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A Agilent Technologies Low-Profile Modular Power System Series N670 0 Us er ’s Guid e.
2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Legal Notices © Agilent Techn ologies, I nc. 2006- 2008 No part of this docum ent may be photocop ied, rep roduced , or transl ated to another languag e without the p rior agreement a nd wr itten consent of Ag ilent Techn ologies, Inc.
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 3 Safety Notices The fo llowing general safe ty precautio ns must be o bserved durin g all phase s of operation of th is instrument.
4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de In this Book Specific cha pters in this manual contain the following inf ormation: Quick Referen ce – Chapter 1 is a quick reference section that helps you quickly become familiar with your Agilent N6700 Modular Power S ystem .
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 5 Contents 1 - Quick Reference............................................................................................................ ...................7 The Agilent N6 700 Modula r Power Syste m – At a Gla nce...
6 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Appendix A - Specifications .................................................................................................... ..........75 Agilent Mode ls N675 1A/N6 752A, N 6753A /N6754A , N6 761A/N67 62A 76 Agilent Mo dels N673 1B - N 6736B an d N6741B - N6746 B .
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 7 1 Quick Reference The Agil ent N6700 Mo dular Pow er System – At a Glan ce .......................... 8 The Front Pa nel - At a Glanc e ......................................................................... 10 The Rear Panel – At a G lance .
1 Quic k Refe rence 8 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de The Agilent N6700 Modular Power Sys tem – At a Glance The Agilent N6700 Modular Power System is a configurable, one r ack- unit ( 1U) platf orm that lets y ou mix and mat ch power mod ules to create a power system optim ized for your test s ystem requirement s.
Quick Re ference 1 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 9 Output On/Off sequenc ing A turn-on/tu rn-off delay capability f or each o utput allows o utput on/off sequencing . Remote v oltag e sens ing Two re mote sens ing termin als are pro vided fo r each output.
1 Quic k Refe rence 10 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de The Front Panel - At a Glanc e Display Turns off a fter 1 ho ur of inactivity. P ress any key to restore t he displ ay. Navigation ke ys Move the curso r to a menu item. Select t he highlig hted m enu item.
Quick Re ference 1 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 11 Front Panel Di splay – At a Glance Single- channel view Voltage measure ment Bar indic ates ou tput polarity is reversed Current measurement Press.
1 Quic k Refe rence 12 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Operating status indica tor s OFF = the o utput is o ff CV = th e output is in cons tant vo ltage mode CC = th e output is in co nstant cu rrent mo.
Quick Re ference 1 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 13 Front Panel Me nu Referenc e NOTE Menu comma nds that are gray ed-out are ei ther not avail able for t he power module, or are passw ord protect ed. Refer to the Service Guide for inf ormation about fr ont pan el menu c ommands prio r to firm ware rev ision B.
1 Quic k Refe rence 14 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Menu Com man d Contr ol D escr ipti on Syste m IO U SB St atus Displays statu s, speed, pac kets re ceived, and packet s sent. Identific ation USB connect s tring - the instrum ent’s uniq ue USB id entifier.
Quick Re ference 1 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 15 SCPI Co mmand Summa ry Subsystem Commands NOTE S ome [opti onal] c ommands ha ve been i nclud ed for clari ty. All setting s command s have a c orrespon ding quer y. Not all c ommands apply to al l mode ls.
1 Quic k Refe rence 16 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de SCPI Command Descri ption OUTPut [:STAT e] <Boo l> [,NORelay], (@chan list) Enables/disables th e specified o utput c hannel(s) :COUPle[:STAT.
Quick Re ference 1 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 17 SCPI Command Descri ption [SOURce:]LIST (continued) :S TEP ONCE | AUTO, (@ chanlist) Spec ifies how t he list respon ds to trigge rs :TERMinate:LAST.
1 Quic k Refe rence 18 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de SCPI Command Descri ption TRIGger :ACQuire (Acquire c ommands on ly on Agilen t N6761A/62A and O ption 054) [: IMMediate ] (@chanlist ) Triggers th.
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 19 2 Installation General In formatio n .......................................................................................... 20 Inspecting the Unit ...................................................................
2 Installation 20 Series N6700 User’s Guide General Information Models Agilent Model Description N6700B / N6701A / N 6702A 400 W / 600 W / 1200W MP S Mainframe - without DC Power Modules N6751A / N6.
