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... CHAPTER 1. General Information 1.1 User’s manual content 1.2 Introduction 1.2.1 General description 1.2.2 Configurations 1.2.3 Control via the GPIB port 1.2.4 Input/output connections 1.3 Accessories 1.3.1 General 1.3.2 Serial link cable 1.3.3 AC cables CHAPTER 2. Specifications 2.1 GP485 specifications 2.2 Supplemental characteristics CHAPTER 3 ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: GP485 4.3 Turn-on checkout procedure........................................................... 4.3.1 General 4.3.2 Prior to operation 4.3.3 Power on 4.4 Status information and error handling characteristic 4.5 Programming considerations 4.6 Programming message format....................................................... 4.6.1 Programming message example 4.6.2 How messages are processed ...
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WARRANTY This Nemic-Lambda product is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from date of shipment. During the warranty period, Nemic-Lambda will, at it’s option, either repair or replace products which prove to be ...
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION The following safety precaution must be observed during all phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with the safety precautions or warnings in this document violates safety standards of design, manufacture and ...
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY SYMBOLS Instruction manual symbol. The instrument will be marked with this symbol when necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual. Indicates hazardous voltage. Indicates ground terminal. The WARNING sign denotes a ...
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... IEC inlet GPIB port: Standard 24 pin shielded champ female connector RS485 port: EIA-568A, shielded connector 1.3 ACCESSORIES 1.3.1 General Accessories are delivered with the GP485 upon ordering. Below are listed possible accessories and ordering numbers: ORDER# NL100 NL101 NL103 1.3.2 Serial link cable Serial link cable for linking the GP485 to the Zup units via RS485 communication is provided with each GP485 ...
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CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 GP485 SPECIFICATIONS 1 - Input Voltage / freq. (*1) 2 Input Current - 100/200Vac 3 Inrush Current A 100/200Vac (*2) 4 IEEE488 capability - bps 5 Baud rate 6 Indications - O 7 Operating temp. C ...
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CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 3.1 GENERAL This chapter contains instructions for initial inspection, preparation for use and repackaging for shipment. Connection to PC and Zup power supplies is described in Par. 3.7 ~ 3.11. GP485 generates a magnetic field ...
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POWER CONNECTION Connection of the GP485 source should be made by an electrician or other qualified personnel. The GP485 is equipped with a three conductor power cable. The third conductor is the ground conductor. When the ...
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CONNECTIONS IN A SYSTEM GPIB BUS GP485 ( 1 ) GP485 ( 2 ) GP485 (14 ) Fig. 3-1: System connections 3.9 RS485 CONNECTOR PINOUT Shield (connector enclosure) RS485 RS485 ZUP ...
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CONNECTING GP485 TO ZUP POWER SUPPLY Fig.3-3: GP485 to ZUP cable layout 1 8 RS485 OUT TXD TXD RXD RXD 2 1 SHIELD ...
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OUTLINE DRAWING MODEL NAME WILL BE SHOWN HERE. 70+0.5 TALK LISTEN POWER/ POWER/ SRQ READY READY POWER 11.0 48.0+1.0 NOTE : 1. MOUNTING SCREWS MUST NOT PROTRUDE INTO THE POWER SUPPLY MORE THAN 6mm. 2. GPIB CONNECTOR: SHIELDED 24-PIN ...
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CHAPTER 4 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the operating modes, controls and indicators of the GP485 controller. It also describes how to program the GP485 controller, status and error handling information, programming considerations, programming messages, function arguments, addressing, ...
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Rear Panel 1 3 Fig. 4-2: Rear Panel Connections Table 4-2: Rear Panel Connections Description # Connector EIA-568A shielded type connector, used for RS485 1 RS485 OUT communication with Zup power supplies. Shielded 24-pin Champ female connector, with metric ...
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Top panel Switches 8 through 4 set the GPIB address of the GP485. The serial device address is the GP485 GPIB address plus 1, refer also to par. 4.8. Before setting the address switches, find two consecutive addresses that ...
