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A A A A Agilent Technologies System DC Power Supply Series N570 0 Use r’ s Gu ide[...]

2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Legal Notices © Agilent Techn ologies, I nc. 2004 - 2006 No part of this document m ay be photocop ied, rep roduced, or trans lated to another languag e without the pr ior agreement a nd wri tten consent of Agilent Techn ologies, Inc. as go verne d by Un ited States and in ternational copyrigh t laws. Warranty The m[...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 3 Safety Notices The fo llowing general safety pre caution s must be o bserved during a ll phase s of operation of th is instrument. Failure to comply w ith these precauti ons or w ith specific warn ings or instruc tions elsewher e in this ma nual viola tes sa fety standards of de sign, man ufactu re, and intended use [...]

4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide In this Book This User’s Manual conta ins the operating inst ructions , installation inst ructions, and specif ications of the Agil ent Technologies Series N5700 750W and 1500W System DC Pow er Supplies. Specific chapte rs in thi s m anual c ontai n the fo llowi ng inform ation :  Quick Ref erence – Chapter 1 [...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 5 Contents 1 Quick R eference The Agilent N5 700 DC Powe r Supplies – At a Glance ................................. 8 The Front Pa nel - At a Gl ance......................................................................... 10 The Rear Pane l – At a Glanc e ...........................................................[...]

6 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 6 Programming Exampl es Output Programm ing Examp le ........................................................................ 82 Trigger Pro gramming Examp le........................................................................ 84 Appendix A Spec ification s Performance Specificat ions ............................[...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 7 1 Quick Reference The Agilen t N5700 DC Power Sup plies – At a Glance ................................. 8 The Front Pa nel - At a Glanc e ......................................................................... 10 The Rear Panel – At a G lance .....................................................................[...]

1 Quick Referenc e 8 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide The Agilent N5700 DC Power Supplies – At a Glance The Agilent Technologies Series N 5700 System DC Power Supplies are general-purpos e, 1U (r ack unit) hig h, switching power supplies that are avai lable w ith a wide variety o f outp ut vol tage an d current ratings. These power supplies are powe[...]

Quick Refer ence 1 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 9 Programmable Functio ns • Output volta ge an d cur rent setti ng. • Outp ut voltag e and curre nt meas uremen t. • Output voltage an d current trigger setting. • Output On/Off contro l. • Over-cu rrent p rotecti on se tting. • Over-voltage protection setting a nd readb ack. • Under-v [...]

1 Quick Referenc e 10 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide The Front Panel - At a Glance VOLTAGE PROT FINE LIMIT/ OVP UVL OCP/488 LAN OUT ON DC A MPS CURRENT DC VOLTS POWER 1 14 17 18 19 2 15 16 3 13 10 4 11 5 12 9 6 7 8 CV CC 1 – VOLTA GE knob Voltage functio n : Adjusts the output v oltage, th e ove r-vo ltage prote ction le vel, an d the under-vol ta[...]

Quick Refer ence 1 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 11 9 – LAN butto n View addres s : Press LA N to view t he IP and Eth ernet a ddress. Th e displa y first scrolls throu gh the f our se gments o f the IP addr ess , followe d by the six se gments of the Ethernet (EA) ad dress. Pres s any key t o turn th e address d isplay off. Reset addr ess : Pres[...]

1 Quick Referenc e 12 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide The Rear Pa nel – At a Gl ance 9 5 7 3 8 4 6 1 2 750W 1500W 6V - 60V 80V - 600V AC INP UT ON OFF +V -V NOT A CTIVE J2 SW1 GP IB ANALOG PROGRAMMING +S+LS NC -LC-S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/100 Etherne t LINK TX J1 ! ! 1 – AC inpu t connec tor Wire clamp conn ector for 1500W o utput mo dels. IEC conn[...]

Quick Refer ence 1 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 13 J2 Sense Connector 1 – Remote se nse (+) 2 – Local sense (+) 3 – Not use d 4 – Local sense (–) 5 – Remote se nse (–) The factory-sh ipped configurat ion is shown in the figure. SW1 Setup Switch The fact ory-shipped sett ing is Down for all swit ches. 1 – Output vol tage, voltage pr[...]

1 Quick Referenc e 14 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide J1 Analog Programming Connector The factory- shipped defa ult configuration is Local operation, which does n ot r equi re co nne ction t o J1 . Pin 1: Enable + C onne ct Pin 1 to Pin 14 to e nable th e ou tput. Disc onnect to disable th e ou tput. Pin 2, 3: Chassis Common Sign al retur n for Pin 1[...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 15 2 Installation General In formatio n .......................................................................................... 16 Inspecting the Unit ........................................................................................... 17 Installi ng the U nit .................................................[...]

