IX000696
Jul 2023

Operation Guide
Sequence Creation and Control Software

SD011-PCR-LE

Wavy for PCR-LE
Ver. 5.6x

About This Guide
This PDF version of the operation guide is provided so thatyou can print it in part or in full.

Copyrights
The contents of this guide may not be reproduced, inwhole or in part, without the prior consent of the copyrightholder.
The contents of this guide are subject to change without
notice.
Copyright© 2012 Kikusui Electronics Corporation

Table of Contents
Introduction ........................................................... 3
Wavy Overview ...................................................... 4
Reference to related manuals................................................5

Configuring the Interface ..................................... 6

Always using the voltage transition mode when using
the mouse to set steps...........................................................56
Setting the maximum data size..........................................57
Changing the graph properties..........................................57
Changing the file format of sequence data ...................60
Changing the file format of monitored data .................60
Changing the window design.............................................60
Changing the folder that arbitrary waveforms are savedin ....................................................................................................61
Changing the display format of the Graph and Worksheet windows..........................................................................61

Creating and Transferring Arbitrary Waveforms
62

Creating a new arbitrary waveform and transferring it to
the waveform bank .................................................................62
Editing an existing arbitrary waveform and transferring
it to the waveform bank ........................................................68
Transferring an existing arbitrary waveform to the
waveform bank.........................................................................68
Creating arbitrary waveform data using data from an
oscilloscope or other instrument.......................................69

Displaying the Waveform View.......................... 71
Controlling the PCR-LE Directly ......................... 73

Using the RS232C interface ....................................................6
Using the GPIB interface..........................................................7
Using the USB interface ...........................................................8
Using the LAN interface...........................................................9Controlling the PCR-LE Using Commands......... 77

Basic Operation Overview .................................. 10

Reference ............................................................. 81

Starting the application....................................................... 10
Executing sequences ............................................................. 11
Monitoring the PCR-LE while running a sequence ..... 12
Controlling the PCR-LE.......................................................... 13

List of Errors........................................................ 78
SD011-PCR-LE specifications...............................................81
Menu reference ........................................................................81

Setting the Sequence Creation Mode ................ 14
Creating Sequence Steps .................................... 17
Step settings ............................................................................. 17
Creating and editing steps using the mouse................ 27
Creating and editing steps by entering values ............ 31
Previewing a sequence ......................................................... 34

Saving and Loading a Sequence......................... 35
Writing or Reading a Sequence .......................... 41
Writing a sequence................................................................ 41
Reading a sequence ............................................................... 42

Setting Protection Functions.............................. 43
Setting the PCR-LE Protection Functions ....................... 44
Setting the PCR-LE current limits ...................................... 45

Executing a Sequence ......................................... 47
Displaying Monitors ............................................ 50
Displaying output values in the Run dialog box ........ 50
Displaying the real-time monitor graph......................... 51
Changing the monitoring interval.................................... 53

Saving Monitored Data ....................................... 54
Other Settings...................................................... 56
Setting the mouse resolution used to set steps .......... 56

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Introduction
SD011-PCR-LE Wavy for PCR-LE is a sequence creation and control software application for the
Kikusui PCR-LE and PCR-LE2 Series AC power supplies. You can use graphs and spreadsheets tointuitively create sequence steps. You can also use the arbitrary waveform creation feature of thissoftware to create waveforms that can be transmitted using the special waveform output feature of
the AC power supplies and assign those waveforms to sequences. Furthermore, you can monitor
and directly control the PCR-LE as well as control it using commands.
This operation guide describes how to use this software to create sequences and arbitrary waveforms and how to control the PCR-LE.

 Product versions that this guide covers
This operation guide applies to version 5.6x of SD011-PCR-LE Wavy for PCR-LE. To check the version, on the Help menu, click About Wavy.

 PCR-LE version
SD011-PCR-LE Wavy for PCR-LE Ver. 5.6x is compatible with PCR-LE and PCR-LE2 series withfirmware version 4.3 and later. The firmware version appears on the front control panel whenthe AC power supply is turned on.

 Who should read this guide?
This operation guide is intended for users who will use SD011-PCR-LE Wavy for PCR-LE to control PCR-LE series AC power supplies and instructors of such users.

Explanations are given under the presumption that the reader has knowledge of the electricalaspects of AC power supplies.

 Related manuals
For details about the AC power supply, see the PCR-LE or PCR-LE2 Series User’s Manual. For
details on the communication interface, see the PCR-LE or PCR-LE2 Series Communication
Interface Manual.

 Trademarks
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or othercountries.
All other company and product names used in this guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

 Notations used in this guide• In this guide, Sequence Creation and Control Software SD011-PCR-LE Wavy for PCR-LE isreferred to as “Wavy for PCR-LE” or “Wavy.”• In this guide, the PCR-LE or PCR-LE2 Series AC Power Supply is referred to as the “PCR-LE.”• The term “PC” is used to refer generally to both personal computers and workstations.

• In this guide, operations on Windows 11 are described when explaining operations related to
the OS.
• The following markings are used in this guide.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if ignored, may result indamage to the product or other property.
Indicates information that you should know.

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Wavy Overview
Wavy is a sequence creation and control software application for the Kikusui PCR-LE or PCR-LE2
Series AC power supplies. You can use graphs and spreadsheets to intuitively create sequence
steps. The sequence data that you create are stored and managed in sequence files (.wvy
extension). You can transfer them to a PCR-LE and execute them when necessary.

Wavy also allows you to create arbitrary waveform data that can be transmitted using the special
waveform output feature of the PCR-LE. The arbitrary waveform data that you create is saved andmanaged in individual arbitrary waveform files (.arb extension). You can transfer them to waveformbanks in the PCR-LE or assign them to steps in sequences created using Wavy.
You can also use Wavy to monitor and directly control the PCR-LE as well as control them usingcommands.

 Main features• Create, save, transfer, and execute sequences• Create, save, and transfer arbitrary waveforms• Monitor the PCR-LE• Directly control the PCR-LE as well as use commands to control them

Wavy

Arbitrary waveforms can be
assigned to sequence steps.

Sequence
Create and save
Transfer and run

Arbitrary

Monitorwaveform

the AC power

Create and save

supply Save

Transfermonitored data

.wvy file.arb file

Transfer
the waveform

Transfer and executethe sequence

Directlyor use commands
to control the AC
power supply.txt file

MonitorControl

PCR-LE series or PCR-LE2 series AC power supply

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 Interface
The PC in which Wavy is installed and the PCR-LE are connected through the RS232C, GPIB, USB,
or LAN interface.
For the connection procedure, see “Configuring the Interface” on page 6.
Interface• RS232C• GPIB• USB• LAN

Reference to related manuals
This guide describes how to operate Wavy; it does not cover all the features of the PCR-LE. If necessary, refer to the PCR-LE User’s Manual and Communication Interface Manual.

Description in this manual

Reference to PCR-LE manuals

Configuring the Interface“Setting Up the Interface”

1

Setting the Sequence Creation Mode“Selecting the Output Mode (2P05-PCR-LE optiononly)”“Setting the Output Voltage”“Setting the Frequency”

2“Using Protection Functions”“Setting Limits”

2

Creating Sequence Steps
Setting Protection Functions
Displaying Monitors

Creating and Transferring Arbitrary
Waveforms
Controlling the PCR-LE Directly

Controlling the PCR-LE Using Commands
1
2

SD011-PCR-LE“Using the Sequence Function”“Displaying Measured Values”

2

2“Generating Special Waveforms (Waveform bank)” 2“Setting the Output Voltage”“Setting the Frequency”
2“Turning the output on and off”
“Displaying Measured Values”“Generating Special Waveforms (Waveform bank)”“Command (function search)”“Command (ABC search)”“Command (Sub-system search)”

1

See the PCR-LE Communication Interface Manual.
See the PCR-LE User’s Manual.

5Configuring the Interface
Before using Wavy, configure the interface.

Using the RS232C interface

1 Check that the PC is connected properly to the PCR-LE.
the Sequence menu, click Interface.
2 On
The Interface dialog box appears.
3 Select RS232C.

4 Select the COM port.
5 Select the baudrate.
6 Click Test to check that Wavy can communicate properly with the PCR-LE.
7 Click OK to close the Interface dialog box.

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Using the GPIB interface

1 Check that the PC is connected properly to the PCR-LE.
the Sequence menu, click Interface.
2 On
The Interface dialog box appears.
3 Select GPIB.

the GPIB address.
4 Select
You can view the GPIB address on the COM-I/F screen in the PCR-LE’s CONFIG settings. For details,
see “Interface Setup” in the PCR-LE Communication Interface Manual.

5 Click Test to check that Wavy can communicate properly with the PCR-LE.
6 Click OK to close the Interface dialog box.

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Configuring the Interface

Using the USB interface

1 Check that the PC is connected properly to the PCR-LE.
the Sequence menu, click Interface.
2 On
The Interface dialog box appears.
3 Select USB.

the serial number.
4 Set
Select the serial number from the list, or enter it.

You can check the serial number on the rear panel of the PCR-LE.

Test to check that Wavy can communicate properly with the PCR-LE.
5 Click
If communication fails, check whether the PC has recognized the PCR-LE. In Control Panel. Rightclick the Windows Start icon, and select Device Manager.

Check that “USB Test and Measurement Device” is displayed.
If the device is not recognized properly, you need to set up the PCR-LE interface again. For details,
see the PCR-LE Communication Interface Manual.

6 Click OK to close the Interface dialog box.
If the PCR-LE is no longer recognized

If the PC enters sleep mode, it may stop recognizing the PCR-LE. If this happens, disconnect the USB
cable, and connect it again.

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Using the LAN interface

1 Check that the PC is connected properly to the PCR-LE.
the Sequence menu, click Interface.
2 On
The Interface dialog box appears.
3 Select Ethernet.

the IP address.
4 Set
Select the IP address from the list, or enter it.

You can view the IP address on the COM-I/F screen in the PCR-LE’s CONFIG settings.
• If the PCR-LE is connected directly to the PC with a crossover cable, it will taketime for the IP address to be assigned.
• When using a direct connection, on the COM-I/F screen in CONFIG settings of
the PCR-LE, set DHCP to off and AUTO IP to on to automatically set the IP
address. For details, see “Interface Setup” in the PCR-LE Communication
Interface Manual.

5 Click Test to check that Wavy can communicate properly with the PCR-LE.
6 Click OK to close the Interface dialog box.
If the PCR-LE is no longer recognized
If you are not using a fixed IP address, the IP address of the PCR-LE may change, causing the PC
to no longer recognize the PCR-LE. If this happens, check the IP address on the COM-I/F screen
in CONFIG settings on the PCR-LE, and change to the appropriate IP address.

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Basic Operation Overview
Starting the application
When you start Wavy, a graph window and a worksheet window for creating a sequence appear
side by side. In the Graph window, edit steps using the mouse.
In the Worksheet window, edit steps by entering values.

GraphwindowWorksheetwindowShowing the Graph window
In the Graph window, you can switch the display item. The Y-axis on the graph can be changed
between voltage, frequency, starting phase, and phase difference. For details, see “Changing
the display item in the graph window” on page 30.
VoltageFrequency

Time
Starting
phase
angle

Time
Phase
difference

Time

Time

Showing the status

The test status is displayed at the bottom of the Worksheet window.

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Executing sequences•••

To create a sequence and run it, execute steps 2 to 6.

To create an arbitrary waveform and create and run a sequence containing a step that the arbitrary waveform is assigned to, execute steps 1 to 6.
To run a sequence that has been created on the PCR-LE, execute steps 4 to 6.

1

Create, save, and transfer arbitrary waveforms→ see “Creating and Transferring Arbitrary Waveforms” on page 62.

2

Set conditions common to all steps in the sequence→ see “Setting the Sequence Creation Mode” on page 14.”3

Create and save sequence steps→ see “Creating Sequence Steps” on page 17.”

4

Write or read a sequence→ see “Writing or Reading a Sequence” on page 41.”

5

Set the protection functions.

→ see “Setting Protection Functions” on page 43.”

6

Run the sequence→ see “Executing a Sequence” on page 47.”

To transfer (write) an arbitrary waveform file (.arb) that you create and save to the
PCR-LE waveform bank, specify the waveform bank number (1 to 63) and the phase(only for single-phase, three-wire output and three-phase output), and execute the transfer.

Create and edit arbitrary waveforms
Sequence > Arbitrary Waveform

2

Set the wiring method,
output voltage mode, etc.

Sequence creation mode

Arbitrary waveforms that are in the list of waveform banks inthe waveform view can be assigned to steps in a sequence.
To assign an arbitrary waveform to a step, set Wave No. ofthe step to the appropriate waveform bank number (1 to 63).

Sequence > Sequence Creation Mode

Arbitrary waveforms that aretransferred to the PCR-LE
are registered in the listof waveform banks.

3

Graph

Set the number of sequence repetitions
when writing a sequence.

Worksheet

Startup window

4

Transfer

Sequence >Transfer

Write

Write

If you select the Read
Wave check box whenreading a sequence from
Waveform view
the PCR-LE, the waveform
View > Waveform View
will be registered in the listof waveform banks.

You can also read theProtection
settings from the PCR-LE.
settings
Sequence > Protection Setup

Retrieve from the power supply

Write

6

Run
Sequence > Run
You can monitor
the PCR-LE at
the same time.

Set

Transfer (write)

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On the list of waveform banks in the
waveform view, you can read and write
all waveforms (excluding Wave No. 0).
To completely synchronize the waveformbanks between the PCR-LE and Wavy,
you need to write or read on the listof waveform banks.
To read the waveform bank data from the
PCR-LE when reading a sequence from the
PCR-LE, select the Read Wave check box.

