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F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator
Version 5
User Guide
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Contents
Preface .........................................................................................................v
1. Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
What’s New with Version 5.0 ......................................................................................................... 2
Licensing ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Typical Use-Case............................................................................................................................. 4
Main Window .................................................................................................................................. 5
Menu Bar and Icon Bar ............................................................................................................. 5
Main Instrument Table .............................................................................................................. 6
Source Details Table ................................................................................................................. 6
Battery Configuration Table...................................................................................................... 6
Source control commands ......................................................................................................... 6
Instrument control commands ................................................................................................... 6
Battery Control Commands....................................................................................................... 6
2. Building an Instrument List ...................................................................... 7

Discover Available Instruments ...................................................................................................... 7
Recall an Existing Instrument List & Configuration....................................................................... 9
Manually Entering an Instrument .................................................................................................. 11
Getting and Setting IP Addresses Using the Ethernet ................................................................... 13
Getting and Setting IP Addresses Using a Serial Port................................................................... 16
Handling Duplicate Entries ........................................................................................................... 19
3. Configuring Selected Instruments ......................................................... 21

Main Table..................................................................................................................................... 21
Individual Channel Source Details ................................................................................................ 24
Battery Level Setup ....................................................................................................................... 25
4. Saving Instrument Status & Details ...................................................... 27
5. Verifying Instrument Readiness ............................................................ 29

Using the VerifyInstruments Operation ........................................................................................ 29
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6. Source Preset Configurations ................................................................31

F6350 Configurations ................................................................................................................... 31
F6350e Sources and Ranges .......................................................................................................... 35
F6300 Configurations .................................................................................................................... 37
F6300e Source and Ranges............................................................................................................ 39
7. Injecting Low-Level Signals into Configured Instruments ......................41

Low-Level Sources.................................................................................................................. 42
Universal Low-Level Sources Cable ............................................................................................. 43
8. Playing Back of Sampled Value Signals ................................................47
9. Licensing ...............................................................................................55
Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 55
New Installations ........................................................................................................................... 55
License Expiring ............................................................................................................................ 58
Deactivating a License................................................................................................................... 59
A. Low-Level Signal Cable Usage .............................................................61

Cable Connections ......................................................................................................................... 61
F6350e Charts ................................................................................................................................ 63
F6300e Charts ................................................................................................................................ 80
F6350 Charts.................................................................................................................................. 86
F6300 Charts................................................................................................................................ 103
Index ............................................................................................................................................107
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Preface
The F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator User Guide introduces the

newest version of the software. This guide was created on Oct. 28,
2015.
Who Should Read This Guide

This guide is intended for anyone who works with the F6 Multiple
Amplifier Configurator. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with
professional standards and safety practices.
Document Conventions
Notes and Warnings
This document uses icons to draw your attention to information of
special importance, as follows.
NOTE! Notes provide supplemental information that may apply to only

some circumstances.
CAUTION! Cautions provide information that prevents damage to

hardware or data.
WARNING! Warnings tell you how to prevent injury or death to anyone

near the test set or high-voltage equipment.
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1. Introduction
The F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator (FMAC) application allows users to

configure and enable one or more of Doble’s F6350, F6350e, F6300 or F6300e
instruments. It is intended to be used in conjunction with large power system
simulator software to test complex protection systems. The application allows
the user to specify a list of Doble instruments to be used in a test, along with
their individual source and battery configurations, and then save the collection
to be reused at a later time.
This software differs from other Doble software for the F-series of instruments
in two important respects. First, it will work with up to 16 instruments
concurrently. The other products control one instrument at a time. Second, it
configures and enables the instruments and makes them available to the
simulation software to control during the tests.
In Version 5.0 of the FMAC, two methods are available for simulation
software to control the voltage and current sources. They may be driven by
voltage signals inserted into the Low Level Sources connector, or they may be
driven by a stream of Sampled Values sent over an Ethernet connection.
Once a collection of instruments is identified on the main screen, individual
instruments can be configured. For each configured F6350 or F6350e, both
individual sources as well as the battery level and on/off state can be set. For
configured F6300e instruments, the sources and the battery can be configured,
whereas with F6300s, only the individual sources can be set, because the
F6300 has no battery simulator.
Given an instrument’s address, either a com port name or an Ethernet IP
address, the application can automatically detect its type, i.e., F6350 or F6300,
firmware version, and CPU ID, and whether the instrument has enhanced
amplifiers. When Enhanced Rating amplifiers are detected, the instrument will
be identified as an F6350e or an F6300e. The CPU ID is used as the identifier
for the instrument.
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What’s New with Version 5.0

V. 5.0 contains expanded source and range options(Chapter 6) and controls for
the Battery Simulators, which are now available on the F6300e and all F6350
models. V. 5.0 also has the capability of recognizing the presence of Enhanced
Rating Amplifiers and to display the correct ranges that are available for the
amplifiers that are present.
There is also a new capability to specify that the amplifiers will be driven by a
stream of Sampled Value (SV) signals sent over Ethernet. See Figure 1 for an
example for the setup of one such configuration.
See Chapter 8, “Playing Back of Sampled Value Signals.” for the details of
setting up and using SV sources.
Figure 1 A Typical Configuration
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1. Introduction
Licensing
After installation, you must get your copy of the application licensed. You will
need an activation key.
For more information on licensing, see Chapter 9, “Licensing.”
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Typical Use-Case
A typical use-case for the F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator application is
described below.
1. Create the instrument list to be used in the test via the following methods:
a. Discover (via the Discover Instruments button) all F6350 and
F6300 instruments accessible to the computer hosting the application.
Both the computer’s serial ports and Ethernet connections are polled.
In the case of Ethernet, the discovery operation is restricted to the
local sub-network to which the computer is connected.
b. Restore a previously saved list of instruments with their respective
configurations.
c. Manually configure (additional) instruments accessible to the
computer either via a serial port or Ethernet connection. Note that in
this case the instrument may reside outside the local Ethernet
sub-network to which the computer is connected but the network must
provide for its accessibility.
2. Select the features of the instruments (such as sources and/or batteries) to
be used in the test.
3. Select whether the sources will be driven by Low Level Source signals (by
checking Select Sources) or by SV playback by checking the box in the
SV Playback column.
4. Verify the instrument list (via the Verify Instruments button) to ensure
that all are accessible and operational for the test.
5. Begin the test via the Configure and Enable all Instruments and
Configure and Enable all Batteries buttons. At this point a power
system simulator application may begin to control the F6350 or F6300
instruments and perform its tests.
6. End the test via the Disable all Instruments and Disable all Batteries
buttons.
Note that any fatal communication errors encountered during the test will
result in all instrument sources and batteries being immediately disabled.
Non-fatal errors, such as occasionally missing some samples or clipping some
outputs, will be noted on the VFD of the instrument and in the Messages area
of the Main window.
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1. Introduction
Main Window
The Main window of the F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator application
(Figure 2) contains areas whose functionality is described below.
Figure 2 Main Screen
The screen is divided into a number of parts.
Menu Bar and Icon Bar

