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-rw-r--r--qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py22
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py b/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py
index bb99bc3..f2720b4 100644
--- a/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py
+++ b/qolab/hardware/power_supply/keysight_e3612a.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
from qolab.hardware.basic import BasicInstrument
from qolab.hardware.power_supply import PowerSupplySCPI
+import time
class KeysightE3612A(PowerSupplySCPI):
""" Keysight E3612A power supply """
@@ -80,6 +81,26 @@ class KeysightE3612A(PowerSupplySCPI):
return( float(rstr) )
@BasicInstrument.tsdb_append
+ def setChanIout(self, chNum, val, currentPrecision=5e-6, currentHeadRoom=1e-3, dwellTime=0.1):
+ """
+ Tuning Vout to achieve desired Iout.
+ Generally setting current limit will maintain current near but not exact to desired.
+ This function will try to guess the correct Vout value
+ """
+ iDesired = val
+ self.setChanIlimit(chNum, val+currentHeadRoom)
+ # here we assume that hook up is already made, so we can estimate source resistance
+ for i in range(10):
+ iOut=self.getChanIout(chNum)
+ if abs(iOut-iDesired) <= currentPrecision:
+ break
+ vOut=self.getChanVout(chNum)
+ R=vOut/iOut
+ vDesired = R*iDesired
+ self.setChanVlimit(chNum, vDesired)
+ time.sleep(dwellTime)
+
+ @BasicInstrument.tsdb_append
def getChanIlimit(self, chNum):
qstr = f'SOURce:CURR? (@{chNum})'
rstr = self.query(qstr)
@@ -87,6 +108,7 @@ class KeysightE3612A(PowerSupplySCPI):
@BasicInstrument.tsdb_append
def setChanIlimit(self, chNum, val):
+ """ Set current limit, seems to be >=0.002 """
cmnd = f'SOURCe:CURR {val},(@{chNum})'
rstr = self.write(cmnd)