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System

Message

System

messages

are

display

ed

on

the

System

Message

Line

to

pro

vide

op eration

instructions

for

the

user,

and

to

rep ort

on

the

4284A's

status.

There

are

t

w

o

categories

of

system

messages,

w

arning

messages

and

instruction

messages.

W

arning

Messages

The

4284A

displays

w

arning

messages

on

the

System

Message

Line

when

an

inappropriate

op eration

is

attempted,

or

when

the

setting

is

c

hanged

automatically

due

to

an

inappropriate

op eration.

The

w

arning

op eration

should

not

set

an

error

bit.

The

following

list

describ es

the

4284A's

w

arning

messages.

W

arning

Message

Description

W

arning,

1

I

bias

unit

When

the

4284A

nds

one

curren

t

bias

unit

connected,

this

message

is

display

ed.

W

arning,

2

I

bias

unit

When

the

4284A

nds

t

w

o

currem

t

bias

units

connected,

this

message

is

display

ed.

W

arning,

ALC

turned

o

When

the

LEVEL

setting

is

out

of

the

ALC's

a

v

ailable

range,

the

ALC

function

is

automatically

turned

OFF.

Set

the

LEVEL

to

b e

within

the

ALC's

a

v

ailable

range,

and

then

set

ALC

to

ON.

W

arning,

ALC

unable

to

regulate

When

the

LEVEL

setting

is

inappropriate

for

use

with

the

ALC

function,

the

ALC

function

will

not

w

ork,

the

op eration

will

b e

the

same

as

if

the

ALC

function

is

turned

OFF.

(The

data

status

is

set

to

4.)

Set

the

LEVEL

appropriate

for

the

device.

W

arning,

Correction

not

eectiv

e

When

the

MUL

TI

correction

mo

de

is

used

and

the

measuremen

t

frequency

is

not

equal

to

FREQ1{3

(correction

frequency),

correction

will

not

b e

p erformed.

W

arning,

Deviation

measuremen

t

ON

The

deviation

measuremen

t

is

set

to

ON

when

the

display

page

is

c

hanged

to

the

BIN

No.

DISPLA

Y

,

BIN

COUNT

DISPLA

Y

,

or

LIMIT

T

ABLE

SETUP

page.

W

arning,

I

bias

unit

disconnected

This

message

is

display

ed

when

the

status

is

c

hanged

after

the

curren

t

bias

unit

is

disconnected.

W

arning,

Improp er

high/low

limits

The

high

limit

v

alue

is

less

than

the

low

limit

v

alue

of

the

limit

table.

W

arning,

Lev

el

c

hanged

for

ALC

When

the

ALC

is

turned

on

and

the

LEVEL

setting

is

out

of

the

ALC's

a

v

ailable

range,

the

LEVEL

setting

is

c

hanged

to

b e

within

the

ALC's

a

v

ailable

range.

W

arning,

Signal

source

o

v

erload

When

the

signal

source

is

o

v

erloaded,

the

measuremen

t

data

is

not

guaranteed

to

b e

v

alid.

(The

data

status

is

set

to

3.)

Reduce

the

LEVEL.

W

arning,

DCI

Isolation

turned

o

When

Hi-PW

mo

de

is

set

to

OFF

and

DCI

ISO

ON

is

set,

DCI

is

automatically

set

to

ISO

OFF.

Error

and

W

arning

Messages

B-11

Summary of Contents for 4284A

Page 1: ...lot opening Insert the card into the slot until it clicks in place To remove a memory card from the 4284A press the UNLOCK button and remove the card Do NOT remove a memory card while LOADing or STORing data Doing so may damage the memory card and any data stored in the memory card may be lost Store memory cards in their furnished card cases when not in use The card case protects memory cards from...

Page 2: ...use Mpm Time Delay 0 5A 12 5V If you need this fuse contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office To replace A32F1 perform the following procedure 1 To remove the handler interface board A32 perform procedure I through 7 procedure I through 7 procedure I through 7 procedure I through 7 on page page page page 10 26 10 26 10 26 10 26 2 Remove A32F1 indicated in Figure A from soc...

Page 3: ...pplies directly to instruments with the serial number pre x of 2940J02283 02285 and above and whose ROM based rmware is version 01 20 For additional important information about serial numbers read Serial Number in Chapter 9 of this Operation Manual Agilent Part No 04284 90040 Printed in JAPAN January 2001 Eighth Edition ...

Page 4: ...ht All rights are reserved No part of this 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 1988 1991 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 Agilent Technologies Japan Ltd ...

Page 5: ...int do not cause the date to change The manual part number changes when extensive technical changes are incorporated December 1988 First Edition April 1991 Second Edition December 1991 Third Edition March 1994 Fourth Edition December 1996 Fifth Edition August 1998 Sixth Edition part number 04284 90040 January 2000 Seventh Edition part number 04284 90040 January 2001 Eighth Edition part number 0428...

Page 6: ... Explosive Atmosphere Do not operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or fumes Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a de nite safety hazard Keep Away From Live Circuits Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made by quali ed maintenance personnel Do not replace components with...

Page 7: ...witch Out position of push button switch Frame or chassis terminal A connection to the frame chassis of the equipment which normally include all exposed metal structures This Warning 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 injury or death to personnel This Caution sign denotes a hazard It ...

Page 8: ... the measurement condition setup corresponding to 4MEAS SETUP5 menu key Chapter 5 CATALOG SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Chapter 5 provides detailed information for the internal external memory and system con guration catalog of the 4284A corresponding to 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 menu key Chapter 6 Measurement Basics Chapter 6 provides the basic measurement procedure with the general impedance theory and measuremen...

Page 9: ...A s memory card and internal EEPROM memory Appendix F Test Frequency Points Appendix F lists all available test frequency points from 1 kHz to 1 MHz Appendix G Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes Appendix G describes the measurement condition changes which cause the transient states and lists the delay times required for various transient states Typeface Conventions Bold Boldf...

Page 10: ...ted in Components not Covered by Warranty in Chapter 9 of this manual the warranty shall be for the speci ed period During the warranty period Agilent Technologies will at its option either repair or replace products which prove to be defective For warranty service or repair this product must be returned to a service facility designated by Agilent Technologies Buyer shall prepay shipping charges t...

Page 11: ...ims the implied warranties of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose Exclusive Remedies The remedies provided herein are buyer s sole and exclusive remedies Agilent Technologies shall not be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages whether based on contract tort or any other legal theory Assistance Product maintenance agreements and other customer assi...

Page 12: ......

Page 13: ...908 Rack Flange Kit 1 7 Mounting the Rack 1 7 Option 909 Rack Flange Handle Kit 1 8 Mounting the Handle and Rack 1 8 2 Overview Introduction 2 1 Product Introduction 2 1 A Tour of the Front Panel 2 2 1 LINE On O 2 2 2 LCD 2 2 3 SOFTKEYs 2 2 4 MENU Keys 2 2 5 CURSOR Keys 2 3 6 ENTRY Keys 2 3 7 GPIB Status Indicators 2 3 8 4LCL5 Key 2 3 9 4TRIGGER5 Key 2 3 10 MEMORY Card Slot and UNLOCK Button 2 3 1...

Page 14: ...SPLAY under 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 2 10 LIST SWEEP DISPLAY under 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 2 10 MEAS SETUP under 4MEAS SETUP5 2 10 CORRECTION under 4MEAS SETUP5 2 10 LIMIT TABLE SETUP under 4MEAS SETUP5 2 11 LIST SWEEP SETUP under 4MEAS SETUP5 2 11 CATALOG under 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 2 11 SYSTEM CONFIG under 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 2 11 SELF TEST under 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 2 11 Basic Operation 2 15 3 DISPLAY FORMAT Menu Introdu...

Page 15: ...enu 3 25 Load Store Function 3 25 Printer Function 3 26 Keylock Function 3 27 BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page 3 28 System Menu 3 30 Counter Function 3 30 Load Store Function 3 30 Printer Function 3 31 Keylock Function 3 32 LIST SWEEP DISPLAY Page 3 32 Sweep Mode 3 34 Front Panel Operation for Setting the Sweep Mode of the List Sweep Measurement 3 35 System Menu 3 35 Load Store Function 3 35 Printer Functio...

Page 16: ...asurement Function 4 12 Description 4 12 Front Panel Operation for the Deviation Measurement Function 4 13 System Menu 4 14 Load Store Function 4 14 Clear Setup Function 4 15 Printer Function 4 16 SYSTEM RESET Function 4 16 CORRECTION Page 4 18 OPEN Correction 4 21 Description 4 21 Front Panel Operation for the Open Correction 4 22 SHORT Correction 4 23 Description 4 23 Front Panel Operation for t...

Page 17: ...omparator Function to ON or OFF 4 40 Auxliary Bin ON OFF 4 41 Description 4 41 Front Panel Operation for Setting the AUX BIN to ON or OFF 4 42 Low High Limits 4 43 Description 4 43 Front Panel Operation for Setting the Low High Limits 4 44 System Menu 4 45 Load Store Function 4 46 Clear Table Function 4 46 Printer Function 4 47 LIST SWEEP SETUP Page 4 48 Sweep Mode 4 50 Description 4 50 Front Pane...

Page 18: ...or OFF 5 9 Scanner Interface Setting 5 9 Description 5 9 How to Set the Scanner Interface to ON or OFF 5 9 System Menu 5 10 Printer Function 5 10 SELF TEST Page 5 11 Memory Card R W Test 5 13 Description 5 13 How to Perform the Memory Card R W Test 5 13 LED Display Test 5 14 Description 5 14 How to Perform the LED Display Test 5 14 LCD Display Test 5 14 Description 5 14 How to Perform the LCD Disp...

Page 19: ...d 6 11 Contact Resistance 6 12 Extending Test Leads 6 13 Guarding For Low Capacitance Measurements 6 15 Shielding 6 15 Correction Functions 6 16 Performing OPEN Correction 6 19 Performing SHORT Correction 6 19 Performing LOAD Correction 6 20 Preparing the Standard 6 20 Reference Values of the LOAD Standard 6 20 Using the Pre Measured Device for the LOAD 6 21 Parasitics Incident to DUT Connection 6...

Page 20: ...ample Programs 7 31 Control Settings 7 31 MEAS SETUP page 7 32 CORRECTION page 7 33 LIMIT TABLE SETUP page 7 34 LIST SWEEP SETUP page 7 35 Data Transfer Examples 7 36 ASCII Format 7 36 BINARY Format 7 38 8 Command Reference Introduction 8 1 Notation Conventions and De nitions 8 1 Command Structure 8 2 Command Abbreviations 8 4 Header and Parameters 8 5 NR1 8 6 NR2 8 6 NR3 8 6 Terminators 8 8 Progr...

Page 21: ... 8 37 BAND n 8 38 APERture Subsystem 8 39 TRIGger Subsystem 8 40 IMMediate 8 40 SOURce 8 41 DELay 8 42 INITiate Subsystem 8 43 IMMediate 8 43 CONTinuous 8 44 FETCh Subsystem 8 45 IMP 8 45 Source MONitor VAC 8 46 Source MONitor IAC 8 46 ABORt Subsystem 8 47 FORMat Subsystem 8 48 MEMory Subsystem 8 49 DIM 8 49 FILL 8 49 CLEar 8 50 READ 8 50 CORRection Subsystem 8 51 LENGth 8 52 METHod 8 53 OPEN 8 53...

Page 22: ...m 8 76 LOAD STATe 8 76 STORe STATe 8 76 SYSTem ERRor 8 77 STATus Subsystem 8 78 OPERation EVENt 8 79 OPERation CONDition 8 80 OPERation ENABle 8 81 Common Commands 8 82 CLS 8 82 ESE 8 83 ESR 8 84 SRE 8 85 STB 8 86 IDN 8 87 OPC 8 88 WAI 8 88 RST 8 89 TST 8 89 TRG 8 90 LRN 8 91 OPT 8 92 9 General Information Introduction 9 1 Components not Covered by Warranty 9 1 Serial Number 9 1 Speci cations 9 2 ...

Page 23: ... Q Accuracy 9 5 Accuracy 9 6 G Accuracy 9 6 Rp Accuracy 9 6 Rs Accuracy 9 6 Relative Measurement Accuracy 9 7 jZj jYj L C R X G and B Accuracy 9 8 D accuracy 9 9 Q Accuracy 9 9 Accuracy 9 9 G Accuracy 9 9 Rp Accuracy 9 9 Rs Accuracy 9 10 Example of C D Accuracy Calculation 9 11 Measurement Conditions 9 11 Speci cation Charts and Tables 9 12 4284A Calibration Accuracy 9 16 Correction Functions 9 17...

Page 24: ... Weight 9 21 Display 9 21 Capable of Displaying 9 21 Number of Display Digits 9 21 Supplemental Performance Characteristics 9 21 Stability 9 21 Temperature Coe cient 9 22 Settling Time 9 22 Frequency fm 9 22 Test Signal Level 9 22 Measurement Range 9 22 Input Protection 9 22 Measurement Time 9 23 Display Time 9 23 GPIB Data Output Time 9 23 DC Bias 1 5 V 2 V 9 24 Option 001 Power Amp DC Bias 9 24 ...

Page 25: ...t 10 21 Procedure 10 21 Bias Current Interface Function Test Option 002 only 10 23 Equipment 10 23 Procedure 10 23 Handler Interface Function Test Option 201 only 10 26 Equipment 10 26 Procedure 10 26 Handler Interface Function Test Option 202 only 10 30 Equipment 10 30 Procedure 10 30 Scanner Interface Function Test Option 301 only 10 33 Equipment 10 33 Procedure 10 33 Supplying DC Power to the S...

Page 26: ...1000 pF Standard 10 43 OSC Level 510 mV 10 43 OSC Level 20 mV 10 43 OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only 10 43 0 01 F Standard 10 44 OSC Level 510 mV 10 44 OSC Level 20 mV 10 44 OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only 10 44 0 1 F Standard 10 44 OSC Level 510 mV 10 44 OSC Level 20 mV 10 44 OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only 10 44 1 F Standard 10 45 OSC Level 510 mV 10 45 OSC Level 20 mV 10 45 OSC Level 5 1 V Optio...

Page 27: ... Memory Introduction C 1 D Correction Data Introduction D 1 Test Frequency and Correction Frequency D 1 Single Channel Correction Mode D 2 Multi Channel Correction Mode D 3 CORRECTION FUNCTION SETTING D 4 E Write Protection Introduction E 1 Write Protection Procedure E 1 F Test Frequency Point Introduction F 1 Frequency Points F 1 G Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes Introduc...

Page 28: ... DISPLAY Page Example 3 21 3 9 Available Fields on the BIN No DISPLAY Page 3 24 3 10 Available Softkeys on the BIN No DISPLAY Page 3 24 3 11 BIN No DISPLAY Page Example 3 26 3 12 Available Fields on the BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page 3 29 3 13 Available Softkeys on the BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page 3 29 3 14 BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page Example 3 31 3 15 Available Fields on the LIST SWEEP DISPLAY Page 3 33 3 16 Availa...

Page 29: ... Available Softkeys on the SYSTEM CONFIG Page 5 7 5 6 SYSTEM CONFIG page Example 5 10 5 7 Available Fields on the SELF TEST Page 5 12 5 8 Available Softkeys on the SELF TEST Page 5 12 6 1 De nition of Impedance 6 3 6 2 Vector Representation of Admittance 6 4 6 3 Capacitance Circuit Mode Selection 6 6 6 4 Inductance Circuit Mode Selection 6 7 6 5 Simpli ed Model of Signal Level and DUT 6 8 6 6 Four...

Page 30: ...Status Register Structure 7 23 7 19 Standard Event Status Register 7 28 7 20 MEAS SETUP Page 7 32 7 21 CORRECTION page 7 33 7 22 LIMIT TABLE SETUP page 7 34 7 23 LIST SWEEP SETUP 7 35 7 24 Sample Program Comparator Using ASCII Format 7 36 7 25 Sample Program Bu er Memory Using ASCII Format 7 37 7 26 Sample Program List Sweep Using ASCII Format 7 37 7 27 Sample Program Comparator Using BINARY Forma...

Page 31: ...Interface Box 10 9 10 6 Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test Setup 10 12 10 7 Correction Page Setup 10 13 10 8 GPIB Interface Test Setup 10 21 10 9 Bias Interface Simulator 10 23 10 10 Bias Current Interface Function Test Setup 10 24 10 11 Bias Current Interface Function Test 10 25 10 12 Interface Board Locations 10 26 10 13 Jumper Settings 10 27 10 14 Jumper Settings 10 28 10 15 Handler Interface ...

Page 32: ...elay Time After Changing the DC Bias 2 G 7 G 6 Required Delay Times For Short Circuit Recovery 1 G 8 G 7 Required Delay Times For Short Circuit Recovery 2 G 9 G 8 Short Circuit Recovery Delay Times 3 G 10 Contents 20 ...

Page 33: ...on Status Event Register Assignments 7 25 7 7 Standard Event Status Register Assignments 7 29 8 1 Multiplier Mnemonics 8 7 8 2 Su x Units and Available Commands 8 7 9 1 Impedance Proportional Factors Ka and Kb 9 14 9 2 Cable Length Factor Kaa 9 14 9 3 Cable Length Factor Kbb 9 15 9 4 Calibration Interpolation Factor Kc 9 15 9 5 Preset Calibration Frequencies 9 15 9 6 Cable Length Factor Kd 9 15 9 ...

Page 34: ... m Cable Length Operation 10 17 10 10 Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test Limits for 2 m and 4 m Cable Length Operation 10 19 A 1 Manual Changes by Serial Number A 1 A 2 Manual Changes by Firmware s Version A 1 D 1 Correction Data Selecting Rule for SINGLE Mode D 2 D 2 Correction Data Selecting Rule for MULTI Mode D 3 G 1 Measurement Condition Changes G 1 Contents 22 ...

Page 35: ...e covers panel or display Inspect the shipping container for damage If the shipping container or cushioning material is damaged it should be kept until the contents of the shipment have been checked for completeness and the 4284A has been checked mechanically and electrically The contents of the shipment should be as listed in Table 1 1 If the contents are incomplete if there is mechanical damage ...

Page 36: ...g power source Voltage 90 to 132 Vac 198 to 252 Vac Frequency 47 to 66 Hz Power 200 VA maximum Power Cable In accordance with international safety standards this instrument is equipped with a three wire power cable When connected to an appropriate ac power outlet this cable grounds the instrument frame The type of power cable shipped with each instrument depends on the country of destination Refer...

Page 37: ...Figure 1 1 Power Cable Supplied Installation and Set Up Guide 1 3 ...

