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SafetySummary
Thefollowingsafetyprecautionsapplytobothoperatingandmaintenancepersonnelandmustbefollowed
duringallphasesofoperation,service,andrepairofthisinstrument.
Beforeapplyingpowertothisinstrument:
•Readandunderstandthesafetyandoperationalinformationinthismanual.
•Applyallthelistedsafetyprecautions.
•Verifythatthevoltageselectoratthelinepowercordinputissettothecorrectlinevoltage.Operating
•Makeallconnectionstotheinstrumentbeforeapplyingpower.
•DonotoperatetheinstrumentinwaysnotspeciedbythismanualorbyB&KPrecision.
Failuretocomplywiththeseprecautionsorwithwarningselsewhereinthismanualviolatesthesafety
standardsofdesign,manufacture,andintendeduseoftheinstrument.B&KPrecisionassumesno
liabilityforacustomer’sfailuretocomplywiththeserequirements.
Categoryrating
TheIEC61010standarddenessafetycategoryratingsthatspecifytheamountofelectricalenergy
availableandthevoltageimpulsesthatmayoccuronelectricalconductorsassociatedwiththesecategory
ratings.ThecategoryratingisaRomannumeralofI,II,III,orIV.Thisratingisalsoaccompaniedbya
maximumvoltageofthecircuittobetested,whichdenesthevoltageimpulsesexpectedandrequired
insulationclearances.Thesecategoriesare:
CategoryI(CATI):Measurementinstrumentswhosemeasurementinputsarenotintendedtobe
connectedtothemainssupply.Thevoltagesintheenvironmentaretypically
derivedfromalimited-energytransformerorabattery.
CategoryII(CATII):Measurementinstrumentswhosemeasurementinputsaremeanttobeconnected
tothemainssupplyatastandardwalloutletorsimilarsources. Example
measurementenvironmentsareportabletoolsandhouseholdappliances.
CategoryIII(CATIII):Measurementinstrumentswhosemeasurementinputsaremeanttobe
connectedtothemainsinstallationofabuilding. Examplesaremeasurements
insideabuilding’scircuitbreakerpanelorthewiringofpermanently-installedmotors.
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CategoryIV(CATIV):Measurementinstrumentswhosemeasurementinputsaremeanttobe
connectedtotheprimarypowerenteringabuildingorotheroutdoorwiring.
Donotusethisinstrumentinanelectricalenvironmentwithahighercategoryratingthanwhatisspecied
inthismanualforthisinstrument.
Youmustensurethateachaccessoryyouusewiththisinstrumenthasacategoryratingequaltoor
higherthantheinstrument’scategoryratingtomaintaintheinstrument’scategoryrating. Failuretodo
sowilllowerthecategoryratingofthemeasuringsystem.
ElectricalPower
ThisinstrumentisintendedtobepoweredfromaCATEGORYIImainspowerenvironment.Themains
powershouldbe115VRMSor230VRMS.Useonlythepowercordsuppliedwiththeinstrumentand
ensureitisappropriateforyourcountryofuse.
GroundtheInstrument
Tominimizeshockhazard,theinstrumentchassisandcabinetmustbeconnectedtoanelectricalsafety
ground.Thisinstrumentisgroundedthroughthegroundconductorofthesupplied,three-conductorAC
linepowercable.Thepowercablemustbepluggedintoanapprovedthree-conductorelectricaloutlet.
ThepowerjackandmatingplugofthepowercablemeetIECsafetystandards.
Donotalterordefeatthegroundconnection.Withoutthesafetygroundconnection,allaccessible
conductiveparts(includingcontrolknobs)mayprovideanelectricshock.Failuretouseaproperly-
groundedapprovedoutletandtherecommendedthree-conductorAClinepowercablemayresultin
injuryordeath.
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Unlessotherwisestated,agroundconnectionontheinstrument’sfrontorrearpanelisforareference
ofpotentialonlyandisnottobeusedasasafetyground.Donotoperateinanexplosiveorammable
atmosphere.
Donotoperatetheinstrumentinthepresenceofammablegasesorvapors,fumes,ornely-divided
particulates.
Theinstrumentisdesignedtobeusedinoce-typeindoorenvironments.Donotoperatetheinstrument
•Inthepresenceofnoxious,corrosive,orammablefumes,gases,vapors,chemicals,ornely-divided
particulates.
•Inrelativehumidityconditionsoutsidetheinstrument’sspecications.
•Inenvironmentswherethereisadangerofanyliquidbeingspilledontheinstrumentorwhereany
liquidcancondenseontheinstrument.
•Inairtemperaturesexceedingthespeciedoperatingtemperatures.
•Inatmosphericpressuresoutsidethespeciedaltitudelimitsorwherethesurroundinggasisnotair.
•Inenvironmentswithrestrictedcoolingairow,eveniftheairtemperaturesarewithinspecications.
•Indirectsunlight.
Thisinstrumentisintendedtobeusedinanindoorpollutiondegree2environment.Theoperating
temperaturerangeis0∘Cto40∘Cand20%to80%relativehumidity,withnocondensationallowed.
Measurementsmadebythisinstrumentmaybeoutsidespecicationsiftheinstrumentisusedinnon-
oce-typeenvironments.Suchenvironmentsmayincluderapidtemperatureorhumiditychanges,sunlight,
vibrationand/ormechanicalshocks,acousticnoise,electricalnoise,strongelectricelds, orstrong
magneticelds.
Donotoperateinstrumentifdamaged
Iftheinstrumentisdamaged,appearstobedamaged,orifanyliquid,chemical,orothermaterialgetson
orinsidetheinstrument,removetheinstrument’spowercord,removetheinstrumentfromservice,label
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itasnottobeoperated,andreturntheinstrumenttoB&KPrecisionforrepair.NotifyB&KPrecisionof
thenatureofanycontaminationoftheinstrument.
Cleantheinstrumentonlyasinstructed
Donotcleantheinstrument,itsswitches,oritsterminalswithcontactcleaners,abrasives,lubricants,
solvents,acids/bases,orothersuchchemicals.Cleantheinstrumentonlywithacleandrylint-freecloth
orasinstructedinthismanual.Notforcriticalapplications
Thisinstrumentisnotauthorizedforuseincontactwiththehumanbodyorforuseasacomponentina
life-supportdeviceorsystem.
Donottouchlivecircuits
Instrumentcoversmustnotberemovedbyoperatingpersonnel.Componentreplacementandinternal
adjustmentsmustbemadebyqualiedservice-trainedmaintenancepersonnelwhoareawareofthe
hazardsinvolvedwhentheinstrument’scoversandshieldsareremoved.Undercertainconditions,
evenwiththepowercordremoved,dangerousvoltagesmayexistwhenthecoversareremoved. To
avoidinjuries,alwaysdisconnectthepowercordfromtheinstrument,disconnectallotherconnections
(forexample,testleads,computerinterfacecables,etc.),dischargeallcircuits,andverifythereare
nohazardousvoltagespresentonanyconductorsbymeasurementswithaproperly-operatingvoltage-
sensingdevicebeforetouchinganyinternalparts.Verifythevoltage-sensingdeviceisworkingproperly
beforeandaftermakingthemeasurementsbytestingwithknown-operatingvoltagesourcesandtestfor
bothDCandACvoltages.Donotattemptanyserviceoradjustmentunlessanotherpersoncapableof
renderingrstaidandresuscitationispresent.
Donotinsertanyobjectintoaninstrument’sventilationopeningsorotheropenings.
Hazardousvoltagesmaybepresentinunexpectedlocationsincircuitrybeingtestedwhenafaultcondition
inthecircuitexists.
Fusereplacementmustbedonebyqualiedservice-trainedmaintenancepersonnelwhoareawareof
theinstrument’sfuserequirementsandsafereplacementprocedures. Disconnecttheinstrumentfrom
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thepowerlinebeforereplacingfuses.Replacefusesonlywithnewfusesofthefusetypes,voltage
ratings,andcurrentratingsspeciedinthismanualoronthebackoftheinstrument. Failuretodoso
maydamagetheinstrument,leadtoasafetyhazard,orcauseare.Failuretousethespeciedfuses
willvoidthewarranty.
Servicing
DonotsubstitutepartsthatarenotapprovedbyB&KPrecisionormodifythisinstrument.Returnthe
instrumenttoB&KPrecisionforserviceandrepairtoensurethatsafetyandperformancefeaturesare
maintained.
Forcontinuedsafeuseoftheinstrument
•Donotplaceheavyobjectsontheinstrument.
•Donotobstructcoolingairowtotheinstrument.
•Donotplaceahotsolderingironontheinstrument.
•Donotpulltheinstrumentwiththepowercord,connectedprobe,orconnectedtestlead.
•Donotmovetheinstrumentwhenaprobeisconnectedtoacircuitbeingtested.
ComplianceStatements
DisposalofOldElectrical&ElectronicEquipment(ApplicableintheEuropeanUnionandother
Europeancountrieswithseparatecollectionsystems)
ThisproductissubjecttoDirective2002/96/ECoftheEuropean
ParliamentandtheCounciloftheEuropeanUniononwasteelectrical
andelectronicequipment(WEEE),andinjurisdictionsadoptingthat
Directive,ismarkedasbeingputonthemarketafterAugust13,2005,
andshouldnotbedisposedofasunsortedmunicipalwaste. Please
utilizeyourlocalWEEEcollectionfacilitiesinthedispositionofthis
productandotherwiseobserveallapplicablerequirements.
SafetySymbols
SymbolDescription
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathor
seriousinjury.
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultinminoror
moderateinjury.
Refertothetextnearthesymbol.
ElectricShockhazard
Alternatingcurrent(AC)
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Chassisground
Earthground
IndicatestheInpositionofthepowerswitchwheninstrumentisON.
IndicatestheOutpositionofthepowerswitchwheninstrumentisOFF.
Indicatespracticesnotrelatedtophysicalinjury.
Table1SafetySymbols
Contents
1Introduction11
1.1ProductOverview11
1.2Contents12
1.3Features12
1.4Dimensions13
1.5FrontPanel14
1.6RearPanel15
2GettingStarted16
2.1InputPowerandFuseRequirements16
2.2FuseRequirements17
2.3CheckorReplaceFuse17
3BasicFrontPanelOperations19
3.1Keys19
3.1.1FunctionKeys19
3.1.2Softkeys20
3.1.3NumericKeypad20
3.1.4NavigationKeys21
3.2Display22
3.2.1Menu22
4Source23
4.1SourceParameters23
4.2Output24
4.2.1Channel24
4.2.2OutputParameters24
4.3View25
4.3.1Measure26
4.4Graph28
4.5Save28
4.6Recall29
4.7ProtClr29
5Cong30
5.1Cong130
5.1.1OutputSpeed31
5.1.2VoltageRange32
5.1.3CurrentSense33
5.1.4OverVoltageProtection34
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5.1.5VoltageLimit35
5.1.6CurrentLimit36
5.1.7OutputDelay37
5.2Conf238
5.2.1Output-oState39
5.2.2OverCurrentProtection40
5.2.3TraceState41
5.2.4TriggerMode42
5.2.5Ext_ON/OFFMode43
5.2.6Ext_ON/OFFState44
5.2.7DigitalFunction45
5.3Conf346
5.3.1CurrentLowRange47
6Graph48
6.1Channel49
6.2Scope49
6.3Knob50
6.4TrigSet51
6.5Auto52
6.6V_Range52
6.7I_Range53
6.8Run/Hold54
7Battery55
7.1Start56
7.2Channel56
7.3Mode56
7.4Cong59
7.5CapacityClear61
7.6Manual61
8List64
8.1ListSetup65
8.1.1ListParameters65
8.2EditList66
8.2.1StepParameters67
8.3SequenceSel68
8.3.1RunningaList69
8.3.2ExternalImport70
9Math71
9.1Filter72
9.1.1FilterChannel72
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9.1.2FilterState72
9.1.3FilterType73
9.1.4SampleRate74
9.1.5SampleCount74
9.2Buer75
9.2.1BuerChannel75
9.2.2BuerSize75
9.2.3BuerStatistics76
9.2.4BuerMode77
9.2.5AutoClear78
9.2.6Clear79
9.2.7ExporttoUSB79
10System80
10.1SysLog81
10.2SysConf83
10.2.1Date83
10.2.2Time83
10.2.3Brightness84
10.2.4Beep84
10.2.5SystemReset85
10.2.6SystemSelf-Test86
10.2.7SystemProtectionClear87
10.3SysInfo88
10.4SysComm89
10.4.1USBTMC90
10.4.2LAN91
10.5SysCal93
11ServiceInformation94
12LIMITEDTHREE-YEARWARRANTY95

