: ...ot connected SUM I MON 4 Connect to SUM I MON of the J1 connector PRL OUT 5 Used during master slave operation Connected to PRL IN of the J1 connector PRL OUT 6 Used during master slave operation Connected to PRL IN of the J1 connector LOAD ON OFF CONT 7 N C 8 Not connected SLAVE RANGE CONT 9 Used during master slave operation Connected to RANGE CONT 0 of the J1 connector N C 10 Not connected N C ...

Page 223: ...OM 17 Connected to the negative load input terminal N C 18 Not connected A COM 19 Connected to the negative load input terminal 15V 20 Controls the on off of the load booster power cannot be used for multiple purposes ...

Page 224: ...o the rated power level regardless of the voltage This is illustrated below CC Mode Load Input Voltage Load Current CC Current Value CC CV Mode When CC CV mode is enabled the unit will act as constant current load after the input voltage is greater than the user defined CV level At the CV level the unit works as a constant voltage load This mode effectively creates a voltage ceiling before the uni...

Page 225: ...tant resistance load when connected to a constant voltage CV or constant current CC source This means the unit will maintain a set resistance up to the rated power regardless of the load voltage or current When input voltage changes the unit responds by changing the current load to maintain the set resistance according to ohm s law CV source Load current Load voltage CR setting value CC source Loa...

Page 226: ... greater than the user defined CV level At the CV level the unit works as a constant voltage load This mode effectively creates a voltage ceiling before the unit operates in CR mode The diagram below illustrates this CR CV Mode Load Input Voltage Load Current CV level CR Value Note that when the source voltage is less than the CV level no current will flow due to a very high impedance ...

Page 227: ...s the unit responds by changing the current load to maintain the set power level accordingly P IxV This is illustrated below CP Mode Load Current Load Input Voltage CP Value CP CV Mode When CP CV mode is enabled the unit will act as a constant power load after the input voltage is greater than the user defined CV level At the CV level the unit works as a constant voltage load This mode effectively...

Page 228: ...e CV Mode When the unit is set to CV mode it will operate as a constant voltage load when connected to a constant current source This means the unit will maintain a set voltage level up to the rated power regardless of the input current When the source voltage is less than the CV level no current will flow due to a very high impedance This is illustrated below CV Mode Input Current Load Voltage CV...

Page 229: ...APPENDIX 227 Operating Area PEL 3021 ...

Page 230: ...PEL 3000 H User Manual 228 PEL 3041 ...

Page 231: ...APPENDIX 229 PEL 3111 ...

Page 232: ...PEL 3000 H User Manual 230 PEL 3211 Booster Pack PEL 3021H ...

Page 233: ...APPENDIX 231 PEL 3041H ...

Page 234: ...PEL 3000 H User Manual 232 PEL 3111H PEL 3211H Booster Pack ...

Page 235: ...APPENDIX 233 ...

Page 236: ...lution specifications are N times This does not include voltage settings and measured values The maximum slew rate settings also don t change N Number of units in parallel same model on master N PEL 3111 H 2 x Number of units in parallel PEL 3211 H Rating Master Slave Model PEL 3021 H PEL 3041 H PEL 3111 H Voltage 0V 150V 0V 800V Current 35A 8 75A 70A 17 5A 210A 52 5A Min Operating Voltage 1 5 V a...

Page 237: ...lution H Range 1mA 300µA 2mA 0 6mA 10mA 2mA M Range 0 1mA 30µA 0 2mA 60µA 1mA 200µA L Range 0 01mA 3µA 0 02mA 6µA 0 1mA 20µA Accuracy of Setting H M Range 0 2 of set 0 1 of f s 1 Vin 2 500 kΩ 3 24MΩ L Range 0 2 of set 0 1 of f s Vin 2 500 kΩ 3 24MΩ Parallel Operation 1 2 of set 1 1 of f s 3 Input Voltage Variation 4 H Range 2mA Vin 2 500kΩ 20mA Vin 2 3 24MΩ 4mA Vin 2 500kΩ 20mA Vin 2 3 24MΩ 10mA V...

Page 238: ...4 16667kΩ H 1 05S 20µS 952mΩ 50kΩ L Range 0 233336S 4µS 4 28566Ω 250kΩ H 17 5mS 0 3µS 57 1Ω 3 33MΩ 0 46667S 8µS 2 1428Ω 125kΩ H 35mS 0 6µS 28 5Ω 1 66kΩ 1 40001S 24 24µS 714 27mΩ 41 6667kΩ H 105mS 2µS 9 52Ω 500kΩ Setting Range H Range 24 5S 0S 40 8163 mΩ OPEN H 1 75S 30uS 571mΩ 33 3kΩ 49 0S 0 S 20 408 mΩ OPEN H 3 5S 60uS 285mΩ 16 6kΩ 147 000S 0S 6 8027 mΩ OPEN H 10 5S 180uS 95 2mΩ 5 55kΩ M Range 2 ...

