Getting Started 1
Introduction
U3606A User’s and Service Guide 3
Output features
• Single- output dual range — S1 (30 V/1 A) or S2 (8 V/3 A)
• Constant voltage and constant current supply
• Overvoltage and overcurrent protection
• Remote sensing to compensate for voltage drop in load leads
• Square- wave generator with selectable amplitude, frequency, duty cycle,
and pulse width parameters
• Output on standby when disabled
• Ramp signal capability with fixed time for preset step and end
amplitude
• Scan signal capability with preset time, step, and end amplitude
• Excellent load and line regulation
• Low ripple and noise
System features
• Highly visible vacuum- fluorescent display (VFD)
• Built- in GPIB (IEEE- 488) and USB interface, I/O setup easily done from
the front- panel
• USB 2.0 full speed interface — USBTMC488.2 compatible
• Compatible with Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
(SCPI)
• Automatic power- on self- test
• Error messages available from the front- panel display
• User calibration from front panel and remote interface — software
calibration, no internal physical adjustments
• Sixteen storage locations for user- defined operating states
• Portable, rugged case with non- skid feet
• Kensington security slot — anti- theft system