Introduction

1.1ProductOverview

BCS6401BCS6402
Figure1.1FrontView
TheBCS6401andBCS6402batterycharger/simulatorandprecisionsourcesareoptimizedfortesting
lowpowerbatteriesandbattery-operateddevices.Bothmodelsfeaturesource/sinkcapabilities,abipolar
output,andvariableoutputimpedancetocharge,discharge,orsimulatelowpowerbatteries.
ModelBCS6401BCS6402
Channels21
CH1CH2
±
Voltage
Current(Source
/Sink)
Power45Wperchannel150W
High
Low
High3A
Low5A
15V
±
9V
Table1.1Models
0to15V
0to9V
±
±
30V
5A
Introduction12

1.2Contents

Pleaseinspecttheinstrumentmechanicallyandelectricallyuponreceivingit.Unpackallitemsfromthe
shippingcarton,andcheckforanyobvioussignsofphysicaldamagethatmayhaveoccurredduring
transportation.Reportanydamagetotheshippingagentimmediately.Savetheoriginalpackingcarton
forpossiblefuturereshipment.Everypowersupplyisshippedwiththefollowingcontents:
•1xBCS6401orBCS6402
•1xACPowerCord
•1xCerticateofCalibration
Note:
Ensurethepresenceofalltheitemsabove. Contact
thedistributororB&KPrecisionifanythingismissing.

1.3Features

•Dualchannelanddualrangeoperation(BCS6401only)
•AccurateBatterySimulation
•Oscilloscopewaveformdisplay(DSO)
•Ultrafasttransientresponsetime<50us
•UltrafastVoltagerisingtimeupto500us(fullload)
•Currentreadbackresolutionupto100nA
•Built-inhighaccuracyDVM
•Variableoutputimpedance
•Relayoutfunctionachieveselectricalisolationonterminals
•Overvoltage(OVP),overcurrent(OCP),andovertemperature(OTP)
•USB(USBTMC-compliant)andLANinterfacesstandard

1.4Dimensions

ModelBCS6401BCS6402
Introduction13
Dimensions
8.9”x3.5”x18.75”(226x88.2x476.26mm)
(WxHxD)
Weight19.85lbs(9kg)17.64lbs(8kg)
Table1.2DimensionsandWeight
Figure1.2Dimensions

1.5FrontPanel

Introduction14
Figure1.3FrontPanel
ItemNameDescription
1USBHostPortUSBportusedtoconnectexternalashdrives.
2DisplayVisualpresentationofthedevicefunctionandmeasurements.
3SoftkeysInvokeanyfunctionsdisplayedintherightsoftfrontpanelmenu.
4NumericKeypad
5RotaryKnobNavigatethroughthecontroldialogwindowsorcongureparameters.
6NavigationKeys
7FunctionKeysFrequentlyusedfunctionsuchasHome,Trig,Menu,ESC,andOn/Okeys.
8CH2TerminalsServesasoutputorinputterminalsofCH2dependingonthesetfunctionality.
9CH1TerminalsServesasoutputorinputofCH1dependingonthesetfunctionality.
Entersnumericvalues.
Pressthe[OK]tocompletetheentry.
Navigatethroughthecontroldialogwindows.
Pressthe[OK]keytoselectacontrol.
10SoftkeysInvokeanyfunctionsdisplayedinthebottomsoftfrontpanelmenu.
11PowerSwitchPowertheinstrumentONorOFF.
Table1.3FrontPanel

1.6RearPanel

Introduction15
Figure1.4RearPanel
ItemNameDescription
1VentHoleFanventilationhole.
2CH1TerminalsCH1’ssenseline,DVMandoutput/inputterminals.
3CH2TerminalsCH2’ssenseline,DVMandoutput/inputterminals.
ACpowerinput
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&fusebox
5I/OTerminalDigitalI/OprovidestheExtTrigger,ExtOn/O,DIGioandRIDFifunctions.
6USBportConnectaUSBtypeBtotypeAtoremotelycontroltheunit.
7LANport
Housesthefuse-holderassemblyandtheACinlet.
ConnectaCat5/6Ethernetstraight-throughpatchcabletoremotelycontrol
theinstrument.
Table1.4FrontPanel

GettingStarted

Beforeconnectingandpoweringuptheinstrument,pleasereviewandgothroughtheinstructionsinthis
chapter.

2.1InputPowerandFuseRequirements

ThesupplyhasauniversalACinputthatacceptslinevoltageinputwithin:
BCS6401BCS6402
Voltage100-240VAC(+/-10%)
Frequency50/60Hz
InputPower350VAMAX500VAMAX
Table2.1LineRating
BeforeconnectingtoanACoutletorexternalpowersource,besurethatthepowerswitchisintheOFF
positionandverifythattheACpowercord,includingtheextensionline,iscompatiblewiththerated
voltage/currentandthatthereissucientcircuitcapacityforthepowersupply.Onceveried,connect
thecablermly.
TheincludedACpowercordissafetycertiedforthisinstrumentoperatinginratedrange.To
changeacableoraddanextensioncable,besurethatitcanmeettherequiredpower
ratingsforthisinstrument.Anymisusewithwrongorunsafecableswillvoidthewarranty.
GettingStarted17

2.2FuseRequirements

AnACinputfuseisnecessarywhenpoweringtheinstrument.Thebelowtableshowsthefuserequirements.
LineFuse
110/220Vac5AT
BCS6401
220/240Vac3.15AT
110/220Vac5AT
BCS6402
220/240Vac2.5AT
Table2.2FuseRequirements

2.3CheckorReplaceFuse

Forsafety,nopowershouldbeappliedtotheinstrumentwhilechanginglinevoltage
operation. Disconnectallcablesconnectedtotheinstrumentbeforeproceeding.
•LocatethefuseboxnexttotheACinputconnectorintherearpanel.See1.6
•Withasmallatbladescrewdriver,insertintothefuseboxslittopullandslideoutthefuseboxas
indicatedbelow.
•Checkandreplacefuseifnecessary(seegure
2.1).
Figure2.1FuseRemoval
GettingStarted18
Anydisassemblingofthecaseorchangingthefusenotperformedbyan
authorizedservicetechnicianwillvoidthewarrantyoftheinstrument.

BasicFrontPanelOperations

Atpower-on,thepowersupplywillautomaticallyenterthehomepage,wherethepowersupplyfunctionality
canbecongured.

3.1Keys

TheBCS6400hasfourmainkeysection:
FunctionKeys–NumericKeypad–Softkeys–NavigationKeys
–

3.1.1FunctionKeys

Figure3.1FunctionKeys
KeyDescription
HomeReturnstohomepage.Sourceissetasthehomepage.
TrigTriggersthedenedeventswhentriggerissettomanual.
ESCUsedtocancelacongurationortoexitamenu.
MenuOpensthemenu. SeeFigure3.5toviewtheavailablemenupages.
On/OUsedtotoggleCH1outputstatus.
On/OUsedtotoggleCh2outputstatus.
Table3.1FunctionKeys
BasicFrontPanelOperations20

3.1.2Softkeys

TheunithastwosetsofSoftkeys.Therstsetarelocatedbelowthedisplayandconsistof5horizontal
softkeys.ThesekeyswillbereferredtoasF1-F5fromlefttoright. Thesecondsetarelocatedtothe
rightofthedisplayandconsistof4verticalsoftkeys.ThesekeyswillbereferredtoasF6-F9fromtopto
bottom.
Figure3.2Softkeys

3.1.3NumericKeypad

Thenumerickeysallowthecongurationofvariousparameters.Usingthenumerickeysprovidesafast
andpreciseinput.The±assignsthepolarityofthesetvalue.
Figure3.3NumericKeypad
BasicFrontPanelOperations21

3.1.4NavigationKeys

Thenavigationkeysareusedtonavigateallavailablemenus.Thenavigationkeyscanalsobeusedto
selectthedecimalplaceofavaluecurrentlybeingcongured.
Figure3.4NavigationKeys
BasicFrontPanelOperations22

3.2Display

TheBCS6400has8interfacesconsistingof:
Menu–Source–Graph–Battery
–
–List–Math–Cong–System
Clickonthecorrespondinginterfaceformoreinformation.

3.2.1Menu

PressthekeytoentertheMenuInterface.
TheMenuInterfacescontains7iconswhichcanbenavigatedusingthenavigationkeys,therotary
knob,orwiththesoftkeybelowthedisplay.Presseitherthe
themenuoftheselectedicon.
buttonorthesoftkeyF5tonavigateto
Figure3.5MenuInterface

Source

Thesourceinterfaceisusedtoprovidethefunctionalityofapowersupply,aswellasprecisemeasurements.
ToentertheSourceinterfacepressthe
buttonorselecttheiconintheMenuinterface.

