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    Technical manual for 2u genesys tm 5kw programmable dc power supplies document: 83-515-000 rev a lambda americas 405 essex road, neptune, nj 07753 tel: (732) 922-9300 fax: (732) 922-9334 web: www.Lambda-emi.Com.

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    Genesys™ manual supplement for units equipped with “iemd” option, also refer to manual 83-030-200 iemd..

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    Table of contents warranty……………………………………………………………………………………………. Pg. 1 safety instructions…………………………………………………………………………….. Pg. 2 german safety instructions………………………………………………………………… pg. 4 chapter 1 general information…………………………………………………………... Pg. 6 1.1 user manual content………………………………………………………………………. Pg....

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    Table of contents 3.8.8 address setting……………….…………………………………………………………….. Pg. 18 3.8.9 baud rate setting……………………………………………………………………………. Pg. 18 3.9 connecting the load……………………………………………………………………….. Pg. 19 3.9.1 load wiring………………………………………………………………………………….. Pg. 19 3.9.2 current carrying capacity……………………………...

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    Table of contents 5.15.1 basic parallel operation…………………………………………………………………….. Pg. 42 5.15.2 advanced parallel operation……………………………………………………………….. Pg. 42 5.16 daisy-chain shut-off connection……………………………………………………. Pg. 45 5.17 front panel locking………………………………………………………………………. Pg. 45 5.17.1 unlocked front ...

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    Table of contents 7.10.6 status control commands………………………………………………………………... Pg. 63 7.11 status, error and srq registers…………………………………………………… pg. 63 7.11.1 general description………………………………………………………………………. Pg. 63 7.11.2 conditional registers………………………………………………………………………. Pg. 64 7.11.3 service request enab...

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    83-000-018 rev. D 2 safety instructions caution the following safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with the safety precautions or warnings in this document violates safety standards of design, manufacture and inte...

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    83-000-018 rev. D 3 safety instructions environmental conditions the genesys tm power supply series safety approval applies to the following operating conditions: *indoor use *ambient temperature: 0°c to 50°c *maximum relative humidity: 90% (no condensation) *altitude: up to 3000m *pollution degree ...

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    83-000-018 rev. D 4 sicherheits-installations anweisungen vorsicht vor anschluss an das netz ist die aufstellanleitung wie nachstehend beschrieben zu beachten. Die nachstehenden sicherheitsanweisugen mussen während aller phasen des betriebes, des services und der reparatur dieser ausrustung beachtet...

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    83-000-018 rev. D 5 ersatzteilaustausch – und anderungen durfen nur von autorisiertem lambda emi service-personen durchgefuhrt werden. Fur reparaturen oder anderungen ist das gerat zur lambda emi service-niederlassung zu retournieren. Sicherheits-hinweise umweltbedingungen die genesys tm stromversor...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 6 chapter 1 general information 1.1 user manual content this user’s manual contains the operating instructions, installation instructions and specifications of the genesys tm 5000w power supply series. The instructions refer to the standard power supplies, in- cluding the built-in ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 7 ∗ cooling fan speed control for low noise and extended fan life. ∗ zero stacking-no ventilation holes at the top and bottom surface of the power supply. ∗ optional gpib interface (scpi compatible). ∗ optional isolated analog programming/monitoring (0-5v or 0-10v, user selectable ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 8 1.2.9 cooling and mechanical construction the genesys tm series is cooled by internal fans. At the installation, care must be taken to allow free airflow into the power supply via the front panel and out of the power supply via the rear panel. The genesys tm power supplies have a...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 9 chapter 2 specifications.

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    83-515-000 rev. A 10

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    83-515-000 rev. A 11 *1: minimum voltage is guaranteed to maximum 0.2% of the rated output voltage. *2: minimum current is guaranteed to maximum 0.4% of the rated output current. *3: for cases where conformance to various safety standards (ul, iec etc.) is required, to be described as 190-240vac (50...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 12 2.13 genesys tm 5000w power supplies outline drawings.

