Section 3: Equipment startup
S530 Parametric Test System Administrative Guide
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S530-924-01 Rev. D / September 2017
Initial equipment startup
To begin equipment startup:
1.
Check that all line cords for the system cabinet are connected to AC power.
2.
Make sure that the circuit breaker on the power distribution unit (PDU) is in the ON position.
3.
Press the power/standby button on the computer and monitor.
4.
Set the power button on the front door of the system to the ON position.
Figure 36: S530 power ON switch
System startup
To start up the system:
1.
Make sure that the power switch on the power distribution unit (PDU) is set to ON.
2.
Set the power button on the front door of the system to the ON position.
3.
If the computer has not started to boot, open the front cabinet door and press the power/standby
switch on the host computer.
4.
Wait for all of the instruments to power up.
5.
Log onto your computer.
Before starting system software
The S530 system includes one of two system software options:
Automated Characterization Suite (ACS)
Keithley Test Environment (KTE)
You must make sure that all of the instruments are connected with the appropriate interface cable
and a TSP-
Link™ connection between any Series 2600B System SourceMeter
®
or DMM7510
7-1/2 Digit Graphical Sampling Multimeter instruments.
Assign GPIB or TCP/IP addresses (as appropriate) and node numbers to the hardware and
instruments.
Make sure that all of the instruments are turned on and self-testing is finished.
