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Agilent Technologies 4263B, Operation Manual

The Agilent Technologies 4263B user manual is a comprehensive guide for operating and maximizing the functionality of this advanced device. Unlock the full potential of your product with this free manual, available for download from our website. Navigate complex features effortlessly and enjoy seamless performance with the help of our user-friendly guide.

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Contents-6

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Summary of Contents for 4263B

Page 1: ...s underutilized and idle equipment along with credit for buybacks and trade ins Custom engineering so your equipment works exactly as you specify Critical and expedited services Leasing Rentals Demos In stock Ready to ship TAR certified secure asset solutions Expert team I Trust guarantee I 100 satisfaction All trademarks brand names and brands appearing herein are the property of their respective...

Page 2: ...019 kHz 20 kHz 0 0010 kHz kHz 0 000020 kHz 100 kHz 0 010 kHz kHz 0 00019 kHz Change 2 Change the Measurement Uncertainty value of Test Signal Level Accuracy Test Page 9 38 to the following information Test Signal Level Test Signal Frequency Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 50 mV 100 Hz 15 0 mV 0 90 mV 50 mV 20 kHz2 15 0 mV 0 078 mV 50 mV 100 kHz 15 0 mV 0 18 mV 250 mV 100 Hz 35 0 m...

Page 3: ... pF 0 0074 pF D 0 0019 0 000063 100 pF 10 kHz Cp 0 44 pF pF 0 017 pF D 0 0044 0 00023 100 pF 20 kHz2 Cp 1 10 pF pF 0 021 pF D 0 0110 0 000091 100 pF 100 kHz Cp 1 37 pF pF 0 019 pF D 0 0137 0 00033 1000 pF 100 Hz Cp 2 pF pF 0 000098 nF D 0 0020 0 000063 1000 pF 1 kHz Cp 0 0012 nF pF 0 000092 nF D 0 0012 0 000064 1000 pF 100 kHz Cp 0 0128 nF pF 0 00012 nF D 0 0128 0 00033 0 01 μF 100 Hz Cp 0 018 nF ...

Page 4: ...mpedance Measurement Accuracy Test for 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode MED Page 9 41 to the following information Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 0 01 μF 100 Hz Cp 0 063 nF pF 0 00070 nF 100 Hz D 0 0063 0 000043 0 01 μF 100 kHz Cp 0 271 nF pF 0 0023 nF 100 kHz D 0 0271 0 00044 Change 6 Change the Measuremen...

Page 5: ...ncertainty 100 mohm 100 Hz R 0 52 mohm mohm 0 030 mohm 100 mohm 1 kHz R 0 48 mohm mohm 0 030 mohm Change 9 Change the Measurement Uncertainty value of 0 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test for 0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode MED Page 9 42 to the following information Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 100 moh...

Page 6: ...10 kHz Cp 0 48 pF pF 0 012 pF D 0 0048 0 00013 100 pF 20 kHz2 Cp 1 10 pF pF 0 024 pF D 0 0110 0 000085 100 pF 100 kHz Cp 1 37 pF pF 0 010 pF D 0 0137 0 00016 1000 pF 100 Hz Cp 0 002 nF pF 0 000091 nF D 0 0020 0 000063 1 μF 100 Hz Cp 0 0018 μF μF 0 000075 μF D 0 0018 0 000047 1 μF 1 kHz Cp 0 0011 μF μF 0 000069 μF D 0 0011 0 000033 1 μF 10 kHz Cp 0 0026 μF μF 0 00014 μF D 0 0026 0 000061 1 μF 100 k...

Page 7: ...tainty 100 pF 1 kHz Cp 0 19 pF 0 011 pF D 0 0019 0 000073 100 pF 10 kHz Cp 0 51 pF 0 013 pF D 0 0051 0 00014 100 pF 20 kHz2 Cp 1 10 pF 0 022 pF D 0 0110 0 000094 1 nF 100 Hz Cp 0 002 nF 0 000090 nF D 0 0020 0 000075 1 μF 100 Hz Cp 0 0018 μF 0 000077 μF D 0 0018 0 000047 1 μF 1 kHz Cp 0 0011 μF 0 000069 μF D 0 0011 0 000033 1 μF 10 kHz Cp 0 0026 μF 0 00014 μF D 0 0026 0 000062 Change 15 Change the ...

Page 8: ...ameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 100 pF 1 kHz Cp 0 19 pF pF 0 0078 pF 1 kHz D 0 0019 0 000065 1000 pF 100 Hz Cp 0 002 nF pF 0 000089 nF 100 Hz D 0 0020 0 000062 1 μF 100 Hz Cp 0 0018 μF μF 0 000077 μF 100 Hz D 0 0018 0 000047 1 μF 1 Hz Cp 0 0011 μF μF 0 000071 μF 1 kHz D 0 0011 0 000033 Change 18 Change the Measurement Uncertainty value of 4 m Impedance Measurement ...

Page 9: ...cy Test for 4 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Opt 001 Only Page 9 45 to the following information Standard Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 100 mohm 1 29 mohm mohm 0 030 mohm 100 kohm 0 87 kohm kohm 0 013 kohm Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 10: ...t page 9 9 2 a Set the test signal frequency to 100 kHz using Freq 2 b Set the test signal level to 50 mV using Level Change 2 Change the figure 9 4 of DC Bias Level Accuracy Test Setup without the Interface Box page 9 10 as follows C Copyright 2007 Agilent Technologies Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 11: ...さい 2 a Freq を押して測定信号周波数を 100 kHz に設定します 2 b Level を押して測定レベルを 50 mV に設定します 変更 2 DC バイアス レベル確度試験用セットアップの図 9 4 ページ 9 10 を以下に変更して下さい C Copyright 2007 Agilent Technologies Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 12: ...tting of the ac line frequency is not match there s any possibility the measurement error will rise Make sure the ac line frequency has been set up correctly Change 2 Add the following condition to the Measurement Accuracy page 8 3 5 The ac line frequency has been set up correctly C Copyright 2007 Agilent Technologies Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www ar...

Page 13: ...下さい 注記 AC 電源周波数の設定値が一致していない場合 測定誤差が増大する可能性があります 必ず AC 電源周波数 を正しく設定して下さい 変更 2 測定確度の条件 ページ 8 3 に以下の条件を追加して下さい 5 AC 電源周波数が正しく設定されている C Copyright 2007 Agilent Technologies Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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Page 16: ...repairing the instrument there is a potential fire or shock hazard for the operator n Instrument operates abnormally n Instrument emits abnormal noise smell smoke or a spark like light during the operation n Instrument generates high temperature or electrical shock during operation n Power cable plug or receptacle on instrument is damaged n Foreign substance or liquid has fallen into the instrumen...

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Page 20: ...OWN terminals Do not apply External DC bias voltage more than 2 5V Doing so will damage the 4263B Before you measure a capacitor be sure the capacitor is fully discharged Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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Page 22: ...as the serial number pre x JP1KD or rmware revision 1 0 For additional important information about serial numbers read Serial Number in Appendix A Agilent Part No 04263 90050 Printed in JAPAN March 2003 Sixth Edition Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 23: ... document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of the Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Japan Ltd Component Test PGU Kobe 1 3 2 Murotani Nishi ku Kobe shi Hyogo 651 2241 Japan c Copyright 1996 1998 2000 2002 2003 Agilent Technologies Japan Ltd Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg...

Page 24: ...ber 04263 90020 January 2000 Third Edition part number 04263 90020 December 2000 Fourth Edition part number 04263 90030 September 2002 Fifth Edition part number 04263 90030 March 2003 Sixth Edition part number 04263 90050 iii Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 25: ...e instrument covers Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made by quali ed maintenance personnel Do not replace components with the power cable connected Under certain conditions dangerous voltages may exist even with the power cable removed To avoid injuries always disconnect power and discharge circuits before touching them DO NOT Service Or Adjust Alone Do not attempt internal ...

Page 26: ...gies Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to Agilent Technologies and Agilent Technologies shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer However Buyer shall pay all shipping charges duties and taxes for products returned to Agilent Technologies from another country Agilent Technologies warrants that its software and rmware designated by Agilent Technologies for use with an instrument wi...

Page 27: ...r based on contract tort or any other legal theory Assistance Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for Agilent Technologies products For any assistance contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service O ce Addresses are provided at the back of this manual vi Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www art...

Page 28: ...a procedure practice condition or the like which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in injury or death to personnel This Caution sign denotes a hazard It calls attention to a procedure practice condition or the like which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product Note denotes important information It calls att...

Page 29: ...am Arbeitsplatz normaler Betrieb nach DIN 45635 T 19 Manufacturer s Declaration ACOUSTIC NOISE EMISSION LpA 70 dB operator position normal operation per ISO 7779 viii Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 30: ...remotely operate the 4263B Please refer to this chapter when you wish to learn about the procedures for remotely operating the 4263B via the GPIB Chapter 5 Contains complete information on remotely operating the 4263B via the GPIB Please refer to this chapter when you wish to learn about the GPIB s commands status reporting mechanism trigger system and data transmission format Chapter 6 Provides a...

Page 31: ...h is required for using the handler interface Before using the handler interface please read this appendix and set the handler interface input output signal Appendix C Contains the summary of operations when the 4263B detects OVLD Overload or N C No Contact x Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 32: ... 14 Toggle Type Keys 1 14 Selection Type Keys 1 14 Value Setup Type Keys 1 15 Numeric Keys 1 15 Minimum and Maximum Keys 1 16 Up Right Down Left Arrow Keys 1 16 Back Space Key 1 17 Basic Operation 1 18 Connecting a Test Fixture 1 19 Resetting the 4263B 1 20 Selecting the Measurement Parameter 1 21 Setting the Test Signal Frequency 1 22 Selecting the Measurement Range 1 22 Auto Range mode 1 22 Hold...

Page 33: ...e Local Mode Exiting the Remote Mode 2 10 Setting the GPIB Address 2 10 Saving and Recalling Instrument Settings 2 10 Printing Measurement Data 2 11 Testing the 4263B 2 12 Performing a Self Test 2 12 Testing the Front Panel Keys Functionality 2 12 If You Have a Problem 2 14 If the Display is Blank and the 4263B Appears Dead 2 14 If an Error Message is Displayed 2 14 If the 4263B does not Accept An...

Page 34: ...ngineering Units Key 3 11 Back Space key 3 12 Minimum Key 3 12 Maximum Key 3 12 Open Key 3 13 Short Key 3 14 Load Key 3 15 Comparator Key 3 16 Contact Check Key 3 17 Cable Key 3 18 Key Lock Key 3 18 Reset Key 3 19 Con guration Key 3 20 Rear Panel 3 21 External Trigger Terminal 3 21 External DC Bias Terminal 3 22 LINE Fuse Holder 3 22 LINE Voltage Selector 3 22 Serial Number Plate 3 22 Power Cord R...

Page 35: ...elect Measurement Time Mode 4 9 To Set the Averaging Rate 4 10 To Set Trigger Delay Time 4 10 To Set Beeper Mode 4 10 To Lock Out the Front Panel Keys 4 10 To Check Contact Integrity at the Test Fixture 4 10 To Use the Comparator Function 4 10 To Display a Deviation Measurement 4 11 To Wait Until Previously Sent Commands are Completed 4 11 To Get the Current Instrument Settings 4 12 To Save and Re...

Page 36: ... OFF j 1 j 0 g 5 13 CALCulatef1j2g LIMit UPPer DATA numeric value 5 13 CALCulatef1j2g LIMit UPPer STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g 5 14 CALCulatef1j2g MATH EXPRession CATalog 5 14 CALCulatef1j2g MATH EXPRession NAME f DEV j PCNT g 5 14 CALCulatef1j2g MATH STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g 5 14 CALCulatef1j2g PATH 5 14 CALCulatef3j4g MATH STATe fONjOFFj1j0g 5 14 CALibration Subsystem 5 15 CALibration CABLe nume...

Page 37: ...de numeric value MVjV 5 29 SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate OFFSet numeric value MVjV 5 29 SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate OFFSet SOURce f INTernal j EXTernal g 5 29 SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate OFFSet STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g 5 30 STATus Subsystem 5 31 STATus OPERation EVENt 5 31 STATus OPERation CONDition 5 31 STATus OPERation ENABle numeric value 5 31 STATus PRESet 5 31 STATus QUEStionable EVE...

Page 38: ...9 7 Impedance Measurement Basics Characteristics Example 7 2 Parallel Series Circuit Mode 7 3 Selecting Circuit Model for Capacitance Measurement 7 4 Small Capacitance Values 7 4 Large Capacitance Values 7 4 Selecting Circuit Model for Inductance Measurement 7 5 Small Inductance Values 7 5 Large Inductance Values 7 5 Four Terminal Pair Con guration 7 6 Measurement Contacts 7 7 Capacitance to Groun...

Page 39: ...tance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode LONG 9 11 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode MED 9 13 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode SHORT 9 14 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test DC Bias ON 9 14 0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode LONG 9 15 0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode MED 9 16 0 m Resistance Measu...

Page 40: ...requency Accuracy Test 9 38 Test Signal Level Accuracy Test 9 38 DC Bias Level Accuracy Test 9 39 0 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test 9 40 1 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test 9 43 2 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test 9 44 4 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test 9 45 Functional Tests 9 46 Introduction 9 46 Test Equipment 9 46 Transformer Measurement Functional Test Opt 001 Only 9 47 Test...

Page 41: ...B 1 Input Signals B 4 Handler Interface Board Setup B 5 Tools and Fasteners B 5 Procedure B 5 C Overload No Contact Operations Messages Instrument Errors Messages 2 GPIB Errors Messages 3 Index Contents 10 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 42: ...measured result in binary transfer format using TRG command 4 20 4 6 Reading out the measured result in ASCII transfer format using the FETC command 4 22 4 7 Reading out measured result in binary transfer format using FETC command 4 24 5 1 Proper Use of the Colon and Semicolon 5 4 5 2 Status Reporting Structure 5 39 5 3 Status Byte Register 5 40 5 4 Standard Event Status Register 5 41 5 5 Standard...