Installati on 2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 21 Inspecting the Unit When you r eceive your po wer system , inspec t it f or any obvious damage that may hav e occ urr ed durin g shipm ent. If there is dam age, notify the ship ping c arri er an d ne arest Agilen t S ales and S upp ort Office im medi ately.
2 Install ation 22 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Tools r equir ed: Phillips driver, T22 Torx driver, T10 Torx driver Step 1 . Install eight clip-nu ts on the rac k fr ame (2 i n e ach cor ner) wh ere your in strume nt w ill b e loc ate d.
Installati on 2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 23 Bench Installation Do not b lo ck th e air in tak e an d ex ha us t at the s ide s, o r th e e xh aus t at th e rear of t he u nit. Refer to t he ou tlin e di agram in Ap pen dix A. Minimu m cleara nces for be nch opera tion ar e 2 inches (51 mm) alo ng the si de s an d bac k.
2 Install ation 24 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Connect ing the Line Co rd WARNING FIRE HAZARD Use only the power c ord that was suppl ied wi th your instrument. Usi ng other types of powe r cords may c ause overheati ng of the power cord, resul ting in fire .
Installati on 2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 25 Connect ing the Outp uts WARNING SHOCK HAZARD T urn off AC power be fore m aking rear pane l connec tions. All wire s and straps must be prope rly conne cted wi th the te rminal bl ock screws securely tightened.
2 Install ation 26 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Wire Size WARNING FIRE HAZARD Select a wire size large enough to c arry short- circuit c urrent without overheati ng. To satisfy safety requi rements, l oad wires must be heavy enough not to overhe at whil e carryi ng the short-c ircuit output current of the u nit (r efer to th e followi ng ta ble).
Installati on 2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 27 Multiple Loads If you ar e u sing loc al se nsi ng an d are c onnec ting mul tiple loads to one outp ut, c onnec t e ach l oad t o the outpu t termin als u sing separ ate connec ting w ires a s sho wn in the fo llowi ng fi gure.
2 Install ation 28 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Protecting Sensitive Loads from AC Power Switching Tran sients NOTE This only applie s if you are connectin g loads that are h ighly sen sitive to voltage or cu rrent tran sients to the ou tput of the mo dular powe r system.
Installati on 2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 29 Remote Sense C onnec tions WARNING SHOCK HAZARD Turn off A C power before m aking or changi ng rear panel connec tions. Remote sensi ng im proves the v oltage regu lation at th e loa d by monitori ng the vo ltage the re in stead o f at the ou tpu t termina ls.
2 Install ation 30 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Open Sense Leads The sens e lea ds are p art of the ou tput's fee dback pa th. Con nect them in s uch a way so th at th ey do not inadve rte ntly be come op en circu ited.
Installati on 2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 31 The followi ng figu re shows the co nnecti ons for 50 A p ower modu les. Grouping the Outputs NOTE The ability to group o utputs is on ly available on po wer system mainframes with firmware revision B.00 .
2 Install ation 32 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de On mainframes with ear lier version firmware , first pr ogram both outputs to the de sire d out put vol tage. Then p rogr am the cu rrent limi t point of each output . The c urrent limit of the p arallel ed outputs will be the sum o f both indi vidual cur rent limit po ints.
Installati on 2 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 33 The followi ng figu re shows the co nnecti ons for 50 A p ower modu les. Setting the Outputs Outpu ts con nect ed t oget her i n s eries cann ot b e gr ou ped . To program outputs connected in series, first progra m the current limi t of each outpu t to the total desi red c urre nt li mit po int.
2 Install ation 34 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Effect on Specifi cations Specificat ions for outputs operating in series can be obtain ed from the specifica tions f or single outputs. Most specificat ions are expressed as a constan t or a percentage (or ppm) plus a constant.
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 35 3 Getting Sta rted Turning t he Unit O n .......................................................................................... 36 Select ing an Outp ut Channe l ....................................................
3 Getting Star ted 36 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Turning the Unit On Aft er you have conn ected th e line co rd, turn th e unit on with the front pa nel pow er switch . The fr ont p anel disp lay w ill li ght up after a few second s. A power-on self-test occu rs au tomati cally w hen you tu rn the uni t on.
Getting Started 3 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 37 Entering a Curre nt Limit Setting Method 1 – Use t he Navigation and Ar row Keys Navigation Ke ys Sel Use th e left an d right na vigation ke ys to navigate to the s etting that yo u wis h to chan ge.
