ITECH · Electronic load
ITECH IT8516C+ software
Remote control and data logging for the ITECH IT8516C+ electronic load, on Windows, Linux and macOS - with the same panel BenchMesh uses for every electronic load.
Status
Very likely. Support for the ITECH IT8516C+ was written from ITECH’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real IT8516C+ yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
Note: Built-in RS232 + USB (PL2303), IS p.20-21
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.
Questions
- Does BenchMesh work with the ITECH IT8516C+?
- Very likely. Support for the ITECH IT8516C+ was written from ITECH’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real IT8516C+ yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
- How do I connect the IT8516C+ to my PC?
- Over USB-serial / RS-232. 9600 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port. Then press Detect in BenchMesh: it identifies the electronic load by its reply and adds it to the bench.
- What can I control on the IT8516C+?
- Electronic load: set curr, input, mode, pow, remote, remote compensation, res, short; read iin, input, mode, ocp, opp, ovp, pin, remote.
- Can I log IT8516C+ measurements to CSV?
- Yes. Right-click any reading to add it to a recording; every instrument on the bench is sampled on one shared timeline and exported as one CSV.
- Is BenchMesh free?
- Yes. BenchMesh is free and open source, for Windows, Linux and macOS, and works offline.