Page 43: ...ment Accuracy Test Setup 9 11 9 6 1 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test Setup 9 19 9 7 2 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test Setup 9 23 9 8 4 m Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test Setup 9 27 9 9 Transformer Measurement Functional Test Setup 9 47 9 10 Handler Interface Functional Test Setup 9 49 9 11 Handler interface Output Order 9 50 9 12 Contact Check Functional Test Setup 9 51 A 1 Serial Nu...

Page 44: ...nt 9 2 9 2 Frequency Accuracy Test Settings 9 6 9 3 Level Accuracy Test Settings 9 8 9 4 Bias Level Accuracy Test Settings 9 10 9 5 0 m Capacitance Measurement Test LONG Settings 9 13 9 6 0 m Capacitance Measurement Test MED Settings 9 14 9 7 0 m Capacitance Measurement Test SHORT Settings 9 14 9 8 0 m Capacitance Measurement Test DC Bias Setting 9 15 9 9 0 m Resistance Measurement Test LONG Setti...

Page 45: ...C 2 Simultaneous OVLD and N C Condition C 2 Contents 14 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 46: ...usses the following topics Overview Guided Tour of Panels Incoming Inspection Ventilation Requirements Instruction for Cleaning Power Cable Preparation for Turning On Using Front Panel Keys Basic Operation Getting Started 1 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 47: ...signal frequency This ability improves the throughput of component evaluation on the product line The 4263B can check the contact between the test terminals and the Device Under Test DUT ensuring the reliability of PASS FAIL testing with automatic handlers in production Electrolytic Capacitor Measurement Electrolytic capacitor measurements require high measurement accuracy in the low impedance ran...

Page 48: ...Clip Axial Radial and SMD 16093A1 RF Two Terminal Binding Post 16093B1 RF Three Terminal Binding Post 16094A1 2 RF Probe Tip Adapter 16095A3 LF Probe Adapter 16191A1 Side Electrode SMD Test Fixture 16192A1 Parallel Electrode SMD Test Fixture 16193A1 Small Side Electrode SMD Test Fixture 16194A1 Wide Temperature SMD Test Fixture 16314A 50 4 Term Converter 100Hz 10MHz 16334A Test Fixture For SMD or ...

Page 49: ...e 4263B Before you measure a capacitor be sure the capacitor is fully discharged 5 DC Bias Key enables or disables DC Bias output 6 DC Bias ON OFF Indicator turns ON when DC bias output is enabled and OFF when it is disabled 7 Measurement Time Key selects the measurement time mode from Short Medium or Long Shift Average Key sets the averaging rate used to average the measurement result 8 Show Sett...

Page 50: ... Key returns the 4263B to the Local mode from the GPIB Remote mode Shift Address Key sets the GPIB address 17 Recall Key recalls the instrument state data from internal memory Shift Save Key stores the instrument state data to internal memory 18 Primary Parameter Upper Limit Pri High Key sets the upper comparator limit for the primary parameter Shift Secondary Parameter Upper Limit Sec High Key se...

Page 51: ...on 6 Key Shift Load Key execute a LOAD correction 7 Key Shift Minimum key inputs the minimum value when setting a parameter 8 Key Shift Maximum Key inputs the maximum value when setting a parameter 9 Key Blue Shift Key activates the secondary functions printed above the front panel keys Note In this manual the blue Shift key is expressed as even though the top of the key is not labeled with blue E...

Page 52: ...he Hold range annunciator is not displayed d Load On indicate that LOAD correction function is ON e Comparator On indicates that comparator function is ON f Contact Check indicates that the contact check function is ON g Talk Only indicates that the 4263B is in the talk only mode h Remote indicates that the 4263B is in the GPIB remote mode i Key Lock indicates that the 4263B s front panel keys are...

Page 53: ...erface Bus gpib 2 External DC Bias Terminal is used to input an external DC bias 3 LINE Fuse Holder 4 Handler Interface is used to synchronize timing with an external handler 5 External Trigger Terminal is used to trigger a measurement using an external signal 6 Serial Number Plate gives the instrument s manufacturing information 7 LINE Voltage Selector sets the 4263B to the voltage of the AC powe...

Page 54: ...rance to dissipate heat at installation site To ensure the speci cations and measurement accuracy of the product you must keep ambient temperature around the product within the speci ed range by providing appropriate cooling clearance around the product or for the rackmount type by forcefully air cooling inside the rack housing For information on ambient temperature to satisfy the speci cations an...

Page 55: ...e shipped with each instrument depends on the country of destination Refer to Figure 1 1 for the part numbers of the power cables available Warning For protection from electrical shock the power cable ground must not be defeated The power plug must be plugged into an outlet that provides a protective earth ground connection 1 10 Getting Started Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guar...

Page 56: ...4263B Figure 1 1 Power Cable Supplied Getting Started 1 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 57: ...r on the rear panel to match your power line voltage When your power line voltage is 100 120 Vac 610 slide the Selector to 115 V When your power line voltage is 220 240 Vac 610 slide the Selector to 230 V See Figure 1 2 Fuse Use the fuse shown in Table 1 1 If you require the fuse contact the nearest Agilent Technologies sales o ce The fuse can be replaced by turning the fuse holder shown in Figure...

Page 58: ...press The following is displayed b Press until Line blinks then press A blinking item means that it is currently selected c If the setting does not match the power line frequency press to toggle the setting between 50Hz and 60Hz d Press to set the AC power line frequency Press until Exit blinks and then press again to exit this menu Note The power line frequency setting is stored and is not change...

Page 59: ...e setting An annunciator indicates the current setting Pressing switches the measurement time The Measurement Time annunciator 9 moves and the current setting for measurement time is shown Selection Type Keys Pressing a selection type key will display a menu or choices available for that key The blinking item is the one currently selected By using or the selection key itself the item selected can ...

Page 60: ...ollowing keys Numeric Keys Maximum and Minimum Keys Back Space Key Down and Up Arrow Keys Numeric Keys Input the value which the 4263B will actually use For example to set the averaging rate to 10 1 Press 2 Press You can also enter numeric parameters using engineering units For example 1 Press 100pF will be displayed Getting Started 1 15 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed ...

Page 61: ...carded Minimum and Maximum Keys These keys enter the maximum and minimum numeric value in place of having to use the numeric keys For example 1 Press The maximum value of averaging rate is displayed 2 Press to enter the value and exit Up Right Down Left Arrow Keys Increases or decreases the numeric entry For example 1 Press to display GPIB address setting menu 2 Press several times and con rm that...

Page 62: ...nd cancels the input value For example 1 Press to select the comparator limit menu 2 Press 3 Press The number 4 which was entered last is erased Getting Started 1 17 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 63: ...etting the 4263B Selecting the Measurement Parameter Selecting the Test Signal Frequency Selecting the Measurement Range Seting the Test Voltage Matching the Cable Length of Test Fixture Performing the OPEN SHORT and LOAD Correction Caution Do not apply DC voltage or current to the UNKNOWN terminals Doing so will damage the 4263B Before you measure a capacitor be sure the capacitor is fully discha...

Page 64: ...est xture suitable for your DUT type The available xtures are shown in Accessories Available Figure 1 3 Connecting a Test Fixture Getting Started 1 19 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 65: ... So resetting is recommended when you start new measurements even if you have just turned ON the 4263B 1 Press to select the reset menu 2 Press until Yes is blinking then press For more information about the default state settings of the 4263B refer to Reset Key in Chapter 3 1 20 Getting Started Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 66: ...with Option 001 Add N M DCR measurement function These parameters are not displayed when the 4263B is not equipped with Option 001 1 Press Primary parameters are displayed 2 Press or to select the desired parameter 3 Press 4 The secondary parameters will be displayed Select the desired secondary parameter by pressing or in the same manner as the primary parameter 5 Press Getting Started 1 21 Artis...

Page 67: ...he Hold Range mode Auto Range mode To select the Auto range mode press until the Hold Range annunciator turns OFF Hold Range mode When the Hold Range annunciator 9 is shown the measurement range is set to hold mode To set the measurement range press or while in this state and pick a range above or below the current range Or 1 Press Measurement range menu is displayed 2 Press or until the desired r...

Page 68: ... select four test cable lengths 0 m 1 m 2 m and 4 m 0 m When not using a test lead connecting the xture directly to the UNKNOWN terminal 1 m When using the 16048A 16089A B C D test lead 2 m When using the 16048D test lead 4 m When using the 16048E test lead To select cable length 1 Press Cable lengths will be displayed The blinking value is the current setting 2 Select the desired cable length usi...

Page 69: ...te If you select MeasVal in the OPEN correction menu the 4263B displays the OPEN admittance measurement value OPEN correction data 1 Select MeasVal and press The 4263B displays the primary parameter G 2 Press The 4263B displays the secondary parameter B 3 Press to return to the OPEN correction menu The following warning message is displayed when the OPEN admittance jYoj is not less than 100 S and ...

Page 70: ...MeasVal in the SHORT correction menu the 4263B displays the SHORT impedance measurement value SHORT correction data 1 Select MeasVal and press The 4263B displays the primary parameter R 2 Press The 4263B displays the secondary parameter X 3 Press to return to the SHORT correction menu The following warning message is displayed when the SHORT impedance jZsj is not less than 10 and is unsuitable for...

Page 71: ...e menu for selecting the LOAD standard s parameter type is displayed For example if the LOAD standard s reference value is in Cp D select Cp in the following menu and press After selecting the primary parameter the menu for selecting the secondary parameter will appear Select D in the same manner as the primary parameter Cp When the parameter selection is completed the 4263B will return to the men...

Page 72: ...rement display To turn ON the LOAD correction data 8 Press to display the LOAD correction main menu again 9 Select On Off using or and press The following menu is displayed 10 Select On using or and press The LOAD correction data is turned on and the 4263B returns to the previous menu Select Exit to return to the measurement display Getting Started 1 27 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumenta...

Page 73: ...to the previous menu The following warning message is displayed when the di erence between the LOAD measurement value and the reference value is more than 20 Even if this warning message is displayed the LOAD correction data will be used However it would be better to verify that there is no error in the connection between the test xture and the UNKNOWN terminal and in the LOAD correction procedure...

Page 74: ...nting Measurement Data Testing the 4263B If You Have a Problem Refer to Chapter 3 for the description of each front panel key s function Measurement Con guration This section discusses the 4263B s general con guration topics that apply to many or all measurement functions Selecting Measurement Time Mode To select measurement time mode press The annunciator 9 displays the current settings Short Med...

Page 75: ... check function is set or not Note When the measurement parameter is L2 N L2 1 N L2 M or L2 R2 the contact check function can not be set Before performing the contact check perform OPEN and SHORT correction to measure the reference values for the contact check To turn ON the contact check function Press To turn OFF the contact check function Press again 2 2 Operating the 4263B Artisan Technology G...

Page 76: ...sing or and press When the Beep mode selection is completed the 4263B returns to the previous menu 4 To exit select Exit using or and press Setting the Level Monitor Mode To set the level monitor mode Press Select the desired mode using and press Operating the 4263B 2 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 77: ...ss to trigger a measurement To Trigger Externally 1 Connect an external trigger source to the Ext Trigger terminal on the 4263B s rear panel 2 Press until the Ext trigger annunciator is ON 3 Apply a TTL level trigger signal to trigger a measurement Applying the DC Bias The DC Bias ON OFF indicator tells whether the DC bias is applied or not Using the Internal DC Bias Source 1 Press 2 Select the de...

Page 78: ...e DC bias The DC Bias ON OFF indicator will turn OFF Using the Comparator Function The comparator function is for sorting DUTs based on their parameter values The Comprtr On annunciator tells whether the comparator function is set to ON or OFF To set the limit values 1 Select the limit to be set by pressing or for the primary parameter and or for the secondary parameter For exmple if you want to s...

Page 79: ... display mode appears as follows If Comprtr is selected in this menu the comparison result is displayed as follows To stop sorting Press Display Con guration Displaying Deviation Data The 1 before the measurement parameter on the LCD display tells that the displayed value for the parameter is the deviation value Setting the Reference Value 1 Press 2 6 Operating the 4263B Artisan Technology Group Q...

Page 80: ...r the primary parameter s reference value using the numeric key and press b Then the prodno displays the menu for entering the secondary parameter s reference value 1Ref Secondary Enter the secondary parameter s reference value using the numeric key and press Selecting the Deviation Display Mode To select the deviation display mode Off 1 or 1 3 To select the deviation display mode for the primary ...

Page 81: ...nd Cable length 4 Comparator limit of the primary parameter 5 Comparator limit of the secondary parameter 6 Level monitor value When both the current and voltage moniotor are turned on the 4263B displays them as shown in the following gure When either of the current or voltage monitor is turned o the test signal frequency is displayed instead When both of them are turned o the 4263B displays Vmon ...

Page 82: ...asurement data Comprtr displays the result of the comparator Off turns the display OFF You can exit this menu by selecting Exit If you select Digit the menu for setting display digit appears Select the desired digit using or and press After setting the digit the 4263B will return to the previous menu Locking Out the Front Panel Keys To lockout the keys Press To unlock the keys Press again Operatin...

Page 83: ...alling Instrument Settings The 4263B can save and recall the instrument s settings Saved items are same as ones stored in the back up memory listed in LINE Switch in Chapter 3 description To save the current settings 1 Press 2 Enter the register number 0 to 9 that you want to save the settings into 3 Press to save 2 10 Operating the 4263B Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed...

Page 84: ...controller To print measurement data 1 Set the printer to listen always mode 2 Connect the printer to the 4263B s GPIB port 3 Turn the printer ON 4 Set the 4263B s GPIB address to 31 talk only mode Press The printer will automatically begin printing the measurement data 5 To stop printing change the 4263B s GPIB address to an address other than 31 for example 17 which is the default setting Press ...

Page 85: ...s section describes how to test the front panel keys functionality Note For the handler interface test refer to Chapter 9 for the procedure The other tests are for use by service personnel only 1 Press 2 Select Svc using or and press 3 Select KEY using or and press 4 Press the front panel key that you want to test For example if you want to test then press When the key functions properly KEY CODE ...

