I'm compiling a list of special cases for which a dual programmable power supply could be used. Until now I have the following:
1. Battery charging in various modes (pulsing, CC, CC+CV) with and without temperature sensor monitoring (if one exists on battery)
2. Zener voltage measurements for Zener diodes
3. Simple "arbitrary waveform generator" (variable voltage and current output)
4. Data logging (voltage, current, power)
5. "Tracking" or "coupling" when one channel output follows changes on another channel (voltage, current, power). In this mode of operation activation of any protection (OVP, OCP, OTP, OPP) on one channel will also switch off other channel's output.
6. Display output value as YT graph (similar to scope, the time base is of course limited with speed of display scrolling and ADC sampling rate)
Please let me know if you have anything to add. Thanks.
Your suggestions on one place:
7. [Kleinstein] entering stand-by when any of protection tripped
8. [Kleinstein] software PID-regulator using load temp sensor input (10KOhm)
9. [Kleinstein] output sequencing
10. [chickenHeadKnob] battery simulator