4.1SourceParameters

ThefollowingparameterscanbeconguredintheSourceinterface.
Figure4.1SourceDisplay
SettingDescription
OutputSettheoutputparameters.
ViewSettheviewdisplayview.
ChannelSelectthechanneltointeractwith.
MeasureSelectthemeasurementstobedisplayed.
GraphNavigatetotheGraphInterface.
SaveSavethesetparameterstointernalmemory
RecallRecallpreviouslysavedparameters
Table4.1
Source24

4.2Output

Bothchannelshaveadjustablevoltage,current,andresistance.Thevariableresistancecanbeusedto
simulatetheinternalresistanceofbatteries.Thisallowsforprecisesimulationofabattery’soutput.

4.2.1Channel

PresstheF7softkeytotogglebetweenchannel1and2.Thedisplaywill
WhenViewissettoSinglethedisplaywilltogglebetweeneachchannel.CH1willbedisplayedwitha
yellowbackgroundandCH2willbedisplayedwithabluebackground.
WhenViewissettoDualthebackgroundcoloroftheParameterCongurationBarwilltoggleto
illustratetheselectedchannel.(Yellowforchannel1andblueforchannel2)

4.2.2OutputParameters

Tosetthechannel’soutputparameters:
•Usethe
–Theupkeywillmovetotheparameterleftofthecurrentlyselectedparameter.
–Thedownkeywillmovetotheparameterrightofthecurrentlyselectedparameter.
•Usethenumerickeypadtoinputanewvalue.
–Tomodifyaspecicdecimalpointusetherightandleftarrowkeystonavigatetothedecimalpoint
oftheselectedparameter.
–Oncethedesireddecimalpointisselectedtherotaryknowisusedtoincreaseordecreasethe
number.
Refertothe
Tosettherangeofthechannelseesection5.1.2.
navigationkeysalongtocyclebetweentheparameters.
ModelsTabletoviewtherangesofeachinstrument’sparameter.

4.3View

PresstheF6softkeytotogglethedisplaymodebetweenSingleandDual.
Figure4.2SingleViewCH1Figure4.3DualView
Source25
Displayupto10selectedmeasurementsof
theselectedchannel.Fouroftheselected
measurementscanbesetasthemain
measurements.
Themainmeasurementswillhavealarger
fonttakingupapproximatelyhalfofthesection
displayingthemeasurementvalues.
Theavailablemeasurementcanbefoundinsection
Displayupto6selectedmeasurementsforboth
channels. Threeoftheselectedmeasurements
canbesetasthemainmeasurementsforeach
channel.
Themainmeasurementswillhavealarger
fonttakingupapproximatelyhalfofthesection
displayingthemeasurementvalues.
4.3.1

4.3.1Measure

Source26
PresstheF8softkeytoselecttheMeasure
submenu.
ThemeasureparametersforSingleandDualView
areindependent.Therefore,measurementsset
inSingleViewwillnottransfertothedisplayed
measurementsinDualView.
Themeasurementparametersarebrokenintothree
groups: Voltage[U],Current[I],andDVM[D].
WhileintheMeasuresubmenupresstheF1
softkeytotogglebetweeneachgroup.
PresstheF1softkeytotogglebetweenthe
availablemeasurements.
U,I,andD.
UsetheF6andF7softkeystotogglebetweenthe
availablestatisticsoftheselectedmeasurements.
ParameterDescription
U
UdcAverageofallvoltagesmeasured
UmaxMaximummeasuredvoltage
UminMinimummeasuredvoltage
UrmsVoltageeectivevalue
UhighHighmeasuredvoltage
UlowLowmeasuredvoltage
I
IdcAverageofallcurrentsmeasured
IrmsCurrenteectivevalue
ImaxMaximummeasuredcurrent
IminMinimummeasuredcurrent
IhighHighmeasuredcurrent
IlowLowmeasuredcurrent
Seetable
parameters
4.2fortheavailablefortheavailable
D
DdcDVMaverageofallmeasuredments
PMeasuredpower
DrmsDVMvoltageeectivevalue
Table4.2MeasureParameters
SingleView
Source27
Figure4.4MeasureSingleView
Toreplaceameasurement:
1.PresstheF7softkeytoselectthechannelthatwillbemodied.
2.PresstheF8softkeytoentertheMeasuresubmenu.
3.UsetheUpandDownnavigationkeystoselectthemeasurementyouwanttoreplace.
–Theselectedparameterwillbehighlightedinblackandthefontcolorwillchangetopurple
4.PresstheF1softkeytoselectedthecorrespondinggroupofthenewparameter.
5.PresstheF6orF7softkeytoselectthedesiredparameter.
6.Pressthe
buttontosetthenewparameter
DualView
Source28
Figure4.5MeasureDualView
Toreplaceameasurement:
1.PresstheF8softkeytoentertheMeasuresubmenu.
2.UsetheUpandDownnavigationkeystoselectthemeasurementyouwanttoreplace.
–Toedittheparametersofchannel2presstheDownnavigationkeyuntiltheselectcursorswitched
totheCH2section.
–Theselectedparameterwillbehighlightedinblackandthefontcolorwillchangetopurple
3.PresstheF1softkeytoselectedthecorrespondinggroupofthenewparameter.
4.PresstheF6orF7softkeytoselectthedesiredparameter.
5.Pressthe
buttontosetthenewparameter

4.4Graph

PresstheF9softkeytonavigatetotheGraphInterface.FormoreinformationreadtheGraphInterface
chapter.

4.5Save

IntheSourceInterfacepressF1toSavethesetoutputparameters.
OncethecongurationhasbeensavedthesavedaddressedwillbedisplayedbeneaththeSavetext.
Theunitcanstoreupto50congurations.(0to49)

4.6Recall

IntheSourceInterfacepressF2toentertheRecallsubmenu.
Source29
Figure4.6RecallSubmenu
Torecallaconguration:
1.Selectthechanneltobecongured.(PresstheF7softkeytotogglebetweenthechannels.)
2.Pressthe
3.PresstheF4softkeytoloadtheselectedconguration.
Todeletedsavedparameters:
•EntertheRecallmenu.
•Usethe
•PresstheF3softkeytodeletedtheparameterssavedatthechosenpoint.
buttonstonavigatethecongurationlist.
navigationkeystoapoint.

4.7ProtClr

TheF4softkeyclearsalltheprotectiontriggers.Tocongureandsetthestateoftheavailableprotection
featuresrefertothe
Congchapter.
ToentertheCongurationInterface:
Cong
Pressthe
buttonthenusethenavigationkeystoselecttheicon.
5.1Cong1
IntheCong1menuthesourceparameters’parameterscanbecongured. Parameterssuchasthe
outputs’speed,range,protections,limits,anddelayscanbecongured.ToentertheCong1menu:
PressthebuttonthenselectCong>Conf1.
Figure5.1SourceCong1
ThefollowingparameterscanbeconguredintheCongurationInterface:
SettingDescription
OutputSpeedSettherisingvoltageslewrate.
VoltageRangeSetthevoltagerange.
CurrentSenseSetthecurrentsensemode.
OVP(V)Enable/disableandsetovervoltageprotection.
VoltageLimit(V)Enable/disableandsetthevoltagelimit.
CurrentLimit(A)Enable/disableandsetthecurrentlimit.
OutputDelayEnable/disableandsettheoutputdelay.
Table5.1
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5.1.1OutputSpeed

Theoutputspeed,alsoknownasvoltageslew,setstherateatwhichtheoutputincreasesuntilthe
setvoltageisreached. Theslewratecanbeimplementedfordevicethatmaybedamagebysudden
changesinvoltages.
Toconguretheoutputspeed:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf1menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredmode.
Thefollowingmodesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheOutputSpeedsetting.
FastMode(F7Softkey)
FastModeallowsforamaximumrisetimeof500us.
NormalMode(F8Softkey)
NormalModeallowsforamaximumrisetimeof5ms.
TimeMode(F9Softkey)
OnceTimeModeisselectedpressthebuttontoedittherisetime.
Thenumerickeypadortherotaryknobcanbeusedtosettherisetime.
–Therisetimecanbesetfrom1msto86400s.
Therateatwhichtheoutputincreasesisdeterminedbythesetvoltageandtype.
𝑉𝑠𝑒𝑡
𝑆𝑙𝑒𝑤𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒=
𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒
ExampleIfVsetissetto2.000VandOutputTimeissetto10sthevoltage
willincreaseatarateof.2V/s.

5.1.2VoltageRange

Toconguretheoutputrisetime:
Cong32
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf1menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredmode.
Thefollowingmodesareavailable:
HighRange(F7Softkey)
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheVoltageRangesetting.
LowRange(F8Softkey)
BCS6401
ChannelRangeVoltage
CH1High-15to15V
ChannelRangeVoltage
CH1Low-9to9V
BCS6401
CH2High0to15V
Table5.2BCS6401HighVoltageRange
BCS6402
RangeVoltage
High-30to30V
Table5.3BCS6402HighVoltageRange
CH2Low0to9V
Table5.4BCS6401LowVoltageRange
BCS6402
RangeVoltage
Low-30to30V
Table5.5BCS6402LowVoltageRange

5.1.3CurrentSense

Currentsensingisusedforbothprotectionandmeasurement.
ToconguretheCurrentSensemode:
Cong33
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf1menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredmode.
Thefollowingmodesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheCurrentSensesetting.
High
ToselectHighRangepressF7.
Auto
ToselectAutoRangepressF8.
TheunitwillautomaticallyswitchbetweenLowandHighRange.Whenthecurrentislowerthan5mA
CurrentSensewillchangetoLowRange.
Themeasurementprecisionis.005%+2uAwitharesolutionratioof.1uA.

