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DP800 Performance Verification Manual 
Document Overview 
 
DP800 series is a high-performance programmable DC power supply. This manual 
introduces the performance verification test methods of DP800 series. The 
performance verification test mainly verifies whether DP800 series programmable 
linear DC power supply can work normally and is within specifications.  
 
Main topics of this manual 
 
Chapter 1 Test Overview 
This chapter introduces the test preparations, the recommended test devices, the 
test precautions as well as the test result record and so on. 
 
Chapter 2 Constant Voltage Tests 
This chapter introduces the specification test methods of DP800 under constant 
voltage (CV) mode. 
 
Chapter 3 Constant Current Tests 
This chapter introduces the specification test methods of DP800 under constant 
current (CC) mode. 
 
Appendix 
Provide the test result record forms and the performance specifications of all models 
of DP800 series programmable linear DC power supply.  
 
 
Content Conventions in this Manual 
 
DP800 series programmable linear DC power supply includes the following models. 
Unless specified otherwise in this manual, DP831A is taken as an example to 
illustrate the performance verification test methods of DP800 series. 
 
Model  Channel  Output Voltage/Current 
DP831A  3  8V/5A, 30V/2A, -30V/2A 
DP832A/DP832  3  30V/3A, 30V/3A, 5V/3A 
DP821A  2  60V/1A, 8V/10A 
DP811A  1  20V/10A (Range 1), 40V/5A (Range 2)