Page 86: ...4263B 5 To exit the front panel key test press twice 6 Select Exit and press to exit Operating the 4263B 2 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 87: ...er the external controller is disabling all the front panel controls using the LOCAL LOCKOUT command If so send the LOCAL command from the external controller Press Check whether the Key Lock annunciator is ON Check whether the handler or the 16064B LED display trigger box is connected to the 4263B and it locks out the keys If so unlock the keys from the handler or the 16064B Press 2 14 Operating ...

Page 88: ...his chapter provides information on all of the 4263B s functions Front Panel Rear Panel Technical Information Function Reference and Technical Information 3 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 89: ...dicates the trigger mode setting Int Internal trigger mode Man Manual trigger mode or Ext External trigger mode Hold Range Indicates that the 4263B is in Hold range mode When this annunciator is not displayed the 4263B is in Auto range mode Load On Indicates that the LOAD correction is turned ON Comprtr On Comparator On Indicates that the comparator function is ON Cont Chk Contact Check Indicates ...

Page 90: ...value Level monitor setting Display mode Display digits setting Note The DC bias ON OFF state is not saved At power on the 4263B sets the DC bias output to OFF Note The 4263B has non volatile memory EEPROM in addition to the backup memory The data saved to EEPROM such as OPEN SHORT LOAD correction data and the beeper mode is not lost when the power is turned o Chassis Terminal The Chassis terminal...

Page 91: ... Y Absolute value of admittance R Resistance G Conductance Cp Equivalent parallel capacitance Cs Equivalent series capacitance Lp Equivalent parallel inductance Ls Equivalent series inductance L2 Inductance1 1 These parameters are measured using two terminal con guration Use the 16060A Transformer Test Fixture Secondary Parameters Phase angle X Reactance B Susceptance D Dissipation factor Q Qualit...

Page 92: ...e and a reference value The value is calculated by MeasuredV alue 0ReferenceV alue 1 mode Displays the di erence between the measurement value and the reference value as a percentage of the reference value The value is calculated by MeasuredV alue 0 ReferenceV alue ReferenceV alue 2 100 O Turns the deviation measurement mode OFF default Note Changing the measurement parameter sets the deviation mo...

Page 93: ...splays COMP OFF O Turns the display OFF Also if you select Digit in this menu the menu for setting the display digits appears You can set the display digits of the measurement data to 3 4 or 5 Measurement Settings Display Key Displays the current settings of the 4263B The settings are sequentially displayed on the right side of the LCD display each time is pressed The following information is disp...

Page 94: ...V and EXT External source input from the Ext DC Bias terminal on the rear panel 0 to 2 5 V For details about the external DC bias terminal refer to External DC Bias Terminal Auto Hold Range Key The Auto Hold Range key toggles the measurement range mode between Auto or Hold The Auto mode allows the instrument to select the optimum range automatically within 5 measurement cycles In the Hold mode the...

Page 95: ...CD display when the measured impedance is out of the measurable range The 4263B can display measurement result in the following ranges Table 3 2 Displayable Range Parameter Displayable Range Z 0 01 m 999 99 M RS RP DCR X 6 0 01 m 6 999 99 M Y 0 1 ns 9999 9 s GS GP B 6 0 1 ns 69999 9 s CS CP 6 1 fF 6 9 9999 F Parameter Displayable Range LS LP L1 L2 M 6 0 1 nH 6 999 99 kH D 6 0 0001 6 9 9999 Q 6 0 1...

Page 96: ...ode setting is indicated by the Trigger annunciator In the Bus trigger mode the annunciator is not displayed Delay Key The Delay key sets the trigger delay time between the trigger event and the start of the actual measurement The available trigger delay time value ranges from 0 to 9 999 s Note The delay time de nition is di erent for DC resistance measurement Ls Rdc Lp Rdc and L2 R2 Option 001 on...

Page 97: ...s the instrument s current settings into non volatile memory EEPROM Saved items are same as ones stored in the back up memory listed in LINE Switch description Up to 10 sets of instrument settings can be saved You must enter the register number 0 to 9 to assign the register into which the settings will be saved Caution The 4263B overwrites the instrument s settings into the assigned register witho...

Page 98: ...tes data input or setting and returns to the measurement mode Shift Key The Shift key activates the secondary functions printed above the keys The shift key toggle is cleared a single execution of a shifted function or by pressing the shift key again For example if is pressed the OPEN correction menu is displayed The Shift annunciator is displayed when the shift key is toggled to the active mode E...

Page 99: ... Key The Minimum key enters the minimum value during a parameter setting operation Maximum Key The Maximum key enters the maximum value during a setting operation 3 12 Function Reference and Technical Information Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 100: ...rrection menu The OPEN correction data is taken at the following instrument settings Test signal frequency Sweeping all frequency points include DC Test signal level Current setting DC bias OFF Measurement range Auto Measurement time Long Averaging rate 1 Trigger delay 0 s Cable length Current setting If the OPEN admittance is not less than 100 S the 4263B displays WARNING Out Of Limit This is onl...

Page 101: ... settings Test signal frequency Sweeping all frequency points include DC Test signal level Current setting DC Bias OFF Measurement range Auto Measurement time Long Averaging rate 1 Trigger delay 0 s Cable length Current setting If the SHORT impedance is not less than 10 the 4263B displays WARNING Out Of Limit This is only a WARNING message so the SHORT correction data will still be used SHORT corr...

Page 102: ...er model of the LOAD standard If you select PrmSlct the menu for selecting the primary parameter and the secondary parameter will appear in turn For example when the LOAD standard has been assigned a value of Cp D Cp is selected here for the primary parameter and D is selected here for the secondary parameter RefEnt The menu for entering the LOAD reference value If you select RefEnt the menu for e...

Page 103: ...he Comptr On annunciator will be displayed The comparison results can be displayed on the LCD display can be output to the handler interface or can be revealed by the beeper The comparator will yield one of the following results HI high Greater than upper limit IN in Between the upper limit and lower limit LO low Less than lower limit N C no contact Contact check failed at contact check ON state I...

Page 104: ...t condition correctly the OPEN and SHORT corrections must be performed properly Because the contact check function uses the values taken by the OPEN and SHORT corrections as reference values The available range of the contact check function is restricted as follows Measurement Range Setup Contact Check Available Range 0 1 5 m jZj 0 11 1 50 m jZj 1 1 10 500 m jZj 11 100 5 jZj 2 k 1 k 900 jZj 20 k 1...

Page 105: ...ength causes the frequency limits to be exceeded the 4263B will set the frequency to the maximum frequency which is within the frequency limits for the selected cable length To use this function you must use the Agilent s test leads Refer to Accessories Available in Chapter 1 for applicable test leads and their length Key Lock Key The Key lock key locks out all front panel keys input except for th...

Page 106: ...tate OFF Back up memory Comparator ON OFF state OFF Back up memory Comparator limits Cleared Back up memory Display mode Measure Display Back up memory DC bias source Internal Back up memory DC bias setup 0 V Back up memory DC bias ON OFF state OFF None Correction ON OFF state ON OFF None Correction method OPEN SHORT EEPROM Correction data Cleared No e ect EEPROM Cable length 0 m EEPROM Beep ON OF...

Page 107: ...rs the data and restores the default data Test Self test The self test tests the 4263B s basic performance and displays the results as the sum of the error codes of each existing error The 4263B also executes its self test when it is turned ON power on test The settings of the 4263B are not a ected by the self test except when errors occur See below Item Result Error Code 1 Beeper Emits a beep 2 D...

Page 108: ...ng a positive going TTL pulse when the 4263B is set to external trigger mode Figure 3 3 shows the speci cations required for the TTL pulse Figure 3 3 Required External Trigger Pulse Speci cation Function Reference and Technical Information 3 21 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 109: ...on Voltage Selector Line Voltage Required Fuse 115V 100 120Vac 610 UL CSA type Time delay 0 5A 250V Agilent part number 2110 0202 230V 220 240Vac 610 UL CSA type Time delay 0 25A 250V Agilent part number 2110 0201 Serial Number Plate The Serial Number Plate provides manufacturing information about the instrument For details see Serial Number in Figure A 1 Power Cord Receptacle The Power Cord Recep...

Page 110: ...lectrode s contact failed N C Index Analog measurement complete Measurement complete Full measurement complete Alarm Noti cation that a momentary power failure or an error was detected Input Signal Opto isolated Keylock Front panel keyboard lockout External Trigger Pulse width 1 s Note The comparator output signals High In Low and the control signals INDEX EOM are available when the comparator fun...

Page 111: ...meter is Low 3 31 SHI This signal is asserted when the comparison result of the secondary parameter is High 3 32 SIN This signal is asserted when the comparison result of the secondary parameter is In 3 33 SLO This signal is asserted when the comparison result of the secondary parameter is Low 3 37 NO CONTACT This signal is asserted when the contact check failed 3 42 ALARM Alarm This signal is ass...

Page 112: ...hen the contact check fails Because the measurement is performed and the measurement result is output even if the contact check fails Function Reference and Technical Information 3 25 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 113: ...vice has its own unique identi cation address The available GPIB addresses are the integer numbers from 0 to 30 Every device on an GPIB bus must have a unique address All devices on the GPIB must be able to perform one or more of the following interface functions Talker When speci ed to talk a talker transmits device dependent data There can only be one active talker in an GPIB system at any given...

Page 114: ...surement Vs is the test signal level voltage and Rs is the source resistance If the current across the DUT is I when a test signal voltage V is applied the DUT s impedance Z is expressed by Z V I About the current level across the DUT I refer to Test Current Level Impedance Z contains real and imaginary parts Figure 3 7 shows vector representation of impedance Figure 3 7 Vector Representation of I...

Page 115: ...essed in terms of impedance Z as follows Y 1 Z Figure 3 8 Relationship Between Impedance and Admittance For parallel connected circuits it is better to use admittance Y Figure 3 9 Vector Representation of Admittance In Figure 3 9 G Conductance B Susceptance jYj Absolute value of admittance 3 28 Function Reference and Technical Information Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed...

Page 116: ...rcuits Figure 3 10 Relationship between Measurement Parameters In Figure 3 10 Ls Equivalent series inductance Lp Equivalent parallel inductance Cs Equivalent series capacitance Cp Equivalent parallel capacitance Q Quality factor D Dissipation Factor Function Reference and Technical Information 3 29 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 117: ...surement L2 N L2 1 N L2 M L2 R2 Where L2 Inductance1 R2 DC resistance1 M Mutual inductance1 N Turns ratio1 1 These parameters are measured using two terminal con guration L2 and R2 represents the characteristics of the inductor connected to HCUR shown in Figure 3 11 The DC voltage level for measurement of R2 is 2 V same as DCR measurement described above For the transformer parameters measurement ...

Page 118: ...ote The 4263B can only measure N 1 So to measure N connect the transformer side with the more turns to the HCUR terminal Note The con guration shown in Figure 3 11 is a two terminal con guration while the 4263B s normal measurement con guration is a four terminal pair for details refer to Four Terminal Pair Con guration in Chapter 7 Note The 4263B s correction function is designed for four termina...

Page 119: ...following equation I V s Z Rs DC Resistance Measurement Option 001 only When doing the DC Resistance measurement LS DCR LP DCR or L2 R2 the 4263B switches the test signal source from AC to DC the DC voltage source is 62 V Figure 3 12 Test Signal for DCR Measurement Figure 3 12 shows the test signal for a DC resistance measurement For a DC resistance measurement the 4263B measures inductance LS LP ...

Page 120: ...is applied to the measurement circuit and test current I t ows as shown in Figure 3 13 b If the DUT s time constant which is obtained by L R is large it will take a long time for the test signal to reach a steady state which is expressed by the dotted line in Figure 3 13 b The 4263B has measurement delay times Td1 or Td2 at each point when the test signal level changes Td1 is the trigger delay tim...

Page 121: ...B Figure 3 13 Test Signal Transient in DC Resistance Measurement 3 34 Function Reference and Technical Information Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 122: ...s for Programmable Instruments SCPI programming or to discuss GPIB theory refer to the following documents which are better suited for these tasks For more information concerning BASIC refer to the manual set for the BASIC version being used BASIC Programming Techniques BASIC Language Reference For more information concerning SCPI refer to the following Beginner s Guide to SCPI For more informatio...

Page 123: ...u can operate the 4263B in remote you need to know its GPIB address factory setting 17 To check the address press A typical display is The displayed response is the device address When sending a remote command you append this address to the GPIB interface s select code normally 7 For example if the select code is 7 and the device address is 17 the appended combination is 717 Every device on the GP...

Page 124: ...m the 4263B The 4263B can output readings and responses to query commands As an example have the 4263B generate a response to a query command by sending OUTPUT 717 IDN When you send a query from remote the 4263B does not display the response as it did when you executed the command from its front panel Instead the 4263B sends the response to its output bu er The output bu er is a register that hold...

Page 125: ...rs a measurement and retrieves the measurement data 3 Retrieve the data Figure 4 1 shows a simple capacitance measurement program OUTPUT 717 RST Step 1 Resetting OUTPUT 717 INIT CONT ON Step 1 Initiating trigger system OUTPUT 717 SENS FUNC FIMP Step 1 Impedance measurement OUTPUT 717 CALC1 FORM CS Step 1 Primary Parameter CS OUTPUT 717 CALC2 FORM D Step 1 Secondary Parameter D OUTPUT 717 SOUR FREQ...

Page 126: ...le length of the test xture CAL CABL For example to select 1 m for the cable length OUTPUT 717 CAL CABL 1 To Select the Measurement Parameter The following commands select the measurement parameter SENS FUNC SENS FUNC CONC CALC1 FORM CALC2 FORM To set a parameter send one of the following sets of statements Note When your 4263B is equipped with Option 001 and you sent SENS FUNC CONC ON to measure ...

Page 127: ...CALC1 FORM CS OUTPUT 717 CALC2 FORM D To select the Cs Q mode OUTPUT 717 SENS FUNC FIMP OUTPUT 717 CALC1 FORM CS OUTPUT 717 CALC2 FORM Q To select the Cs Rs mode OUTPUT 717 SENS FUNC FIMP OUTPUT 717 CALC1 FORM CS OUTPUT 717 CALC2 FORM REAL 5 To select the Lp D mode OUTPUT 717 SENS FUNC FADM OUTPUT 717 CALC1 FORM LP OUTPUT 717 CALC2 FORM D To select the Lp Q mode OUTPUT 717 SENS FUNC FADM OUTPUT 71...