2 Installat ion 16 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide General Information Model s 750 W Model s 1500 W Model s N5741A – N5749A N5761A – N5769A N5750A – N5752A N5770A – N5772A Items Supplied Item Description Power Co rd A power c ord appropriat e for yo ur lo cation 750W units are supplied with te rminated po wer cords 1500W unit s are suppl ied [...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 17 Inspecting the Unit When you r eceive your po wer supply, i nspect i t for any obvi ous damage that may hav e occ urred dur ing ship ment. If there is dama ge, notify the s hippi ng carr ier an d ne arest Agi lent S ales and S ervic e Office imme diately. Refer to Append ix C for more information. Un[...]

2 Installat ion 18 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Rack Installation CAUTION Ensure that th e screws used to attach the r ack slide k it do no t pene trate mor e than 6 mm into the s ides of the un it. Do no t block the air intake at t he f ront, o r the exh aust at the rear of the unit. The Agilent N5700 power supplies can be mounted in a standa rd [...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 19 Connect ing the Line Co rd WARNING SHOCK HAZARD The power cord provides a chassi s ground through a t hird conductor. Be certai n that you r power outle t is of the thre e-c onductor type with the cor rect pin conn ected to ear th grou nd. FIRE HAZARD Use only the power c ord that was suppl ied wi th[...]

2 Installat ion 20 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide • Unscrew the base of t he strain r elief from the wi re comp ressio n nut. Plac e the lock nut i nside the AC inp ut c over with the flat side of the nut aga inst the cover. I nsert the base through the ou tside openi ng of the AC i nput cov er. Screw t he base sec urely onto the lock nut fr om th[...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 21 Connecting the Load WARNING SHOCK HAZARD Turn of f AC power bef ore mak ing rear panel connec tions. All wires and straps must be properl y connected with sc rews securely tightened. As furthe r explained in this section , the following fa ctors should be con side red wh en s ele cti ng wir in g to c[...]

2 Installat ion 22 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Cross section (mm 2 ) Resistan ce Ω Ω Ω Ω /kilometer Maximum len gth in meter s to limit voltage to 1 V for 5 A for 10 A for 20A for 50A for 150A 2.5 8.21 24.0 12.0 6.0 2.4 0. 8 4 5.09 39.2 18.6 9.8 4.0 1.4 6 3.39 59.0 29.4 14.8 5.8 2. 0 10 1.95 102 51.2 25.6 10.2 3.4 16 1.24 160 80.0 40.0 16[...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 23 Insta ll the sh ield afte r you h ave fin ished co nnec ting th e lo ad wire s. Load Connections for 80V to 600V Models WARNING SHOCK HAZARD Hazardou s voltages ma y exist at the o utputs an d the loa d connec tions when usi ng a power supply with a ra ted out put greater than 40V. To protect personn[...]

2 Installat ion 24 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide • Loosen the two cha ssis screws mark ed A halfw ay. • Assemb le the protec tive shi eld to the c hassi s and tighten the two sc rews to fix t he shi eld to the ch assis . Screw tig hteni ng torque: 4.8-5.3 in-lb • Tighte n the w ire s to o ne of the shi eld side s usi ng tie- wrap o r equivale[...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 25 The J2 co nnector plug spec ifi cations ar e as follow s: Plug Type: M C 1.5/5-ST -3.81, Ph oen ix Wire Size: AWG 28 to AW G 16 Stripping L ength: 7 mm ( 0.28 in.) Torque: 0.22 – 0. 25 Nm ( 1.95 – 2.2 1 in-l b.) Local Sensing The power suppl y is shipped with the rea r panel J2 sen se connector w[...]

2 Installat ion 26 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide To configure the power supply for remo te sensing: • Turn off the power supply. • Remove the local sens e jum pers from t he J2 connec tor. • Connect the neg ative sen se lead to termin al 5 (-S ) an d the positi ve sens e lead to te rminal 1 (+S). Make su re tha t the connector plug is securel[...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 27 If remote ly locate d distr ibuti on termin als are used, as show n in the following fi gure, the pow er supp ly outpu t terminal s shoul d be connec ted to the rem ote distr ibuti on ter minals by a pair of twi sted and/or s hielde d wires. C onnect eac h loa d to t he dis tribu tion termina ls sepa[...]

