RIGOL · Power supply

RIGOL DP800 series programmable DC power supply (DP811/DP821/DP831/DP832, A and non-A)

BenchMesh controls the RIGOL DP800 series programmable DC power supply (DP811/DP821/DP831/DP832, A and non-A) from your PC: live readings on a power supply panel, every setting within reach, and every value recordable on one timeline with the rest of your bench.

Models

Model	Status	Note
DP832A	Awaiting confirmation	CH1/CH2 30 V/3 A, CH3 5 V/3 A
DP832	Awaiting confirmation	CH1/CH2 30 V/3 A, CH3 5 V/3 A; 10 mV setting resolution without the high-resolution option; LAN and RS232 only with the installed options (PG p.1-2)
DP831A	Awaiting confirmation	CH1 8 V/5 A, CH2 30 V/2 A, CH3 -30 V/2 A. CH3 is negative (settable 0 to -32 V): the voltage setter accepts 0..63 V only, so CH3 cannot be programmed below 0 V yet
DP831	Awaiting confirmation	As DP831A (CH3 negative, see there); lower resolution without the option; LAN and RS232 only with the installed options (PG p.1-2)
DP821A	Awaiting confirmation	CH1 60 V/1 A, CH2 8 V/10 A
DP821	Awaiting confirmation	CH1 60 V/1 A, CH2 8 V/10 A; lower resolution without the option; LAN and RS232 only with the installed options (PG p.1-2)
DP811A	Awaiting confirmation	Ranges 20 V/10 A and 40 V/5 A (:OUTP:RANG P20V\|P40V, PG p.2-62, not exposed: no class operation); limits shown are the union
DP811	Awaiting confirmation	As DP811A; lower resolution without the option; LAN and RS232 only with the installed options (PG p.1-2)

What you can do from BenchMesh

Power supply panel 3 channels

Live readings

CC
CV
FAIL
IOUT
OCP
OUTPUT
OVP
POUT
REMOTE
SBY
VOUT

Settings you can change

Current
Current limit
Ocp
Output
Ovp
Remote
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.
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 and RS-232 are fitted on the DP8xxA models; on DP811/821/831/832 they are paid options.
To confirm on first contactLAN port 5555 comes from community DP832 tools, not the guide.
Not supported (yet)GPIB only through Rigol's USB-GPIB converter.
Known issueDP831 CH3 is 0 to -32 V; the voltage setter only offers 0 and above.

Sources

The definition was written from these documents (definition rigol_dp800 v0.1.0).

DP800 Programming Guide (DP800_ProgrammingGuide_EN_2015.pdf), pages 1-2, 2-8 (Table 2-1), 2-24, 2-34..2-36, 2-52 (Table 2-2), 2-53..2-63, 2-83, 2-90, 2-121, 2-123, 4-2 (USB0::0x1AB1::0x0E11)
DP800 User's Guide (DP800_UserGuide_EN.pdf), pages front matter (up to 200 W total)

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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