Page 38: ...2 Table 1 2 Line Voltage Selection Voltage Selector Line Voltage 115 V 90 132 V 47 66 Hz 230 V 198 252 V 47 66 Hz Fuse Selection Select proper fuse according to the Table 1 3 Current ratings for the fuse are printed under the fuseholder on the rear panel and are listed along with the fuse s Agilent part number in Table 1 3 Table 1 3 Fuse Selection Operating Voltage Fuse Rating Type Fuse Part Numbe...

Page 39: ...hind the 4284A to avoid obstructing the air ow of the cooling fans Temperature 0 C to 55 C Humidity less than 95 RH at 40 C Note The 4284A must be protected from temperature extremes which could cause condensation within the instrument Electromagnetic Compatibility This product has been designed and tested to the requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Directive 89 336 EEC To use a p...

Page 40: ... cloth or a cloth slightly dipped in water to clean the casing Do not attempt to clean the 4284A internally Rack Handle Installation The analyzer can be rack mounted and used as a component in a measurement system Figure 1 3 shows how to rack mount the 4284A Table 1 4 Rack Mount Kits Option Description Agilent Part Number 907 Handle Kit 5061 9690 908 Rack Flange Kit 5061 9678 909 Rack Flange Handl...

Page 41: ...m strips 3 to the handles Option 908 Rack Flange Kit Option 908 is a rack ange kit containing a pair of anges and the necessary hardware to mount them to the instrument in an equipment rack with 482 6 mm 19 inches horizontal spacing Mounting the Rack 1 Remove the adhesive backed trim strips 1 from the left and right front sides of the 4284A Refer to Figure 1 3 2 Attach the rack mount ange 4 to the...

Page 42: ...6 mm 19 inches spacing Mounting the Handle and Rack 1 Remove the adhesive backed trim strips 1 from the left and right front sides of the 4284A 2 Attach the front handle 3 and the rack mount ange 5 together on the left and right front sides of the 4284A using the screws provided 3 Remove all four feet lift bar on the inner side of the foot and slide the foot toward the bar 1 8 Installation and Set...

Page 43: ...factor resolution is 0 000001 on every range With its built in comparator the 4284A can output comparison decision results for sorting components into a maximum of ten bins By using the handler interface and scanner interface options the 4284A can easily be combined with a component handler a scanner and a system controller to fully automate component testing sorting and quality control data proce...

Page 44: ...erating voltages are applied to the instrument 2 LCD The Liquid Crystal Display LCD displays measurement results test conditions etc 3 SOFTKEYs Five softkeys are used to select control and parameter functions Each softkey has a softkey label along its left side 4 MENU Keys Menu selection keys There are three menu keys 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 4MEAS SETUP5 and 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 The menu keys are used to acc...

Page 45: ... to a controller via GPIB 8 4LCL5 Key This is the Local LCL key which sets the 4284A to local front panel control if it was in REMOTE and if the GPIB controller had not invoked a local lockout 4LCL5 is the only front panel key that is active when the 4284A is in REMOTE state 9 4TRIGGER5 Key This is the TRIGGER key used to manually trigger the 4284A when it is set to the Manual Trigger mode 10 MEMO...

Page 46: ...mber 5963 6834E INSTALLATION CATEGORY I Caution Do not apply DC voltage or current to the UNKNOWN terminals Doing so will damage the 4284A Before you measure a capacitor be sure the capacitor is fully discharged 14 FRAME Terminal This is the FRAME Terminal which is tied to the instrument s chassis and which can be used for measurements that require guarding A Tour of the Rear Panel Figure 2 2 show...

Page 47: ... bias voltage applied to the device under test This connector is installed only when Option 001 is installed 4 EXT TRIGGER Connector This BNC connector is the external trigger connector used to input the positive going TTL pulse signal to trigger the 4284A The trigger mode must be set to EXTernal 5 LINE Input Receptacle AC power cord receptacle 6 LINE Fuse Holder Fuse holder for the 4284A s line f...

Page 48: ...d on all pages except for the SELF TEST page as the SYS MENU eld When the cursor is set on the SYS MENU eld common system functions which are not displayed on the display pages for example LOAD STORE function or controls which cannot be set on a display page s elds are made available Comment Line Area The comment line area is used to display comment messages sent via the GPIB bus using the DISPlay...

Page 49: ...ircuit s capability ADC ERR This message is displayed when the A D converter in the measurement circuit is not functioning This message is displayed and is called over ow when the analog measurement circuit can measure the device but the data format used will not hold the calculated results INFINITY This message is displayed when an attempt is made to divide by zero during parameter calculation Fo...

Page 50: ...ng results Some controls for each display page can be set from the display page Only from the above display pages can the 4284A measure a device under test When 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 is pressed the MEAS DISPLAY page will be displayed on the LCD screen and the softkeys used to select the other three pages are displayed The cursor will be positioned at the MEAS DISPLAY eld The power on default display pa...

Page 51: ...s used to select the other three pages are displayed The cursor will be positioned at the MEAS SETUP eld For more information about 4MEAS SETUP5 refer to Chapter 3 CATALOG SYSTEM menu key This MENU key has the following three pages CATALOG SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SELF TEST These display pages are used for operating conditions other than main measurement control When 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 is pressed the CA...

Page 52: ...er 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 This display page provides the list sweep measurement results and the sweep mode step seq selection The 4284A measures the device under test according to the list sweep conditions in the LIST SWEEP SETUP page An asterisk shows the current measuring point in the list sweep points The list sweep point cannot be set from this page You must use the LIST SWEEP SETUP in 4MEAS SETUP5 ...

Page 53: ...er test from this page and the list sweep measurement results can not be displayed from this page When you measure the device under test using the control settings on the LIST SWEEP SETUP page the LIST SWEEP DISPLAY page in 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 must be used CATALOG under 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 This display page provides the catalog of the stored contents in internal memory or a from the memory card SYSTEM C...

Page 54: ...Figure 2 5 Display Pages 1 3 2 12 Overview ...

Page 55: ...Figure 2 5 Display Pages 2 3 Overview 2 13 ...

Page 56: ...Figure 2 5 Display Pages 3 3 2 14 Overview ...

Page 57: ...ure 2 6 CURSOR Keys and Field Operation Example The softkeys corresponding to the eld pointed to by the cursor will be displayed Select and press a softkey The numeric entry keys and 4ENTER5 are used to enter numeric data When one of the numeric entry keys is pressed the softkeys will change to the available unit softkeys You can use these unit softkeys instead of 4ENTER5 When 4ENTER5 is used the ...

Page 58: ...Figure 2 7 Softkey Selection Example 2 16 Overview ...

Page 59: ...n Measurement Function FUNC Measurement Range RANGE Test Frequency FREQ Oscillator Level LEVEL DC Bias BIAS Integration Time INTEG System Menu SYS MENU There are eight elds on this page MEAS DISPLAY FUNC RANGE FREQ LEVEL BIAS INTEG and SYS MENU Each control function is described in the following paragraphs This page also provides the following information in monitor areas on the displayed page The...

Page 60: ...Figure 3 1 Available Fields on the MEAS DISPLAY Page 3 2 DISPLAY FORMAT Menu ...

Page 61: ...Figure 3 2 Available Softkeys on the MEAS DISPLAY Page DISPLAY FORMAT Menu 3 3 ...

Page 62: ...rameters D dissipation factor Q quality factor Rs ESR equivalent series resistance Rp equivalent parallel resistance X reactance B susceptance phase angle The primary parameter measurement result is located on the upper line as two large character lines on this page and the secondary parameter measurement result is located on the lower line as two large character lines on this page The combination...

Page 63: ...D NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Cp Q NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Cp G NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Cp Rp NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 6 2 Select and press a softkey to set the measurement function If the softkey you want is not displayed press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 6 to display the following set of softkeys NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Cs D NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Cs Q NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Cs Rs NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 2 6 3 Select and ...

Page 64: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 5 6 to display the following set of softkeys NNNNNNNNNNN G B NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Y deg NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Y rad NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 6 6 7 Select and press a softkey to set the measurement function When NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 6 6 is pressed the softkeys shown in step 1 will be displayed Retry steps 1 through 7 if you missed t...

Page 65: ...the e ective measuring range of each measurement range in which the 4284A s measurement accuracy meets its speci cation When the measurement range is set manually the optimum measurement range should be selected by matching the DUT s impedance to the e ective measuring range shown in Figure 3 4 and Figure 3 5 When the measurement range is set to AUTO the optimum measurement range is automatically ...

Page 66: ...Figure 3 4 Effective Measuring Range Oscillator Level 2V or 20 mA 3 8 DISPLAY FORMAT Menu ...

Page 67: ...der the above conditions the test frequency must be set rst and then the measurement range If you set the measurement range rst and then frequency the resulting measurement range may not be the one you wanted to set Front Panel Operation for Setting the Measurement Range Perform the following procedure to set the measurement range 1 Move the cursor to the RANGE eld using the CURSOR keys The follow...

Page 68: ...softkeys to set the measurement range Test Frequency Description The 4284A operates from 20 Hz to 1 MHz with 8610 frequency steps in between All of test frequency points F are calculated values using the following formula All available frequency points above 1 kHz are shown in Appendix F F m n kHz Where Frequency F m n 20 Hz F 5 kHz 8467 points 60 62 5 and 75 13 to 3750 integer 5 kHz F 10 kHz 34 p...

Page 69: ... 25 Hz 120 Hz 1 2 kHz 12 kHz 120 kHz 30 Hz 150 Hz 1 5 kHz 15 kHz 150 kHz 40 Hz 200 Hz 2 kHz 20 kHz 200 kHz 50 Hz 250 Hz 2 5 kHz 25 kHz 250 kHz 60 Hz 300 Hz 3 kHz 30 kHz 300 kHz 80 Hz 400 Hz 4 kHz 40 kHz 400 kHz 500 Hz 5 kHz 50 kHz 500 kHz 600 Hz 6 kHz 60 kHz 600 kHz 800 Hz 8 kHz 80 kHz 800 kHz NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN DECR This softkey is the ne frequency decrement softkey used to decrease the test fr...

Page 70: ...wer ampli er DC bias isn t installed the oscillator voltage level can be set from 0 Vrms to 2 Vrms with a resolution as listed in Table 3 2 or the oscillator current level can be set from 0 Arms to 20 mArms with a resolution as listed in Table 3 2 Table 3 2 Oscillator Level and Resolution Std Mode Oscillator Level Resolution Voltage 0 Vrms 5 mVrms to 200 mVrms 210 mVrms to 2 Vrms 1 mVrms 10 mVrms ...

Page 71: ...el One is to use the softkeys and the other is to use the use the numeric entry keys Perform the following steps to set the oscillator level 1 Move the cursor to the LEVEL eld The following softkeys will be displayed NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN INCR Press this softkey to increases the oscillator s output level NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN DECR Press this softkey to decreases the oscillator s output level 2 Selec...

Page 72: ...and Resolution Opt 001 Mode DC Bias Level Resolution Voltage 6 0 V to 4 V 6 4 002 V to 8 V 6 8 005 V to 20 V 6 20 01 V to 40 V 1 mV 2 mV 5 mV 10 mV Current 6 0 A to 40 mA 6 40 02 mA to 80 mA 6 80 05 mA to 100 mA 10 A 20 A 50 A Note The setting value of the dc bias current is the value set when the measurement contacts UNKNOWN Terminals are shorted Refer to Figure 3 6 When a DUT is connected to the...

Page 73: ...tor level are set under the following conditions the amount of the dc bias plus the oscillator level is limited as listed in Table 3 5 Option 001 is installed The high power mode Hi PW is set to ON 4DC BIAS5 on the front panel is set to ON Table 3 5 DC Bias and Oscillator level Setting limits DC Bias Setting Osc Level Setting Limit Vdc V Vosc Vrms Vosc 2 p 2 2 1 1 Vdc 2 1 002 42 V Vdc V Iosc Arms ...

Page 74: ... at the LOW Terminal Typical 2 mV Max 6 mV DCI ISO ON 20 mV DCI ISO OFF Figure 3 7 DC BIAS Monitor Circuits Front Panel Operation for Setting the DC Bias There are two ways to set the DC bias one is to use the softkeys and the other is to use the numeric entry keys Perform the following steps to set the DC bias 1 Move the cursor to the BIAS eld The following softkeys will be displayed a NNNNNNNNNN...

Page 75: ...gger and the start of the measurement Measurement result s display time On this page only the Integration Time in the above items can be set the other settings except for the measurement result s display time can be set from the MEAS SETUP page The 4284A uses an integrating A D converter in the internal circuits to convert the analog signal to a digital signal The Integration Time is the time requ...

Page 76: ...uency Measurement Range Oscillator Level DC Bias Integration Time Averaging Rate Delay Time Trigger Mode ALC on o Hi PW mode on o V Monitor on o I Monitor on o Deviation Measurement A B 1ABS 1 o Deviation Measurement A B Reference Value Bias Current Isolation on o Control settings on the LIMIT TABLE page Measurement Function Swap Parameter Nominal Value Limit Mode for the Primary Parameter Auxilia...

Page 77: ...ge Beeper on o GPIB address Talk Only on o Handler I F on o Scanner I F on o Perform the following steps to store the control settings to the internal non volatile memory or to the external memory card 1 Select and set all control settings on the MEAS DISPLAY page 2 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 3 Insert a memory card in the MEMORY card slot if you are going to store the data to the memory c...

Page 78: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN D P FIX B to x the decimal point for the sub parameter s data The 8 mark will be displayed at the decimal xed point Each time NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN D P FIX B is pressed the value is rounded o giving one less digit Note In the following cases the xed decimal point function is automatically disabled The measurement function is changed When the deviation measurement which ...

Page 79: ...ed to print out the measurement results using the following format This format is the same as the ASCII format used for data transfer via GPIB For details refer to Chapter 7 DATA A DATA B STATUS BIN No CR LF DATA A The measurement results of the main parameter jZj jYj C L R G 12 ASCII characters SN NNNNNESNN DATA B The measurement results of the sub parameter D Q G Rs X B 12 ASCII characters SN NN...

Page 80: ...cable 2 Set the printer to the listen only mode 3 Set the talk only mode to ON from the SYSTEM CONFIG page 4 Press DISPLAY FORMAT to display the MEAS DISPLAY page 5 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 6 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 7 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PRINT DISP Use the PRINT DATA mode and perform the following steps to print out the measurement results to the pri...

Page 81: ...Y FORMAT5 and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN BIN No the BIN No DISPLAY page will be displayed The bin sorting results are displayed in large characters and the measurement results are displayed in normal characters on the BIN No DISPLAY page and the following measurement controls can be set from the BIN No DISPLAY page The eld in parenthesis is used when this control is set Comparator Function ON OFF COM...

Page 82: ...Figure 3 9 Available Fields on the BIN No DISPLAY Page Figure 3 10 Available Softkeys on the BIN No DISPLAY Page 3 24 DISPLAY FORMAT Menu ...

Page 83: ...the following steps to set the comparator function to ON or OFF 1 Move the cursor to the COMP eld The following softkeys will be displayed NNNNNNNN ON NNNNNNNNNNN OFF 2 Use the softkeys to set the comparator function to ON or OFF System Menu The system menu on this page allows you to use the following functions Load Store Printer Keylock These functions are the same as the functions on the system ...

Page 84: ...sten only mode 3 Set the talk only mode to ON on the SYSTEM CONFIG page 4 Press 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 and press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN BIN No to display the BIN No DISPLAY page 5 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 6 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 7 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PRINT DISP when you want to print out the displayed page The displayed page is printed out as shown in F...

Page 85: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 3 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN KEY LOCK which is a toggle type softkey The key mark will be shown on the left side of NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN KEY LOCK and the Keys locked message will be displayed on the system message line 4 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN KEY LOCK again to enable all front panel keys DISPLAY FORMAT Menu 3 27 ...

Page 86: ...COUNT DISPLAY and SYS MENU elds The system menu is described in the following paragraphs This page also provides the following information in monitor areas the monitor areas look like elds but they are not These conditions can be set from the LIMIT TABLE page For more details on the following controls refer to Chapter 4 Nominal Value Measurement Function Bin Sorting Low High Limits The available e...

Page 87: ...Figure 3 12 Available Fields on the BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page Figure 3 13 Available Softkeys on the BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page DISPLAY FORMAT Menu 3 29 ...

Page 88: ...the BIN COUNT DISPLAY page Move the cursor to SYS MENU eld on the BIN COUNT DISPLAY page Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN COUNT ON to set the counter function to ON An arrow will be displayed at the left of COUNT Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN COUNT OFF when you want to set the counter function to OFF The arrow will disappear Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN RESET COUNT when all coun...

Page 89: ...PLAY FORMAT5 and press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN BIN COUNT to display the BIN COUNT DISPLAY page 5 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 6 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 3 and then press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 2 3 7 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PRINT DISP when you want to print out the displayed page Figure 3 10 shows a sample print out of the display page Press NNNNN...

Page 90: ...atically swept and the measurement results are compared to the limits set When you press 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN LIST SWEEP the LIST SWEEP DISPLAY page will be displayed On the LIST SWEEP DISPLAY page the sweep points are swept and the measurement results are compared to the limits During a sweep an asterisk mark will appears on the left side of the current measuring ...

Page 91: ...Figure 3 15 Available Fields on the LIST SWEEP DISPLAY Page DISPLAY FORMAT Menu 3 33 ...

Page 92: ...s sequential SEQ mode and step STEP mode In the case of SEQ mode when the 4284A is triggered once all sweep points are automatically swept In the case of the STEP mode each time the 4284A is triggered the sweep point is swept by one step Figure 3 17 SEQ Mode and STEP Mode Note When two or more sweep points are the same and are adjacent the 4284A measures the device once and then the measurement re...

Page 93: ... memory card 1 Set all controls 2 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 3 Insert a memory card to the MEMORY card slot if you are going to store the settings in a memory card 4 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN STORE The message Enter record number to STORE will be displayed on the system message line 5 Use the entry keys and 4ENTER5 to enter the record number where the current control setting are to be store...

Page 94: ... in Figure 3 18 LIST SWEEP DISPLAY SYS MENU MODE SEQ FREQ Hz Cp F D CMP 1 00000k 99 6257p 008338 L 2 00000k 99 8398p 003280 L 3 00000k 99 8841p 002077 L 4 00000k 99 9033p 001570 5 00000k 99 9187p 001228 6 00000k 100 021p 000936 6 94444k 100 016p 000787 8 00000k 100 002p 000691 8 92857k 100 015p 000646 10 0000k 100 014p 000810 Figure 3 18 LIST SWEEP DISPLAY Page Example Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 95: ...data When the STATUS is 0 3 or 4 the actual measurement results are output Keylock Function Perform the following steps from the LIST SWEEP DISPLAY page to disable all front panel operation 1 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 2 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 3 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN KEY LOCK a toggle type softkey A key symbol will be displayed on the left side of NNNNNNNNNNN...