Waveform data istransferred (written)
to the PCR-LE
waveform bank.

To write the arbitrary waveform data assigned tosteps when writing a sequence to the PCR-LE,
select the Write Wave check box.

Write

1

Run

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Basic Operation Overview

Monitoring the PCR-LE while running a sequence
During sequence execution, you can monitor the PCR-LE output values (current, voltage, active
power, reactive power, and power factor) in a Run dialog box. The Run dialog box can display amonitor graph.
For the procedure to display output values and the monitor graph, see “Displaying Monitors” onpage 50.

If you enable the monitor display, the Run dialog box will show a setting graph, monitor graph, andsetting/monitor graph (only for single-phase, two-wire output).
Click tabs to switch between the different graphs.

Click the tabs to switch between the different graphs.

Monitor graphTo save the monitor data, configure it before running the sequence.
For details, see “Saving Monitored Data” on page 54.
• Like the Graph window, the display item on the Y-axis on the setting graph can be changed
between voltage, frequency, starting phase, and phase difference (see “Changing the setting
graph display item” on page 48).
• For single-phase, three-wire output and three-phase output, the setting/monitor graph tab does
not appear.

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Controlling the PCR-LE
You can use Wavy to remotely control the PCR-LE.

There are two methods for controlling the PCR-LE: direct control and command control.

For details on direct control, see “Controlling the PCR-LE Directly” on page 73. For details on command control, see “Controlling the PCR-LE Using Commands” on page 77.
To set a waveform bank number using directcontrol, you must on the list of waveform banks
click Read or Write to completely synchronize
the waveform banks between the PCR-LE
and Wavy.

Waveform view
View > Waveform View

Direct control
Tool > Direct Control

Command control

Read

Tool > Command Control

Control
Write

Control

PCR-LEFor details on the list of waveform banks, see “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71.

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Setting the Sequence Creation Mode
Sequences are groups of executable units called steps. In Wavy, first set conditions that apply to all
steps in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box, and then create the individual steps.

You can create steps in the Graph window and Worksheet window. The setup settings that appear
in the Worksheet window vary depending on the sequence creation mode settings. You cannotchange the sequence creation mode while a step is being created.
For details on step settings and how to create steps, see “Creating Sequence Steps” on page 17.

When you execute a sequence, the software automatically applies the settings that are recalled in orderfrom step 0.

Step 0

Step 1

Step 2100 seconds
Step

150 seconds
Step

80 seconds
Ramp

Time

A single execution of a sequence is complete after the sequence’s last step is finished. The maximum number of steps in a sequence is 600. You can specify the sequence repeat count when writing a sequence to the PCR-LE to run the sequence the specified number of times.
Risk of malfunction.
Wavy for PLZ-4W does not check the validity of values (it does not check whether values exceed thelimits of the device) while it executes sequences. Do not specify voltages or currents that exceed
the specifications of the AC power supply.

the Sequence menu, click Sequence Creation Mode. Or, click
1 On
toolbar.

on theThe Sequence Creation Mode dialog box appears.

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SD011-PCR-LESetting the Sequence Creation Mode
the wiring method.
2 Select
You can select 1phase 2wire, 1phase 3wire, or 3phase.

If you select 1phase 3wire, you can select the 2phase output check box to switch to twophase output. When using single-phase, three-wire output, the V phase will be the waveformof the U phase with reversed polarity. When using two-phase output, the V phase will be thewaveform of the U phase delayed by 180°.

the unit of time.
3 Set
You can set the step interval unit that is used to create steps to milliseconds, seconds, minutes, or hours.
UnitInterval setting range

Resolutions (seconds)

0.001 s to 1000.000 s

1 ms

ms (milliseconds)
min (minutes)
h (hours)

0.1 ms to 10000.0 ms

0.1 ms

0.1 min to 1000.0 min

0.1 min

0.1 h to 1000.0 h

0.1 h

the output voltage mode for the sequence.
4 Set
Select AC voltage, DC voltage, or AC+DC voltage.

The available options vary depending on the wiring method.
AC voltage

DC voltage

Single-phase, two-wire

Yes

Yes

Single-phase, three-wire(two-phase output)

Yes

Single-phase, three-wireThree-phase
1

AC+DC voltage1
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Voltage waveforms in which AC has been overlaid on top of DC and voltage waveforms in which DC has been overlaid on top of AC are generated.

If you specify AC+DC voltage, you can set the default DC voltage to use when you are creating sequence data. In the Default DC voltage box, enter a value (-431.0 V to 431.0 V). There
are three significant decimal places (x.xxx). The actual number of significant decimal places
varies depending on the PCR-LE that the PC is connected to.

the output voltage range for the sequence to L or H.
5 Set
The maximum output current varies depending on the output voltage range.
The maximum output current of the H range is half of the that of the L range.

The output voltage setting ranges for the L range and H range are shown below.
L rangeH range

AC voltage

DC voltage/AC+DC voltage

0 V to 305.0 V-431.0 V to 431.0 V

0 V to 152.5 V-215.5 V to 215.5 V

the default frequency for the sequence setup settings (1.00 Hz to 999.9 Hz)
6 Set
and default frequency transition (step or ramp).
Enter the value (1.00 Hz to 999.9 Hz) in the Default Frequency box.
Select Step or Ramp from the Default Transition list.

You can set the frequency when the output voltage mode is set to AC voltage or
AC+DC voltage.

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Setting the Sequence Creation Modeuse the step jump function, select the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box
7 Tounder“An option setup of a step.”
For details on step settings, see “Step settings” on page 17.

If you enable the jump function, the marker or bar that indicates the approximate position of execution will no longer be displayed during sequence execution.

8 Click OK to close the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

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SD011-PCR-LECreating Sequence Steps
Set the conditions for each sequence step.
One step corresponds to one operation in the executed sequence.

Create and edit steps in the Graph or Worksheet window.
(In the Graph window, you can set only the output voltage, voltage transition, and execution time.)
For the procedure to use these windows, see the following topics.
• “Creating and editing steps using the mouse” on page 27 (Graph window)•“Creating and editing steps by entering values” on page 31 (Worksheet window)

The settings that appear in the Worksheet window vary depending on the wiring method specified
in sequence creation mode and output voltage mode. Settings that you cannot change are not displayed.

To assign an arbitrary waveform to a step, you must create the arbitrary waveform in advance. For theprocedure, see “Creating and Transferring Arbitrary Waveforms” on page 62.

Step settings
The settings vary depending on the wiring method specified in sequence creation mode and output voltage mode. To the available setting, see “A table of step settings (arranged by wiring
method)” on page 24.
For the default setting values, see “Default step setting values” on page 32.

 Setting the execution time
Setting

Interval [s]1

Interval [ms]Interval [min]Interval [h]1SD011-PCR-LE

Description

Set the step execution time.

Value

A value between 0.001 s and 1000.00 s (inunit of seconds)
A value between 0.1 ms and 10000.0 ms (inunit of milliseconds)
A value between 0.1 min and 1000.0 min (inunit of minutes)
A value between 0.1 h and 1000.0 h (in unitof hours)

Depending on the time unit that you specified in sequence creation mode (s, ms, min, or h), theinterval in the worksheet is set to Interval [s], Interval [ms], Interval [min], or Interval [h].

17Creating Sequence Steps Setting the voltage
Setting

Description

DC [V]3

Set the DC voltage that you wantto generate.

Set the AC voltage that you wantto generate.

AC [V]1

Value

A value between 0.0 V and 305.0 V2
A value between -431.0 V to 431.0 V4

Trans. (AC)5

Set the AC voltage change.

Step, Ramp6

Trans. (DC)Set the DC voltage change.

Step, Ramp6

1
2
3
4

5
6

If the wiring method is single-phase, three-wire or three-phase, specify the phase voltage.
Phase voltage settings appear as AC U [V], AC V [V], or AC W [V].
You can set the voltage as low as 0.0 V, but even if you do, the actual output voltage will always
be in the range of 0.1 V to 0.6 V. (The minimum value varies depending on the output voltage
range and temperature.)
If the wiring method is single-phase, three-wire, specify the phase voltage. The value is assigned
to the U phase. The V phase is automatically set to the same amplitude as the U phase but with
opposite polarity.
If the output voltage mode is set to AC+DC voltage, to set the DC voltage, the following two
conditions must be met.
• The specified AC and DC voltages are within the voltage limit range specified on the PCR-LE.
• The peak value of the AC+DC waveform is within the range of -431 V to 431 V for H range and-215.5 V to 215.5 V for L range.
In the PCR-LE user’s manual, “step” is denoted as “ramp off,” and “ramp” as “ramp on.”To change the voltage linearly over a specified time, select Ramp.
To change the value as a step, select Step.
If the interval (step execution time) is short, a smooth straight line may not be obtained for
ramp.
Ramp

Step

(Increase)(Decrease)(Increase)(Decrease) Setting the Frequency
Setting

Description

Frequency

Set the step frequency.

A value between 1.00 Hz to 999.9 Hz

Trans. (f)1

Set the frequency change.

Step, Ramp2

1
2

In the PCR-LE user’s manual, “step” is denoted as “ramp off,” and “ramp” as “ramp on.”To change the frequency gradually over a specified time, select Ramp.
To change the value as a step, select Step.
Ramp(Increase)

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Value

Step

(Decrease)(Increase) (Decrease)

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Setting

Description

Value

Output

Set the output.

on, off

Trig. IN1, 2

Set the trigger wait state.

on, off

Trig. OUT1, 3, 5

Set the trigger signal output.

on, off

Stat. OUT1, 4, 5

Set the status signal output.

on, off

1

2

3
4
5

For signal I/O, high level signals are approximately 5 V, and low level signals are approximately
0 V.
For signal input, the operation does not change regardless of whether the terminal on the rear
panel of the PCR-LE is left open (for high) or shorted (for low).
If the wiring method is set to single-phase, three-wire or three-phase, the signal is output or input to the U phase.
A sequence pauses and waits for a trigger before executing a step whose Trig. IN is set to on. If
you click Continue in the Run dialog box (see “Executing a Sequence” on page 47), the sequence
will resume. Also, if you apply a trigger signal (pulse width of 10 µs or longer) to the SEQ TRIG IN
BNC connector on the rear panel of the PCR-LE, the sequence will resume.
If you set Trig. OUT to on, the PCR-LE will generate a pulse signal with a width of several tens of
microseconds from the SEQ TRIG OUT BNC connector on the rear panel when the step is executed.
If you set Stat. OUT to on, the PCR-LE will generate a status signal from the SEQ STAT OUT BNC
connector on the rear panel while the waveform of the step is being generated.
To set the signal polarity, on the PCR-LE, press CONFIG (SHIFT+OPR MODE) and then SIG.I/O (F3).

 Setting the waveform bank number
Setting

WB No.1
1

Description

Set the waveform bank number.

Value

A value between 0 and 63.

Specify a waveform bank number (0 to 63) that is registered in the list of waveform banks in the
waveform view.
For details on the list of waveform banks, see “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71.
Output waveform data is stored in the PCR-LE internal memory. The memory area for storing
the data of one output waveform is referred to as a waveform bank. The banks are assigned
number from 0 to 63. Waveform bank 0 contains sine wave data that is used in the PCR-LE’s reference voltage waveform and cannot be overwritten. In the factory default settings, all waveform banks have the same waveform (sine wave) as the one that is stored in waveform bank 0.

 Setting the phase
Setting

Description

Value

Start [deg]1, 5

Set the starting phase angle.

A value between 0 deg and 359 deg2

E. Phase3, 4

Set the ending phase angle
control.

FREE, FIXEDS. Phase1, 4

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Set the starting phase angle
control.

FREE, FIXEDEnd [deg]3, 5

Set the ending phase angle.

A value between 0 deg and 359 deg2

Pri. phase6

Set the sudden phase change.

on, off

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Creating Sequence Steps

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Steps are managed in terms of time. If you set S. Phase to FIXED and set the starting phase angle, the step will start from the specified phase angle.
For example, if you set the starting phase angle of step (n) to 90°, even if the execution of the previous step (n-1) finishes, the execution of the next step will not begin until the phase angle reaches
90°. The wait time that is inserted after the execution of a step as a result of setting a phase angle iscalled phase wait time. The phase wait time is dependent on frequency.

When starting phase angle is not specified(When the S. Phase is set to FREE)
Step n-1

Step nPrevious step
The PCR-LE transitions into the next stepafter the previous step time elapses.

When the Start [deg] is set to 90°(When the S. Phase is set to FIXED and Start [deg] is set to 90)
Step n-1

Step nPrevious step
Phase wait time
The PCR-LE waits until the starting phaseangle is reached before starting the step.

2
3

To set the starting phase angle or ending phase angle to 360°, specify 0°.
Steps are managed in terms of time. If you set E. Phase to FIXED and set the ending phase angle,
the step will end at the specified phase angle.
For example, if you set the ending phase angle of step (n) to 90°, even if the execution of the step(n) finishes, the execution of the next step (n+1) will not begin until the phase angle reaches 90°.
The wait time that is inserted after the execution of a step as a result of setting a phase angle iscalled phase wait time. The phase wait time is dependent on frequency.

When End [deg] is not set(When the E. Phase is set to FREE)
Step nStep n+1

The PCR-LE transitions into the next stepafter the previous step time elapses.

When End [deg] is set to 90°(When the E. Phase is set to FIXED and End [deg] is set to 90)
Step nStep n+1

Next step
Phase wait time
The PCR-LE waits until the ending phase angle
is reached before starting the next step.