5.1.4OverVoltageProtection

ToconguretheOverVoltageProtection(OVP):
Cong34
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf1menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheOVP(V)setting.
On
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7.Theiconwillbedisplayedtotherightoftheoutputstateofthe
selectedchannel.Seegure
5.2.
Figure5.2OVPStatusOn
OncetheOnStateisselectedpressthebuttontosettheOVPvalue.
Thenumerickeypadortherotaryknobcanbeusedtosettherisetime.
TheOVPtriggerpointcanbesetbetween0to15V.
WhenOVPistriggertheoutputwillbedisabledandtheicon
outputstateoftheselectedchannel.Seegure
Figure5.3OVPTriggered
5.3.
willbedisplayedtotherightofthe
O
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.
TheunithasaHardwareOverVoltageProtectiontoavoiddamagetotheinternalcomponentswhen
OVPisdisabled.
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ThetriggerpointforHardwareOverVoltageProtectionisapproximately120%ofthespeciedmaximum
voltage.
WhenHardwareOVPistriggertheoutputwillbedisabledandtheicon
oftheoutputstateoftheselectedchannel.Seegure5.4.
Figure5.4HardwareOVPTriggered
willbedisplayedtotheright

5.1.5VoltageLimit

WhenenabledtheVoltageLimitsetsaspeciedlimitonVset.Thelimitationpreventsaccidental
changesinVsetthatmaydamageotherdevicesconnectedtothesourcefromoccurring.
ToconguretheVoltageLimit:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf1menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
keystoselecttheVoltageLimit(V)setting.
On(SoftkeyF7)
OncetheOnStateisselectedpressthebuttontosettheVoltageLimit(V)value.
Thenumerickeypadortherotaryknobcanbeusedtosettherisetime.
Range:0to15V
WhenVoltageLimitisenabledthemaximumVsetvaluewillbelimitedtosetlimit. UnlikeOVPthe
outputwillnotshutoifthelimitvalueisreached.
O(SoftkeyF8)
WhenVoltageLimitisdisabledthemaximumVsetvaluewillbethemaximumvoltagespeciedinthe
DataSheet.
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5.1.6CurrentLimit

WhenenabledtheCurrentLimitsetsaspeciedlimitonIset.Thelimitationpreventsaccidentalchanges
inIsetthatmaydamageotherdevicesconnectedtothesourcefromoccurring.
ToconguretheCurrentLimit:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf1menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheCurrentLimit(A)setting.
On
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7
OncetheOnStateisselectedpressthe
Thenumerickeypadortherotaryknobcanbeusedtosettherisetime.
Range:2mAto5.05A
buttontosettheCurrentLimit(A)value.
WhenCurrentLimitisenabledthemaximumIsetvaluewillbelimitedtosetcurrentlimit.
O
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.
WhenCurrentLimitisdisabledthemaximumIsetvaluewillbethemaximumcurrentspeciedinthe
DataSheet.
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5.1.7OutputDelay

OutputdelaysalongwithTracecanbeusedtocreateaparticularpoweronsequence.Thiscanbe
usefulwhenpoweringdevicesthatneedaparticularsequencesuchasICs.
ToconguretheOutputDelay:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf1menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheOutputDelay(s)setting.
On
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7
OncetheOnStateisselectedpressthe
Thenumerickeypadortherotaryknobcanbeusedtosettherisetime.
Range:0to999.999s
buttontosettheOutputDelay(s)value.
WhenOutputDelayisenabledtheoutputwillnotbeenableduntilthesettimehaselapsed.
UponenablingtheoutputtheOn/Obuttonofthecorrespondingchannelwillindicatethatoutputis
enabledforapproximatelyasecond. Theunitwillthenagainindicatethattheoutputisdisabled. For
thatbriefsecondnothingwillbeoutputdespitetheOn/Obuttonbeingilluminated.Theoutputwillnot
beenableduntilthesetdelaytimeelapses.
O
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.
WhenOutputDelayisdisabledtheoutputwillinstantaneouslybeenabledoncetheOn/Obuttonis
pressed,oraftertheunitreceivesanonsignal.
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5.2Conf2

IntheCong2menutheinstrument’sparameterscanbecongured.Theseparameterscontrolthe
instrument’sfunctionandmodes,andunliketheparametersinCong1theydonotapplytoonlythe
speciedchannel.
ToentertheCong2menu:
Pressthe
buttonthenselectCong>Conf2.
Figure5.5SourceCong2
SettingDescription
Output-OStateSettheimpedanceoftheterminalswhenoutputisdisabled.
OCPStateEnable/disableovercurrentprotection
TraceStateEnable/disablechannelcoupling.
TriggerModeSetthetriggermode.
Ext_ON/OFFModeSettheinhibitmode.
Ext_ON/OFFStateSettheinhibitstate.
DigitalFunctionSettheDigitalI/Ofunction.
Table5.6Conf2
5.2.1Output-oState
Settheresistanceoftheterminalsaftertheoutputhasbeendisabled.
ToconguretheOutput-oState:
Cong39
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF2softkeytoselecttheConf2menu.
3.Usethe
4.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheOutput-oStatesetting.
HighImpedance
ToselecttheHighImpedancepressF7.
Afterdisablingtheoutputtheterminalimpedancewillbesettoapproximately130KΩ.
Normal
ToselecttheNormalpressF8.
Afterdisablingtheoutputtheterminalimpedancewillbesettoapproximately2Ω.
Theoutputcurrentisapproximately4.6mA.
Zero
ToselecttheZeropressF7.
Afterdisablingtheoutputtheterminalimpedancewillbesettoapproximately2Ω.
Theoutputcurrentisapproximately9.8mA.
RelayO
ToselecttheRelayOpressF8.
Afterdisablingtheoutputtherelaywilldisconnecttheinternalcircuitandtheexternalload.
Theisolationimpedancewillbesettoapproximately1GΩ.
Cong40

5.2.2OverCurrentProtection

Overcurrentprotectionprotectthedevicefromoutputtingcurrentthatwillharmtheinstrument.This
settingprotectstheBCS6402unlikethecurrentlimitsettingwhichprotectsdevicesconnectedtothe
BCS6402.
ToconguretheOverCurrentProtection(OCP):
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf2menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheOCPStatesetting.
On
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7.Theiconwillbedisplayedtotherightoftheoutputstateofthe
selectedchannel.Seegure5.6.
Figure5.6OCPStatusOn
Themaximumoutputcurrentofthepowersupplywillbelimitedtothepresentcurrentsetvalue(Iset).
TheOCPtriggerpointcanbesetbetween0to5AwhenVoltageRangeissettolow.
WhenOCPistriggertheoutputwillbedisabledandtheiconwillbedisplayedtotherightofthe
outputstateoftheselectedchannel.Seegure
Figure5.7OCPTriggered
5.7.
O
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.
Cong41

5.2.3TraceState

Trace,alsoknownaschannelcoupling,couplesthe2outputscausingthemtoturnonandosimultaneously.
CombiningTraceand
topowercomponentsthatneedspecicsequencessuchasICs.
ToconguretheTraceState:
OutputDelaycancreateapoweronsequence.Poweronsequencecanbeused
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf2menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheTraceStatesetting.
On
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7.
EnablingTraceStatecouplesthechannels.Enablingachannel’soutputstatewillenablebothoutput.
Disablingachannel’soutputwilldisablebothoutputs.
CombineTraceStatewithOutputDelaytotoggletheoutputsinasetsequence.
Tocongureasequence:
1.Setvoltageandcurrentoutputoftheparticipatingchannels.
ReferencesectionSettingVoltageandCurrent.
2.Synchronizeoutputstatebycouplingthechannels.
Referencesection
3.ConguretheturnonorderoftheoutputsusingtheOutputDelay.
ReferencesectionOutputDelay
Beginthesequencebyturningonanyoftheoutputs.
TraceState
O
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.
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5.2.4TriggerMode

Eventscanbetriggeredbymeansof:manualtrigger(Internal),commandtrigger(BUS)andexternal
signaltrigger(External).
TosettheTriggerMode:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf2menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingmodesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheTriggerModesetting.
Internal
ToselecttheInternalTriggeringpressF7.
Pressthe
buttontomanuallytriggerevents.
BUS
ToselecttheBUSTriggeringpressF8.
Commandssentthroughtheselectedremoteinterfacewilltriggerevents.
External
ToselecttheExternalTriggeringpressF9.
Externalsignalsreceivedthroughpins1and6oftheSystemI/OInterface(DB9terminal)willtrigger
events.Atriggerwilltakeplacewhenadescendingedgeisregistered.

5.2.5Ext_ON/OFFMode

1.PressthebuttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf2menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
Cong43
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingmodesareavailable:
keystoselecttheExt_ON/OFFModesetting.
LATCH
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7.
Afterthedetectionoflevelchange(fromhightolow)attheexternalOn/Ocontrolterminals,thepower
supplyoutputwillbeswitchedo.Theunitwillnotoutputanythinguntilthelatchisreleased.
Toreleasethelatch:
•SendthecommandOUTPut:PROTection:CLEar
or
•Pressthe
buttonthenselectSystem>SysConf
–Usethe
–Presstheright[Ok]softkeytoreleasethelatchmode.
toselectSystemProtectionClear.
LIVE
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.
TheoutputstateofpowersupplychangeswiththelevelofexternalOn/Ocontrolterminal. Whenthe
On/Ocontrolterminalinputishigh-level,thepowersupplyoutputison;andwhentheexternalOn/O
controlterminalinputislow-level,thepowersupplyoutputiso.
Figure5.8
SystemI/OInterfacePins
Cong44
Pin
Number
1Ext_Trigger
2Ext_On/O
3DIGio1/RIDFi
4DIGio2/RIDFi
6to9GND
Table5.7DB9Pinout
Function

5.2.6Ext_ON/OFFState

1.PressthebuttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf2menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
keystoselecttheExt_ON/OFFStatesetting.
Thefollowingstatesareavailable:
On
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7.
WhenExt_ON/OFFStateisenabledtheoutputofbothchannelscanbecontrolledusinganexternal
signal.See
Ext_ON/OFFModeformoreinformationon.
O
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.
WhenExt_ON/OFFStatetheoutputstatusiscontrolledthroughthefrontpanelorthrougharemote
interface.
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5.2.7DigitalFunction

Pins3and4oftheSystemI/OInterfacearemultipleterminals,whichcanbeusedasthecommondigital
I/Ointerfaces.Theycanreadandcontroltheoutputterminalstatethroughcommunicationcommand,or
theycanbeusedforindicatingpowersupplyfaultdependingonthesetmode
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf2menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingmodesareavailable:
buttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
keystoselecttheDigitalFunctionsetting.
RIDFi
ToselecttheRIDFIpressF7.
Pins3and4willindicatethepowersupplyfault.
TheterminalsourcesisbedividedintoQUES,OPER,ESB,RQSandOFF.
•QUES:TheEXTRIDFiterminaloutputlevelchangeswiththeQUESbitofthestatebyteofthepower
supply.
–WhentheQUESbitis0,theRIDFioutputslowlevel.WhentheQUESbitis1,theRIDFioutputs
highlevel.
•OPER:TheEXTRIDFiterminaloutputlevelchangeswiththeOPERbitofthestatebyteofthepower
supply.
•ESB:TheEXTRIDFiterminaloutputlevelchangeswiththeESBbitofthestatebyteofthepower
supply.
•RQS:TheEXTRIDFiterminaloutputlevelchangeswiththeRQSbitofthestatebyteofthepower
supply.
•OFF:TheEXTRIDFiterminaloutputlevelkeepslow
Cong46
DIGio
ToselecttheDIGiopressF8.
DIGio1(Pin3)andDIGio2(Pin4)willbeusedasthecommondigitalIOoutputterminals.Theterminals
canreadandcontroltheoutputstatethroughcommunicationcommand.
Underremotemode,theSCPIcommand(DIGital:DATA?andDIGital: DATA)canbesenttoreadand
conguretheoutputterminalstate.Highlevelis5Vandlowlevelis0V.

