Caen A 1732, Technical Information Manual

Page 1: ...Technical Information Manual MOD A 1732 A 1832 HIGH VOLTAGE BOARDS MANUAL REV 5 2 May 2005 Revision n 5 NPO 00101 00 17XXx MUTx 05 ...

Page 2: ...the User accident or any abnormal conditions or operations CAEN declines all responsibility for damages or injuries caused by an improper use of the Modules due to negligence on behalf of the User It is strongly recommended to read thoroughly the CAEN User s Manual before any kind of operation CAEN reserves the right to change partially or entirely the contents of this Manual at any time and witho...

Page 3: ... 2 MOD A 1732 A 1832 HV BOARDS 6 2 1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 6 2 2 CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS TABLE 7 2 3 FRONT PANEL 8 2 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 9 2 4 1 Packaging 10 2 4 2 External connections 10 2 4 3 Displays 10 2 4 4 Other components 11 3 SAFETY INFORMATION AND INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 12 3 1 GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION 12 3 1 1 Injury Precautions 12 3 2 SAFETY TERMS AND SYMBOLS ON THE PRODUCT ...

Page 4: ... A 1832 LEFT AND MOD A 1732B A 1832B RIGHT FRONT PANEL 9 FIG 4 1 A MOD A1732 A 1832 SIDE VIEW B MOD A1732B A 1832B TOP VIEW 16 FIG 4 2 FULL SCALE RANGE DIP SWITCH TOP VIEW 17 FIG A 1 MOD A1832 E CHANNEL INDIVIDUAL ENABLE 18 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SY 1527 MAINFRAME GENERAL 5 TABLE 2 1 CHANNEL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MOD A 1732 1732B A 1832 1832B HV BOARDS 7 TABLE 4 ...

Page 5: ... to 3 power supply units the CPU and Front Panel Section which includes all interface facilities The User interface features the usual friendliness of the previous CAEN systems which now also includes a 7 7 colour LCD A wide choice of interfaces provides full communication compatibility with the previous systems and the possibility of controlling heterogeneous external devices Modularity has been ...

Page 6: ...d extraction of the boards which reduces the global down time and easy access to the computing core and peripherals completes the system s flexibility Easy interfacing is another key point of the SY 1527 system Thanks to the H S CAENET interface the system ensures full communication compatibility with the previous models Besides the RS232 interface and Ethernet TCP IP provided with the standard ve...

Page 7: ...cs rack Depth 720 mm Weight Mainframe 24 kg Mod A1532 3 2 kg Power requirements Voltage range 100 230 V Frequency 50 60 Hz Power 3400 W Max number of boards per crate 16 Max number of power supply units per crate 3 Primary power supply output Mod A 1531 12 V 8 A 5 V 20 A Power supply unit output Mod A 1532 48 V 15 6 A Max output power 2250 W Operating temperature From 0 C dry atmosphere to 40 C St...

Page 8: ...ed beyond this value The HV RAMP UP and RAMP DOWN rates may be selected independently for each channel in the range 1 500 V s in 1 V s steps The output current is monitored with 20 nA 100 nA resolution depending on current range if a channel tries to draw a current larger than its programmed limit it is signalled to be in OVERCURRENT condition the SY 1527 system detects this state as a fault and r...

Page 9: ... nA 100 nA depending on current range Mod A 1832 A 1832B VMAX hardware 0 6 kV common for all the board channels VMAX hardware accuracy 2 VMAX software 0 6 kV settable for each channel VMAX software resolution 1 V Ramp Down 1 500 Volt sec 1 Volt sec step Ramp Up 1 500 Volt sec 1 Volt sec step Voltage Ripple 2 30 mV pp Mod A 1832 A 1732 50 mV pp Mod A 1832B A 1732B A1832 E Voltage Monitor vs Output ...

Page 10: ...date Revision User s Manual MUT Mod A1732 A1832 High Voltage Boards 02 05 2005 5 NPO Filename Number of pages Page 00101 00 17XXx MUTx 05 A1732B A1832B_REV5 DOC 20 8 Threshold temperature parameters TMIN TMAX 5 65 C 2 3 Front Panel ...