The menu bar, at the very top has the following choices:
1. The File menu allows the user to Save and Open established instrument
lists and configurations (Sessions).
2. The Tools menu opens a Preferences window to specify the default
directories for saving sessions, finding saved sessions, and creating log
files.
3. The Help menu displays this file or an About dialog that describes the
current build.
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The Icon bar duplicates some of the more used commands from the menu bar
and shows them with graphical icons to make their meaning clearer. Hovering
the mouse cursor over an icon will display its text label.
Main Instrument Table

This is where the instruments being configured are listed.
Source Details Table

When the user selects an instrument and picks a source configuration in the
instrument table, the details of the configuration appear here. Properties of
individual sources can be edited. Details of SV sources will be described in
Chapter 8.
Battery Configuration Table

This is where the battery simulator voltage can be set for the F6300e, F6350
and F6350-e instruments.
Source control commands

This group of command buttons is used to either select or de-select all the
sources in the main instrument table. These are convenient shortcuts for
selecting or de-selecting the source column in every row of the table.
Instrument control commands

This group of commands is used in controlling the instruments. It includes
Discover Instruments, Verify Instruments, Configure and Enable All
Instruments, and Disable All Instruments.
Battery Control Commands

This group includes the Select All Batteries and Deselect All batteries commands.
These are convenient shortcuts for selecting or deselecting the battery column in
every row of the table.
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2. Building an Instrument List
The user can use either the Discover Instruments button, to dynamically
build a new instrument list, or open a previously-saved configuration to
pre-populate the main screen with an instrument list.
Discover Available Instruments

Users can press Discover in the F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator to detect
available instruments on either Ethernet or the serial ports of the computer that
is running the application. However, to detect an instrument on the Ethernet,
both the computer and the instruments have to be on the same subnet.
Instruments must be powered on in order to be detected through either a COM
port or the Ethernet network.
To use an instrument in the test that is on a different subnet than the host
computer, the user can manually enter its IP address using the procedure in
“Manually Entering an Instrument” on page 11. In this case, the network must
provide for the accessibility to the instrument.
To initiate the discovery process, the user clicks on the Discover Instruments
button, which brings up the Discover Instruments pop up screen (Figure 3 on
page 8). This Discovery dialog box will update the screen with results of the
detection process. Once the operation is completed, the user can then choose
to select all or individual instruments discovered, and press OK to bring them
into the main screen on the Instruments table. Note that the discovery and
selection process can result in duplicate entries in the main table, if the
instrument list was pre-populated before the discovery operation. In FMAC
Version 5.0, the Discovery dialog box will indicate whether the instrument is
configured for SV playback, with a TRUE entry in the SV playback column.
This feature is enabled by an entry in the F63xx instrument’s embedded web
page, as described in Chapter 8.
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Figure 3 Discover Instruments Screen
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Recall an Existing Instrument List & Configuration

Using the File -> Open menu item, you can open an existing instrument list
(with source and battery configurations), as shown in Figure 4 on page 9, and
re-use it. Configurations are saved as XML files.
Figure 4 Recalling a Saved Configuration
CAUTION! Opening a saved session will enter the instruments from that
configuration into the main table, replacing the previous list. If you want to
save the previously existing list, save that session before overwriting.
The instrument table of the chosen configuration will contain the columns of
information displayed in Figure 5 on page 10.
Checking the Hide Instrument Details check box will remove the columns for
Firmware Version and CPU ID.
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Figure 5 Instruments Table
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Manually Entering an Instrument

To manually add an instrument to the list or change data in the columns of the
main table, follow the procedure below.
Figure 6 Configuring a Channel
1. Click on the communication column which brings up the Channel Details

dialogue box (Figure 6). Select either a serial or Ethernet channel type, by
selecting the appropriate radio button. If an Ethernet channel is selected,
type in the instrument IP address. If a serial channel is selected, then the
system displays a drop-down list of the computer’s serial ports that have a
Doble F-series instrument attached to them. Select an instrument from the
list.
2. Select the F6 Type of the instrument from the drop down box in the
F6Type column.
3. Optionally, enter a name for the instrument in the Name column, to help
identify it.
4. Select a preset source configuration from the drop-down box in the
Source column.
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5. If the output sources are to be transient, set the Transient column to true.
If applicable, set the Transient Type as described in Main Table, in
Chapter 3.
6. If appropriate, check the Select Sources check-box for the instrument, and
verify the source channels and ranges in the Source Details table on the
right of the main screen.
7. If you want to use the battery simulator, check the Select Batteries
check-box. Check the details in the Battery configuration table on the
right. (See “Battery Level Setup” on page 25 for instructions.)
8. Choose a Pre Set or Variable option for the Battery Simulator, if you are
using it, and set the desired voltage.
Figure 7 Battery Pre Set and Variable Settings
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Getting and Setting IP Addresses Using the Ethernet

You can get and set an IP address for an Instrument, as described in the
following process:
1. Click an existing or new line in the table for the Instrument that you wish
to configure (Figure 8). The Channel Details box appears.
Figure 8 Channel Details
2. Enter the IP address of the instrument with which you want to

communicate, or observe the current IP addresses of a known instrument
populated on the Channel Type tab.
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3. Click the F6 Tools tab.

4. Click Get on the F6Tools Tab to see the current IP Address and IP Mask
(Figure 9).
Figure 9 F6 Tools Tab
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5. Enter the desired new IP Address and IP Mask and Click Set (Figure 10).
6. Note the message box that reminds you to reboot the instrument, and click
OK.
7. Click OK to close the Channel Details window. The new IP address
appears in the Communications column.
Figure 10
Power Cycle the Instrument to activate the new Ethernet settings and observe
the new IP address as the VFD displays the re-boot information.
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Getting and Setting IP Addresses Using a Serial Port

You can get and set an IP address for an Instrument, as described in the
following process:
1. Click an existing or new line in the table for the Instrument that you wish
to configure (Figure 11).
Figure 11
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2. Choose a Serial Port connected to the Instrument that you want to

communicate with (Figure 11).
3. Click Get on the F6Tools Tab to see the current IP Address and IP Mask
(Figure 12).
Figure 12
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4. Enter the desired IP Address and IP Mask and Click Set (Figure 13).
Figure 13
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5. Return to the Channel Type Selection Tab and click the Ethernet Option to
place the new IP Address in the Ethernet Settings fields (Figure 14).
Figure 14
6. Click OK to place the new IP Address in the Communication Column.

