Welcome to the MagnaDC SL Series documentation!

• 1. Preface
  • 1.1. Contact Magna-Power
  • 1.2. Safety Notice
  • 1.3. Safety Symbols
  • 1.4. Limited Warranty
  • 1.5. User Manual Warranty
  • 1.6. U.S. Government Rights
  • 1.7. WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC
  • 1.8. Declaration of Conformity
  • 1.9. Document Conventions
  • 1.10. Additional Help and Feedback
• 2. Product Introduction
  • 2.1. Features at a Glance
    • 2.1.1. Output Features
    • 2.1.2. Programming Features
    • 2.1.3. System Features
  • 2.2. Models
    • 2.2.1. Model Ordering Guide
    • 2.2.2. 1.5 kW SL Series Models
    • 2.2.3. 2.6 kW SL Series Models
    • 2.2.4. 4 kW SL Series Models
    • 2.2.5. 6 kW SL Series Models
    • 2.2.6. 8 kW SL Series Models
    • 2.2.7. 10 kW SL Series Models
  • 2.3. Specifications
    • 2.3.1. AC Input Specifications
    • 2.3.2. Output Specifications
    • 2.3.3. Programming Specifications
    • 2.3.4. Connectivity Specifications
    • 2.3.5. External User I/O Specifications
    • 2.3.6. Physical Specifications
    • 2.3.7. Environmental Specifications
    • 2.3.8. Regulatory Compliance
  • 2.4. Dimensional Diagrams
  • 2.5. Principle of Operation
  • 2.6. Options
    • 2.6.1. Blocking Diode (+BD)
    • 2.6.2. High Isolation Output (+ISO)
    • 2.6.3. High Slew Rate Output (+HS)
    • 2.6.4. IEEE-488 GPIB (+GPIB)
    • 2.6.5. LXI TCP/IP Ethernet (+LXI)
    • 2.6.6. Ruggedized (+RUG)
    • 2.6.7. Water Cooling (+WC)
  • 2.7. Accessories
    • 2.7.1. Cabinet and Integration
    • 2.7.2. DC Power Cables
    • 2.7.3. Universal Interface Device (UID47)
    • 2.7.4. RS485 (Converter)
    • 2.7.5. USB (Converter)
• 3. Installation
  • 3.1. Inspection
  • 3.2. Rack Installation
    • 3.2.1. Cooling Requirements
  • 3.3. AC Input Connection
    • 3.3.1. Fuse Rating
  • 3.4. DC Output Connection
    • 3.4.1. Grounding the DC Output
  • 3.5. Protective Cover
  • 3.6. Remote Sense Connection
  • 3.7. Water Cooling
    • 3.7.1. Solenoid Bypass
    • 3.7.2. Cooling System Types
    • 3.7.3. Water Quality and Treatment
    • 3.7.4. Preventive Measures and Maintenance
    • 3.7.5. Clearing Liquid from Water Path
    • 3.7.6. Cleaning Water Path
  • 3.8. Electrical Check
• 4. Features and Functions
  • 4.1. Output Regulation States
    • 4.1.1. Constant Voltage
    • 4.1.2. Constant Current
  • 4.2. Commands
    • 4.2.1. Start
    • 4.2.2. Stop
    • 4.2.3. Clear
  • 4.3. Protection and Diagnostics
    • 4.3.1. Over Voltage Trip (OVT)
    • 4.3.2. Over Current Trip (OCT)
    • 4.3.3. Thermal Fault (THL)
    • 4.3.4. Interlock (LOC)
    • 4.3.5. Phase Loss (PHL)
    • 4.3.6. Program Line Fault (PGL)
    • 4.3.7. Fuse (FSE)
• 5. Operation: Parallel and Series
  • 5.1. Parallel
    • 5.1.1. Parallel - Direct
    • 5.1.2. Parallel - Master-Slave
  • 5.2. Series
    • 5.2.1. Series - Direct
    • 5.2.2. Series - Master-Slave
• 6. Operation: Front Panel
  • 6.1. Setting Trip Points
    • 6.1.1. Over Voltage Trip
    • 6.1.2. Over Current Trip
  • 6.2. Configuring Set Point Source
    • 6.2.1. Rotary (ROTARY)
    • 6.2.2. External Program (EXT PGM)
    • 6.2.3. Remote (REMOTE)
  • 6.3. Configuring Functionality
    • 6.3.1. Remote Sense (REM SEN)
    • 6.3.2. Internal Control (INT CTL)
    • 6.3.3. External Control (EXT CTL)
    • 6.3.4. Interlock (LOC)
  • 6.4. Calibration
• 7. Operation: External User I/O
  • 7.1. Analog Inputs
    • 7.1.1. External Voltage Source Programming
    • 7.1.2. External Current Source Programming
