Equipment information
California Instruments FCS-18 Power supply
Manufacturer:
Image 1 of 1
If you have any other photos or manuals for the
California Instruments FCS-18 you can upload the files here .
Model:
FCS-18
Date:
1996
Category:
Group:
Description:
Manual Type:
User Manual
Pages:
110
Size:
829.20 Kbytes (849097 Bytes)
Language:
english
Revision:
C
Manual-ID:
4009-969
Date:
Quality:
Scanned document, all readable.
Upload date:
2015 12 20
MD5:
78deb40a8b751125560bd3f7399f34f4
Downloads:
471
Information
L-Series and FCS-18 Graphical User Interface User Manual
1.
Introduction ... 9
1.1 About this
program ... 9
1.2 About this
manual ... 9
1.3 Software
version ... 10
2.
Requirements ... 11
3. Setup and
Installation ... 12
3.1 Connecting an L-Series AC source to
PC ... 12
3.2 Installing the LSGUI
software ... 12
3.3 Installed
files ... 13
3.4 Manual
installation ... 14
3.5 Software
registration ... 15
4. User Interface
aspects ... 19
4.1 Starting the
LSGUI ... 19
4.2 First : Save Configuration
Data ... 19
4.3 Main program
window ... 20
4.4 Menu
Structure ... 21
4.4.1 File
menu ... 22
4.4.2 Configuration
menu ... 23
4.4.3 Source
menu ... 24
4.4.4 Measurement
menu ... 25
4.4.5 Options
menu ... 26
4.4.6 Applications
menu ... 27
4.4.7 Help
menu ... 28
4.5 Selecting menu items with the
mouse ... 29
4.6 Selecting menu items using the
keyboard ... 29
4.7 Using the
Toolbar ... 30
4.8 Status
bar ... 32
4.9 Modal and Non-Modal
windows ... 32
5. L-Series Hardware
Configuration ... 33
5.1 Model Number and Controller type selection
screen ... 34
5.2 System Settings
screen ... 35
5.3 IEEE Interface
screen ... 36
6. Source
control ... 37
6.1 Source
Initialization ... 38
6.2 Steady State
control ... 39
6.3 Steady state execution
modes ... 40
6.3.1 Update
mode ... 40
6.3.2 Immediate
mode ... 40
6.4 Frequency
control ... 41
6.4.1 Voltage derating for low
frequencies ... 41
6.5 Voltage Range
selection ... 42
6.5.1 Current limit
adjustment ... 42
6.6 Phase mode
control ... 43
6.6.1 Current limit
adjustment ... 43
6.7 Output relay
control ... 44
6.8 Current limit
delay ... 44
6.9 Phase
controls ... 45
6.9.1 Voltage
control ... 45
6.9.2 Current limit
control ... 45
6.9.3 Phase angle
control ... 46
6.9.4 Waveform type
selection ... 46
7.
Transients ... 47
7.1 Transient data
entry ... 48
7.1.1 Transient data Entry
fields ... 48
7.1.2 Error
checking ... 50
7.2 T ransient
types ... 51
7.2.1 Voltage dropout
transient ... 52
7.2.2 Voltage step
transient ... 53
7.2.3 Voltage surge or sag
transient ... 54
7.2.4 Voltage sweep
transient ... 55
7.2.5 Frequency sweep
transient ... 56
7.2.6 Frequency surge or sag
transient ... 57
7.2.7 Frequency sweep
transient ... 58
7.2.8 Voltage and Frequency sweep
transient ... 59
7.3 Linking transient registers
together ... 60
7.4 Transient phase
selection ... 61
7.5 Downloading transient
registers ... 62
7.6 Managing multiple transient
programs ... 63
7.6.1 Saving transient
lists ... 63
7.6.2 Retrieving transient
list ... 63
7.6.3 Erasing transient
lists ... 64
7.6.4 Transient list file
extension ... 65
7.6.5 Automatic save on
OK ... 65
7.7 Transient
execution ... 66
8.
Measurements ... 67
8.1 Selecting
measurements ... 68
8.2 Measurement
modes ... 69
8.3 Stay on top
feature ... 70
8.4 Data
logging ... 71
8.4.1 Selecting a data
file ... 71
8.4.2 Selecting the File
Mode ... 72
8.4.3 Selecting the time stamp
format ... 72
8.4.4 Data file
comments ... 73
8.4.5 Data File
Format ... 73
8.5 Using a spreadsheet
program ... 75
8.6 Dynamic data
exchange ... 76
9.
Applications ... 77
9.1
MIL-STD-704 ... 77
9.2
RTCA/DO-160 ... 78
10.
Calibration ... 79
10.1 Calibration support
features ... 79
10.2 Unlocking calibration
screens ... 79
10.3 Output
Calibration ... 80
10.3.1 P
controller ... 80
10.3.2 PT
controller ... 81
10.4 Measurement
Calibration ... 83
11. Managing L-Series hardware configuration
data ... 85
11.1 Saving configuration
data ... 85
11.2 Restoring configuration
data ... 86
11.3 Obtaining lost configuration
data ... 87
12. File
Formats ... 89
12.1 Setup files
(.stp) ... 90
12.2 Transient program files
(.tls) ... 92
12.3 Data files.
(.csv) ... 93
12.4 Measurement Calibration data files
(.mcd) ... 94
13.
Troubleshooting ... 95
13.1 Card Not Found
Problems ... 96
13.1.1 GPIB.DLL
replacement ... 96
13.1.2 Non CIC
Message ... 96
13.1.3 Decimal
separator ... 96
13.1.4 To resolve problems 2 and 3, follow these
steps: ... 96
13.2 Interface
problems ... 102
13.2.1 Wrong IEEE
address ... 102
13.2.2 Incompatible IEEE
card ... 103
13.2.3 Card not at specified I/O
address ... 104
13.3 Constant or Frequent Syntax Error
messages ... 104
13.4 Configuration
errors ... 104
13.5 Parameter
conflicts ... 105
13.6 Problems not
listed ... 105
13.7 Problem report
forms ... 106
14.
Index ... 109