Power Cycle the Instrument to activate the new Ethernet settings and observe
them as the VFD displays the re-boot.
Handling Duplicate Entries

Duplicate entries in the main table will cause unpredictable behavior and must
be avoided by the user. Before saving a configuration or enabling instruments
for a test, visually inspect the table and verify there are no duplicate CPU IDs,
IP addresses, or COM ports.
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3. Configuring Selected Instruments
The User Interface is used to set up instruments involved in the configurator

set up, and is shown in Figure 15. This example shows three instruments being
configured within the F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator application.
Figure 15 User Interface to Set Up Instruments
Main Table
The Instrument table (Figure 16) allows you to select the Source
Configurations and other features of the Instruments.
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Figure 16 Instrument Table
The Instrument table columns names and definitions are:

Communications – indicates the IP address or Serial port of the equipment to
which the user is trying to connect. Click on the cell to bring up the
communication configuration dialogue. See section 2.3 on Manually entering
an instrument for further details.
Label – Optional user editable name given to an individual instrument to help
identify it.
F6Type – a drop-down box that represents the Doble model number of the
equipment. At this time, choices are F6350, F6300, F6350e or F6300e.
Src Config – A drop-down box that lists available preset source
configurations for that instrument. For example 3V & 3I for an F6350
represents 3 voltage sources and 3 current sources. Once a source
configuration is selected, the names, default voltage Range, and default
current Range will be displayed on the table named Source Details located to
the right of the Instrument table. All available configurations will be in the
Drop-Down List for each instrument. All the available preset options are listed
in Table 1 on page 33 and Table 2 on page 35, for the F6350, and Table 3 on
page 37 and Table 4 on page 39, for the F6300.
Transient – specifies if the current output for the selected source is going to
be a higher level transient current. The available Ranges in the Source details
will increase if true. The label for the current Source will also change so that
I1 becomes T1, etc. Transient mode is not available for voltage sources.
Transient Type – When the Source configuration is 6 Low I and 6I, and
Transient is set to True, there will be an option to choose a transient type of
Low only, High only, or Both. This will determine which sources will produce
the transient current – the convertible (low-current) sources, the normal
current sources, or both sets of sources.
Select Sources – A check box that, when selected, indicates that the
configured sources for this instrument may be set to ON when the
CONFIGURE AND ENABLE ALL INSTRUMENTS button is clicked.
Refer to the Source Details table for this instrument to find out which sources
are going to be enabled and what their Ranges will be.
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Select Battery – A check box for indicating whether or not the battery
simulator for this instrument is to be configured and enabled when the
CONFIGURE AND ENABLE ALL BATTERIES button is clicked. The
battery is configured in the same window as the source details.
SV Playback - A check box that, when selected, indicates that the configured
sources for the instrument may be set to play back a stream of Sampled Values
signals when the CONFIGURE AND ENABLE ALL INSTRUMENTS
button is clicked. Refer to the Source Details table for this instrument to find
out which sources are going to be enabled, and what their ranges will be. The
SV Playback option should only be chosen if the SV playback capability is
enabled on the instrument.
Source Status – Initially blank. After the instrument is selected, it has
possible values of ON, OFF, or ERROR and is changed by the application in
the process of enabling or disabling the selected instrument source. As the
user, you have no direct control over the setting.
Battery Status. Initially blank. After the battery is selected, it has possible
values of ON, OFF, or ERROR and is changed while enabling or disabling a
selected battery. As the user, you have no direct control over the setting.
Firmware Version – Firmware Version of the configured instrument,
displayed after Discover or Verify operations.
CPU ID – CPU ID of the configured instrument, displayed after Discover or
Verify operations.
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Individual Channel Source Details

After an instrument is described and selected in the main table, details of the
source configuration for that instrument can be chosen and will be seen on
Source details table located on the right side of the instrument table
(Figure 17). This includes source channel names, each channel’s set voltage or
current range, and whether each channel is to be in an ON or OFF state when
the instrument is enabled.
Figure 17 Source Details Table for an SV Configuration
The Column names and definitions for the Source Details table are:
Src – Name of the source channel. The first letter denotes the type of source.
A Voltage source is represented by V, a current source is represented by I and a
transient current source is represented by T.
Ranges – Set the maximum Voltage or Current levels that can be produced by
the amplifier for that channel from a drop-down. The selections displayed are
based on which preset configuration was chosen in the main table.
Enable – Check box to specify whether this source channel will be turned ON
when the CONFIGURE AND ENABLE ALL INSTRUMENTS button is
clicked. (For this to happen, the select sources check box in the Instruments
table must also be checked.)
SV ID and SV Src are explained in Chapter 8.
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Battery Level Setup

The F6350, F6350e and F6300e support a DC Battery Simulator. Depending
on the instrument version, you can either select from four preset voltage levels
or fill in any voltage within a permitted range. Older versions of the F6350
only support preset voltage levels of 0V, 48V, 125V, or 250V. Newer versions
support both the older preset levels as well as user-specified amplitude as an
integer value in the range of 6 to 300 V. The software interrogates the
instrument to find out what it supports and presents only the appropriate
options to the user.
Only those instruments whose Battery Simulator is selected will be set with
the requested level. Otherwise the battery simulator will be turned off. The
Battery Simulator can be selected by using the Select Batteries check-box in
the User Interface associated with the battery.
Checking the Select Batteries box in the instrument in the Instrument table
will bring up the corresponding Battery Simulator Details control, shown in
Figure 18.
Figure 18 Battery Simulator Source Details for a Selected

Instrument in the Instrument Table
To configure a battery for any instrument, use the following steps, referring to
Figure 2 on page 5 and Figure 18 on page 25.
1. Put a tick mark in the Select Batteries column for the instrument whose
battery you wish to configure.
2. In the Battery window on the right, select either the Preset or Variable
radio button, then use either the drop-down, to select a pre-set voltage, or
type a voltage level in the variable box.
3. Push the Configure and Enable All Batteries button to turn on all
selected batteries.
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4. Saving Instrument Status & Details
The User may save any combination of instruments and their configuration
settings in a file for later re-use.
Use the File Save menu command. Select or type the file name. It will be given
an XML suffix.
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5. Verifying Instrument Readiness
Using the VerifyInstruments Operation

At any time, you can verify the current instrument list by using the Verify
Instruments button. See Figure 2 on page 5 for its location. This operation
polls each instrument in the Instrument table to gather its product type,
firmware version, and CPU ID, and to verify its readiness for a test. The
system then updates the table accordingly. You can also use this command to
fill in the table entries after manually entering an address for the instrument.
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6. Source Preset Configurations
F6350 Configurations
The hardware specifications for the F6350 are the same as those for the F6150,
and they determine the number of sources possible at different VA ratings. The
constraints governing these, for non-enhanced amplifiers are:
1. There are 3 convertible and 3 current amplifiers, each capable of being
used as a single source of 150 VA of apparent power. They are labeled (left
to right in Figure 19 on page 32) as VA or IA, VB or IB, VC or IC and I1,
I2, I3
2. Any of the amplifiers can be split into 2 channels, each of which is a 75
VA source. When you do this, you get 12 sources which are labeled as
shown in Figure 20 on page 32 as VA or IA, VB or IB, VC or IC, VR or
IR, VS or IS, VT or IT and I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6.
3. The three adjacent current channels can be combined into a single 450 VA
current source. When 3V and 1 450 VA are chosen as a source
configuration, the three amplifiers on the right are all labeled “I1”. They
can be combined to provide much higher currents than any single
amplifier can provide.
4. The convertible sources can be configured as either voltage or current
sources. If they are configured as current sources, their current limits are
lower than what the pure current sources can produce, but they are more
accurate. They are referred to as the low current sources.
The preset configurations for the F6350 are convenient shortcuts to configure
multiple sources easily. The preset configurations supported in the Multi-amp
configurator would all be available on the F6150 and are listed in the table in
Table 1 on page 33. The values in that table are for non-enhanced ratings.
For instruments with enhanced rating amplifiers, the source combinations
form the same pattern, but at higher current and power levels. They are
detailed in Table 2 on page 35.
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Figure 19 Source Designations for the 6 150 VA Sources
Figure 20 Source Designations for the 12 75VA Sources
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Table 1 F6350 Preset Configurations (without Enhanced Ratings)
Convertible Convertible Convertible Current Current Current