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Setting Starting phase or Ending phase to FIXED will cause phase wait time to be inserted in thesequence.
The PCR-LE panel shows the next step during a phase wait time, but the elapsed time remains
at 0 until the next step is actually started.
For example, during the phase wait time after the execution of step n-1, the PCR-LE panel willshow step n.
The status signal is output while the waveform of the step whose status signal is set to on is being
output.
Panel display

Elapsed time

Step n-1

Step n-1

Step nPhase wait time

Step nSpecified phase angle
Status signal
Step n: ON
Status signal
Step n-1: ON
Trigger signal
Step n: ON

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Be careful if you want to output signals continuously (without sudden phase changes). For example, if you set the starting phase angle of step n and the ending phase angle of the previous
step (n-1), the phase wait time between the completion of step n-1 and the start of step n may
be as long as one period. To prevent this sort of confusion, we recommend that you set only
the starting phase angle if you want to output steps continuously.
If you set sudden phase change to on, the starting phase of the step and the ending phase of
the previous step are automatically set to FIXED, and the phase will make a sudden change.
For example, if you set sudden phase change of step n to on, the starting phase of step n and theending phase of the previous step (n-1) are automatically set to FIXED, and the phase will make asudden change. If you set the starting phase angle of step n to 270° and the ending phase angle ofstep n-1 to 90°, when the execution of step n-1 finishes and the phase angle reaches 90°, the execution of step n will begin immediately.
Step n-1

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Creating Sequence Steps Setting the phase difference (only when the wiring method is single-phase,
three-wire or three-phase)
Setting

UV phase1, 3
UV [deg]1, 3
UW phase2, 3

3

Value
on, off

Set the UV phase angle.

A value between 0 deg and 359 deg

Set the UW phase difference
control.

on, off

Set the UW phase angle.

UW [deg]2, 3
1
2

Description
Set the UV phase difference
control.

A value between 0 deg and 359 deg

To suddenly change the V phase, set UV phase to on, and set the UV phase angle.
To suddenly change the W phase, set UW phase to on, and set the UW phase angle.
(The UW phase difference can be set only when the wiring method is three-phase.)
For details on setting the sudden phase change of the V phase and W phase, see “Sequence
Creation Tutorial” in the PCR-LE User’s Manual.

 Setting the phase sweep (only when the wiring method is single-phase, threewire or three-phase)
Setting

Description

Value

U offset [deg]1

Set the U phase offset angle.

A value between 0 deg and 359 deg

U offs. ramp2

Set the U phase transition.

off, LEAD, LAG

UV ramp2

Set the V phase transition.

off, LEAD, LAG

UW ramp2

Set the W phase transition.

off, LEAD, LAG

Set the U phase offset control.

U offset1

1

on, off

If you set U offset to on and set the U phase offset angle, the U phase will be offset from the reference phase by the specified angle. By offsetting the U phase, you can suddenly change thephase of one or two phases and sweep the phase.
If you offset the U phase, the U-V and U-W phase difference settings (the UV and UW phase angles specified by setting UV phase and UW phase to on) will be different from the actual U-V and
U-W phase differences.
Offset phase

U

U

Reference phase
Value

U

The angle specified by UV phaseangle with UV phase set to on isdifferent from the actual phasedifference.

The angle specified by UVphase angle with UV phase
set to on is the same as theactual phase difference.

Actual phase difference

W

V
When U phase offset andUV phase difference are set

WV

When UV phase difference isset but U phase offset is not

Therefore, if you do not need to sweep the phase, we recommend that you set the U phase offset to off.
For details, see “Sequence Creation Tutorial” in the PCR-LE User’s Manual.

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The phase change that you specify when you want to sweep the phase. To gradually change thephase over the specified time, set this to LEAD or LAG. This is effective for varying the line voltage.
Advance the phase (LEAD) Delay the phase (LAG)
over the step interval
over the step interval

U
W

U
V

W

V

For details, see “Sequence Creation Tutorial” in the PCR-LE User’s Manual.

 Setting the output impedance
Setting

Outp. Imp.

Outp. Imp. [%]Description

Value

Set the output impedance value.

1 % to 100 %Set the output impedance.

on, off

Setting the jump function
Setting

Description

Value

Jump Step1, 2

Set the jump destination step.

0 to 599

Loop Count1, 2

Set the number of jump repetitions.

0 to 999993

Jump/Loop1

1

2

3

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Setting the jump function

on, off

This setting is available only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option setup
of a step” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box. Normally sequence steps are
executed in order from the first step, but you can use the jump function to skip steps and repeatedly execute a specific range of steps.
If the execution time of the jump source step (step in which the jump function is enabled by setting Jump/Loop to on) or jump destination step (step specified by Jump Step) is shorter than
500 ms, the peak of the output voltage waveform of the following step may clip. If this happens,
set the execution time of the relevant steps to 500 ms or longer.
To set the range of steps to execute repeatedly, set Jump/Loop of the jump source step to on,
and set the Jump Step and Loop count. This will cause the steps from the jump source step tothe jump destination step to be executed repeatedly.
For example, if Jump/Loop of step 3 is set to on, Jump Step to 5, and Loop count to 3, the sequence steps will be executed in the following manner: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on.
99999 represents infinity.

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A table of step settings (arranged by wiring method) Settings for single-phase, two-wireSetting

AC

AC [V]Yes

DC [V]

DC

AC + DC
Yes

—

1

—

Yes

Yes

Trans. (AC)Yes—

Trig. IN

Yes

Interval [s]Trans. (DC)

Trig. OUT

OutputFrequency

Trans. (f )WB No.

S. Phase

Start [deg]E. Phase

End [deg]Pri. phase

Stat. OUT

Outp. Imp.

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
Yes
—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes

Outp. Imp. [%]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jump Stop2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jump/ Loop2
Loop Count21224

Output voltage mode

Yes

Yes

Yes

Depending on the time unit that you specified in sequence creation mode (s, ms, min, or h), the interval in the worksheet is set to Interval [s], Interval [ms], Interval [min], or Interval [h].
This setting is available only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option setup of astep” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

SD011-PCR-LECreating Sequence Steps Settings for single-phase, three-wireSetting
AC U[V]Yes

DC [V]—AC V[V]Yes

DC

AC + DC

—

—

—

Yes

—

—

Interval [s]1

Yes

Yes

—

Trans. (AC)Trans. (DC)

Yes
Yes

Yes

—

Trig. IN

—

—

Yes

Yes

—

OutputYes

Yes

Trig. OUT
Frequency
Trans. (f )WB No.

S. Phase

Start [deg]E. Phase

End [deg]Pri. phase
U offset

U offset [deg]U offs. ramp
UV phase
UV [deg]

UV rampStat. OUT

Outp. Imp.

Outp. Imp. [%]

Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes
—
—
—

—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—

—
—

—

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

—
—
—

—

—
—
—

—

—
—

—

—
—
—

—

—
—
—
—
—

Jump/ Loop2

Yes

Yes

—

Yes

Yes

—

Loop Count2

Yes

Yes

—

Jump Stop2
1
2

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AC

Output voltage mode

Depending on the time unit that you specified in sequence creation mode (s, ms, min, or h), the interval in the worksheet is set to Interval [s], Interval [ms], Interval [min], or Interval [h].
This setting is available only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option setup of astep” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

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Creating Sequence Steps Settings for three-phase
Setting

AC

AC U[V]Yes

AC W[V]Yes

AC V[V]Yes

DC

AC + DC

—

—

—

—

—

—

Interval [s]1

Yes—

Trans. (AC)Trig. IN

Yes—

Trig. OUT

Yes

—

Yes

—

—

OutputYes

Frequency

Yes

Trans. (f )Yes

WB No.

Yes

S. Phase

Yes

Start [deg]Yes

E. Phase

Yes

End [deg]

Yes

Pri. phase

Yes

U offset

U offset [deg]U offs. ramp
UV phase

Yes

UW [deg]Yes

UW ramp

Yes

Stat. OUT

Yes

Outp. Imp.

Outp. Imp. [%]2

Loop Count2
1
2

Yes

Yes

UW phase

Jump Stop2

Yes

Yes

UV rampJump/ Loop

Yes

Yes

UV [deg]

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Output voltage mode

Yes
Yes

—
—

—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—

—
—

—
—

—
—

—

—
—
—

—

—

—
—

—
—

—

—
—

—

—
—
—

—

—
—

—

—
—
—

—

—
—

—

—

Yes

—

—

Yes

—

—

Yes

—

—

Depending on the time unit that you specified in sequence creation mode (s, ms, min, or h), the interval in the worksheet is set to Interval [s], Interval [ms], Interval [min], or Interval [h].
This setting is available only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option setup of astep” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

SD011-PCR-LECreating Sequence Steps

Creating and editing steps using the mouse
In the Graph window, you can create steps by drawing lines with the mouse.

The settings that you can specify in the Graph window are output voltage, voltage transition (voltage change), and step execution time (interval).

You can change the Y-axis display. However, be sure to display voltage while creating steps. For
details on how to change the display, see “Changing the display item in the graph window” onpage 30.
You can also preview the sequence that you are working on. For details, see “Previewing asequence” on page 34.

Step-division line

Graph window

Drag

Move the pointer overthe Y-axis.

The step is confirmed.

• If the wiring method is single-phase, three-wire or three-phase and the output voltage mode is set to AC,
you must create steps one step at a time. You cannot draw the next step until you have finished drawing
all the phases of the present step. (You cannot enter the steps continuously for a given phase.)• To change the graph scale, see “Changing the graph scale” on page 27.
• To change the step interval unit, see “Changing the interval (step execution time)” on page 29.

the mouse pointer over the Y-axis.
1 MoveThe pointer becomes a crosshair, and a voltage is displayed.

the pointer to the time and the voltage that you want to set.
2 Drag
The setting is confirmed, and the step settings are entered in the first row of the Worksheet
window.

This completes the creation of step 1.

you want to continue creating steps, move the mouse pointer over the end
3 Ifpointof the step that you have just created. When the pointer becomes acrosshair, drag the mouse pointer to the point that corresponds to the time
and the voltage that you want to set.

The setting is confirmed, and the step settings are entered in the first blank row of the Worksheet window.
Repeat this procedure until you have set all the steps.

Changing the graph scale

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Creating Sequence StepsYou can change the Graph window’s X-axis and Y-axis scales.
On the Graph menu, click Scale. Or, clickon the toolbar. The Scale dialog box appears. You
can also right-click in the Graph window, and click Scale to display the Scale dialog box.

If you select the Maximum Time, Maximum Value, or Minimum Value check box, the auto scale feature will be enabled. This feature automatically updates the scale values to the appropriate values
when you enter values to set a step or when you open a saved file.
If the auto scale feature is disabled, settings that are outside of the range are not displayed on thegraph.
If you are using the mouse to set steps, the scale will not be updated automatically even if the auto
scale feature is enabled. To update the scale, on the Graph menu, click Update Auto Scale.

Changing the set voltage

Dragthe step that you want to edit.
1 Double-click
A black square is displayed at the step’s end point, and you can edit the step.
the mouse pointer over the black square.
2 MoveThe pointer changes to a double arrow.

the pointer up or down to the value that you want to change to.
3 Drag
The setting changes accordingly.

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Changing the interval (step execution time)Drag

the vertical line (the step-division line) at the end point of the
1 Double-click
step that you want to edit.
A black square is displayed at the top of the step-division line, and you can edit the step.

the pointer over the black square.
2 MoveThe pointer changes to a double arrow.

the pointer left or right to the value that you want to change to.
3 Drag
The setting changes accordingly.

Changing an AC voltage or DC voltage transition (step or ramp)
the step that you want to change.
1 Double-click
A black square is displayed at the step’s end point, and you can edit the step.

to display a shortcut menu. Click Transition and then Ramp or Step.
2 Right-click
The transition of the selected step changes accordingly.

Deleting a step
the step that you want to delete.
1 Double-click
A black square is displayed at the step’s end point, and you can edit the step.
to display a shortcut menu. Click Delete.
2 Right-click
The step is deleted.

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Changing the display item in the graph window
You can change the display item in the graph window.
The graph’s Y-axis display can be changed to voltage (V), frequency (Hz), starting phase angle (deg),or phase difference (deg). By default, the Y-axis displays voltage. The X-axis always displays the time.
When creating a step in the Graph window, be sure to set the Y-axis display to voltage. To change thedisplay item, right-click in the Graph window, and select the item. Select voltage, frequency, starting
phase angle, or phase difference.
You cannot select multiple items at the same time.

 How to view the graph when the Y-axis is set to starting phase angle or phasedifference
When the Y-axis is displaying the starting phase angle, the absolute position of each phase isdisplayed.
When the Y-axis is displaying the phase difference, the phase difference between each phaseis displayed.
Example The figure below shows how the graphs appear when the sequence output voltage
mode is set to single-phase, three-wire and the starting phase, UV phase, sudden phasechange, and U phase offset of steps 0 to 3 are set as shown in the following table.

Step0
Step1
Step2
Step3

S.
Phase

Start
[deg]

U
offsetU
offset [deg]

FIXED
FIXED
FIXED
FIXED

0
90
180
180

off
off
off
off

0
0
0
0

U
offs.
ramp

off
off
off
off

UV
phase

UV [deg]Pri. phase

on
on
on
on

120
120
150
110

off
on
off
off

Ŷ:KHQWKH<D[LVGLVSOD\LVVHWWR
Start phase angle

Ŷ:KHQWKH<D[LVGLVSOD\LVVHWWR
Phase difference

U phase Drawn based on the starting
phase angle and U phase offset

U phase Drawn based on the starting
phase angle, U phase offset,
and sudden phase change

180
90
0

0
-90
Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
V phase Drawn based on the starting
phase angle and U-V phasedifference330
240

V phase Drawn based on the starting
phase angle, U-V phasedifference, and sudden phasechange
0
-80
-90
-120

70
30
0

Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 Step 330

SD011-PCR-LECreating Sequence Steps

Creating and editing steps by entering values
In the Worksheet window, you can create steps by entering values for the settings.