3 Getting Star ted 38 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Using the Front Panel Menu The front panel command menu lets you acce ss most of the powe r system’ s func tion s. The act ual fu nctio n co ntrols are loc ated at the lowest menu lev el. B riefly : Press the Me n u key to access th e command menu.
Getting Started 3 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 39 Sel 4 4 En ter The command menu is now at the fu nction control le vel. This is the lo west level in this path. Use the navi gat ion keys to hi ghlig ht the OVP Level control as sho wn belo w. Ente r the des ired o ver-voltage leve l using the numeric keypad.
3 Getting Star ted 40 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Connecting to the Interfaces CAUTION Electr ostatic disc harges greater than 1 kV n ear the interf ace connecto rs may cause the uni t to rese t and requ ire o perator interve ntion. The Agilent N6700 MPS s upports GPIB, LAN, and USB interfaces.
Getting Started 3 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 41 USB Interfa ce NOTE For detailed info rmation about USB interf ace connec tions, r efer to the Agilen t Technol ogies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide , located o n the Automatio n-Ready CD that is sh ipped with you r produ ct.
3 Getting Star ted 42 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Connecting t o a Site LAN A site LA N is a local area net work in which LAN -enabled ins truments and compu ters ar e connec ted to the networ k through rou ters, hub s, and/or swi tches . They are typi cally larg e, cen trally-m anage d networ ks wi th ser vi ces su ch as DH CP and D NS server s.
Getting Started 3 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 43 1 If you h ave no t alr eady done so, i nst all the Ag ilent IO Li brarie s Suite from th e Autom ation- Ready CD that is ship ped wi th your product. 2 Connec t the inst rume nt to the com puter using a LAN crossov er cable.
3 Getting Star ted 44 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de LAN Parameters Viewi ng the Currently Active LA N Settings To view the curre ntly ac tiv e LAN se tting s, pre ss the Menu key, th en use the navi gati on key s to selec t: SystemIOLANActive Settings .
Getting Started 3 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 45 IP Address This va lue is t he Intern et Pr otocol (IP) a ddress of the in strum ent. An IP address is required for all IP an d TCP/IP co mmunications w ith the instru ment. An I P Addres s consists of 4 de cimal num bers separated by periods .
3 Getting Star ted 46 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de DNS Select DNS to co nfigu re th e Dom ain N ame S ystem (DNS ) se tup of the inst rument. DNS is an int ernet service tha t translate s domain name s into IP addr esse s. It i s al so ne eded for the i nstru ment to fi nd an d dis play it s host name ass ign ed by the netwo rk.
Getting Started 3 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 47 Using th e Web S erver Your po wer sy stem h as a bu ilt-i n Web serv er th at l ets yo u con trol it directl y fro m an inte rnet browser o n your comp uter . With the Web server, you can access the front panel cont rol function s includin g the LAN config uration paramete rs.
3 Getting Star ted 48 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Using T elnet In an MS-DOS Command Prompt box type: telnet hostname 5024 where hostname is the N6700 hostname or IP address, and 5024 is the in strum ent’ s tel net p ort. You shou ld ge t a T el net ses sion box wi th a tit le indi cati ng t hat you are conn ected to t he powe r sys tem.
Getting Started 3 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 49 Securing the Inte rfaces Enable/Disable the USB, LAN, and Web Server The USB interf ace, L AN in terfac e, an d the Web se rver are e nabled when shipped. To e nabl e or dis able the US B int er face from th e fr ont pan el , pres s the Menu key an d selec t SystemAdmin USB.
3 Getting Star ted 50 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Factory- shipped non- volatile LA N settings Get IP Addr ess Automatic Dynamic DNS naming service Enabled IP Address 169.254. 67.0 NetBIOS naming se rvice Enabled Subnet Mask 255.255. 0.0 Domain n ame Blank Default Gate way 0.
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 51 4 Operating the Power System Program ming the Outp ut ................................................................................. 52 Synchron izing O utput S teps .................................................
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 52 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Programming the Output Select an Output Chan nel Front Panel: SCPI Command : Press the C hannel key to sel ect an output chann el. Enter the sele cted channe l(s) in the command’s parameter list.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 53 Set the Output Current Front Panel: SCPI Command : Press the C urrent k ey. Enter a v alue and pre ss Select.
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 54 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Output channel turn-o n characteristics vary acro ss the three module types - DC Power, Auto ranging, an d Precision (R efer to Appendix D for more information).
