Agilent Technologies E4350B User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Title Page

  1
• Certification

  2
• Safety Summary

  3
• Declaration of Conformity

  5
• Table of Contents

  6
• General Information

  13
  • What's In This Guide?

    13
  • Safety Considerations

    13
  • Options and Accessories

    13
  • Operator Replaceable Parts

    14
  • Description

    14
  • Key Features

    14
  • Output Characteristic

    15
• Installation

  19
  • Inspection

    19
  • Location and Temperature

    19
  • AC Line Connection

    20
  • AC Voltage Conversion

    21
  • VXI plug&play Instrument Drivers

    21
• Turn-on Checkout

  23
  • Introduction

    23
  • Preliminary Checkout

    23
  • Power-on Checkout

    23
  • Using the Keypad

    24
  • Ouput Checkout

    24
  • Checking the Save and Recall Functions

    27
  • Determining GPIB Address

    27
  • In Case of Trouble

    27
• User Connections

  29
  • Rear Panel Connections

    29
  • Load Connections

    30
  • Sense Connections

    31
  • Over Current Protection Considerations

    33
  • Operating Configurations

    33
  • Controller Connections

    38
• Front Panel Operation

  41
  • Introduction

    41
  • Key Functions

    41
  • Programming Overvoltage Protection

    44
  • Programming Overcurrent Protection

    45
  • CV Mode vs. CC Mode

    47
  • Unregulated Operation

    47
  • Saving and Recalling States

    47
  • Turn-on Conditions

    47
  • Setting the GPIB Address

    48
• Remote Programming

  49
  • GPIB Capabilities of the Power Supply

    49
  • Introduction to SCPI

    49
  • Types of SCPI Commands

    50
  • Types of SCPI Messages

    51
  • SCPI Data Formats

    53
  • Examples

    54
  • System Considerations

    56
• Language Dictionary

  61
  • Introduction

    61
  • Description of Common Commands

    62
  • Description of Subsystem Commands

    69
  • Calibration Commands

    71
  • Display Subsystem

    71
  • Measure Subsystem

    72
  • Memory Subsystem

    73
  • Output Subsystem

    74
  • Status Subsystem

    80
  • System Commands

    83
  • Trigger Subsystem

    84
• Status Reporting

  87
  • Agilent SAS Status Structure

    87
  • Operation Status Group

    87
  • Questionable Status Group

    89
  • Standard Event Status Group

    89
  • Status Byte Register

    89
  • Service Request Enable Register

    90
  • Output Queue

    90
  • Initial Conditions at Power-On

    90
  • Examples

    91
  • SCPI Command Completion

    92
  • DFI (Discrete Fault Indicator)

    92
  • RI (Remote Inhibit)

    93
  • Using Device Clear

    93
• Specifications and Application Information

  95
  • Specifications and Supplemental Characteristics

    95
  • Output Impedance Graphs

    99
  • Peak Power Tracker Application

    102
  • Series Switching Regulation

    104
  • Shunt Switching Regulation

    104
• Verification and Calibration

  105
  • Introduction

    105
  • Test Equipment Required

    105
  • Verification

    106
  • Calibration

    108
  • Front Panel Calibration

    109
  • Calibration over the GPIB

    111
  • Calibration Language Dictionary

    112
  • BASIC Calibration Program

    114
• Digital Port Functions

  117
  • Digital Connector

    117
  • Fault/Inhibit Operation

    117
  • Changing the Port Configuration

    119
  • Digital I/O Operation

    119
• Error Messages

  121
  • Hardware Error Messages

    121
  • Calibration Error Messages

    121
  • System Error Messages

    121
• Index

  123
• Agilent Sales and Support Office

  128
• Manual Updates

  129