3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Programmable DC Power supply 3600 SERIES user’s manual CONTENTS Safety Guide...............................................1 Attention......................................................2 Chapter 1 General Introduction ...................4 1.1 General Introduction...............................4 1.2 Specifications.........................................4 1.3 Features ..............................................5 1.4 Dimensions and Structure.......................5 1.4.
600 SERIES USER MANUAL SAFETY GUIDE This manual contains the precautions necessary to ensure your personal safety as well as for protection for the products and the connected equipment. These precautions are highlighted with a triangle “WARNING” symbol in this manual and are marked according to the danger levels as follows: Danger It indicates that if appropriate precautions are not taken, serious incidents of personal injuries and deaths or significant damages or losses to the properties will be caused.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. The Manufacturer assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements. Attention I. Safety 1. Users should operate according to this manual. 2.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 3. Connect the power cable to the AC in the power supply and the 3 connector plug. Please be sure that the power supply is grounded. 4. Press the switch on the front panel to switch on the instrument and you can start to use it. III. Fuse 1. The fuse is at the position of power input part on the back panel, for the purpose of avoiding failure brought by using wrong voltage. Please pay attention to the following items when you change the voltage input and the fuse. 2.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Chapter 1 General Introduction 1.1 General Introduction The ARRAY 3600 Series Power Supply is a compact programmable DC power supply. It is equipped with back-light LCD display, number keypad and rotary knob which make it much easier to use. It can be operated at constant voltage mode or constant current mode. Programming feafures include over-current protection, maximum output voltage and power limitation, and 10 parameters storage.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Current Protection AC Input Operating environment Weight Dimensions Software 10mA 10mA 10mA Over voltage / Over current / Over power 110V/220Vac +/- 15%, 47 to 63 Hz 0 to 50 C, 80% RH * 6.00kg 212.6mmW x 88.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 1.4.2 Structure 1.4.2.1 Front view Front panel is for users to operate. Please see the right picture for details. 1. LCD Display 2. Number Keypad 3. Rotary knob 4. Output Terminal Fig 2 Front view of 3600 Series DC power supply 1. LCD display 0.00V 0.00A 0.00W OFF Fig 3 LCD Display of 3600 Series power supply The Left-upper Corner: The set voltage value. (Flashing voltage means the low-voltage.) The Left-bottom Corner: The output power value.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 3. Rotary knob and function keys Left Operation: The left moving key Right Operation: The right moving key ESC: Can be used to exit from any working state OK: Confirmation key Rotary knob: The rotary dial Fig 5 Rotary knob and function keys 1.4.2.2 Back view PC connection Wire rack interface fan wrap Power supply plug Fuse AC input switch Fig 6 Back view The fuse can be changed easily by using a small screwdriver. 3600 Series Programmable Power Supply VERSION 2.0 2004.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Operation 2.1 General operation 1. Connect the power supply with PC 3311 adaptor 3600 Series power supply Fig 2-1 Connect the power supply with PC 2.2 Function introduction 2.2.1. Main functions 1. Set up voltage 2. Set up current 3. Enable/disable the output 4. Store parameters 5. Recall parameters 2.2.2 Sub-functions 1. Set up the maximum output voltage 2. Set up the maximum output power 3. Enable/disable the rotary knob 4. Set up initial output state 5.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 2.3.1 Set up voltage 3600 series power supply provides two methods to set up the output voltage: by the number keypad and by the rotary knob. Please see the following operation procedure.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 2.3.2 Set up current 3600 Series power supply can be set up for a constant current or a maximum current, please see the following example. Conditions: voltage=24V, load R=12Ohm, then V/R=2 A, it represents the power supply provide the load with 2A current. If the current value is set to 2.50A, the power supply works in CV mode, the actual current value should be displayed on the screen as 2.00A. If the load resistor becomes lower, the current will increase.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL it then the output will be changed to OFF status, vice versa. 2.3.4 Store parameters If you often use a voltage and current as 24V and 2A or 12V and 2.3A and etc, you just need to set up the data at the first time and then store the data in the power supply. When you need it, recall it. 3600 series power supply can store up to 10 sets of parameters.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 2.3.5 Recall parameters In the last paragraph, we know that we can store 10 sets of parameters. Also you can recall any one of them. It means that you needn’t to set up again for the usually requirements and it brings you much conveninent. Users can recall one set of the data from the stored data sets. Which including set up of 1)Voltage value; 2)Current value; 3)Maximum voltage; 4)Locked/ unlocked keypad; 5)Maximum power; 6)Baudrate; 7)Communication address.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Procedure The operation Methods Step 1 Press “Menu” button LCD display MAX OUT VOLTAGE Step 2 Enter the password ( Or jump to step 4 if the keyboard KEY SOUND SET ENTER PASSWORD Step 3 is unlocked) Press “Enter” button ( it will return to step 2 if your ENTER PASSWORD Step 4 password is wrong for reentering) The LCD display the menu functions one by one, user 1234 MAX VOLTAGE SET can use the UP and DOWN button to change the selecting each function, Press “Enter” button to
