Ametek L Series User manual

L Series and FCS-18
AC Power Source
Graphical User Interface
Software User Manual
Contact Information
Telephone: [phone] (toll free in North America)
858 450 0085 (direct)
Fax: [phone]
Email:
Domestic Sales: [e-mail]
International Sales: [email protected]
Customer Service: [email protected]
Web: www.programmablepower.com
March 2011 Document No. 4009-969 Rev D

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About AMETEK
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc., a Division of AMETEK, Inc., is a global leader in the design
and manufacture of precision, programmable power supplies for R&D, test and measurement,
process control, power bus simulation and power conditioning applications across diverse
industrial segments. From bench top supplies to rack-mounted industrial power subsystems,
AMETEK Programmable Power is the proud manufacturer of Elgar, Sorensen, California
Instruments and Power Ten brand power supplies.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical
devices with annualized sales of $2.5 billion. The Company has over 11,000 colleagues working
at more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 80 sales and service centers in the United
States and around the world.
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Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the property of their respective
owners and are used herein for identification purposes only.
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L Series and FCS-18 AC Power Source Graphical User Interface, Software User Manual © 2010
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Date and Revision
March 2011 Revision D
Part Number
4009-969
Contact Information
Telephone: [phone] (toll free in North America)
858 450 0085 (direct)
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Important Safety Instructions
Before applying power to the system, verify that your product is configured properly for your
particular application.
WARNING
Hazardous voltages may be present when covers are removed. Qualified
personnel must use extreme caution when servicing this equipment.
Circuit boards, test points, and output voltages also may be floating above
(below) chassis ground.
WARNING
The equipment used contains ESD sensitive ports. When installing
equipment, follow ESD Safety Procedures. Electrostatic discharges might
cause damage to the equipment.
Only qualified personnel who deal with attendant hazards in power supplies, are allowed to perform
installation and servicing.
Ensure that the AC power line ground is connected properly to the Power Rack input connector or
chassis. Similarly, other power ground lines including those to application and maintenance
equipment must be grounded properly for both personnel and equipment safety.
Always ensure that facility AC input power is de-energized prior to connecting or disconnecting any
cable.
In normal operation, the operator does not have access to hazardous voltages within the chassis.
However, depending on the user’s application configuration, HIGH VOLTAGES HAZARDOUS TO
HUMAN SAFETY may be normally generated on the output terminals. The customer/user must
ensure that the output power lines are labeled properly as to the safety hazards and that any
inadvertent contact with hazardous voltages is eliminated.
Guard against risks of electrical shock during open cover checks by not touching any portion of the
electrical circuits. Even when power is off, capacitors may retain an electrical charge. Use safety
glasses during open cover checks to avoid personal injury by any sudden component failure.
Neither AMETEK Programmable Power Inc., San Diego, California, USA, nor any of the subsidiary
sales organizations can accept any responsibility for personnel, material or inconsequential injury,
loss or damage that results from improper use of the equipment and accessories.
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Product Family: L Series and FCS-18
Warranty Period: One Year
WARRANTY TERMS
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc. (“AMETEK”), provides this written warranty covering the
Product stated above, and if the Buyer discovers and notifies AMETEK in writing of any defect in
material or workmanship within the applicable warranty period stated above, then AMETEK may,
at its option: repair or replace the Product; or issue a credit note for the defective Product; or
provide the Buyer with replacement parts for the Product.
The Buyer will, at its expense, return the defective Product or parts thereof to AMETEK in
accordance with the return procedure specified below. AMETEK will, at its expense, deliver the
repaired or replaced Product or parts to the Buyer. Any warranty of AMETEK will not apply if the
Buyer is in default under the Purchase Order Agreement or where the Product or any part
thereof:
is damaged by misuse, accident, negligence or failure to maintain the same as
specified or required by AMETEK;
is damaged by modifications, alterations or attachments thereto which are not
authorized by AMETEK;
is installed or operated contrary to the instructions of AMETEK;
is opened, modified or disassembled in any way without AMETEK’s consent; or
is used in combination with items, articles or materials not authorized by AMETEK.
The Buyer may not assert any claim that the Products are not in conformity with any warranty
until the Buyer has made all payments to AMETEK provided for in the Purchase Order Agreement.
PRODUCT RETURN PROCEDURE
1. Request a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number from the repair facility (must be
done in the country in which it was purchased):
In the USA, contact the AMETEK Repair Department prior to the return of the
product to AMETEK for repair:
Telephone: [phone], ext. 2295 or ext. 2463 (toll free North America)
858-450-0085, ext. 2295 or ext. 2463 (direct)
Outside the United States, contact the nearest Authorized Service Center
(ASC). A full listing can be found either through your local distributor or our
website, www.programmablepower.com, by clicking Support and going to the
Service Centers tab.
2. When requesting an RMA, have the following information ready:
Model number
Serial number
Description of the problem
NOTE: Unauthorized returns will not be accepted and will be returned at the shipper’s expense.
NOTE: A returned product found upon inspection by AMETEK, to be in specification is subject to
an evaluation fee and applicable freight charges.

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Table of Contents
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

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7.1.2 Error checking ................................................................................................................................50
7.2 Transient 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