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Smart choice for power
XMP 2600
Programming Manual
Xantrex
Multiple Output
Power System
XMP 2600
www.xantrex.com
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XMP 2600 Programming Manual This document contains proprietary information. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce this document or part of it. Do not translate to any other language. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Rev. 1.1 9/2003
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Limited What does this warranty cover and how long does it Warranty last? This Limited Warranty is provided by Xantrex Technology, Inc. (“Xantrex”) and covers defects in workmanship and materials in your XMP 2600 Power Supply. This warranty lasts for a Warranty Period of 3 years from the date of purchase at point of sale to you, the original end user customer. What will Xantrex do? Xantrex will, at its option, repair or replace the defective product free of charge, provided that you n
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What does this warranty not cover? This Limited Warranty does not cover normal wear and tear of the product or costs related to the removal, installation, or troubleshooting of the customer’s electrical systems. This warranty does not apply to and Xantrex will not be responsible for any defect in or damage to: a. the product if it has been misused, neglected, improperly installed, physically damaged or altered, either internally or externally, or damaged from improper use or use in an u
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Information WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO BY IT IN WRITING, XANTREX a. MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF ANY TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN MANUALS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY IT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT; AND b. ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES, WHETHER SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL, WHICH MIGHT ARISE OUT OF
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Safety Summary IMPORTANT Read this safety summary before operating the unit. The following safety precautions are to be kept and observed by the user. Noncompliance with these safety rules may cause hazard and is exclusively under the user's responsibility. Power Supply The XMP 2600 must be connected to an earth terminal. The unit comes with a three wires power cord. The Yellow/Green wire must be connected to the earth terminal in Grounding the electrical power outlet. Disconnection
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Input Mains The XMP 2600 operates at the following mains nominal voltages: Voltage • 170Vac - 265Vac nominal (45 to 66Hz) Rating 120Vac nominal, up to 1KW output power (45 to 66Hz) Do not exceed this voltage range (nominal), as deterioration of performance or damage to the unit is likely to occur. The following table shows the mains voltage specification of the Power Supply: Nominal Mains Nominal Current 230Vac Iin<15A 120Vac, Po<1KW Iin<15A Mains supply voltage fluctuations m
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WARNING Do not operate the unit with a missing module. Modules must be arranged consecutively from left to right. Unused module locations must be closed with ventilation obstructions. Operating the unit with missing modules or missing internal ventilation obstructions may cause overheating and fire hazard. Power Supply WARNING — High Energy and High Voltage Safety Exercise caution when using and calibrating a power supply. High energy levels can be stored at the output voltage termi
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About this manual This programming manual contains information on programming the XMP 2600. Who should This manual is designed for users who understand basic electrical theory, especially as applied to the operation of power supplies. This implies a recognition of constant use this voltage and constant current operating modes and the control of input and output manual power, as well as the observance of safe techniques while making connections to the supply and any changes in settings.
