Microprocessor based power supply control system

A smart microprocessor-based control system is being developed which would not only service many of the power supply´s internal functions but which also incorporates an intelligent computer communication port. This will often eliminate the need to use a separate interface. Certain configuration variables are stored on an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory), which can be programmed using simple ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) commands via the computer port. Using this approach, total plant design is simplified, compatibility problems are minimized, and, by spreading the intelligence, mainframe overhead is reduced