ITECH · Electronic load
ITECH IT8500+ series DC electronic load (SCPI)
BenchMesh controls the ITECH IT8500+ series DC electronic load (SCPI) from your PC: live readings on a electronic load panel, every setting within reach, and every value recordable on one timeline with the rest of your bench.
Models
| Model | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| IT8511+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8511A+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8512+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8512A+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8512B+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8512C+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8512H+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8513A+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8513B+ | Awaiting confirmation | Built-in RS232 + USB (PL2303), IS p.20-21; rated current not confirmed |
| IT8513C+ | Awaiting confirmation | |
| IT8514B+ | Awaiting confirmation | Built-in RS232 + USB (PL2303), IS p.20-21 |
| IT8514C+ | Awaiting confirmation | Built-in RS232 + USB (PL2303), IS p.20-21 |
| IT8516C+ | Awaiting confirmation | Built-in RS232 + USB (PL2303), IS p.20-21 |
| IT85xx | Awaiting confirmation | Fallback for an IT85xx identify reply not listed above (IS p.71 shows the placeholder IT85XX); limits are the class defaults |
What you can do from BenchMesh
Electronic load panel 1 channel
Live readings
- IIN
- INPUT
- MODE
- OCP
- OPP
- OVP
- PIN
- REMOTE
- VIN
Settings you can change
- Curr
- Input
- Mode
- Pow
- Remote
- Remote compensation
- Res
- Short
- Volt
Connections
- USB-serial / RS-232
- 9600 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port.
Notes
- Known issueEvery outside source shows only the binary protocol on the TTL serial port, not SCPI.
Sources
The definition was written from these documents (definition itech_it8500plus v0.1.0).
- ITECH IT8500+ Series Programming Guide, SCPI (Rev V1.3), pages 13, 20-22, 25-27, 31-32, 41-45, 53-54, 71
Have one on your bench?
Connect it, press Detect, try the controls - then tell us how it went. Every confirmation moves a model from “Awaiting” to “Community-confirmed” for everyone.