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 2.3.6.3 Enable/disable the rotary knob When you select the ROTARY SW SET function, the LCD will display as: SW ENABLE (Def) You can select SW ENABLE (Def) to enble the rotary switch or select SW DISABLE to disble it . SW DISABLE 2.3.6.4 Set up initial output state When you select the INITIAL OUT SET function, the LCD will display as: INI. OUT SAVE INI. CLEAR (Def) Select INI. OUT SAVE to save the output data before switching off the unit, select INI.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 2.3.6.7 Set up communication address (0~31) This communication address function is for monitoring multi-power supply system. In the system, one computer can monitor 32 power supplies at the most by the connecting RS232 and 485 bus. So we should give each power supply an address.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Chapter 3 System Installation of PowerMS Software 3. 1 System Installation 3.1.1 Put the disk into the CDROM driver. Then select the setup powerMS and the initial diagram as in Fig. 3-1 will be displayed. Fig 3-1 The Installation Initial Interface 3.1.2 Then it will enter the interface as in Fig. 3-2. Press “NEXT” to continue. Fig 3-2 The Installation Interface 2 3.1.3 In Fig. 1-3, there is some explanation to some products’ introduction.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 3.1.5 In Fig. 3-5, users may select the installation type. Generally, select “TYPICAL” and click “NEXT” to continue. Fig 3-5 The Installation Interface 5 3.1.6 In Fig. 3-6, enter the file folder’s name and the default name is “POWERMS”. Generally it is not needed to enter and it is just need to click “NEXT”. Fig 3-6 The Installation Interface 6 3.1.7 Click “NEXT” and the installation system will enter the files’ copy state. Please wait patiently for the end of the files’ copy.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 3.2.2 Enter the initial interface as shown in Fig. 3-9. Fig 3-9 The System Start Diagram 3.2.3 Wait for the end of the system initialization and then it will be the main interface as shown in Fig. 310. Fig 3-10 The PowerMS Main Interface Explanation: 1. Once the PowerMS system is started, it will be automatically in the minimized state. And this time the icon is in the state bar on the desk. Click the right key of the mouse on the icon, the menu as shown in Fig.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Chapter 4 The introduction of main functions 4.1 The Definition of the Power Supply Select the function item and then the interface as shown in Fig. 4-1 will be displayed. Fig 4-1 The Power Definition Interface Add: Select “Add” in the function items and input the contents of each item. After the set of the input, select “Save” to save it. Delete: Select the POWER record to be deleted in the table and then select “Delete”. Finally select “Save” and it will be OK.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Fig 4-2 System Prompt the restart 4.2 The COM Port and Lower Machine (Power Supply) Address Set Login in the identity of “Manager” and then select the quick icon after the system restarts. The dialogue frame as shown in Fig.4-3 will be displayed. Fig 4-3 COM Port and address set In Fig. 4-3, select the COM port from the pull-down table. If the COM port does not exit, the system will prompt the diagram as shown in Fig. 4-4.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL In Fig. 4-5, enter the default address (245) of the power supply and then click “READ”. If testing successfully, the “NEW ADDRESS” and “WRITE” functions will be available. If testing failure, then the new address of the power cannot be set and the prompting diagram as shown in Fig. 4-6 will be displayed. This time the communication cable must be checked.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL 4.6 Select PC to POWER Control Instructions 1.) Methods 1 As in Fig. 4-11, there are four control instructions in total. CLOSE POWER : Close the power output OPEN POWER : Open the power output PC CONTROL : ontrolled by PC POWER SELF : Control by power supply Fig 4-10-1 Select the Control Instruction Explanation: The system default control instruction is the PC CONTROL state.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Fig 4-13 Fig 4-14 1) Using the rotary knob: Move the mouse to the icon and then rotate the knob. 2) Using the keypad: Select the “A” button, enter the data and then select the “ENTER” button. Explanation: User must have the authority above the “General” to do set it. 4.9 Query the Report Select the button and the diagram as shown in Fig. 4-15 will be displayed. Fig 4-15 Query the Report 1.) Set the Query Conditions: Set the parameters in the “Query” frame. 2.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Explanation: The data range condition must be set. 7.) Close: Select “CLOSE” and return to the upper-interface. 4.10 Explanation of the Interface Indicating Components 1.) Instrument Part The Voltage Value Voltage Set Value (Accuracy rate: 5 digits) (Accuracy rate: 2 digits) Common Data: Green Overflowing Data: Red Fig 4-17 Instrument Indication Common Date and Overflowing Data are both in the normal communication state. 2.
3600 SERIES USER MANUAL Add: 3: represents the POWER address. V: 36: represents the defined voltage max value. A: 3: represents the defined current max value. W: 108: represents the defined power max value. Sending: represents the communication state. 4.12 Power Supply State Indication 1. Overloading current indication: Blue presents normal. Red presents overloading. 2. Overloading power indication: Blue presents normal. Red presents overloading. 3. Power supply ON/OFF state Blue presents OFF.