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    83-515-000 rev. A 13 note genesys tm power supplies generate magnetic fields, which might af- fect the operation of other instruments. If your equipment is susceptible to magnetic fields, do not position it adjacent to the power supply. Warning to avoid electric shock hazard, do not insert conductiv...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 14 caution ensure that the screws used to attach the slides to the unit do not penetrate more than 6mm into the sides of the unit. 3.4.1 to install the power supply in a rack: 1. Use the front panel rack-mount brackets to install the power supply in the rack. 2. Use a support bar t...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 15 warning the ac input cord is not provided with the power supply 3.7 ac input power connection the power supply shall be connected to the ac source via protective device (circuit breaker, fuses, …etc.) rated 30a max.. The power supply on/off switch is not the main disconnect devi...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 16 2. Unscrew the base of the strain relief from the helix-shaped body. Insert the base through the outside opening in the ac input cover and screw the locknut securely (11-14 lb-inch.) (1.3 - 1.6nm) into the base, from the inside. 3. Slide the helix-shaped body onto the ac cable. ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 17 1 remote (+) sense 2 local (+) sense 3 not connected 4 local (-) sense 5 remote (-) sense 3.8 turn-on checkout procedure 3.8.1 general the following procedure ensures that the power supply is operational and may be used as a basic in- coming inspection check. Refer to fig. 4-1 a...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 18 voltage display will show the last setting of the ovp level. 4. Rotate the volt encoder ccw to adjust the ovp setting to 50% of the unit voltage rating. 5. Wait a few seconds until the volt display returns to show the output voltage. 6. Adjust the output voltage toward its maxim...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 19 3.9 connecting the load 3.9.1 load wiring the following considerations should be made to select wiring for connecting the load to the power supply: ∗ current carrying capacity of the wire (refer to section 3.9.2) ∗ insulation rating of the wire should be at least equivalent to t...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 20 caution when local sensing, a short from +ls or +s to -v or -s or -ls, will cause damage to the power supply. Reversing the sense wires might cause damage to the power supply in local and remote sensing. (do not connect -s to +v or +s to -v). Maximum length in meters to limit vo...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 21 3.9.6 making the load connections 8v to 100v models refer to fig.3-6 for connection of the load wires to the power supply bus-bars and to fig.3-7 for mounting the bus-bars shield to the chassis. Warning hazardous voltages may exist at the outputs and the load connections when us...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 22 warning hazardous voltages exist at the outputs and the load connections. To protect personnel against accidental contact with hazardous voltages, ensure that the load and its connections have no accessible live parts. Ensure that the load wiring insulation rating is greater tha...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 23 1. Wires: awg18 to awg10. 2. Tightening torque: 4.4-5.3 lb-inch. (0.5-0.6nm). Follow the instructions below for connection of the load wires to the power supply: 1. Strip approx. 10mm at the end of each of the wires. 2. Loosen the connector terminal screws. 3. Insert the strippe...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 24 3.9.7 connecting single loads, local sensing (default). Fig.3-11 shows recommended load and sensing connections for a single load. The local sense lines shown are default connections at the rear panel j2 sense connector. Local sensing is suitable for ap- plications where load re...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 25 - - rem.Sense local sense local sense rem.Sense + + load lines, twisted pair, shortest length possible. +v -v load#1 + load#3 + load#2 + power supply fig.3-13: multiple loads connection, radial distribution, local sense 3.9.10 multiple load connection with distribution terminals...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 26 warning output terminal grounding there is a potential shock hazard at the rs232/rs485 and the ieee ports when using power supplies with rated or combined voltage greater than 400v with the positive output of the power supplies grounded. Do not connect the positive out- put to g...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 27 3.10.3 remote sensing use remote sense where the load regulation at the load end is critical. In remote sense, the power supply will compensate for voltage drop on the load wires. Refer to the power supply specifications for the maximum voltage drop on load wires. The voltage dr...