2 Installat ion 28 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Grounding the Output The output of the powe r supply is isolated from e arth groun d. Either positive or neg ative volt ages can b e obtained from th e output by grounding (or "comm oning") one of the output te rmin als. Alw ays use two wire s to connec t the load to the output regar dless [...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 29 Remote Sensing One of the unit s opera tes a s a mas ter and t he remaini ng uni ts are sla ves. The slav e uni ts oper at e as cont roll ed curr ent so urce s followi ng the m aster outpu t curre nt. I n remote oper ation, o nly the master u nit can be prog rammed b y the c omput er whi le the s lav[...]

2 Installat ion 30 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Setting the Over-Voltage Protection The mast er unit OV P should be prog rammed t o the desire d OVP level. The OVP of th e slave units shou ld be pro gramm ed to a higher val ue than t he master. Whe n the m aster u nit shuts down, i t programs the slave u nit to zero ou tput v oltage. If a slave u [...]

Installatio n 2 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 31 Local Sens ing Remote Sensing Refer to the fo llowing fi gure for typi cal co nnecti ons of series power supplie s conf igured as a positiv e and a negat ive output. CAUTION This caution applies w hen using analog voltage programming w ith series- conne cted powe r supplie s. The an alog pro gramming[...]

2 Installat ion 32 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide J1 Connec tor Conne ctions WARNING SHOCK HAZARD There is a pot ential sh ock hazard at th e J1 connecto r when using a power supply wi th a r ated output gre ater than 4 0V. Ensure that the load wiri ng insulati on rating is gre ater than or e qual to the m aximum output voltage of the power supply. [...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 33 3 Operating the Power Supply Locally Turn-On C heck-Out ........................................................................................... 34 Normal Ope ration .............................................................................................. 36 Protect ion Funct ions ...........................[...]

3 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Locally 34 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Turn-On Check-Out Before Check-O ut Ensure that the pow er supp ly is c onfigu red as follow s: • The unit i s co nnected to an appropri ate AC source as desc ribed i n c hapte r 2. • The PO WER sw itch is in th e off po siti on. • Sense c onnec tor p ins 1 and 2 are ju [...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Locally 3 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 35 UVL Che ck • Press the OVP/UVL button twice so th at the DC AMPS disp lay indicates UU L. The DC VOLTS display shows the UVL level. • Us e the vo ltage knob and set the UVL le vel o f the un it to 50 % of its fu ll-sc ale volt age ra ting or 30 volts, w hichever is lower. ?[...]

3 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Locally 36 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Normal Operat ion The pow er su pply has tw o b asic op erati ng mo des: const ant vo ltage and co nsta nt cur rent mode . In c onsta nt vo ltage mode , the p ower supply regul ates t he outpu t voltage at the selec ted val ue, while the load cu rrent var ies a s requ ired by [...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Locally 3 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 37 CV/CC Mode Crossover If the power supply is in constant voltage mode and the load current increa ses a bove the curr ent limit s etting , the power suppl y switch es to constan t current mode. If the load decrea ses below the curren t limi t setti ng, t he pow er su pply switch[...]

3 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Locally 38 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide • Press the OUT ON bu tton t o turn the outp ut o n. • Turn the AC p ower o ff, wa it a few secon ds, an d tur n i t on. • Turn the output off, th en on again using t he Shut Off pin on the J1 connec tor. This o nly ap plie s in Auto-Re start mode. • If the O VP co nti[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Locally 3 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 39 Over-Temperature P rotection The over-tem perature prot ection ci rcuit shu ts down the power supply be fore the i nternal com ponents c an exc eed th eir safe i nternal operating temperatu re. T his can occur i f there i s a co oling fa n failu re. When a n OTP condi tion oc c[...]

3 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Locally 40 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Output On/Off Controls The Output On/O ff controls turn t he power supply output on or o ff. This can be done with th e fron t panel OUT ON button or fro m the rear p anel J1 con nector . Wi th the ou tpu t off, a djustm ents c an b e made t o the power su pply or the l oad wi[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Locally 3 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 41 To re- enable the output after it ha s shut d own, you must disabl e the Shut-Of f sign al. In Auto- Rest art mode, o perati on resu mes automa tically. In Sa fe-Star t mo de the S hut-O ff func tion i s latc hed. You must also press the OUT ON button or send an OUTPut:P ROTect[...]

3 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Locally 42 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Power Supply OK Signal The Power Su pply OK sign al on t he J1 c onnector indi cates a faul t conditi on i n the powe r supply. J1 pi n 16 is a T TL outp ut sig nal. Pins 2 and 3 , whic h are connec ted i ntern ally, are the signa l commo n. All pins are optical ly isolated fr[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Locally 3 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 43 The J1 c onn ector also p rovi des moni tori ng sig nals fo r the o utpu t voltage and outpu t cur rent . The pr ogram ming range and m oni toring signal range can b e se lecte d using the S W1 se tup swit ch. NOTE With ana log prog ramming enab led, you cann ot prog ram the o [...]