5.3Conf3

PressthebuttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
–TheF1-F3softkeysselectthecorrespondingmenu.
–The
–TheF6-F9softkeysselecttheavailablestate/modeofeachsettings.
Beforeconguringanysettingschosethechanneltobecongured.ToselectachannelpressF6to
togglebetweenCh1andCH2.
keysnavigatetheavailablesettingsineachmenu.
Figure5.9SourceCong3

5.3.1CurrentLowRange

1.PressthebuttonthenselectCongtoentertheCongurationInterface.
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheConf3menu.
3.PresstheF6softkeytoselectthechanneltobecongured.
Cong47
4.Usethe
5.Pressthesoftkeycorrespondingtodesiredstate.
Thefollowingmodesareavailable:
keystoselecttheDigitalFunctionsetting.
On
ToselecttheOnStatepressF7.
Thecalibrationfunctionisturnedon,operatethesmallcurrentzerocalibration)
O
ToselecttheOStatepressF8.

Graph

TheBCS6400providesawaveformdisplayofthemeasuredsourced.
Figure6.1GraphInterface
ToentertheGraphInterface:
Pressthe
buttonthenusethenavigationkeysorthesoftkeystoselecttheicon.
SettingDescription
ChannelSelectthechannelterminal
ScopeSelecttheparameterstobedisplayedonthescope
KnobSelecttheparametertobecontrolledusingtherotaryknob
TrigSetSetthetriggeringparameters
AutoAutomaticallyadjuststheScopesettingstogetastabledisplay
V_RangeSetthevoltagerange
I_RangeSetthecurrentrange
Run/HoldTogglebetweenrunandstopmode
Table6.1GraphInterface

6.1Channel

Togglebetweenchannel1and2bypressingtheF1softkeyintheGraphInterface
ThesettingscorrespondingtothesoftkeysF6toF8aresharedbetweenchannels.
ThesettingscorrespondingtothesoftkeysF2toF4arenotsharedbetweenchannels.

6.2Scope

1.PressthebuttonthenselectGraphtoentertheGraphInterface.
2.PresstheF2softkeytoselecttheScope.
3.PressthecorrespondingSoftkeytoselecttheavailableparameters.
Thefollowingparametersareavailable:
Graph49
Volt
PresstheF6softkeytotogglethevoltagewave.
Whenenabledthe✓willbehighlighted.
WhendisabledtheXwillbehighlighted.
Ampe
PresstheF7softkeytotogglethecurrentwave.
Whenenabledthe✓willbehighlighted.
WhendisabledtheXwillbehighlighted.
DVM
PresstheF8softkeytotogglethevoltagewave.
Whenenabledthe✓willbehighlighted.
WhendisabledtheXwillbehighlighted.
Graph50

6.3Knob

Assignaparametertotherotaryknob.WhentheKnobisrotated,theassignedparameterosetonthe
interfacewillbechanged.
Toassignaparametertotherotaryknow:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF3softkeytoselecttheKnob.
3.PressthecorrespondingSoftkeytoselecttheavailableparameters.
Thefollowingparametersareavailable:
buttonthenselectGraphtoentertheGraphInterface.
Volt
WhenVoltisassignedtotherotaryknobthegroundinglevelofthevoltagecanbeadjusted.
Ampe
WhenAmpeisassignedtotherotaryknobthegroundinglevelofthecurrentcanbeadjusted.
DVM
WhenDVMisassignedtotherotaryknobthegroundingleveloftheDVMcanbeadjusted.
T/Lev
WhenT/Levisassignedtotherotaryknobthetriggerlevelcanbeadjusted.
T/Del
WhenT/Delisassignedtotherotaryknobthetriggerdelaycanbeadjusted.
Whentheknobisrotated,thetriggerpointwillmovehorizontallyandthedelaytimewillbedisplayedon
thescreen.Whenthedelaytimeischanged,thetriggerpoint
betweenthetriggerpointandthehorizontalcenterwillbeindicated.Thetriggerpointisdisplayedalong
thetopofthedisplaygrid.
willmovehorizontally,andthedistance
Graph51
T/Div
WhenT/Divisassignedtotherotaryknobthehorizontalcalibrationcanbeadjusted.
Thetime/gridinformationchangescanbeobservedonthescreenbyrotatingtheknobandchangingthe
horizontal(time/grid)setting. Whenacquisitionisrun,thesamplingratecanbechangedbyadjusting
thehorizontalcalibrationknob.
Range:1to500ms

6.4TrigSet

Toenablethetriggerfunction:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF4softkeytoselecttheTrigSet.
3.PressthecorrespondingSoftkeytoselecttheavailableparameters.
Thefollowingparametersareavailable:
buttonthenselectGraphtoentertheGraphInterface.
Source
PresstheF6softkeytotogglebetween:U,A,andDVMtriggersource.
Mode
PresstheF7softkeytotogglebetweenAutoandNormaltriggermode.
Slope
PresstheF8softkeytotogglebetweenrisingedge↑,fallingedge↓,oreitheredge↑↓.
Single
Whensinglemeasurementisperformedunderstopconditions,asinglemeasurementwillbeperformed
immediatelyandthestopconditionwillremain.
Whensinglemeasurementisperformedunderrunningconditions,asinglemeasurementwillbeperformed
immediatelyandthenthestopstatuswillbeenabled.

6.5Auto

1.PressthebuttonthenselectGraphtoentertheGraphInterface.
2.PresstheF4softkeytoselecttheTrigSet.
3.PresstheF5Softkeytoautomaticallyadjustthesettingstoobtainastablesignaldisplay.

6.6V_Range

Tosetavoltagerange:
Graph52
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF6softkeytoselecttheV_Range.
3.Usethe
–Pressthe
•100mV
•200mV
•500mV
•1.0V
•2.0V
•5.0V
buttonthenselectGraphtoentertheGraphInterface.
tonavigatetheavailableranges.
toselectarange.
•10.0V
Figure6.2VRange

6.7I_Range

Tosetavoltagerange:
Graph53
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF7softkeytoselecttheI_Range.
3.Usethe
–Pressthe
•5.0mA
•10.0mA
•20.0mA
•50.0mA
•100.0mA
•200.0mA
buttonthenselectGraphtoentertheGraphInterface.
tonavigatetheavailableranges.
toselectarange.
•500.0mA
•1.0A
•2.0A
Figure6.3IRange

6.8Run/Hold

Toassignaparametertotherotaryknow:
Graph54
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF3softkeytoselecttheKnob.
3.PressthecorrespondingSoftkeytoselecttheavailableparameters.
PresstheF8softkeytotoggletherunorstopstatus.
buttonthenselectGraphtoentertheGraphInterface.
Stop
WhenthetriggerstatusisStopatriggerwilltakeonemeasurementwhichwillremainonthedisplayuntil
anewtriggerisset.
Run
WhenthetriggerstatusisRunmeasurementswillcontinuouslybetriggered,andthedisplaywillcontinuously
beupdatedwiththelatestmeasuretaken.

Battery

Thebipolardesignalongwiththevariableoutputimpedance,allowstheBCS6400tocharge,discharge,
andsimulatesmallbatteries.
Figure7.1BatteryInterface
ToentertheBatteryInterface:
Pressthe
buttonthenusethenavigationkeysorthesoftkeystoselecttheicon.
SettingDescription
StartStarttheselectedfunction
CongCongurethestopparametersforalltheavailablemodes
CapacityClearClearthecapacity
ChannelSelectthechannelterminal
ModeSelectthemode: Charge,Discharge,Simulator
ManualConguretheparametersforthebatterysimulationfunction
GraphNavigatetotheGraphInterface
Table7.1BatteryInterface

7.1Start

Tostartthefunctionselectedrstconguredallthedesiredparameters,then:
Battery56
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF1softkeytoselecttheStart.
buttonthenselectBatterytoentertheBatteryInterface.

7.2Channel

Togglebetweenchannel1and2bypressingtheF6softkey.
Note:
Congurationofanyofthebatteryinterfaceparametersonlyapplytotheselectedchannel. Toggle
betweenthechannelstoconguretheparamterofthedesiredchannel.

7.3Mode

TheBCS640XseriessupporstthreemodeswhentheBatteryinterfaceisselected.Thismodesinclude
Charge,Discharge,andSimulator.
Charge
TheBCS6400willfunctionasasourceoutputtingupto45wattsperchannel(BCS6401)or150watts
(BCS6402).Refertotable7.2formoreinformationontheoutputcapabilities.Thechargefunctioncan
beendedusingtheShutcongurations:Voltage,Current,Capacity,andTimeShutareavailable.See
section7.4formoreinformation.
ModelBCS6401BCS6402
Channels21
CH1CH2
Voltage
Low9V0to9V
High3A
Current
Low5A
30VHigh15V0to15V
5A
Power45Wperchannel150W
Table7.2ChargeRanges
Battery57
Discharge
TheBCS6400willfunction asaloadsyncingupto45wattsperchannel(BCS6401) or150watts
(BCS6402).Referto
canbeendedusingtheShutcongurations:Voltage,Current,Capacity,andTimeShutareavailable.
Seesection7.4formoreinformation.
table7.3formoreinformationonthesyncingcapabilities.Thedischargefunction
ModelBCS6401BCS6402
Channels21
CH1CH2
Voltage
Low9V0to9V
High3A
Current
Low5A
30VHigh15V0to15V
5A
Power45Wperchannel150W
Table7.3DischargeRanges
Simulation
TheBCS640Xseriessupportsbatterysimulation.Abattery’sprolecanbecreated/editedfromthefront
panelintheManual.ProlescanalsobeimportedfromaUSBdrive.Upto20proles(0to19)canbe
created,witheachprolebeingcapableofstoring40points.
Eachpointstoresthebattery’scapacityandthevoltageandresistanceofthebatteryatsaidcapacity.
Formoreinformationoncreatingandeditingprolesreferto
section7.6.
SelectingBatteryMode
Toselecttheoperationmode:
Battery58
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF7softkeytoselectMode.
3.Usethenavigationkeystonavigatetheavailableoption.
buttonthenselectBatterytoentertheBatteryInterface.
Figure7.2OperationModes
4.Pressthe
buttontoselectthehighlightedmode.
Battery59
7.4Cong
Thebatterycongurationmenuallowstheusertosetstopconditionsforbatterymodes.Thestop
conditionsaresetseperatelyforeachchannel,however,thesetconditionswillcarrythroughallmodes
intheselectedchannel.
Thefollowingparametersareavailable:
VoltageShut(V)
Enable/diablethevoltageshut-opoint.Whenenabledoncethevoltagereachesthestopcondition,the
operationmodewillbestopped.
Thevoltageshutcanbesetfrom0to15.100V.
ThestatuscanbechangedbypressingF7(On)orF8(O).
CurrentShut(A)
Enable/diablethecurrentshut-opointaswellasthebattery’smaxoutputcurrentinsimulatormode.
Whenenabledoncethecurrentreachesthestopcondition,theoperationmodewillbestopped.
Thecurrentshutcanbesetfrom0to5.05A.
ThestatuscanbechangedbypressingF7(On)orF8(O).
CapacityShut(mAH)
Enable/diablethecapacityshut-opoint. Whenenabledoncethecapacityreachesthestopcondition,
theoperationmodewillbestopped.
Thecapacityshutcanbesetfrom0to99999.99mAH.
ThestatuscanbechangedbypressingF7(On)orF8(O).
TimeShut(s)
Enable/diablethetimeshut-opoint.Whenenabledoncesettimeelapsesthestopcondition, the
operationmodewillbestopped.
Thetimeshutcanbesetfrom0to999999s.
ThestatuscanbechangedbypressingF7(On)orF8(O).
Battery60
FullCapacity(mAH)
Setthefullcapacityvalue.ThisparameterisonlyavailablewhenSimulatormodeisselected.
Thefullcapacityvaluecanbesetfrom0to99999.99mAH.
ThestatuscanbechangedbypressingF7(On)orF8(O).
Oncethecapacityreachesthestopcondition,thebatteryoutputwillautomaticallybeturnedo.
SelectingBatteryCong
Tocongurethestopparametersoftheselectedmode:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF2softkeytoselectCong.TheCongMenuwillbedisplayed
–FullCapacity(mAH)isonlyavailableforSimulationMode
buttonthenselectBatterytoentertheBatteryInterface.
Figure7.3CongMenu
3.Selectthechanneltobecongured.
–PressF6totogglebetweenthechannels.
4.Usethenavigationkeystoselectanavailableparameter.
5.Conguretheselectedparameterusingthenumerickeypadorthecorrespondingsoftkey.