The displayed settings vary depending on the settings specified in the Sequence Creation Modedialog box (see “A table of step settings (arranged by wiring method)” on page 24). For details oneach setting, see “Step settings” on page 17.

Step 0
Step 1
Step 2

You cannot edit the Time column.

To preview the sequence that you are working on, see “Previewing a sequence” on page 34.
• The first row of the worksheet is step 0. Enter data in order, starting from step 0. The voltage transition andfrequency transition of step 0 are fixed to Step. You cannot change them to Ramp.
• Time[s] represents the cumulative time from step 0. It is automatically calculated, so you cannot change it.
If phase wait time is created as a result of setting starting phase angles or ending phase angles, the actual
cumulative time will not match the cumulative time shown in Time [s]. For details on phase wait time, see“Setting the phase” on page 19.
• Values that have been entered in cells cannot be deleted. To delete them, delete the entire step.
• You can cancel the entering or editing of a cell’s value by pressing Esc.
• To set WB No. to a value different from the default value of 0, you must create, save, and transfer an arbitrary waveform in advance. For details, see “Creating and Transferring Arbitrary Waveforms” on page 62.
• The settings are transferred to the PCR-LE only when values are assigned to all the step settings.

the voltage.
1 Set
Click the AC [V] or DC [V] cell, enter a value, and press Enter.

the voltage transition.
2 Set
Double-click the Trans. (AC) or Trans. (DC) cell, select Step or Ramp from the list, and press
Enter.

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Creating Sequence Stepsthe execution time (interval).
3 Set
Click the Interval [s] cell, enter a value, and press Enter.

the other settings.
4 Configure
When you set the voltage, voltage transition, and execution time (interval), all other settings
are automatically set to their default values. To change them, click the cells and enter values,
or double-click the cells and select the values from the lists.
• If you select one or several voltage or frequency cells and right-click and then select Voltage, Frequency Replaced, a Voltage, Frequency Replaced dialog box appears. Enter a newvalue and click Replace to collectively overwrite the values of the selected cells.
• If you right-click a cell and select Trigger waiting step addition, a trigger wait step is added
below the selected cell.

 Default step setting values
Trig. IN

off

End [deg]

0

UW [deg]

Outputon

U offset

off

Stat. OUT

Trig. OUT
Frequency
Trans. (f )WB No.

S. Phase

32

off
50.00
Step

Pri. phase
U offset [deg]U offs. ramp

off

0

off

1

UV phase

off

FREE

UV [deg]3

180/120

0Start [deg]0

E. Phase

FREE

UV rampoff

UW phase

off

off

UW rampoff

240

Outp. Imp.

Outp. Imp. [%]2

Jump/Loop

off
off

off
1

Jump Step2
2

Loop Count1

The sinusoid waveform (waveform bank number 0) is standard.
To select a value different from 0, you must create, save, and transfer an arbitrary waveform inadvance.

2This setting is available only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option setup
of a step” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

3

The default value is 180° for single-phase, three-wire output and 120° for three-phase output.

SD011-PCR-LECreating Sequence Steps

Copying and inserting a stepa cell in the step that you want to copy.
1 Click
You can click any cell in the step.

the Worksheet menu, click Copy. Or, right-click, and then click Copy.
2 On
The step is copied.
a cell in an existing step to specify the copy destination.
3 Click
The copied step is inserted before the selected step.

the Worksheet menu, click Paste. Or, right-click, and then click Paste.
4 On
The copied step is inserted before the selected step, and the total number of steps increases
by 1.

Deleting a stepa cell in the step that you want to delete.
1 Click
You can click any cell in the step.

the Worksheet menu, click Delete. Or, right-click, and then click Delete.
2 On
The selected step is deleted.
When you delete a step, the contents of the step are copied to the clipboard. Therefore, if you insert
a step immediately after deleting a step, the deleted step will be inserted.

Keyboard shortcuts
To copy a step, select a cell and click C or Ctrl+C. To insert a step, select a cell and click V or Ctrl+V. To
delete a step, select a cell and click D or Delete. Press Z or Ctrl+Z to undo the last edit. For all ofthese operations, a confirmation dialog box is displayed before the operation is actually carried out.

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Creating Sequence Steps

Previewing a sequence
You can view the sequence that you are working on in the Sequence Preview dialog box. To display
the Sequence Preview dialog box, on the View menu, click Sequence Preview.
Click Prev or Next to moveto the boundary lineof the previous or next step.

Click a display span button tochange the time axis display span.

If you change the content of a step
while the preview is open, click Update.

The peak valuesof U, V, and W
phases are
displayed.

The selected items
are displayed on
the graph.

Move the cursor over the line to display
the voltage (V) and time (ms) at that point.

 Changing the time axis scale
To change the time axis scale (display span), use the display span buttons (50, 100, 200, 400,
800, and 1000) or the Time-axis scale change dialog box. To display the Time-axis scalechange dialog box, right-click on the graph, and select Scale.
After entering a value (1 ms to 600 000 ms), click Set.
The time axis display span changes, and Scale [ms]appears next to the display span buttons.

 Moving to step boundaries
Click Prev or Next to move to the boundary line of the previous or next step.

 Changing the display item
To change the display item (U, V, W, U-V, U-W, or W-U), right-click on the graph and select the item,or select a display item check box above the graph.

 Changing the display item color
Right-click on the graph to select the item, and specify the color. You can change the color of theline (U/DC, V, W), U-V, U-W, and W-U), step boundary line, background, XY-axes, and XY-axis scalelines.
• If S. Phase of step 0 is set to FREE, the starting phase angle of step 0 is displayed as 0° in the sequence preview graph.
• If E. Phase of the step is set to FIXED and End [deg] is set to 0°, one excessive period of the step may be output depending on the interval (step execution time) setting. (One such example is when the frequency is
set to 50 Hz and the interval is set to an integer multiple of 20 ms.)

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Saving and Loading a Sequence
After you have created a sequence, save the data to a file.

Saving a sequence
The first time that you save a file, on the File menu, click Save As. Specify the file name. The filename extension is “.wvy.”
To overwrite a file that you have already saved, on the File menu, click Save. Or, click
toolbar.

on the Viewing saved data
You can use Notepad to view saved data.

By default, data is saved as tab-separated values. You can change this to comma-separated
values if you like.
For the procedure, see “Changing the file format of sequence data” on page 60.

The first line contains the conditions common to all steps, which was specified in the
Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.
Column 1 Output voltage mode
Column 2 Time unit
Column 3 Arbitrary waveform availability
Column 4 Voltage range

Column 5 Wiring method

AC: AC voltage, DC: DC voltage,
ACDC: AC+DC voltage

ms: milliseconds, s: seconds,
min: minutes, h: hours

0: arbitrary waveform not available,
1: arbitrary waveform available

0: L range, 1: H range

0: 1P2W, 1: 1P3W, 2: 3P, 3: 1P3W (2P)

The second and subsequent lines contain settings of individual steps.
The contents vary depending on the output voltage mode and wiring method.

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Saving and Loading a Sequence AC voltage mode (1P2W)
Column 1

AC voltage

Unit: V

Column 3

AC voltage transition

0: step, 1: ramp

Column 2
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Column 7
Column 8
Column 9

Column 10
Column 11
Column 12
Column 13
Column 14
Column 15
Column 16
Column 17
Column 18
Column 19
Column 20
Column 21
1
2

36Time interval

The unit is shown in row 1.

Frequency

Unit: Hz

Frequency transition

0: step, 1: ramp

Trig. OUT

0: off, 1: on

Trig. IN

0: off, 1: on

OutputArbitrary waveform number

0: off, 1: on
0 to 63

Arbitrary waveform file name.arb file nameStarting phase angle

Unit: degrees

1

Starting phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDEnding phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDEnding phase angle
Pri. phase

Status signal output
Output impedance

Output impedance value
Jump/ Loop
Jump Step2

2

Loop Count2

Unit: degrees
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
Unit: %

0: off, 1: on
0 to 599
0 to 99999

The arbitrary waveform file name assigned to the specified waveform number in the listof waveform banks (See “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71).
This setting is saved only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option
setup of a step” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

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Saving and Loading a Sequence AC voltage mode (1P3W)
Column 1

AC voltage (U phase)

Unit: V

Column 3

Time interval

The unit is shown in row 1.

Column 2
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Column 7
Column 8
Column 9

AC voltage (V phase)

AC voltage transition
Frequency

Frequency transition
Trig. OUT
Trig. IN

OutputColumn 10 Arbitrary waveform number

0: step, 1: ramp
Unit: Hz

0: step, 1: ramp
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
0 to 63

Column 11 Arbitrary waveform file name (U phase)1.arb file name

Column 13 Starting phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDColumn 15 Ending phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDColumn 12 Arbitrary waveform file name (V phase)1.arb file name

Column 14 Starting phase angle

Unit: degrees

Column 16 Ending phase angle
Column 17 Pri. phase
Column 18 U offset

Column 19 U offset angle

Column 20 U phase transition
Column 21 UV phase

Column 22 UV phase angle

Column 23 V phase transition

Column 24 Status signal output
Column 25 Output impedance

Column 26 Output impedance value
Column 27 Jump/ Loop2
Column 28 Jump Step2

Column 29 Loop Count2
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Unit: V

Unit: degrees
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on

Unit: degrees

0: off, 1: LEAD, 2: LAG
0: off, 1: on

Unit: degrees

0: off, 1: LEAD, 2: LAG
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
Unit: %

0: off, 1: on
0 to 599
0 to 99999

The arbitrary waveform file name assigned to the specified waveform number in the list of
waveform banks (See “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71).
This setting is saved only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option
setup of a step” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

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Saving and Loading a Sequence AC voltage mode (3P)
Column 1

AC voltage (U phase)

Unit: V

Column 3

AC voltage (W phase)

Unit: V

Column 2
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Column 7
Column 8
Column 9

AC voltage (V phase)Time interval

AC voltage transition
Frequency

Frequency transition
Trig. OUT
Trig. IN

The unit is shown in row 1.
0: step, 1: ramp
Unit: Hz

0: step, 1: ramp
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on

Column 10 Output

Column 11 Arbitrary waveform number

Column 12 Arbitrary waveform file name (U phase)1

0: off, 1: on
0 to 63.arb file name

Column 13 Arbitrary waveform file name (V phase)1.arb file name

Column 15 Starting phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDColumn 17 Ending phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDColumn 14 Arbitrary waveform file name (W phase)1.arb file name

Column 16 Starting phase angle

Unit: degrees

Column 18 Ending phase angle
Column 19 Pri. phase
Column 20 U offset

Column 21 U offset angle

Column 22 U phase transition
Column 23 UV phase

Column 24 UV phase angle

Column 25 V phase transition
Column 26 UW phase
Column 27 UW [deg]Column 28 W phase transition

Column 29 Status signal output
Column 30 Output impedance

Column 31 Output impedance value
Column 32 Jump/ Loop
Column 33 Jump Step2

2

Column 34 Loop Count2
12

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Unit: V

Unit: degrees
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on

Unit: degrees

0: off, 1: LEAD, 2: LAG
0: off, 1: on

Unit: degrees

0: off, 1: LEAD, 2: LAG
0: off, 1: on

Unit: degrees

0: off, 1: LEAD, 2: LAG
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
Unit: %

0: off, 1: on
0 to 599
0 to 99999

The arbitrary waveform file name assigned to the specified waveform number in the listof waveform banks (See “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71).
This setting is saved only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option
setup of a step” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

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Saving and Loading a Sequence AC+DC voltage mode (1P2W)
Column 1

AC voltage

Unit: V

Column 3

AC voltage transition

0: step, 1: ramp

Column 2
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Column 7
Column 8
Column 9

Time intervalFrequency

Frequency transition
Trig. OUT
Trig. IN

OutputDC voltage value

Column 10 DC voltage transition

Column 11 Arbitrary waveform number

Column 12 Arbitrary waveform file name1

Unit: Hz

0: step, 1: ramp
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
Unit: V

0: step, 1: ramp
0 to 63.arb file name

Column 13 Starting phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDColumn 15 Ending phase angle control

0: FREE, 1: FIXEDColumn 14 Starting phase angle
Column 16 Ending phase angle
Column 17 Pri. phase

Column 18 Status signal output
Column 19 Output impedance

Column 20 Output impedance value
Column 21 Jump/ Loop2
Column 22 Jump Step2

Column 23 Loop Count2
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The unit is shown in row 1.

Unit: degrees
Unit: degrees
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
0: off, 1: on
Unit: %

0: off, 1: on
0 to 599
0 to 99999

The arbitrary waveform file name assigned to the specified waveform number in thelist of waveform banks (See “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71).
This setting is saved only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option setup of a step” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

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Saving and Loading a Sequence DC voltage mode (1P2W and 1P3W)
Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Column 6

Column 7

Column 8

Column 9

DC voltage value

The unit is shown in row 1.