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TURN-ON CHECKOUT PROCEDURE 4.3.1 General The following procedure ensures that the GP485 controller is operational and may be used as a basic incoming inspection check. 4.3.2 Prior to operation Check that the rear panel RS485 cable is connected as ...
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PROGRAMMING MESSAGE FORMAT You can program the GP485 by sending it programming messages, which are ASCII strings, via it’s GPIB port. Each programming message is terminated with a carriage return (<CR>), a linefeed (<LF>), or a carriage return followed ...
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Address of the serial port The address of the serial port is the GP485 address plus 1, with the secondary addressing disabled. However, if primary address of 30 with the configuration switch is selected, the serial port is at ...
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GPIB READ AND WRITE TERMINATION METHODS (END and EOS) The IEEE 488 specification defines two ways that GPIB Talkers and Listeners can identify the last byte of data messages: END and EOS. The two methods permit a Talker to ...
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SERVICE REQUEST (SRQ) 4.13.1Service Request at Power On After Power On , the GP485 defaults to never asserting service request. Using the GP485 can be programmed to assert SRQ 4.13.2 SRQ* conditions The GP485 will assert SRQ * in ...
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GP485 initialize for using SRQ* WRT$= “srq 16”+CHR$(13) CALL IBWRT(GP485%, WRT$) 4.14 PARALLEL POLL The GP485 sets the ist (individual status) bit whenever it asserts unasserts SRQ *. The GP485 implements IEEE 488 Parallel Poll (PP) interface function subset ...
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CHAPTER 5 FUNCTIONS AND COMMANDS 5.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter contains descriptions of the mode functions that can be used to program the GP485. These functions are in alphabetical order for easy reference, order by group and explanations how to use. ...
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Alphabetical function list Table 5-4 separates the function in alphabetical order. Table 5-4: Alphabetical function list echo on/off Echo characters received from serial port eos modes, eoschar Change or disable GPIB end-of-string termination mode onl on/off Place the GP485 ...
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Table 5-5: functions syntax contd. onl [bool]< CR > Use nl to disable communications between GP485 and serial port or to reset o the GP485 characteristic to it’s default values. Placing the GP485 offline is like disconnecting it’s serial cable ...
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Table 5-5: functions syntax contd. srqen [mask]< CR > Use srq en to allow the GP485 to assert in Table 5-5-1. mask= 0 never assert >0 assert Table 5-5-1: SRQ mask bits Hex Bit Value ...
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Table 5-5: functions syntax contd. Status represents a combination of GP485 conditions. Inside the GP485, status is stored as a 16-bit integer. Each bit in the integer represents a single condition. A bit value of 1 indicates the corresponding condition ...
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Table 5-5: functions syntax contd. Table 5-5-4: Serial port error conditions returned Example: 10 ‘Turn on continuous status reporting , 20 ‘in numeric format. 30 WRT$=”stat c n”+CHR$ (13) 40 CALL IBWRT (GP485%,WRT$) 50 ‘If we have ...
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CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE 6.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter contains maintenance information for the GP485 model. 6.2 UNITS UNDER WARRANTY Units requiring repair during the warranty period should be returned to a Nemic-Lambda authorized service facility. Refer to the address listing on ...
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... GP485 USER’S MANUAL INDEX A ac cables 4,6 ac cord 7 accessories 4 addressing 15, cooling 9 configuration connections in a system 8 7 connecting the cables D default settings 20 E 17,21 eos echo 21 F fuse 2,26 front panel 11 functions 20,21 G grounding 2 7,9 GPIB cable I indicators listener O outline drawing ...
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KARMIEL INDUSTRIAL ZONE, POB 500, ZC-20101, ISRAEL. TEL: 972-4-9887491 FAX: 972-4-9887487 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Nemic-Lambda Ltd., located at Karmiel Industrial zone, Israel, declare under our sole responsibility that the product: Product Name: GPIB-RS485 CONTROLLER Model: GP485 Conforms to the ...