BOP HIPWR 031912 3-1SECTION 3 - OPERATION3.1 GENERALThis section explains how to operate the 1000 Watt BOP Power Supply. The power supply canbe operated either in Local mode (see PAR’s. 3.2 and 3.3) using the front panel keypad,ADJUST control and graphical display, or in Remote mode.NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, operating instructions start from the power-up screen (seeeither Figure 3-3 or Figure 3-4). Press % to exit submenus and return to the power-upscreen.Remote mode can either be analog or digital. Analog remote uses analog signals from the Ana-log I/O port to control the output (see PAR. 3.4). Digital remote (see PAR. 3.5) uses either thebuilt-in GPIB (IEEE 488) (see PAR. 3.5.4) or RS 232 (see PAR. 3.5.6) interface to communicatewith a remote computer. GPIB or RS 232 communication is via one of two protocols: 1) SCPIcommands which afford full functionality of the BOP (see PAR. 3.6, Appendix A and AppendixB) or 2) CIIL commands (for compatibility with older Kepco products). Operation in remote modecan be simplified by the use of the VISA driver (see PAR. 3.5.5).3.2 POWER SUPPLY BASICSThe following paragraphs describe basic operation of the front panel controls, which are used toconfigure and operate the power supply. This includes a description of the keypad (PAR. 3.2.1),graphical display (LCD (PAR. 3.2.2), how to turn the unit on (PAR. 3.2.3), how to change thepower-up defaults (see PAR. 3.3.7). An explanation of the BOP menus (PAR. 3.2.4) providesbasic techniques needed to use the ADJUST control and the function, arrow and numeric keysin conjunction with the LCD to operate the power supply. Operator convenience functions (LCDbackground and contrast, and the audible beep) are described in PAR. 3.2.5. Refer to Table 3-1and Figure 3-1 for a description of front panel controls and indicatorsFIGURE 3-1. BOP SERIES FRONT PANEL3.2.1 KEYPAD DESCRIPTION (SEE FIGURE 3-2)The front panel keypad is comprised of 27 keys, eleven for 10 digits (0 - 9) plus decimal point,five dedicated to software functions (! to %) indicated by the display, four direction keys RT, Y, U) that work with the display to select a parameter/field and highlight a numerical digit,and seven dedicated function keys (STANDBY, MODE, RESET, CLEAR, +/–, ENTER andHELP) that are defined in Table 3-2.
