IT8700 User Manual
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QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND ASSURANCE ............................................................................................................................. I
WARRANTY ..................................................................................................................................................................... I
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................................ I
SAFETY SYMBOLS ............................................................................................................................................................. I
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... II
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................................................... III
REGULATORY MARKINGS ................................................................................................................................................. III
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) DIRECTIVE ..................................................................................... III
COMPLIANCE INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................................. V
CHAPTER1 INSPECTION AND INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 VERIFYING THE SHIPMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 INSTALLATION SIZE INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 MODULE INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.3.1 Channel number ........................................................................................................................................ 9
1.4 MAINFRAME INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................... 10
1.5 CONNECTING THE POWER CORD ................................................................................................................................ 10
1.6 CONNECTING THE DEVICE UNDER TEST ........................................................................................................................ 12
CHAPTER2 QUICK START ................................................................................................................................ 16
2.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3 FRONT PANNEL INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 18
2.4 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................... 19
2.5 POWER-ON SELFTEST ............................................................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER3 PANEL FUNCTION INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 22
3.1 MAINFRAME OPERATION .......................................................................................................................................... 22
3.1.1 Mainframe keyboard functions introduction......................................................................................... 22
3.1.2 Menu list ................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.1.3 Channel option ......................................................................................................................................... 28
3.1.4 Save and recall ........................................................................................................................................ 29
3.1.5 Configuration menu introduction ........................................................................................................... 29
3.1.6 Module keyboard lock ............................................................................................................................. 29
3.2 MODULE OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................... 29
3.2.1 Single channel module panel ................................................................................................................ 29
3.2.2 Dual channel module panel ................................................................................................................... 30
3.3 VFD INDICATOR FUNCTION DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 31
3.4 8-PIN CONTROL CONNECTOR ...................................................................................................................................... 31
3.4.1 External trigger connections .................................................................................................................. 32
3.4.2 External ON/OFF control connection ................................................................................................... 33
3.5 EXTENDED FRAME CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 33
3.6 CONTROLLING LINK .................................................................................................................................................. 34
CHAPTER4 OPERATIONS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 36
4.1 LOCAL/REMOTE OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................... 36
4.2 PC CONTROL CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................................ 36
4.3 OPERATING MODES .................................................................................................................................................. 36
4.3.1 Constant current (CC) mode ................................................................................................................. 37
4.3.2 Constant resistance (CR) mode ............................................................................................................ 38
4.3.3 Constant voltage (CV) mode ................................................................................................................. 38
4.3.4 Constant power (CW) mode .................................................................................................................. 39
4.3.5 Compound Operation Mode .................................................................................................................. 40
4.3.6 Operations ................................................................................................................................................ 41
4.4 TRANSIENT OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................. 42
4.4.1 Continuous ............................................................................................................................................... 43
4.4.2 Pulsed ....................................................................................................................................................... 43
4.4.3 Toggled ..................................................................................................................................................... 43
4.4.4 A/B transient operations ......................................................................................................................... 44