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RIGOL · Electronic load

RIGOL DL3000 series DC electronic load

BenchMesh controls the RIGOL DL3000 series DC electronic load 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

ModelStatus
DL3021Awaiting confirmation
DL3021AAwaiting confirmation
DL3031Awaiting confirmation
DL3031AAwaiting confirmation

What you can do from BenchMesh

Electronic load panel 1 channel

Live readings

  • IIN
  • INPUT
  • MODE
  • OCP
  • OPP
  • OVP
  • PIN
  • VIN

Settings you can change

  • Curr
  • Input
  • Mode
  • Pow
  • Remote compensation
  • Res
  • Volt

Connections

USB-serial / RS-232
9600 baud, 8N1. Plug in the USB cable (or a USB-RS-232 adapter); BenchMesh finds the port.
USB-TMC
USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 1ab1:0e11). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click.
LAN (SCPI socket)
TCP port 5555. Enter the instrument’s IP address.

Notes

  • Interface on some models onlyLAN on some models only (see definition).
  • Not supported (yet)GPIB only through Rigol's USB-GPIB converter.
  • Known issueMeasurement replies reported as two lines (library inventory); current range defaults to low (4 A / 6 A).

Sources

The definition was written from these documents (definition rigol_dl3000 v0.1.0).

  • DL3000 Programming Guide (Apr 2019, DL3000_ProgrammingGuide_EN_2019.pdf), pages 10, 15, 22, 27, 31-33, 38-40, 47-50, 67, 80, 95

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.

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