BK Precision 9130

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 5
2. QUICK START .............................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Front & Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Preliminary Checkout ..................................................................................................................... 7
3. SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.1 Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Supplemental Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 13
4. FRONT-PANEL OPERATION .................................................................................................... 14
4.1 Front-panel Operation Overview .................................................................................................. 14
4.2 Panel Description ......................................................................................................................... 15
4.3 VFD Description and Wiring Diagram .......................................................................................... 15
4.4 Menu Descriptions ....................................................................................................................... 16
4.5 Panel Operation ........................................................................................................................... 17
4.6 Menu Function .............................................................................................................................. 19
5. REMOTE OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 24
5.1 Communication cable ................................................................................................................... 24
5.2 Communication between Power Supply and PC ......................................................................... 25
5.3 SCPI Command Overview ........................................................................................................... 27
5.3.1 Common IEEE488.2 commands .................................................................................................................... 27
5.3.2 Essential SCPI Commands ............................................................................................................................ 27
5.3.3 Nonstandard SCPI Commands ...................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.4 Simultaneous Control SCPI Commands (For firmware version 1.66 or above only) .................................... 29
5.4 SCPI Command Description ........................................................................................................ 31
5.4.1 SCPI Condition Register ................................................................................................................................ 31
5.4.2 SCPI Command Description .......................................................................................................................... 33
6. PV9130 SOFTWARE GUIDE ..................................................................................................... 43
6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 43
6.2 Installation .................................................................................................................................... 43
6.3 PV9130 basics ............................................................................................................................. 43
6.3.1 Save and Open ............................................................................................................................................... 45
6.3.2 Chart Description ........................................................................................................................................... 45
6.3.3 Status bar ....................................................................................................................................................... 46
6.4 Operation ...................................................................................................................................... 46
6.4.1 Configure the system ..................................................................................................................................... 46
6.4.2 Setting Voltage and Current ........................................................................................................................... 47