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6
2V, 4I 2V@150VA, 4I (2@150VA, 2@75VA)
VA (75, 150, or VB (75, 150, or I1 (7.5, 15, or I2 (7.5, 15, I3 (7.5A or

300V) 300V) 30A) 30A) 15A)
I6 (7.5 or 15A)
3V, 3I 3V@150VA, 3I@150VA
VA (75, 150, or VB (75, 150, or VC (75, 150, I1 (7.5, 15, or I2 (7.5, 15, or I3 (7.5, 15, or
300V) 300V) or 300V) 30A) 30A) 30A)
3V, 6I 3V@150VA, 6I@75VA
VA (75, 150, or VB (75, 150, or VC (75, 150, I1 (7.5 or 15A) I2 (7.5 or 15A) I3 (7.5 or 15A)
300V) 300V) or 300V) I4 (7.5 or 15A) I5 (7.5 or 15A) I6 (7.5 or 15A)
4V, 3I 2V@150VA, 2V@75VA, 3I@150VA
VA (75, 150, or VB (75, 150, or VC (75 or I1 (7.5, 15 or I2 (7.5, 15 or I3 (7.5, 15 or

300V) 300V) 150V) 30A) 30A) 30A)
VT (75 or
150V)
6V, 6I 6V@75VA, 6I@75VA
VA (75 or VB (75 or VC (75 or I1 (7.5 or 15A) I2 (7.5 or 15A) I3 (7.5 or 15A)

150V) 150V) 150V) I4 (7.5 or 15A) I5 (7.5 or 15A) I6 (7.5 or 15A)
VR (75 or VS (75 or VT (75 or
150V) 150V) 150V)
3V, 3 Low I 3V@75VA, 3Low1@75VA
VA (75 or VB (75 or VC (75 or

150V) 150V) 150V)
IR(.5 or 1A) IS(.5 or 1A) IT(.5 or 1A)
6 Low I, 6I 6LowI@75VA, 6I@75VA
IA (.5 or 1A) IB (.5 or 1A) IC (.5 or 1A) I1 (7.5 or 15A) I2 (7.5 or 15A) I3 (7.5 or 15A)
IR (.5 or 1A) IS (.5 or 1A) IT (.5 or 1A) I4 (7.5, 15A) I5 (7.5, 15A) I6 (7.5, 15A)
3V, I1 3V@150VA, 3Is ganged together@150VA ea for 450VA total
VA (75, 150 or VB (75, 150 or VC (75, 150 or I1 (7.5, 15, I1 (7.5, 15, I1 (7.5, 15,
300V) 300V) 300V) 22.5, 45, 90A) 22.5, 45, 90A) 22.5, 45, 90A)
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Figure 21 Color Codes for Table 1
Any of the current sources can have their transient mode set to True, which
will increase the maximum current and maximum power available, but only
for a limited time.
The limitations for Instruments without Enhanced Rating (ER) amplifiers are:
• In all 3I Current Source configurations, the Current Range can go up
by 100% to 15, 30, or 60Amps, and the available power is 50% greater
from 150 VA to 225 VA. This mode is limited to ~1.5 seconds of high
power operation.
• In all 6I current configurations, involving split amplifier channels, the
Current Range can go up by 100%, but only Ranges of 15 and 30
Amps are available. The available power is 50% greater, from 75 VA
to 112.5 VA. This mode is also limited to ~1.5 seconds of high power
operation.
• When there are Low Current Sources in a configuration, they can
supply an increase in current by 50% (the .5 Range goes to .75 Amps
or 1.0 goes to 1.5 Amps). There is an increase in total power of 30%
(from 75 VA to 97.5 VA). This mode is limited to ~1.5 seconds.
• In the 12 current sources configuration for the F6350 (6 Low I, 6I),
choosing transient mode makes a choice of Transient Type available.
(This is the only use of the Transient Type DropDown.)
• A choice of Low Transient Type increases the current ranges in the
convertible sources from .5 and 1.0 to .75 and 1.5 (+50%), but
does not change the limits in the current sources
• A choice of High Transient Type increases the current ranges in
the current sources from 7.5 and 15 to 15 and 30 (+100%), but
does not change the limits in the convertible sources.
• A choice of Both for Transient Type implements the increases in
both sets of sources.
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Notes:
1. VA,VB,VC, VR, VS, VT denote convertible amplifiers used as a voltage
source.
“3 Low I” and “6 Low I” denote convertible amplifiers used as Low
Current sources. They have a lower current range than the pure Current
amplifiers, but they are more accurate in the smaller range.
2. I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, and I6 denote pure Current sources.
F6350e Sources and Ranges
Table 2 F6350e Sources and Ranges (with Enhanced Ratings)

2V & 4I (transients not shown)
VA VB I1 (8.75, 17.5, I2 (8.75, 17.5, I3 (8.75, 17.5

(75,150,300V) (75,150,300V) 35 A) 35 A) A)
I6 (8.75, 17.5
A)
VA (75, 150, VB (75, 150, VC (75, 150, I1 (8.75, 17.5, I2 (8.75, 17.5, I3 (8.75, 17.5,
300V) 300V) 300V) 35A) 35A) 35A)
VA(75,150,300 VB(75,150,300 VC(75,150, I1(8.75, 17.5A) I2(8.75, 17.5A) I3(8.75, 17.5A)

V) V) 300V)
I4(8.75, 17.5A) I5(8.75, 17.5A) I6(8.75, 17.5A)
VA VB VC (75, 150V) I1 (8.75, 17.5, I2 (8.75, 17.5, I3 (8.75, 17.5,

(75,150,300V) (75,150,300V) 35A) 35A) 35A)
VT(75,150V)
VA (75, 150V) VB(75, 150V) VC(75, 150V) I1(8.75, 17.5A) I2(8.75, 17.5A) I3(8.75, 17.5A)
VR (75, 150V) VS(75, 150V) VT(75, 150V) I4(8.75, 17.5A) I5(8.75, 17.5A) I6(8.75, 17.5A)
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3V and 3 Low I (transients not shown)
VA (75, 150V) VB(75, 150V) VC(75, 150V)
IR(0.5,1.0A) IS(0.5,1.0A) IT(0.5,1.0A)
6 Low I and 6I (transients not shown)
IA (0.5,1.0A) IB(0.5,1.0A) IC(0.5,1.0A) I1(8.75, 17.5A) I2(8.75, 17.5A) I3(8.75, 17.5A)
IR(0.5,1.0A) IS(0.5,1.0A) IT(0.5,1.0A) I4(8.75, 17.5A) I5(8.75, 17.5A) I6(8.75, 17.5A)
3V & 1 Ganged Source (transients not shown)
VA (75, 150, VB(75, 150, VC(75, 150, I1 (8.75,17.5, I1 (8.75,17.5, I1 (8.75,17.5,

300V)
300V) 300V) 26.25,52.5, 26.25,52.5, 26.25,52.5,
105A) 105A) 105A)
CAUTION! Any of the current amplifier configurations can be run in a