Page 128: ...M LP To select the L2 R2 mode OUTPUT 717 SENS FUNC CONC ON OUTPUT 717 SENS FUNC IMP RES OUTPUT 717 CALC1 FORM LS OUTPUT 717 CALC2 FORM REAL To Select the Test Signal Frequency The following command selects the test signal frequency SOUR FREQ For example to select 100 Hz as the test signal frequency OUTPUT 717 SOUR FREQ 100 To Select the Test Signal Level The following command selects the test sign...

Page 129: ...CORR COLL METH SENS CORR CKIT STAN3 There are two correction methods as follows OPEN and SHORT correction To correct for stray admittance and residual impedance due to the test xture OPEN SHORT and LOAD correction To correct for any error due to the test xture and test leads by using a standard LOAD Refer to Correction Functions of the 4263B in Chapter 7 for more information Note When the measurem...

Page 130: ...ISP Connect the shorting bar to the test fixture then press Continue PAUSE OUTPUT 717 SENS CORR COLL STAN2 OUTPUT 717 OPC ENTER 717 A DISP Connect the LOAD standard to the test fixture then press Continue PAUSE OUTPUT 717 SENS CORR CKIT STAN3 1 1000 OUTPUT 717 SENS CORR COLL STAN3 OUTPUT 717 OPC ENTER 717 A To Select Measurement Time Mode The following command selects measurement time mode SENS FI...

Page 131: ...M BEEP COND PASS To Lock Out the Front Panel Keys The following command locks out the front panel keys SYST KLOC For example to lock out the front panel keys OUTPUT 717 SYST KLOC ON To Check Contact Integrity at the Test Fixture The following command checks contacts at the test xture SENS FIMP CONT VER For example to enable the contact check function OUTPUT 717 SENS FIMP CONT VER ON To Use the Com...

Page 132: ...ns the primary parameter and 2 means the secondary parameter For example to set the reference values using the measured values to set to calculate the absolute value of deviation for the primary parameter and to set to calculate the percent of deviation for the secondary parameter OUTPUT 717 FETC ENTER 717 s1 d1 d2 OUTPUT 717 DATA REF1 d1 OUTPUT 717 DATA REF2 d2 OUTPUT 717 CALC1 MATH EXPR NAME DEV...

Page 133: ... and Recall Instrument Settings The following commands save and recall instrument settings SAV RCL To save the instrument settings to register no 1 OUTPUT 717 SAV 1 To recall the instrument settings from register no 1 OUTPUT 717 RCL 1 4 12 Remote Operation To Control from a Computer Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 134: ...o turn ON the continuous activation of the trigger system 3 Trigger the instrument at your desired time An external controller can trigger the instrument with one of the following two commands Command Query response Applicable trigger mode TRG Yes The measured result is read out GPIB trigger TRIG No All 4 To repeat measurement repeat Step 3 Starting up the trigger system at your desired time 1 If ...

Page 135: ...r detecting the completion of measurement in your program by using the information indicated by this register To detect the completion of measurement using SRQ use the following commands SRE STAT OPER ENAB The procedure is given below 1 Make the setup so that the 4263B generates an SRQ if bit 4 of the operation status event register is set to 1 2 Trigger the instrument to start a measurement 3 Per...

Page 136: ...nes 80 to 90 Enables bit 4 of the operation status event register and enables bit 7 of the status byte register Lines 100 to 120 Clears the status byte register and operation status event register Lines 140 to 150 Sets the branch destination of the SRQ interrupt and enables the SRQ interrupt Lines 160 to 180 Starts up the trigger system once to start the measurement and waits for the completion of...

Page 137: ...ed data for each measurement Available trigger mode Readout procedure Using the TRG GPIB trigger Executing TRG command Bus Readout Triggering the instrument Using the FETC command All Executing FETC Readout When you want to read out the data of several measurements in batch use the data bu er Note The TRIGGER command of HT BASIC has the same function as the TRG command 4 16 Remote Operation To Con...

Page 138: ...transfer format to the ASCII format Lines 90 to 100 Turns ON the trigger system continuous startup and sets the trigger mode to the GPIB trigger Lines 120 to 130 Reads out the ON OFF state of the comparator function and assigns it to the Comp ag variable Lines 170 to 210 After the trigger system state transitions to the trigger wait state triggers the instrument Line 230 If the Comp ag value is 1 ...

Page 139: ...ading out the measured result in ASCII transfer format by using the TRG command 4 18 Remote Operation To Control from a Computer Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 140: ... and comparator sorting result Note Binary data must be read out without formatting Therefore use an I O path Binary set up for such readout This is also applicable to Line 290 Line 290 If the Comp ag value is not 1 the comparator function is OFF reads out the measurement status measured primary parameter result and measured secondary parameter result Line 310 Reads out the message terminator at t...

Page 141: ... Reading out the measured result in binary transfer format using TRG command 4 20 Remote Operation To Control from a Computer Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 142: ...ystem continuous startup and sets the trigger mode to the external trigger Lines 120 to 130 Reads out the ON OFF state of the comparator function and assigns it into the Comp ag variable Lines 170 to 210 Makes the setup generate an SRQ when measurement nishes and clears the status byte register and operation status event register Lines 250 to 260 Sets the branch destination of the SRQ interrupt an...

Page 143: ...eading out the measured result in ASCII transfer format using the FETC command 4 22 Remote Operation To Control from a Computer Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 144: ...header part Line 360 If the Comp ag value is 1 the comparator function is ON reads out the measurement status measured primary parameter result measured secondary parameter result and comparator sorting result Note Binary data must be read out without formatting Therefore use an I O path Binary set up as such for readout This is also applicable to Line 380 Line 380 If the Comp ag value is not 1 th...

Page 145: ... 7 Reading out measured result in binary transfer format using FETC command 4 24 Remote Operation To Control from a Computer Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 146: ... later read out these results in batch The following commands use the data bu er function DATA DATA POIN DATA FEED DATA FEED CONT For example OPTION BASE 1 DIM D 600 OUTPUT 717 TRIG SOUR BUS OUTPUT 717 DATA POIN BUF1 200 OUTPUT 717 DATA FEED BUF1 CALC1 OUTPUT 717 DATA FEED CONT BUF1 ALW FOR I 1 TO 200 OUTPUT 717 TRIG NEXT I OUTPUT 717 DATA BUF1 ENTER 717 D PRINT D Remote Operation To Control from ...

Page 147: ...mpletion OUTPUT 717 STAT OPER ENAB 16 Enable Measuring bit of Operation Status Register OUTPUT 717 SRE 128 Enable Operation Status Register Summary bit REPEAT Wait until the Operation Status Register Summary A SPOLL 717 bit is set UNTIL BIT A 7 For example to generate an interrupt when an error occurs in the 4263B DIM Err 50 OUTPUT 717 CLS Clears status byte register OUTPUT 717 ESE 48 Sets Command...

Page 148: ...t Status Register ENTER 717 Estat PRINT Syntaz Error detected OUTPUT 717 SYST ERR Asks to output error number and message ENTER 717 Err Err PRINT Err Err ENABLE INTR 7 RETURN END Remote Operation To Control from a Computer 4 27 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 149: ...incorrect address and bad or loose GPIB cables If the 4263B Hangs Up When You Send the ABORt Command Send the device clear command to the 4263B For example CLEAR 717 4 28 Remote Operation To Control from a Computer Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 150: ...n a standard manner GPIB Commands GPIB commands can be separated into two groups common commands and subsystem commands Common Commands Common Commands are generally not measurement related but are used to manage macros status registers synchronizations are data storage All common commands begin with an asterisk Common commands are de ned in the IEEE 488 2 standard The common commands which can be...

Page 151: ...P CS LP LP IMAGinary PHASe D Q REAL LP LIMit BEEPer CONDition FAIL PASS STATe Boolean CLEar No Query FAIL Query Only LOWer DATA numeric value STATe Boolean STATe Boolean UPPer DATA numeric value STATe Boolean MATH EXPRession CATalog Query Only NAME DEV PCNT STATe Boolean PATH Query Only CALCulate 3 4 MATH STATe Boolean CALibration CABLe numeric value DATA DATA REF1 REF2 numeric value DATA BUF1 BUF...

Page 152: ...n SOURce FREQuency CW numeric value HZ KHZ VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude numeric value MV V OFFSet numeric value MV V SOURce INTernal EXTernal STATe Boolean STATus OPERation CONDition Query Only ENABle numeric value EVENt Query Only PRESet QUEStionable CONDition Query Only ENABle numeric value EVENt Query Only SYSTem BEEPer IMMediate No Query STATe Boolean ERRor Query Only KLOCk Boolean LFRequ...

Page 153: ... a command it speci es that the following command mnemonics a root level command Semicolon A semicolon separates two commands in the same message without changing the current path Common commands such as RST are not part of any subsystem The 4263B interprets then in the same way regardless of the current path setting Figure 5 1 shows examples of how to use the colon and semicolon to navigate e cie...

Page 154: ...onsist of the mnemonic separated by colons For example the command format for APERture of the SENSe FIMPedance subsystem is as follows FIMPedance APERture Mnemonics which are contractions of commands can also be used as commands In the above example FIMP APER can also be typed Common Command Syntax Common commands do not have a hierarchical structure They are just sent as follows CLS Parameters Th...

Page 155: ... all numeric parameter values and other special values for instance MAXimum MINimum or UP DOWN The special values available are described in the command s reference description Query response of numeric value is always a numeric value Boolean represents a single binary condition that is either ON or OFF Boolean allows the following parameters ON OFF In a program message 1 0 In a program message an...

Page 156: ...ge and after the last command mnemonic FIMP APER A response message may contain both commas semicolons as separators When a single query command returns multiple values a comma is used to separate each item When multiple queries are sent in the same message the group of data items corresponding to each query are separated by a semicolon For example the ctitious query QUERY QUERY2 might return a re...

Page 157: ...ed parameter is enabled Angular brackets enclose words or characters that are used to symbolize a program code parameter or an GPIB command Square brackets indicate that the enclosed items are optional f g When several items are enclosed by braces one and only one of these elements may be selected A vertical bar can be read as or and is used to separate alternative parameter options for example CA...

Page 158: ...xample ags that were set by the initiation of the trigger system Refer to Trigger System Unlike RST ABORt does not alter the settings programmed by other commands No query Note After the FETCh query the TRG command or the BASIC command TRIGGER command the ABORt command will cause the GPIB bus to hang up To avoid this clear the GPIB bus by sending the BASIC command CLEAR address before sending the ...

Page 159: ...system and the data output to the bus and display The CALCulate subsystem the SENSe subsystem the DATA subsystem and FETCh Query are used together to capture the measurement data COMMAND PARAMETER CALCulate 1 2 FORMat fREALjMLINearjCPjCSjLPjLSj IMAGinaryjPHASejDjQjREALjLPjRPjINVg LIMit BEEPer CONDition FAIL PASS STATe Boolean CLEar FAIL LOWer DATA numeric value STATe Boolean STATe Boolean UPPer DA...

Page 160: ...parallel resistance INV 1 N Reciprocal of turns ratio N For information on the selection of measurement parameters refer to To Select the Measurement Parameter in Chapter 4 Note The SENSe FUNCtion subsystem has priority over the CALCulate l 2 FORMat command That is When setting the SENS FUNC ON command the setting of the CALC 1 2 FORM command is restricted When the settings of these two commands d...

Page 161: ...CR measurement function addition CALCulatef1j2g LIMit BEEPer CONDition fFAlLjPASSg De nes comparator output to beeper FAIL Emits a beep when comparison result is FAIL High Low or No contact PASS Emits a beep when comparison result is PASS In This command is e ective when SYSTem BEEPer STATe and CALCulatef1j2g LIMit BEEPer STATe command is set to ON Query response is FAIL or PASS Note The comparato...

Page 162: ...c 09 999921013 to 9 999921013 MINimum 09 999921013 MAXimum 9 999921013 Query response is a numeric value in NR3 format CALCulatef1j2g LIMit LOWer STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g Sets or queries if the lower limit of the selected parameter is enabled OFF or 0 Disables the lower limit ON or 1 Enables the lower limit Query response is 0 or 1 CALCulatef1j2g LIMit STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g Sets or queries ...

Page 163: ...2g MATH STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g Sets or queries if math processing de ned by the CALCulate 1 2 MATH EXPRession NAME is enabled or not OFF or 0 Disables math processing ON or 1 Enables math processing Query response is 0 or 1 CALCulatef1j2g PATH Returns the CALCulate subsystems in the order in which they are to be performed query only The 4263B always processes measured data in order of CALCulat...

Page 164: ... m cable length 2 2 m cable length 4 4 m cable length The 4263B has four reference planes as follows Cable Length Available Frequency Range 0 m 100 Hz 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz1 100 kHz 1 m 100 Hz 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz1 100 kHz 2 m 100 Hz 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz1 4 m 100 Hz 120 Hz 1 kHz 1 Option 002 only Query response is a numeric value in NR1 format GPIB Reference 5 15 Artisan Technolog...

Page 165: ...alue for the deviation measurement which is controlled by the CALCulate 1 2 MATH subsystem command REF1 and REF2 can store only one value for each bu er and this command will overwrite the value REF1 Reference value for the primary parameter REF2 Reference value for the secondary parameter Query response of DATA DATA retrieves REF1 or REF2 according to the format determined by the FORMat subsystem...

Page 166: ...at data will be stored from the head of the bu er Query response is set1 set2 setn Where set1 Data set of the rst measured point set2 Data set of the second measured point setn Data set of the last measured point Every data sets contains the following data stat data comp Where stat Measurement status 0 Normal 1 Overload 2 No contact data Measurement data comp Comparison result 0 Comparator OFF 1 I...