DC voltage transition

0: step, 1: ramp

Trig. OUT

0: off, 1: on

Trig. IN

0: off, 1: on

Output0: off, 1: on

Status signal output

Output impedance

0: off, 1: on

Output impedance value

Column 10 Jump/ Loop1
Column 11 Jump Step1

Column 12 Loop Count1
1

Unit: VTime interval

0: off, 1: on

Unit: %

0: off, 1: on
0 to 599
0 to 99999

This setting is saved only when the “Jump/Loop is set up” check box under “An option setup of a step” is selected in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

Loading a saved sequence
On the File menu, click Open. Or, clickon the toolbar. Then select a sequence file (.wvy).

If you assigned arbitrary waveforms to steps in the sequence, manage the relevant arbitrary waveform files (.arb) along with the sequence file (.wvy) in your PC.
When Wavy recalls the sequence, if the arbitrary waveform file is not in the specified location, Wavy
may assign an unintended waveform.
For details on where arbitrary waveform files are stored, see “Changing the folder that arbitrary
waveforms are saved in” on page 61.

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Writing or Reading a Sequence
To execute a sequence, either write the sequence that you created to the PCR-LE or read thesequence in the PCR-LE into Wavy.

Writing a sequence
the Sequence menu, click Transfer. Or, click
1 On
The Transfer dialog box appears.

on the toolbar.

the number of sequence repetitions (1 to 99999).
2 Set
99999 represents infinity.

the steps in the sequence that you will write to the PCR-LE contain arbitrary
3 Ifwaveforms,
select the Write Wave check box.
If you select the check box, arbitrary waveform data assigned to steps will be written to the
PCR-LE before the sequence data is written.

Write, click Run.
4 Under
The sequence data that is already set in the PCR-LE will be cleared. Then, the sequence datathat you created with Wavy is written to the PCR-LE. If the Write Wave check box is selected,
waveform data will be written to the PCR-LE before the sequence data is written.

• The maximum number of arbitrary waveforms that can be transferred to the PCR-LE is 63.
• If there a many steps, transferring may take a while.
• If you are writing to the PCR-LE when the PCR-LE output is turned on and the output voltage mode andoutput voltage range in the sequence are different from the present settings on the PCR-LE, a message
appears asking whether it is okay to turn off the output. This is because the mode and range cannot bechanged on the PCR-LE when the output is on.
• Wavy uses the list of waveform banks of the waveform view to manage the arbitrary waveforms written to
the PCR-LE waveform banks. For details on the list of waveform banks, see “Displaying the WaveformView” on page 71.

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Writing or Reading a Sequence

Reading a sequence
the Sequence menu, click Transfer. Or, click
1 On
The Transfer dialog box appears.

on the toolbar.

the steps in the sequence that you will read from the PCR-LE contain arbi2 Iftrary
waveforms, select the Read Wave check box.
The waveform data assigned to the steps in the sequence will also be read.
Arbitrary waveform data that is read is automatically saved to files with .arb extension.

File names are automatically assigned on the basis of wiring methods and waveform banknumbers.

For example, if the wiring method is single-phase, two-wire and the waveform bank number
is 01, the name “Wave1P2W_U_01.arb” is automatically assigned to the file and saved to the“Arbitrary Waveform Folder” that is specified in the Wavy’s Environment Setup dialog box. If a
file with the same name exists, it is overwritten.

3 Under Read, click Run.
• If the voltage transition or frequency transition of step 0 in the PCR-LE is set to ramp (denoted as RAMP ON
in the PCR-LE user’s manual), it will be changed to Step after reading the data into Wavy.
• For details on the folder in which arbitrary waveforms are saved, see “Changing the folder that arbitrary
waveforms are saved in” on page 61.
• Wavy uses the list of waveform banks of the waveform view to manage the arbitrary waveforms read fromthe PCR-LE waveform banks. For details on the list of waveform banks, see “Displaying the WaveformView” on page 71.

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SD011-PCR-LESetting Protection Functions
Before executing a sequence, set the protection functions and current limits.

 Protection
Protection functions are available on the PCR-LE.
For the setup procedure, see “Setting the PCR-LE Protection Functions” on page 44.
Setting
OVP1

UVP1

Detection time of OCP
activation2
1
2

Description
Set the OVP (output overvoltage protection) value.
If the output voltage exceeds the OVP setting and remains there forapproximately 1 second, the output overvoltage protection will be
activated.
Set the UVP (output undervoltage protection) value.
If the output voltage drops below the UVP setting and remains there
for approximately 1 second, the output undervoltage protection will
be activated.
Set the time that must elapse after the OCP (internal semiconductor
protection) is activated before an alarm is generated. You can set thisvalue only in AC mode.

If you set the wiring method to single-phase, three-wire or three-phase, specify a phase voltage.
The OCP (internal semiconductor protection) protection function protects the internal semiconductors of the PCR-LE.
If you set the length of time that must elapse after the OCP is activated before an alarm is generated (detection time of OCP activation), an alarm will not be generated until the specified
length of time elapses even if the internal semiconductor protection is activated. This setting
can be used to prevent the alarm from being generated due to temporary overcurrent, such as
inrush current.
Normally, if the PCR-LE is used in a manner that conforms to its specifications, the internal semiconductor protection is not activated. However, if a temporary overcurrent—such as an inrush
current—occurs, the internal semiconductor protection function will be activated. If the internal semiconductor protection function is activated, the output voltage waveform will be distorted.

 Current limit

Current limiting features are available on the PCR-LE.
For the setup procedure, see “Setting the PCR-LE current limits” on page 45.

Setting
Current limit(+) peak current limit(-) peak current limit
Trip 1

1

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Description
Set the output current’s upper limit.
Set the positive peak current limit.
Set the negative peak current limit.
Set whether the output is turned off when the current exceeds
the current limit.
For AC voltage, you can also set the length of time (0 s to 10 s)that must elapse after the current limit is exceeded until the
output is turned off.2

If you select the Trip check box, the output will be turned off when a current exceeding the current limit flows. If the check box is not selected, the output voltage is controlled so that the current does not exceed the current limit.
The output is turned off at the following times when a current exceeding the current limit flows.
For AC voltage: After the specified length of time elapses or after 10 seconds (if the length oftime is not set)
For DC voltage or AC+DC voltage: 1 second
Note that there may be a delay of approximately 0.1 seconds depending on the current measurement response speed.
If the length of time until the output is turned off is specified, the output will not be turned off
until the specified length of time elapses even if a current exceeding the current limit flows fora while. This setting can be used to prevent the output from being turned off due to temporary
overcurrent, such as inrush current.

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Setting the PCR-LE Protection Functions
the Sequence menu, click Protection Setup.
1 On
The Protection Setup dialog box appears.

the mode that you will set protection and current limits for.
2 Select
Select the output voltage mode (AC, DC, or AC+DC) that you specified in sequence creation
mode. Be sure to select the output voltage mode before setting the protection function
items.
To set protection functions, the PCR-LE output must be turned off.

3 Enter values in the protection function items.
Setting

Unit

OVP

V

UVP

V

Detection time of
OCP activation

s

Value

A value between 0.0 V and 335.5 V (AC voltage)
A value between -474.1 V and 474.1 V (AC+DC or DC voltage)

A value between 0.0 V and 335.5 V (AC voltage)
A value between -474.1 V and 474.1 V (AC+DC or DC voltage)

A value between 1 and 3 (settable only for AC voltage)
Set in unit of 1-second steps.

Set.
4 Click
The values are sent to the PCR-LE, and the settings are updated.

5 Click OK to close the Protection Setup dialog box.

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SD011-PCR-LESetting Protection Functions

Setting the PCR-LE current limits
the Sequence menu, click Protection Setup.
1 On
The Protection Setup dialog box appears.

the mode that you will set protection and current limits for.
2 Select
Select the output voltage mode (AC, DC, or AC+DC) that you specified in sequence creation
mode. Be sure to select the output voltage mode before setting the current limit items. The
current limit setting range varies depending on the output voltage mode.
To set current limits, the PCR-LE output must be turned off.

values in the current limit items.
3 Enter
The setting range of each item varies depending on the PCR-LE model that you are using andthe output mode.

 PCR-LE series
Current limit

PCR500LE

0.05 A to 5.50 A

PCR2000LE

2.00 A to 22.00 A

PCR1000LE
PCR3000LE
PCR4000LE
PCR6000LE
PCR9000LE
1
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AC 2

1.00 A to 11.00 A
3.00 A to 33.00 A
4.00 A to 44.00 A
6.00 A to 66.00 A
9.00 A to 99.00 A(+) peakcurrent limit1(-) peakcurrent limit1

0.35 A to 3.85 A

0.50 A to 22.00 A-0.50 A to -22.00 A

1.40 A to 15.40 A

2.00 A to 88.00 A-2.00 A to -88.00 A

DC and AC+DC2
0.70 A to 7.70 A

2.10 A to 23.10 A
2.80 A to 30.80 A
4.20 A to 46.20 A
6.30 A to 69.30 A

1.00 A to 44.00 A
3.00 A to 132.00 A
4.00 A to 176.00 A
6.00 A to 264.00 A
9.00 A to 396.00 A-1.00 A to -44.00 A-3.00 A to -132.00 A-4.00 A to -176.00 A-6.00 A to -264.00 A-9.00 A to -396.00 A

Applies to all output voltage modes.
Output voltage mode specified in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box

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PCR-LE2 series(+) peakcurrent limit(-) peakcurrent limit

4.20 A to 46.20 A

6.00 A to 264.0 A-6.00 A to -264.0 A

PCR6000LE2 2.00 A to 22.00 A

1.40 A to 15.40 A

2.00 A to 88.00 A-2.00 A to -88.00 A

PCR9000LE2 9.00 A to 99.00 A

6.30 A to 69.30 A

9.00 A to 396.0 A-9.00 A to -396.0 A

PCR9000LE2 3.00 A to 33.00 A

2.10 A to 23.10 A

3.00 A to 132.0 A-3.00 A to -132.0 A

27.00 A to 297.0 A

18.90 A to 207.9 A

27.00 A to 1188 A-27.00 A to -1188 A

9.00 A to 99.00 A

6.30 A to 69.30 A

9.00 A to 396.0 A-9.00 A to -396.0 A

AC

Current limit

PCR6000LE2 6.00 A to 66.00 A
Single-phase
outputSingle-phase,
three-wire
three-phase
outputSingle-phase
outputSingle-phase,
three-wire
three-phase
outputPCR27000LE2
Single-phase
outputPCR27000LE2
Single-phase,
three-wire
three-phase
output1

DC 1and AC+DC

Only during single-phase output and single-phase, three-wire output

off the output when the current exceeds the current limit, select the
4 ToTripturn
check box.
In AC mode, you can set the time that must elapse before the output is turned off.

To set the time, enter the value (0 to 10) in the box below the Trip check box, and click Set.

5 Click OK to close the Protection Setup dialog box.
Querying the PCR-LE settings

Click Read to read the protection and current limit settings that are currently set on the connected PCR-LE.
The values are displayed, and “The mode which sets protection/current limit” is set to the
output voltage mode on the PCR-LE.

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SD011-PCR-LEExecuting a Sequence
After you have finished creating and transferring the sequence and setting the protection functions, you are ready to execute the sequence.
To save the monitor data, configure it before running the sequence.
For details, see “Saving Monitored Data” on page 54.

the Sequence menu, click Run. Or, clickon the toolbar.
1 On
The Run dialog box appears. The figure below shows an example for a single-phase output.

• To turn off the output automatically when the sequence finishes executing, when
the sequence is aborted, or when a protection function is activated, select the “Output OFF when End/Stop” check box.
• If you want to accurately control the time when the output is turned off, add a stepfor turning it off at the end of the sequence.

Run.
2 Click
The sequence starts.

The green marker represents the approximate position of execution. For sequences that havea large number of repetitions or those that take a long time to run, the marker may be off by alarge amount.

You can change this display to a bar display. For the procedure, see “Execution position display” on page 50.
To abort a sequence that is running, click Stop.

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Executing a Sequence
If a step whose Trig. IN has been set to on exists, the sequence will pause before executing
the step. To resume the sequence, click Continue.

While the sequence is paused,
the Run button changes to Continue.

During test execution, the menus and toolbar are disabled. In addition, the Run dialog box
cannot be resized. You can change the size of the Run dialog box when a sequence is not running.

turn off the output, click OFF under “Output OFF when End/Stop.”
3 ToWhenmanuallya sequence is running, OFF is disabled.

Changing the setting graph display item
You can change the display item on the setting graph.

The graph’s Y-axis display can be changed to voltage (V), frequency (Hz), starting phase angle (deg),or phase difference (deg). By default, the Y-axis displays voltage. The X-axis always displays the time.
To change the display item, right-click in the Graph window, and select the item. Select voltage, frequency, starting phase angle, or phase difference.
You cannot select multiple items at the same time.

For details on how to view the graph when the Y-axis is set to starting phase angle or phase difference, see “How to view the graph when the Y-axis is set to starting phase angle or phase difference”
on page 30.
For details on changing the scale, see “Changing the X-axis and Y-axis scales” on page 58.

Information displayed during execution
Range

Displays the range.

Count

Displays the present iteration.

Mode

Displays the output voltage mode specified in the Sequence Creation Mode dialog box.

Step

Displays the number of the step that is being executed.1

Elapsed Time Displays the elapsed time since the sequence execution started.2
Measuredvalues12
3

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Displays the items (current, voltage, active power, reactive power, and power
factor)3 that are selected under “Select Items to be Monitored” in the Monitor
Setting dialog box.

If the sequence is paused (in a trigger wait state), the number of the step before the step in which
Trig. IN is set to on is displayed.
This display may be slightly different from the actual elapsed time.
For details, see “Displaying Monitors” on page 50.