Transient mode, where the current “I-name” becomes a “T-name”. This
will permit ranges that are double those for the I currents. With Enhanced
Rating Amplifiers, the Transient current can be run in the high range for up
to 45 seconds. After that time, a shutdown will enforce a cool-down.
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F6300 Configurations
The F6300 has 6 amplifier channels, all of which are single current sources.
They cannot be used as voltage sources and they cannot be split into 2 75 VA
sources. There are only 2 basic configurations offered, one of which (2I) has 2
groups of ganged sources that differ only in naming convention.
Table 3 F6300 Preset Configurations
Current Current Current Current Current Current

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6
6I 6@150VA
I1 (7.5, 15, or I2 (7.5, 15, or I3 (7.5, 15, or I4 (7.5, 15, or I5 (7.5, 15, or I6 (7.5, 15, or
30A) 30A) 30A) 30A) 30A) 30A)
2I (2 sets of 3 amplifiers ganged together for 450VA)
I1 or I3 (7.5, 22, I1 or I3 (7.5, 22, I1 or I3 (7.5, 22, I2 or I4 (7.5, 22, I2 or I4 (7.5, 22, I2 or I4 (7.5, 22,
45, 90A) 45, 90A) 45, 90A) 45, 90A) 45, 90A) 45, 90A)
Any of these current configurations can be run in transient mode which will
boost total power by 50% to 225VA or 675 VA and boost current by 100% to
15, 45, 90 and 180A and limit power output to 1.5 seconds.
Figure 22 F6300 Connectors
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Figure 23 F6300e Connectors
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F6300e Source and Ranges
Table 4 F6300e Enhanced Sources

2I (2 ganged sources with a choice of names)
I1 or I3 I1 or I3 I1 or I3 I2 or I4 I2 or I4 I2 or I4
(8.75, 26.25, (8.75, 26.25, (8.75, 26.25, (8.75, 26.25, (8.75, 26.25, (8.75, 26.25,
52.5, 105A) 52.5, 105A) 52.5, 105A) 52.5, 105A) 52.5, 105A) 52.5, 105A)
6I
I1 (8.75, 17.5, I2(8.75, 17.5, I3(8.75, 17.5, I4(8.75, 17.5, I5(8.75, 17.5, I6(8.75, 17.5,
35A) 35A) 35A) 35A) 35A) 35A)
12 I
I1 (8.75, I2(8.75, 17.5A) I3(8.75, 17.5A) I4(8.75, 17.5A) I5(8.75, 17.5A) I6(8.75, 17.5A)
17.5A)
IA (8.75, IB(8.75, IC(8.75, ID(8.75, IE(8.75, IF(8.75, 17.5A)

17.5A) 17.5A) 17.5A) 17.5A) 17.5A)
CAUTION! Any of the current amplifier configurations can be run in a

Transient mode, where the current “I-name” becomes a “T-name”. This
will permit ranges that are double those for the I currents. With Enhanced
Rating Amplifiers, the Transient current can be run in the high range for up
to 45 seconds. After that time, a shutdown will enforce a cool-down.
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7. Injecting Low-Level Signals into
Configured Instruments
Once an instrument is configured to perform as an amplifier, you must inject

the proper voltage signals from a simulator, such as the RTDS system, to
produce the desired outputs. This is done by using the Universal Low-Level
Sources cable for each F63xx.
The ranges of signals to inject are described in the section on low-level
sources.
The cable used to inject the signals is described in “Universal Low-Level
Sources Cable” on page 43.
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Low-Level Sources
The Low-Level Sources connector on any model of F6150 is used as an
output connector to provide signals to an F6300, when they are used
together. The low-level signals are generated by the CPU of the F6150,
adjusted for the calibration of the F6300, and delivered by the DB-15 cable
to the F6300.
When any F6300 or F6350 is used as a standalone amplifier, the
Low-Level Sources connector serves as an input to receive low-level input
signals that are to be amplified by the current amplifiers and the
convertible amplifiers.
The following table describes the parameter ranges of the Low-Level
Sources connector. The parameter values are approximate because each
channel would have its own calibration when the F6xxx was used as a test
instrument. The values below are the theoretical scale factors for an ideal
instrument.
Low-Level Source Parameter Ranges

Table 5 Theoretical Low-Level Inputs for Amplifiers
Amplifier and Mode Non-Transient Input T sources (Transient

Model
of Operation Signal mode)
F6350 6.698 V rms per source to No transient mode

Convertible amplifiers in
produce full range (75, 150,
F6350e Voltage Mode
300 V rms)
Convertible amplifiers in 4.521 V rms per source to 6.782 V rms for 50% more
F6350
Current Mode produce full range (0.5, 1.0 (0.75, 1.5 Amps rms)
F6350e Amps rms)
F6350 Non-Enhanced Current 3.399 V rms per source to 6.798 V rms for 100% more
F6300 Amplifier produce full range (7.5, 15, (15A in 15A Transient
30 Amps rms) range, 30A, 60A)
F6350 3.5 V rms per source to 7 V rms for 100% more

Enhanced Current Amp.
produce full range (8.75, (17.5 A in 17.5 Transient
F6350e (With 6005 - always on for
17.5, 35 Amps rms) range, 35 or 70 A)
F6300e FMAC)
Transient for 45 sec.
F6350 Any amplifier with 3 V rms per source to 6 V rms for 100% more (15,
Enhanced Current Amps produce displayed range of 30, 60 Amps rms for 45
F6300
(which FMAC2 does not FMAC2 (7.5, 15, 30 Amps sec. Transient.)
with FMAC2 recognize) rms)
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7. Injecting Low-Level Signals into Configured Instruments
Universal Low-Level Sources Cable

This section describes the 05B-0730-05 Universal Low-Level Cable. The
cable has labels, which match the pin numbers on the DB-15 connector. The
signals injected by those pins into the F63xx instruments are described in this
section.
Figure 24 Overall
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Universal Low-Level Cable Pinouts

This cable contains 12 twisted-pair leads that connect to the pins of the Low
Level Sources connector. Each of these pins controls the output from one of
the upper or lower channels of the amplifier, as shown in the channels
columns of the table. An exception to this is noted below.
Table 6 Universal Low-Level Cable Pinouts and Wire Colors for Sources with the F6
Multiple Amplifier Configurator
F6350 F6350 –
F6300 F6300 F6300e F6300e Wire Color
Pin Number -F6350e F6350e
Channels Sources Channels Sources (Pos. First)
Channels Sources
9 Amp4-Ch1 I1* Not used Amp4-Ch2 ID White-Red
10 Amp5-Ch1 I2* Not used Amp5-Ch2 IE Red-Green
11 Amp6-Ch1 I3* Not used Amp6-Ch2 IF Orange-Red
2 Amp4-Ch2 I4 Amp4-Ch1 14 Amp4-Ch1 I4 Brown-Black
3 Amp5-Ch2 I5* Amp5-Ch1 15 Amp5-Ch1 I5 Red-Black
Orange-Blac
4 Amp6-Ch2 I6 Amp6-Ch1 16 Amp6-Ch1 I6
k
12 Amp1-Ch1 VA or IA Not used Amp1-Ch2 IA Yellow-Red
13 Amp2-Ch1 VB or IB Not used Amp2-Ch2 IB White-Green
14 Amp3-Ch1 VC or IC Not used Amp3-Ch2 IC Blue-Green
5 Amp1-Ch2 VR or IR Amp1-Ch1 I1 Amp1-Ch1 I1 Yellow-Black
6 Amp2-Ch2 VS or IS Amp2-Ch1 I2 Amp2-Ch1 I2 White-Black
7 Amp3-Ch2 VT or IT Amp3-Ch1 I3 Amp3-Ch1 I3 Blue-Black
* Where three currents are ganged together on the F6350, in the 3V 1(450VA) I
configuration, for the 15A (or 17.5 Enhanced) range, it is necessary to inject the
appropriate low-level signal into leads for Pin 3, in addition to Pins 9, 10, and 11.
For Transients in the 30 (or 35) Amp range of the same 3V 1(450VA) I configuration, it is
also necessary to inject a signal into the leads for Pin 3, as well as the expected Pins 9, 10,
and 11.
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7. Injecting Low-Level Signals into Configured Instruments
Figure 25 Pinouts
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8. Playing Back of Sampled Value Signals
There are several preliminary steps in the process of setting up for a