Page 167: ...TA FEED is set to null string DATA FEED CONTrol query needs the parameter BUF1 or BUF2 which is the name of the data bu er to be read So the query form is DATA FEED CONTrol BUF1 or DATA FEED CONTrol BUF2 ALWays Feeds data into the data bu er whenever new data is available NEVer Does not feed the data into the data bu er Query response is ALW or NEV DATA POINts f BUF1 j BUF2 g numeric value Sets or...

Page 168: ...isplay is set to ON or OFF OFF or 0 Sets the display OFF blank ON or 1 Set the display ON Query response is 0 or 1 DISPlay WINDow TEXT1 DIGit f3j4j5g Sets the number of display digits 3 3 digits display 4 4 digits display 5 5 digits display Query response is 3 4 or 5 DISPlay WINDow TEXT1 PAGE f1j2g Selects the displayed data 1 Measurement Display 2 Comparison Display Query response is 1 or 2 GPIB ...

Page 169: ...tting and averaging rate 3 Displays the trigger delay and cable length 4 Displays the comparator limit for the primary parameter 5 Displays the comparator limit for the secondary parameter 6 Displays the level monitor value Query response is 0 1 2 3 4 or 5 5 20 GPIB Reference Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 170: ... primary parameter data2 Measurement data of the secondary parameter comp1 Comparison result of the primary parameter no output when comparator is OFF comp2 Comparison result of the secondary parameter no output when comparator is OFF 1 In 2 High 4 Low 8 No Contact Data format is speci ed by FORMat subsystem For more information refer to To Trigger a Measurement in Chapter 4 GPIB Reference 5 21 Ar...

Page 171: ...ation ASCii Sets the data transfer format to ASCII AL 64 Sets the data transfer format to IEEE 754 oating point numbers of the speci ed length of 64 bit For details on data transfer formats see Data Transfer Format Query response is ASK or REAL 64 5 22 GPIB Reference Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 172: ...ate and complete one full trigger cycle returning to Idle state on completion No query If the 4263B is not in Idle state or if INITiate CONTinuous is set to ON an INITiate IMMediate command has no e ect on the trigger system ad an error 213 is generated lNITiate CONTinuous fONjOFFj1j0g Sets or queries whether the trigger system is continuously initiated or not OFFor0 Does not initiate the trigger ...

Page 173: ... value MOHMjOHMjKOHMjMAOHM FUNCtion CONCurrent Boolean COUNt ON sensor function SENSe AVERage COUNt numeric value Sets or queries the averaging rate numeric value is numeric 1 to 256 MINimum 1 MAXimum 256 Query response is a numeric value in NR1 format SENSe AVERage STATe f ON j OFF j 1 j 0 g Sets or queries if averaging is enabled OFF or 0 Disables averaging ON or 1 Enables averaging Query respon...

Page 174: ...PEN SHORT or LOAD correction no query The 4263B has three correction functions as follows STANdard1 Performs the OPEN correction STANdard2 Performs the SHORT correction STANdard3 Performs the LOAD correction The reference value of the LOAD correction is de ned by SENSe CORRection CKIT STANdard3 command The short forms of STANdard1 STANdard2 and STANdard3 are STAN1 STAN2 and STAN3 respectively This...

Page 175: ...easurement error correction function is enabled OFF or 0 Disables the correction function ON or 1 Enables the correction function Query response is 0 or 1 SENSe FIMPedance APERture numeric value MSjS Sets or queries measurement time mode Short Medium or Long numeric value is numeric 0 025 Short 0 065 Medium or 0 500 Long s Query response is a numeric value in NR3 format SENSe FIMPedance CONTact VE...

Page 176: ... at a time This command works with the SENSe FUNCtion ON command and the CALCulate 1 2 FORMat command to select measurement parameter When setting SENSe FUNCtion CONCurrent from OFF to ON or ON to OFF the SENSe FUNCtion ON CALCulate 1 2 FORMat settings are a ected as follows Command SENSe FUNCtion CONCurrent OFF to ON ON to OFF SENSe FUNCtion ON Not a ected FIMPedance CALCulate1 FORMat Not a ected...

Page 177: ...Se FUNCtion ON command is used in collaboration with the SENSe FUNCtion CONCurrent command When SENS FUNC CONC is set to OFF the SENS FUNC ON command selects only one sensor function That is when any one sensor function is selected the others will all be cancelled automatically When SENS FUNC CONC is set to ON the SENS FUNC ON command selects two sensor function s For example when SENS FUNC FRES F...

Page 178: ...ric value MVjV Sets or queries the test signal level numeric value is numeric 20 to 1000 mV 5 mV step MINimum 20 mV MAXimum 1 V Query response is a numeric value in NR3 format SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate OFFSet numeric value MVjV Sets or queries the DC bias voltage numeric value is numeric 0 1 5 2 V MINimum 0 V MAXimum 2 V Query response is a numeric value in NR3 format SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMM...

Page 179: ...1 j 0 g Sets or queries whether or not DC bias output is enabled OFF or 0 Disables DC bias output ON or 1 Enables DC bias output Query response is 0 or 1 5 30 GPIB Reference Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 180: ... ENABle numeric value Sets the enable register of the Operation Status Register Group numeric value numeric Decimal expression of the contents of the register Query response is a numeric value in NR1 format STATus PRESet Clears the Operation Status and Questionable Status groups Both the event and enable registers are cleared No query STATus QUEStionable EVENt Returns the contents of the event reg...

Page 181: ...meric value is numeric value Decimal expression of the contents of the register The 4263B has no operation to report the event to the Questionable Status Event Register Query response is a numeric value in NR1 format 5 32 GPIB Reference Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 182: ...tions including the error beep Query response is 0 or 1 SYSTem ERRor Return the number and message of existing error in the 4263B s error queue Query only SYSTem KLOCk fONjOFFj1j0g Sets or queries whether the front panel keys of the 4263B are locked ONor 1 Locks the front panel keys OFFor 0 Does not lock the front panel keys Query response is 0 or 1 SYSTem LFRequency numeric value Sets or queries ...

Page 183: ...ry DC bias source Internal Back up memory DC bias setup 0 V Back up memory DC bias ON OFF state OFF None Correction ON OFF state ON OFF None Correction method OPEN SHORT EEPROM Correction data Cleared No e ect EEPROM Cable length 0 m EEPROM Beep ON OFF state ON EEPROM Beep mode FAIL mode EEPROM Data transfer format ASCII EEPROM Power line frequency No e ect EEPROM GPIB Address No e ect EEPROM Key ...

Page 184: ...numeric value MS millisecond S second Query response is a numeric value in NR3 format TRIGger IMMediate Causes the trigger to execute a measurement regardless of the trigger state No query TRIGger SOURce fBUSjEXTernaljINTernaljMANualg Sets or queries the trigger mode BUS Sets the BUS trigger mode EXTernal Sets the External trigger mode INTernal Sets the Internal trigger mode MANual Sets the Manual...

Page 185: ... consists of four elds separated by commas Query only Query response is eld 1 eld 2 eld 3 eld 4 where eld 1 Manufacturer eld 2 MOdel number always 4263B eld 33 Serial number is HP format like 2419J00100 eld 44 Firmware version number like 01 00 3LRN Returns a sequence of commands which de nes the 4263B s current state Query only 3OPC Tells the 4263B to set bit 0 OPC bit in the Standard Event Statu...

Page 186: ... be set to 0 3SRE Queries the contents of the Status Byte Enable Register Query response is a numeric value in NR1 format 3STB Queries the contents of the Status Byte Register Query only Query response is a numeric value in NR1 format 3TRG Triggers the 4263B when the trigger mode is set to Bus trigger mode No query 3TST Executes an internal self test and the test result as the sum of the error cor...

Page 187: ...4263B 3WAI Makes the 4263B wait until all previously sent commands are completed No query 5 38 GPIB Reference Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 188: ...control signal when it requires the controller to perform a task When the 4263B generates an SRQ it also sets Bits 6 of the Status Byte Register RQS Request Service bit Service Request Enable Register allows an application programmer to select which summary messages in the Status Byte Register may cause service requests Illustrates in status byte GPIB Reference 5 39 Artisan Technology Group Qualit...

Page 189: ...ription 7 128 Operation Status Register Summary Bit 6 64 Request Service Bit This bit is set when any enabled bit of the Status Byte Register has been set which indicates 4263B has at least one reason for requesting service SPOLL resets this bit 5 32 Standard Event Status Register Summary Bit 4 16 Message Available Bit This bit is set whenever the 4263B has data available in the Output Queue and i...

Page 190: ...nd is one of the simplest You can program it using GPIB common commands ESE and ESR Refer to ESE command and ESR command in Command Reference Figure 5 4 Standard Event Status Register GPIB Reference 5 41 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 191: ...ides two Standard Operation Status group Operation Status Register group an d Questionable Status Register group which can be accessed using the STATus subsystem commands Refer to STATus subsystem in GPIB Commands As a beginner you will rarely need to use this group The individual bit assignment of these registers are given in Operation Status Register and Questionable Status Register later in thi...

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Page 193: ...stabilize enough to begin a measurement 0 Always 0 zero Table 5 7 Operation Status Event Register Assignments Bit No Bit Weight Description 10 15 Always 0 zero 9 512 This bit is set when the BUF2 has become full 8 256 This bit is set when the BUF1 has become full 7 128 This bit is set when the correction data measurement has completed 6 Always 0 zero 5 32 This bit is set when the 4263B has become ...

Page 194: ...ble 5 8 Questionable Status Register Assignments Bit No Bit Weight Description 15 0 Always 0 Zero GPIB Reference 5 45 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 195: ...5 6 shows the con guration of the 4263B trigger system Each undashed block is called a trigger state The 4263B moves between adjacent states depending on its conditions The power ON state is called the Idle state You can force the 4263B to the idle state using the ABORt or RST command The Initiate and Trigger Event Detection state branches to next state regardless of whether the 4263B satis es the...

Page 196: ...o continue the downward path DELay The TRIGger DELay command allows you to specify a time delay after trigger signal is detected For example you may want to delay acquiring data until 5 ms after the positive edge to allow the measured signal to settle Sending RST sets TRUGger DELay to zero IMMediate The TRIGger IMMediate command bypasses event detection DELay quali cations one time The upward path...

Page 197: ...ppropriate The numbers are separated by commas as speci ed in IEEE 488 2 Figure 5 8 NR1 Format Figure 5 9 NR2 Format Figure 5 10 NR3 Format For example expressions for 1000 are 1000 NR1 format 1000 0 NR2 format 1 0E3 NR3 format 5 48 GPIB Reference Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 198: ...e data format used by the HP Technical computers such as the HP 9000 series 200 300 computers The real number RN represented in oating point format is provided by the following format When 0 e 2047 11111111111 2 RN 01 s 2 2 EXP 1023 2 1 f 252 When e 0 RN 01 s 2 2 l022 2 f 252 When e 0 f 0 RN 0 Where s Value of sign part binary e Value of exponential part binary EXP Decimal expression of exponentia...

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Page 200: ...g Electrolytic Capacitors Sample Program This example shows how to measure electrolytic capacitors using a handler 1 Set up the measurement system The following gure shows a typical system Figure 6 1 Measuring Electrolytic Capacitors Application Measurement 6 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 201: ... ENTER Hp4263 A 270 280 DISP Short the test leads then press the Continue 290 PAUSE 300 DISP SHORT Correction 310 OUTPUT Hp4263 SENS CORR COLL STAN2 320 OUTPUT Hp4263 OPC 330 ENTER Hp4263 A 340 350 DISP Connect DUT then press the Continue 360 PAUSE 370 DISP 380 390 OUTPUT Hp4263 CALC1 LIM UPP 1 05E 6 LOW 0 95E 6 400 OUTPUT Hp4263 CALC2 LIM UPP 0 1 LOW STAT OFF 410 OUTPUT Hp4263 CALC1 LIM STAT ON 4...

Page 202: ...he 4263B and clears the status byte register Lines 110 to 130 Set measurement parameters to Cs D Line 150 Sets test signal level to 1 V Line 160 Sets test signal frequency to 100 Hz Line 170 Sets measurement time mode to Short Line 180 and 190 Set measurement range to 1 k Lines 210 to 260 Perform an OPEN correction Lines 280 to 330 Perform a SHORT correction Lines 350 to 370 Prompt the operator to...

Page 203: ...rnal Line 440 Sets data transfer format to 64 bit real transfer format Lines 460 to 510 Set size of data bu ers BUF1 and BUF2 to 200 set to feed the Cs to BUF1 and D to BUF2 and set to feed data into the data bu ers whenever new data is available Lines 530 and 540 Enable the BUF1 and BUF2 full bits of the operation status register and the operation status register summary bit of the status byte re...

Page 204: ... and the test signal source resistor For example when the test signal frequency is 100 120 Hz and the measurement time mode is Short the following gure shows the relation between the trigger delay time and the additional error Application Measurement 6 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 205: ...the engineering key or and press 5 Select the L2 N measurement mode Press Select L2 using or and press Then select N using or and press a Perform the OPEN correction to cancel the test xture s stray admittance i Short the test leads corresponding to the A and B terminals of the 16060A Short the test leads corresponding to the COMMON terminals of the 16060A ii Press to display the OPEN correction m...

Page 206: ...t the deviation measurement menu by selecting Exit c Connect the alligator clips to the transformer to be measured as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Connecting a Transformer The measurement results are shown below In this example the A B switch was on the N 1 setting This means that the displayed L2 value is the inductance of the winding on the side of the transformer that is connected to the A te...

Page 207: ...electing Exit c The measurement results are shown below Again L2 corresponds to the side of the transformer connected to the A terminal since the A B switch is on N 1 7 Measure L2 R2 a Press Select L2 and press Then select R2 and press b Set the deviation measurement function to cancel the residual impedance again because changing the measurement parameter resets the deviation measurement function...

Page 208: ...inductance coil or transformer set the trigger delay time Tw to prevent a transient of the test signal due to the inductance of the DUT and the resistance of the DUT and the test signal source Tw k 2 L 25 DCR where k is the constant 5 to 20 L is the measured inductance value H DCR is the measured DC Resistance value Rdc or R2 Refer to Test Current Level in Chapter 3 for more information Applicatio...