3 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Locally 44 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide • Set the progr amming sourc es to the desi red l evels and tu rn the po wer su ppl y on. A djust the pr ogram min g sour ces to change the power supply output. The analo g control circuits let y ou set the output vo ltage a nd current limit up to 5% ove r the model- rated m[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Locally 3 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 45 • Set the progr amm ing r esist ors to th e desi red r esis tanc e an d turn the power supply o n. Adjust the re sistors to c hange the power supply output. The analo g control circuits let y ou set the output vo ltage a nd current limit up to 5% ove r the model- rated maximu[...]

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Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 47 4 Op erat ing the Po wer Sup ply Rem ote ly Connecting to the Interfaces .......................................................................... 48 SCPI Commands – an Introd uction ................................................................ 58 This cha pter contains information on how to conf igure the thr[...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 48 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Connecting to the Interfaces The Agilent N5700 power supplies support remote interface communicat ion using a choice of th ree interfaces: GPIB , USB, and LAN. A ll thr ee in terfac es are li ve a t power -on. GPIB Interface NOTE For detailed information about GPI B interf a[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Re motely 4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 49 USB Interfa ce NOTE For detailed inf ormatio n about U SB inter face con nections, refer to the Agile nt Technol ogies USB/LAN/G PIB Inter faces Connec tivity Gu ide , loc ated on th e Automation -Ready CD-ROM that is shipped w ith yo ur pro duct. The foll owing step s will h[...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 50 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Connecting t o a Site LAN A site LA N is a local area ne twork in which LAN -enable d instrumen ts and compu ters are co nnect ed to the networ k throug h routers, hub s, and/or swi tches. T hey are typic ally large, ce ntrally-m anage d networ ks wit h ser vices suc h as DH[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Re motely 4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 51 Connecting to a Private LAN: A priva te LAN is a net work in which LAN-ena bled inst ruments and computers are dire ctly connected , and n ot conn ected to a sit e LAN. They are typi cally small, with no cen trally-m anage d resourc es. 1 If you have no t alr eady do ne so, i[...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 52 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 5 You can no w use Inte ractive IO with in the Conn ection E xpert to communicat e with your instrument , or you can program yo ur instrument using the various programming environments. You can also use the Web browse r on your computer to communicate with the instrument as [...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Re motely 4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 53 Using T elnet In an MS-DOS Command Prompt box type: telnet hostname 5024 where hostname is the N5700 hostname or IP address, and 5024 is the in strume nt’ s telne t por t. You shou ld ge t a Te lnet s ession box wi th a title i ndica ting that you are co nnecte d to the po [...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 54 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Service reques ts are enabled for contr ol soc kets u sing the Service Request En able regi ster. Once service r equests h ave b een enab led, the client prog ram listens on the control connection. When SRQ goes true the in strum ent w ill send the string “SRQ +n n” to t[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Re motely 4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 55 Subnet Mask This value is used to en able the ins trument to dete rmine if a clien t IP address is on th e same local s ubnet. When a clie nt IP addres s is on a dif ferent su bnet, all packets mus t be se nt to the Default G ateway . Default Gateway This value is th e IP Add[...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 56 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Factor y-shipp ed LAN Settin gs The fa ctory-sh ipped LAN set tings do cumente d in the foll owing table are opti miz ed for c onnec ting your pow er supply to a site networ k. They should also work we ll fo r oth er net work co nfig urat ions . The fa ctory- shipped se ttin[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Re motely 4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 57 4 Enabl e the LAN and, op tionally, the built- in W eb serv er usi ng th e applicabl e check boxes. 5 Clic k the S et bu tton to sav e all the se ttings info rmati on. 6 Connect the LAN cable to you r instrum ent a nd com puter. Reboot the inst rument. Wait f or the inst rume[...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 58 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide SCPI Comma nds – an Introducti on SCPI (Standa rd Commands for Programmable Inst ruments) is an ASCII -based inst rument comma nd lang uage design ed for test and meas urement instrume nts. SCPI co mmands are bas ed on a hierarc hical str uctu re, also known as a tre e sys[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Re motely 4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 59 previous command in the message up to and incl uding the last col on sepa rator. An example of a message with two commands is: OUTPut:STATe ON;PROTection:CLEar which show s the u se of the semic olon separa ting t he t wo com mand s, and al so i llustr ates the co mmand path [...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 60 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide In the pre vious examp les, t he upper-case letter s indi cate t he abbrevi ated sp ellin g for the ke yword. F or shorter program line s, you can send the abbrevia ted form. For better program readability, you can se nd the long form. Fo r exam ple, VOLT a nd VOL Tage are b[...]