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Table of Contents Table of contents Chapter 1: Interfacing the XMP 2600 1 The GPIB interface 1 The serial interface 2 Serial Interface Capabilities 2 Computer Versus Terminal Operation 2 Programming messages formats 3 Listening Formats 3 Talking Formats 4 Chapter 2: Usage Guidelines 5 How to communicate with the XMP 2600 5 Using the comm. channels 5 Using the GPIB bus 5 Using an RS232 link 5 Recovering from communication halts 6 The XMP’s input and output queues 6 Communicate
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Table of Contents Primary engine status structure 14 Summary of power modules status 14 Power modules status structure 14 What happens when power is turned on 15 Chapter 3: Basic Programming 17 Basic setup and usage 17 Output Setup 17 Overview of output setup parameters 18 Power Module output rating 18 Output program limits 18 Output protection 18 Output settings 19 Output control 19 Output activation 19 Polarity and disconnect relays 20 Current limiting schemes 20 Voltage / cur
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Table of Contents Output on/off 30 Other operations 30 Sequential Operations 30 Using hardware (TRIG and SYNC) to serialize operations 30 Using software (OPC mechanism) to serialize operations 31 Controller notification of Operation Complete 31 Selective shutdown 32 Shutdown grouping: single, group, global 32 The different shutdown grouping of modules 32 The commands to program shutdown grouping 32 Shutdown on non-fault events 33 Comm. time out 33 Responding to communication time
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Table of Contents Primary Event Status Enable Register - set with PEE, read with PEE? 73 Status Byte Register - read with *STB? 74 Service Request Enable Register - set with *SRE, read with *SRE? 74 Parallel Poll Enable Register - set with *PRE, read with *PRE? 74 Self Test Results 75 Power Modules 75 BYTE 1 76 BYTE 2 76 Main Controller 76 Error Codes summary 77 Power Modules 77 Errors Reported by the Power Module 77 Errors Detected by the Main Controller 77 Main Controller 77 Pow
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Interfacing the XMP 2600 The GPIB interface 1 Interfacing the XMP 2600 The XMP 2600 has two types of interfaces used for remotely controlling it: a GPIB (IEEE 488) Interface and a Serial (RS232) Interface. The two interfaces differ only in the communication hardware and protocol. Input and Output Queues, Command and Query Parsing and Execution are identical no matter which interface is being used to remotely control the XMP 2600. The XMP 2600 has two remote controlling modes. Unless o
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The serial interface Interfacing the XMP 2600 The serial interface The Serial Interface is RS232 hardware interface with three types of operating modes: Monitor Mode, Remote Terminal Control Mode and Remote Computer Control Mode. Pressing the terminal’s ENTER key while the Serial Interface is in Monitor Mode and the GPIB Interface is OFF will cause the Serial Interface to switch to the Remote Terminal Control Mode. Serial In addition to the Transmit and Receive lines, the interface imp
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Interfacing the XMP 2600 Programming messages formats Programming messages formats Listening Programming messages received by the XMP 2600 are comprised of the following elements: Formats Program Message.......................... a programming command, query or data sent to the XMP 2600 from the Controller. A Program Message may have zero or more of the following: Program Message Unit .. the actual command or query (including data) sent to the XMP 2600 by the Controller. A Program Messa
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Programming messages formats Interfacing the XMP 2600 Here is an example of a Program Message: VSET 1,10.2 ; VLOAD? 1 Command Program Program Message Header Terminator Program Query Data Program Separator Program Header Unit Message Separator Response Messages sent by the XMP 2600 are comprised of the following elements: Talking Formats Response Message .........................a message sent by the XMP 2600 in response t
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Usage Guidelines How to communicate with the XMP 2600 2 Usage Guidelines How to communicate with the XMP 2600 The purpose of this section is to give the user of the XMP 2600 power system basic guidelines on how to communicate with the Power Supply. Communicating with the XMP 2600 involves proper usage of the communication channels (either GPIB or RS232), understanding how the XMP 2600 handles the communication from/to the controlling computer and learning the recommended way to communi
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How to communicate with the XMP 2600 Usage Guidelines To use this synchronization feature properly, you must follow each message sent to the XMP 2600 with a read operation, reading one character and verifying its value (6). Recovering from communication halts If, for some reason, communication with the XMP 2600 halts, use one of the following methods to clear the XMP’s input and output queues and reestablish communication: 1. Press the front panel LOCAL button. 2. Send a GPIB bus DCL (Dev
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Usage Guidelines Recommendations on using the XMP 2600 Starting a session Issue a CLR or RESET command (and wait for 15 seconds) when you start using the XMP 2600. This will ensure that the XMP 2600 is in a known state, ready for you to program it. When queries are not used If you do not use queries often (see bellow) in your program, send commands in small groups (no more than 4 per second). Use delays to spread commands over time, if necessary. This way you can make sure you will not