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Page 97: ... FUNC Measurement Range RANGE Test Frequency FREQ Oscillator Level LEVEL DC Bias BIAS Integration Time INTEG Trigger Mode TRIG Automatic Level Control ALC High Power Mode ON OFF Hi PW Bias Current Isolation Mode ON OFF DCI ISO Averaging Rate AVG Voltage Level Monitor ON OFF Vm Current Level Monitor ON OFF Im Delay Time DELAY System Menu SYS MENU Deviation Measurement A Mode DEV A Deviation Measure...

Page 98: ...quency FREQ Oscillator Level LEVEL DC Bias BIAS Integration Time INTEG The available elds and the softkeys which corresponded to each eld on this page are shown in Figure 4 1 and Figure 4 2 Figure 4 1 Available Fields on the MEAS SETUP Page 4 2 MEAS SETUP Menu ...

Page 99: ...Figure 4 2 Available Softkeys on the MEAS SETUP Page MEAS SETUP Menu 4 3 ...

Page 100: ... numeric entry keys then press 4ENTER5 Trigger Mode Description The 4284A has four trigger modes INTernal EXTernal MANual and BUS When the trigger mode is set to INT trigger mode the 4284A continuously repeats measurements on any display page under 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 When the trigger mode is set to MAN trigger mode the 4284A performs a single measurement on any display page under 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 ev...

Page 101: ...t every time the TRIGGER command is sent to the 4284A via GPIB Then the BUS trigger mode cannot be set on the front panel Front Panel Operation for Setting the Trigger Mode Perform the following steps to set the trigger mode except for in the BUS TRIG mode To set the trigger mode in the BUS TRIG mode the TRIGger SOURce BUS command should be sent via GPIB 1 Move the cursor to the TRIG eld The follo...

Page 102: ... entered as a normal oscillator level Note The automatic level control is achieved using feedback with the level monitor function as shown in Figure 4 4 The feedback operation performs a level measurement OSC level adjustment 2 to 6 times per measurement The time required n in the following formula depends on the device being tested The more non linear the device is the greater the time required W...

Page 103: ...own in Figure 4 5 The solid line shows the operation range for a resistor as the DUT and the dotted line shows the operation range for a capacitor or inductor as the DUT The uncertainty of the limitation of the operating range is Hi PW mode o 6 13 Hi PW mode on 6 16 MEAS SETUP Menu 4 7 ...

Page 104: ...Figure 4 5 Available Operating Area for the ALC Function 4 8 MEAS SETUP Menu ...

Page 105: ... to OFF the oscillator level or the dc bias controls are the same as the oscillator level or the dc bias controls of an 4284A without Option 001 Note When Option 001 is installed the power on default setting of the high power mode is ON When the low test signal level measurement is performed without using dc bias the measurement value at the high power mode OFF may be more stable than the measurem...

Page 106: ...is set to OFF the current through the device can be set to the values listed in Table 4 1 When the current through a device exceeds the values listed in Table 4 1 normal measurement can t be performed Table 4 1 Maximum DC Bias Current Measurement Range 100 300 1 k 3 k 10 k 30 k 100 k Max current 2 mA 2 mA 1 mA 300 A 100 A 30 A 10 A Note The bias current isolation function in uences the measurement...

Page 107: ... the softkeys to set the averaging rate or enter the averaging rate using the numeric entry keys and 4ENTER5 Delay Time Description Refer to Appendix G The 4284A s delay time function allows you to set a trigger delay so the 4284A will delay the start of the measurement after it is triggered When the list sweep measurement is performed the 4284A will delay the start of the measurement at each swee...

Page 108: ...NN ON to set the voltage level monitor function to ON Press NNNNNNNNNNN OFF to set the voltage level monitor function to o 3 Move the cursor to the Im eld The following softkeys will be displayed NNNNNNNN ON NNNNNNNNNNN OFF 4 Press NNNNNNNN ON to set the current level monitor function to ON Press NNNNNNNNNNN OFF to set the current level monitor function to OFF Deviation Measurement Function Descri...

Page 109: ...en the device which has a reference value is connected pressing this NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEA SURE the 4284A measures the device and the measurement results are entered as a reference value for REF A and REF B values 2 Enter the reference value for the primary parameter using NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEA SURE or the numeric entry keys 3 Move the cursor to the REF B eld to enter the referen...

Page 110: ...cription of each function is given on page 3 19 system menu So in the case of the clear setup function and the system reset function the description and setting procedure are given while in the case of the other functions only the procedure is given Load Store Function Perform the following steps on the MEAS SETUP page to store the control settings to the internal non volatile memory or the extern...

Page 111: ... other pages are not initialized Figure 4 6 shows the MEAS SETUP page after performing the clear setup function Figure 4 6 MEAS SETUP page After Clearing the Setup Perform the following steps to set only all of the operations on the MEAS SETUP page to the power on default settings 1 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 2 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CLEAR SETUP The message Clearing set...

Page 112: ...0000kHz BIAS 0 000 V LEVEL 1 00 V INTEG MED TRIG INT AVG 1 ALC OFF Vm ON Hi Pw ON Im ON DCI ISO ON DELAY 0ms DEV A dABS REF A 10 0000pF B dABS B 500 000u Figure 4 7 MEAS SETUP page Example SYSTEM RESET Function This function allows you to set all of the control settings to the power on default values For more detail information about the default settings refer to Appendix C Perform the following s...

Page 113: ...4 Press NNNNNNNNNNN YES to reset the 4284A MEAS SETUP Menu 4 17 ...

Page 114: ...Correction Mode Selection MODE Measurement Function for LOAD Correction FUNC Frequency 1 2 3 for OPEN SHORT LOAD Correction FREQ1 FREQ2 and FREQ3 Reference Values A B at each three frequencies for LOAD Correction REF A B Cable Length Selection CABLE System Menu SYS MENU There are seventeen available elds on this page CORRECTION SYS MENU OPEN SHORT LOAD CABLE MODE FUNC FREQ1 REF A B FREQ2 REF A B F...

Page 115: ...Figure 4 8 Available Fields on the CORRECTION Page MEAS SETUP Menu 4 19 ...

Page 116: ...Figure 4 9 Available Softkeys on the CORRECTION Page 4 20 MEAS SETUP Menu ...

Page 117: ... 1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 25 Hz 120 Hz 1 2 kHz 12 kHz 120 kHz 30 Hz 150 Hz 1 5 kHz 15 kHz 150 kHz 40 Hz 200 Hz 2 kHz 20 kHz 200 kHz 50 Hz 250 Hz 2 5 kHz 25 kHz 250 kHz 60 Hz 300 Hz 3 kHz 30 kHz 300 kHz 80 Hz 400 Hz 4 kHz 40 kHz 400 kHz 500 Hz 5 kHz 50 kHz 500 kHz 600 Hz 6 kHz 60 kHz 600 kHz 800 Hz 8 kHz 80 kHz 800 kHz To take the OPEN correction data at the preset frequencies NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 118: ... ON NNNNNNNNNNN OFF NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS OPEN 2 Connect your test xture to the UNKNOWN Terminals without connecting the device under test 3 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS OPEN The 4284A will measure the OPEN admittance capacitance and inductance at the preset frequency points The time required to measure the open correction data is approximately 90 s During the OPEN correct...

Page 119: ...st frequency ies you set and the SHORT correction data for each measurement point other than those present frequency points are calculated using the interpolation method Refer to Figure 4 11 All preset frequency points 48 frequency points are as same as the preset frequencies for the OPEN correction using the interpolation method To take the SHORT correction data at the preset frequency points NNN...

Page 120: ...the short correction data measurement The previous SHORT correction data is still stored 3 Press NNNNNNNN ON to perform SHORT correction calculations on subsequent measurements when the FREQ1 FREQ2 and FREQ3 elds are set to OFF When the FREQ1 FREQ2 and FREQ3 elds are set to ON and the test frequency is equal to FREQ1 2 3 the SHORT correction data at FREQ1 2 3 is used Refer to Appendix D 4 Press NN...

Page 121: ...equency point valid NNNNNNNNNNN OFF This softkey is used to make the OPEN SHORT LOAD correction data at the FREQ1 FREQ2 or FREQ3 frequency point invalid NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS OPEN This softkey is used to perform an OPEN correction measurement at the FREQ1 FREQ2 or FREQ3 frequency points NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS SHORT This softkey is used to perfom a SHORT correction measu...

Page 122: ...s NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS SHORT The 4284A will perform a SHORT correction measurement and display the SHORT correction data on the system message line 12 Move the cursor to the SHORT eld 13 Press NNNNNNNN ON to perform the SHORT correction calculations for subsequent measurements at the speci ed frequency points LOAD correction 14 Prepare the standard for measurement 15 Move the curs...

Page 123: ...form the OPEN SHORT LOAD correction calculations using either the OPEN SHORT interpolation correction data or the OPEN SHORT LOAD correction data at the spot frequency you specify This correction data selection depends on the test frequency To obtain the OPEN SHORT interpolation correction data 2 This area is used as follows To obtain the OPEN SHORT LOAD correction data at the spot frequencies you...

Page 124: ...on data Data at FREQ1 Test Frequency FREQ2 FREQ3 Correction data Data at FREQ2 Test Frequency FREQ1 FREQ2 FREQ3 Correction data Data at FREQ1 Measurement Function for the Standard Description When the LOAD correction is performed the reference pre measured value of the standard must be entered The reference value should be the premeasured value of the following measurement functions Cp D Lp D R X ...

Page 125: ...press a softkey to set the measurement function If the measurement function softkey you want isn t displayed press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 2 6 The following softkeys will be displayed NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp D NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp Q NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp G NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp Rp NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 3 6 4 Select and press a softkey to set the measurement function If the measurement function...

Page 126: ...ement function If the measurement function softkey isn t displayed press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 5 6 The following softkeys will be displayed NNNNNNNNNNN G B NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Y deg NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Y rad NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 6 6 7 Select and press a softkey to set the measurement function 4 30 MEAS SETUP Menu ...

Page 127: ...n mode For more information about the multi correction mode refer to Chapter 3 option 301 scanner interface operation note In the case of the multi correction mode the channel number for selecting the correction data is displayed at the CH No monitor area Front Panel Operation for Setting the Correction Mode to the Multi Correction Mode 1 Press 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 128: ...16048D 2m test leads When you select 4m the four outer conductors of the HPOT HCUR LPOT and LCUR test leads must be tied together at the end of the 16048E 4m test leads In other words the four terminal pair con guration must be terminated for the cable length selected When an 16048A B D E test leads are used use the furnished terminal plate at the end of the cable for easy con guration Front Panel...

Page 129: ...B 003234 FREQ2 1 00000MHz REF A 100 000pF B 000003 MEA A 99 9439pF B 000266 Figure 4 14 CORRECTION Page Example LIMIT TABLE SETUP Page When you press 4MEAS SETUP5 and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN LIMIT TABLE the LIMIT TABLE SETUP page will be displayed The LIMIT TABLE SETUP page allows you to set the 4284A s comparator The 4284A s built in comparator can sort devices into a maximum of ten b...

Page 130: ...unction ON OFF COMP Low Limit Value of each bin LOW High Limit Value of each bin HIGH Each function is described in the following paragraphs The available elds and the softkeys which correspond to the elds on this page are shown in Figure 4 15 and Figure 4 16 4 34 MEAS SETUP Menu ...

Page 131: ...Figure 4 15 Available Fields on the LIMIT TABLE SETUP Page MEAS SETUP Menu 4 35 ...

Page 132: ...imary parameter for the secondary parameter in the FUNC eld For example when the measurement function is Cp D the swap parameter function sets the measurement function to D Cp Refer to Figure 4 17 Then the comparison limits for D are a maximum of nine pairs of comparison limits and the comparison limits for Cp are now one pair 4 36 MEAS SETUP Menu ...

Page 133: ...NNNNN SWAP PARAM again to return the measurement function to the previous combination Limit Mode for Comparator Description There are two methods for specifying primary parameter limits as follows Refer to Figure 4 18 Tolerance Mode The tolerance mode speci es comparison limits by the deviation from the speci ed nominal value The nominal value is speci ed at NOM eld There are two methods used to s...

Page 134: ...the lower limit doesn t have to be less than the nominal value and the upper limit doesn t have to be greater than the nominal value As you can see in the following illustration there can be openings and there can be duplications Front Panel Operation for Setting the Limit Mode for the Comparator Perform the following steps to set the limit mode for the comparator 1 Move the cursor to the MODE eld...

Page 135: ... following measurement range of the primary parameter Primary Parameter and Display Range Parameter Range jZj R X 0 01 m to 99 9999 M jYj G B 0 01 nS to 99 9999 S C 0 01 fF to 9 99999 F L 0 01 nH to 99 9999 kH D 0 000001 to 9 99999 Q 0 01 to 99999 9 0180 000 to 180 000 When the limit mode for the primary parameter is the sequential mode the nominal value can be set but this has no meaning in the s...

Page 136: ...asurement result is not within limits can be sorted into the AUXiliary BIN The comparator function is especially useful when using the 4284A with a component handler handler interface option is installed Front Panel Operation for Setting the Comparator Function to ON or OFF Perform the following steps to set the comparator function to ON or OFF 1 Move the cursor to the COMP eld The following softk...

Page 137: ...secondary parameter limits are not speci ed on the LIMIT TABLE SETUP page Devices will be sorted according to primary parameter comparison results When the secondary parameter limits are set and AUX BIN are set to OFF Only devices with secondary limits are sorted by the primary parameter result Devices not within the secondary parameter limits are sorted OUT OF BINS even if the device s primary pa...

Page 138: ...ts but whose secondary parameter is equal to or below the lower limit are sorted into the AUX BIN Also when only the higher limit of the secondary parameter is set and the AUX BIN are set to ON the devices whose primary paramter is within limits but whose secondary parameter is equal or above the higher limit are sorted into the AUX BIN See below The AUX eld allows you to set the AUX BIN to ON or ...

Page 139: ... the secondary parameter low high limits can be set in the 2nd LOW HIGH elds Note Do NOT enter a value which is lower than the LOW limit into the HIGH limit in the tolerance sorting mode If you do the warning message Warning Improper high low limits will be displayed this isn t an error and the 4284A will not sort a DUT into the BINs you specify The limit values for sequential mode sorting can be ...

Page 140: ...nd so you can use these softkeys to enter the unit and terminate the entry without hitting 4ENTER5 When the limit value of BIN 1 is entered in the BIN 1 LOW eld the BIN 1 low limit becomes 0 absolute input value and the BIN 1 high limit becomes absolute input value 5 The cursor will be automatically moved to the BIN 2 LOW eld Repeat step 4 until the limits of the BIN 9 is entered After that the cu...

Page 141: ...limit value of the secondary parameter 12 The cursor will be automatically moved to the 2nd HIGH eld Enter the high limit value of the secondary parameter The entry example using the sequential mode is shown below Figure 4 19 Limit Table Using the Sequential Mode System Menu The system menu on this page allows you to perform the following control functions Load Store Clear Table Printer These func...

Page 142: ...ction The message Enter record number to LOAD will be displayed on the system message line 5 Enter the record number using the numeric entry keys and 4ENTER5 to store the current control settings or load the control settings Clear Table Function This function allows you to clear all of the limit values So when you change the limit mode this function must be used Perform the following steps to clea...

Page 143: ... display the LIMIT TABLE SETUP page 5 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 6 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 7 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PRINT DISP The display page is printed out to the printer as shown in Figure 4 20 LIMIT TABLE SETUP SYS MENU FUNC Cp D NOM 100 000pF MODE AUX ON COMP ON BIN LOW HIGH 1 0 001 0 001 2 0 002 0 002 3 0 005 0 005 4 0 010 0 010 5 0 020 0 020 6 0 0...

Page 144: ...ent can be set Each eld in parenthesis is used when that control is set Sweep Mode MODE Sweep Parameter Selection FREQ Hz LEVEL V LEVEL A BIAS V or BIAS A Sweep Point Settings sweep point Limit Parameter Selection LMT Low High Limit Values LOW HIGH There are following elds on this page LIST SWEEP SETUP MODE FREQ Hz LEVEL V LEVEL A BIAS V or BIAS A LMT LOW HIGH SYS MENU and sweep points These funct...

Page 145: ...Figure 4 21 Available Fields on the LIST SWEEP SETUP Page MEAS SETUP Menu 4 49 ...

Page 146: ...els or DC bias points to be automatically measured There are two sweep modes for the list sweep measurements sequential SEQ mode and step STEP mode In the case of the sequential mode when the 4284A is triggered once the device is automatically measured at all sweep points In the case of the step mode the sweep point is incremented each time the 4284A is triggered 4 50 MEAS SETUP Menu ...

Page 147: ...N STEP 2 Select and press a softkey to set the list sweep measurement mode List Sweep Parameter Description The sweep point parameter for the list sweep measurement can be set to the test frequency oscillator level and DC bias This eld allows you to set the parameter of the list sweep measurement Front Panel Operation for Setting the List Sweep Parameter Perform the following steps to set the list...

Page 148: ...e selected parameter s data are equal or are above the low limits are sorted as IN When only the high limits of the sweep points are set the devices whose selected parameter s data are equal or are below the high limits are sorted as IN Note The comparison results are always IN when the paramter selection for the limit function is performed but the low high limit values aren t entered Note The com...

Page 149: ...llowing softkeys will be displayed NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN LIMIT DATA A This softkey is used to set the limit parameter to the primary parameter of the measurement function When this softkey is pressed the cursor will automatically move to the LOW eld NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN LIMIT DATA B This softkey is used to set the limit parameter to the secondary parameter of the...

Page 150: ...age 3 If you are using a memory card insert the memory card to the MEMORY card slot 4 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN STORE when you want to use the store function The message Enter record number to STORE will be displayed on the system message line Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNN LOAD when you want to use the load function The message Enter record number to LOAD will be displayed on the system message line 5 Enter ...

Page 151: ...he LIST SWEEP SETUP page 5 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 6 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 7 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PRINT DISP The display page is printed out to the printer as shown in Figure 4 25 LIST SWEEP SETUP SYS MENU MODE SEQ FREQ Hz LMT LOW HIGH 1 00000k A 100 000p 100 030p 2 00000k A 100 000p 100 030p 5 00000k A 100 000p 100 030p 10 0000k A 100 000p 100 030...

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Page 153: ...TALOG SYSTEM5 the CATALOG page will be displayed On this CATALOG page the catalog of the 4284A s internal memory eeprom or the external memory card which is inserted into the front panel MEMORY card slot and the following control functions can be set from this page The eld in parenthesis is used to set the control function System Menu SYS MENU There are two elds on this page CATALOG and SYS MENU e...

