Knowledge Base DC Power Supplies

DP700 Reaction Time for OVP, OCP and OPP being Exceeded

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The image below shows how quickly the DP700 will turn off its output when it detects that OVP, OCP or OPP has been exceeded.  The instrument below shut off its output power 26ms after it started creating the higher voltage.  ...

DP800 Reaction Time for OVP, OCP and OPP being Exceeded

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The image below shows how quickly the DP800 will turn off its output when it detects that OVP, OCP or OPP has been exceeded.  The instrument below shut off its output power 790ms after it started creating the higher voltage.  ...

How to Load a DP700 License Option

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
DP700 series power supply provides the following options:     Trigger: provides the trigger input and output functions.     Timer: outputs based on the preset voltage and current values.     High Resolution: improves the resolution of the instrument....

How do I connect the DP832 to achieve +/-30V on Channel 1 and Channel 2?

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
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DP700 Trigger output operation

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The DP700 series power supply can receive a trigger to enable the output of the supply. Pin 8 of the RS232 interface on the rear panel is used for trigger input, ...

DP700 transient voltage on power up

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The DP700 series power supply will show a transient voltage on the outputs when the power supply is powered up. Typically the transient voltage will show approximately 400mV p-p over a 200us duration. The DP700 power supplies do not have output relays to to  enable output after the power supply has been  turned on and...

Confirming what options are installed on the DP800 series

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
Options can be added to the non "A" version of the DP800 power supplies to give them the same capabilities as the A version power  supplies. To see what options are currently installed on your power supply  press Utility key and go to page 2. Now press Option to see the status of the six listed options. If Official is listed with an option the pow...

DP800 transient voltage on power up

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The DP800 series power supply will show a transient voltage on the outputs when the power supply is powered up. Typically the transient voltage will show approximately 400mV p-p over a 200us duration. The DP800 power supplies do not have output relays to to  enable output after the power supply has been  turned on and...

How to Load a Timer File

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
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Timer operation with the DP700 series power supply

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The DP700 series power supply provides a timer function. When the timing output is enabled, the instrument will configure the output voltages and currents based on the preset timer parameters. The edited timer parameters are allowed to be saved to the internal non-volatile memory (NVM), and can be recalled if necessary. ...

Timer operation with the DP800 series power supply

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
When the timer is enabled the power supply will output preset voltage and current values at time increments you specify. Press Timer and then Timer Set to see the screen below. The columns 0-5 represents steps or groups that will be output at the Set time in seconds. So for this example only column 0 will be output since the Group field has been set to 1. ...

Lock and Unlock Capability of the DP800 series

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell
16/12/2020
The DO800 series allows you to easily lock and unlock the instrument’s front panel by pressing and holding on the OK button in the bottom right hand corner of the front panel.  When the instrument is locked the only buttons that are fully function are the individual channel On/Off buttons otherwise the rest will not respond.  To unlock the instrument, you need to press and hold the OK button j...