Page 11: ...R POSITIVE 12 CH Mod V560E Mod A 1832P HV EN input connector Channel output connector Channel LED SCALER Mod V560E Mod A1832BP 28 CH HV EN MAXV GND GND GND GND GND NC NC NC NC NC 6 NC 0 12 23 7 18 2 14 25 9 20 3 15 26 10 21 4 16 27 11 22 5 17 NC NC NC NC NC IINT GND GND GND GND IEXT GND GND HV ON HV OUTPUT MAXV trim m er 6 KV 1 0 2 mA POSITIVE 6 KV 1 0 2 mA Fig 2 1 Mod A 1732 A 1832 LEFT and Mod A...

Page 12: ...ations given in Table 2 1 p 7 CH 0 27 A 1732B A 1832B Mechanical specifications Multipin connector Radiall 691803004 type 52 pin male to be mated with Radiall 691802002 type 4 SCEM 09 41 34 700 2 see Fig 2 1 for pin assignment Electrical specifications high voltage output according to specifications given in Table 2 1 p 7 HV EN CONNECTOR Mechanical specifications 00 type LEMO connector Electrical ...

Page 13: ...e Number of pages Page 00101 00 17XXx MUTx 05 A1732B A1832B_REV5 DOC 20 11 Type red LED for positive polarity version yellow LED for negative polarity version 2 4 4 Other components VMAX trimmer Function it allows to adjust the hardware maximum voltage VMAX common to all the channels Its value can be read out via software ...

Page 14: ...t only as specified Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures Avoid Electric Overload To avoid electric shock or fire hazard do not apply a voltage to a load that is outside the range specified for that load Avoid Electric Shock To avoid injury or loss of life do not connect or disconnect cables while they are connected to a voltage source Do Not Operate Without Covers To avoid el...

Page 15: ...es an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product The following symbols may appear on the product DANGER ATTENTION High Voltage Refer to Manual 3 3 Installation The Mod A 1732 A 1832 are single width boards which can be inserted in any slot of the SY 1527 crate The Mod A 1732B A 1832B are double width boards which oc...

Page 16: ...tput channel it is possible through the SY 1527 system to perform the following operations Assign to channel a symbolic name Set output voltage VSET Set max output current ISET Set output voltage software limit SVMAX Set voltage ramp up speed RAMP UP Set voltage ramp down speed RAMP DOWN Set TRIP parameter Enable disable POWER ON option Switch channel ON OFF Monitor output voltage VMON Monitor out...

Page 17: ...e following messages may be returned by the SY 1527 when monitoring the board status UNDER_TEMP board temperature 5 C OVER_TEMP board temperature 65 C 4 2 Output Enable The boards are provided with an HV EN input that enables the channels when it is connected to ground When the channels are disabled the voltage outputs drop to zero at the maximum rate available when the output disable cause is rem...

Page 18: ...itch side view T A B C 4 3 2 1 A B Dip Switch T A B C 4 3 2 1 Channels Channels Channels Channels Channels Channels Channels Fig 4 1 A Mod A1732 A 1832 side view B Mod A1732B A 1832B top view In order to select the desired Full Scale Range FSR the dip switches must be set as illustrated in the following table refer also to Fig 4 3 Dip switch 1 Dip switch 2 Voltage FSR Current FSR OFF ON 6 kV 1 mA ...

Page 19: ...tage Boards 02 05 2005 5 NPO Filename Number of pages Page 00101 00 17XXx MUTx 05 A1732B A1832B_REV5 DOC 20 17 1 2 4 on 3 PCB FRONT PANEL Dip switch 1 2 3 4 OFF 1 2 3 4 on FSR 6 kV 1 mA PCB Dip switch 2 ON Dip switch 1 3 4 OFF FSR 6 kV 200 μA Fig 4 2 Full scale range dip switch top view ...

Page 20: ...ith an HV EN input on the right side of the SHV connector that disables the channel when the two pins are not shorted jumper removed 100 kΩ 1 kΩ VCC 100 nF to CONTROL LOGIC TTL 0 ENABLED HV EN ch i upper pin Fig A 1 Mod A1832 E channel individual enable When the channel is disabled the voltage output if ON drops to zero at the maximum rate available If the jumper is removed the channel remains OFF...