SD011-PCR-LEExecuting a Sequence Status indicators
The sequence run dialog box shows one of the following status indicators.
Standing by.
The sequence is running.
The sequence is paused.1
The sequence has been completed.
The Stop button has been clicked.
A communication error has occurred. Check the interface settings.

(UVP example)
1
2
3

A protection function (UVP, OVP, OCP, O.L.2, OHP, or emergency
stop3) has been activated.

The sequence will pause before a step whose Trig. IN has been set to on.
Over Load
If a PCR-LE protection function (emergency stop) is activated and an alarm is generated,
you can clear the alarm using the direct control dialog box. For details, see “Clearing
alarms” on page 76.

If you run a long sequence, the data displayed on the real-time monitor graph increases. You canreduce the load on your PC by setting the maximum number of data entries. Setting this number
will not affect the monitored data that is saved.
For details on setting the maximum number of data entries, see “Setting the maximum data size”
on page 57.

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Displaying Monitors
You can display monitored values and monitor graphs in the sequence run dialog box.

Displaying output values in the Run dialog box
the Sequence menu, click Monitoring Setup. Or, click
1 On
The Monitor Setting dialog box appears.

on the toolbar.

Select Items to be Monitored, select the items that you want to display
2 Underthe output values of.

The available items are current, voltage, active power, reactive power, and power factor.
You can select multiple items.
For single-phase, three-wire output or three-phase output, you can also select Phase Voltage,
Line Voltage, and Total Values. If you select the total values for active power, reactive power, andpower factor, the total of each phase will be displayed.

OK.
3 Click
The Run dialog box will display the output values for the selected items.
 Execution position display

The sequence’s execution position display can be set to marker display or bar display.
To change it, set Run State Display to Marker or Bar.

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Displaying Monitors

Displaying the real-time monitor graphthe Sequence menu, click Monitoring Setup. Or, click
1 On
The Monitor Setting dialog box appears.

on the toolbar.

the Monitor Graphical Representation check box, and select the display
2 Select
items (current, voltage, and active power).
OK.
3 Click
The Monitor Graph tab and Setting/Monitor Graph tab will be added to the Run dialog box.
Move your mouse pointer over the graph to display the monitored values.

For single-phase, three-wire output and three-phase output, the Setting/Monitor Graph tab does not appear.
Click the tabs to switch between the different graphs.

Monitor graph

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Displaying Monitors

Changing the real-time monitor graph scale
You can change the X-axis and Y-axis scales of the real-time monitor graph.

To change the scales, right-click the real-time monitor graph, and click Scale to display the Scaledialog box.

If you select the Max time, Max current, Max voltage, Max power, Min current, Min voltage, or Min
power check box, the auto scale feature will be activated. This feature updates the scale values inaccordance with the monitored values.
If the auto scale feature is disabled, monitored values that are outside of the range are not displayed on the graph.

 When the auto maximum time scale is enabled
When the auto maximum time scale is enabled, you can select roll mode or normal mode.
• Roll mode

The minimum and maximum times of the X-axis are scrolled at the same time. The display
range is defined by subtracting the minimum time setting from the maximum time setting.

• Normal mode

The minimum time is fixed. The maximum time is updated to the appropriate value.

If you select the “Scrolling within the specified range” check box, the graph is scrolled whenthe monitored values exceed the maximum time of the X axis. The amount of time that thegraph will be scrolled by is determined by subtracting the minimum time setting and the set
scroll time from the maximum time setting.

For example, if the minimum time is set to 0 seconds, the maximum time is set to 23 seconds,
and the scroll time is set to 10 seconds, the amount of time that the graph will be scrolled by is23 - 0 - 10 = 13 seconds.
For single-phase, three-wire output and three-phase output, if you select normal mode, the “Scrolling within the specified range” check box is always selected (you cannot clear the check box).
The range of scroll time that you can specify is 4 s to 3600 s for single-phase, two-wire output and
4 s to 600 s for single-phase, three-wire and three-phase outputs.

Changing the time unit of the real-time monitor graph
You can change the time-axis unit (s or h:min:s) of the real-time monitor graph.

Right-click the real-time monitor graph to display a menu. To set the unit to seconds, click X-axis
Unit and then “s.” To set the unit to hours:minutes:seconds, click X-axis Unit and then “h:min:s.”

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Displaying Monitors

Changing the monitoring interval
You can change the monitoring interval.

the Sequence menu, click Monitoring Setup. Or, click
1 On
The Monitor Setting dialog box appears.

on the toolbar.

2 Set Monitor interval.
Monitor interval range: 200 ms to 600 000 ms for single-phase, two-wire output

500 ms to 600 000 ms for single-phase, three-wire output or
three-phase output

3 Click OK.

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Saving Monitored Data
If you want to save monitored data, be sure to set it before you execute the sequence.

the Sequence menu, click Monitoring Setup. Or, click
1 On
The Monitor Setting dialog box appears.

on the toolbar.

Save File, select Yes. Then, specify the save destination.
2 Under
The file name will be a concatenation of the output voltage mode and the execution start date
and time followed by the extension.
You can change the file name extension (the default is .txt).

the unit of the elapsed time that is output to the file.
3 Select
Select [s] or [h:min:s].
[s]: Seconds[h:min:s]: Hours, minutes, seconds

set the save data options.
4 IfIf thenecessary,“Data right before run” check box is selected, the monitored values before sequence execution (monitored values at time 0 s) will be written at the beginning of the saved data. If you selectthe “Data Immediately after End/Stop” check box, the monitored values when the sequence iscompleted or aborted will be written at the end of the saved data.

5 Click OK.

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Saving Monitored Data
 Viewing saved data
You can use Notepad to view saved monitored data.

By default, data is saved as tab-separated values. You can switch from tab separation to comma
separation.
For the procedure, see “Changing the file format of monitored data” on page 60.

For single-phase, three-wire output
For single-phase, three-wire output, monitored data for the U and V phases is saved to a file.

For three-phase output
For three-phase output, monitored data for the U, V and W phases is saved to a file.

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Other Settings• Setting the mouse resolution used to set steps (page 56)• Always using the voltage transition mode when using the mouse to set steps (page 56)• Setting the maximum data size (page 57)• Changing the graph properties (page 57)• Changing the file format of sequence data (page 60)• Changing the file format of monitored data (page 60)• Changing the window design (page 60)• Changing the folder that arbitrary waveforms are saved in (page 61)• Changing the display format of the Graph and Worksheet windows (page 61)

Setting the mouse resolution used to set steps
You can set the mouse resolution used to set steps in the Graph window.

 Setting the time interval resolution
Right-click in the Graph window, click “Resolution of time period” and then the resolution thatyou want to use (Default, 1st digit of integer, 1st digit of decimal place, or 2nd digit of decimal
place).

 Setting the value resolution
Right-click in the Graph window, click “Resolution of setting value” and then the resolution thatyou want to use (Default, 1st digit of integer, 1st digit of decimal place, 2nd digit of decimal
place, or 3rd digit of decimal place).

Always using the voltage transition mode when using themouse to set steps
You can set the voltage transition mode that is used when you are using the mouse to set steps in
the Graph window to “Step.”
Right-click in the Graph window, and then click “Draw sequence by step.”

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Other Settings

Setting the maximum data size
If you run a long sequence, the data displayed on the real-time monitor graph increases. This will
increase the load on the PC, which may cause errors. To prevent such errors, set the maximum data
size to reduce the load on the PC.
Setting this number will not affect the monitored data that is saved.

Right-click the real-time monitor graph, and click Max Data Count to display the Maximum numberof data dialog box.
Enter the value (10000 to 1000000; the default value is 100000).

If the number of monitored data entries exceeds the set value, monitored data is deleted startingwith the oldest entry.
One monitored data entry uses approximately 200 bytes.

When you run a long sequence, we recommend that you use Task Manager to check the amount ofphysical memory being used.

Changing the graph properties
You can change the various settings related to the graph in the Graph window or the setting ormonitor graphs on the Run dialog box.

Setting the items to display (current, voltage, and power) on the monitor graph
You can set which items are displayed on the real-time monitor graph.

Right-click the monitor graph, click Line Display, and then select the items that you want to display(Current, Voltage, and Power).

Showing and hiding the step-division lines•

Graph window
On the Graph menu, click Vertical Axis. Or, click
step-division lines.

on the toolbar. This will show or hide the

You can also right-click in the Graph window, and click Vertical Axis.
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Setting graph in the Run dialog box

Right-click the graph, and click Vertical Axis to show or hide step-division lines.

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Changing the X-axis and Y-axis scales
You can show and hide X-axis and Y-axis scales. You can also change the type of scale lines (solid or
dotted) and the number of scale lines (grid).

 Showing and hiding scales•

Graph window•

Run dialog box

On the Graph menu, click X-axis Scale Lines or Y-axis Scale Lines to show or hide scales. Rightclick the Graph window, and then click X-axis Scale Lines or Y-axis Scale Lines show or hidescales.
Right-click the graph, and then click X-axis Scale Lines or Y-axis Scale Lines to show or hidescales.

 Selecting dotted lines or solid lines and setting the grid•

Graph window
Clickon the toolbar to display the Scale dialog box.

Change the number of scale lines to change the grid.

Select the Dot check boxes to display scales using dotted lines.
•

Run dialog box

Right-click the graph, and then click “Number of scale lines” to display the Scale lines dialog
box.

Change the number of scale lines to change the grid.

Select the Dot check boxes to display scales using dotted lines.

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Other Settings

Using the mouse pointer to set the Y-axis value
Move your mouse pointer over the real-time monitor graph to display the monitored values. If you
move the pointer over the X axis, the X-axis value is displayed. If you move the pointer over the Yaxis, the Y-axis value is displayed.
To change the value (current, voltage, or power) to display on the Y-axis, right-click the monitor
graph, and click Y-Axis Value and then Voltage, Current, or Power.

Changing the graph color
You can change the graph colors used on Graph window or the Run dialog box.

To change the graph color, on the Graph menu, click Color. Or, right-click the graph in the Graphwindow or Run dialog box, and click Color. The ways in which you can change the colors varydepending on the item that you want to change.
Graph
menu

Graph
window

Run dialog box
Setting graph

Run dialog box

1

2

3

Monitor graph4

Background

Background color

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Line to Draw

Line to draw when a setYes
ting is made

Yes

—

—

Line

Vertical Axis
X/Y-axis

XY-axes scalelines
Line to Run
Current line

Voltage line
Power line

Setting line

Yes

Yes

Yes

—

Step-division lines

Yes

Yes

Yes

—

Grid lines

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Line that indicates the—
position being executed

—

Yes

—

Output voltage line—

X-axis and Y-axis

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Output current line

—

—

—

Yes

Output power line

—

—

—

Yes

—

—

Yes

1 On the Graph menu, click Color.

2 Right-click in the Graph window, and click Color.

3 Right-click the setting graph of the Run dialog box, and click Color.

4 Right-click the monitor graph of the Run dialog box, and click Color.

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Other Settings

Changing the file format of sequence data
You can change the file format of sequence data.

On the Sequence menu, click Environment Settings to display the Environment Setup dialog box.

Under Sequence Data File Format (*.wvy), click Tab Separation or Comma Separation. The default is
tab separation.

Changing the file format of monitored data
You can change the file format of monitored data.

On the Sequence menu, click Environment Settings to display the Environment Setup dialog box.

Under Monitor Output Data File Format, click Tab Separation or Comma Separation. The default is
tab separation. You can also select the file name extension (set File Extension to txt, csv, or log).
Additionally, you can enter the extension.

Changing the window design
You can change the Wavy window design.

On the Sequence menu, click Environment Settings to display the Environment Setup dialog box.

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Other Settings

Under “Appearance (activated when Wavy is restarted),” click New menu style or Classic menu style.
This setting will take effect when you restart Wavy.

Changing the folder that arbitrary waveforms are saved in
You can change where the arbitrary waveform data files are saved.
The waveforms that you create and edit in the Arbitrary Waveform dialog box will be saved in thisfolder.
When Wavy recalls a sequence, if the arbitrary waveform files are not in their appropriate location,
Wavy may assign unintended waveforms.

Changing the display format of the Graph and Worksheet windows
On the Window menu, click Cascade, Tile Horizontally, or Tile Vertically to change the way that windows are displayed.

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Creating and Transferring Arbitrary Waveforms
Wavy allows you to create, save, and transfer arbitrary waveforms that can be transmitted using thespecial waveform output feature of the PCR-LE. When you transfer an arbitrary waveform that has
been saved, the waveform data is stored in the PCR-LE waveform bank and is registered in the list of
waveform banks in Wavy.
Arbitrary waveforms that are in the list of waveform banks can be assigned to steps in a sequence.
For details on the list of waveform banks, see “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71.

In addition, you can create arbitrary waveforms by importing text data of measurements taken on
instruments such as oscilloscopes and data loggers.

• For details on the special waveform output feature of the PCR-LE, see “Generating Special Waveforms (Waveform bank)” in the PCR-LE User’s Manual.
• The maximum number of arbitrary waveforms that can be registered in the PCR-LE is 63.

Creating a new arbitrary waveform and transferring it to the
waveform bank
There are eight types of arbitrary waveforms that you can choose from.
• Sine• Square• Triangular• Trapezoidal• Peak-clipped• Harmonics• Frequency shift• Arbitrary
Selecting Arbitrary enables you to directly edit arbitrary waveform data. If you select any othertype, you cannot directly edit the data.

the Sequence menu, click Arbitrary Waveform.
1 On
The Arbitrary Waveform dialog box appears.

Double-click the waveform to select the corresponding data in the worksheet.

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the arbitrary waveform type.
2 SelectArbitrary waveform data is 14 bits high (-8191 to 8191) and 10 bits wide (0 to 1023).
Double-click the waveform to select the corresponding data value in the sheet.

