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2. If you have selected power as your joule counter threshold type, then rotate the
MODIFY knob to select a value between 10 W and maximum unit power divided
by 8.
Note: Value is in decawatts if unit is part of a master/slave system.
3. If you have selected current as your joule counter threshold type, then rotate the
MODIFY knob to select a value between 0 and the maximum current set point for
your unit.
4. If you have selected voltage as your joule counter threshold type, then rotate the
MODIFY knob to select a value between 0 and 650 V.
5. Press ENTER to accept and exit.
Setting the Ramp
Use this option to ramp the output to a process set point. This option allows you to
enable the feature, set a ramp start set point percentage, and set a ramp time. The ramp
time is set in 10 ms increments. The minimum ramp time is 0.05 s. The maximum
ramp time is 600.00 s.
Note: If your unit has 100 ms ramp feature enabled, the range is 0.5 s to 6000.0 s.
The out-of-set point timer is disabled while output is ramping.
PROCESS → CONTROL → RAMP
To enable ramp mode:
1. Press PROCESS → CONTROL → RAMP → ENABLE.
2. Rotate the MODIFY knob to select Yes or No to enable or disable ramp mode.
3. Press ENTER to accept and exit.
To select the ramp starting point (a percentage of the set point to begin ramping):
1. Press PROCESS → CONTROL → RAMP → START_PT.
2. Rotate the MODIFY knob to select a percent.
3. Press ENTER to accept and exit.
To select the ramp time:
1. Press PROCESS → CONTROL → RAMP → TIME.
2. Rotate the MODIFY knob to select a time.
3. Press ENTER to accept and exit.
Note: Under “Host” control one can generate multiple ramps between set points
by sending new set points while the output is on.