Sampled Values Test.
The first step is to have the Instrument configured to boot up in SV
Mode. This is accomplished through the settings on the web page for
the F6000 Instrument.
Figure 26 shows the configuration web page for an F6350 or F6350e. It
is addressed by pointing a web browser at the IP Address of the
instrument. The entry in the lower right shows how SV Playback is
chosen. If this configuration is saved, the F6350 will boot up in the SV
Playback mode the next time it is re-started.
There is a similar configuration web page for the F6300 and F6300e
Instruments.
Figure 26 The Configuration Web Page for an F6350
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Other parameters need to be set up using the SV Playback

Configuration button on the left side of the screen.
Figure 27 SV Playback Configuration
The Playback Delay parameter specifies how much time, in

milliseconds, should elapse between the time a sample is generated
and when it is played back. The playback instrument must have GPS
Satellite timing to provide an accurate time reference. The system
generating the streams of Sampled Values may be an RTDS or other
simulator system, or it could be a Doble F6150sv Test Set. These
generating systems must also have accurate time references, and in
the case of the F6150, it could share the same GPS Antenna Signal
with the F63xx Instruments by using a ribbon cable with multiple DB-15
connectors.
The Playback Delay parameter should be a number from 8 to 1000.
The Lost Packet Tolerance is a number from 1 to 5 which describes the
number of SV Packets in sequence that can be missing or unreadable
before the system will raise an error.
The decision to play back SV streams is indicated by placing a
checkmark in the SV Playback Column of the appropriate row of the
Instruments Table. The Select Source check box for this row must also
be checked, and the Instrument must be one that has been configured
to boot up in the SV playback Mode. If this is not the case, an error will
be raised when the Instruments are Enabled.
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The details of the actual SV streams are specified by the SV Playback

Stream interface, which is opened by clicking the ellipsis to the right of
the SV Playback check box. The following dialog appears:
Figure 28 SV Playback Stream Interface
There are two possible choices in the Amplifier Input drop-down list at
the top of the window. For a 60 Hz signal, 4800 packets per second will
be expected. Otherwise, for a 50 HZ signal, 4000 packets per second
will be expected. Note that each setting provides 80 packets of
Sampled Values during each cycle of a sinusoidal signal.
In the Stream Detail portion of the interface, at least one stream, and
up to three streams can be specified. Although these streams will be
generated by another application, the Configurator needs to tell the
F60XX Instrument some details of what to play back. These details
include the MAC Address and the Sample Value ID.
The MAC Address consists of six octets of eight bits each, which are
specified in hexadecimal as shown above. The last two octets are
editable in this application.
The Sample Value ID is an eight character ID, which must be unique
for each stream. Each stream will have 4 Voltages and 4 Currents.
These can be assigned to the outputs of the configured F63XXs, as
described in the next section.
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The I Pri and I Sec columns are available to provide for situations
where the Primary current values are large (which is often the case),
and a transformer is used to bring secondary values down to ranges
that are normally associated with an F6 family Test Set. The V Pri and
V Sec columns work similarly for Voltage
The Voltages and Currents in the SV streams are assigned to the
outputs of the configured F63XX Instruments, as depicted in the
Source Details window. Figure 29 shows a 2V 4I configuration to be
played back on an F6350e.
Figure 29
The Source Names in the Src column follow the same source naming
conventions that are used in the Analog playback mode. On the
F6350s, the Voltages are named with subscripts that run VA, VB, VC,
VR, VS, and VT. The Currents are given names with subscripts that run
I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, and I6. The Range choices will be appropriate for the
instrument chosen.
The SV ID must be one of the Sample Value IDs specified in the SV
Playback Stream interface, which was described previously. The
naming conventions there follow the A, B, C, N convention. This means
that VA, VB, VC, and VN will be the SV Voltage names and IA, IB, IC,
and IN will be the SV Current names in each of the streams defined.
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Recall that the naming convention for Sources on an F6300 and

F6300e are different from those of the F6350 family. The example
below shows a 12I configuration to be played back on an F6300e. Note
that it is necessary to utilize the Current Sources for all 4 streams to
have sufficient unique SV Streams for the 12 Current Source F6300e.
Figure 30
When all the SV Sources to be created and played back are defined,
the generator of the SV Streams can be turned on and the FMAC
Program that is setup to configure them can be Enabled to play them
back.
It is best to perform the operations in that order so that there are no
errors raised by the FMAC looking for SV signals that aren’t there yet.
The image below shows a State Simulation set up in Protection Suite,
where an F6150sv will generate a 2V 4I sequence of Sampled Values
Streams. Note that the transition from State 1 to State 2 is set to be
triggered by an LN1 Logic Input. This technique permits the operator to
trigger the move to later states when the configured F63XX
Instruments are ready for playback.
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Figure 31 State Simulation with 2V 4I Sources Generating Sampled Values
Figure 32 on page 53 shows a configuration set up in the FMAC,

designed to test the F6150sv generated 2V 4I sequence of Sampled
Values Streams. Once the transition from State 1 to State 2 is triggered
by an LN1 Logic Input, several values of input will be triggered to test
the ranges configured on the F6350e Instrument.
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Figure 32 Configuration with 2V 4I Sources Playing Back Sampled Value Inputs
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Configuration with 2V 4I Sourrces playing back Sampled Value inputs [This can
be the title of this Figure]
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9. Licensing
This chapter shows how to get your installed F6 Multi-Amplifier Configurator

(F6MAC) software licensed.
Requirements
This card assumes that you have the F6 Multi-Amplifier Configurator installed
on your PC, but have not yet activated your license. It also assumes that you
have a license issued by Doble.
New Installations
When you start F6MAC, you will see the following:
Figure 33 Startup Window
1. Enter the activation key you were given, then click Apply License. If you
don’t have the key available, click Quit, then return when you have the
key.
2. After clicking Apply License, click Activate Product. The Registration
Information window (Figure 34 on page 56) will open.
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Figure 34 Registration Information Window
3. Fill in the information in the Registration Information window, and click

OK.
You may see a pop-up while the application is connecting to the Doble
License Server.
If your license is validated by Doble, you will see a pop up (Figure 35) as
confirmation. Click OK and F6MAC will open.
Figure 35
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9. Licensing
If you are unable to connect to the Doble License Server you will be notified
that activation via the Internet has failed (Figure 36). You may retry the
Internet activation or you may choose to do a manual activation.
Figure 36 Internet Access Failed
Click Manual Activation and follow the instructions that appear.
Figure 37 Manual Activation
Doble will send an activation key to you.