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 55 Synchroni zing Output Ste ps The tran sient system le ts y ou step the ou tput v oltag e an d curre nt up or down in resp onse to tri ggere d ev ents. T o ge nerate a tr igg ered output step you must: 1.
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 56 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Select the Transient T rigger Source NOTE An immediate trig ger command eithe r from th e front pan el or ove r the bus w ill gener ate an immediate trigger regardle ss o f the trigger sou rce.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 57 Trigger the Output The trigger sys tem is wai ting for a trigger sign al in the initi ate d state. You can i mme diately trig ger t he outpu t as f ollows: Front Panel: SCPI Command : Select TransientControl .
4 Operating the Power Sys tem 58 Series N6700 User’s Guide Making Measurements Each output channel has its own measurement capability. The output voltage and current is measured by acquiring a number of samples at the selected time interval, appl ying a wi ndow function to the samples, and averaging the samples.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 59 Using the Protection Functions Each ou tput has i ndepe ndent protec tio n func tions. A fro nt pa nel statu s indi cat or wil l tu rn o n w hen a pro tectio n fu ncti on ha s be en se t.
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 60 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de You can also specify a d elay to prev ent mom entary C V-to-CC st atus changes from tripping the over-current protection. Front Panel: SCPI Command : Select ProtectOCP . Enter a d elay value and press Select.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 61 System-Related Operation s Self-Test A power-on self-test occu rs autom ati cally whe n you turn o n the power system. Thi s tes t assu re s y ou tha t the in strume nt i s o perati ona l.
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 62 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Output Groups NOTE The ability to group ou tputs is only available on pow er system mainframes with firmware revision B.00 .00 and up. Output ch annels can be configured or “grouped” to create a single outpu t wi th high er cu rre nt and power cap abili ty.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 63 Front Panel Keys Locko ut NOTE The ability to lock the fron t panel from th e front pan el is only available on power system mainf rames with firmwa re revisi on B.
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 64 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Front Panel Display Screen Saver The pow er system has a fr ont p anel scr een saver th at sig nifi cantly increases the life of the LCD display by turni ng it off during period s of inactivity.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 65 Programming Hi gh-Speed Test Extensio ns NOTE Th e High- Speed Tes t Exten sions de scr ibed in this sectio n are no t available o n all mod els (Refer to C hapter 1 , “Mod el Differen ces”).
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 66 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Program an Output Pulse or Pulse Train The foll owing proce dure shows how to gen erate an o utput p ulse trai n using the Lis t functi on. Step 1 . Set the vo ltage or curre nt f uncti on for which you w an t to g enera te a pulse to List mode.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 67 Step 5 . To ge nerate a pu lse trai n, yo u ca n si mply r epea t th e pu lse a s neede d. For example, to program a pulse train of 50 pulses, us e: Front Panel: SCPI Command : Select Tran sientList Repea t .
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 68 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Program an Arbitrary List The following procedure shows how to generate the l ist of volt age changes a s i llustr ated in th e follow ing fi gure. Step 1 . Set the func tion, volt age or cu rrent, for w hich you wa nt to gener ate a list to Lis t mo de.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 69 Front Panel: SCPI Command : Select TransientListPace . Select Dwe ll-paced. Press Select. LIST:STEP AUTO, (@1) In a trigge r-pace d list , the list ad vanc es one st ep for each tr igger received .
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 70 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de The Digitizer Functio n The digit ize r fun ction lets you a cces s the e nhan ced volta ge an d curr ent meas urem ent ca pabil iti es of the p ower sy stem. Yo u can: Adjust the measureme nt sample rate - t o a maximum of 50 kHz.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 71 To offset the beginn ing of the acquisition buf fer relative to the acquisition trigg er, use: Front Panel: SCPI Command : Select MeasureSwe ep . Enter an offs et val ue and pres s Select.
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 72 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de To select a window function, u se: Front Panel: SCPI Command : Select MeasureWindow . Then select either Rectangular or Hanning a nd press S elect.
Operat ing the P ower Syst em 4 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 73 To trig ger m easu rem ents o n mo dels tha t do not have sim ultaneou s voltage a nd cu rrent m easu remen t capab ility, selec t th e measur ement function a s follows.
4 Operati ng the Power Syste m 74 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Initiat e th e Meas urem ent T rigg er Syst em Next, you mu st initia te or enab le the measu rem ent tr igger system. When t he po wer syst em is tu rned on, t he tri gger sy ste m is in the idl e stat e.