Page 154: ...Figure 5 1 Available Fields on the CATALOG Page Figure 5 2 Available Softkeys on the CATALOG Page 5 2 Catalog System Configuration ...

Page 155: ...y and the comments displayed on the comment line for each settings To specify the media of memory to be displayed the catalog NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CAT INT or NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CAT CARD can be used Perform the following steps to specify the media of memory 1 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld using the CURSOR arrow keys The following softkeys will be displayed in the softkey label area...

Page 156: ...PIB cable 2 Set the printer to the Listen Only mode 3 Set the Talk Only mode to ON from the SYSTEM CONFIG page 4 Press 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 to display the CATALOG page 5 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 6 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 7 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PRINT DISP to print out the displayed page The displayed page is printed out as shown in Figure 5 3 CATALOG SYS M...

Page 157: ...TALK ONLY Handler Interface Option 201 or 202 ON OFF HANDLER I F Scanner Interface Option 301 ON OFF SCANNER I F System Menu SYS MENU So there are seven elds on this page SYSTEM CONFIG BEEPER GPIB ADDRESS TALK ONLY HANDLER I F SCANNER I F and SYS MENU elds Each control function is described in the following paragraphs This page also the following information as a monitor These conditions is set de...

Page 158: ...Figure 5 4 Available Fields on the SYSTEM CONFIG Page 5 6 Catalog System Configuration ...

Page 159: ...ayed Correction data measurement at 48 preset frequencies is completed Comparison judgment Result is out of bin Failed sweep comparison judgment Key lock ON OFF is switched How to Set the Beeper to ON or OFF Perform the following steps to set the beeper function to ON or OFF 1 Move the cursor to the BEEPER eld on the SYSTEM CONFIG page The following softkeys will be displayed in the softkey label ...

Page 160: ...IB address using the numeric entry keys and press 4ENTER5 How to Set the Talk Only Mode Perform the following steps to set the 4284A to the Talk Only mode ON To set the 4284A to the addressable mode perform the following steps to set the Talk Only mode to OFF 1 Move the cursor to the TALK ONLY eld on the SYSTEM CONFIG page The following softkeys will be displayed in the softkey label area NNNNNNNN...

Page 161: ...onnector on the rear panel is used to interface between the 4284A and the scanner to pass control output signals and channel selection signals for multi channel correction Refer to the 4284A Option 301 Operation Note The status of the scanner interface installed not installed is monitored on this SYSTEM CONFIG page SCANNER I F 301 How to Set the Scanner Interface to ON or OFF When the scanner inte...

Page 162: ...to print out the displayed page or the measurement data using the PRINT DISP mode 1 Connect the 4284A to the printer using an GPIB cable 2 Set the printer to the Listen Only mode 3 Set the Talk Only mode to ON from the SYSTEM CONFIG page 4 Move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 5 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN PRINT DISP to print out the displayed page The displayed page is printed out as sho...

Page 163: ...esis is used when each test is selected Memory Card Read Write Test No 1 LED Display Test No 2 LCD Display Test No 3 Handler Interface Test No 4 Scanner Interface EEPROM Read Write Test No 5 Scanner Interface Input Output Test No 6 Bias Current Interface Input Output Test No 7 There are two elds on this page SELF TEST and TEST MENU Each test is described in the following paragraphs The available e...

Page 164: ...Figure 5 7 Available Fields on the SELF TEST Page Figure 5 8 Available Softkeys on the SELF TEST Page 5 12 Catalog System Configuration ...

Page 165: ...expression END ADRS HEX End address as a hexadecimal expression TEST ADRS HEX Current testing address as a hexadecimal expression 3 Insert a memory card into the MEMORY card slot on the front panel Note When this test is performed data stored on the memory card is retained Caution While this test is in progress DO NOT remove the memory card and DO NOT turn the 4284A OFF If you do the data stored o...

Page 166: ...re displayed and toggled between the normal and inverse modes once per second How to Perform the LCD Display Test Perform the following steps to perform the LCD display test 1 Move the cursor to the TEST MENU eld on the SELF TEST page 2 Press 435 and 4ENTER5 to set the test number to 3 The 7LCD DISPLAY TEST screen and all LCD characters will be displayed 3 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN TE...

Page 167: ... W TEST screen will be displayed and the following messages indicating the address of the scanner interface EEPROM are displayed START ADRS HEX Start address as a hexadecimal expression END ADRS HEX End address as a hexadecimal expression TEST ADRS HEX Current testing address as a hexadecimal expression Note The Data stored in the EEPROM is retained when this test is performed 3 Press NNNNNNNNNNNN...

Page 168: ...PN 04278 65301 described on CHAPTER 10 PERFORMANCE TEST Bias Current I F I O Test Description This test checks the input output signals of the Option 002 Bias Current Interface When the test is started the CS 0 and CS 1 output signals are alternately asserted and ADDRESS and DO0 to DO7 output signals are changed in ascending order Input signals DI0 to DI15 are read when only the status of these si...

Page 169: ...tors inductors resistors and other components Follow the procedure to perform impedance measurements referring to the paragraphs noted on right side of each step Procedure Reference Paragraph Start Setup the 4284A measurement conditions IMPEDANCE PARAMETERS PARALLEL SERIES CIRCUIT MODE SIGNAL LEVEL Connect the test xture to the 4284A FOUR TERMINAL PAIR CONFIGURATION MEASUREMENT CONTACTS Setup the ...

Page 170: ... A shows the impedance de nitions and B shows vector representation of impedance Impedance Z is the total opposition that a circuit or device o ers to the ow of alternating current at a given frequency Z contains a real and an imaginary part and it is expressed in rectangular form as Resistance and Reactance or in polar form as magnitude of Impedance and Phase as follows Z R jX jZj 6 jZj p R2 X2 a...

Page 171: ...ty of components Q 1 D jXj R Where Q Quality Factor D Dissipation Factor In some case the reciprocal of impedance Admittance Y is used Figure 6 2 shows the vector representation of admittance As Z Impedance Y contains a real and an imaginary part and is expressed in rectangular form as Conductance and Susceptance or in polar form as magnitude of Admittance and Phase The following are expressions f...

Page 172: ... S B Susceptance S jYj Magnitude of Admittance S Phase of Admittance deg or rad C Capacitance F Rp Parallel Resistance Note The jYj measurement function of the 4284A can obtain the jYj and parameters given in the above equations Figure 6 2 Vector Representation of Admittance 6 4 Measurement Procedure and Examples ...

Page 173: ...D Selecting Circuit Mode of Capacitance The following description gives some practical guide lines for selecting the capacitance measurement circuit mode Small Capacitance modeled by a in Figure 6 3 Small capacitance yields large reactance which implies that the e ect of the parallel resistance Rp has relatively more signi cance than that of series resistance Rs The low value of resistance represe...

Page 174: ...uide lines for selecting the inductance measurement circuit mode Large Inductance modeled by a in Figure 6 4 The reactance at a given frequency is relatively large compared with that of a small inductance so the parallel resistance becomes more signi cant than the series component So a measurement in the parallel equivalent circuit mode Lp D Lp Q or Lp G is more suitable Small Inductance modeled b...

Page 175: ... have impedance characteristics that are dependent on the applied signal level So the oscillator level setting should be set appropriate for the DUT Signal Level Across The DUT Figure 6 5 shows a simpli ed model of the 4284A and a DUT The signal level across the DUT depends on the oscillator level the source resistance of the 4284A and the impedance of the DUT as follows jVmj jZxj jRso Zxj 2jVoscj...

Page 176: ... ALC set to ON The signal level across the DUT is set to the entered voltage value in the LEVEL eld Oscillator level set as current and ALC set to ON The signal level across the DUT is set to the entered current value in the LEVEL eld For more information for the ALC function refer to Chapter 4 Automatic Level Control Function Note By using the level monitor function Vm and Im on the MEAS DISPLAY ...

Page 177: ...e 6 6 shows the four terminal pair measurement principle The UNKNOWN terminals consists of four coaxial connectors HCUR High current HPOT High potential LPOT Low potential LCUR Low current Figure 6 6 Four Terminal Pair 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...

Page 178: ...mbers in Figure 6 7 1 The signal path between the 4284A and DUT should be as short as possible 2 To construct the four terminal pair measurement circuit con guration the outer shields of HCUR and HPOT LCUR and LPOT terminals must be respectively connected together at the point as near as possible to the point at which the DUT will connected 3 Keep connections between the point at which the shieldi...

Page 179: ...re 6 8 Model of Capacitance to Ground To minimize the stray capacitance of the test leads the center conductor of the test leads should be kept as short as possible as shown in Figure 6 9 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...

Page 180: ...uring large values of capacitance especially in D dissipation factor measurements When measuring large capacitance values the four terminal measurement contacts have the advantage of less measurement error as compared to the two terminal method Select a test xture which can hold the DUT tight to stabilize the connection 6 12 Measurement Procedure and Examples ...

Page 181: ...s of DUT make the contacts as shown in Figure 6 11 If the measurement contact cannot be made using the four terminal pair con guration use one of the connection methods shown in Figure 6 12 to make the measurement contact Figure 6 11 Extending The Four Terminal Pair Test Leads Measurement Procedure and Examples 6 13 ...

Page 182: ...Figure 6 12 Measurement Contacts for Test Leads Extension 6 14 Measurement Procedure and Examples ...

Page 183: ...of measurement contacts using a guard plate in the four terminal pair measurement con guration Figure 6 13 Example 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 6 14 Figure 6 14 Guard Shield Measurement...

Page 184: ...ds Measurements using the 16048A D OPEN Correction Correct for stray admittance due to the test xture High impedance measurements SHORT Correction Correct for residual impedance due to test xture Low impedance measurements OPEN SHORT Correction Correct the stray admittance and residual impedance due to the test xture Precise measurements OPEN SHORT LOAD Correction Correct any error due to the test...

Page 185: ...OPEN SHORT correction is enough to correct the residual errors Measurements using Agilent test leads and a test xture In this case CABLE LENGTH and OPEN SHORT correction is used Of course CABLE CORRECTION must be performed completely described in Cable Length Selection in Chapter 4 Measurement Procedure and Examples 6 17 ...

Page 186: ...Measurements using a test xture that has complicated impedance characteristics In this case use the OPEN SHORT LOAD correction When you combine a scanner the 4284A with Option 301 scanner interface provides powerful error correction functions for up to three sets of OPEN SHORT LOAD correction data for 128 channels 6 18 Measurement Procedure and Examples ...

Page 187: ...ion data measurement set up a SHORT condition using a shorting bar to short between high terminal and low terminal of the UNKNOWN terminals Figure 6 15 shows a sample shorting bar Agilent Part Number 5000 4226 for the 16047A C D test xtures Figure 6 15 Sample Shorting Plate The shorting bar should have very low residual impedance so a high conductivity metal plate that is not easily corroded is re...

Page 188: ...cting standards For capacitance measurements A standard capacitor whose capacitance is nearly equal to the DUT capacitance is recommended For resistance measurements A standard resistor whose resistance is nearly equal to DUT s resistance is recommended For inductance measurements A standard inductor whose inductance is nearly equal to DUT s inductance is recommended Reference Values of the LOAD S...

Page 189: ...ich has speci ed reference values you can perform a LOAD correction using a device such as a general purpose capacitor or resistor The pre measured values of a device are used for the REF A and REF B values Follow the procedure shown in below to use a device for the LOAD standard 1 Prepare a device whose impedance is as close as possible to the DUT s impedance for the LOAD standard 2 If the device...

Page 190: ...some parasitics remain in measurement path even after performing corrections as follows Figure 6 16 shows parasitic impedance model after corrections performed using the 16047A C D test xture In this case to minimize the in uence of parasitics on measurement the values insert DUT completely into the test xture keep the leads of the DUT as short as possible Figure 6 17 Parasitic Impedance Model Usi...

Page 191: ...a component may have di erent e ective 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 6 18 Typical Characteristics of Components Measurement Procedure and Examples 6 23 ...

Page 192: ...ency 1 00000kHz is displayed in this eld b Press 415 1 will be displayed on the system message line and the softkey labels will change to the available units NNNNNNNN Hz NNNNNNNNNNN kHz and NNNNNNNNNNN MHz Press NNNNNNNNNNN MHz 1 00000MHz is now displayed in the FREQ eld Note The FREQUENCY can be changed using NNNNNNNNNNNNNN INCR and NNNNNNNNNNNNNN DECR displayed when the CURSOR moved to the FREQ ...

Page 193: ...Press 4MEAS SETUP5 and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CORRECTION The CORRECTION page will now be displayed c Move the cursor to the OPEN eld NNNNNNNN ON NNNNNNNNNNN OFF and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS OPEN will be displayed d Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS OPEN to perform the OPEN correction data measurement Wait until the message OPEN measurement completed is displayed on the s...

Page 194: ...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS SHORT to perform the SHORT correction data measurement Wait until the message SHORT measurement completed is displayed on the system message line i Press NNNNNNNN ON to set the SHORT correction function to ON 5 Connect DUT to the test xture Insert the DUT into the 16047A s measurement contacts deeply as shown in Figure 6 21 6 26 Measurement Procedure and Examples ...

Page 195: ... FORMAT5 Measurements are performed continuously by the internal trigger and the capacitors measured Cp and D values are displayed as large characters as shown in Figure 6 22 Figure 6 22 Measurement Results of A 470 pF Capacitor Measurement Procedure and Examples 6 27 ...

Page 196: ...NNN Cs Rs and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 2 6 will be displayed c Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 2 6 NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp D NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp Q NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp G NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Lp Rp and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 3 6 will be displayed d Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 3 6 NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Ls D NNNNNNNNNNNNNN Ls Q NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Ls Rs and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 4 ...

Page 197: ...s of the ALC function OFF is displayed on this eld and NNNNNNNN ON and NNNNNNNNNNN OFF are displayed l Press NNNNNNNN ON to set the test signal current level to be constant 3 Connect the test xture to the 4284A The 16047A Direct Couple Test Fixture general purpose is used for this measurement Connect the 16047A to the 4284A s UNKNOWN terminals as shown in Figure 6 23 Figure 6 23 Connecting the 160...

Page 198: ...ON f Connect a shorting bar to the 16047A to set up the SHORT condition as shown in Figure 6 24 Figure 6 24 Connecting A Shorting Bar g Move the cursor to the SHORT eld NNNNNNNN ON NNNNNNNNNNN OFF and NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS SHORT will be displayed h Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS SHORT to perform the SHORT correction data measurement Wait until the message SHORT measure...

Page 199: ...ements are performed continuously by the internal trigger and the measured Ls and Rs values of the magnetic cored inductor are displayed in large characters as shown in Figure 6 26 Figure 6 26 Measurement Results of The Magnetic Cored Inductor Measurement Procedure and Examples 6 31 ...

Page 200: ...n OFF a Press 4MEAS SETUP5 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CORRECTION b Move the cursor to the OPEN eld and press NNNNNNNNNNN OFF c Move the cursor to the SHORT eld and press NNNNNNNNNNN OFF d Move the cursor to the LOAD eld and press NNNNNNNNNNN OFF e Press 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 and con rm CORR turns OFF 2 Measure the DUT again If the 4284A now measures properly then the correction data may have been...

Page 201: ...xceed 20 meters A maximum of 15 devices can be connected on one bus system There are no restrictions on how the cables are connected together However it is recommended that no more than four piggyback connectors be stacked together on any one device The resulting structure could exert enough force on the connector mounting to damage it For example a system containing six devices can be connected t...

Page 202: ...gure 7 1 GPIB Connector Signal Pin Configuration Table 7 1 GPIB Interconnect Cables Agilent Part Number Length 10833A 1 m 3 3 ft 10833B 2 m 6 6 ft 10833C 4 m 13 2 ft 10833D 0 5 m 1 6 ft 7 2 Remote Control ...

Page 203: ...strument to receive process and transmit commands data and status over the GPIB bus Table 7 2 GPIB Interface Capability Code Function SH1 Complete Source Handshake capability AH1 Complete Acceptor Handshake capability T5 Basic Talker serial poll unaddressed if MLA Talk Only L4 Basic Listener unaddressed if MTA no Listen Only SR1 Service Request capability RL1 Remote Local capability DC1 Device Cle...

Page 204: ... LOCKOUT SET LOCAL CLEAR LOCKOUT SET LOCAL REN control line false releases devices on the bus from the lockout mode and returns them to local front panel control The di erence between CLEAR LOCKOUT SET LOCAL and LOCAL is in the addressing method used For example LOCAL 7 DEVICE CLEAR SDC or DCL This command can be used with an address to clear a particular device SDC selected device clear or used w...

Page 205: ...ht of as an interrupt which informs the controller that information is ready to be transmitted or that an error condition exists in the instrument When the 4284A sends an SRQ it also sets Bit 6 of the status byte Bit 6 is the RQS Request Service bit sometimes referred to as the status bit in connection with polling When the 4284A is serially polled it clears the RQS bit and the SRQ line one of the...

Page 206: ...E 488 2 1987 SCPI is equal to TMSL Test and Measurement Systems Language which developed by Agilent Technologies This language uses standard GPIB hardware and will be used in many future Agilent Technologies Products SCPI uses easy to learn self explanatory commands and is exible for both beginners and expert programmers Detailed SCPI command descriptions are given in Chapter 8 Figure 7 3 Function...

Page 207: ...rmat on the MEAS DISPLAY BIN No DISPLAY or BIN COUNT DISPLAY page is described in Figure 7 4 Figure 7 4 ASCII Format 1 The DATA A DATA B STATUS and BIN No formats are as follows DATA A and DATA B format The data output formats for DATA A primary parameter s measurement data and DATA B secondary parameter s measurement data uses the 12 ASCII character xed length format as follows SN NNNNNESNN S 0 N...

Page 208: ...ual measurement data is output BIN No Format The BIN No data shows the bin sorting results as follows Data Sorting Results 0 OUT OF BINS 1 BIN 1 2 BIN 2 3 BIN 3 4 BIN 4 5 BIN 5 6 BIN 6 7 BIN 7 8 BIN 8 9 BIN 9 10 AUX BIN The BIN No data is output with the measurement data only when the comparator function is set to ON The data output formats for BIN No uses a 2 or 3 ASCII character data length form...

Page 209: ...ed the IN OUT data output result is 0 zero The data output formats for IN OUT use the 2 ASCII character xed length format as follows SN S 0 N 0 to 1 Binary Format When the FORMat DATA REAL 64 command is executed the 4284A transfers data in the BINARY format The BINARY format is the 64 bit oating point binary format speci ed in IEEE Standard 754 1985 This is the same data format used by the HP Tech...