When you receive your activation key, you may unlock your product by
entering the activation key when prompted in the License Activation dialog,
and clicking Apply License.
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Figure 38
You will see the following confirmation:
Figure 39 License Confirmation
Click OK.
License Expiring
If you have a limited term license, you will be prompted, when entering the
Activation Key, if you want reminders every seven days of the time that your
license has remaining.
In the example shown in Figure 40, the license will be expiring in one day.
You can choose whether or not to have a reminder, by checking or
un-checking the box in the lower left corner.
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9. Licensing
Figure 40 Expiry Notice
Deactivating a License
You may, at times, want to transfer the use of a license from one PC to another.
To do so, you will need to deactivate the key on the first PC, and enter the
Activation Key on the second PC.
To deactivate a license:
Click License... (under the Help tab).
Figure 41 Deactivating a License 1
2. Click Deactivate License.
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Figure 42 Deactivate License 2
The following will appear:
Figure 43 License is Deactivated
Once the license is deactivated, you will need a valid Activation Key to restart
the application.
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A. Low-Level Signal Cable Usage
Cable Connections
Table A1 - Universal Low-Level Signal Cable with F6350s
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Table A2 - Universal Low-Level Signal Cable with F6300s
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F6350e Charts
Table A3 - 3 Voltage and 3 Current Sources - Enhanced Rating
Amplifiers - Non Transient Ranges
Universal Low-Level Cable Usage with F6350e for 3 Voltage and 3 Current Sources - ER
Amplifiers - TRANSIENT = FALSE
Instru- Ranges Ranges

Source Source Configuration Ranges
ment (0-75 volts) (0-150 volts)
Names - 3V, 3I (0-300 volts)
F6350e (0-8.75 Amps) (0-17.5 Amps)
Low-
Low- Low-
Level
Pin Level Level
Source Source Voltage Source
configur Voltage Voltage
Output - Output - input- Output -
ation input- input-
Max Max Max-(Vr Max
Inputs Max-(Vr Max-(Vr
ms)
ms) ms)
Unit Cable
F6350e
Source colors
VA A1 CH1 Yellow- 12 6.698 75V 6.698 150V 6.698 300V

Red
VB A2 CH1 White- 13 6.698 75V 6.698 150V 6.698 300V

Green
VC A3 CH1 Blue- 14 6.698 75V 6.698 150V 6.698 300V

Green
I1 A4 CH1 White- 9 3.5 8.75A 3.5 17.5A 3.5 35A

Red
I2 A5 CH1 Red- 10 3.5 8.75A 3.5 17.5A 3.5 35A

Green
I3 A6 CH1 Orange- 11 3.5 8.75A 3.5 17.5A 3.5 35A

Red
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Universal Low-Level Cable Usage with F6350e for 3 Voltage and 3 Current Configurations - ER Amplifiers -
TRANSIENT = TRUE
Instru- Source Initial Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges
Source
ment Configuration - 3V, (75 volts) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range)
Names
F6350e 3I (17.5 Amp Range) (17.5 Amp Range) (35 Amp Range) (35 Amp Range) (70 Amp Range) (70 Amp Range)
F6 F6 F6
F6 F6 F6
Low- Source Source Source
Pin Low- Source Low- Source Low- Source Low- Low-
Level Output Output Output
config Level Output Level Output Level Output Level Level
input- - - -
uration input- - input- - input- - input- input-
(Vrms) (**Note (*Note (**Note
Inputs (Vrms) (*Note (Vrms) (**Note (Vrms) (*Note (Vrms) (Vrms)
2) 1) 2)
1) 2) 1)
Unit Cable
F6350
Sourc color
e Pins
e s
VA A1 Yellow 12 0- 0- 75V 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-
CH1 - Red 6.698 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV
VB A2 White- 13 0- 0- 75V 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-
CH1 Green 6.698 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV
VC A3 Blue- 14 0- 0- 75V 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-
T1 A4 White- 9 0- 3.5 0- 3.5- 8.75- 0-3.5 0- 3.5- 17.5- 0-3.5 0- 35A 3.5- 35A-
CH1 Red 8.75A 7.0 17.5A 17.5A 7.0 35A 7.0 70A
T2 A5 Red- 10 0- 3.5 0- 3.5- 8.75- 0-3.5 0- 3.5- 17.5- 0-3.5 0- 35A 3.5- 35A-
CH1 Green 8.75A 7.0 17.5A 17.5A 7.0 35A 7.0 70A
T3 A6 Orang 11 0- 3.5 0- 3.5- 8.75- 0-3.5 0- 3.5- 17.5- 0-3.5 0- 35A 3.5- 35A-
CH1 e-Red 8.75A 7.0 17.5A 17.5A 7.0 35A 7.0 70A
*Note1 - For up to 50% of the Transient Current Range, there is no time limit on the duration of the T-source Current.
**Note2 - For values more than ~50% of the Transient Current Range, there is a 45-second Total Time limit on the duration of
the T-Source Current. Then a cool-down is implemented.
Note - For all values of the Voltage Range, an input of 0-6.698 Vrms will produce from Zero to the Maximum of the Range. The
Ranges are 75, 150, and sometimes 300 Vrms.
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Amplifiers - No Transient Ranges
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Table A9 - 4V & 3I Sources - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A10 - 4V & 3I Sources - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers With

Transient Ranges
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Table A11 - 6V & 6I Sources - with Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A12 - 6V & 6I Sources - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With

Transient Ranges
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Table A13 - 3V & 3 Low I Sources - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers- Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A14 - 3V & 3 Low I Sources - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With

Transient Ranges on Low I Sources
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Table A15 - 6 Low I & 6I - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non Transient

Ranges
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Table A16 - 6 Low I & 6 I Sources - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers -

TRANSIENT Ranges for Low I
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Table A17 - 6 Low I & 6 I Sources - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers -

TRANSIENT Ranges for High I
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Table A18 - 3V & 1(450 VA)I - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A19 - 3V & 1(450 VA)I - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With

Transient Ranges
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F6300e Charts
Table A20 - 2(450VA) I Currents - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non
Transient Ranges
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Table A21 - 2(450 VA)I-Currents - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With

Transient Ranges
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Table A22 - 6 Currents - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non Transient

Ranges
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Table A23 - 6 Currents - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With Transient

Ranges
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Table A24 - 12 Currents - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non Transient

Ranges
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Table A25 - 12 Currents - Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With Transient

Ranges
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F6350 Charts
Table A26 - 3 Voltage and 3 Current Sources - Non-Enhanced Rating
Universal Low-Level Cable Usage with F6350 for 3 Voltage and 3 Current Sources - NonER
Amplifiers - TRANSIENT = FALSE
Instru- Ranges Ranges

Source Source Configuration Ranges
ment (0-75 volts) (0-150 volts)
Names - 3V, 3I (0-300 volts)
F6350 (0-7.5 Amps) (0-15 Amps)
Low-
Low- Low-
Level
Pin Level Level
Source Source Voltage Source
configur Voltage Voltage
Output - Output - input- Output -
ation input- input-
Max Max Max-(Vr Max
Inputs Max-(Vr Max-(Vr
ms)
ms) ms)
Unit Cable
F6350
Source colors
VA A1 CH1 Yellow- 12 6.698 75V 6.698 150V 6.698 300V