7.5CapacityClear

Clearthecapacitymeasurementwhichwillrestarttheoccurringtest.
Toclearthecapacitymeasurement:
Battery61
•Pressthe
•PresstheF3softkeytoselecttheCapacityClear.
buttonthenselectBatterytoentertheBatteryInterface.

7.6Manual

TheBCS6400canstoreupto40batteryGroupsperchannel.Eachprolecancontainamaximumof
40Points.
Note:
Prolescannotbesharedbetweenchannels.
Toeditaprole:
1.Pressthe
2.PresstheF8softkeytoentertheManualmenu.
buttonthenselectBatterytoentertheBatteryInterface.
Figure7.4Prole
3.Usethesoftkeystonavigatetheavailableoptionsinthestepparametersection.
Battery62
Channel
PresstheF6softkeytotogglebetweenchannel1andchannel2.
Sincetheprolesarenotinterchangeablebetweenchannelsitisimportantthatthecorrectchannelis
chosenbeforethecharacteristicsareset.
EditingStepParameters
OnceintheManualmenuusethetonavigatetheavailableparameters:
GroupCapacityVoltRes
Thenumerickeypadortherotaryknobalongwiththe
selectedparameter.
keyscanbeusedtoeditthevaluesofthe
Clear
Pressthe5softkeytoclearallpointssavedintheselectedgroup.
Insert
Adefaultgroupwillcontainsnopoints.
ToinsertapointpresstheF7softkey.
PressingtheF7softkeywillinsertapointbelowthecurrentlyselectedpoint.
Theinsertedpointwillhavetheparameterssetinthestepparametersection.
Delete
PressF8softkeytodeletetheselectedpoint.
TonavigatethepointsinagroupusethesoftkeysF1(Previous)andF2(Next).
Replace
PressF9toreplacetheselectedpointwithapointconsistingoftheparameterssetinthestepparameter
section.
Prev
PresstheF1softkeytoselectthepointprevioustothecurrentlychosenpoint.
Next
PresstheF2softkeytoselectthepointfollowingthecurrentlychosenpoint.
Select
PresstheF4softkeytoloadtheselectedgroup.
OncethegrouphasbeenloadedthemessageLoadingDone!willbedisplayed.
Esc
Battery63
PresstheF3softkeytoexittheManualmenu.

List

TheBCS6400iscapableofstoringupto20listperchannelintheinternalmemory.Eachlistcanhave
upto30congurablesteps. Listmemoryisnotsharableacrosschannels;thereforeitisimportantto
selectthecorrectchannelbeforeeditingalist.
Ifall20availablelistarealreadyset,anexternallistcanbeimportedfromaUSB,allowingforalarger
collectionofprogrammedlists.
ToentertheListInterface:
Pressthe
ListParametersViewandeditthelistparameters.
StepParametersViewandeditthestepparameters.
buttonthenusethenavigationkeysorthesoftkeystoselecttheicon.
Figure8.1ListInterface
SettingDescription
ChannelSelectachannel.
InsertInsertasteptotheselectedlist.
DeleteDeletetheselectedstep.
ReplaceReplacetheselectedstep.
SequenceSelEntertheSequenceSelectmenu.
ExternalImportImportalistfromaUSB.
ClearClearallstepsofselectedlist.
Table8.1ListInterface
List65

8.1ListSetup

UponenteringtheListInterfacethelastselectedlistwillbedisplayed.
Channel
Beforeeditinganyparametersensurethecorrectchannelisselected.Listmemoryisnotsharableacross
channels.Thereforeifalistisconguredinthewrongchanneltheotherchannelwillnotbeabletorun
saidlist.
PresstheF6softkeytotogglebetweenchannel1and2.
Channel1selectedChannel2selected
Figure8.2SelectChannel

8.1.1ListParameters

Afterselectingthedesiredchannelthelisttobeconguredmustbeselected.
•Selectthelisttobecongured.(0to19)
–Usethe
–Oncethelistparameterischosenusethenumerickeypadortherotaryknobtosetalist.
•Setthecycletimeofthelist.Thelistcanbecycledupto65535times.
–Usethe
–Oncethecycleparameterischosenusethenumerickeypadortherotaryknobtosetalist.
keystonavigatethelistandstepparameters.
keystonavigatethelistandstepparameters.
Note:
TheTotalparameterintheListParametersectioncannotbeedited.Itdisplaysthenumberof
stepsintheselectedlist. ToedittheselectedlistseesectionStepParameters.
List66

8.2EditList

Alistcanbeeditedbyinserting,deleting,orreplacingaselectedstep.IfanewlistisdesiredtheClear
optioncanbeusedtodeleteallparametersatonce.
ListNavigation
UsetheF1andF2softkeystonavigatethesetsteps.
Clear
PresstheF5softkeytoclearallsetstepsoftheselectedlist.
Figure8.3ListClear
Insert
PresstheF7softkeytoinsertastep.Thestepwillbeinsertedinthefollowingpoint.Thereforeifthestep
selectedispoint2,thestepinsertedwillbeinpoint3.
IfthelisthasnostepandnopositionisselectedpressingtheF7softkeywillinsertastepinposition
0. Ifthelisthasnostepsposition0isselectedpressingtheF7softkeywilldisplayanOutofRange!
message.
Delete
PresstheF8softkeytodeletetheselectedstep.Deletingastepwillsetallthefollowingstepsone
positiondown.
List67
Replace
PresstheF9softkeytoreplacetheselectedstepwithastepconsistingoftheparameterssetintheStep
Parameterssections.
Navigatetothesteptobereplacedbeforemakingchangestothestepparameters.
ChangesmadeintheStepParameterssectionswillnotbesavedwhennavigatingbetweenchannels.

8.2.1StepParameters

Thevoltage,current,resistance,anddwelltimeofastepcanbecongured. Allparametersofastep
mustbeconguredatonce.Therefore,onceastephasbeensetitcanbedeletedorreplacedbutnot
edited.
Figure8.4StepParameterSection
Tocongurethestepparameters:
1.Selecttheparametertobecongure.
–Usethe
–Oncethestepparameterischosenusethenumerickeypadortherotaryknobtosetalist.
keystonavigatethelistandstepparameters.
List68

8.3SequenceSel

Thesavedlistcanruninaspeciedsequence.Thiscanbeusedtochainvariouslistortoexpandthe
cycletimeofapreviouslistthathasexceededthemaximumcycledtime.
ToentertheSequenceSelmenu:
Pressthe
ThenpresstheF3softkey.
PresstheF6softkeytotogglebetweenchannel1andchannel2.
buttonthenusethenavigationkeysorthesoftkeystoselecttheicon.
Figure8.5SequenceSel
The
TheselectedlistcanbeenabledordisabledinthesequencebypressingtheF7orF8softkey.
ListthatwillruninthesequencewillbemarkedwithaYintheSelectsection.
ListthatwillnotruninthesequencewillbemarkedwithaNintheSelectsection.
keysareusedtonavigatetheavailablelistoftheselectedchannel.
Example
Fromgure8.5channel1wouldonlyrunlist5beforeendingthelistmode.
Channel2wouldonlyrunlist1eventhoughlist0ismarkedY.List0wouldnotruninthesequence
becauseitscycletimeissetto0.Ifcycletimeforlist0wassetto1orgreaterthantriggeringlistrunon
channel2wouldcausetheoutputtorunthroughlist0followedbylist1.

8.3.1RunningaList

Listsequencecanbeinitiatedintwoways:
ON/OFF
PressingtheF1softkeyintheSequenceSelmenuwillrunthesequenceofchannel1.
PressingtheF2softkeyintheSequenceSelmenuwillrunthesequenceofchannel2.
Trigger
Thelistsequencecanbeinitiatedusingthebutton.
Toenablethisfunction:
•PresstheF5softkeywhileintheSequenceSelmenutotogglebetween:
List69
–1enableTrigSelforchannel1.Pressing
channel1.
–2enableTrigSelforchannel2.Pressing
channel2.
–AllenableTrigSelforbothchannel1and2.Pressing
inbothchannel1and2.
–NoselectiondisableTrigSel.
willinitiatethelistsequenceprogrammedin
willinitiatethelistsequenceprogrammedin
willinitiatethelistsequenceprogrammed
List70

8.3.2ExternalImport

ExternallyconguredlistcanbeloadedintotheinternalmemoryusingaUSBdrive.Conguratingalist
externallyfacilitatesthecongurationprocessaswellasallowstorageoflistoutsidethelimitedinternal
memoryofthedevice.
Tocreatealoadablele:
1.CreateanewexceldocumentwiththenameListCHx
2.Nametherst4cellsofrow1asshowningure
Figure8.6FileFormat
3.Settheparametersofeachstep,wheretheStepNumber=RowNumber-2.
8.6
4.Savetheleasa.csvle.
5.LoadtheletoaUSBdriveandconnectthatUSBdrivetotheUSBportlocatedinthefrontpanel.
6.NavigatetotheListInterface.
7.Selectthelistnumberwherethesavedlistwillbeimportedto.
8.PresstheF4softkeytoimportthelist. Thedevicewillautomaticallyidentifyandsavetheletothe
selectedlist.