Page 210: ...e meaning of each data is the same as the meaning of each data in the ASCII format IEEE 754 Floating Point Format Bit No 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 First byte sent S Emsb E E E E E E Second byte sent E E E Elsb Fmsb F F F Third seventh F F F F F F F F byte sent Last byte sent F F F F F F F Flsb Where Emsb is the most signi cant bit of the exponent Elsb is the least signi cant bit of the exponent Fmsb is the ...

Page 211: ...01212 1 5 01 5 When the list sweep measurement is performed the binary data format is as follows DATA A DATA B STATUS and IN OUT are repeated as many times as there are sweep points Each data format is the same as the 8 byte data format described in the Floating Point Format The meaning of each data is the same as each data in the ASCII format Figure 7 7 Binary Data Format For List Sweep Measureme...

Page 212: ...IDLE state the measurement data can be read by a controller via GPIB using the FETCh query To change the IDLE state to the WAIT FOR TRIGGER state the INITiate subsystem command must be used as shown in Figure 7 9 Figure 7 9 INITiate Subsystem Commands and Trigger System There are the following two conditions for the INITiate subsystem commands 1 INITiate CONTinuous OFF condition 7 12 Remote Contro...

Page 213: ...in this case an error error message 0230 Data corrupt or stale will occur WAITING FOR TRIGGER state In this state the 4284A can accept a trigger command while in the remote condition When the trigger command is sent to the 4284A the state is automatically changed to the MEASUREMENT state There are three kinds of the trigger commands TRG common command Group Execution Trigger get bus command and TR...

Page 214: ...e di erence between the TRIGger IMMediate command and TRG or GET command by using the sample programs 10 ASSIGN Meter TO 717 20 REMOTE Meter 30 OUTPUT Meter RST CLS 40 OUTPUT Meter TRIG SOUR BUS 50 OUTPUT Meter ABORT INIT 60 OUTPUT Meter TRIGGER IMMEDIATE 70 OUTPUT Meter FETCH 80 ENTER Meter A B C 90 PRINT A B C 100 END Figure 7 11 TRIGger IMMediate Command Sample Program 10 ASSIGN Meter TO 717 20...

Page 215: ... DUT measurement is being performed After the DUT measurement is completed trigger state automatically changes to the IDLE state Note The 4284A can only measure a DUT on one page of the MEAS DISPLAY BIN No DISPLAY BIN COUNT DISPLAY and LIST SWEEP DISPLAY pages under 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 even if the 4284A is in remote A typical owchart of data transfer using the trigger system is shown below Figure 7 1...

Page 216: ...l be greatly reduced 10 OPTION BASE 1 20 DIM D 5 4 30 ASSIGN Meter TO 717 40 REMOTE Meter 50 OUTPUT Meter RST CLS 60 OUTPUT Meter FORM ASCII 70 OUTPUT Meter TRIG SOUR BUS 80 OUTPUT Meter DISP PAGE MEAS 90 OUTPUT Meter MEM DIM DBUF 5 100 OUTPUT Meter MEM FILL DBUF 110 FOR I 1 TO 5 120 OUTPUT Meter TRIGGER IMMEDIATE 130 NEXT I 140 OUTPUT Meter MEM READ DBUF 150 ENTER Meter D 160 PRINT D 170 OUTPUT M...

Page 217: ...e data bu er memory should rst be cleared using the MEMory CLEar DBUF command When the number of sets of measurement data is less than the capacity of the bu er memory the following data instead of the actual measurement data are input to the unused portion of the data bu er memory DATA A 9 9E37 DATA B 9 9E37 STATUS 01 BIN No or IN OUT 0 When the data bu er memory capabilities are used during a li...

Page 218: ...ASCII Format Buffer Memory BINARY Format When the BINARY format is selected as the data format the returned format is as follows The DATA A DATA B STATUS BIN No or IN OUT data format and meaning are the same as the BINARY data format described in Binary Format Figure 7 16 BINARY Format Buffer Memory 7 18 Remote Control ...

Page 219: ...command with an HP 9000 series 300 computer Table 7 3 Data Format and Data Transfer Time Format Data Type Time ASCII Data without BIN No 10 ms Data with BIN No 11 ms List Sweep Data 10 points 75 ms Data Bu er Memory 128 sets of data 960 ms BINARY Data without BIN No 8 ms Data with BIN No 8 8 ms List Sweep Data 10 points 34 ms Data Bu er Memory 128 sets of data 406 ms Remote Control 7 19 ...

Page 220: ... summary bits of the registers Refer to Figure 7 17 Bits are set to 1 and reset to 0 Figure 7 17 Status Byte Register The individual bit assignments of the status byte and its bit weights are given in Table 7 4 When you read the status byte using GPIB serial polling the value is the sum of the total bit weights of all the high bits at the time you read the byte After serial polling the status byte...

Page 221: ...ath selected is from the service request generation circuit to bit 6 so bit 6 represents the RQS bit During execution of the STB query the MUX path selected is from the master summary bit generation circuit to bit 6 so bit 6 represents the MSS bit To clear the MSS bit all bits of the original registers corresponding to the enabled summary bit in the status byte and the output bu er of the 4284A mu...

Page 222: ...tax of the SRE command is SRE n Where n decimal number 0 to 255 For example If n is equal to 34 00100010 in binary bit 1 and bit 5 are enabled as follows Bit No of Status Byte MSB LSB 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Bit Pattern for SRE command 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 In this case when either bit 1 or bit 5 of the status byte is set to 1 a service request is generated The default setting is SRE 0 all bits of the status by...

Page 223: ...7 of the status byte The structure of the operation status register group is shown in Figure 7 18 The operation status register group consists of the standard operation status condition register the standard operation status event register and the standard operation status event enable register Figure 7 18 Operation Status Register Structure Remote Control 7 23 ...

Page 224: ...Measuring Bit 0 Measurement not in progress 1 Measurement in progress 3 8 Sweeping Bit 0 List sweep measurement not in progress 1 List sweep measurement in progress 2 4 always 0 zero 1 2 always 0 zero 0 1 Measuring Correction Data Bit 0 Correction data measurement not in progress 1 Correction data measurement in progress When you read the contents of the standard operation status condition registe...

Page 225: ...t Weight Description 15 5 always 0 zero 4 16 Measurement Complete Bit This bit is set to 1 when a single point measurement is completed 3 8 List Sweep Measurement Complete Bit This bit is set to 1 when a last sweep point measurement of the list sweep measurement is completed 2 4 always 0 zero 1 2 always 0 zero 0 1 Correction Data Measurement Complete Bit This bit is set to 1 when the OPEN SHORT or...

Page 226: ...peration status event enable register The STATus OPERation ENABle command is used The syntax of the STATus OPERation ENABle command is STATus OPERation ENABle n Where n decimal number 0 to 65535 For example If n is equal to 8 0000000000001000 in binary bit 3 is enabled as follows Bit No of Event Register MSB LSB 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Event Enable Register 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ...

Page 227: ...ster is shown on the next page When each error bit bit 2 bit 3 bit 4 and bit 5 of the standard event status register is set to 1 an error message with the following error numbers is input to the error queue For details refer to Appendix B Bit No Error No 5 Command Error 0100 to 0178 4 Execution Error 0211 to 0230 3 Device Speci c Error 10 to 101 0310 0311 2 Query Error 0400 to 0440 When you read t...

Page 228: ...Figure 7 19 Standard Event Status Register 7 28 Remote Control ...

Page 229: ...This bit is set to 1 when a parameter following a header of a GPIB command was evaluated by the 4284A as being outside of its legal input range or is otherwise inconsistent with the 4284A s capabilities 3 8 Device Speci c Error DDE Bit This bit is set to 1 when a device dependent error except for the command error query error and execution error has occurred 2 4 Query Error QYE Bit This bit is set...

Page 230: ... the status byte event status register summary bit to 1 To set any bit in the standard event status enable register the ESE command is used The syntax of the ESE command is ESE n Where n decimal number 0 to 255 For example If n is equal to 34 00100010 bit 1 and bit 5 are enabled as follows Bit No of Event Status Register MSB LSB 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Bit Pattern for ESE command 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 When eith...

Page 231: ...rams are shown in the order of the preceding list starting on the next page Note In case of the front panel operation the available control settings depends on the display page But in the case of GPIB operation all of control settings can be set without concern to the page being displayed Note When the 4284A measures a DUT one of the following pages under 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 must be used even if the ...

Page 232: ...er TRIG SOUR BUS 90 OUTPUT Meter AMPL ALC ON 100 OUTPUT Meter OUTP HPOW ON 110 OUTPUT Meter OUTP DC ISOL ON 120 OUTPUT Meter FUNC IMP RANG 10KOHM 130 OUTPUT Meter BIAS VOLT 5 140 OUTPUT Meter APER LONG 4 150 OUTPUT Meter FUNC SMON VAC ON 160 OUTPUT Meter FUNC SMON IAC ON 170 OUTPUT Meter TRIG DEL 5 180 OUTPUT Meter FUNC DEV1 MODE ABS 190 OUTPUT Meter FUNC DEV2 MODE ABS 200 OUTPUT Meter FUNC DEV1 R...

Page 233: ...r DISP PAGE CSET 40 OUTPUT Meter CORR OPEN STAT ON 50 OUTPUT Meter CORR SHOR STAT ON 60 OUTPUT Meter CORR LOAD STAT ON 70 OUTPUT Meter CORR LENG 1 80 OUTPUT Meter CORR METH MULT 90 OUTPUT Meter CORR USE 10 100 OUTPUT Meter CORR LOAD TYPE CPD 110 OUTPUT Meter SPOT1 STAT ON 120 OUTPUT Meter SPOT2 STAT ON 130 OUTPUT Meter SPOT3 STAT ON 140 END Figure 7 21 CORRECTION page Remote Control 7 33 ...

Page 234: ...OUTPUT Meter COMP ABIN ON 80 OUTPUT Meter COMP MODE PTOL 90 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN1 1 1 100 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN2 2 2 110 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN3 3 3 120 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN4 4 4 130 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN5 5 5 140 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN6 6 6 150 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN7 7 7 160 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN8 8 8 170 OUTPUT Meter COMP TOL BIN9 9 9 180 OUTPUT Meter COMP SLIM 0 ...

Page 235: ...HZ 100KHZ 200KHZ 500KHZ 1MHZ 60 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND1 A 100 200 70 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND2 A 100 200 80 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND3 A 100 200 90 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND4 A 100 200 100 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND5 A 100 200 110 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND6 A 100 200 120 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND7 A 100 200 130 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND8 A 100 200 140 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND9 A 100 200 150 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND10 A 10...

Page 236: ... comparator function of the limit table is set to ON Figure 7 25 Measurement data transfer when the list sweep measurement is performed Figure 7 26 10 ASSIGN Meter TO 717 20 REMOTE Meter 30 OUTPUT Meter RST CLS 40 OUTPUT Meter FORM ASCII Setup 50 OUTPUT Meter TRIG SOUR BUS Measurement 60 OUTPUT Meter COMP ON Condition 70 OUTPUT Meter INIT CONT ON 80 FOR I 0 TO 9 90 TRIGGER Meter Perform measuremen...

Page 237: ...CII Format 10 DIM D 6 3 20 ASSIGN Meter TO 717 30 REMOTE Meter 40 OUTPUT Meter RST CLS 50 OUTPUT Meter FORM ASCII 60 OUTPUT Meter TRIG SOUR BUS 70 OUTPUT Meter LIST MODE SEQ 80 OUTPUT Meter LIST FREQ 1KHZ 2KHZ 5KHZ 10KHZ 20KHZ 50KHZ 100KHZ 90 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND1 A 100 200 Setup 100 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND2 A 100 200 Measurement 110 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND3 A 100 200 Condition 120 OUTPUT Meter LI...

Page 238: ...28 Measurement data transfer when the list sweep measurement is performed Figure 7 29 10 INTEGER Header_1 Header_2 Term 20 ASSIGN Meter TO 717 FORMAT ON 30 ASSIGN Binary TO 717 FORMAT OFF 40 REMOTE Meter 50 OUTPUT Meter RST CLS 60 OUTPUT Meter FORM REAL 64 Setup 70 OUTPUT Meter TRIG SOUR BUS Measurement 80 OUTPUT Meter COMP ON Condition 90 OUTPUT Meter INIT CONT ON 100 FOR I 0 TO 9 110 TRIGGER Met...

Page 239: ...Format 10 INTEGER Header_1 Header_2 Header_3 Term 20 DIM D 6 3 30 ASSIGN Meter TO 717 FORMAT ON 40 ASSIGN Binary TO 717 FORMAT OFF 50 REMOTE Meter 60 OUTPUT Meter RST CLS 70 OUTPUT Meter FORM REAL 64 80 OUTPUT Meter TRIG SOUR BUS 90 OUTPUT Meter LIST MODE SEQ 100 OUTPUT Meter LIST FREQ 1KHZ 2KHZ 5KHZ 10KHZ 20KHZ 50KHZ 100KHZ 110 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND1 A 100 200 Setup 120 OUTPUT Meter LIST BAND2 A...

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Page 241: ...a typical model for the more common uses of the command Notation Conventions and Definitions The following conventions and de nitions are used in this chapter to describe GPIB operation Angular brackets enclose words or characters that are used to symbolize a program code parameter or an GPIB command Square brackets indicates that the enclosed items are optional The square brackets with the asteri...

Page 242: ...used to control all of the 4284A s functions The SCPI commands are tree structured three levels deep The highest level commands are called the subsystem commands in this manual So the lower level commands are legal only when the subsystem commands have been selected A colon is used to separate the higher level commands and the lower level commands See Figure 8 1 for a sample Figure 8 1 Command Tre...

Page 243: ...sed as a separator to execute multiple commands on a single line The multiple command rules are as follows Commands at the same level and in the same subsystem command group can be separated by a semicolon on a multiple command line For example FUNC SMON VAC ON IAC ON To restart commands from the highest level a semicolon must be used as the separator and then a leading colon which shows that the ...

Page 244: ...e rst 4 characters For example BIAS abbreviates to BIAS TRIGger abbreviates to TRIG LEVel abbreviates to LEV FREQuency abbreviates to FREQ If the long form mnemonic is de ned as a phrase rather than a single word then the long form mnemonic is the rst character of the rst word s followed by the entire last word The above rules when the long form mnemonic is a single word are then applied to the re...

Page 245: ... of the computer Parameters may be of two types as follows Character Data and String Data Character data consists of ASCII characters The abbreviation rules are the same as the rules for command headers String data consists of ASCII characters enclosed by double quotes Numeric Data Integer NR1 xed point NR2 or oating point NR3 These three numeric data types are de ned in IEEE 488 2 1988 Refer to t...

Page 246: ... 3 1 234 0123 4 NR3 For example 1 23E 5 123 4E056 When numeric data is used as a parameter the su x multiplier mnemonics and su x units The su x multiplier must be used with the su x unit can be used for some commands as follows 8 6 Command Reference ...

Page 247: ...Unit Available Command HZ FREQuency LIST FREQuency CORRection SPOT n FREQuency V VOLTage BIAS VOLTage LIST VOLTage LIST BIAS VOLTage A CURRent BIAS CURRent LIST CURRent LIST BIAS CURRent OHM FUNCtion IMPedance RANGe M CORRection LENGth S TRIGger DELay The header separator is placed between the header and its parameter This is one white space which is de ned as a single ASCII character in the range...

Page 248: ... ned as follows White Space Single ASCII character 0 to 9 11 to 32 decimal For example Carriage Return 13 decimal or Space 32 decimal NL New Line Line Feed 10 decimal END EOI is asserted with the last byte is sent Response Message Terminators The 4284A can send an output data message when it is in the local or remote modes when it is addressed to talk or in the talk only mode The data message cont...

Page 249: ...T ABORt Mass MEMory AMPLitude APERture FORMat SYSTem STATus GPIB Common Commands CLS SRE OPC TST ESE STB WAI TRG ESR IDN RST LRN OPT The explanation of each subsystem command is patterned as follows 1 Subsystem command name 2 Command Tree Subsystem command only 3 Compound Command Name 4 Command Description 5 Command Syntax 6 Example Using The Above Command Syntax 7 Query Syntax 8 Query Response 9 ...

Page 250: ...subsystem command group sets the display page and enters ASCII characters on the comment line Figure 8 3 shows the command tree of the DISPlay subsystem command group Figure 8 3 DISPlay Subsystem Command Tree 8 10 Command Reference ...

Page 251: ...play page to MEAS SETUP CSETup Sets display page to CORRECTION LTABle Sets display page to LIMIT TABLE SETUP LSETup Sets display page to LIST SWEEP SETUP CATalog Sets display page to CATALOG SYSTem Sets display page to SYSTEM CONFIG SELF Sets display page to SELF TEST Example OUTPUT 717 DISP PAGE BCO Set to the BIN COUNT DISPLAY Query Syntax DISPlay PAGE Query Response Returned data format is page...

Page 252: ...ns the comment line characters Command Syntax DISPlay LINE string Where string is ASCII character string maximum of 30 characters Example OUTPUT 717 DISP LINE This is a comment Query Syntax DISPlay LINE Query Response Returned data format is string NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 DISP LINE 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 12 Command Reference ...

Page 253: ...alue 20 Hz MAX Sets to the maximum value 1 MHz Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit HZ hertz can be used with this command Either MAHZ and MHZ can be used as the su x multiplier for MHz 1E6 Hz Example OUTPUT 717 FREQ 1KHZ Set to 1 kHz OUTPUT 717 FREQ MIN Set to 20 Hz OUTPUT 717 FREQ MAX Set to 1 MHz Query Syntax FREQuency 2 CW 3 MIN MAX Query Response Returned Format is NR3 NL END Example 10 OUT...

Page 254: ...l When Hi PW mode is OFF 2V When Hi PW mode is ON 20V Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit V volt can be used with this command If this query is received when the oscillator level set to a current level error 0230 Data corrupt or stale will occur Example OUTPUT 717 VOLT 100 MV Set to 100 mV OUTPUT 717 VOLT MIN Set to 5 mV OUTPUT 717 VOLT MAX Set to 2 V the 4284A standard configuration Query Synt...

Page 255: ...mA When Hi PW mode is ON 200mA In case of ALC ON this command sets to ALC OFF and sets the maximum oscillator current level Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit A ampere can be used with this command If this query is received when the oscillator level set to a current level error 0230 Data corrupt or stale will occur Example OUTPUT 717 CURR 10MA Set to 10 mA OUTPUT 717 CURR MAX Set to 20 mA the ...

Page 256: ... ALC ON OFF state Command Syntax AMPLitude ALC 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 AMPL ALC ON Query Syntax AMPLitude ALC Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 AMPL ALC 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 16 Command Reference ...