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Page 210: ...p you to work more e ciently The following sections are included Characteristics Example Parallel Series Circuit Mode Four Terminal Pair Con guration Measurement Contacts Correction Function of the 4263B Impedance Measurement Basics 7 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 211: ...parameter values dependent upon its operating conditions The measured values most useful in actual applications are obtained from precise measurement under the actual operating conditions Figure 7 1 Typical Characteristics of Components 7 2 Impedance Measurement Basics Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 212: ...le 7 1 Parallel Series Circuit Model Circuit Model Measurement Function De nition of D Q and G Cp Model Cp D Cp Q Cp G D 1 2 fCpRp 1 Q Cs Model Cs D Cs Q Cs Rs D 2 fCsRs 1 Q Lp Model Lp D Lp Q Lp G Q Rp 2 fLp 1 D Ls Model Ls D Ls Q Ls Rs Q 2 fLs Rs 1 D Impedance Measurement Basics 7 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 213: ...ent involves a large value of capacitance low reactance Rs has relatively more signi cance than Rp so the series circuit model Cs D Cs Q or Cs Rs is the one to use Refer to Figure 7 2 b Figure 7 2 Capacitance Circuit Model Selection The following are rules of thumb for selecting the circuit model according to the reactance of the capacitor Above approx 10 k Use parallel circuit model Below approx ...

Page 214: ...comes more signi cant than Rs So a measurement in the parallel circuit model Lp D Lp Q or Lp G is more suitable Refer to Figure 7 3 b Figure 7 3 Inductance Circuit Model Selection The following are rules of thumb for selecting the circuit model according to the reactance of the inductor Above approx 10 k Use the parallel circuit model Below approx 10 Use the series circuit model Between above valu...

Page 215: ...ir Measurement Principle The four terminal pair measurement method has the advantage in both low and high impedance measurements The outer shield conductors work as the return path for the measurement signal current they are not grounded The same current ows through both the center conductors and outer shield conductors in opposite directions so no external magnetic elds are generated around the c...

Page 216: ...ath between the LCR Meter and DUT should be as short as possible 2 For a four terminal pair measurement circuit con guration the outer shields of HCUR and HPOT LCUR and LPOT terminals must all be connected together at a point as near as possible to the DUT Figure 7 5 Measurement Contacts Impedance Measurement Basics 7 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www ...

Page 217: ...e center conductor of the test leads should be kept as short as possible as shown in Figure 7 7 A If four terminal pair connections are close to the point where contact is made with the DUT interconnect the shields of the measurement terminals to the conductor to reduce the in uence of the stray capacitance to ground as shown in Figure 7 7 b Figure 7 7 Reducing Capacitance to Ground 7 8 Impedance ...

Page 218: ...ed to the two terminal method Select a test xture which can hold the DUT tight to stabilize the connection and to give the lowest contact resistance Figure 7 8 Contact Con guration Extending Test Leads If you need to extend your test leads and measurement contact cannot be made using the four terminal pair con guration use the connection shown in Figure 7 9 Figure 7 9 Measurement Contacts for Test...

Page 219: ...ure 7 10 Example of DUT Guard Plate Connection Shielding Shielding minimizes the e ects of electrical noise picked up by the test leads So provide a shield plate and connect it to the outer shield conductors of the four terminal pair test leads as shown in Figure 7 11 Figure 7 11 Guard Shield 7 10 Impedance Measurement Basics Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURC...

Page 220: ...nimize CHL and CPC by arranging your test leads as shown in Figure 7 12 If CHL is large the valid range of the contact check is reduced If CPC is larger than about 3 pF the contact check function may perceive that the DUT is connected even if it is not Figure 7 12 Stray Capacitance Causing Contact Check Error Impedance Measurement Basics 7 11 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaran...

Page 221: ...ection Correct for stray admittance and residual impedance of the test xture Measurements using an Agilent test xture directly connected to the UNKNOWN terminals OPEN SHORT LOAD Correction Correct complicated errors that cannot be removed by the OPEN SHORT correction Measurements using a test xture that has complicated residuals such as custom made xtures Measurement using a non Agilent extension ...

Page 222: ...rection and the OPEN SHORT correction are used Measurement using a xture that has complicated residual errors Perform the OPEN SHORT LOAD correction using a LOAD standard Impedance Measurement Basics 7 13 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 223: ...to 1 k device as the LOAD standard It can be measured accurately by LCR meters When measuring a DUT of one impedance value it is recommended that the LOAD standard have a impedance value close to that of the DUT It is important to use the stable LOAD standard not susceptable to in uences of environment such as temperature or magnetic elds From this viewpoit capacitors or resistors are better suite...

Page 224: ... information regarding the 4263B This chapter is made up of the following sections Speci cations Supplemental Performance Characteristics Speci cations 8 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 225: ...ce Rdc DC resistance four terminal pair con guration R2 DC resistance two terminal con guration Measurement Conditions Test Signal Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz option 002 only and 100 kHz Test Signal Frequency Accuracy 60 01 100 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz and 100 kHz 61 120 Hz Test Signal Level VOSC 20 mV to 1 Vrms 5 mV resolution Test Signal Accuracy 6 10 10 mV 50 mV Vosc 1...

Page 226: ...ange D 0 0001 to 9 9999 Q 0 1 to 9999 9 6 0180 to 180 Rdc 1 m to 100 M Measurement Accuracy The following conditions must be met 1 Warm up time 15 min 2 OPEN and SHORT corrections have been performed 3 Test Signal Level Vosc 50 mV 100 mV 250 mV 500 mV 1 V Measurement accuracy at Vosc other than above listed points is typical data 4 Ambient temperature 23 6 5 C Within the temperature T range of 0 t...

Page 227: ...he setup range value and is given in Table 8 1 A B and C are given in Table 8 1 D is given in Table 8 2 E is given in Table 8 3 L C X B accuracies apply when Dx measured D value 0 1 When Dx 0 1 multiply Ae by p1 D2 x R G accuracies apply when Qx measured Q value 0 1 When Qx 0 1 multiply Ae by p1 Q2 x The accuracy of G above applies when in G B mode Figure 8 1 Conversion Diagram 8 4 Speci cations A...

Page 228: ... 16 0 02 0 015 1 k jZxj 10 k 1 k 100 jZxj 1 k 100 10 jZxj 100 100 1 jZxj 10 10 0 5 0 17 0 055 0 02 0 13 0 12 0 02 0 01 0 2 0 2 0 02 0 015 100 m jZxj 1 1 0 85 0 85 0 09 0 02 0 5 0 4 0 09 0 02 0 4 0 4 0 03 0 01 0 4 0 4 0 03 0 015 1 m jZxj 100 m 100 m 0 85 0 85 0 29 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 29 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 095 0 03 0 4 0 4 0 075 0 03 1 When the DC Bias is set to ON 0 075 0 045 2 Multiply the number by the foll...

Page 229: ...0 0 6 0 6 0 05 0 03 0 97 0 97 0 11 0 1 100 m jZxj 1 1 0 6 0 6 0 05 0 03 0 97 0 97 0 11 0 1 1 m jZxj 100 m 100 m 0 6 0 6 0 14 0 06 0 97 0 97 0 14 0 1 1 1 V DC 2 500 mV 1 Multiply the number by the following error when the cable length is 1 m or 2m 1 m 22 5 2 m 24 2 Use 10 k as the Zs value even if the jZxj value is 100 k jZxj 1 M Table 8 2 Measurement Accuracy Parameter D Cable Length D Test Signal...

Page 230: ...ed C value F Lx is the measured L value H De is the D accuracy f is the test signal frequency Hz G accuracy described in this paragraph applies when the Cp G and Lp G combinations and Dx measured D value 1 Rs Accuracy RSe RSe Xx 2 De Where De is the D accuracy Xx is given as Xx 2 fLx 1 2 fCx Where Cx is the measured C value F Lx is the measured L value H De is the D accuracy f is the measurement f...

Page 231: ...e Dx 7 De Where RPx is the measured Rp De is the D accuracy Dx is the measured D Accuracy applies when Dx measured D value 0 1 8 8 Speci cations Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 232: ...ary measurement parameters Save Recall Ten instrument setups can be saved recalled from the internal non volatile memory Continuous Memory Capability If the instrument is turned OFF or if a power failure occurs the instrument settings are automatically saved Key Lock Disables key input from the front panel Contact Check Function Detects contact failure between the test xture and device to assure t...

Page 233: ...1000 3 3 1995 IEC 1000 3 3 1994 Complies with EN 50082 1 1992 IEC 801 2 1991 4 kV CD 8 kV AD Complies with EN 50082 1 1992 IEC 801 3 1984 3 V m Complies with EN 50082 1 1992 IEC 801 4 1988 0 5 kV Signal Lines 1 kV Power Lines This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES 001 Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB 001 du Canada Dimensions approximately 320 W by 100 H by 300 D mm Weight approxim...

Page 234: ...mV 1 V multiply the Ae value by the following K value Test Signal Level K 20 mV Vosc 50 mV 50 Vosc mV 50 mV Vosc 100 mV 100 Vosc mV 100 mV Vosc 250 mV 250 Vosc mV 250 mV Vosc 500 mV 500 Vosc mV 500 mV Vosc 1 V 1000 Vosc mV Level Monitor Accuracy Level monitor accuracy is calculated as follows 6 Test signal accuracy Measurement accuracy 1 Where Test signal accuracy Vosc mV 20 1 10 mV Vosc mV Measur...

Page 235: ...uency 100 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 100 kHz 0 m 20 H 2 H 2 H 2 H 2 H 1 m 2 m 4 m 200 H 20 H 20 H 20 H 20 H E Test Signal Frequency 100 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 100 kHz 200 kH 2 5 kH 25 H 6 25 H 0 25 H M accuracy Me Me L2e AEM where AEM is the additional error for M AEM B 2 L2x Mx 01 where B is given in Table 8 1 L2x is the measured L2 value the primary side H Mx is the measured M value H 8 12 S...

Page 236: ...00 kHz Short 0 7 0 3 0 35 0 7 1 1 Medium Long 0 35 0 3 0 35 0 7 1 1 G Cable Length Test Signal Frequency 100 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 100 kHz 0 m 20 H 2 H 2 H 2 H 2 H 1 m 2 m 4 m 200 H 20 H 20 H 20 H 20 H H1 Measurement Time Mode Test Signal Frequency 100 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz 100 kHz2 Short 0 055 0 02 0 02 0 05 0 11 Medium Long 0 02 0 01 0 015 0 03 0 1 1 When the test signal level is not 1...

Page 237: ... Test Signal Level J 20 mV Vosc 50 mV 50 Vosc mV 26 50 mV Vosc 100 mV 100 Vosc mV 23 100 mV Vosc 250 mV 250 Vosc mV 22 250 mV Vosc 500 mV 500 Vosc mV 500 mV Vosc 1 V 1000 Vosc mV For example the following gure shows the relation between the N value the self inductance L2 value and the measurement error when the test signal frequency is 1 kHz and the measurement time is Medium Long 8 14 Speci catio...

Page 238: ...mand to EOM end of measurement signal output at the handler interface port Hold range mode display mode OFF 2 When DC bias is ON Total Measurement Time ms Td Tzm2 Where Td is the trigger delay time ms Tzm2 is given in Table 8 5 last column Table 8 5 Measurement Time DC Bias ON Measurement Time Mode Test Signal Frequency Test Signal Level Tzm21 Short 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz All 35 40 ms 100 Hz 120 Hz ...

Page 239: ... in Table 8 4 Tnm is given in Table 8 7 Table 8 7 Additional Measurement Time for N and M Measurement Measurement Time Mode Tnm N approx 10 N approx 10 Short 30 ms 60 ms Medium 80 ms 160 ms Long 500 ms 1000 ms Maximum DC Bias Current Measurement Range Maximum DC Bias Current 0 1 to 100 100 mA 1 k 10 k 1 mA 100 k 1 M 10 A DC Bias Settling Time The time for the DUT to be charged 99 9 is as follows 3...

Page 240: ...where C is the capacitance value of capacitor F Figure 8 2 Maximum Capacitor Voltage Caution Do not apply DC voltage or current to the UNKNOWN terminals Doing so will damage the 4263B Before you measure a capacitor be sure the capacitor is fully discharged Recall time of the saved instrument setup approx 200 ms Speci cations 8 17 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 S...

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Page 242: ... provides information on how to maintain the 4263B 4263B maintenance consists of performance tests and functional tests Maintenance 9 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 243: ...te 16380A 1 P Standard Capacitor Set No Substitute 16380C 1 P OPEN Termination No Substitute 42090A 16074A 1 P SHORT Termination No Substitute 42091A 16074A 1 P Power Splitter No Substitute p n 04192 61001 1 F 1 m Test Leads No Substitute 16048A 1 P F 2 m Test Leads No Substitute 16048D 1 P 4 m Test Leads No Substitute 16048E 1 P Transformer Test Fixture No Substitute 16060A 1 F Interface Box No S...

Page 244: ...mance testing the 4263B Equipment which equals or surpasses the key required speci cations of the recommended equipment may be used as a substitute Calculation Sheet The calculation sheet is used as an aid for recording raw measurement data and for calculating the performance test results The performance test procedure gives the test sequence for performing a test the complete set of measurement d...

Page 245: ... 4263B for the Performance Tests This section shows the 4263B measurement condition setting procedures which are used in the performance tests 1 Resetting the 4263B a Press to display the reset menu b Select Yes using or and press 2 Measurement Parameter Settings a Press to display the measurement parameter setting menu b Select the desired primary parameter using or and press c Select the desired...

Page 246: ...at the 120 Hz setting is actually 119 048Hz and it is speci ed as 120 Hz 6 1 Test Equipment Description Recommended Model Universal Counter 5334B 61 cm BNC m BNC m Cable p n 8120 1839 Procedure 1 Reset the 4263B 2 Set up the equipment as shown in Figure 9 1 Figure 9 1 Test Signal Frequency Accuracy Test Setup Maintenance 9 5 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE...

