HP 5952-4131 6030A 6031A 6032A 6033A 6038A Power Supply Programming Note Guide

HP 5952-4131 6030A 6031A 6032A 6033A 6038A Power Supply Programming Note Guide 1987

This is the original Hewlett-Packard publication number 5952-4131, titled Introductory Operating Guide — HP System Power Supplies Models 6030A, 6031A, 6032A, 6033A, and 6038A with HP Series 200 Computer BASIC Language. Published in April 1987, it is a programming note designed to help users control and program HP's 6030-series system power supplies over the HP-IB (IEEE-488) bus using HP Series 200 computers. It supersedes the earlier document 5952-4119.

Specifications & What's Included

• Publication number: 5952-4131
• Document type: Programming Note / Introductory Operating Guide
• Publication date: April 1987
• Supersedes: 5952-4119
• Covers HP system power supply models: 6030A, 6031A, 6032A, 6033A, 6038A
• Compatible computers: HP Series 200 (models 9816, 9817, 9826, 9836, 9837)
• Interface covered: HP-IB (IEEE-488 / GPIB)
• Programming language: HP Series 200 Extended BASIC
• Language: English
• Format: Printed document (three-hole punched)
• Sections covered: Introduction; Installation and Checkout; Programming (Initialization, Voltage and Current, Output Inhibit/Enable, Power Supply Status, Protection Functions, Advanced Topics)
• Printed in USA by Hewlett-Packard

Applications

The HP 6030-series are high-performance programmable DC power supplies from Hewlett-Packard's test and measurement line, widely used in electronics labs, automated test systems, and R&D facilities during the 1980s and into the 1990s. These supplies communicate over the HP-IB bus (Hewlett-Packard's implementation of the IEEE-488 GPIB standard), which was the dominant instrument-control interface of the era, allowing a Series 200 desktop computer to set output voltage and current, monitor supply status, and control protection functions programmatically using BASIC. This programming note was aimed at engineers and technicians setting up automated test routines or integrating the power supplies into larger HP-IB instrument systems. The 6030-series supplies remain in service in legacy test environments today, and original documentation — particularly programming references — is actively sought by users maintaining or restoring these systems. This April 1987 edition is the definitive early programming reference for these models and covers the complete range of HP-IB programmable functions.