KEPCO BOP VISA User Manual

TECHNICAL MANUAL

KEPCO®

THE POWER SUPPLIER™

KEPCO INC.

An ISO 9001 Company.

UNIVERSAL BOP GPIB

VISA INSTRUMENT DRIVER

MODEL

UNIVERSAL BOP GPIB

VISA INSTRUMENT DRIVER

ORDER NO. REV. NO.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1) This manual is valid for the following Model and associated serial numbers:
MODEL SERIAL NO. REV. NO.

2) A Change Page may be included at the end of the manual. All applicable changes and

revision number changes are documented with reference to the equipment serial num­bers. Before using this Instruction Manual, check your equipment serial number to identify
your model. If in doubt, contact your nearest Kepco Representative, or the Kepco Docu­mentation Office in New York, (718) 461-700 0, requestin g the correct revision for your par ­ticular model and serial number.

3) The contents of this manual are protected by copyright. Reprodu ction of any part can be

made only with the specific written permission of Kepco, Inc.

Data subject to change without notice.

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UNIVERSAL BOP GPIB VISA INSTRUMENT DRIVER

The VISA instrument driver supplied with BOP Series Power Supplies is provided to simplify programming
with a VISA compatible GPIB controller . The latest driver can be downloaded from the Kepco website
(http://www.kepcopower.com/drivers.htm). Included in the driver are:

• source code (C) for all VISA functions (kp_BOP.c)

• a complete programming reference manual (kp_BOP.pdf)

• a sample application of the VISA functions (written in C) which can be used to program
one or more BOP power supplies using a virtual front panel observed on a computer
monitor (bit.4886.exe).

1. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM USING THE VISA DRIVER

The demonstration program is intended to illustrate the use of the VISA functions included with the BOP
power supply. The demonstration program is installed under Windows by running SETUP.EXE. The pro­gram can be used to program and view the virtual front panels of up to 10
program is installed, double click on BOP.exe to run the program.

1. Unzip the files and doubleclick on setup.exe to install the driver. The bit_mdac folder will be added
to the St art - Pr ograms folder. Doubleclick bit_mdac.exe to run the program, and refer to the visam­dac.pdf in the bit_mdac folder for details about using the soft front panel.

BOP Power Supplies. After the

2. Install the VISA driver per the text file included with the driver. At the Start-up screen (Figure 1) set
the correct GPIB Address and click CONNECT. When the Power Supply Type window shows BIT
4886, click Continue.

FIGURE 1. GPIB VISA DRIVER START-UP

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