Math

TheMathInterfaceallowsforcongurationofthelterthatusedtoacquiremeasurements,aswellas
congurationofthebuerwhichstoresthemeasuredinformation.
ToentertheMathInterface:
Pressthe
keythenusethenavigationkeysorthesoftkeystoselecttheicon.
FilterMenuBuerMenu
Figure9.1MathInterface
SettingDescription
Filter
FilterChannelSelectthechanneltobecongure.
FilterStateEnable/disablelteringofmeasurements.
FilterTypeSettheltertypefordatabuer.
SampleRateSetthesamplerateforthedatabuer.
SampleCountSetthesamplecountforthedatabuer.
Buer
BuerSizeSetthebuersize.(1to1,024)
BuerStatisticsSetthestatistic.
BuerModeSetthebuermode.
AutoClearSettheautoclearstate.
ClearClearthebuer.
ExporttoUSBExportbuerdatatoUSBasBufCH1_xx.txtle.
Table9.1MathInterface
Math72

9.1Filter

Thelterisinsertedinthevoltageandcurrentmeasurementcircuit.Thelterinuencesthemeasurement
ofvoltageandcurrent.
Theinuencethelterhasonthemeasurementsdependsonthetypeoflterthatisselected.Formore
informationreadthecorrespondingsectionoftheltertype.
ToentertheFilterMenu:
PresstheF1softkeywhileintheMathInterface.

9.1.1FilterChannel

Filtersettingsarenotsharedbetweenchannels.Beforeconguringanysettingsthechanneltobe
conguredmustbeselected.
PresstheF6softkeytotogglebetweenchannel1and2.
Thetextcoloroftheltersettingswillsettoindicatetheselectedchannel.

9.1.2FilterState

Fortheltersettingtobeappliedtheltermustbeenabled.
ToenableFilterState:
1.IntheMathInterfaceusethe
2.SelecttheFilterState.
–Whenselectedtheparameterwillbehighlightedinpurple.
3.PresstheF7softkeytoenablethelterorpresstheF8softkeytodisablethelter.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Whenthelterisenabled,noiseandhigh-frequencycomponentsfromtheinverterordistortionwaveform
canbeltered.Thecutofrequencyofthelteris40Hz.

9.1.3FilterType

Thelteralgorithmcanbesetto:Average,Hanning,orRectangle.
TosettheFilterType:
Math73
1.IntheMathInterfaceusethe
2.SelecttheFilterType.
–Whenselectedtheparameterwillbehighlightedinpurple.
3.Pressthecorrespondingsoftkeytoselectthedesiredltertype.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Figure9.2FilterType
Average
Theaverageltertakesanaverageofthecollectedmeasurements.Thenumberofcollectedmeasurements
canbespeciedbyconguringtheSampleRateandtheSampleCount.
TosettheltertypeasRectangle:
PresstheF7softkeywhentheFilterTypesettingisselected.
Hanning
TheHanninglterisalowpasslterthatisveryeectiveinreducingnoise.Thelterreacheszero
quicklyallowingittolternoise,butalsocausingittolosetheedgesofthesignal.
Math74
TosettheltertypeasHanning:
PresstheF8softkeywhentheFilterTypesettingisselected.
Rectangle
TheRectanglelterisalowpasslterthatisveryeectiveinreducingnoise. Thelterreducesnoise
withoutlosingtheedgesofthesignal.
TosettheltertypeasRectangle:
PresstheF9softkeywhentheFilterTypesettingisselected.

9.1.4SampleRate

Thesampleratedenesthenumberofsamplespersecondtaken.Thesampleratecanbecongured
from1to30000.
Tocongurethesamplerate:
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
•SelecttheSampleRatesetting.
–Whenselectedtheparametertheleastsignicantdigitwillbehighlightedinablinkingblackbox.
•Pressthecorrespondingsoftkeytoselectthedesiredltertype.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.

9.1.5SampleCount

Thesamplecountdenesthetotalnumberofsamplestaken.Thesamplecountcanbeconguredfrom
50to600.
Tocongurethesamplerate:
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
•SelecttheSampleCountsetting.
–Whenselectedtheparametertheleastsignicantdigitwillbehighlightedinablinkingblackbox.
•Usethenumerickeypadortherotaryknobalongwiththe
tosetthevalue.
Math75
9.2Buer
Thebuerstoresthemeasurementresultsanddatauntilthemaxcapacityisreached. Thecollected
datacanconsistofvoltagesandcurrents.
Whencollectingdatarapidlyitispreferredtostorethedatainthebuerandexportingthedataoncethe
sampleshavebeencollected.Thisalleviatestiminglimitationthatmaybeoccurwhenrapidlyacquiring
datathrougharemoteinterface.
ToentertheBuerMenu:
PresstheF2softkeywhileintheMathInterface.
Figure9.3BuerMenu
9.2.1BuerChannel
Buersettingsarenotsharedbetweenchannels.Beforeconguringanysettingsthechanneltobe
conguredmustbeselected.
PresstheF6softkeytotogglebetweenchannel1and2.
Thetextcoloroftheltersettingswillsettoindicatetheselectedchannel.
9.2.2BuerSize
Theamountofmeasurementsthatcanbestoredineachchannel’sbuerislimitedto1024.
Tosetthebuersize:
Math76
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
•SelecttheBuerSizesetting.
–Whenselectedtheparametertheleastsignicantdigitwillbehighlightedinablinkingblackbox.
•Usethenumerickeypadortherotaryknobalongwiththe
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
tosetthevalue.
9.2.3BuerStatistics
Thedatacollectedcanbeconguredtosaveaspeciedstatistic.Thesamplesizecollectedisraw
informationfromwhichtheunitcalculatesameasurement.
Tosetthestatistictypethemeasurementissavedas:
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
•SelecttheBuerStatisticssetting.
–Whenselectedtheparameterwillbehighlightedinpurpleandtheavailablestatisticsaredisplayed.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Figure9.4BuerStatistics
•Pressthecorrespondingsoftkeytoselectthedesiredstatistictype.
Mean/Peak
PressingtheF7softkeytotogglebetweenMeanandPeak.
•Mean:Themeasurementsavedwillbetheaverageofallthesamplestaken.
•Peak:Themeasurementwillbesavedasapeakvalue.
Max/Min
PressingtheF8softkeytotogglebetweenMaxandMin.
•Max:Themeasurementsavedwillbethemaximumsamplerecorded.
•Peak:Themeasurementsavedwillbetheminimumsamplerecorded.
Math77
9.2.4BuerMode
Setthesavecontrolmodeoftheselectedbuer.InordertostoremeasurementsTracemustbeenabled.
Tosetthebuermode:
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
•SelecttheBuerModesetting.
–Whenselectedtheparameterwillbehighlightedinpurpleandtheavailablemodesaredisplayed.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Figure9.5BuerMode
•Pressthecorrespondingsoftkeytoselectthedesiredbuermode.
Math78
Always
PresstheF7softkeytosetthebuermodeasAlways.
ThebuerqueuewillbesettoFIFO(rstinrstout). Themeasurementswillbestoredandreadas
theyoccur.Whenthebuerisfulltheoldestmeasurementwillbedeletedinordertoincludethenewest
measurement.
Next
PresstheF8softkeytosetthebuermodeasNext.
Writeprotectionwillbeenabled. Oncethebuerisfullnewmeasurementswillnotbewrittenintothe
buer.
Never
PresstheF9softkeytosetthebuermodeasNever.
Writeprotectionwillbedisabled.Nomeasurementswillbestoredinthebuer.

9.2.5AutoClear

Settheautomaticclearstateoftheselectedbuer.
TosetthestateofAutoClear:
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
•SelecttheAutoClearsetting.
–WhenselectedtheparameterwillbehighlightedinpurpleandtheOnOsettingswillbedisplayed.
–PresstheF7softkeytoenableautoclear.
–PresstheF8softkeytodisableautoclear.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Note:
AutoClearwillnotclearthebuerwhenBuerModeissettonextornever.

9.2.6Clear

Immediatelyclearallmeasurementssavedinthebuer.
Toclearthebuer:
Math79
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
•SelecttheClearsetting.
–Whenselectedtheparameter"Immediately"willbehighlightedinpurpleandtheYesoptionwill
bedisplayed.
•PresstheF6softkeytoclearthebuer.
–ThemessageClearSuccessful!willbedisplaytosignifythebuerhasbeencleared.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Note:
ClearImmediatelywillclearthebuerregardlessofBuerModechosen.

9.2.7ExporttoUSB

ThemeasurementsstoredinthebuercanbeexportedtoaUSB.
Themeasurementswillbestoredina.txtlenamed"BufCH1_xx.txt"or"BufCH2_xx.txt"depending
onthechannel.
Toexportthebuer’sdata:
•EntertheMathInterfaceandusethe
•SelecttheExporttoUSBsetting.
–WhenselectedtheparameterwillbehighlightedinpurpleandtheSaveoptionwillbedisplayed.
•PresstheF6softkeytoexportthedata.
–ThemessageSaveSuccessful!willbedisplaytosignifythedatahasbeenexported.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.

System

TheSystemInterfaceprovidesinformationaboutthedeviceandallowsmodicationsofcertainsettings.
ToentertheSystemInterface:Pressthe
Figure10.1SystemInterface
SettingsDescription
OpenLogalloperations.
buttonandselecttheicon.
SysLog
CloseStopoperationlogging.
SysConf
DateSetthedate.
TimeSetthetime.
BrightnessSetthedisplaybrightness.
BeepEnable/Disablethekeybeep.
SystemResetSetthedevicesettingstodefault.
SystemSelfTestPerformasystemself-test.
SystemProtectionClearClearallsystemprotectionstriggered.
SysInfo
SysComm
ModeSelectthecommunicationinterface.
SysCal
Table10.1SystemInterface

10.1SysLog

Theinstrumentiscapableofrecordingalloperationsina.txtle.
ToenableSysLog:
•EntertheSystemInterface.
•PresstheF1softkeytoentertheSysLogmenu.
•InsertaUSBdriveintheUSBportlocatedinthefrontpanel.
–JournalLogcannotbesavedtotheinternalmemory.
–PleaseinsertUSBDevice!willbedisplayeduntilaUSBisinserted.
•PresstheF6softkeytobeginlogging.
System81
–SystemJournalOpenwillbedisplayedtheoperationrecordingisinprogress.
Figure10.2SystemLogOpen
•PresstheF7softkeytostopoperationrecording.
–SystemJornualClosedwillbedisplayedwhenoperationrecordingisdisabled.
Figure10.3SystemLogClosed
System82
Operationsincludealloutputandmeasurementsfunctions.
Figure10.4JournalFormat

10.2SysConf

ToentertheSysConfmenu:
•EntertheSystemInterfacethenpresstheF2softkey.
System83
Figure10.5SysConf

10.2.1Date

TosettheDate:
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
–Theyear,month,anddayarepartoftheavailablesettings.Usethe
eachparameterofthedate.
•Usethenumerickeypadortherotaryknobalongwiththe
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.