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 28 chapter 4 front and rear panel controls and connectors 4.1 introduction the genesys tm power supply series has a full set of controls, indicators and connectors that allow the user to easily setup and operate the unit. Before starting to operate the unit, please read the followi...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 29 table 4-1: front panel controls and indicators number control/indicator description section 4 current display 4 digit, 7 segment led display. Normally displays the output current. When the prev button is pressed, the display indicates the programmed setting of output current. 5 ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 30 table 4-1: front panel controls and indicators (continued) number control/indicator description section 15 prev indicator green led, lights when prev button is pressed 16 fine button voltage and current fine/coarse adjustment control. Operates as a toggle switch. In fine mode, t...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 31 table 4-2: rear panel connections and controls (continued) number item description section 4 remote out connector rj-45 type connector, used for daisy-chaining power supplies to form a serial communication bus. 7.3 7.4 5 j1 analog programming and monitoring connector connector f...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 32 4.4.1 sw1 position function refer to table 4-3 for description of sw1 position functions. The factory default setting is down for all positions. Table 4-3: sw1 positions functions position function down (factory default) up sw1-1 output voltage remote analog programming output v...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 33 4.5 rear panel j1 programming and monitoring connector the j1 programming and monitoring connector is a db25 subminiature connector located on the power supply rear panel. Refer to table 4-4 for description of the connector functions. The power supply default configuration is lo...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 34 j1 contact signal name function reference j1-1 ena_in enable/disable the power supply output by dry-contact (short/open) with ena_out. Sec. 5.8 j1-2 j1-3 if_com isolated interface common. Return for the so control, ps_ok signal and for the optional ieee interface. Sec.5.7, 5.10 ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 35 chapter 5 local operation 5.1 introduction this chapter describes the operating modes that are not involved in programming and monitoring the power supply via its serial communication port (rs232/rs485) or by remote analog signals. Ensure that the rem/loc led on the front panel ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 36 -enabled output, power supply in constant voltage mode: press the prev button and then ro- tate the current encoder knob. The current meter will show the programmed output current for 5 seconds after the adjustment has been completed, and then will return to show the actual load...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 37 5.4 under voltage limit (uvl) the uvl prevents adjustment of the output voltage below a certain limit. The combination of uvl and ovp functions, allow the user to create a protection window for sensitive load circuitry. 5.4.1 setting the uvl level setting the uvl can be made whe...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 38 useful for connecting power supplies in a “daisy-chain” (refer to section 5.16). The so control can also be used to reset the ovp and fold protection (refer to section 5.3 and 5.5 for details). When the unit is shut-off by a j1 signal, the voltage display will show “so” to indic...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 39 *otp *enable/disable open (power supply is disabled) *ovp *so (rear panel shut-off, power supply is shut off) *foldback *ieee failure (with optional ieee interface) *ac fail *output off 5.11 safe-start and auto-restart modes when turning on the power supply ac on/off, it can sta...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 40 +s + - -s -ls +ls power supply +s + + - - -s -ls +ls power supply load +s + - -s -ls +ls power supply +s + + - - -s -ls +ls power supply load fig.5-1: series connection, local sensing fig.5-2: series connection, remote sensing (*) (*) (*) (*) (*) diodes are user supplied. 5.14.1...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 41 fig.5-3: series connection for positive/negative output voltages +s + - -s -ls +ls power supply +s + + - - -s -ls +ls power supply (*) (*) (*) diodes are user supplied. 3. Programming by external resistor: programming by external resistor is possible. Refer to section 6-5 for de...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 42 5.15 parallel operation up to four units of the same voltage and current rating can be connected in parallel to provide up to four times the output current capability. One of the units operates as a master and the remain- ing units are slaves. The slave units are analog programm...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 43 6. Connection to the load in parallel operation, power supplies can be connected in local or remote sensing. Refer to fig. 5- 4 and 5-5 for typical connections of parallel power supplies. The figures show connection of two units, however the same connection method applies for up...