XS series operating manual 
 
XS user manual v0.55  - 8 - 
Input-Output for Programmable Logic Controller Interface (PLC) ........................................... 92 
Electrical specifications ....................................................................................................... 92 
Description of the logical states .......................................................................................... 92 
Connections ........................................................................................................................ 93 
Description of the input output signals ................................................................................ 94 
Measurement discharge cycle ............................................................................................ 95 
Information on cycle timing ................................................................................................. 96 
PLC > RS Interface  (Option 115-00) ................................................................................... 101 
0 -10 Volts analog input output (03 OPTION ) ...................................................................... 103 
Specification ..................................................................................................................... 103 
Board setup according to the unit models ......................................................................... 103 
Change of the board setup ............................................................................................... 105 
Operation .......................................................................................................................... 105 
Megohmmeter mode, 2 outputs setup .............................................................................. 106 
Megohmmeter mode, 1 output setup ................................................................................ 106 
Dielectric strength test mode, 2 outputs setup .................................................................. 107 
Dielectric strength test mode, 1 output + 1 input setup ..................................................... 107 
Operating instructions ....................................................................................................... 108 
IEEE-488 interface ............................................................................................................... 109 
Syntax rules ...................................................................................................................... 109 
IEEE-488-1 Fonctions availables ...................................................................................... 109 
List of the IEEE-488 commands ....................................................................................... 109 
Commands ....................................................................................................................... 110 
ETHERNET Interface ........................................................................................................... 111 
Connexion examples ........................................................................................................ 111 
How to set the Ethernet interface card under Windows XP .................................................. 112 
Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 112 
Configuring the connexion on the unit .................................................................................. 114 
Protocol and communication port ..................................................................................... 116 
Syntax rules ...................................................................................................................... 116 
List of the ETHERNET commands.................................................................................... 117 
Error message(s) .............................................................................................................. 118 
Anomaly ............................................................................................................................ 118 
RS232C interface ................................................................................................................. 119 
Syntax rules ...................................................................................................................... 120 
List of the RS232C commands ......................................................................................... 121 
Advices and programming examples ................................................................................ 130 
Trouble shooting the RS232 interface............................................................................... 131 
13  APPLICATION NOTES ................................................................................................. 132 
Why dielectric tests ?............................................................................................................ 132 
Glossary of terms ................................................................................................................. 132 
Environmental influences ..................................................................................................... 133 
Insulation resistance measurement ...................................................................................... 133 
Precautions to be observed .............................................................................................. 134 
Measurements of capacitors ............................................................................................. 134 
Measurements on cables .................................................................................................. 135 
Measurement voltage selection ........................................................................................ 135 
Dielectric strength tests ........................................................................................................ 136 
Selection of the test voltage .............................................................................................. 136 
Breakdown detection mode selection ............................................................................... 137