Xantrex Technology M370078-01 II manual

GPIB and Ethernet Interface for XG Series Pr ogr ammable DC P ower Supplies Oper ating Manual GPIB ENET www .programmablepower .com[...]

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XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply Operating Manual[...]

M370078-01 ii About Xantrex Xantrex T echnology Inc. is a world-lea ding supp lier of advanced power electr onics and controls with products from small mobile units to util ity-scale systems for wind, solar, batteries, fuel cells, microturbines, and backup power applicati ons in both grid-connected and stand-alon e systems. Xantrex products include[...]

M370078-01 iii Product Numbers (FGAs) P art Numbers for Rack Mount Kits Contact Information XG6-1 10 XG60-14 XG8-100 XG80-10.5 XG12-70 XG100-8.5 XG20-42 XG150-5.6 XG33-25 XG300-2.8 XG40-21 XG600-1.4 Rack Mount Kit P art Number Dual XG 850 W att RM-D-XG1 Single XG 850 W att RM-S-XG1 Rack mount rail s for XG Series RM-XG T elephone: 1 800 733 5 427 ([...]

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M370078-06 v About This Manual Purpose This Operating Manual provides explanations and procedures for programming the XG 850 W att Series Programmable DC Power Supply from the GPIB interface and connectin g and configuring th e power supply to the Ethernet. Scope The Manual covers the GPIB and Ethern et interface options only . Refer to the XG 850 [...]

About T his Manual vi M370078-06 Conventions Used The following conventions ar e used in this Manual. Related Information For related materials on this product, see also: • XG 850 W att Series Programmabl e DC Power Supply Operating Manual (Part number: M37007 8-01). • XG 850 W att Series Programmabl e DC Power Supply Rack Mount Kit Options (Pa[...]

M370078-06 vii Important Safety Instructions W ARNING: High Ener gy and High V oltag e Exercise caution when using a power supply . High energy levels can be stored at the output voltage termin als on a power supply in normal operatio n. In addition, potentially lethal voltages exist in the pow er circu it and on the output and sense connectors of [...]

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M370046-06 ix Important Safety Instructions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vii 1 GPIB Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–2 Codes and Standards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–2 GPIB[...]

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M370046-06 xi Figure 1-1 GPIB Connector and Pins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–2 Figure 1-2 Scanning for Instruments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–5 Figure 1-3 Instrument Properties - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–6 Figure 1-4[...]

F igures xii M370046-06 Figure 2-29 Saved Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–25 Figure 2-30 Multiple Power Supplies and Two Comput ers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–26 Figure 2-31 HyperTerminal Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–28 Fi[...]

M370046-06 xiii Table 1-1 GPIB Pin Description (J2) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–3 Table 2-1 Description of PIN on RJ-45 Plug - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–3 Table 2-2 Description of LEDs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–4 Table A-1 Troub[...]

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1 GPIB Chapter 1, “GPIB” provides in formation and procedures on programming the XG 850 W att Series Programmable DC Power Supply from the GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) interface.[...]

GPIB 1-2 M370078-06 Overview The power supply can b e programmed from a remote terminal using a GPIB interface. Communication over the GPIB interface meets IEEE 488.2 standards and are Standa rd Commands for Programmable Instrumentation (SCPI) compliant. Codes and Standards The GPIB interface of the XG 850 W a tt Series Programmable DC Power Supply[...]

Overview M370078-06 1-3 T able 1-1 identifies the pin name and describes the pin functions. T able 1-1 GPIB Pin Desc ription (J2) Pin # Name Function Note 1D I O 1 D I O 1 D a t a 2D I O 2 D I O 2 D a t a 3D I O 3 D I O 3 D a t a 4D I O 4 D I O 4 D a t a 5 EOI End of Identi fy Control 6 DA V Data V alid Handshake 7 NRFD Not Ready for Data Handshake[...]

GPIB 1-4 M370078-06 Communication with Y our Device This section provides information on selecting the GPIB interface as the communication port used on the XG , and it also provides an example of how commands can be sent and receiv ed. The details of the IEEE 488.2 and SCPI status reporting register structures and a complete list of commands availa[...]