Operating th e Pow er Supply Re motely 4 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 61 Parameter Types Data programmed or queried from the power supply is ASCII. The data may be nume rical or cha racter strin g. Numeric Para met ers Symbol Response Formats <NR1> Digits w ith an impl ied decimal point as sume d at the righ t of th e least-s ignifican t dig[...]

4 Operatin g the Po wer Su pply Remote ly 62 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide SCPI Command Completion SCPI c omman ds se nt to the p ower suppl y are proces sed eit her sequenti ally or in p aralle l. S equentia l comm ands fi nis h execu tion before a subsequ ent c omman d begins . Para llel com man ds allow other comm ands to begin ex ecuti ng while[...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 63 5 Language Refe rence SCPI Command Summary ................................................................................ 64 Calibr ation Commands ..................................................................................... 66 Measure C ommands .............................................................[...]

5 Languag e Reference 64 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide SCPI Co mmand Summa ry NOTE Some [optio nal] commands h ave been included for clarity. All se ttings commands ha ve a corr espond ing query. Subsystem Commands SCPI Command Descri ption ABORt Aborts the tr iggered action CALibrate :CURRent[:LEVel] Calibr ates the output curr ent progr amming :D[...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 65 SCPI Command Descri ption STATus :OPER ation [:EVENt]? Returns the va lue of the op era tion event r egister : CONDition? Return s the valu e of the operation con dition regist er : ENABle <NRf> Enables spe cific bits in the E vent register :NTRansition<NRf> Sets the N egative trans[...]

5 Languag e Reference 66 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Calibration Com mands Calib ration c omma nds le t you enabl e an d dis able t he cali bratio n mode, chan ge the calibrat ion password, calibrat e current and vol tage progr amming, an d sto re ne w calib rati on con stan ts in nonv olatil e memory. NOTE If calibration mode h as not been enabl[...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 67 CALibrate:STATe ON|OFF [,<password>] CALibrate:STATe? This co mmand enables /disa bles calibra tion mode . Calibratio n mode must be enabled for the power supply to accept any other calibration commands. The first p arameter specifies the e nabled or disabled state On (1) or Off (0) . The[...]

5 Languag e Reference 68 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Output Command s Output comm ands e nable the ou tput, power-o n, a nd p rotectio n functions. OUTPut[:STATe] ON|OFF OUTPut[:STATe]? This co mma nd enab les o r disables the spec ified ou tp ut(s). T he enabled state is O n (1); t he dis abled state i s Off (0). T he stat e of a disabled output[...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 69 Sourc e Comma nds Source commands prog ram the voltage, current, triggered, and protecti on fu nctions. [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude] <value>|MIN|MAX [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]? [MIN|MAX] [SOURce:]CURRent[:LEVel]:TRIGgered[:AMPLitude] <value>[...]

5 Languag e Reference 70 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide [SOURce:]VOLTage:LIMit:LOW <value>|MIN|MAX [SOURce:]VOLTage:LIMit:LOW? [MIN|MAX] This co mmand sets th e low volt age limit of the out put. Wh en a low voltage limi t has b een s et, t he ins trumen t will i gnore any programmin g commands that attempt to set th e output voltag e below th[...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 71 Stat us Comma nds Status command s program the power supply’s stat us registers. As shown i n th e followi ng fi gure, the powe r supp ly ha s t hree grou ps of statu s registers ; Operati on, Qu estionab le, an d Stand ard Ev ent. The Oper ation and Quest iona ble st atus gr oups ea ch cons [...]

5 Languag e Reference 72 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide The Standard Ev ent group is progr ammed with Comm on commands as des cribed later in th is sectio n. Common comman ds also control additi onal s tatus functi ons su ch a s the S ervic e Req uest Enable an d the St atus Byte r egister s. STATus:PRESet This co mmand sets al l defin ed bits in th[...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 73 STATus:OPERation:NTR <value> STATus:OPERation:PTR <value> STATus:OPERation:NTR? STATus:OPERation:PTR? These com mands set or re ad the valu e of the Oper ation NTR (Negati ve-Transitio n) an d PTR (Posi tive-Tra nsition) regist ers. Thes e registers s erve as po larity f ilter s bet[...]

