Xantrex Technology M370078-01 II User Manual

GPIB and Ethernet
Interface for
XG Series
Programmable DC

GPIB
ENET

Operating Manual

Power Supplies

www.programmablepower.com

XG 850 Watt Series
Programmable DC Power
Supply

Operating Manual

About Xantrex

Xantrex Technology Inc. is a world-leading supplier of advanced power electronics and controls with
products from small mobile units to utility-scale systems for wind, solar, batteries, fuel cells,
microturbines, and backup power applications in both grid-connected and stand-alone systems. Xantrex
products include inverters, battery chargers, programmable power supplies, and variable speed drives
that convert, supply, control, clean, and distribute electrical power.

Trademarks

XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply is a trademark of Xantrex International. Xantrex
is a registered trademark of Xantrex International.

Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the property of their respective owners
and are used herein for identification purposes only.

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Date and Revision

November 2007 Revision A

Part Number

M370078-01

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Product Numbers (FGAs)

XG6-110 XG60-14

XG8-100 XG80-10.5

XG12-70 XG100-8.5

XG20-42

XG33-25

XG40-21

XG150-5.6

XG300-2.8

XG600-1.4

Part Numbers for Rack Mount Kits

Rack Mount Kit Part Number

Dual XG 850 Watt RM-D-XG1

Single XG 850 Watt RM-S-XG1

Rack mount rails for
XG Series

RM-XG

Contact Information

Telephone: [phone] (toll free North America)

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.programmablepower.com

1 858 450 0085(direct)

[e-mail]

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About This Manual

Purpose

This Operating Manual provides explanations and procedures for
programming the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply
from the GPIB interface and connecting and configuring the power supply
to the Ethernet.

Scope

The Manual covers the GPIB and Ethernet interface options only. Refer to
the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply Operating
Manual (Part number: M370078-01) for installation, operating procedures,
setup, calibration and troubleshooting for your power supply.

Audience

The Manual is intended for the user who is familiar with electronic power
supplies, Constant Current and Constant Voltage operating modes and the
control of output power. The user should be familiar with practicing safe
techniques while making supply or pin connections. The user should also
have experience with network-based communications software and
protocols.

Organization

This Manual is organized into two chapters, two appendices, and provides
Warranty and Product information.

Chapter 1, “GPIB” provides information and procedures on programming
the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply from the GPIB
(General Purpose Interface Bus) interface.

Chapter 2, “Ethernet (ENET)” provides information and procedures to
connect and configure the power supply to the ENET.

Appendix A, “Troubleshooting” provides troubleshooting information for
the combined ENET and RS-485 communication and for ENET
communication.

Appendix B, “Links” provides the Web site links for relevant third party
vendors.

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About This Manual

Conventions Used

The following conventions are used in this Manual.

WARNING

Warnings identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury or
loss of life.

CAUTION

Cautions identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to the unit or
other equipment.

Important:

know. They are not as serious as Cautions or Warnings.

Related Information

For related materials on this product, see also:

• XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply Operating

Manual (Part number: M370078-01).

• XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply Rack Mount

Kit Options (Part number: M370078-05).

• XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power Supply: Quick
Reference Guide (Part number: M370078-04). This document is

included with your power supply and provides a quick start on using
the front panel interface.

More information about Xantrex Technology Inc. as well as its products
and services is available at www.programmablepower.com.

Important notes provide information that is important for you to

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Important Safety Instructions

WARNING: High Energy and High Voltage

Exercise caution when using a power supply. High energy levels can be stored at
the output voltage terminals on a power supply in normal operation. In addition,
potentially lethal voltages exist in the power circuit and on the output and sense
connectors of a power supply with a rated output greater than 40 V. Filter
capacitors store potentially dangerous energy for some time after power is
removed.

WARNING

Operate the power supply in an environment free of flammable gases or fumes.
To ensure that the power supply's safety features are not compromised, use the
power supply as specified in this manual and do not substitute parts or make any
unauthorized modifications. If service is necessary, please return the power
supply to the factory Authorized Service Center. See “Return Material
Authorization Policy” on page WA–3.

WARNING: Limitations on use

The XG 850W GPIB and Ethernet Interface Option is not intended for use in
connection with life support systems or other medical equipment or device.

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Contents

Important Safety Instructions

1

GPIB

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1–2

Codes and Standards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1–2
GPIB Interface Description and Required Cable Size - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1–2

Communication with Your Device - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1–4

Selecting a Communication Port - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1–4

2

Ethernet (ENET)

Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2–2
Basic Section- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–2

System Requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–2
Accessories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2–2
ENET Connector - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2–4
Network Topology and Connection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2–5
Software Installations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–9

Configuring the Device Using DeviceInstaller - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–11

Selecting a Network Adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–11
Assigning an IP Address to the Power Supply Unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–12
Selecting ENET as the Communication Port - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–17

Terminal Configuration- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–19

Data Format - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–19
End of Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–19
Setting Up a HyperTerminal Connection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–19
Establishing Communication with the Power Supply - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–23

Advanced Section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–26

Network Topology 1: Simple LAN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–26
Network Topology 2: ENET and RS-485 Bus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–30

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A

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting for ENET – RS-485 Communication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A–2
Troubleshooting for ENET Communication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A–3