Page 257: ...001 Power Ampli er DC Bias is valid or invalid when Option 001 is installed The High POWer query returns the current high power mode setting Refer to Appendix G Command Syntax OUTPut HPOWer 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 OUTP HPOW ON OUTPUT 717 OUTP HPOW 0 Query Syntax OUTPut HPOWer Query Response Returned format i...

Page 258: ...ction Refer to Appendix G Command Syntax OUTPut DC ISOLation 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 OUTP DC ISOL ON OUTPUT 717 OUTP DC ISOL 0 Query Syntax OUTPut DC ISOLation Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 OUTP DC ISOL 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 18 Command Reference ...

Page 259: ...group sets the DC BIAS switch to ON or OFF and sets the DC bias voltage value or the DC bias current value Figure 8 5 shows the command tree of the BIAS subsystem command group Refer to Appendix G Figure 8 5 BIAS Subsystem Command Tree Command Reference 8 19 ...

Page 260: ... is OFF And when Instrument control settings are loaded from the internal memory or memory card this switch is set to OFF Command Syntax BIAS STATe 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the switch is ON 0 decimal 48 When the switch is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 BIAS STAT 1 Query Syntax BIAS STATe Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 BIAS STAT 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40...

Page 261: ...mum DC bias voltage level 0V MAX Sets to the maximum DC bias voltage level When Hi PW mode is OFF 2V When Hi PW mode is ON 40V Example OUTPUT 717 BIAS VOLT 1 5V Query Syntax BIAS VOLTage 2 LEVel 3 MIN MAX Query Response Returned format is NR3 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 BIAS VOLT MAX 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit V volt can be used with this command If th...

Page 262: ...lue NR1 NR2 or NR3 format MIN Sets or returns the minimum DC bias current level 0V MAX Sets or returns the maximum DC bias current level When Hi PW mode is ON 100mA Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit A ampere can be used with this command If this query is received when the DC bias level is set to a current level error 0230 Data corrupt or stale will occur Example OUTPUT 717 BIAS CURR 10MA Quer...

Page 263: ...mmand group sets the measurement function the measurement range monitor ON OFF control and the deviation measurement control Figure 8 6 shows the command tree of the FUNCtion subsystem command group Figure 8 6 FUNCtion Subsystem Command Tree Command Reference 8 23 ...

Page 264: ...ction to Cp Rp LSRS Sets function to Ls Rs CSD Sets function to Cs D RX Sets function to R X CSQ Sets function to Cs Q ZTD Sets function to Z deg CSRS Sets function to Cs Rs ZTR Sets function to Z rad LPQ Sets function to Lp Q GB Sets function to G B LPD Sets function to Lp D YTD Sets function to Y deg LPG Sets function to Lp G YTR Sets function to Y rad Example OUTPUT 717 FUNC IMP GB Set to the G...

Page 265: ...pedance value of DUT in the NR1 NR2 or NR3 format Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit OHM can be used with this command If this command is received while auto range is ON the auto range function is automatically set to OFF and the range will be held at the range dictated by the received command Example OUTPUT 717 FUNC IMP RANG 5KOHM Query Syntax FUNCtion IMPedance RANGe Query Response Returned ...

Page 266: ...d Syntax FUNCtion IMPedance RANGe AUTO 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 FUNC IMP RANG AUTO ON OUTPUT 717 FUNC IMP RANG AUTO 1 Query Syntax FUNCtion IMPedance RANGe AUTO Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 FUNC IMP RANG AUTO 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 26 Command Reference ...

Page 267: ...ition Command Syntax FUNCtion SMONitor VAC 2 STATe 3 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the switch is ON 0 decimal 48 When the switch is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 FUNC SMON VAC ON OUTPUT 717 FUNC SMON VAC 1 Query Syntax FUNCtion SMONitor VAC 2 STATe 3 Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 FUNC SMON VAC 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Command Reference 8 27 ...

Page 268: ... the current level monitor Command Syntax FUNCtion SMONitor IAC 2 STATe 3 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the switch is ON 0 decimal 48 When the switch is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 FUNC SMON IAC 1 Query Syntax FUNCtion SMONitor IAC 2 STATe 3 Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 FUNC SMON IAC 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 28 Command Reference ...

Page 269: ... deviation mode PERCent 1 deviation mode OFF Turn the deviation measurement mode OFF n is 1 decimal 49 Deviation mode setting for primary parameter 2 decimal 50 Deviation mode setting for secondary parameter Example OUTPUT 717 FUNC DEV1 MODE ABS OUTPUT 717 FUNC DEV2 MODE OFF Query Syntax FUNCtion DEV n MODE Query Response Returned format is 8 ABS PERC OFF 9 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 FUNC DEV1 M...

Page 270: ...OUTPUT 717 FUNC DEV1 REF 10 OUTPUT 717 FUNC DEV2 REF 2E 3 Query Syntax FUNCtion DEV n REFerence Query Response Returned format is NR3 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 FUNC DEV1 REF 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END DEV n REFerence FILL The DEV n REFerence FILL command executes a single measurement and enters two measured values the primary and secondary parameters into each of the reference values for ...

Page 271: ... sets the List Sweep measurement function including the sweep point settings the sweep mode and limit values for the limit function Figure 8 7 shows the command tree of the LIST subsystem command group Figure 8 7 LIST Subsystem Command Tree Command Reference 8 31 ...

Page 272: ...7 LIST FREQ 1E3 2E3 3E3 4E3 Set 1kHz to point 1 4kHz to point 4 Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit HZ hertz can be used with this command Either MAHZ and MHZ can be used as the su x multiplier for MHz 1E6 Hz Query Syntax LIST FREQuency Query Response Returned format is NR3 2 NR3 3 NL END Example 10 DIM A 100 20 OUTPUT 717 LIST FREQ 30 ENTER 717 A 40 PRINT A 50 END Note If this query is receive...

Page 273: ... OUTPUT 717 LIST VOLT 1 5 Set 1 5V to point 1 OUTPUT 717 LIST VOLT 1E 2 2E 2 3E 2 4E 2 Set 10 mV to point 1 40 mV to point 4 Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit V voltage can be used with this command Query Syntax LIST VOLTage Query Response Returned format is NR3 2 NR3 3 NL END Example 10 DIM A 100 20 OUTPUT 717 LIST VOLT 30 ENTER 717 A 40 PRINT A 50 END Note If this query is received when the...

Page 274: ...TPUT 717 LIST CURR 100MA Set 100mA to point 1 OUTPUT 717 LIST CURR 1E 2 2E 2 3E 2 4E 2 Set 10 mA to point 1 40 mA to point 4 Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit A ampere can be used with this command Query Syntax LIST CURRent Query Response Returned format is NR3 2 NR3 3 NL END Example 10 DIM A 100 20 OUTPUT 717 LIST CURR 30 ENTER 717 A 40 PRINT A 50 END Note If this query is received when the ...

Page 275: ...xample OUTPUT 717 LIST BIAS VOLT 1 5V Set 1 5V to point 1 OUTPUT 717 LIST BIAS VOLT 2E 1 4E 1 6E 1 8E 1 Set 200 mV to point 1 800 mV to point 4 Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit V voltage can be used with this command Query Syntax LIST BIAS VOLTage Query Response Returned format is NR3 2 NR3 3 NL END Example 10 DIM A 100 20 OUTPUT 717 LIST BIAS VOLT 30 ENTER 717 A 40 PRINT A 50 END Note If th...

Page 276: ...PUT 717 LIST BIAS CURR 100MA Set 100mA to point 1 OUTPUT 717 LIST BIAS CURR 1E 2 2E 2 3E 2 4E 2 Set 10 mA to point 1 40 mA to point 4 Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit A ampere can be used with this command Query Syntax LIST BIAS CURRent Query Response Returned format is NR3 2 NR3 3 NL END Example 10 DIM A 100 20 OUTPUT 717 LIST BIAS CURR 30 ENTER 717 A 40 PRINT A 50 END Note If this query is...

Page 277: ...ng of the List Sweep measurement function Command Syntax LIST MODE SEQuence STEPped Where SEQuence Sets to sequence mode STEPped Sets to stepped mode Example OUTPUT 717 LIST MODE SEQ Query Syntax LIST MODE Query Response Returned format is SEQ STEP NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 LIST MODE 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Command Reference 8 37 ...

Page 278: ...mit setting enable for primary parameter B Limit setting enable for secondary parameter OFF Limit setting disable low limit n NR1 NR2 or NR3 format low limit for sweep point n high limit n NR1 NR2 or NR3 format high limit for sweep point n Example OUTPUT 717 LIST BAND1 A 10 20 OUTPUT 717 LIST BAND3 OFF Query Syntax LIST BAND n Query Response Returned format is parameter low limit n high limit n Ex...

Page 279: ...ettings Command Syntax APERture 8 SHORt MEDium LONG 9 2 value 3 Where SHORt Short integration time MEDium Medium integration time LONG Long integration time value 1 to 128 NR1 Averaging rate Example OUTPUT 717 APER SHOR OUTPUT 717 APER MED 64 Query Syntax APERture Query Response Returned format is 8 SHOR MED LONG 9 NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 APER 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Command Refe...

Page 280: ... the command tree of the TRIGger subsystem command group Figure 8 8 TRIGger Subsystem Command Tree IMMediate The IMMediate command causes the trigger to execute a measurement or a sweep measurement regardless of the trigger state Refer to Trigger System in Chapter 7 for details Command Syntax TRIGger 2 IMMediate 3 Example OUTPUT 717 TRIG OUTPUT 717 TRIG IMM 8 40 Command Reference ...

Page 281: ... EXTernal BUS HOLD 9 Where INTernal Internal trigger mode EXTernal External trigger mode BUS Bus trigger mode HOLD Trigger hold Manual trigger mode Example OUTPUT 717 TRIG SOUR BUS Query Syntax TRIGger SOURce Query Response Returned format is 8 INT EXT BUS HOLD 9 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 TRIG SOUR 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Command Reference 8 41 ...

Page 282: ...solution MIN Sets the minimum delay value 0 s MAX Sets the maximum delay value 60 s Example OUTPUT 717 TRIG DEL 5S Set delay time to 5 s OUTPUT 717 TRIG DEL MIN Set delay time to 0 s Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit S second can be used with this command Query Syntax TRIGger DELay MIN MAX Query Response Returned Format is NR3 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 TRIG DEL 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40...

Page 283: ... INITiate subsystem command group Figure 8 9 INITiate Subsystem Command Tree IMMediate The IMMediate command changes the trigger state to the IDLE STATE to the WAIT FOR TRIGGER STATE for one trigger sequence For details refer to Trigger System in Chapter 7 Command Syntax INITiate 2 IMMediate 3 Example OUTPUT 717 INIT OUTPUT 717 INIT IMM Command Reference 8 43 ...

Page 284: ...ATE For details refer to Trigger System in Chapter 7 The CONTinuous query responds the current condition of the CONTinuous ON or OFF Command Syntax INITiate CONTinuous 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 INIT CONT ON Query Syntax INITiate CONTinuous Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 INIT...

Page 285: ...s the command tree of the FETCh subsystem command group Figure 8 10 FETCh Subsystem Command Tree IMP The IMP query sets the latest measurement data of the primary and secondary parameters into the 4284A s output bu er For the returned format refer to Data Transfer in Chapter 7 Query Syntax FETCh 2 IMP 3 Example 10 OUTPUT 717 TRIG SOUR BUS 20 OUTPUT 717 TRIG 30 OUTPUT 717 FETC 40 ENTER 717 A B C 50...

Page 286: ...Note If this query is received when the voltage level monitor is set to OFF returned data is 9 9E37 Source MONitor IAC The Source MONitor IAC query sets the latest measured current monitor data into the 4284A s output bu er Query Syntax FETCh SMONitor IAC Query Response Returned format is NR3 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 TRIG SOUR BUS 20 TRIGGER 717 30 OUTPUT 717 FETC SMON IAC 40 ENTER 717 A 50 PR...

Page 287: ...m The ABORt command sets the trigger system to reset and the trigger state is in the IDLE STATE on the state diagram For detail refer to Trigger System in Chapter 7 Command Syntax ABORt Example OUTPUT 717 ABOR Command Reference 8 47 ...

Page 288: ...t setting Command Syntax FORMat 2 DATA 3 ASCii REAL 2 64 3 Where ASCii is set by the ASCII data format REAL 64 is set by the IEEE 64 bit oating point data format Example OUTPUT 717 FORM REAL Query Syntax FORMat 2 DATA 3 Query Response Returned data format is ASC REAL 64 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 FORM 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 48 Command Reference ...

Page 289: ... refer to Data Transfer in Chapter 7 Command Syntax MEMory DIM DBUF value Where value 1 to 128 NR1 Number of data sets Example OUTPUT 717 MEM DIM DBUF 3 Specify the DBUF size for 3 sets of measurement data FILL The FILL command enables the data bu er memory to store the measurement data After execution of the FILL command all measurement data will be stored in the data bu er memory For details ref...

Page 290: ...ntax MEMory CLEar DBUF Example OUTPUT 717 MEM CLE DBUF READ The READ query places the data in the data bu er memory into the output bu er If the data bu er memory is not lled to the speci ed size speci ed by the DIM command the data locations in which data is not stored will be set to 01 no data For details of the returned data format refer to Data Transfer in Chapter 7 Query Syntax MEMory READ DB...

Page 291: ...nd group sets the correction function including the cable length correction settings and the OPEN SHORT LOAD correction settings Figure 8 12 shows the command tree of the CORRection subsystem command group Figure 8 12 CORRection Subsystem Command Tree Command Reference 8 51 ...

Page 292: ... correction Command Syntax CORRection LENGth value Where value 0 1 or 2 is Cable length in m Note A su x with a su x unit M meter can be used with this command Example OUTPUT 717 CORR LENG 1M Query Syntax CORRection LENGth Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR LENG 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 52 Command Reference ...

Page 293: ... channel correction mode MULTi Sets or returns the multi channel correction mode Example OUTPUT 717 CORR METH MULT Query Syntax CORRection METHod Query Response Returned format is SING MULT NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR METH 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END OPEN The OPEN command executes 51 presetted OPEN correction data measurement points Command Syntax CORRection OPEN Example OUTPUT 717 CORR...

Page 294: ...here 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 CORR OPEN STAT ON Query Syntax CORRection OPEN STATe Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR OPEN STAT 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END SHORt The SHORt command executes 51 presetted SHORT correction data measurement points Command Syntax CORRection SHORt Example OUTPUT...

Page 295: ...f the SHORT correction Command Syntax CORRection SHORt STATe 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 CORR SHOR STAT ON Query Syntax CORRection SHORt STATe Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR SHOR STAT 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Command Reference 8 55 ...

Page 296: ...f the LOAD correction Command Syntax CORRection LOAD STATe 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 CORR LOAD STAT ON Query Syntax CORRection LOAD STATe Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR LOAD STAT 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 56 Command Reference ...

Page 297: ...Sets function to Ls Rs CSD Sets function to Cs D RX Sets function to R X CSQ Sets function to Cs Q ZTD Sets function to Z deg CSRS Sets function to Cs Rs ZTR Sets function to Z rad LPQ Sets function to Lp Q GB Sets function to G B LPD Sets function to Lp D YTD Sets function to Y deg LPG Sets function to Lp G YTR Sets function to Y rad Example OUTPUT 717 CORR LOAD TYPE CPD Query Syntax CORRection L...

Page 298: ...and Syntax CORRection SPOT n STATe 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF n is 1 State setting for FREQ1 point 2 State setting for FREQ2 point 3 State setting for FREQ3 point Example OUTPUT 717 CORR SPOT1 STAT ON Query Syntax CORRection SPOT n STATe Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR SPOT1 STAT 20 ENTER 7...

Page 299: ...uency setting for FREQ2 point 3 Frequency setting for FREQ3 point Example OUTPUT 717 CORR SPOT1 FREQ 2KHZ Set 2 kHz to FREQ1 Note A su x multiplier and a su x unit HZ hertz can be used with this command Either MAHZ and MHZ can be used as the su x multiplier for MHz 1E6 Hz Query Syntax CORRection SPOT n FREQuency Query Response Returned format is NR3 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR SPOT1 FREQ 20 ...

Page 300: ... State setting for FREQ2 point 3 State setting for FREQ3 point Example OUTPUT 717 CORR SPOT1 OPEN SPOT n SHORt The SPOT n SHORt command executes the SHORT correction data measurement for the speci ed frequency point FREQ1 FREQ2 or FREQ3 correction Command Syntax CORRection SPOT n SHORt Where n is 1 State setting for FREQ1 point 2 State setting for FREQ2 point 3 State setting for FREQ3 point Exampl...

Page 301: ...n data measurement for the speci ed frequency point FREQ1 FREQ2 or FREQ3 correction Command Syntax CORRection SPOT n LOAD Where n is 1 State setting for FREQ1 point 2 State setting for FREQ2 point 3 State setting for FREQ3 point Example OUTPUT 717 CORR SPOT1 LOAD Command Reference 8 61 ...

Page 302: ...d REF A REF B Where n 1 Setting for FREQ1 point 2 Setting for FREQ2 point 3 Setting for FREQ3 point REF A is the NR1 NR2 or NR3 format Primary parameter s reference value of the standard REF B is the NR1 NR2 or NR3 format Secondary parameter s reference value of the standard Example OUTPUT 717 CORR SPOT1 LOAD STAN 100 7 0 0002 Query Syntax CORRection SPOT n LOAD STANdard Query Response Returned fo...

Page 303: ...he channel selected Command Syntax CORRection USE channel number Where channel number is 1 to 127 NR1 NR2 or NR3 channel number Example OUTPUT 717 CORR USE 10 Set to channel number 10 Query Syntax CORRection USE Query Response Returned format is channel number NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR USE 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Command Reference 8 63 ...

Page 304: ... short3 A short3 B load3 A load3 B Where open1 2 3 A NR3 format primary OPEN correction data at FREQ1 2 3 open1 2 3 B NR3 format secondary OPEN correction data at FREQ1 2 3 short1 2 3 A NR3 format primary SHORT correction data at FREQ1 2 3 short1 2 3 B NR3 format secondary SHORT correction data at FREQ1 2 3 load1 2 3 A NR3 format primary LOAD correction data at FREQ1 2 3 load1 2 3 B NR3 format sec...

Page 305: ...r subsystem command group sets the comparator function including its ON OFF setting limit mode and limit values Figure 8 13 shows the command tree of the COMParator subsystem command group Figure 8 13 COMParator Subsystem Command Tree Command Reference 8 65 ...

Page 306: ...of comparator function Command Syntax COMParator 2 STATe 3 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF Example OUTPUT 717 COMP ON Query Syntax COMParator 2 STATe 3 Query Response Returned format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 COMP 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 66 Command Reference ...