10.2.2Time

TosettheTime:
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
navigationkeystoselect
tocongureeachparameter.
–Thehour,minutes,andsecondsarepartoftheavailablesettings.Usethe
toselecteachparameter.
•Usethenumerickeypadortherotaryknobalongwiththe
tocongureeachparameter.
navigationkeys

10.2.3Brightness

TosettheBrightnessofthedisplay:
System84
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•NavigatetotheBrightnesssetting.
•Thebrightnesscanbesetfrom1to10.{1=dimmest|10=brightest}
–Usethenumerickeypadtoenterabrightnesslevel.
–Therotaryknobalongwiththe
•Pressthe
buttontosetthebrightnesslevel.
canbeusedtoeditthebrightnesslevel.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.

10.2.4Beep

TosettheBeepstate:
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•NavigatetotheBeepsetting.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
–PresstheF6softkeytoenableBeep.
–PresstheF7softkeytodisableBeep.
WhenBeepisenabled,theunitwilloutputabeepafterpressinganybutton,softkey,ornavigationkey.

10.2.5SystemReset

Tofactoryresetalltheinstrumentssettings:
System85
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•NavigatetotheSystemResetsetting.
•PresstheF6softkeytobeginthefactoryreset.
•Thedevicewillaskforvericationbeforestartingthefactoryreset.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Figure10.6ResetVerication
•PresstheF6softkeyagaintobeginthefactoryreset.
–TocancelthefactorysettingspresstheF7button.

10.2.6SystemSelf-Test

Thesystemself-testveriesiftherisanissueswiththeinstrument.
Tobeginaself-test:
System86
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•PresstheF2SofkeytoselectSysConf.
•NavigatetotheSystemSelf-Testsettings,thenpresstheF6softkeytobegintheself-test.
•Thedevicewillaskforvericationbeforestartingtheself-test.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Figure10.7Self-Test
•PresstheF6softkeyagaintobegintheself-test.
–TocancelthefactorysettingspresstheF7button.
Duringtheself-testthedisplaycyclethroughvarioussolidcolor.
OncethetestiscompletedtheSystemSelf-TestDone!messagewillappear
Figure10.8.
Figure10.8Self-TestDone

10.2.7SystemProtectionClear

SystemProtectionClearclearsalltriggeredprotectionandoutputlatchstatus.
Toclearthetriggeredprotections.
System87
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•NavigatetotheSystemSelf-Testsetting.
•PresstheF6softkeytoclearalltriggeredprotections.
•Thedevicewillaskforvericationclearingtheprotectionstates.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
Figure10.9ProtectionClear
•PresstheF6softkeyagaintobegintheself-test.
–TocancelthefactorysettingspresstheF7button.

10.3SysInfo

Toviewtheinstrument’sinformation:
•EntertheSystemInterface.
•PresstheF3softkeytoentertheSystemInformationmenu.
System88
Figure10.10SysInfo

10.4SysComm

Thefollowinginterfacescanbesettoremotelycontroltheinstrument.
System89
ToentertheSysCommmenu:
•EntertheSystemInterface.
•PresstheF4softkey.
USBTMC
LAN
Figure10.11SystemCommunication

10.4.1USBTMC

USBTMCissetasthedefaultinterface.
TosettheremoteinterfacetoUSBTMC:
•EntertheSystemInterface.
•PresstheF4softkeytoentertheSystemCommunicationmenu.
System90
•PresstheF6softkeytoselecttheUSB
Figure10.12USBTMC
𝑇𝑀𝐶
interface.
Figure10.13VISAResourceString
TheVISAResourcestringgivesUSB0::<VendorID>::<ProductID>::<SerialNumber>:INST
ExampleFromgure10.13
<VendorID>=0x3121
<ProductID>=0x0001forBCS6400
<SerialNumber>=802433086756710020

10.4.2LAN

TosettheLANSettings
•EntertheSystemInterface.
•PresstheF4softkeytoentertheSystemCommunicationmenu.
•PresstheF8softkeytoselecttheLANinterface.
ThefollowingsettingsareavailableinLANSettings:
•
IPMode
•IPAddress
•Subnet
Mask
System91
•GatewayIP
Figure10.14LANSettings
IPMode
•EntertheLANmenuandusethetonavigatetheavailablesettings.
•NavigatetotheIPModesetting.
–PresstheF6softkeytoselectManualtosethowtheLANsettingswillbecongured.
–PresstheF7softkeytoselectDynamicHostCongurationProtocol(DHCP)
DHCP
TheeasiestwaytoconguretheLANsettingsistosettheIPModetoDHCP.DHCPwillautomatically
assignallLANsettings.TheLANsettingswillnotbecongurablewhenDHCPisselected.
System92
Manual
Congurethefollowingparametersmanually.
IPAddress
TheIPAddressisaunique32bitstringofnumbersseparatedin4partsbyperiods.Eachofthe4parts
contains8bitsandarereferredtoasoctets.
ToenteranIPaddress:
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•NavigatetotheIPAddresssetting.
•UsethenumerickeypadtoentertheselectedportionoftheIPaddress.
•Usethe
keystonavigateeachoctet.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
SubnetMask
SubnetMaskhelpsdistinguishwhichpartoftheiPaddressisthenetworkaddressandthehostaddress.
TosetSubnetMask:
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•NavigatetotheSubnetMasksetting.
•UsethenumerickeypadtoentertheselectedportionoftheIPaddress.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
•Usethekeystonavigateeachoctet.
GatewayIP
ThegatewayaddressisbydefaulttheIPaddressofthenetworkdevicethatconnectstheinstrument.
IfIPModeissettoDHCPGatewayIPdoesnothavetobeset.
TosetGatewayIP:
•EntertheSystemInterfaceandusethe
•NavigatetotheGatewayIPsetting.
tonavigatetheavailablesettings.
•UsethenumerickeypadtoentertheselectedportionoftheIPaddress.
System93
•Usethe
keystonavigateeachoctet.

10.5SysCal

ToentertheSysCalmenu:
•EntertheSystemInterface.
•PresstheF5softkey.
•Enterthe4digitpassword.
Figure10.15SystemCal
Battery Charger/Simulator and DC Power Supply
BCS Series
Specifications
Model BCS6401 BCS6402
Channels 2 1
Voltage
CH1 CH2
± 30 VHigh ± 15 V 0 to 15 V
Low ± 9 V 0 to 9 V
Max Source / Sink Current
High 3 A
5 A
Low 5 A
Power 45 W per channel, up to 90 W combined 150 W
Variable Output Impedance 0 to 1 Ω
Load Regulation ± (% output + offset)
Voltage ≤ 0.01% + 2 mV
Current ≤ 0.05% + 1 mA
Line Regulation ± (% output + offset)
Voltage ≤ 0.02% + 2 mV
Current ≤ 0.05% + 1 mA
Ripple and Noise (20 Hz to 20 MHz)
Normal Mode Voltage p-p ≤ 3 mV ≤ 4 mV
Normal Mode Voltage rms ≤ 1 mV
Normal Mode Current rms ≤ 1 mA
Programming Resolution
Voltage 1 mV
Current 0.1 mA
Variable Output Impedance 1 mΩ
Readback Resolution
Voltage 1 mV
Current
5 A Range 0.1 mA
5 mA Range 100 nA
Programming Accuracy ± (% output + offset)
Voltage ≤ 0.02% + 3 mV
Current ≤ 0.05% + 2 mA ≤ 0.05% + 3 mA
Variable Output Impedance ≤ 0.1% + 3 mΩ
Readback Accuracy ± (% output + offset)
Voltage ≤ 0.02% + 2 mV ≤ 0.02% + 3 mV
Current
5 A Range ≤ 0.05% + 0.2 mA ≤ 0.05% + 3 mA
5 mA Range
(1)
≤ 0.05% + 2 µA
Temperature Coefficient ± (% output + offset) / °C
Voltage 0.005% + 0.2 mV 0.005% + 0.4 mV
Current 0.005% + 0.2 mA 0.01% + 0.2 mA
Resistance 0.02% + 0.5 mΩ
Note: All specifications apply to the unit after a temperature stabilization time of 15 minutes over an ambient temperature range of 23 °C ± 5 °C. Specifications are valid for single unit operation only.
Battery Charger/Simulator and DC Power Supply
BCS Series
Specifications (cont.)
Model BCS6401 BCS6402
Output Response Time
(2)
Rise Time
Voltage
Full load ≤ 500 µs ≤ 150 µs
No load ≤ 500 µs ≤ 150 µs
Current Full load
Fast mode ≤ 150 µs Fast mode ≤ 150 µs
Normal mode ≤ 10 ms Normal mode ≤ 10 ms
Fall Time Voltage
Full Load
(3)
≤ 150 µs ≤ 50 µs
No load ≤ 1 ms ≤ 150 µs
(4)
Transient Response
(5)
Time ≤ 50 µs ≤ 30 µs
DVM
Measurement Range -20 V to +20 V -30 V to +30 V
Resolution 1 mV
Accuracy 0.02% + 3 mV
General
Remote Sense Compensation 1 V
Command Response Time
(6)
5 ms
Power Factor 0.7 max.
I/O Interfaces USB (USBTMC-compliant) and LAN
AC Line Input 110/220 VAC ± 10%, 47 Hz to 63 Hz
Isolation (output to ground) 100 VDC max.
Output Impedance
(output off, typical)
Output-off state
Normal
150 kΩ 200 kΩ
Output-off state
Relay off
≥ 1 GΩ
(7)
≥ 1 GΩ
Protection Functions
OVP/OCP/OTP/Reverse voltage
protection
OVP/OCP/OTP
Maximum Rated Input Power 500 VA
Temperature
Ratings
Operation 32 °F to 104 °F (0 °C to 40 °C)
Storage 14 °F to 158 °F (-10 °C to 70 °C)
Dimensions (W x H x D) 8.9” x 3.5” x 18.75” (226 x 88.2 x 476.26 mm)
Weight 19.85 lbs (9 kg) 17.64 lbs (8 kg)
Warranty 3 Years
Standard Accessories Power cord & certificate of calibration
Optional Accessories Rack mount kit (RK2US)
(1) The current readback accuracy of the 5 mA range is measured in constant voltage mode. (2) From 10% to 90% or from 90% to 10% of total power excursion. Using positive output polarity. (3) Fall time at full load when output is disabled. (4) The set voltage will change to 0 V when the power supply output is 30 V. (5) Time for output voltage to recover within 50 mV for a load change 50-100% of full load. Output speed set to Fast. (6) Typical time required for output to begin to change following receipt of command data. (7) Relay off function only supported for CH1.
Regulatory Compliance
Safety Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU, EN61010-1:2010
Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, EN61326-1:2013

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