B

Links

Links - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B–2

Warranty and Product Information

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Figures

Figure 1-1 GPIB Connector and Pins - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–2
Figure 1-2 Scanning for Instruments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–5
Figure 1-3 Instrument Properties - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–6
Figure 1-4 ID String Query- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–6
Figure 2-1 Computer or HUB Plug - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–2
Figure 2-2 Power Supply Plug - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–3
Figure 2-3 RJ-45 Plug - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–3
Figure 2-4 Scheme of ENET Cross-Cable- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–3
Figure 2-5 XPort® ENET Connector and LEDs- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–4
Figure 2-6 Single Computer, Single Power Supply- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–5
Figure 2-7 Configuring the Network Connection of the Computer - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–6
Figure 2-8 LAN Properties Dialog Box - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–7
Figure 2-9 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Dialog Box- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–8
Figure 2-10 DeviceInstaller Setup Wizard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–9
Figure 2-11 Select Installation Folder Window - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–10
Figure 2-12 Multiple Network Adapters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–11
Figure 2-13 Selecting Network Adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–12
Figure 2-14 Auto-IP Address Message - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–12
Figure 2-15 Searching for Power Supply IP Address - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–13
Figure 2-16 IP Address Details Window- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–14
Figure 2-17 Entering the Lantronix Interface- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–15
Figure 2-18 Lantronix XPort® Interface- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–16
Figure 2-19 Assigning IP Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–17
Figure 2-20 HyperTerminal Connection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–19
Figure 2-21 Connection Description Window - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–20
Figure 2-22 New Connection Dialog Box - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–20
Figure 2-23 Main Terminal Window - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–21
Figure 2-24 ENET Properties Window- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–22
Figure 2-25 XG-ENET Properties Dialog Box- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–22
Figure 2-26 ASCII Setup Dialog Box- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–23
Figure 2-27 Main HyperTerminal Window - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–24
Figure 2-28 Saving Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–24

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Figure 2-29 Saved Session- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–25
Figure 2-30 Multiple Power Supplies and Two Computers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–26
Figure 2-31 HyperTerminal Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–28
Figure 2-32 System with Two Connected Devices- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–29
Figure 2-33 ENET and RS-485 Bus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–30
Figure 2-34 HyperTerminal Window- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–31

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Tables

Table 1-1 GPIB Pin Description (J2)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1–3
Table 2-1 Description of PIN on RJ-45 Plug - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–3
Table 2-2 Description of LEDs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2–4
Table A-1 Troubleshooting for ENET – RS-485 Communication- - - - - - - - - - - - - - A–2
Table A-2 Troubleshooting for ENET Communication- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A–3

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1

GPIB

Chapter 1, “GPIB” provides information and procedures
on programming the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable
DC Power Supply from the GPIB (General Purpose
Interface Bus) interface.

GPIB

Overview

The power supply can be programmed from a remote terminal using a
GPIB interface. Communication over the GPIB interface meets IEEE

488.2 standards and are Standard Commands for Programmable

Instrumentation (SCPI) compliant.

Codes and Standards

The GPIB interface of the XG 850 Watt Series Programmable DC Power
Supply has been implemented according to IEEE Std 488.1-1987, IEEE
Standard Digital Interface for Programmable Instrumentation. The
communication protocol complies with IEEE 488.2-1992.

GPIB Interface Description and Required Cable Size

The GPIB interface is an 8-bit parallel data bus having a host of bus
commands for synchronization and up to one megabyte data transfer rate.
Use standard IEEE-488, 26 AWG GPIB cable up to 3 metres in length.

GPIB Pin Description

The GPIB port is a special GPIB female connector. See Figure 1-1.

GPIB Connector

J2

J3

SN

Figure 1-1

J1

GPIB Connector and Pins

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J4

100-240 Vac
47-63 Hz, 11.5-6A

J5

J6

MADE IN CANADA

Table 1-1 identifies the pin name and describes the pin functions.

Overview

Table 1-1

Pin # Name Function Note

1DIO1 DIO1 Data

2DIO2 DIO2 Data

3DIO3 DIO3 Data

4DIO4 DIO4 Data

5 EOI End of Identify Control

6 DAV Data Valid Handshake

7 NRFD Not Ready for Data Handshake

8 NDAC No Data Accepted Handshake

9 IFC Interface Clear Control

10 SRQ Service Request Control

11 ATN Attention Control

12 - Shield Chassis

13 DIO5 DIO5 Data

14 DIO6 DIO6 Data

15 DIO7 DIO7 Data

16 DIO8 DIO8 Data

17 REN Remote Enable Control

18 - DAV Return Chassis

19 - NRFD Return Chassis

20 - NDAC Return Chassis

21 - IFC Return Chassis

22 - SRQ Return Chassis

23 - ATN Return Chassis

24 - Signal Ground Chassis

GPIB Pin Description (J2)

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GPIB

Communication with Your Device

This section provides information on selecting the GPIB interface as the
communication port used on the XG, and it also provides an example of
how commands can be sent and received. The details of the IEEE 488.2
and SCPI status reporting register structures and a complete list of
commands available can be found in the XG 850 Watt Series
Programmable DC Power Supply Operating Manual (M370046-01).

Selecting a Communication Port

To select the GPIB as the communication port:

1. Turn the 9-position Mode control to PGM.

rE is displayed in the output voltage display.

2. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select the 6PIb
communication port.

3. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control.

ADDR is displayed on the output voltage display.

4. Turn the rotary Adjust/Enter control to select the desired address
between 1 to 30. For the purpose of this example, 10 will be selected.

5. Press the rotary Adjust/Enter control to commit the new address.

6. Click Scan For Instruments on the GPIB Explorer toolbar. See
Figure 1-2.

The power supply will be found as shown in Figure 1-2.

Important:

communicate with the XG. This is for demonstration purposes only. Any
software that is capable of addressing a GPIB device and sending and receive
text could be used in its place. Consult your GPIB card manufacturer to see if
they provide an equivalent program.

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This section uses the National Instruments™ MAX program to

Communication with Your Device

:

Figure 1-2

Scanning for Instruments

7. In the right window, click on Instrument1 and review the device

properties. See Figure 1-3.

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