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 44 caution make sure that the connection between –v terminals is reliable to avoid disconnection during operation. Disconnection may cause damage to the power supply. Note with local sensing it is important to minimize the wire length and resistance. Also the positive and negative ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 45 fig.5-6: daisy-chain connection power supply # 1 j1-2,3 j1-16 j1-16 j1-16 j1-15 ps_ok power supply # 2 j1-2,3 j1-15 ps_ok so power supply #3 j1-2,3 j1-15 ps_ok so so if_com if_com if_com fig.5-5: parallel operation with remote sensing master power supply slave#1 power supply j1-...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 46 caution com (j1-12), vpgm_rtn (j1-22) terminals are connected and ipgm_rtn (j1-23) terminal of j1 is referenced internally to the -vout potential (-v). Do not connect these terminals to any potential other than -vout (-v), as it may damage the power supply. Chapter 6 remote anal...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 47 caution to maintain the power supply isolation and to prevent ground loops, use an isolated programming source when operating the power supply via remote analog programming at the j1 connector. 6.4 remote voltage programming of output voltage and current limit perform the follow...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 48 1 14 13 25 10 9 23 22 current limit programming output voltage programming j1 connector, rear panel view fig.6-2: remote resistive programming programming resistor programming resistor optional sets lower limit optional sets lower limit optional sets upper limit optional sets up...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 49 6.6 remote monitoring of output voltage and current the j1 connector, located on the rear panel provides analog signals for monitoring the output voltage and output current. Selection of the voltage range between 0-5v or 0-10v is made by setup switch sw1-4. The monitoring signal...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 50 chapter 7 rs232 & rs485 remote control 7.1 introduction this chapter describes the operation of the genesys tm 5000w power supplies via the serial commu- nication port. Details of the initial set-up, operation via rs232 or rs485, the command set and the communication protocol ar...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 51 note tx and rx are used for rs232 communication. Txd +/- and rxd +/- are used for rs485 communication. Refer to rs-232 and rs-485 cabling and connection details. 2. There are two remote modes: 1. Remote: in this mode, return to local can be made by the front panel rem/loc or via...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 52 7.4 md mode option (factory installed) 7.4.1 md mode description the gen supply is capable of operating in a multi drop environment - more than 1 supply conducting serial communications on a single serial bus. A maximum of 31 gen supplies can operate in this sin- gle bus. Upon p...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 53 7.5 connecting power supplies to rs232 or rs485 bus 7.5.1 single power supply 1. Select the desired interface rs232 or rs485 using rear panel setup switch sw1-6 (section 4-4). -rs232: down position -rs485: up position 2. Connect rear panel in connector to the controller rs232 or...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 54 note the address (adr n) command must return an “ok” response before any other commands are accepted . 7.5.2 multi power supply connection to rs232 or rs485 bus up to 31 units can be connected (daisy chained) to the rs232 or rs485 bus. The first unit connects to the controller v...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 55 7.6.7 error message if an error is detected in command or query, the power supply will respond with an error message. Re- fer to section 7.7 for details. 7.6.8 backspace the backspace character (ascii 8) clears the last character sent to the power supply. 7.7 error messages the ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 56 7.8.3 initialization control commands # command description 1 adr n adr is followed by address, which can be 0 to 30 and is used to access the power supply. 2 cls clear status. Sets feve and seve registers to zero (refer to section 7-11). 3 rst reset command. Brings the power su...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 57 # command description 7 dvc? Display voltage and current data. Data will be returned as a string of ascii char- acters. A comma will separate the different fields. The fields, in order, are: meas- ured voltage, programmed voltage, measured current, programmed current, over volta...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 58 26 mode? Returns the power supply operation mode. When the power supply is on (out 1) it will return “cv” or “cc”. When the power supply is off (out 0 or fault shut- down) it will return “off”. 