Communication with Y our Device M370078-06 1-5 : 7. In the righ t window , click on Instrument1 and review the dev ice properties. See Figure 1-3. Figure 1-2 Scanning for Instruments[...]

GPIB 1-6 M370078-06 8. Click Communicate with Instrument in the GPIB Explorer toolbar . See Figure 1-3. NI-488.2 Communicator appears. See Figure 1-4. Figure 1-3 Instrument Proper ties Figure 1-4 ID String Query[...]

Communication with Y our Device M370078-06 1-7 9. In the Send String box, enter *IDN? and cl ick Query . 10. The String Received window will show the ID string for the XG . The ID string indicates the model, serial number , firmware version as well as the GPIB card firmware vers ion. This will be shown in the text box below S tring Received . See F[...]

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2 Ethernet (ENET) Chapter 2, “Ethernet (ENET) ” provides information and procedures to connect and configure the power supply to the ENET .[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-2 M370078-06 Overview This chapter is intended for network administrators responsible for the configuration and maintena nce of devices on the netwo rk. This chapter provides information for connecting an d configuring the power su pply to Ethernet. Basic Section This section describes the equipment an d procedures to fully set up[...]

Basic Section M370078-06 2-3 Figure 2-2 P ower Supply Plug Figure 2-3 RJ-45 Plug T able 2-1 Description of PIN on RJ-45 Plug Pin# Name Description 1 TX+ T ransmit data + 2 TX– T ransmit data – 3 RX+ Receive data + 4 Gnd Ground 5 Gnd Ground 6 RX– Receive data – 7 Gnd Ground 8 Gnd Ground Figure 2-4 Scheme of ENET Cross-Cable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-4 M370078-06 ENET Connector The XPort® ENET connecto r is located on the rear panel of the power supply . See Figure 2-5. XP ort™ LEDs The device contains two bi-color LEDs built into the front of the XPort™ connector . See Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5 XP ort® ENET C onnector and LEDs XPort ™ ENET connector Right LED Left LED Co[...]

Basic Section M370078-06 2-5 Network T opology and Connection The following section describes the ne twork topology for the single computer and sin gle XG power supply unit. Th e other possible network topologies will be disc ussed later in the “Advanced Section” on page 2– 26. The additional topologies build on the configuration ideas presen[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-6 M370078-06 Setting Up the Computer T o set up the computer: 1. Open Explorer on the main computer , go to Contr ol Panel > Network Connections > Local Ar ea connections. See Figure 2-7. 2. Right click on the mouse button and click on Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties window appears. See Figure 2-8. o Figure [...]

Basic Section M370078-06 2-7 3. Click the Inte rnet Protocol (TCP/IP) check box and click Properties . See Figure 2-8. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Pr operties Dialog Box appears. See Figure 2-9. Figure 2-8 LAN Properties Dialog Box[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-8 M370078-06 4. Click on Use the following IP address option and type the appropriate IP ad dress in the box, or select the Obtain an IP addr ess automatically setting if your network is configured using DHCP . 5. Click OK . Figure 2-9 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP ) Properties Dialog Box[...]

Basic Section M370078-06 2-9 Software Installations T o set up the ENET option card, the Lantronix® DeviceInsta ller program needs to be installed on your PC. De viceInstaller is an all-in-one utility for setting up various Lantronix devices on a network. Device Installer auto detects any devices on the n etwork and allows for configuratio n of ne[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-10 M370078-06 3. Click Next to begin the installation. The Installation Complete window displays when the installation is finished. 6. Click Close to exit. Figure 2-11 Select Installation F older Window[...]

Configuring the Device Using DeviceInstaller M370078-06 2-11 Configuring the Device Using DeviceInstaller The DeviceInstaller displays a list of the XG units with the ENE T option that are on the network. When the DeviceInstaller initially starts, the device list is empty . Devices m ay be added by p erforming a search fo r the devices on the netwo[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-12 M370078-06 Assigning an IP Address to the P ower Supply Unit If your system is auto-IP configured , the following warning message is displayed: T o assign an IP address to the power supply unit: 1. Click OK to dismiss the Auto-IP warn ing me ssage. If you are not intending on using an Au to-IP , debug your network connection at[...]