Page 239: ...odel PEL 3021 H PEL 3041 H PEL 3111 H Operating Range H Range 1 5V 150V 5V 800V M Range 1 5V 15V 5V 80V Setting Range H Range 0V 157 5V 0V 840V M Range 0V 15 75V 0V 84V Resolution H Range 10mV 20mV M Range 1mV 2mV Accuracy of Setting 1 H L Range 0 1 of set 0 1 of f s H 0 2 of set 0 2 of f s Input current variation 2 H Range 50mV 80mV L Range 12mV 80mV 1 At the sensing point during remote sensing u...

Page 240: ...3021 H PEL 3041 H PEL 3111 H Setting Range CC Mode H Range 2 5mA µs 2 5A µs H 0 1400mA µs 140 0mA µs 5mA µs 5A µs H 0 280mA µs 280 0mA µs 16 02mA µs 16 002A µs H 0 840mA µs 840 0mA µs M Range 250uA µs 250mA µs H 0 01400mA µs 14 000mA µs 500uA µs 500mA µs H 0 0280mA µs 28 00mA µs 1 602mA µs 1 6002A µs H 0 0840mA µs 84 00mA µs L Range 25uA µs 25mA us H 1 400µA µs 1400 0uA µs 50µA µs 50mA µs H 2 80µA...

Page 241: ...6mA us 16mA µs 84µA 840µA µs Resolution 100nA 5nA 200nA 10nA 600nA 30nA Setting 25µA µs 250µA µs 1 4µA 14µA µs 50uA µs 500uA µs 2 8µA 28µA µs 160µA us 1 6mA µs 8 4µA 84µA µs Resolution 10nA 0 5nA 20nA 1nA 60nA 3nA Setting 2 5µA µs 25µA µs 0 14µA 1 4µA µs 50µA µs 50uA µs 0 28µA 2 8µA µs 160µA µs 1 6mA µs 0 84µA 8 4µA µs Accuracy of Setting 1 10 of set 5µs 25µs 1 Time to reach from 10 to 90 when the...

Page 242: ...5ms 10ms Res 1us 10ms 60s Res 1ms Accuracy 100ppm of setting Frequency Range Freq Duty 1Hz 20kHz Frequency Resolution 1Hz 9 9Hz 0 1Hz 10Hz 99Hz 1Hz 100Hz 990Hz 10Hz 1kHz 20kHz 100Hz Frequency Accuracy of Setting 0 5 of set Duty Cycle of Setting Freq Duty 1 99 0 1 step The minimum time width is 10µs Between 1kHz and 20kHz the maximum duty cycle is limited by the minimum time width Slew Rate Setting...

Page 243: ...A 28mA µs 160mA µs 1 6A µs 8 4mA 84mA µs Resolution 10µA 0 5µA 20µA 1µA 60µA 3µA Setting 2 5mA us 25mA µs 140µA 1 4mA µs 5mA µs 50mA µs 280µA 2 8mA µs 16mA µs 160mA µs 840µA 8 4mA µs Resolution 1µA 50nA 2µA 0 1µA 6µA 0 3µA Setting 250uA µs 2 5mA µs 14µA 140µA µs 500uA us 5mA µs 28µA 280µA µs 1 6mA us 16mA µs 84µA 840µA µs Resolution 100nA 5nA 200nA 10nA 600nA 30nA Setting 25µA µs 250µA µs 1 4µA 14...

Page 244: ... OPEN H 36 7500mS 0mS 27 2109Ω 1666666 Ω OPEN 1 4000S 0S 680 2721mΩ OPEN H 110 250mS 0mS 9 07029Ω 555555Ω OPEN Resistance Resolution H Range 400µS 30µS 800µS 60µS 2 4mS 180µS M Range 40µS 3µS 80µS 6µS 240µS 18µS L Range 4µS 0 3µS 8µS 0 6µS 24µS 1 8µS Resistance Accuracy of setting R set S 0 03 of f s H M Range 0 5 of set 1 0 5 of f s 2 Vin 3 500 kΩ 3 24MΩ L Range 0 5 of set 1 0 5 of f s Vin 3 500 ...

Page 245: ...odel PEL 3021 H PEL 3041 H PEL 3111 H Overvoltage protection OVP Turns off the load at 110 of the rated voltage Overcurrent protection OCP 0 03 38 5A 0 0060A 9 6252A 0 06A 77A 0 0120A 19 2504A 0 2A 231A 0 050A 57 750A or 110 of the maximum current of each range Load off or limit selectable Overpower protection OPP 0 1W 192 5W 0 3W 385W 1W 1155W or 110 of the maximum power of each range Load off or...

Page 246: ... CV or CP Maximum number of steps 1000 Step Execution Time 0 05ms 999 h 59 min Time resolution 0 05 ms 0 05 ms 1 min 100 ms 1 min 1 h 1 s 1 h 10 h 10 s 10 h 100 h 1 min 100 h 999 h 59 min Fast Sequence Operation mode CC or CR Maximum number of steps 1000 Step Execution Time 25 μs 600 ms Time resolution 1us 25us 60ms 10us 60 01ms 600ms Other Elapsed Time Delay Measures the time from load on to load...

