User Manual

– Rev M

California Instruments

1 Introduction

This instruction manual contains information on the installation, operation, calibration and maintenance of all power systems that use the MX15 Series power sources with the programmable controller.

1.1 General Description

The MX15 Series AC and DC power source systems are high efficiency, floor standing AC and

DC power sources that provide a precise output with low distortion. Available voltage ranges are

150 Vac, 300 Vac and 400 Vac in AC mode and 200 Vdc and 400 Vdc in DC mode.

Models with a -1 designation provide full front panel operation but do not include certain features such as arbitrary waveform generation unless added as an option at the time of order. Models with the Pi controller offer several additional standard features, including the RS232C, USB, LAN

(option) and IEEE-488 interfaces, arbitrary waveform generation, dual voltage ranges and additional measurement functions.

The MX15 Series units are contained in a compact floor standing enclosure on casters. This allows the units to be moved around more easily.

Read the installation instructions carefully before attempting to install and operate the MX15

Series power systems.

1.2 Manual organization and format

All user documentation for AMETEK programmable power sources is provided on CDROM in electronic format. (Adobe Portable Document Format) The required Adobe PDF viewer can be downloaded free of charge from www.adobe.com

. This manual may be printed for personal use if a hardcopy is desired. To request a hardcopy from AMETEK Programmable Power, contact customer service at [email protected]

. There will be an additional charge for printed manuals.

This manual contains sections on installation, normal use, maintenance and calibration. If the MX system is equipped with a GPIB, RS232C, USB or LAN interface, refer to the MX Programming manual for information on using the remote control interfaces and command syntax. The programming manual is provided on the same CDROM as this user manual.

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