27 ms? Returns the master/slave setting. Master: n= 1, 2, 3, or 4 slave: n=0 notes: 1...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 59 7.10 single byte commands 7.10.1 general single byte commands are commands in which all the necessary data for the supply to act upon is contained in a single byte. Single byte commands will be executed immediately by the supply. If the command requires data to be sent to the ho...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 60 7.10.3 global commands with response 7.10.3.1 disconnect from communications command the supply to end all data transmissions to the host pc/ieee board and cease its role as the active addressed supply. The host pc/ieee board will be required to re- send the ‘adr nn’ command to ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 61 7.10.4.4 test if md mode is installed send aa hex followed by the address of the supply in binary. If not installed, the supply will return a ‘1’. If installed, the supply will return a ‘0’. 7.10.5 addressed commands without response 7.10.5.1 acknowledge srq send (0xe0 + address...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 62 retransmit last message 110x xxxx last message retransmit last response from a command. X xxxx is the address of the supply in binary. Acknowledge srq 111x xxxx none acknowledge srq. If retransmission of srq is enabled, it will remain en- abled for the next srq. X xxxx is the ad...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 63 table 7-7: ovp programming range table 7-8: uvl programming range model rated output voltage (v) minimum (v) maximum (v) model rated output voltage (v) minimum (v) maximum (v) 8 0.5 10.0 8 0 7.60 10 0.5 12.0 10 0 9.50 16 1.0 19.0 16 0 14.3 20 1.0 24.0 20 0 19.0 30 2.0 36.0 30 0 ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 64 srq messages response messages command error (”cnn”) execution error (”enn”) query response (”message”) command response (”ok”) cv cc nflt flt ast fde 0 lcl cv cc nflt flt 0 0 0 lcl 0 0 0 status registers condition enable event constant voltage constant current no fault fault au...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 65 7.11.2 conditional registers (continued) table 7-9: fault condition register bit fault name fault symbol bit set condition bit reset condition 0 (lsb) spare bit spare fixed to zero fixed to zero 1 ac fail ac ac fail has occurred. The ac input returns to normal. 2 over temperatur...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 66 refer to tables 7-11 to 7-14 for details of the enable and event registers. 1. Fault enable register the fault enable register is set to the enable faults srqs. Table 7-10: fault enable register bit enable bit name fault symbol bit set condition bit reset condition 0 (lsb) spare...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 67 3. Status enable register the status enable register is set by the user to enable srqs for changes in power supply status. Table 7-13: status enable register bit status name status symbol bit set condition bit reset condition 0 (lsb) constant voltage cv 1 constant current cc 2 n...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 68 7.12 serial communication test set-up use the following instructions as basic set-up to test the serial communication operation. 1.Equipment: pc with windows hyper terminal, software installed, genesys tm power supply, rs232 cable. 2. Pc set-up: 2.1 open hyper terminal……………………. ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 69 chapter 8 isolated analog programming option 8.1 introduction isolated analog programming is an internal option card for analog programming of the genesys tm power supply series. The option is factory installed and cannot be obtained with a gpib (ieee-488) interface. Output volt...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 70 caution when the isolated analog option is installed, do not apply any signals to the non-isolated vpgm and ipgm (j1-9 and j1-10) pins. All other j1 features may be used normally. Refer to section 4.5 for a description of j1 features. 8.3 isolated programming & monitoring connec...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 71 caution to prevent damage to the unit, do not program the output voltage and current to higher than the power supply rating. Note j1-8 and j1-12 must be shorted together with a wire jumper. Note j1-8 and j1-12 must be shorted together with a wire jumper. Note sw1 position 3 and ...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 72 chapter 9 maintenance 9.1 introduction this chapter provides information about maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting. 9.2 units under warranty units requiring repair during the warranty period should be returned to a lambda authorized service facility. Refer to the addres...

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    83-515-000 rev. A 73 symptom check action ref output voltage will not adjust. Front panel cc led is on. Is the unit in constant current mode? Check output current setting and load current. 5.2.1 5.2.2 output voltage will not adjust front panel cv led is on. Check if output voltage is adjusted above ...