    • 7.1.3. External Resistive Source Programming
  • 7.2. Analog Outputs
  • 7.3. Digital Inputs
  • 7.4. Digital Outputs
  • 7.5. Reference Signals and Grounds
• 8. Operation: Computer Programming
  • 8.1. Communications Validation
  • 8.2. RS232 Communications
  • 8.3. USB Communications
  • 8.4. LXI TCP/IP Ethernet Communications
    • 8.4.1. Address Negotiation
    • 8.4.2. Connectivity
    • 8.4.3. Network discovery
  • 8.5. IEEE-488 GPIB Communications
    • 8.5.1. IEEE-488 GPIB Communications with NI MAX
• 9. Calibration
  • 9.1. Control Board
    • 9.1.1. Reference Amplifier Calibration
    • 9.1.2. Voltage Feedback Amplifier Calibration
    • 9.1.3. Current Feedback Amplifier Calibration
  • 9.2. Driver Board
    • 9.2.1. Over Current Protection
    • 9.2.2. Under Voltage Protection
• 10. SCPI Command Set
  • 10.1. SCPI Introduction
    • 10.1.1. Command Structure
    • 10.1.2. Data Types
    • 10.1.3. Termination
    • 10.1.4. Syntax Conventions
  • 10.2. SCPI EEPROM Write Behavior
  • 10.3. SCPI Command Reference List
  • 10.4. CALibration Subsystem
    • 10.4.1. CALibrate:IDN
    • 10.4.2. CALibrate:PASS
    • 10.4.3. CALibrate:POT
    • 10.4.4. CALibrate:SCALe:VOLTage
    • 10.4.5. CALibrate:SCALe:CURRent
    • 10.4.6. CALibrate:SCALe:INPut
    • 10.4.7. CALibrate:DEFaults
    • 10.4.8. CALibrate:STOP
  • 10.5. CONFiguration Subsystem
    • 10.5.1. CONTrol:INTernal
    • 10.5.2. CONTrol:EXTernal
    • 10.5.3. REMote:SENSe
    • 10.5.4. INTErlock
    • 10.5.5. CONFigure:SETPT
  • 10.6. MEASure Subsystem
    • 10.6.1. MEASure:VOLTage?
    • 10.6.2. MEASure:CURRent?
  • 10.7. MODulation Commands
    • 10.7.1. MODulation:TYPE:SELect
    • 10.7.2. MODulation:TABLe
    • 10.7.3. MODulation:SAVE
    • 10.7.4. MODulation:TABLe:LOAD
  • 10.8. OUTPut Subsystem
    • 10.8.1. OUTPut?
    • 10.8.2. OUTPut:ARM
    • 10.8.3. OUTPut:START
    • 10.8.4. OUTPut:STOP
    • 10.8.5. OUTPut:PROTection:CLEar
  • 10.9. SOURce Subsystem
    • 10.9.1. VOLTage and VOLTage:TRIGgered
    • 10.9.2. VOLTage:PROTection
    • 10.9.3. CURRent and CURRent:TRIGgered
    • 10.9.4. CURRent:PROTection
    • 10.9.5. PERiod
    • 10.9.6. Save
    • 10.9.7. RECall:MEMory
  • 10.10. STATus Subsystem
    • 10.10.1. *CLS
    • 10.10.2. *ESE?
    • 10.10.3. *ESR?
    • 10.10.4. *IDN?
    • 10.10.5. *OPC
    • 10.10.6. *RST
    • 10.10.7. *SRE
    • 10.10.8. *STB
    • 10.10.9. STATus:OPERation:CONDition?
    • 10.10.10. STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition?
  • 10.11. SYSTem Subsystem
    • 10.11.1. SYSTem:VERSion?
    • 10.11.2. SYSTem:ERRor?
    • 10.11.3. SYSTem:EepromLoCK
    • 10.11.4. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:VERSion?
    • 10.11.5. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:MAC?
    • 10.11.6. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:SER
    • 10.11.7. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:ADDRess
    • 10.11.8. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:GATE
    • 10.11.9. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:SUBNet
    • 10.11.10. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:PORT
    • 10.11.11. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:HOSTname
    • 10.11.12. SYSTem:COMMunicate:NETwork:DHCP
    • 10.11.13. SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:VERSion
    • 10.11.14. SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB:ADDRess
  • 10.12. TRIGger Commands
    • 10.12.1. TRIGger
    • 10.12.2. INITiate
    • 10.12.3. ABORt