5 Languag e Reference 74 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle <value> STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle? This co mmand and its query set and read th e value of the Questio nable E nabl e regis ter. Thi s regis ter is a mas k for enab ling specif ic bi ts from the Q ues tionable E vent regis ter to set th e questio nable summar y [...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 75 *ESE *ESE? This comma nd program s t he Standar d Event S tatus Enable re gister bits. T he programm ing determi nes which events of th e Standar d Event St atus Ev ent regi ster ( see *ESR?) are allowed to se t the ES B (Event Sum mary Bit) of th e Statu s Byte r egis ter. A "1" in t[...]

5 Languag e Reference 76 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide *SRE *SRE? This command sets the cond ition of the Service Reques t Enable Register . This r egister determ ines whic h bits from th e Sta tus Byt e Regist er are allo wed to set the Mast er Status Summa ry (MSS) bit an d the Re quest f or Ser vice ( RQS ) summar y bit. A 1 i n an y Servic e Re[...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 77 System Co mmands System comm ands c ontr ol system functi ons t hat ar e no t direc tly relate d to output control , measurem ent, or st atus fu nctions. Common comman ds are al so used to cont rol syst em f unctions . SYSTem:COMMunicate:RLSTate LOCal|REMote|RWLock SYSTem:COMMunicate:RLSTate? T[...]

5 Languag e Reference 78 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide *IDN? This query requests the power supply to identify itself. It returns a string o f four fiel ds separ ated b y comm as. Agilent Tech nologies xxxxxA 0 <A.xx.xx>,<A.xx.xx> Manufacturer Model n umber follow ed by a letter s uffix Zero or serial numbe r if available Firmware revisi[...]

Languag e Reference 5 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 79 Trigger C ommands Trigger comman ds consist of the Abort, Trigger, and Init iate commands . Initiate commands in itial ize the trigge r system. Trigger commands control the trig gering of the p ower supp ly. ABORt This command cancels any trigger actions in progress and re turns the tri gger sy[...]

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Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 81 6 Programming Examples Output Pr ogramm ing Exam ple ........................................................................ 82 Trigger P rogrammi ng Ex ample ........................................................................ 84 This ch apter co ntain s several examp le progr ams to help y ou deve lop program[...]

6 Programming Examples 82 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Output Programming Example This program set s the vo ltage, c urrent, over-v oltage, and th e over- current protection. I t turns the ou tput on a nd takes a voltage measurem ent. W hen don e, the progr am chec ks for i nstrumen t errors and gi ves a mes sage if there i s an error. Sub main_EZ[...]

Programming Examples 6 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 83 ' Set the over voltage level .WriteString "VOLT:PROT:LEV " & Str$(overVoltSetting) ' Turn on over current protection .WriteString "CURR:PROT:STAT " & Str$(overCurrOn) ' Set the current level .WriteString "CURR " & Str$(CurrSetting) &apos[...]

6 Programming Examples 84 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Trigger Progra mming Example This e xampl e illu strate s ho w to s et up and trigger a v oltage and curren t chan ge. Th e volta ge is meas ured before and aft er the trigge r. Sub main_Trig() Dim IDN As String Dim IOaddress As String Dim ErrString As String Dim msg1 As String ' This var[...]

Programming Examples 6 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 85 ' Set the voltage .WriteString "VOLT" & Str$(VoltSetting) ' Set the current level .WriteString "CURR " & Str$(CurrSetting) ' Set the triggered voltage and current levels .WriteString "VOLT:TRIG " & Str$(trigVoltSetting) .WriteString &quo[...]

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Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 87 Appendix A Specifications Performa nce Spe cificat ions ............................................................................ 88 Suppl emental Char acteristi cs ......................................................................... 89 Outline Dia gram .......................................................[...]

Appendix A Specificatio ns 88 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Performance Specifications Agi lent M odel s N5741 A – N575 2A an d N576 1A – N577 2A Model N5741A N5761A N5742A N5762A N5743A N5763A N5744A N5764A N5745A N5765A N5746A N5766A N5747A N5767A N5748A N5768A N5749A N5769A N5750A N5770A N5751A N5771A N5752A N5772A DC Output Rati ngs: NOTE 1[...]

Specification s Appen dix A Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 89 Supplemental Ch aracteristics Agi lent M odel s N5741 A – N575 2A an d N576 1A – N577 2A Model N5741A N5761A N5742A N5762A N5743A N5763A N5744A N5764A N5745A N5765A N5746A N5766A N5747A N5767A N5748A N5768A N5749A N5769A N5750A N5770A N5751A N5771A N5752A N5772A Output Response Ti me:[...]

