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PS2520G and PS2521G Programmer Manual
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Getting Started
With a computer (controller), you can operate the PS2520G and
PS2521G Programmable Power Supplies over the GPIB. This section
explains how to perform the following tasks:
H Set up GPIB systems
H Connect the programmable power supply to a GPIB controller
H Set GPIB address of the programmable power supply
H Test the GPIB connection
Setting Up the GPIB System
Observe these rules when you set up the programmable power supply
with a GPIB system:
H Each device on the bus needs a unique device address. No two
devices can share the same device address.
H Do not connect more than 15 devices to any one bus.
H Connect one device for every 2 m (6 ft) of cable used.
H Do not use more than 20 m (65 ft) of cable to connect devices to
a bus.
H Turn on at least two-thirds of the devices on the GPIB system
while you use the system.
H Configure the devices on the system as shown in Figure 1. Do not
use loop or parallel configurations.