Manson · Power supply
Manson HCS-3604 software
Remote control and data logging for the Manson HCS-3604 power supply, on Windows, Linux and macOS - with the same panel BenchMesh uses for every power supply.
Awaiting confirmation
Status
Very likely. Support for the Manson HCS-3604 was written from Manson’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real HCS-3604 yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
What you can do from BenchMesh
Power supply panel 1 channel
Live readings
- CC
- CV
- IOUT
- OUTPUT
- POUT
- REMOTE
- SBY
- VOUT
Settings you can change
- Current
- Current limit
- Output
- Voltage
- Voltage limit
Connections
- USB-serial / RS-232
- 9600 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port.
Sources
The definition was written from these documents (definition manson_hcs v0.1.0).
- Manson HCS USB protocol (Conrad 000513911 data sheet, DOC/manson_hcs/doc/conrad_000513911DS01_hcs_usb_protocol.pdf), pages 1-2
- B&K Precision 1685B Series programming manual (DOC/bk_1680/doc/1685B_Series_programming_manual.pdf), pages 2, 11-13
- B&K Precision 1685B Series user manual (DOC/bk_1680/doc/1685B_series_manual_bk.pdf), pages 28-30
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 Manson HCS-3604?
- Very likely. Support for the Manson HCS-3604 was written from Manson’s programming manual and follows the same engine as the bench-tested instruments, but nobody has confirmed it on a real HCS-3604 yet. If you own one, connecting it once and reporting the result moves it to Community-confirmed.
- How do I connect the HCS-3604 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 power supply by its reply and adds it to the bench.
- What can I control on the HCS-3604?
- Power supply: set current, current limit, output, voltage, voltage limit; read cc, cv, iout, output, pout, remote, sby, vout.
- Can I log HCS-3604 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.