
Agilent E3631A DC Power Supply Tutorial
1 Introduction
The DC power supply is simple, s o this tutorial only contains a few bulleted notes and a simple example.
There is an image of the front panel interface in Figure 1.
2 Interface Notes
• The power suppy can output independent values on the +6V and ±25 V outputs. However, the digital
display can only show one value at a time.
• For displaying the ±25 V outputs, press the +25 V or −25 V buttons, respectively. For the 6 V output,
press the + 6 V button.
• The “Track” button is used to set the −2 5 V output as a proportion of the +25 V output s e tting. If
the +25 V output is set to 9 V, then the −25 V output will be −9 V when the word “Track” a ppea rs
on the bottom of the display. Track can be turned on by pr e ssing and holding the “Track” button until
“Track” appears on the display. This feature can be turned off by pressing the “Track” button again.
• The power supply can be switched into a current-source mode. However, for these labs, you will only
use the voltage mode; so be sure the word “CV” appe ars on the right corner of the display when the
output is on.
• The voltage and current limit can be set by using the following procedure : Press the “Display Limit”
button. “LMT” should be shown on the bottom of the display. Now use the knob on the right to
set the desired value. Togg le between setting voltage and current by pressing the “Voltage/Current”
button. The digit that is blinking is the one being changed; to switch to a different digit, use the left
and rig ht arrow buttons below the knob. When the desired limit value is set, press the “Display Limit”
button again. Note tha t the limit value is not always the output value (e.g. in the case of a short
circuit).
• To temp orarily turn off the DC output w ithout turning off the equipment, press the “Output On/Off”
button to display “Output Off” on the screen. Please remember to use this feature when making
changes to your circuit connections. To turn on the DC output, press the “Output On/Off” button
again.
3 Examples
Here are all of the steps necessary to set up +9 V and −9 V supply rails.
1. Turn on the power supply with the lower-left power button.
2. Press the +25 V button in the SELECT se ction and then press the “Display Limit” button to view the
voltage setting for that output. Set the voltage limit to 9.0 0 V using the procedure mentioned above.
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