3 Depending on the waveform that you select, set the necessary values.
Rectangular waveform

2

1

1

Enter a value between
0.1 and 99.9.

2

Automatically set

Enter the duty ratio, and click Update or press Enter.
You cannot directly edit the waveform data.
Duty ratio range: 0.1 to 99.9

Triangular wave

2
1

1

2

1

Enter a value between
0.0 and 100.

2

Automatically set

Enter the duty ratio, and click Update or press Enter.
You cannot directly edit the waveform data.
Duty ratio range: 0.0 to 100

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Trapezoidal waveform

1

2

3

2

2

3

1

3

1

Automatically set

Enter a value between
0.0 and 100.

Enter the duty ratio, and click Update or press Enter.
You cannot directly edit the waveform data.
Duty ratio range: 0.0 to 100

Peak-clipped sine waveformEnter a value between 0.1 and 100.0.

Enter the crest factor, and click Update or press Enter.
You cannot directly edit the waveform data.
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Harmonics

Enter a value between
0.00 and 100.00.

Enter a value between
0.0 and 359.9.

If you specify the fundamental waveformand update, you will be able to obtain
the output voltages necessary to change
the harmonic waveform levels andphases while keeping the fundamental
waveform constant.

Enter the level and phase in each harmonic order, and click Update or press Enter. You cannot
directly edit the waveform data.
Level range: 0.00 % to 100.00 % (in 0.01 % steps)
Phase range: 0.0 ° to 359.9 °Harmonic order range: 1st to 50th
If you specify the fundamental waveform (unit: V) and update, you will be able to obtain the output voltage settings necessary to change the harmonic waveform levels and phases while keeping the fundamental waveform voltage constant.

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Frequency shift

Enter a value between 40.00 and 120.00.

Enter the frequency shift, and click Update or press Enter.
Enter the original frequency in the left box and the shifted frequency in the right box.
Frequency shift range: 40.00 to 120.00

Arbitrary

Edit data directly.

To edit the data, change the values in the data sheet cells.
Right-click a cell, and select Copy, Paste, or Series Paste to copy or paste data. To paste to consecutive cells, select the cells, right-click, and select Series Paste. The value of the first selected cell
will be pasted to the selected cells.

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the voltage to output from the PCR-LE in the Set box under “RMS, Peak
4 EnterConversion,” select a value from the Degree list, and click Update.

You can check what kind of values the RMS value (V), peak value (V), and THD (%) will take on
when the specified voltage is output from the PCR-LE when arbitrary waveform data is used.
If you specify the voltage and harmonic (ALL, 1 to 40), other values will be calculated automatically.
1. Enter the voltage to output from the PCR-LE.
2. Select the harmonic (ALL, 1 to 40).
3. Click Update.

The RMS, peak, and THD values are automaticallycalculated.
You can check the value for when the set voltage
is actually output.

THD (total harmonic distortion) is expressed by the following equation.
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QLVDQXPEHUEHWZHHQDQG 
9Q
506YDOXHVRIWKHQGWRWKHWKKDUPRQLFYROWDJHFRPSRQHQWV
9UPV 506YROWDJH $//the arbitrary waveform data that you have created, click Save.
5 ToThesave
data is saved to an arbitrary waveform file (.arb extension).

If you do not want to transfer the arbitrary waveform data to the waveform bank, the procedureends here.

WB No. (1 to 63) and Phase (for single-phase, three-wire and for three6 Specify
phase), and click Transfer.
To transfer arbitrary waveform data to a waveform bank, you must save thedata to a file first. The waveform bank items are unavailable until you save thedata.
Select a destination waveform bank number.
For single-phase, three-wire or three-phase,
select also the phase.
Click Transfer.

The arbitrary waveform data is written to the PCR-LE waveform bank and is registered in the list of
waveform banks in Wavy.

7 Click Close.

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Editing an existing arbitrary waveform and transferring it to the
waveform bankthe Sequence menu, click Arbitrary Waveform.
1 On
The Arbitrary Waveform dialog box appears.

Open, and select an arbitrary waveform file (.arb).
2 Click
The data of the selected file appears.
the settings, and click Save.
3 Edit
The edited data is saved to the file.

If you do not want to transfer the arbitrary waveform data to the waveform bank, the procedureends here.

WB No. (1 to 63) and Phase (for single-phase, three-wire and for three4 Specify
phase), and click Transfer.

The arbitrary waveform data is written to the PCR-LE waveform bank and is registered in the list of
waveform banks in Wavy.

5 Click Close.

Transferring an existing arbitrary waveform to the waveformbank
To use an arbitrary waveform file (.arb) stored in another PC or memory card in a sequence, follow
the procedure below.

the arbitrary waveform file (.arb) to the folder that arbitrary waveforms
1 Moveare saved in.
The folder for saving arbitrary waveforms is specified in the Environment Setup dialog box.
For details, see “Changing the folder that arbitrary waveforms are saved in” on page 61.

the Sequence menu, click Arbitrary Waveform.
2 On
The Arbitrary Waveform dialog box appears.

Open, and select an arbitrary waveform file (.arb).
3 Click
The data of the selected file appears.

WB No. (1 to 63) and Phase (for single-phase, three-wire and for three4 Specify
phase), and click Transfer.

The arbitrary waveform data is written to the PCR-LE waveform bank and is registered in the list of
waveform banks in Wavy.

5 Click Close.

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Creating arbitrary waveform data using data from an
oscilloscope or other instrument
You can create arbitrary waveform data by importing measurement data files of other instruments
such as oscilloscopes and data loggers.

Wavy can import data files in text format. The maximum number of data values that can beimported is 10000. From the imported data, select the arbitrary waveform that you want to use, andthen convert it for PCR-LE.

the Sequence menu, click Arbitrary Waveform.
1 On
The Arbitrary Waveform dialog box appears.

2 Under Waveforms type, select Arbitrary, and then click Read.
a data file in text format.
3 SelectA text data conversion confirmation dialog box appears.

the minimum and maximum values for the X-axis and Y-axis, and then click
4 Set
Update or press Enter.
The graph display range will change.
Maximum
Y-axis value

Minimum
Y-axis value

Minimum X-axis value

Maximum X-axis value

the starting and ending positions of the waveform that you want to use as
5 Set
an arbitrary waveform.
You can also drag the start and end position lines. When you drag a line, the corresponding data
entry in the data sheet is highlighted.
You can also set the start and end positions in the following manner.
• While holding down the Shift key, double-click the waveform.
(The start position line moves to the point you double-clicked.)• While holding down the Ctrl key, double-click the waveform.
(The end position line moves to the point you double-clicked.)

If you double-click the following locations, the corresponding data on the sheet will be highlighted.
• The start or end position label or the start or end position line on the graph• Any specific point on the waveform

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You can right-click the waveform and change the colors of the start and end position lines.

Convert.
6 Click
A confirmation dialog box appears.

OK.
7 Click
The data will be converted. X values will be converted into 1024 values.

8 Check the minimum and maximum Y-axis values.
Return.
9 Click
The Arbitrary Waveform dialog box returns. The converted data appears in the Arbitrary Waveform dialog box.

10 Click Save.
11 Click Close.

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Displaying the Waveform View
Wavy uses the list of waveform banks to manage arbitrary waveforms that have been written to the
PCR-LE from Wavy and arbitrary waveforms that have been read from the PCR-LE into Wavy.
To display the Waveform View dialog box, on the View menu, click Waveform View.
In the Waveform View dialog box, you can display waveform images or the list of waveform banks.

 Waveform image
Specify the wave number of an arbitrary waveform from the list of waveform banks and thephase (for single-phase, three-wire and for three-phase) to display an image of the waveform.

 List of waveform banks
A list containing the information of the arbitrary waveforms in the list of waveform banks is displayed.

From this list, you can read or write all waveforms (waveforms 1 to 63 excluding 0) to completely synchronize the waveform banks between the PCR-LE and Wavy.
To read waveform data from the PCR-LE, click Read.
To write waveform data to the PCR-LE, click Write.
Waveform bank 0 contains a sine wave datathat is used in the PCR-LE reference voltage
waveform and cannot be overwritten.

On the list of waveform banks, click Read orWrite to completely synchronize the waveformbanks between the PCR-LE and Wavy.

By default, when the software starts, all waveform names are “SineWave.”

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The list of waveform banks is updated when you execute any of the following operations.
• When waveform data is transferred to the waveform bank from the Arbitrary Waveform dialog box(see “Creating and Transferring Arbitrary Waveforms” on page 62)• If the Write Wave check box is selected when writing a sequence to the PCR-LE from theTransfer dialog box(see “Writing a sequence” on page 41)• If the Read Wave check box is selected when reading a sequence from the PCR-LE from theTransfer dialog box(see “Reading a sequence” on page 42)

Arbitrary waveform file name of the registered waveform data
All others are default file names.
In the above example, the file name of the waveform data read from the PCR-LE(.arb file name that was automatically saved) is displayed.

• By default, when Wavy starts, all waveform names are “SineWave.”• Wavy manages waveform data registered in the list of waveform banks using .arb files. Therefore,
when waveform data is read from the PCR-LE, the data is automatically saved in a .arb data file.
File names are automatically assigned on the basis of wiring methods and waveform bank numbers. For example, the file name “Wave1P2W_U_01.arb” indicates that the wiring method is single-phase, two-wire (1P2W) and that the waveform bank number is 01. The files are saved to the“Arbitrary Waveform Folder” that is specified in the Environment Setup dialog box (see “Changing the folder that arbitrary waveforms are saved in” on page 61). If a file with the same nameexists, it is overwritten.

• Output waveform data is stored in the PCR-LE internal memory. The memory area for storing thedata of one output waveform is referred to as a waveform bank. The banks are assigned number
from 0 to 63. Waveform bank 0 contains a sine wave data that is used in the PCR-LE reference
voltage waveform. This waveform bank cannot be overwritten.

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Controlling the PCR-LE Directly
You can use Wavy to remotely control a PCR-LE.

On the Tool menu, click Direct Control to display the Remote Control Panel dialog box.

 Single-phase, two-wire
1

2

4

5

3
10

9
8

6
7

13

 Single-phase, three-wire
11

2

1

4
12
9

5

10

8
6
7
3
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Controlling the PCR-LE Directly Three-phase
1

2

11

12

4

9

5

10

8
6
7

3
13

You can control the output voltage mode, output voltage range, AC voltage settings, DC voltage settings, frequency settings, waveform bank, output on and off phases, output voltage
measurement, output current measurement, peak current hold, peak current clear, and phasedifference (only for single-phase, three-wire and for three-phase); and monitor the voltage,current, power, and power factor.

Set all the maximums and minimums to values that are within the specifications of the PCR-LE thatthe software is connected to.

 ModeSet the output voltage mode. Select AC voltage, DC voltage, or AC+DC voltage.

 Setting the AC voltage, DC voltage, and frequency
Enter values for the AC voltage, DC voltage, and frequency, and then click Set.1
The settings will be transmitted to the PCR-LE.

For single-phase, two-wire output, you can also enter step values in the Step boxes andthen use the up and down arrow buttons to change the voltage, current, and frequency.

For single-phase, three-wire output and three-phase output, you can use “All Phase setting” to
set the same voltage to all phases. When setting all phases collectively, enter the U phasevalue.
You can set the frequency when the output voltage mode is set to AC voltage or AC+DC
voltage.

 Voltage measurement and current measurement
Specify the values to display on the monitor.
Select RMS, Peak, or Average.

You can select Average only for DC voltage.

 Range (L or H)
Set the voltage range that is used when the output is turned on.
Select L or H.

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Controlling the PCR-LE Directly Wave bank
Set a waveform that is registered in a waveform bank.

Before selecting Wave No., be sure to click Read or Write in the Wavy’s list of waveformbanks to synchronize the waveform banks between the PCR-LE and Wavy. For details on thelist of waveform banks, see “Displaying the Waveform View” on page 71.
Select a number from the WB No. list (0 to 63), check the waveform name that appears, andclick Set.1

The settings are transferred to the PCR-LE, and the waveform in the waveform bank is output from the PCR-LE.

This setting is available when the output voltage mode is set to AC voltage or AC+DC voltage.

 Turning the output on and off
Click ON to turn the output on. Click OFF to turn the output off. The current state of the PCRLE is displayed.

 Output on and off phases
Set the on and off phases for AC output. You can set them separately.

For single-phase, three-wire output and three-phase output, set the U-phase.

Output on

Output off

Select the “Output on phase” and “Output off phase” check boxes, enter the phase angles (0 deg
to 359 deg), and then click Set. 1
The settings will be transmitted to the PCR-LE.

These settings are available when the output voltage mode is set to AC voltage or AC+DC
voltage.

 Monitor
Click Run to start monitoring. Click Stop to stop monitoring. The time that has elapsed sincemonitoring began is displayed. You can set the monitor interval when monitoring is notrunning.

Select the Save File check box to save monitored output values to a file. Click Folder toselect the file save destination and the unit of the elapsed time that is output to the file. The
accuracy of the elapsed time varies depending on the PC environment that you are using.
[s]: Seconds[h:min:s]: Hours, minutes, seconds

The file name will be a concatenation of the output voltage mode and the execution startdate and time followed by the extension. You can change the file name extension (thedefault is .txt).

•••

The following items can be monitored.
Voltage (phase voltage or line voltage), current, active power
Power factor (only for AC voltage or AC+DC voltage)

Total active power, total power factor (only for single-phase, three-wire output or three-phase
output)To switch the voltage display, select Phase voltage or Line voltage.

