1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3. SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2. INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1. LINE VOLTAGE AND FUSES ......................................................................................................................... 7
2.2. MOUNTING ............................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3. ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.4. TERMINAL STRIP CONNECTIONS.................................................................................................................. 8
2.5. POWER OUTPUT TERMINALS ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.6. MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 9
3. SETUP AND OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 11
3.1. SETTING MAGNET PARAMETERS ............................................................................................................... 11
3.2. SETTING CHARGE RATES ......................................................................................................................... 12
3.3. SETTING LIMITS ..................................................................................................................................... 12
3.4. ENERGIZING THE MAGNET ....................................................................................................................... 12
3.5. DISCHARGING THE MAGNET .................................................................................................................... 13
3.6. FAST SWEEPING .................................................................................................................................... 14
3.7. POWER FAIL MODE ............................................................................................................................... 14
3.8. MAGNET QUENCH ................................................................................................................................. 15
4. DISPLAYS AND MENUS ....................................................................................................................... 17
4.1. NORMAL OPERATING DISPLAYS ................................................................................................................ 17
4.2. DISPLAY FIELD DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................................................... 19
4.3. KEYPAD OPERATION ............................................................................................................................... 21
4.4. MENUS ............................................................................................................................................... 22
4.5. ORGANIZATION ..................................................................................................................................... 22
4.6. GENERAL MENU FEATURES ..................................................................................................................... 23
4.6.1. Limits Menu .............................................................................................................................. 24
4.6.2. Rates Menu ............................................................................................................................... 25
4.6.3. Magnet Menu ........................................................................................................................... 26
4.6.4. General Menu ........................................................................................................................... 28
5. INTERFACING ..................................................................................................................................... 31
5.1. USB COMPUTER INTERFACE .................................................................................................................... 31
5.2. IEEE-488.2 COMPUTER INTERFACE .......................................................................................................... 31
5.3. ETHERNET INTERFACE ............................................................................................................................. 32
6. THEORY OF OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 33
6.1. CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. 33
7. LIMITED WARRANTY POLICY .............................................................................................................. 35
Appendix A: Factory Calibrations and Certification ............................................................................................... 37
Appendix B: Computer Interface Command Reference ......................................................................................... 39
Appendix C: Shared Output Leads ......................................................................................................................... 57
Appendix D: Shut-down Input ................................................................................................................................ 59
Appendix E: Paralleling Power Modules ................................................................................................................ 61
Appendix F: Firmware Upgrading .......................................................................................................................... 63
Appendix G: Shim Supply Option ........................................................................................................................... 77