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 75 Appendix A Specifications Agilent Mode ls N675 1A/N6 752A, N 6753A /N6754A , N6 761A/N67 62A 76 Agilent Mode ls N673 1B - N 6736 B and N6 741B - N6746 B ........................ 82 Agilent Mode ls N677 3A - N 6776A ...
Appendix A Specifications 76 Series N6700 User’s Guide Agilent Models N6751A/N6752A, N6753A/N6754A, N6761A/N6762A Performance Specifications N6751A / N6752A N6753A N6754A N 6761A / N6762A DC Output Ratings: Voltage 50 V 20 V 60 V 50 V Current (derated 1% per °C above 40° C) 5 A / 10A 50 A 20 A 1.
Specifications Appendix A Series N6700 User’s Guide 77 Supplemental Ch aracteristics N6751A / N6752A N6753A N6754A N 6761A / N6762A Programming Ranges: Voltage high rang e 20 mV – 51 V 10 mV – 20.4V 25 mV- 61.2V 15 mV – 51 V Voltage low range ( ≤ 5.
Append ix A Specif icatio ns 78 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Supplemental C haracteristic s (continued) N6751A / N6 752A N6753A N6754A N6761A / N676 2A Up-pro grammin g Time wit h full r esistiv e load: (time f rom 10% to 90% of t otal volt age exc ursion) Small voltage step 0 V to 10 V 0 V to 6 V 0 V to 15 V 0 V to 10 V Time 0.
Specificati ons Appendix A Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 79 Autoranging Charac teristic Output Impedance Graphs 1k 320 160 80 40 20 10 5 2.5 1.25 135 90 45 0 -45 FREQUENCY (Hz ) 10k 100 k Model N6 752A , C V Mode, @ 50V, 2A Phase IMPEDANCE (mill iohms) 100 Magnitude 1k 320 160 80 40 20 10 5 2.
Append ix A Specif icatio ns 80 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 1k 80 40 20 10 5 2.5 1.25 0.62 90 45 0 -45 -90 FREQUENCY (Hz) 10k 100k Model N6753A, CV Mode, @20V, 15A Phase IMPEDANCE (milliohms) 100 Magnitude 1k 80 40 20 10 5 2.
Specificati ons Appendix A Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 81 1k 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.05 0.025 0.0125 0.0062 90 45 0 -45 -90 FREQUENCY (Hz) 10k 100k Model N6754A, C V Mode, @60V, 5A Phase IMPEDANCE (ohms) 100 Magnitude 1k 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.05 0.025 0.0125 0.
Append ix A Specif icatio ns 82 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Agilent Models N6731B - N6736 B and N6741B - N6746B Performanc e Spec ificat ions N6731B/ N6741B N6732B/ N6742B N6733B/ N6743B N6734B/ N6744B N6735B/ N6745B N6736B/ N6746B DC Output Rati ngs: Voltage 5 V 8 V 20 V 35 V 60 V 100 V Current NOTE 1 10 A / 20 A N OTE 2 6.
Specificati ons Appendix A Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 83 Supplem ental Chara cterist ics N6731B/ N6741B N6732B/ N6742B N6733B/ N6743B N6734B/ N6744B N6735B/ N6745B N6736B/ N6746B Programming Ran ges: Voltage 15 mV – 5 .1 V 15 mV – 8 .16 V 30 mV – 20.
Append ix A Specif icatio ns 84 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Agilent Models N6773A - N6776A Performanc e Spec ificat ions N6773A N6774A N6775A N6776A DC Output Rati ngs: Voltage 20 V 35 V 60 V 100 V Current NOTE 1 15 A NOTE 2 8.
Specificati ons Appendix A Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 85 Supplem ental Chara cterist ics N6773A N 6774A N6775A N 6776A Programming Ran ges: Voltage 30 mV – 20.4 V 40 mV – 35.7 V 70 mV – 61.2 V 100 mV – 102 V Current 30 mA – 15.3 A 15 mA – 8.
Append ix A Specif icatio ns 86 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Agilent N6700B, N6701A, N6702A MPS Mainframes Supplem ental Chara cterist ics N6700B, N 6701A, N6702A Command Processin g Time: ≤ 1 ms f.
Specificati ons Appendix A Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 87 Supplemental C haracteristic s (continued) N6700B, N6701A , N6702A Envir onmen tal C ondit ions Operat ing envir onment Tempera ture ra nge .