Configuring the Device Using DeviceInstaller M370078-06 2-13 2. Click Search to get a list of all the XG devices that can be reached from the network adaptor that you previously selected. If your XG unit (s) are powered up, the y should appear in this list. After a short delay , yo ur power supply will be foun d. See Figure 2-15. If the power su pp[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-14 M370078-06 5. In this window , click the W eb Configuration tab, which will open a new window . See Figure 2-17. Figure 2-16 IP Address Details Window Important: Do NOT use the Assign IP button in the tool bar , upper left of this window . The IP address is assigned using Steps 5 through 9 that follow .[...]

Configuring the Device Using DeviceInstaller M370078-06 2-15 6. Next to the Address field, click the green Go button. 7. Y ou will be prompted for user name and password : ignore these fields (leave blank) and click OK . This brings up the Lantronix XP ort® interface (Figure 2-18). Figure 2-17 Entering the Lantronix Interface[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-16 M370078-06 8. At the top of the sidebar menu click Network.See Fig ure 2-19. Figure 2-18 Lantronix XP ort® Interface[...]

Configuring the Device Using DeviceInstaller M370078-06 2-17 9. In the IP Configuration section, cl ick the radio button next to “Use the following IP configuration.” Important: If you are working within a ne twork system, please contact the network administrator for the appropriate information to complete the IP Address, Subne t Mask and Defau[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-18 M370078-06 2. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select the LAn communication port. 3. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control. ADDR is display ed on the output voltage display . 4. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select the desired address between 1 to 30. 5. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control to commit the new a[...]

T erminal Configuration M370078-06 2-19 T erminal Configur ation The terminal program a llows for communication with the power supply . T o use a terminal program, set it up using the parameters from the following sections. If you wish to u se HyperT erminal, see “Setting Up a HyperT erminal Connection” for instructions. Data F o rmat Serial da[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-20 M370078-06 2. Click New to create a new connection. The Connection Descri ption window appears. See Figure 2-21. 3. Enter the na me of the connection and select the icon. 4. Click OK . The new connection setup dialog box will appear . See Figure 2-22. Figure 2-21 Connection Description Window Figure 2-22 New Connection Dialog B[...]

T erminal Configuration M370078-06 2-21 5. In the Connect using: box, select “TCP/IP (Winsock)”. 6. In the Host address box, enter the IP address, obtained in step 14 of the section entitled “Assigning an IP Address to the Power Supply Unit” on page 2–12 . 7. In the Port nu mber box, enter “10001” as the value. 8. Click OK . T o speci[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-22 M370078-06 The XG-ENET Propert ies dialog box appe ars. See Figure 2-25 . Figure 2-24 ENET Properties Window Figure 2-25 XG-ENET Properties Dialog Box[...]

T erminal Configuration M370078-06 2-23 3. Click the ASCII Setup button. The ASCII Setup dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 2-26. 4. V erify that the ASCII Sending and ASCII Receiving boxes are checked as shown in Figure 2-26. 5. Click OK . Establishing Communication with the P ower Supply T o establish communication wi th the power supply: [...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-24 M370078-06 Figure 2-27 Main HyperT erminal Window Figure 2-28 Saving Session[...]

T erminal Configuration M370078-06 2-25 5. T ype the name of the session. It is recommended that you include the IP in your naming conv ention so that it is clear which XG you are connecting to. 6. Click Save . Congratulations! Y our network is in stalled and functioning p roperly . Figure 2-29 Saved Session[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-26 M370078-06 Advanced Section The advanced section describes the setup and connection for various network topologies involv ing multiple power supplies. Network T opology 1: Simple LAN The simple LAN topology is the mo st common configuration for setting up the ENET option on the XG . The to pology follows the typical star topolo[...]

Advanced Section M370078-06 2-27 T o set up for multiple power supplies and two computers: 1. Set up your computer as described in “Setting Up the Computer” on page 2–6. Repeat the procedure for each computer hooked up to the system. 2. Install the DeviceInsta ller software on the PC you wish to use to configure the XG unit (s) with. See the [...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-28 M370078-06 There are two HyperT erminal windows for controlling two power supply units. See Figure 2-31. Figure 2-31 HyperT erminal Session[...]