Appendix A Specificat ions 90 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Agi lent M odel s N5741 A – N575 2A an d N576 1A – N577 2A Model N5741A N5761A N5742A N5762A N5743A N5763A N5744A N5764A N5745A N5765A N5746A N5766A N5747A N5767A N5748A N5768A N5749A N5769A N5750A N5770A N5751A N5771A N5752A N5772A Series an d Par allel C apab ility: Parallel operatio[...]

Specification s Appen dix A Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 91 Outline Diagram NOTES: Holes m arked “A” are f or c hassis slide m ountin g. Use only screws designated #10-32x0.38” m aximum. 482. 8+/- 1.0mm 43.6 mm VOLT AG E D C VO LTS DC A M PS CU RRENT PROT FINE LIMIT U VL OCP REM OUT ON OVP POW ER I O A A A A N5749 A 100V /7.5A 75[...]

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Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 93 Appendix B Verification an d Calibra tion Verifi cation ......................................................................................................... 94 Calibration ........................................................................................................ 113 The verification procedures des[...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 94 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Verification Verification procedures verify that the power supply is operating normall y and is within published spe cification s. There are two types of verification tests: Performance These te sts verify that th e power su pply meets all o f the s pecifications lis ted in Ap[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 95 Measurem ent Techniques Electr onic Load Man y of th e test proce du res r equ ire th e use o f a var iable load capa bl e of dissipating the required power. If a variable resistor is used, switche s shou ld be used to eith er; co nnect, discon nect, o r shor t th e load r es[...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 96 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Constant Voltage Tests NOTE Refer to the appropriate t est record form for the in strument se ttings of t he model you ar e checking. Voltage Programming and Readback Accuracy Test categ ory = perfo rmanc e, calib ration This te st verifies that the volt age progr amming and m[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 97 CV Source Eff ect Test categ ory = perfo rman ce This te st m easure s the c hange in ou tput v oltage that resul ts from a change in AC line voltage from th e minimum to maximum val ue within th e line voltage specification s. 1 Turn off the power supply and connect the ac p[...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 98 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 4 Program t he power supply to program t he output current to its maximum prog rammable value (I max) and the out put voltage to its fu ll-scal e value an d enab le the ou tput. L et th e osci lloscop e run for a few secon ds to gener ate enou gh me asureme nt po ints. On the [...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 99 Constant Current Tests NOTE Refer t o the appropriat e test record form for t he instrument se tting s of the model you ar e checking. Current P rogram ming and Readback Accura cy Test categ ory = perfo rmanc e, calib ration This te st verifies that the c urrent progr amming [...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 100 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 4 With the el ectro nic load in CV mod e, se t it for the ou tpu t’s full- scale vo ltage. The C C a nnunc iator o n the front pane l mu st be o n. If it i s no t, adju st th e load so that t he v oltag e drop s sl ightly. 5 Divide the voltag e drop (DVM reading ) across th[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 101 Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 1A and N5761 A Agil ent N5741A and N57 61A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Model M inimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Specs. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High Voltage Vout[...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 102 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 2A and N5762 A Agil ent N5742A and N57 62A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High V[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 103 Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 3A and N5763 A Agil ent N5743A and N57 63A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High [...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 104 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 4A and N5764 A Agil ent N5744A and N57 64A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High V[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 105 Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 5A and N5765 A Agil ent N5745A and N57 65A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High [...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 106 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 6A and N5766 A Agil ent N5746A and N57 66A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High V[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 107 Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 7A and N5767 A Agil ent N5747A and N57 67A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High [...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 108 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 8A and N5768 A Agil ent N5748A and N57 68A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High V[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 109 Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N574 9A and N5769 A Agil ent N5749A and N57 69A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High [...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 110 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N575 0A and N5770 A Agil ent N5750A and N57 70A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High V[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 111 Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N575 1A and N5771 A Agil ent N5751A and N57 71A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High [...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 112 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Test Record Fo rm – Agilent N575 2A and N5772 A Agil ent N5752A and N57 72A Report No _____ ______ ____ D ate ____ ______ ____ ____ Description Model Minimum Specs. Results Ma ximum Spec s. Voltage Programming & Readback Minimum Voltage Vout Measur ement Readback High V[...]

Verification and Calibrati on Appendix B Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 113 Calibration Refe r to the “Equipment Required” sect ion in this append ix for a list of the equipment required for calibration. A gen eral outline of t he procedure is as follow s:  As shipped from the factor y the calibration pa ssword is 0, which means password prot[...]

