TENMA · Power supply

TENMA 72-series programmable DC power supply (Korad KA3005P protocol)

BenchMesh controls the TENMA 72-series programmable DC power supply (Korad KA3005P protocol) 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
72-2535	Awaiting confirmation
72-2540	Bench-tested
72-2545	Awaiting confirmation
72-2550	Awaiting confirmation
72-2705	Awaiting confirmation
72-2710	Awaiting confirmation
72-2930	Awaiting confirmation
72-2940	Awaiting confirmation
72-13320	Awaiting confirmation	3-channel; channel addressing unverified
72-13330	Awaiting confirmation	3-channel; channel addressing unverified
72-13360	Awaiting confirmation

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
Ocp
Output
Ovp
Voltage

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 issue72-13320/13330 and 72-13360 use different protocols from the 72-2540 (line-feed terminator, per-channel output, other status layout): not yet modelled.

Sources

The definition was written from these documents (definition tenma_72 v1.0.0).

Series Protocol V2.0 of Remote Control, pages 1-2
TENMA 72-2540 User Manual, pages 3-9

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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