Append ix A Specif icatio ns 88 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Outline D iagra m 44. 45 m m 1.7 5" . 432.5 mm 17.03" 549.7 mm 21.64" 482.6 mm 19. 00" 425.45 mm 16.75" 25.4 mm 1.00" = AIRFLOW N6700B/ N6701A 598.0 mm 23.54" N6702A 560.
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 89 Appendix B Using the Digital Port Digital C ontrol P ort ........................................................................................... 90 Configuri ng the Digital C ontr ol Port ..........................
Appen dix B Using the Dig ital P ort 90 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Digital Control Port An 8-p in co nnec tor a nd a qu ick- discon nect c onnec tor plug are provided on each ins trument for access ing the five digita l control port functions. The digital control connector acce pts wires sizes f rom AWG 14 to AWG 3 0.
Using t he Dig ital Po rt Ap pendix B Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 91 Configuring the Digital Control Port Bi-directional Digital I/O Each of the seve n pi ns can be c onfigur ed as g eneral p urpose b i- directi onal di gital i npu ts a nd outpu ts.
Appen dix B Using the Dig ital P ort 92 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Digital Input Each of t he seven pins can be conf igured as d igital input onl y. The polarit y of the pins ca n al so be confi gure d. Pi n 8 is t he si gna l common for the d igita l input pins .
Using t he Dig ital Po rt Ap pendix B Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 93 Fault Output Pins 1 an d 2 can b e c onfig ured as a fau lt- outpu t pa ir. The pol arity of pin 1 c an also be co nfig ure d. Pi n 1 i s the F au lt outp ut ; pin 2 is the comm on for pin 1.
Appen dix B Using the Dig ital P ort 94 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Fault/Inhibit System P rotection The foll owing figur e illu str ates some w ays t hat y ou ca n co nnect the Fault/I nhib it pi ns o f t he connec tor .
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 95 Appendix C Power Allocati on Power Limi t Operatio n ..................................................................................... 96 Module P ower A lloc ation .................................................
Appen dix C Po wer Allo catio n 96 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Power Limi t Operation Mainframe P ower Li mit If th e comb ined pow er drawn from all of th e powe r mod ules exce eds the main frame’ s power r ating, a power f ault pro tectio n even t will occur.
Power Alloca tion Ap pend ix C Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 97 Module Power Allo cation The followin g commands progra m the module power limit fun ction: Front Panel: SCPI Command : Select OutputPowe r .
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Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 99 Appendix D Output On/Off Synch roniza tion Synchron izing O utput T urn- on Delays ......................................................... 100 Synchron izing Mult iple Mai nfram es ...................................
Appendix D Output On/Of f Sync hronizati on 100 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Synchroni zing Output Turn-on De lays Tutorial All N6700 Power Mo dules that are installed in an Agilent N6700 mainf rame .
Output On/Off S ynchroni zation A ppendix D Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 101 By se tting the co mmo n del ay offs et to be grea ter than or equ al to the largest minimum dela y offset, you can s ynchron ize the programme d turn-on delay s a s show n in the f ollowing exam ple.
Appendix D Output On/Of f Sync hronizati on 102 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 2. Specify which Output Ch annels w ill be Syn chron ized Select th e output chann els tha t will be synch ronized . Front Panel: SCPI Command : In the front pan el menu , selec t OutputCouple .
Output On/Off S ynchroni zation A ppendix D Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 103 Synchronizin g Multiple Mainframes The ou tput turn- on s ynch roni zatio n fu nctio n ca n be u sed acro ss multip le mai nfram es tha t have coup led ou tput chan nels . Each mainframe th at wi ll be syn chroniz ed mu st hav e at le ast on e coup led channe l.
Appendix D Output On/Of f Sync hronizati on 104 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de Only two of the di gi tal co nnector pi ns on eac h mai nframe c an be configured as “ONCouple” an d “OFF Couple” o n each sync hroni zed mainfram e.
Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 105 Index A Admin menu, password ................................................... 49 airflow ..................................................................... 21 , 23, 88 All .......................................
Index 106 Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de H Hanning ............................................................................... 71 Help ................................................................................ 38, 39 history .................
Index Serie s N6700 User’s Gui de 107 protection, clearing ........................................................... 60 protection, co upling .......................................................... 60 protection, fu nctions ....................
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Manual Updates The following updates have been made to this manual since its publication date. 01/22/08 Information about the new 1-microampere measurement range (Option 1UA) for Agilent N6761A/N 6762A power modules has been added to pages 20, 58, 76, and 77.
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