Page 247: ...the result into the performance test record 6 Press to change the test signal frequency and perform this test for all the frequency settings listed in Table 9 2 Table 9 2 Frequency Accuracy Test Settings Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz 120 Hz 1 kHz 10 kHz 20 kHz1 100 kHz 1 Option 002 only 9 6 Maintenance Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 248: ...et up the equipment as shown in Figure 9 2 Figure 9 2 Test Signal Level Accuracy Test Setup 3 Set the 3458A Multimeter to the Synchronously Sub sample AC voltage measurement mode using the following procedure a Press 4ACV5 to set the measurement mode to AC voltage b Press 4Shift5 4S5 495 495 495 to display SETACV c Press 475 495 495 495 to display SYNC then press 4Enter5 4 Set the test signal leve...

Page 249: ...mance test record 8 Change the test signal settings by using and to perform this test for all settings listed in Table 9 3 Table 9 3 Level Accuracy Test Settings Test Signal Level Test Signal Frequency 50 mV 100 Hz 20 kHz1 100 kHz 250 mV 100 Hz 20 kHz1 100 kHz 1 V 100 Hz 20 kHz1 100 kHz 1 Option 002 only 9 8 Maintenance Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www ...

Page 250: ...he 4263B 2 Set up the equipment as shown in Figure 9 3 If the Interface Box p n 04284 65007 is not available use the following cables and adapters as a substitute and setup the equipment as shown in Figure 9 4 Description Recommended Model 30 cm BNC m BNC m Cable p n 8120 1838 2 ea 2BNCs m to 3 Alligator Clips Test Lead p n 8120 1661 Tee BNC m f f Adapter p n 1250 0781 2 ea Figure 9 3 DC Bias Leve...

Page 251: ...ulate the test result according to the calculation sheet and record the result into the performance test record 7 Change the DC bias voltage using the following procedure to perform this test for all settings listed in Table 9 4 a Press to display the DC Bias Setting b Select the desired DC bias voltage using or and press Table 9 4 Bias Level Accuracy Test Settings DC Bias Level 0 V 1 5 V 2 V 9 10...

Page 252: ...or Set 16380C 100 m Standard Resistor 42033A1 100 k Standard Resistor 42039A1 2 OPEN Termination 42090A2 SHORT Termination 42091A2 1 Part of 42030A Standard Resistor Set 2 16074A can be used as a substitute Procedure 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode LONG 1 Record the 16380A 16380C and 42030A calibration values on the calculation sheet 2 Reset the 4263B 3 Connect the OPEN te...

Page 253: ...ent Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Default Setting Test Signal Frequency 100 kHz Trigger Mode Man 10 Connect the 10 pF Standard Capacitor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals 11 Press to start the measurement 12 Record the 4263B readings of Cp and D on the calculation sheet 13 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record the results into the performance test record 14...

Page 254: ...t conditions as follows Measurement Parameter Cp D Measurement Time Mode MED Test Signal Level 500 mV Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz Trigger Mode Man 16 Connect the 0 01 F Standard Capacitor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals 17 Press to start the measurement 18 Record the 4263B readings of Cp and D on the calculation sheet 19 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record th...

Page 255: ... and D on the calculation sheet 25 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record the results into the performance test record 26 Perform the test at 100 kHz Table 9 7 0 m Capacitance Measurement Test SHORT Settings Standard Test Signal Frequency 0 01 F 100 Hz 100 kHz 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test DC Bias ON 27 Set the 4263B measurement conditions as follows M...

Page 256: ...s Setting Standard Test Signal Frequency 1 F 1 kHz 0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode LONG 34 Set the 4263B measurement conditions as follows Measurement Parameter R X Measurement Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz Trigger Mode Man 35 Connect the 100 m Standard Resistor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals 36 Press to start the measurement 37 Record ...

Page 257: ...record the result into the performance test record Table 9 10 0 m Resistance Measurement Test MED Settings Standard Test Signal Frequency 100 m 100 Hz 0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode SHORT 45 Set the 4263B measurement conditions as follows Measurement Parameter R X Measurement Time Mode SHORT Test Signal Level 500 mV Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz Trigger Mode Man 46 Connect ...

Page 258: ...gnal Level 1 V Trigger Mode Man 51 Connect the 100 m Standard Resistor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals 52 Press to start the measurement 53 Record the 4263B readings of Rdc on the calculation sheet 54 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record the result into the performance test record 55 Perform this test for the 100 k Standard Resistor Maintenance 9 17 Artisan Tec...

Page 259: ...tion 42090A2 SHORT Termination 42091A2 Test Leads 1 m 16048A Adapter BNC f BNC f p n 1250 0080 4 ea 1 Part of 42030A Standard Resistor Set 2 16074A can be used as a substitute Procedure 1 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test 1 Record the 16380A the 16380C and the 42030A calibration values on the calculation sheet 2 Reset the 4263B 3 Set the cable length to 1 m using the following procedure a Pr...

Page 260: ...he 4263B measurement conditions as follows Measurement Parameter Cp D Default Setting Measurement Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Default Setting Test Signal Frequency 1 kHz Default Setting Trigger Mode Man 11 Connect the 100 pF Standard Capacitor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 1 m Test Leads and four BNC f BNC f Adapters 12 Press to start the measurement 13 Record the 4263B readi...

Page 261: ...ement Parameter R X Measurement Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz Trigger Mode Man 17 Connect the 100 m Standard Resistor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 1 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 18 Press to start the measurement 19 Record the 4263B readings of R on the calculation sheet 20 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet ...

Page 262: ...263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 1 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 24 Press to start the measurement 25 Record the 4263B readings of Rdc on the calculation sheet 26 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record the result into the performance test record 27 Perform this test for the 100 k standard resistor Maintenance 9 21 Artisan Technology Group Quality In...

Page 263: ...mination 42090A2 SHORT Termination 42091A2 Test Leads 2m 16048D Adapter BNC f BNC f p n 1250 0080 4 ea 1 Part of 42030A Standard Resistor Set 2 16074A can be used as a substitute Procedure 2 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test 1 Record the 16380A 16380C and 42030A calibration values on the calculation sheet 2 Reset the 4263B 3 Set the cable length to 2 m using the following procedure a Press t...

Page 264: ... Set the 4263B measurement conditions as follows Measurement Parameter Cp D Default Setting Measurement Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Default Setting Test Signal Frequency 1 kHz Default Setting Trigger Mode Man 11 Connect the 100 pF Standard Capacitor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 2 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 12 Press to start the measurement 13 Record the 4263B...

Page 265: ...rameter R X Measurement Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz Trigger Mode Man 17 Connect the 100 m Standard Resistor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 2 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 18 Press to start the measurement 19 Record the 4263B readings of R on the calculation sheet 20 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and reco...

Page 266: ...263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 2 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 24 Press to start the measurement 25 Record the 4263B readings of DCR on the calculation sheet 26 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record the result into the performance test record 27 Perform this test for the 100 k standard resistor Maintenance 9 25 Artisan Technology Group Quality In...

Page 267: ...mination 42090A2 SHORT Termination 42091A2 Test Leads 4 m 16048E Adapter BNC f BNC f p n 1250 0080 4 ea 1 Part of 42030A Standard Resistor Set 2 16074A can be used as a substitute Procedure 4 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test 1 Record the 16380A 16380C and 42030A calibration values on the calculation sheet 2 Reset the 4263B 3 Set the cable length to 4 m using the following procedure a Press ...

Page 268: ...he 4263B measurement conditions as follows Measurement Parameter Cp D Default Setting Measurement Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Default Setting Test Signal Frequency 1 kHz Default Setting Trigger Mode Man 11 Connect the 100 pF Standard Capacitor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 4 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 12 Press to start the measurement 13 Record the 4263B readi...

Page 269: ...ent Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Test Signal Frequency 100 Hz Trigger Mode Man 17 Connect the 100 m Standard Resistor to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 4 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 18 Press to start the measurement 19 Record the 4263B readings of R on the calculation sheet 20 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record the result into t...

Page 270: ...263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 4 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters 24 Press to start the measurement 25 Record the 4263B readings of Rdc on the calculation sheet 26 Calculate the test results according to the calculation sheet and record the result into the performance test record 27 Perform this test for the 100 k standard resistor Maintenance 9 29 Artisan Technology Group Quality In...

Page 271: ...nal Frequency Multimeter Reading a Test Result Equation 50 mV 100 Hz mV a 0 50 0 mV 50 mV 20 kHz1 mV a 0 50 0 mV 50 mV 100 kHz mV a 0 50 0 mV 250 mV 100 Hz mV a 0 250 mV 250 mV 20 kHz1 mV a 0 250 mV 250 mV 100 kHz mV a 0 250 mV 1 V 100 Hz V a 0 1 00 V 1 V 20 kHz1 V a 0 1 00 V 1 V 100 kHz V a 0 1 00 V 1 Option 002 only DC Bias Level Accuracy Test DC Bias Level Multimeter Reading a Test Result Equat...

Page 272: ...Cp pF cv5 D cv6 0 01 F 120 Hz Cp nF cv7 D cv8 0 01 F 1 kHz Cp nF cv9 D cv10 0 01 F 10 kHz Cp nF cv11 D cv12 0 01 F 100 kHz Cp nF cv13 D cv14 0 1 F 1 kHz Cp nF cv15 D cv16 0 1 F 100 kHz Cp nF cv17 D cv18 1 F 120 Hz Cp F cv19 D cv20 1 F 1 kHz Cp F cv21 D cv22 1 F 10 kHz Cp F cv23 D cv24 1 F 100 kHz Cp F cv25 D cv26 100 m DC R m cv27 100 k DC R k cv28 Maintenance 9 31 Artisan Technology Group Quality...

Page 273: ...1000 pF 100 Hz Cp pF a 0 cv5 D a 0 cv6 1000 pF 1 kHz Cp pF a 0 cv5 D a 0 cv6 1000 pF 100 kHz Cp pF a 0 cv5 D a 0 cv6 0 01 F 100 Hz Cp nF a 0 cv7 D a 0 cv8 0 01 F 120 Hz Cp nF a 0 cv7 D a 0 cv8 0 01 F 1 kHz Cp nF a 0 cv9 D a 0 cv10 0 01 F 10 kHz Cp nF a 0 cv11 D a 0 cv12 0 01 F 100 kHz Cp nF a 0 cv13 D a 0 cv14 0 1 F 1 kHz Cp nF a 0 cv15 D a 0 cv16 0 1 F 100 kHz Cp nF a 0 cv17 D a 0 cv18 1 F 100 Hz...

Page 274: ...tance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode SHORT Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 0 01 F 100 Hz Cp nF a 0 cv7 D a 0 cv8 0 01 F 100 kHz Cp nF a 0 cv13 D a 0 cv14 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test DC Bias ON Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 1 F 1 kHz Cp F a 0 cv21 D a 0 cv22 0 m Re...

Page 275: ...e Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode SHORT Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 100 m 100 Hz R m a 0 cv27 0 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 100 m m a 0 cv27 100 k k a 0 cv28 9 34 Maintenance Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 276: ...F 100 Hz Cp F a 0 cv19 D a 0 cv20 1 F 1 kHz Cp F a 0 cv21 D a 0 cv22 1 F 10 kHz Cp F a 0 cv23 D a 0 cv24 1 F 100 kHz Cp F a 0 cv25 D a 0 cv26 1 Option 002 only 1 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 100 m 100 Hz R m a 0 cv27 100 m 1 kHz R m a 0 cv27 1 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard 4263B Re...

Page 277: ... 100 Hz Cp F a 0 cv19 D a 0 cv20 1 F 1 kHz Cp F a 0 cv21 D a 0 cv22 1 F 10 kHz Cp F a 0 cv23 D a 0 cv24 1 Option 002 only 2 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 100 m 100 Hz R m a 0 cv27 100 m 1 kHz R m a 0 cv27 2 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 100 m m a...

Page 278: ... a 0 cv19 D a 0 cv20 1 F 1 kHz Cp F a 0 cv21 D a 0 cv22 4 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 100 m 100 Hz R m a 0 cv27 100 m 1 kHz R m a 0 cv27 4 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard 4263B Reading a Test Result Equation 100 m m a 0 cv27 100 k k a 0 cv28 Maintenance 9 37 Artisan Technology Group...

Page 279: ...etting Value 2 Option 002 only Test Signal Level Accuracy Test Test Signal Level Test Signal Frequency Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 50 mV 100 Hz 6 15 0 mV mV 6 0 025 mV 50 mV 20 kHz2 6 15 0 mV mV 6 0 010 mV 50 mV 100 kHz 6 15 0 mV mV 6 0 062 mV 250 mV 100 Hz 6 35 0 mV mV 6 0 041 mV 250 mV 20 kHz2 6 35 0 mV mV 6 0 059 mV 250 mV 100 kHz 6 35 0 mV mV 6 0 22 mV 1 V 100 Hz 6 0 11 V ...

Page 280: ...t1 Measurement Uncertainty 0 V 60 002 V V 60 000002 V 1 5 V 60 077 V V 60 000027 V 2 V 60 102 V V 60 000035 V 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Setting Value Record 1 Maintenance 9 39 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 281: ...0 0020 6 0 0001 1000 pF 1 kHz Cp 6 1 2 pF pF 6 0 18 pF D 6 0 0012 6 0 0001 1000 pF 100 kHz Cp 6 12 8 pF pF 6 0 52 pF D 6 0 0128 6 0 0002 0 01 F 100 Hz Cp 6 0 018 nF nF 6 0 0031 nF D 6 0 0018 6 0 0001 0 01 F 120 Hz Cp 6 0 018 nF nF 6 0 0031 nF D 6 0 0018 6 0 0001 0 01 F 1 kHz Cp 6 0 011 nF nF 6 0 0020 nF D 6 0 0011 6 0 0001 0 01 F 10 kHz Cp 6 0 018 nF nF 6 0 0031 nF D 6 0 0018 6 0 0002 0 01 F 100 k...

Page 282: ... 6 0 063 nF nF 6 0 0031 nF D 6 0 0063 6 0 0001 0 01 F 100 kHz Cp 6 0 271 nF nF 6 0 0053 nF D 6 0 0271 6 0 0003 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Standard s Calibration Value 0 m Capacitance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode SHORT Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 0 01 F 100 Hz Cp 6 0 179 nF nF 6 0 0031 nF D 6 0 0179 6 0 0001 0 01...