If you switch the voltage display to Line voltage, the voltage monitor items U phase, V
phase, and W phase will change to U-V, V-W, and W-U (only for single-phase, three-wire output or three-phase output).

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Controlling the PCR-LE Directly Holding the peak current
The peak current measurement is displayed as an absolute value of the maximum instantaneous current measured. Even if you are generating a negative DC voltage, the peak measured current is displayed as a positive value.
If you set the current measurement that is displayed on the monitor to Peak, the peak current can be held.
Enter the hold time, and then click Set. 1

The settings will be transmitted to the PCR-LE.

You can enter a value between 0 s and 10 s or infinity. To specify infinity, enter a value
greater than 10.

 Clearing the peak current
To clear the peak current, click Clear under “Clears the peak current.” Phase setting
Select U-V phase difference and U-W phase difference (three-phase only), enter phaseangles (0 to 359 °), and click Set. 1
The settings will be transmitted to the PCR-LE.

 RMS conversion
Based on the phase voltage, phase difference, and arbitrary waveform data, the converted
RMS voltage between phases are displayed. If you change the voltage or phase settings orchange the waveform bank, the display will change.
You can check the rms line voltage in offline mode.
If the communication between Wavy and the PCR-LE is offline and you selectDirect Control on the Tool menu, the message “I cannot be connected to PCR-LE. Is
processing continued?” will appear. If you click Yes to open the Remote Control
Panel dialog box, you will be able to execute offline operations. When you change
the voltage, phase, or waveform bank settings, the rms line voltage is calculated
and displayed.

 Clearing alarms
If a protection function on the PCR-LE is activated and an alarm is being generated, you canclick Clear to clear the alarm.
If an alarm occurs during sequence execution, the Run dialog box status displays “UVP.” (See“Status indicators” on page 49.)
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You can transmit commands from Wavy to control a PCR-LE.

On the Tool menu, click Command Control to display the Command Control dialog box.

Enter a command, and then click Run.
The result will be displayed.

The command transmission log (only the commands that were successfully transmitted andreceived) is recorded in the list box. Click Clear to delete this log.
For details on commands, see the PCR-LE Communication Interface Manual.

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List of Errors
Command errors
Error code

Error message description-101

A syntactic element contains a character that is invalid for that type.

-100

Command error-102

Syntax error

-103
-104
-105
-108
-109
-110
-113
-120

Invalid character
Invalid separator
Data type error

GET not allowed

Parameter not allowed
Missing parameter

Command header error
Undefined header

Numeric data error-130

Suffix error-134

Suffix too long

-131
-138
-140
-141

Invalid suffix

Suffix not allowed

Character data error

Invalid character data

This is the generic syntax error.

An unrecognized command or data type was encountered.

The parser was expecting a separator and encountered an illegal character.
The parser recognized a data element different than one allowed.

A Group Execute Trigger was received within a program message.
More parameters were received than expected for the header.
Fewer parameters were received than required for the header.
An error was detected in the header.

The header is undefined for this device.

This error is generated when parsing a data element that appears to be numeric,including the nondecimal numeric types.
This error is generated when parsing a suffix.

The suffix does not follow the syntax or the suffix is inappropriate for this device.
The suffix contained more than 12 characters.

A suffix was encountered after a numeric element which does not allow suffixes.
This error is generated when parsing a character data element.

Either the character data element contains an invalid character or the particular element received is not valid for the header.

-144

Character data too Long

-150

String data error

This error is generated when parsing a string data element.

Expression error

This error is generated when parsing an expression data element.

-148
-160
-170
-180

Character data not allowed
Block data error
Macro error

The character data element contains more than twelve characters.

A legal character data element was encountered where prohibited by the device.

This error is generated when parsing a block data element.

This error is generated when defining a macro or executing a macro.

Execution errors
Error code

Error message description-203

Indicates that a legal password-protected program command or query could not be
executed because the command was disabled.

-200

Execution error (generic)-210

Trigger error-213

Init ignored-214

Trigger deadlock-220

Parameter error-222

Data out of range

-211

-221

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Command protected

Trigger ignored

Settings conflictThis is the generic syntax error for devices that cannot detect more specific errors.

Trigger error.

Indicates that a GET, *TRG, or triggering signal was received and recognized by thedevice but was ignored because of device timing considerations.
Indicates that a request for a measurement initiation was ignored as another measurement was already in progress.

Indicates that the trigger source for the initiation of a measurement is set to GET anda subsequent measurement query was received.
Indicates that a program data element related error occurred.

Indicates that a legal program data element was parsed but could not be executeddue to the current device state.

Indicates that a legal program data element was parsed but could not be executed
because the interpreted value was outside the legal range as defined by the device.

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Error code-223

Too much data

-224

Illegal parameter value-241

Hardware missing-230

Data corrupt or stale

Error message description

Indicates that a legal program data element of block, expression, or string type wasreceived that contained more data than the device could handle due to memory or
related device-specific requirements.
Used where an exact value, from a list of possible values, was expected.

Possibly invalid data; new reading started but not completed since last access.

Indicates that a legal program command or query could not be executed because of
missing device hardware.

Device-specific errors
Error code-360

Communication error

Error message description-362

Framing error in program message

Framing error. This error applies when the RS232C interface is used.

-364

Time out error-363

Input buffer overrun

Communication error when the flow control is turned off. This error applies when
the RS232C interface is used.
Buffer overrun error. This error applies when the RS232C interface is used.
Time out error. This error applies when the RS232C interface is used.

Query errors
Error code

Error message description-410

Received a new command before the response was read.

-400

Query error (generic)-420

Query UNTERMINATED

Query INTERRUPTED-430

Query DEADLOCKED-440

Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response

This is the generic query error for devices that cannot detect more specific errors.
The controller attempted to read the response after the device received an unsupported query or has not received a query. The -100 "COMMAND ERROR" error andthis error are stored in the error queue. The controller will time out.

The error queue, input buffer, and output buffer are full when sending large binary
data as a response, and the transmission timing is off.

Received a separate query in semicolon-delimited format after a query that returns
a response in an indefinite form.
(Example: A command such as the following. *IDN?;SYST:ERR?)

Operation complete event errors
Error code
-800

Operation complete

Error message description

The instrument has completed all selected pending operations in accordance with
the IEEE 488.2, 12.5.2 synchronization protocol.

Device-dependent errors
Error code

Error message description

101

Operation denied while in LOCal
state

Operation is denied because the PCR-M/PCR-LE/PCR-LE2 is in local mode.

Operation denied while in PROTection state

Operation is denied because a protection function is activated.

100

Advanced features are not available

102

Operation denied while in OUTPut
ON state

103

SD011-PCR-LE

The option board is not installed.

Operation is denied because the OUTPUT is on.

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Error code
104

105
106
107
108
109
110

Operation denied (TRIP DISable)

Operation is denied because the action to perform when the current limit isexceeded is set to "not to turn the output off (DISABLE)."

Operation denied (OUTPut OFF)

Operation denied (RISE TIME/SIM/
SEQ)

Operation is denied because soft start, power line abnormality simulation, orsequence is in progress.

Operation denied (EXT.OUTPUT OFF) Operation is denied because the output has been turned off through external control.
Operation denied (EXT.SEQ.STOP)

112

Operation denied (SOURCE)

199

Operation denied (BUSY)

202

Operation denied (VOLT)

203

Operation denied (PHASE CHANG)

301

Settings conflict (COMPENSATION)

302

Settings conflict (CV RESPONSE)

303

Settings conflict (RISE TIME)

304

Settings conflict (SYNCRO)

306

Settings conflict (UNBALANCEPHASE)

308

Operation is denied because the OUTPUT is off.

Operation denied (WIRing METHod) Operation is denied because the wiring method (single-phase, two-wire; singlephase, three-wire; or three-phase) is invalid.

Operation denied (V-PROG)

305

Operation denied (FREQ)

Settings conflict (TRIP)

Operation is denied because a sequence is being executed or stopped throughexternal control.
Operation is denied because the AC voltage output is being controlled with an
external signal.

Operation is denied because the command is in conflict with the signal source setting.
The operation is denied because the PCR-LE/PCR-LE2 is busy.

The sequence cannot be executed because there is a step whose frequency is outside its limits.
The power line abnormality simulation, or the sequence cannot be executed
because there is a step whose voltage is outside the voltage range or limits.

The sequence cannot be executed because there is a step whose trigger wait setting
and sudden phase change setting are both turned on.
Setting conflict: Cannot be set because the command is in conflict with the compensation setting.
Setting conflict: Cannot be set because the command is in conflict with the
response setting.

Setting conflict: Cannot be set because the soft start output is in progress or thecommand is in conflict with the soft start setting.
Setting conflict: Cannot be set because the synchronization function is in use.

Setting conflict: Cannot be set because the command is in conflict with the actionthat is performed when any of the current limits is exceeded.
Setting conflict: Cannot be set because the phase difference is unbalanced.

Settings Conflict (OUTPUT IMPEDANCE)

Setting conflict: Cannot be set because an output impedance is set.

909

Selftest error (DSP SIO)

Self-test error: Detected an error in the internal communication.

911

Selftest error (DSP VCC)

309

910
912
913
915

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Operation is denied because the output mode is invalid.

111

201

Error message description

Operation denied due to invalid
OUTPut:COUPling mode

Settings conflict (WAVE BANK)

Selftest error (DSP DETect)
Selftest error (DSP Input)
Selftest error (DSP CMD)
Selftest error (CAL)

Setting conflict: Cannot be set because a waveform other than waveform bank No. 0
is in use.
Self-test error: Detected an input voltage outside the ratings at power-on.
Self-test error: Detected a voltage error.

Self-test error: Detected an input voltage outside the ratings.

Self-test error: Detected an invalid internal communication command.
Self-test error: Detected an error in the calibration data.

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ReferenceThis section describes the main specifications of Wavy and the menus.

SD011-PCR-LE specifications
Item

Specifications

Output voltage mode

AC voltage, DC voltage, AC+DC voltage

Number of significant decimal places

3 digits

Monitor function

Output current, output voltage, output power

Interval

1

Single-phase2

Single-phase, three-wireThree-phase

Number of steps

Ranges of sequence Valuetimes (intervals)2Resolution*1*2

200 ms to 600000 ms
500 ms to 600000 ms
600

0.1 ms to
10000.0 ms

0.1 ms0.001 s to
1000.000 s
1 ms

0.1 min to1000.0 min
0.1 min

0.1 h to1000.0 h
0.1 h

The actual number of significant decimal places varies depending on the PCR-LE that the PC is connected to.
The accuracy depends on the PC environment that you are using.

Menu reference
File

New1

Creates a new file.

Save1

Overwrites the file that you are working on.

Close

Closes the file that you are working on.

Open1

Open an existing file.

Save As

Saves the file that you are working on with a new name.

Recent File

Open a recent file.

Send
Exit

View

Sends or distributes the file that you are working on in an email.

Exits Wavy and asks if you want to save any unsaved changes to a file.

ToolbarShows and hides the toolbar.

Save Position

Selects whether to save the window position and size.

Status Bar

Previous File

Waveform View

Sequence Preview

SD011-PCR-LE

Shows and hides the status bar.

Selects whether to load the last file that was used when the software
starts.
Shows the waveform view.

Displays a preview of the sequence.

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Graph

Transition
DeleteRamp
Step

Changes the selected line to a ramp transition.
Changes the selected line to a step transition.
Deletes the selected line.

Vertical Axis1

Shows and hides the vertical axis.

Y-axis Scale Lines1

Shows and hides the Y-axis grid lines.

Color

Background

Change the background color of the graph.

Line to Draw

Change the line color that is used when you use the mouse to drawlines.

X-axis Scale Lines1

Shows and hides the X-axis grid lines.

Scale1

Changes the X-axis and Y-axis scale lines.

Line

Vertical Axis
X/Y-axis
Resolution oftime period

XY-axes scale lines
Default

1st digit of integer

Change the step line color.

Change the vertical-axis color.

Change the X-axis and Y-axis colors.

Change the colors of the X-axis and Y-axis grid lines.
Sets the time resolution of drawn lines.

1st digit of decimal place
Resolution ofsetting value

2nd digit of decimal place
Default

1st digit of integer

Sets the voltage resolution of drawn lines.

1st digit of decimal place

2nd digit of decimal place
3rd digit of decimal place

Draw sequence by step

Sets the lines to draw to step transition.

Update Auto Scale

Applies auto scaling to the graph screen.

Copy

Worksheet

Select All

Selects all cells.

Undo1

Undoes the previous operation.

Copy1

Copies step data.

Delete1

Deletes step data.

Paste1

Inserts the copied step data.

Transfer

Read and write sequence data.

Sequence
Run1

Run the sequence.

Monitoring Setup1

Configure monitor settings used during sequence execution.

Arbitrary Waveform

Create and edit arbitrary waveforms.

Sequence Creation Mode1

Set conditions that apply to all sequence steps.

Protection Setup

Set OVP, OCP, UVP, and UCP.

Interface

Set the conditions that are used to connect to the PCR-LE.

Environment Settings

Tool

Direct Control

Command Control

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Copies the graph screen to the clipboard.

Set the text file format.

Directly control the PCR-LE.

Enter commands to control the PCR-LE.

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Window

CascadeDisplays cascaded windows.

Tile Vertically

Displays vertically tiled windows.

Tile Horizontally
Arrange Icons

Help

Help Topics

About Wavy1

1

SD011-PCR-LE

Displays horizontally tiled windows.
Arranges icons at the bottom of the window.
Opens the help file.

Displays the program information, version, and copyright.

There is also a toolbar button for this command.

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