Appendix B Verification and Calibration 114 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Step 5 . Se lect the first vo ltage c alibra tion poi nt. CAL:LEV P1 *OPC? Step 6 . Mea sure the outpu t voltage and en ter the dat a. CAL:DATA <data> Step 7 . Select the second vol tage cal ibration point. CAL:LEV P2 *OPC? Step 8 . Mea sure the outpu t voltage and en t[...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 115 Appendix C Service Types of Se rvice Avail able ............................................................................. 116 Repackag ing fo r Shipm ent ............................................................................. 116 Operati ng Checklist .......................................................[...]

Appendix C Servic e 116 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Types of Service Availab le If your instrument fails du ring the warranty period, Agilent Techno logie s will r eplace or r epair it free of c harge. After your war ran ty exp ire s, Agi len t Tech nolo gies will repl ac e or re pai r it at a competitive price. Contac t your neare st Agil ent T [...]

Service Appendix C Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 117 Symptom Check Ac tion No output. All displays an d indicators are b lan k. Is the AC power co rd defec tive? Is the AC input v oltage within range? Check contin uity. Replace if necess ary. Check AC inp ut voltage. Conn ect to appropriate voltage so urce. Output is pr esent momentarily, b ut shut[...]

Appendix C Servic e 118 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Error Messages Displaying the SCPI error queue The enti re error queue is r ead, the n emptie d, usi ng the fo llowing command : SYST:ER R? Error List The foll owing tab le docum ents the vari ous error messag es tha t the power supply supports: Error Devic e-depende nt Errors (these error s set[...]

Service Appendix C Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 119 Command Errors (these errors set Standard Event Status reg ister bit #5) − 100 Comman d error Generic syntax e rror. − 101 In valid ch aracter An invalid charac ter was found in the co mmand string. − 102 Syn tax error Invalid s yntax was found in the co mmand string. C heck for blank sp ac[...]

Appendix C Servic e 120 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Command Errors (continued ) − 141 In valid ch aracter data Either the char acter data element contains an invalid character , or the element is not valid. − 144 Ch aracter da ta too long The character data e lement contains more than 12 characte rs. − 148 Ch aracter d ata not allowed A dis[...]

Service Appendix C Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 121 Executi on Errors (continu ed) − 231 Da ta question able The measurem ent accur acy is suspect. − 232 In valid for mat The data for mat or s tructure is inapp ropria te. − 233 In valid version The ve rsion of t he data format is i nco rrect to t he instrume nt. − 240 Hardware error The co[...]

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Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 123 Appendix D Compatibility Differ ences – In Gen eral ................................................................................ 124 Compatibil ity Command S u mmary ............................................................... 125 The Agilent N 5700 power supplies ar e programmatically compa tible with the[...]

Appendix D C ompatibility 124 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Differe nces – In Ge nera l The foll owing tab le docu ment s the g eneral differenc es be tween the way Compatibility commands work on the Agilent N5700 power sup plie s an d th e w ay t hey w ork ed on t he A gil ent 603x A powe r suppl ies. Item Diff erences Queries The Agile nt N5700[...]

Compatibili ty Appen dix D Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 125 Compati bility Comma nd Summary The followin g table documen ts the compatibil ity commands th at the Agilent N5700 power supplies support. All compatibility commands are acce pted; h owever, some comma nds do n othing. Compa tibility Command Description Similar SCPI Command ASTS? Quer ie[...]

Appendix D C ompatibility 126 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide Compa tibility Command Description Similar SCPI Command OVP Sets the over -voltage trip point. VOLT:PROT:LEV OVP? Queries th e present ov er-volta ge setting. Th e resp onse is a rea l number. VOLT:PROT:LEV? RCL <reg > Recalls the s aved setti ngs. Th ere are up to 1 6 store/ recall [...]

Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 127 Index 4 488 .................................................................................. 11, 4 8 A ABOR ................................................................................... 79 AC INPUT ...................................................................... 1 2, 90 1500 W units...................[...]

Index 128 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide CV/CC cros sover ............................................................... 37 CV/CC signal ...................................................................... 37 D daisy-chain shut d own ..................................................... 42 damage ..................................................[...]

Index Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide 129 OUP ...................................................................................... 11 OUT ON ............................................................................... 10 outline diagram .................................................................. 17 output commands ........................[...]

Index 130 Serie s N5700 Use r’s Guide U UFP ....................................................................................... 11 under-voltag e check ......................................................... 35 under-voltag e limit ............................................................ 3 8 USB ID string ...............................[...]

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Manual Updates The following inf ormation is provided to document the differences between front panel operation of the LXI - compliant units and the pre - LXI units. LXI - compliant units (see page 10 for additional details) Pre - LXI units OCP/488 LAN OUT ON DC AMPS CURRENT 10 11 12 9 CC OCP REM OUT ON DC AMPS CURRENT 10 11 12 9 CC 9 – LAN butto[...]