Page 283: ...2 m m 6 0 10 m 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Standard s Calibration Value 0 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Meas Time Mode SHORT Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 100 m 100 Hz R 6 1 10 m m 6 0 10 m 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Standard s Calibration Value 0 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Opt 001 Only Standard Tes...

Page 284: ... 1 F 10 kHz Cp 6 0 0026 F F 6 0 00044 F D 6 0 0026 6 0 0004 1 F 100 kHz Cp 6 0 0207 F F 6 0 0010 F D 6 0 0207 6 0 0025 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Standard s Calibration Value 2 Option 002 only 1 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 100 m 100 Hz R 6 0 60 m m 6 0 10 m 100 m 1 kHz R 6 0 60 m m 6 0...

Page 285: ... F 10 kHz Cp 6 0 0026 F F 6 0 00044 F D 6 0 0026 6 0 0004 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Standard s Calibration Value 2 Option 002 only 2 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 100 m 100 Hz R 6 0 68 m m 6 0 10 m 100 m 1 kHz R 6 0 72 m m 6 0 10 m 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Standard s Calibration V...

Page 286: ...alue 0 Standard s Calibration Value 4 m Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Standard Test Signal Frequency Parameter Measured Test Limits Test Result1 Measurement Uncertainty 100 m 100 Hz R 6 0 84 m m 6 0 10 m 100 m 1 kHz R 6 0 96 m m 6 0 10 m 1 Test Result Measured Value 0 Standard s Calibration Value 4 m DC Resistance Measurement Accuracy Test Opt 001 Only Standard Test Limits Test Result1 Meas...

Page 287: ...e performed during the 4263B performance testing Record the transformer measurement functional test result in the test record at the end of this section Test Equipment Table 9 1 lists the test equipment required to perform the tests described in this section Equipment which equals or surpasses the key required speci cations of the recommended equipment may be used 9 46 Maintenance Artisan Technolo...

Page 288: ...ment Description Recommended Model Transformer Test Fixture 16060A 30 cm BNC m BNC m Cable p n 8120 1838 3 ea Procedure 1 Reset the 4263B 2 Set up the equipment as shown in Figure 9 9 Figure 9 9 Transformer Measurement Functional Test Setup 3 Set the 4263B measurement conditions as follows Measurement Parameter L2 N Measurement Time Mode LONG Test Signal Level 1 V Default Setting Test Signal Frequ...

Page 289: ...settings listed in Table 9 18 Table 9 18 Transformer Measurement Test Limits Switch Setting Frequency Setting Minimum Limit Maximum Limit 1 N 1 kHz 1 980 2 020 1 N 100 kHz 1 970 2 030 N 1 1 kHz 0 985 1 015 N N 100 kHz 0 980 1 020 9 48 Maintenance Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 290: ...uipment as shown in Figure 9 10 Figure 9 10 Handler Interface Functional Test Setup 4 Turn the 4263B ON 5 Reset the 4263B Key Lock Function Test 6 Set the IN4 switch on the Handler Interface Tester to 1 7 Con rm that the all keys on the 4263B s front panel are locked out 8 Set the IN4 switch on the Handler Interface Tester to 0 External Trigger Function Test 9 Press to set the trigger mode to Exte...

Page 291: ...ch to ON except when doing the handler interface output test The LEDs may cause the 4263B to shut down during normal operation 13 Con rm that the LEDs on the Handler Interface Tester light in the order shown in Figure 9 11 in accordance with the 4263B display Figure 9 11 Handler interface Output Order 14 Set the LED PW switch on the Handler Interface Tester to OFF 15 Exit from the test mode by sel...

Page 292: ...NC f p n 1250 0080 4 ea 1 Part of 42030A Standard Resistor Set 2 16074A can be used as a substitute Procedure 1 Reset the 4263B 2 Set the cable length to 1 m using the following procedure a Press to display the cable length setting menu b Select 1 m using or and press 3 Connect the OPEN termination to the 4263B s UNKNOWN terminals using the 1 m test leads and four BNC f BNC f adapters Figure 9 12 ...

Page 293: ...ss to hold the measurement range 9 Press to activate the contact check function 10 Con rm that the 4263B displays the measurement values 11 Remove the test leads BNC connector from the Lpot terminal of the standard resistor 12 Con rm that the 4263B displays N C No Contact 9 52 Maintenance Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 294: ...nt 4263B LCR Meter Serial No Date Temperature Tested by Humidity Transformer Measurement Functional Test Opt 001 Only Pass Fail Maintenance 9 53 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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Page 296: ...e documented in this manual Later instrument versions will be documented in a manual change supplement that will accompany the manual shipped with that instrument If your instrument serial number is not listed on the title page of this manual or in Table A 1 it may be documented in a yellow MANUAL CHANGES supplement Besides change information the manual change sheet also includes corrections to th...

Page 297: ...ber that is stamped on the serial number plate see Figure A 1 The rst ve characters are the serial pre x and the last ve digits are the su x Figure A 1 Serial Number Plate A 2 Manual Changes Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 298: ... isolated outputs are divided into two groups to be able to separate power supplies refer to Table B 1 A simpli ed diagram of the output signals is shown in Figure B 1 for comparison signals and Figure B 2 for control signals Table B 1 Handler Output Electrical Characteristics Output Signals Voltage Output Rating Maximum Current External Voltage Circuit Common Low High Comparison Signals PHI PIN P...

Page 299: ...4263B Figure B 1 Handler Interface Comparison Output Signals Diagram B 2 Handler Interface Installation Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 300: ...4263B Figure B 2 Handler Interface Control Output Signals Diagram Handler Interface Installation B 3 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 301: ...n the main board The electrical characteristics of the input signals are listed in Table B 2 A diagram for the input signals is shown in Figure B 3 Table B 2 Handler Interface Input Electrical Characteristics Signal Input Voltage Input Current Low Circuit Common Low High Pull up Voltage 5 V 12 V 15 V EXT TRIG 1 V 5 V to 15 V 8 7 mA 10 5 mA 13 5 mA COM2 KEY LOCK 1 V 5 V to 15 V 7 7 mA 10 8 mA 13 6 ...

Page 302: ...eners To avoid damaging them use only Pozidrive screwdrivers to remove or tighten pozidrive type fasteners Procedure 1 Disconnect the power cable from the 4263B and allow enough time 10 minutes for the internal capacitors to discharge Warning Dangerous energy and voltage levels exist within the 4263B when it is in operation and just after it is powered down Allow 10 minutes for the 4263B s interna...

Page 303: ... the GPIB connector on the rear panel from the rear right side of the A2 assembly c Remove the four screws that secure the A2 assembly to the stud d Remove the at cable assembly which is connected to the A1 main board assembly on the bottom while sliding the A2 assembly toward front e Remove the A2 assembly from the chassis B 6 Handler Interface Installation Artisan Technology Group Quality Instru...

Page 304: ...to the rear panel c Remove the four studs that secure the A1 assembly to the chassis by rotating them with a at bladed screwdriver d Remove the three screws that secure the A1 assembly to the chassis e Remove the A1 assembly from the chassis by sliding the assembly toward forward before lifting Figure B 4 shows the location of the socket to mount the pull up resistors J5 and the switch to select t...

Page 305: ...p voltage The typical pull up resistor values are Pull up Voltage Pull up Resistor Agilent Part Number 5 V 0757 0278 1 78 k 12 V 0757 0279 3 16 k 24 V 0757 0441 8 25 k 7 Mount the pull up resistors for the control output signals Refer to Figure B 4 and Table B 3 for the location of the pull up resistors for the control output signals Use the following equation to determine the value of the pull up...

Page 306: ...W1 1 SW1 2 SW1 3 5 V to 6 V Close Close Close 6 V to 9 V Close Open Close 9 V to 15 V Open Close Open 9 Reinstall the A1 main board the A2 CPU board and the cover Handler Interface Installation B 9 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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Page 308: ...and SLO State 2 1 Data 9 9E37 Comp 3 4 N C No Contact N C N C NO CONTACT State 2 2 Data 9 9E37 Comp 3 8 Cancel the bad contact between the DUT and the contact pin 1 Refer to the FETCh Command in Chapter 5 2 Measurement Status 0 Normal 1 Overload 2 No Contact 3 Comparison result 1 IN 2 HIGH 4 LOW 8 No Contact 4 Comparison display Depends on the relation between the 4263B measurement range and the i...

Page 309: ... Data Mode Comprtr Mode OVLD N C N C N C NO CONTACT State 2 2 Data 9 9E37 Comp 3 8 Select an approptiate measurement range Change to the appropriate signal level Cancel the bad contact between the DUT and the contact pin OVLD High PHI and SHI State 2 1 Data 9 9E37 Comp 3 2 Low PLO and SLO State 2 1 Data 9 9E37 Comp 3 4 1 Refer to the FETCh Command in Chapter 5 2 Measurement Status 0 Normal 1 Overl...

Page 310: ...ts the messages that are displayed on the 4263B s LCD display or transmitted by the instrument over GPIB in numerical order Messages 1 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

Page 311: ... instrument keeps instrument settings in backup memory for 72 hours after being turned OFF 17 SAVE FAILED Contact your nearest Agilent Technologies o ce 18 RECALL FAILED No instrument settings saved in the EEPROM 19 PRINTER NO RESPONSE Check the following items Check that the printer is turned on Check that the GPIB cable is connected between the printer and the instrument Check that the printer i...

Page 312: ...ive a string 103 Invalid separator The syntax analyzer was expecting a separator and encountered an illegal character for example the semicolon was omitted after a program message unit RST TRIG 104 Data type error The syntax analyzer recognized an unallowed data element for example numeric or string data was expected but block data was encountered 105 GET not allowed A group Execute Trigger GET wa...

Page 313: ...38 Suffix not allowed A su x was encountered after a numeric element which does not allow su xes 140 Character data error This error as well as errors 141 through 148 are generated analyzing the syntax of a character data element This particular error message is used if the 4263B cannot detect a more speci c error 141 Invalid character data Either the character data element contains an invalid cha...

Page 314: ... This error as well as errors 171 through 178 are generated when analyzing the syntax of an expression data element This particular error message is used if the 4263B cannot detect a more speci c error 171 Invalid expression The expression data element was invalid see IEEE 488 2 7 7 7 2 for example unmatched parentheses or an illegal character 178 Expression data not allowed A legal expression dat...

Page 315: ... system error by the 4263B has occurred 311 Memory error An error was detected in the 4263B s memory 313 Calibration memory lost The nonvolatile calibration data has lost 350 Queue overflow A speci c code entered into the queue in lieu of the code that caused the error This code indicates that there is no room in the queue and an error occurred but was not recorded 400 Query error This is the gene...

Page 316: ... output bu er are full and the 4263B cannot continue 440 Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response A query was received in the same program message after an query requesting an inde nite response was executed see IEEE 488 2 6 5 7 5 7 Messages 7 Artisan Technology Group Quality Instrumentation Guaranteed 888 88 SOURCE www artisantg com ...

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Page 318: ...9 C cable extension 7 9 Cable key 3 18 cable length 3 18 GPIB command 5 15 how to match 4 5 how to select 1 23 cable length correction 7 12 CALCulate 1 2 FORMat 4 5 5 11 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit BEEPer CONDition 4 10 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit BEEPer CONDition 5 12 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit BEEPer STATe 4 10 5 12 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit CLEar 4 10 5 13 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit FAIL 4 10 5 13 CALCulate 1 2 LIMit LOWer DATA 4...

Page 319: ...TA SENSe 5 26 correction function 4 8 7 12 Correction Function 8 9 CORRection STATe 4 8 5 26 Current Instrument Settings how to get 4 12 D D accuracy 8 7 DATA 4 11 data bu er 4 25 5 16 DATA DATA 5 16 DATA DATA 4 25 5 17 DATA DATA IMON VMON 5 17 DATA FEED 4 25 5 18 DATA FEED CONTrol 4 25 5 18 data handle 5 18 DATA POINts 4 25 5 18 DATA subsystem 5 16 data transfer format 5 48 ASCII 5 48 REAL 5 49 D...

Page 320: ...9 group execution trigger 4 13 guarding 7 10 H handler interface 3 23 board setup B 5 electrical characteristics B 1 installation B 1 pin assignment 3 23 speci cation 3 23 Handler Interface 8 9 handler interface functional test 9 49 Hold Range mode 1 22 Humidity Operating 8 10 Storage 8 10 I IDLE State 5 46 IDN 5 36 incoming inspection 1 9 INITiate CONTinuous 4 13 INITiate IMMediate 4 13 Initiate ...

Page 321: ...GPIB command 5 25 how to perform 1 24 4 9 Open key 3 13 OPEN SHORT correction 7 12 OPEN SHORT LOAD correction 7 12 Operation 1 18 Operation Complete Bit 5 41 operation status event register 5 44 operation status register 5 44 OPT 5 36 option 1 3 Output Statements 4 2 OVLD 3 8 P parallel circuit mode 7 3 parameters 5 5 Boolean 5 6 data handle 5 6 numeric value 5 6 sensor function 5 6 types 5 6 perf...

Page 322: ...ration state 5 47 Serial Number Plate 3 22 series circuit mode 7 3 Service Request SRQ 5 39 set up how to 4 5 shielding 7 10 Shift Key 3 11 SHORT correction 3 14 GPIB command 5 25 how to perform 1 25 4 9 Short key 3 14 SOURce FREQuency CW 4 7 5 29 SOURce subsystem 5 29 SOURce VOLTage LEVel IMMediate AMPLitude 4 7 5 29 IMMediate OFFSet 4 8 5 29 IMMediate OFFSet SOURce 4 8 5 29 IMMediate OFFSet STAT...

Page 323: ...ci cations 8 2 test signal level accuracy test 9 7 calculation sheet 9 30 test signal output impedance 8 11 Toggle Type Keys 1 14 transformer measurement 6 6 transformer measurement functional test 9 47 TRG 4 13 5 37 trigger how to 2 4 how to trigger 4 13 TRIGGER 4 13 TRIGger DELay 4 10 5 35 trigger delay time 3 9 how to set 2 2 4 10 speci cations 8 3 Trigger Event Detection State 5 47 TRIGger IMM...

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