Page 247: ...ing a 2 bit signal Range Status Output Outputs range L M or H using 2 bit signal open collector output by a photocoupler Trigger Input Clear the sequence operation pause with a high TTL level signal for 10 μs or more Alarm Input Activate alarm with low TTL level signal input Alarm Status Output On when OVP OCP OPP OTP UVP RVP or when an external alarm input is applied open collector output by a ph...

Page 248: ... the load booster Front Panel BNC Connector TRIG OUT Trigger output Approx 5V 4 5V pulse width Approx 2µs output impedance Approx 500 Ω Outputs a pulse during sequence operation and switching operation I MON OUT Current monitor output 1V 10V f s H or L range and 0 1V 1V f s M range V MON OUT Voltage monitor output 8V f s General Model PEL 3021 H PEL 3041 H PEL 3111 H PEL 3211 H Input Range 90VAC 1...

Page 249: ...t 1500 VAC for 1 minute Primary to chassis No abnormalities at 1500 VAC for 1 minute Dimensions mm 213 8 W x124 H x400 5 D 213 8 W x124 H x400 5 D 427 8 W x124 H x400 5 D 427 7 W x127 8 H x553 5 D Weight Maximum Approx 6kg 9kg Approx 7kg 10kg Approx 17kg 20kg Approx 23kg 28kg ...

Page 250: ...0 P1 P4 P7 CAL P2 P5 P8 Lock P3 P6 P9 Utility Local File 0 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Enter Clear Shift Preset Load On Off Main Help FUNC Short TRIG OUT I MON OUT 1 5 150V 1050W 0 70A PEL 3111 0 210A 1 5 150V 1050W DC Electronic Load 400 5 464 4 427 8 441 4 124 0 143 8 ...

Page 251: ...IG OUT 1 5 150V 175W 0 35A P0 P1 P4 P7 CAL P2 P5 P8 Lock P3 P6 P9 Utility Local File 0 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Enter Clear Shift Preset Load On Off Main Help FUNC Short P EL 3 0 2 1 0 35A 1 5 150V 175W DC Electronic Load 213 8 464 4 400 5 124 0 151 6 ...

Page 252: ...PEL 3000 H User Manual 250 PEL 3211 P E L 3 2 1 1 DC Electronic Load 0 420A 1 5 150V 2100W LINK STBY 427 7 5 0 5 8 553 5 592 5 127 8 147 8 ...

Page 253: ... Immunity EN 61000 4 5 2006 Voltage Fluctuations EN 61000 3 3 2013 Conducted Susceptibility EN 61000 4 6 2014 Electrostatic Discharge EN 61000 4 2 2009 Power Frequency Magnetic Field EN 61000 4 8 2010 Radiated Immunity EN 61000 4 3 2006 A1 2008 A2 2010 Voltage Dip Interruption EN 61000 4 11 2004 Safety Low Voltage Equipment Directive 2014 35 EU Safety Requirements EN 61010 1 2010 EN 61010 2 030 20...

Page 254: ...unity IEC 61000 4 5 2014 AMD1 2017 Voltage Fluctuations EN 61000 3 3 2013 Conducted Susceptibility IEC 61000 4 6 2013 COR1 2015 Electrostatic Discharge IEC 61000 4 2 2008 Power Frequency Magnetic Field IEC 61000 4 8 2009 Radiated Immunity IEC 61000 4 3 2006 AMD2 2010 Voltage Dip Interruption IEC 61000 4 11 2004 AMD1 2017 Safety Low Voltage Equipment Directive 2014 35 EU Safety Requirements EN 6101...

Page 255: ...ponse speed 71 CR Response speed 71 CV Response rate 70 Declaration of conformity251 252 Default settings 213 operation 110 User 110 Display diagram 25 Disposal instructions 6 Disposal symbol 3 Dynamic mode frequency 68 EN61010 Measurement category 4 Pollution degree 6 Environment Safety instruction 5 External control Alarm 183 Alarm status 184 Current monitor 186 187 Current status 181 Load statu...

Page 256: ...225 CR 223 CR CV 224 CV 226 Operation 53 CV mode 60 CC mode 53 CC Response speed 71 CP mode 58 CP Response speed 71 CR mode 55 CR Response speed 71 CR units 56 CV mode 57 CV Response rate 70 Dynamic mode 65 Dynamic mode units 67 panel lock 64 Short key 61 Short key configuration 63 Slew rate 69 Staticmode 65 Turning the load on 61 OPP alarm 83 OVP alarm 87 Package contents 13 Parallel error 89 90 ...

Page 257: ...9 Recall from memory 104 Recall from USB 105 Recall Safety 107 Save to internal memory 100 Save to USB 102 Sequence 126 Service operation About disassembly 4 Contact 207 Setting the date and time 29 Short enable disable 64 Specifications Dimensions 248 Frequency 234 PEL 3211 234 Trigger 93 UnReg alarm 88 Unreg Tone 92 UVP alarm 84 UVP alarm time 85 Warning symbol 3 Wire gauge 30 Theory 31 ...