Page 307: ...ce PTOLerance SEQuence 9 Where ATOLerance Set the absolute tolerance mode parameter value PTOLerance Set the percent tolerance mode the ratio in percent SEQuence Set the sequential mode Example OUTPUT 717 COMP MODE ATOL Query Syntax COMParator MODE Query Response Returned format is 8 ATOL PTOL SEQ 9 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 COMP MODE 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Command Reference 8 67 ...

Page 308: ...OLerance NOMinal query returns the current settings of the nominal value for the tolerance mode Command Syntax COMParator TOLerance NOMinal value Where value is the NR1 NR2 or NR3 format nominal value Example OUTPUT 717 COMP TOL NOM 100E 12 Query Syntax COMParator TOLerance NOMinal Query Response Returned Format is NR3 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR TOL NOM 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 68...

Page 309: ...ere n 1 to 9 NR1 BIN number low limit NR1 NR2 or NR3 format low limit value high limit NR1 NR2 or NR3 format high limit value Note The low limit value should be lower than the high limit value If the low limit value is set higher than the high limit a warning message is displayed when this command is received an error does not occur Example OUTPUT 717 COMP TOL BIN1 5 5 OUTPUT 717 COMP TOL BIN2 10 ...

Page 310: ...IN2 high limit BINn high limit Where BIN1 low limit NR1 NR2 or NR3 format low limit value for BIN1 BIN1 high limit NR1 NR2 or NR3 format high limit value for BIN1 BINn high limit NR1 NR2 or NR3 format high limit value for BINn n max 9 Note The low limit value should be lower than the high limit value Example OUTPUT 717 COMP SEQ BIN 10 20 30 40 50 Query Syntax COMParator SEQuence BIN Query Response...

Page 311: ...he NR1 NR2 or NR3 format low limit value high limit is the NR1 NR2 or NR3 format high limit value Note The low limit value should be lower than the high limit value If the low limit value is set higher than the high limit a warning message is displayed when this command is received an error does not occur Example OUTPUT 717 COMP SLIM 0 001 0 002 Query Syntax COMParator SLIMit Query Response Return...

Page 312: ...ndition of the auxiliary BIN counting function Command Syntax COMParator Auxiliary BIN 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF 1 decimal 49 When he function is ON Example OUTPUT 717 COMP ABIN ON Query Syntax COMParator Auxiliary BIN Query Response Returned Format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 COMP ABIN 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 72 Command Reference ...

Page 313: ...Command Syntax COMParator SWAP 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON Example OUTPUT 717 COMP SWAP ON Query Syntax COMParator SWAP Query Response Returned Format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 COMP SWAP 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END BIN CLEar The BIN CLEar command clears all of the limit value settings Command Syntax COMParator BIN C...

Page 314: ...he BIN count function Command Syntax COMParator BIN COUNt 2 STATe 3 8 ON OFF 1 0 9 Where 0 decimal 48 When the function is OFF 1 decimal 49 When the function is ON Example OUTPUT 717 COMP BIN COUN ON Query Syntax COMParator BIN COUNt 2 STATe 3 Query Response Returned Format is NR1 NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 COMP BIN COUN 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END 8 74 Command Reference ...

Page 315: ...t NL END Where BIN1 9 count NR1 format count result of BIN1 9 OUT OF BINS count NR1 format count result of OUT OF BINS AUX BIN count NR1 format count result of AUX BIN Example 10 OPTION BASE 1 20 DIM A 11 30 OUTPUT 717 COMP BIN COUN DATA 40 ENTER 717 A 50 PRINT A 60 END BIN COUNt CLEar The BIN COUNt CLEar command clears all BIN counts Command Syntax COMParator BIN COUNt CLEar Example OUTPUT 717 CO...

Page 316: ...ing data from the internal EEPROM or a memory card Command Syntax MMEMory LOAD STATe value Where value 0 to 9 NR1 record number for internal EEPROM 10 to 19 NR1 record number for memory card Example OUTPUT 717 MMEM LOAD STAT 10 STORe STATe The STORe STATe command stores the setting data to the internal EEPROM or to the memory card Command Syntax MMEMory STORe STATe value Where value 0 to 9 NR1 rec...

Page 317: ...least recent errors remain in the queue and the most recent errors are discarded When all errors have been read from the queue further SYSTem ERRor queries will return error 0 no errors Reading an error from the queue removes that error from the queue opening a position in the queue for a new error if one is subsequently generated Query Syntax SYSTem ERRor Query Response Returned Format is number ...

Page 318: ...peration Status Registers which report events which are part of the 4284A s normal operation including measuring and sweeping Figure 8 15 shows the command tree of the STATus subsystem command group Figure 8 15 STATus Subsystem Command Tree 8 78 Command Reference ...

Page 319: ...OPERation 2 EVENt 3 Query Response Returned Format is value NL END Where value NR1 format decimal expression of the contents of the operation status event register The de nition of each bit of the operation status event register is as follows Bit No Description 15 5 Always 0 zero 4 Measurement Complete Bit 3 List Sweep Measurement Complete Bit 2 1 Always 0 zero 0 Correction Data Measurement Comple...

Page 320: ...Dition Query Response Returned Format is value NL END Where value NR1 format decimal expression of the contents of the operation status condition register The de nition of each bit in the operation status condition register is as follows Bit No Description 15 5 Always 0 zero 4 Measuring Bit 3 Sweeping Bit 2 1 Always 0 zero 0 Measuring Correction Data Bit Example 10 OUTPUT 717 STAT OPER COND 20 ENT...

Page 321: ...ation ENABle value Where value NR1 format decimal expression of enable bits of the operation status event register The de nition of each bit in the operation status event register is as follows Bit No Description 15 5 Always 0 zero 4 Measurement Complete Bit 3 List Sweep Measurement Complete Bit 2 1 Always 0 zero 0 Correction Data Measurement Complete Bit Example OUTPUT 717 STAT OPER ENAB 16 Bit 4...

Page 322: ...e as follows GPIB Common Commands CLS SRE OPC TST ESE STB WAI TRG ESR IDN RST LRN OPT CLS The CLS command clear status command clears the status byte register the event register of the standard operation status register structure and the standard event status register It also clears the error queue refer to the description of the SYSTem ERRor query Command Syntax CLS Example OUTPUT 717 CLS 8 82 Co...

Page 323: ...tion status register The de nition of each bit in the event status register is as follows Bit No Description 7 Power On PON Bit 6 User Request URQ Bit 5 Command Error CME Bit 4 Execution Error EXE Bit 3 Device Dependent Error DDE Bit 2 Query Error QYE Bit 1 Request Control RQC Bit 0 Operation Complete OPC Bit Example OUTPUT 717 ESE 36 Bit 2 and 5 enabled Query Syntax ESE Query Response Returned fo...

Page 324: ...NR1 format decimal expression of the contents of the event status register The de nition of each bit of the event status register is as follows Bit No Description 7 Power On PON Bit 6 User Request URQ Bit 5 Command Error CME Bit 4 Execution Error EXE Bit 3 Device Dependent Error DDE Bit 2 Query Error QYE Bit 1 Request Control RQC Bit 0 Operation Complete OPC Bit Example 10 OUTPUT 717 ESR 20 ENTER ...

Page 325: ...f the status byte register The de nition of each bit of the status byte register is as follows Bit No Description 7 Operation Status Register Summary Bit 6 RQS Request Service Bit 5 Standard Event Status Register Summary Bit 4 MAV Message Available Bit 3 0 Always 0 zero Example OUTPUT 717 SRE 32 Bit 5 enabled Query Syntax SRE Query Response Returned format is value NL END Example 10 OUTPUT 717 SRE...

Page 326: ... STB Query Response Returned format is value NL END Where value NR1 format decimal expression of the contents of the status byte register The de nition of each bit of the status byte is as follows Bit No Description 7 Operation Status Register Summary Bit 6 RQS Request Service Bit 5 Standard Event Status Register Summary Bit 4 MAV Message Available Bit 3 0 Always 0 zero Example 10 OUTPUT 717 STB 2...

Page 327: ...odel 4284A serial number 0 not available rmware REVdd dd dd dd ROM rmware revision number Example 10 DIM A 30 20 OUTPUT 717 IDN 20 ENTER 717 A 30 PRINT A 40 END Note This string data is an arbitrary ASCII response So this command should not be sent before a normal query in a program message For example IDN FREQ can not accepted FREQ IDN should be sent Command Reference 8 87 ...

Page 328: ... bit when the operation executed by previous command is completed Query Syntax OPC Query Response Returned format is 1 NL END Where 1 1 ASCII decimal 49 Example 10 OUTPUT 717 CORR OPEN Perform OPEN correction measurement 20 OUTPUT 717 OPC Wait for OPEN correction 30 ENTER 717 A measurement completed 40 END WAI The WAI command the wait to continue command makes the 4284A wait until all previously s...

Page 329: ...sly received OPC commands and OPC queries Command Syntax RST Example OUTPUT 717 RST TST The TST query self test query causes the device to execute an internal self test and reports whether or not it detected any errors In the case of the 4284A the response to this query is always 0 no error Query Syntax TST Query Response Returned format is 0 NL END Where 0 0 NR1 format Example 10 OUTPUT 717 TST 2...

Page 330: ... Execute Trigger command refer to Trigger System in Chapter 7 This command also moves the primary and secondary parameter measurement data into the 4284A s output bu er Command Syntax TRG Example 10 OUTPUT 717 TRG 20 ENTER 717 A B C 30 PRINT A B C 40 END 8 90 Command Reference ...

Page 331: ...EF A REF B CORR SPOT2 STAT 0 1 FREQ NR3 LOAD STAN REF A REF B CORR SPOT3 STAT 0 1 FREQ NR3 LOAD STAN REF A REF B CORR USE NR1 FUNC IMP TYPE function RANG NR3 RANG AUTO 0 1 FUNC SMON VAC STAT 0 1 FUNC SMON IAC STAT 0 1 FUNC DEV1 MODE ABS PERC OFF REF NR3 FUNC DEV2 MODE ABS PERC OFF REF NR3 APER SHOR MED LONG NR1 TRIG SOUR INT EXT BUS HOLD DEL NR3 DISP PAGE page name LINE string FORM ASC REAL 64 COM...

Page 332: ...n 002 is not installed 2m 4m cable is 006 ASCII Option 006 is installed 0 ASCII Option 006 is not installed handler I F is 201 ASCII Option 201 is installed 202 ASCII Option 202 is installed 0 ASCII Option 201 and 202 are not installed scanner I F is 301 ASCII Option 301 is installed 0 ASCII Option 301 is not installed Note This string data is the arbitrary ASCII response So this command should no...

Page 333: ...ber pre x and the last ve digits are the su x The letter placed between the two sections identi es the country where the instrument was manufactured The pre x is the same for all identical instruments it changes only when a change is made to the instrument The su x however is assigned sequentially and is di erent for each instrument The contents of this manual apply to instruments with the serial ...

Page 334: ...at on the title page of this manual see Appendix A MANUAL CHANGES For information concerning a serial number pre x that is not listed on the title page or in the Manual Change supplement contact the nearest Agilent Technologies o ce Specifications The complete 4284A speci cations are listed below These speci cations are the performance standards or limits against which the instrument is tested Whe...

Page 335: ... Length Standard 0 m and 1 m selectable With Option 006 0 m 1 m 2 m and 4 m selectable Integration Time Short Medium and Long See Supplemental Performance Characteristics for the measurement time Averaging 1 to 256 programmable Test Signal Frequency 20 Hz to 1 MHz 8610 selectable frequencies refer to Appendix F for selectable frequencies Accuracy 60 01 Signal Modes Normal Programs selected voltage...

Page 336: ...0 Arms to 20 mArms 6 3 of reading 5 Arms 0 001 Arms to 50 Arms 6 11 of reading 1 Arms 1 Add the impedance measurement accuracy to the voltage level monitor accuracy when the DUT s impedance is 100 2 Add the impedance measurement accuracy to the current level monitor accuracy when the DUT s impedance is 100 Accuracies apply when test cable length is 0 m or 1 m additional error when test cable lengt...

Page 337: ...B accuracy is given as Ae Acal Where Ae is the relative accuracy Acal is the calibration accuracy L C X and B accuracies apply when Dx measured D value 0 1 R and G accuracies apply when Qx measured Q value 0 1 G accuracy described in this paragraph applies to the G B combination only D accuracy D accuracy is given as De cal Where De is the relative D accuracy cal is the calibration accuracy radian...

Page 338: ...est frequency Hz G accuracy described in this paragraph applies to the Cp G and Lp G combinations only Rp Accuracy When Dx measured D value 0 1 Rp accuracy is given as 6Rpx 2 Da Dx 7Da Where Rpx is the measured Rp value Dx is the measured D value Da is the absolute D accuracy Rs Accuracy When Dx measured D value 0 1 Rs accuracy is given as Xx 2 Da Xx 2 fLx 1 2 fCx Where Xx is the measured X value ...

Page 339: ...can be used only when Option 006 is installed 3 OPEN and SHORT corrections have been performed 4 Bias current isolation OFF For accuracy with bias current isolation refer to supplemental performance characteristics 5 Test signal voltage and DC bias voltage are set according to Figure B 6 The optimum measurement range is selected by matching the DUT s impedance to the e ective measuring range shown...

Page 340: ...Kd 2Ke A Basic Accuracy Refer to Figure C and D Ka Impedance Proportional Factor Refer to Table A Kaa Cable Length Factor Refer to Table B Kb Impedance Proportional Factor Refer to Table A Kbb Cable Length Factor Refer to Table C Kc Calibration Interpolation Factor Refer to Table D Kd Cable Length Factor Refer to Table E Ke Temperature Factor Refer to Table F L C X and B accuracies apply when Dx m...

Page 341: ...ve D accuracy Accuracy applies when Qx 2 De 1 Accuracy accuracy is given as 180 2 Ae 100 deg G Accuracy When Dx measured D value 0 1 G accuracy is given as Bx 2 De S Bx 2 fCx 1 2 fLx Where Bx is the measured B value S Cx is the measured C value F Lx is the measured L value H De is the relative D accuracy f is the test frequency Hz G accuracy described in this paragraph applies to the Cp G and Lp G...

Page 342: ... the relative D accuracy Rs Accuracy When Dx measured D value 0 1 Rs accuracy is given as Xx 2De Xx 2 fLx 1 2 fCx Where Xx is the measured X value Cx is the measured C value F Lx is the measured L value H De is the relative D accuracy f is the test frequency Hz 9 10 General Information ...

Page 343: ...ignal Voltage 1 Vrms Integration Time MEDIUM Cable Length 0 m Then A 0 05 jZmj 1 2 212 103 210021009 1590 Ka 12 1003 1590 1 200 1000 7 521007 Kb 15902 121009 1 70 1000 1 702 1006 Kc 0 Therefore Caccuracy 6 2 0 05 0 7 521007 1 702 10061 2 1003 60 05 Daccuracy 60 05 100 60 0005 General Information 9 11 ...

Page 344: ...of how to nd the A value 0 05 A value when 0 3 Vrms Vs 1 Vrms and integration time is MEDIUM and LONG 0 1 A value when 0 3 Vrms Vs 1 Vrms and integration time is SHORT A1 A value when Vs 0 3 Vrms or Vs 1 Vrms To nd the value of A1 A2 A3 and A4 refer to Figure 9 5 Where Vs Test Signal Voltage 9 12 General Information ...

Page 345: ...equency is less than 300 Hz 100 Hz fm 300 Hz Multiply the A values by 2 fm 100 Hz Multiply the A values by 2 5 Add 0 15 to the A values when all of the following measurement conditions are satis ed Test Frequency 300 kHz fm 1 MHz Test Signal Voltage 5 Vrms Vs 20 Vrms DUT Inductor jZmj 200 jZmj impedance of DUT Figure 9 5 Basic Accuracy A 2 of 2 General Information 9 13 ...

Page 346: ...Vs V 2 s 108 jZmj 0 102 1009 10 1 70 Vs 1 SHORT fm 100 Hz 2 5210 03 jZmj 0 1 400 Vs 1 1 q 100 fm jZmj 0 221009 1 0 1 100 Vs 1 1 q 100 fm 100 Hz fm 100 kHz 2 5210 03 jZmj 0 1 400 Vs 1 jZmj 0 221009 1 0 1 100 Vs 1 100 kHz fm 300 kHz 2 5210 03 jZmj 0 2 400 Vs 1 jZmj 0 621009 1 0 1 100 Vs 1 300 kHz fm 1 MHz 2 5210 03 jZmj 3 400 Vs V 2 s 108 jZmj 0 202 1009 10 1 100 Vs 1 fm Test Frequency Hz jZmj Imped...

Page 347: ...t Calibration Frequencies are the following 48 frequencies Table 9 5 Preset Calibration Frequencies 20 25 30 40 50 60 80 Hz 100 120 150 200 250 300 400 500 600 800 Hz 1 1 2 1 5 2 2 5 3 4 5 6 8 kHz 10 12 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 80 kHz 100 120 150 200 250 300 400 500 600 800 kHz 1 MHz Table 9 6 Cable Length Factor K d Test Signal level Cable Length 1 m 2 m 4 m 2 Vrms 2 5210 4 1 502fm 5210 4 1 502fm 121...

Page 348: ...ply the better value Upper value Acal is jZj jYj L C R X G and B calibration accuracy Lower value cal is phase calibration accuracy in radians Acal 0 1 when Hi PW mode is ON Acal 300 fm 210 6 rad when Hi PW mode is ON Phase calibration accuracy in degree cal deg is given as cal deg 180 2 cal rad 9 16 General Information ...

Page 349: ...tial test can be performed When Option 001 is installed DC bias voltages can also be programmed Comparator Function Ten bin sorting for the primary measurement parameter and IN OUT decision output for the secondary measurement parameter Sorting Modes Sequential mode Sorting into unnested bins with absolute upper and lower limits Tolerance Mode Sorting into nested bins with absolute or percent limi...

Page 350: ...nd output packed data over the GPIB bus Complies with IEEE 488 1 and 488 2 The programming language is SCPI Interface Functions SH1 AH1 T5 L4 SR1 RL1 DC1 DT1 C0 E1 Self Test Softkey controllable Provides a means to con rm proper operation Options Option 001 Power Amp DC Bias Increases test signal level and adds the variable dc bias voltage function Test Signal Level Mode Range Setting Accuracy Vol...

Page 351: ... fm 2 L 2 Where fm is test frequency MHz L is test cable length m DC Bias Level The following DC bias level accuracy is speci ed for an ambient temperature range of 23 C65 C Multiply the temperature induced setting error listed in Table F for the temperature range of 0 C to 55 C Test Signal Level 2 Vrms Voltage Range Resolution Setting Accuracy 6 0 000 to 4 000 V 1 mV 6 0 1 of setting 1 mV 6 4 002...

