TDK-Lambda GENESYS User Manual

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483-033-800 Rev A2. Specifications2.1. USB Specification• USB 2.0 compliant.• Bus powered: requires +5V DC power from the driving port.• Maximum USB cable length: 16 feet (from USB 2.0 spec).• USB signal and shield grounded to power supply chassis.2.2. Rear Panel Specifications• “B” Type USB socket, four pins.• DIP switch to enable or disable the USB port.• Enable USB. Also disables RS-232 and RS-485 IN.• Disable USB. Allows RS-232 and RS-485 with daisy chaining.• All other rear panel features are the same as the standard Genesys™ power supply.2.3. Front Panel Specifications• On power-up, when USB is enabled, front panel shows “USb” for three seconds.• Settable serial address (0 to 30) for daisy-chaining many supplies to one USB port.• All other front panel features are the same as the standard Genesys™ power supply.2.4. USB Drivers• Most common drivers available on the Genesys™ Driver CD-ROM.• Additional drivers available for download from http://www.ftdichip.com.• Support for a variety of operating systems: Windows, Mac OS, Linux and Windows CE.2.5. Software Support• The USB power supply may be installed as a Virtual COM port (VCP). This allows the USB supply toappear as an additional COM port (i.e. RS-232 port) available to the PC. Application software canaccess the USB supply in the same way as it would access a standard COM port.• There is full support for COM ports including:• You may send commands with programs such as HyperTerminal.• Any programming language may use the native operating system drivers for the COM port.• TDK-Lambda has Test and Measurement drivers including IVI-COM, IVI-C and native LabView.• There is a USB driver library (DLL) called D2XX drivers. These allow your application program can makedirect communication to the Genesys™ USB without creating a virtual COM port.• There is support for the USB D2XX driver library including:• The library drivers are available on the Genesys™ Driver CD-ROM.• Library compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Linux.• See http://www.ftdichip.com for additional support.2.6. USB Command Set• Uses serial command set with abbreviated commands. For example, send “PV” to program the voltage.• Uses same commands as the standard Genesys™ power supply for RS-232/485.• Commands are not SCPI compliant.