Red
VB A2 CH1 White- 13 6.698 75V 6.698 150V 6.698 300V

Green
VC A3 CH1 Blue- 14 6.698 75V 6.698 150V 6.698 300V

Green
I1 A4 CH1 White- 9 3.399 7.5A 3.399 15A 3.399 30A

Red
I2 A5 CH1 Red- 10 3.399 7.5A 3.399 15A 3.399 30A

Green
I3 A6 CH1 Orange- 11 3.399 7.5A 3.399 15A 3.399 30A

Red
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Universal Low-Level Cable Usage with F6350 for 3 Voltage and 3 Current Configurations - NonER
Amplifiers - TRANSIENT = TRUE
Instru- Source Initial Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges Higher Ranges
Source
ment Configuration - 3V, (75 volts) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range) (Any Volt Range)
Names
F6350 3I (15 Amp Range) (15 Amp Range) (30 Amp Range) (30 Amp Range) (60 Amp Range) (60 Amp Range)
F6 F6 F6
F6 F6 F6
Low- Source Source Source
Pin Low- Source Low- Source Low- Source Low- Low-
Level Output Output Output
config Level Output Level Output Level Output Level Level
input- - - -
uration input- - input- - input- - input- input-
(Vrms) (**Note (*Note (**Note
Inputs (Vrms) (*Note (Vrms) (**Note (Vrms) (*Note (Vrms) (Vrms)
2) 1) 2)
1) 2) 1)
Unit Cable
F6350
Sourc color
Pins
e s
VA A1 Yellow 12 0- 0- 75V 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-
CH1 - Red 6.698 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV 6.698 MaxV
VB A2 White- 13 0- 0- 75V 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-
VC A3 Blue- 14 0- 0- 75V 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- 0-
T1 A4 White- 9 0- 0- 3.399- 7.5- 0-3.39 0- 3.399- 15- 0-3.39 0- 30A 3.399- 30A-
CH1 Red 3.399 7.5A 6.798 15A 9 15A 6.798 30A 9 6.798 60A
T2 A5 Red- 10 0- 0- 3.399- 7.5- 0-3.39 0- 3.399- 15- 0-3.39 0- 30A 3.399- 30A-
CH1 Green 3.399 7.5A 6.798 15A 9 15A 6.798 30A 9 6.798 60A
T3 A6 Orang 11 0- 0- 3.399- 7.5- 0-3.39 0- 3.399- 15- 0-3.39 0- 30A 3.399- 30A-
CH1 e-Red 3.399 7.5A 6.798 15A 9 15A 6.798 30A 9 6.798 60A
*Note1 - For up to 50% of the Transient Current Range, there is no time limit on the duration of the T-source Current.
**Note2 - For values more than ~50% of the Transient Current Range, there is a 1.5-second Total Time limit on the duration of
the T-Source Current. Then a cool-down is implemented.
Note - For all values of the Voltage Range, an input of 0-6.698 Vrms will produce from Zero to the Maximum of the Range. The
Ranges are 75, 150, and sometimes 300 Vrms.
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Amplifiers - No Transient Ranges
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Table A32 - 4V & 3I Sources - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A33 - 4V & 3I Sources - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers With

Transient Ranges
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Table A34 - 6V & 6I Sources - with Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers -

Non Transient Ranges
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Table A35 - 6V & 6I Sources - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With

Transient Ranges
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Table A36 - 3V & 3 Low I Sources - Enhanced or Non-Enhanced Rating

Amplifiers- Non Transient Ranges
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Table A37 - 3V & 3 Low I Sources - Enhanced or Non-Enhanced Rating

Amplifiers - With Transient Ranges on Low I Sources
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Table A38 - 6 Low I & 6I - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A39 - 6 Low I & 6 I Sources - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers -

TRANSIENT Ranges for Low I
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Table A40 - 6 Low I & 6 I Sources - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers -

TRANSIENT Ranges for High I
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Table A41 - 3V & 1(450 VA)I - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A42 - 3V & 1(450 VA)I - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With

Transient Ranges
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F6300 Charts
Table A43 - 2(450VA) I Currents - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non
Transient Ranges
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Table A44 - 2(450 VA)I-Currents - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers -

With Transient Ranges
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Table A45 - 6 Currents - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - Non

Transient Ranges
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Table A46 - 6 Currents - Non-Enhanced Rating Amplifiers - With

Transient Ranges
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Index
B
Battery level setup 25
Battery status 23
C
Communications 22
Configuring instruments 21
CPU ID 23
D
Discovering accesible instruments 4
Discovering instruments 7
Duplicate entries 19
E
Enable check box 24
F
F6150
low-level source connector ranges 42
F6300 configurations 37
F6300 Sources and Ranges 39
F6350 configurations 31
F6350 Sources and Ranges 35
F6Type 22
Firmware version 23
G
Given name 22
I
Individual channel source details 24
Instrument
manually entering 11
Instrument list
building 7
recalling 9
Instrument readiness
verifying 29
Instrument status
saving 27
L
Licensing 3
Low-level sources 42
P
Purpose of application 1
R
Ranges 24
S
Saving instrument status 27
Select batteries 23
Select sources 22
Source channel 24
Source Preset configurations 31
Source status 23
Sources 22
Src 24
SV Playback 23
T
Transient 22
Transient type 22
typefaces v
Typical use 4
U
Universal Low-Level Sources cable 43
V
Verifying instruments 4

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2. Building an Instrument List ...................................................................... 7

3. Configuring Selected Instruments ......................................................... 21

4. Saving Instrument Status & Details ...................................................... 27

5. Verifying Instrument Readiness ............................................................ 29

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6. Source Preset Configurations ................................................................31

7. Injecting Low-Level Signals into Configured Instruments ......................41

8. Playing Back of Sampled Value Signals ................................................47

A. Low-Level Signal Cable Usage .............................................................61

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The F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator User Guide introduces the

Who Should Read This Guide

NOTE! Notes provide supplemental information that may apply to only

CAUTION! Cautions provide information that prevents damage to

WARNING! Warnings tell you how to prevent injury or death to anyone

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The F6 Multiple Amplifier Configurator (FMAC) application allows users to

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What’s New with Version 5.0

Figure 1 A Typical Configuration

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For more information on licensing, see Chapter 9, “Licensing.”

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Figure 2 Main Screen

The screen is divided into a number of parts.

Menu Bar and Icon Bar

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Main Instrument Table

Source Details Table

Battery Configuration Table

Source control commands

Instrument control commands

Battery Control Commands

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Discover Available Instruments

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Figure 3 Discover Instruments Screen

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Recall an Existing Instrument List & Configuration

Figure 4 Recalling a Saved Configuration

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Figure 5 Instruments Table

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Manually Entering an Instrument

Figure 6 Configuring a Channel

1. Click on the communication column which brings up the Channel Details

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Figure 7 Battery Pre Set and Variable Settings

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Getting and Setting IP Addresses Using the Ethernet

Figure 8 Channel Details

2. Enter the IP address of the instrument with which you want to

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