Advanced Section M370078-06 2-29 Figure 2-32 shows a system with two connected devices. Figure 2-32 System with T wo Connected Devices Important: In this system configuration, every power supply needs a unique IP address, whereas the address defined from front panel (power supply ’ s own address) may be arbitrary .[...]

Ethernet (ENET) 2-30 M370078-06 Network T o pology 2: ENET and RS-485 Bus Up to 30 units may be connected to the RS-485 bus. The first unit connects to the controller via ENET , and the other units are connected with the RS-485 bus. Figure 2-33 shows the system of an XG unit with the ENET option and several XG units connected via the RS -485 bus. E[...]

Advanced Section M370078-06 2-31 Figure 2-34 shows the HyperT erminal session for the combined configuration which i s an ENET and RS-485 network. This figure also shows access to power supplies #2 and #10 sequentia lly . Setting Up Y our System T o set up your system: 1. Connect your system as shown in Figure 2-3 3 , and turn every p ower supply u[...]

2-32 5. Config ure the master power s upply which is the unit with the ENET option (power supply #1 in Figure 2-33) by follo wing the instructions in “Selecting ENET as the Communication Port” on page 2–17. 6. The follow ing Steps 7, 8 and 9 must be repeated for each slave unit. 7. For the slave unit that you are se tting up, turn the 9-Posit[...]

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A T r oubleshooting Appendix A, “T roubleshooting” provides troubleshooting information for the combined ENET and RS-485 communication and for ENET communication.[...]

T roubleshooting A-2 M370078-06 T r oubleshooting for ENET – RS-485 Communication This section describes specific tr oubleshooting for the combined ENET – RS-485 communicat ion only . See “T roubleshooting for ENET Communication” on page A–3 for typical troubleshooting procedures for connecting and setting up ENET communications. T able A[...]

M370078-06 A-3 T r oubleshooting for ENET Communication This section describes typical troubles hooting for connectin g and setting up the ENET communication. T able A-2 T r oubleshooting for ENET Communication Symptom Check Action DeviceInstaller does not detect your device. Y our ENET cable is not a cross cable. Power supply is not turned on. The[...]

T roubleshooting A-4 M370078-06 The power suppl y is not responding. The communication port on the power supply unit is not selected properly . The address of the power supply unit is not val id. The address has not been selected using the *ADR <address> . Select “ENET” as the communication port. Refer to the correct power supply address [...]

B Links Appendix B, “Links” provides the W eb site links for relevant third party vendors.[...]

Links B-2 M370078-06 Links Lantronix, Inc. W eb site www .lantronix .com/index.html XPort™ Embedded D evice Server www .lantronix.com/products/ eds/xport/ index. html DeviceInstaller http://www .lantronix.com/ device- networking/utilities-to ols/device- installer .html Java virtual mach ine http://java.sun.com/j2se/ downloads.html[...]

M370078-01 WA-1 W arr anty and Product Information Wa r r a n t y What does this warranty cover? This Limit ed W a rranty is provided by Xantrex T echnology In c. ("Xantrex") and covers defects in workm anship and materials in your XG 850 W att Series Programmable DC Power Supply. This warran ty period la sts for five (5) years from the d[...]

W arranty and Return WA-2 M370078-01 What proof of pur chas e is requir e d? In any warranty claim, da ted proof of purchase must accompany the product and th e product must not have been disass embled or modifi ed without prior written authorization by Xantrex. Proof of purchase may be in any one of the following form s: • The dated purchase rec[...]

W arranty and Return M370078-01 WA-3 Exclusions If this product is a consumer product, federal law do es not allow an exclusion of implied warranties. T o the extent you are entitled to i mplied warranties un der federal law , to the extent permitted by applicable law they are limited to the duration of this Limited W arranty . Some states a nd pro[...]

W arranty and Return WA-4 M370078-01 Return Procedur e 1. Package the unit safely , preferably using the original box and packi ng materials. Please ensure that your product is ship ped fully insured in t he original packaging or equivalent. This warrant y will not apply where the product is damaged due to improper packaging. 2. Include the followi[...]

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