Page 352: ...anese Option 009 Delete operation manual Option 109 Delete GPIB Interface Option 201 Handler Interface Option 202 Handler Interface Option 301 Scanner Interface Option 907 Front Handle Kit Option 908 Rack Mount Kit Option 909 Rack Flange and Handle Kit Option 910 Extra Operation Manual Option W30 3 Year Extended Warranty Furnished Accessories Operation Manual Agilent Part Number 04284 90000 Memory...

Page 353: ...Self test message and annunciations Number of Display Digits 6 digits maximum display count 999999 Supplemental Performance Characteristics The 4284A supplemental performance characteristics are listed starting from page 9 26 Supplemental performance characteristics are not speci cations but are typical characteristics included as supplemental information for the operator Stability MEDIUM integrat...

Page 354: ...ime Frequency fm 70 ms fm 1 kHz 120 ms 100 Hz fm 1 kHz 160 ms fm 100 Hz Test Signal Level 120 ms Measurement Range 50 ms range shift fm 1 kHz Input Protection Internal circuit protection when a charged capacitor is connected to the UNKNOWN terminals The maximum capacitor voltage is Vmax r 1 C V Where Vmax 200 V C is in Farads Figure 9 7 Maximum Capacitance Voltage 9 22 General Information ...

Page 355: ...0 ms MEDIUM 400 ms 190 ms 180 ms 180 ms LONG 1040 ms 830 ms 820 ms 820 ms Display Time Display time for each display format is given as MEAS DISPLAY page approx 8 ms BIN No DISPLAY page approx 5 ms BIN COUNT DISPLAY page approx 0 5 ms GPIB Data Output Time Internal GPIB data processing time from EOM output to measurement data output on GPIB lines excluding display time Approx 10 ms General Informa...

Page 356: ...urrent Isolation On 100 mA O 2 mA 2 mA 2 mA 1 mA 300 A 100 A 30 A 10 A Relative Measurement Accuracy with Bias Current Isolation When the bias current isolation function is set to ON add the display uctuation N given in the following equation to the Ae of relative measurement accuracy Refer to relative measurement accuracy of speci cation The following equation is speci ed when all of the followin...

Page 357: ...15 3 k 25 7 5 1 5 0 5 10 k 75 22 5 4 5 1 5 30 k 250 75 15 5 100 k 750 225 45 15 Calculation Example Measurement Conditions DUT 100 pF Test signal level 20 mVrms Test frequency 10 kHz Integration time MEDIUM Then DUT s impedance 1 2 21042100210 12 159 k Measurement range is 100 k DC bias current 1 mA P 15 according to Table A Ae of relative measurement accuracy without bias current isolation is 60 ...

Page 358: ...rent Isolation ON OFF 20 Hz fm 1 kHz 210 ms 1 kHz fm 10 kHz 70 ms 20 ms 10 kHz fm 1 MHz 30 ms Sum of DC bias settling time plus DUT capacitor charge time is shown in the following gure Bias Source Bias Current Isolation Test Frequency fm 1 Standard On O 20 Hz fm 1 MHz 2 Option 001 O 20 Hz fm 1 MHz 3 On 10 kHz fm 1 MHz 4 1 kHz fm 10 kHz 5 20 Hz fm 1 kHz Figure 9 8 Measurement Time 9 26 General Info...

Page 359: ... Figure 9 9 Rack Mount Kits Installation 1 Remove the adhesive backed trim strips 1 from the left and right front sides of the 4284A 2 HANDLE INSTALLATION Attach the front handles 3 to the sides using the screws provided and attach the trim strip 4 to the handle 3 RACK MOUNTING Attach the rack mount ange 2 to the left and right front sides of the 4284A using the screws provided 4 HANDLE AND RACK M...

Page 360: ...equired the return address the model number and the full serial number Mark the container FRAGILE to help ensure careful handling In any correspondence refer to the instrument by model number and its full serial number Other Packaging The following general instructions should be used when repacking with commercially available materials 1 Wrap the 4284A in heavy paper or plastic When shipping to a ...

Page 361: ...Caution The memory card should be removed before packing the 4284A General Information 9 29 ...

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Page 363: ...30 minutes before starting any of the performance tests Note The performance tests are valid only when performed in an ambient temperature of 23 C 65 C Test Equipment Table 10 1 lists the test equipment required to perform the tests described in this chapter Use only calibrated test instruments when performance testing the 4284A If the recommended equipment with speci cations equal to or surpassin...

Page 364: ...ormance test do not take into account the measurement errors induced by the st equipment used Be sure to consider this when determining whether or not the 4284A meets is indicated speci cations Calibration Cycle The 4284A required periodic performance veri cation How often you verify performance depends on the operating and envioremental conditions Check the 4284A using the performance tests descr...

Page 365: ...0781 BNC f to Dual Banana Agilent PN 1251 2277 Cable BNC m to BNC m 30 cm Agilent PN 8120 1838 Test Leads 2 BNC m to 3 alligator clips Agilent PN 8120 1661 4 BNC m Cable Length 1 m 16048A 4 BNC m Cable Length 2 m 16048D 4 BNC m Cable Length 4 m 16048E GPIB Cable GPIB cable 1 m 10388A Computer HP Technical Computer HP 9000 Series 200 Model 226 Memory Card furnished accessory Agilent PN 04278 89001 ...

Page 366: ...ocedure 1 Press 4MEAS SETUP5 to display MEAS SETUP page 2 Use CURSOR keys to move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 3 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN more 1 2 softkey to display NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN SYSTEM RESET 4 Press NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN SYSTEM RESET 5 Press NNNNNNNNNNN YES to perform a SYSTEM RESET 10 4 Performance Tests ...

Page 367: ...in Figure 10 1 2 Perform a SYSTEM RESET as described in System Reset 3 Set the Test Frequency in accordance with Table 10 2 and con rm that the counter readings are within the test limits given in the table Table 10 2 Test Frequency Test limits Test Frequency Test Limits 1 kHz 0 9999 kHz to 1 0001 kHz 8 kHz 7 9992 kHz to 8 0008 kHz 20 kHz 19 998 kHz to 20 002 kHz 80 kHz 79 992 kHz to 80 008 kHz 40...

Page 368: ... Test Setup Using an Interface Box Figure 10 3 Test Signal Level Accuracy Test Setup Without an Interface Box Note The BNC to BNC cables used in this test should be shorter than 30 cm Equipment Interface Box Agilent PN 04284 65007 Multimeter 3458A Cable BNC m to BNC m 30 cm Agilent PN 8120 1838 BNC f to dual banana plug Adapter Agilent PN 1251 2277 10 6 Performance Tests ...

Page 369: ...page 6 Set the Oscillator Level in accordance with Table 10 3 and con rm that the Multimeter reading and the Level Monitor reading are within the test limits given in the table 7 Set the Test Frequency to 960 kHz and perform step 6 Note Steps 8 through 11 should be performed only when the 4284A is equipped with Option 001 8 Set the controls of the 4284A as follows Test Frequency 1 25 kHz High Powe...

Page 370: ...V 250 mV 626 mV M R 6 3 0 5 mV 500 mV 500 mV 651 mV M R 6 3 0 5 mV 1 V 1 V 6101 mV M R 6 3 0 5 mV 2 V 2 V 6201 mV M R 6 3 0 5 mV M R is the Multimeter Reading for the 4284A s output signal level Table 10 4 Test Signal Level Level Monitor Test Limits Hi PW ON Test Signal Level Test Limits Multimeter Reading Level Monitor Reading 10 mV 10 mV 62 mV M R 6 3 0 5 mV 1 V 1 V 60 11 V M R 6 3 0 5 mV 2 5 V ...

Page 371: ...Bias Level Accuracy Test Setup Using an Interface Box Figure 10 5 DC Bias Level Accuracy Test Setup Without an Interface Box Equipment Interface Box Agilent PN 04284 65007 Multimeter 3458A Cable BNC m to BNC m 30 cm Agilent PN 8120 1838 BNC f to dual banana plug Adapter Agilent PN 1251 2277 Performance Tests 10 9 ...

Page 372: ...ESET as described in System Reset 4 Set 4284A s controls as follows Test Signal level 0 mV High Power Option OFF DC Bias ON Note The High Power Mode cannot be changed when the DC Bias is set to ON Set the DC Bias voltage in accordance with Table 10 5 and con rm that the Multimeter readings are within the test limits given in Table 10 5 Table 10 5 DC Bias Level Test Limits Hi PW OFF Bias Level Test...

Page 373: ...2 V 1 9970 V to 2 0030 V 6 V 5 9920 V to 6 0080 V 14 V 13 981 V to 14 019 V 30 V 29 960 V to 30 040 V 40 V 39 950 V to 40 050 V 00 1 V 00 1011 V to 00 0989 V 02 V 02 0030 V to 01 9970 V 06 V 06 0080 V to 05 9920 V 014 V 014 019 V to 013 981 V 030 V 030 040 V to 029 960 V 040 V 040 050 V to 039 950 V Performance Tests 10 11 ...

Page 374: ... Standard Capacitor 16386A 16380C 1 F Standard Capacity 16387A Calibration R L Standard 16074A Adapter BNC f to BNC f Agilent PN 1250 0080 4 ea Test Leads 1 m 16048A Test Leads 2 m 16048D Option 006 only Test Leads 4 m 16048E Option 006 only Procedure 1 Perform a SYSTEM RESET as described on in System Reset 2 Press the 4MEAS SETUP5 MENU key and the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CORRECTION softk...

Page 375: ... 4284A s UNKNOWN terminals 8 Move the cursor to the SHORT eld 9 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN MEAS SHORT softkey to store the short correction data 10 Set the 4284A to the Manual Trigger mode 11 Perform Steps 12 through 14 for the all standards and settings listed in Table 10 7 Note Test signal level is set to 5 1 V only when the 4284A is equipped with Option 001 12 Connect the Standa...

Page 376: ... D 60 0031 60 00130 60 00095 48 kHz Cp C V 60 0246 pF C V 60 162 pF C V 61 16 pF D 60 0028 60 0190 60 00103 96 kHz Cp C V 60 0275 pF C V 60 122 pF C V 61 31pF D 60 0035 60 00116 60 00111 1 MHz Cp C V 60 0249 pF C V 60 102 pF C V 1 61 53 pF D 60 0038 60 00082 60 00083 20 mV 1 kHz Cp C V 60 898 pF C V 62 53 pF 1 MHz Cp C V 60 0402 pF C V 60 208 pF C V 1 62 59 pF 5 1 V 1 kHz Cp C V 60 293 pF C V 61 4...

Page 377: ...C V 60 0132 nF C V 60 131 nF C V 61 31 nF C V Standard s calibration value at 1 kHz C V 1 C V multiplied by 1 0005 C V 2 C V multiplied by 1 0002 Option 001 only 15 Set the measurement function to R X 16 Perform Steps 17 through 19 for all the standards and settings listed in Table 10 8 17 Connect the Standard to the 4284A s UNKNOWN terminals 18 Press the 4TRIGGER5 key 19 Con rm that the 4284A s r...

Page 378: ...be measured on the 300 range Option 001 only 20 Connect the 1 m Test Leads 16048A to the UNKNOWN terminals 21 Press the 4MEAS SETUP5 MENU key and the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CORRECTION softkey to display the CORRECTION page 22 Set the CABLE length selection switch to 1 m 23 Store the OPEN CORRECTION data and the SHORT CORRECTION data referring to Steps 4 through 9 In this procedure the OP...

Page 379: ...125 Hz C V 63 06 pF 1 kHz C V 61 00 pF 12 5 kHz C V 61 14 pF 48 kHz C V 61 17 pF 96 kHz C V 61 32 pF 1 MHz C V 1 61 66 pF 20 mV 1 kHz C V 62 54 pF 1 MHz C V 1 62 72 pF 5 1 V 20 Hz C V 628 94 pF 1 kHz C V 61 50 pF 1 MHz C V 1 62 47 pF C V Standard s calibration value at DC C V 1 C V multiplied by 1 0003 Option 001 only Note Steps 30 through 49 should be performed only when the 4284A is equipped wit...

Page 380: ...GGER5 key 39 Con rm that the 4284A s reading is within the test limits in Table 10 10 40 Connect the 4 m Test Leads 16048E to the UNKNOWNterminals 41 Press the 4MEAS SETUP5 MENU key and the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CORRECTION softkey to display the CORRECTION page 42 Set the CABLE to 4 m 43 Store the OPEN CORRECTION data and the SHORT CORRECTION data referring to steps 4 through 9 In this ...

Page 381: ...61 00 pF C V 61 01 pF 12 5 kHz C V 61 14 pF C V 61 15 pF 48 kHz C V 61 18 pF C V 61 19 pF 96 kHz C V 61 34 pF C V 61 37 pF 1 MHz C V 1 61 80 pF C V 1 62 06 pF 20 mV 1 kHz C V 62 54 pF C V 62 56 pF 1 MHz C V 1 62 90 pF C V 1 63 20 pF 5 1 V 20 Hz C V 628 97 pF C V 629 02 pF 1 kHz C V 61 53 pF C V 61 58 pF 1 MHz C V 1 62 92 pF C V 1 63 81 pF C V Standard s calibration value at DC C V 1 C V multiplied...

Page 382: ...SETUP page 4 Change the measurement function from Cp D to Cp G in the FUNC eld 5 Use the CURSOR arrow keys to move the cursor to the SYS MENU eld 6 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN STORE softkey to store the 4284A s control settings to the memory card as data record number 10 7 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN CLEAR SETUP softkey to clear the set up and then con rm that FUNC is set to Cp D...

Page 383: ...RINT AS 50 OUTPUT 717 SRE328 60 OUTPUT 717 ABC 70 PRINT SPOLL 717 80 END 4 Press the computer s STEP key three times to single step to line 20 5 Con rm that the LTN and RMT lamps are ON and that the softkey label page cannot be changed by pressing the MENU keys 6 Press the LCL key on the 4284A 7 Con rm that the LTN lamp stays ON the RMT lamp is OFF and the softkey label page can be changed by pres...

Page 384: ...10 Step to line 60 and con rm that the SRQ LTN and RMT lamps are ON 11 Step to line 80 and con rm that the status byte value displayed on the computer is greater than 95 10 22 Performance Tests ...

Page 385: ... Power Supply 6214C Procedure 1 Set all switches of S1 and S2 on the bias interface simulator to 1 as shown in Figure 10 9 Figure 10 9 Bias Interface Simulator 2 Set DC power supply output voltage 5 V Connect TP2 GND on the bias interface simulator to 0 terminal of the power supply Then connect TP1 Vcc on the simulator to terminal of the power supply refer to Figure 10 9 and Figure 10 10 Performan...

Page 386: ...r to the TEST MENU eld 8 Press the 475 and the 4ENTER5 keys to select the Bias Current I F I O test Note Check the settings of S1 and S2 described in the step 1 if the 4284A s LCD displays E74 Illegal test setup 9 Con rm the RESET LED on the bias interface simulator turns ON 10 Con rm CS0 and CS1 LEDs on the simulator turn ON as the 4284A s output signal is displayed on the LCD Refer to Figure 10 ...

Page 387: ...simulator to 0 Then con rm that hexadecimal number 00 is displayed by DI0 TO 7 and DI8 TO 15 Note The states of S1 DI0 TO 7 and S2 DI1 TO 8 are displayed as a hexadecimal number on the 4284A s LCD 15 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN TEST END softkey Caution Do not execute any SELF TEST except for the Bias Current I F I O Test or the 4284A will become inoperative Performance Tests 10 25 ...

Page 388: ...time after it is powered down Allow 1 minutes for the internal capacitors to discharge 2 Disconnect the two rear feet which lock the top cover and rear panel together 3 Fully loosen the top cover retaining screws located on the rear of the top cover 4 Slide the top cover toward rear and lift it o The top shield plate will be visible 5 Remove the top shield plate to expose the PC boards 6 Disconnec...

Page 389: ...or circuit paths Note Before performing step 8 note the jumper settings in order to return them to the same settings at the end of this function test 8 Set the jumpers on the handler interface board to the same settings as when the board is shipped from the factory Con gure the interface board according the color of the extractors see step 1 for ORANGE and BLACK extractors and step 2 for ORANGE an...

Page 390: ...plate rear feet and the top cover 10 Turn the 4284A ON 11 Connect the handler interface connector on the 4284A s rear panel to the handler simulator as shown in Figure 10 14 12 Press the 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 MENU key 13 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN SELF TEST softkey to display the SELF TEST page Figure 10 15 Handler Interface Function Test Set UP 10 28 Performance Tests ...

Page 391: ... 4284A s output signals displayed on the LCD The LEDs turns ON light in the sequence shown in Figure 10 15 Figure 10 16 Handler Interface Function Check 18 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN TEST END softkey Caution Do not execute any SELF TEST except for the Bias Current I F I O Test or the 4284A will become inoperative The remaining SELF TEST are for serviceuse only 19 Return the jumper settin...

Page 392: ...s brown and an orange extractors and its location is shown in Figure 10 12 3 Remove the handler interface board Caution The interface board contains electronic components that can be damaged by static electricity through electrostatic discharge ESD To prevent ESD damage maintain frequent contact with any bare sheet metal surface on the chassis A grounding wrist strap or similar device is useful fo...

Page 393: ...ar feet and the top cover 6 Turn the 4284A ON 7 Connect the handler interface connector on the 4284A s rear panel with the handler simulator as shown in Figure 10 17 Figure 10 18 Handler Interface Function Test Set up 8 Press the 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 MENU key 9 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN SELF TEST softkey to display the SELF TEST page Performance Tests 10 31 ...

Page 394: ...ut signals displayed on the LCD The LEDs should turn ON in the sequence shown in Figure 10 18 Figure 10 19 Handler Interface Function Check 14 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN TEST END softkey Caution Do not execute any SELF TEST except for the Bias Current I F I O Test or the 4284A will become inoperative The remaining SELF TEST are for serviceuse only 15 Return the jumper settings on the han...

Page 395: ...interface board Caution The interface board contains electronic components that can be damaged by static electricity through electrostatic discharge ESD To prevent ESD damage maintain frequent contact with any bare sheet metal surface on the chassis A grounding wrist strap or similar device is useful for this purpose Handle the board carefully at all times Avoid touching electronic components or c...

Page 396: ...f the power supply refer to Figure 10 20 Note DC power for the bias interface simulator can be supplied from the 4284A instead of an external DC power supply For further details see Supplying DC Power to the Simulator 7 Connect the scanner simulator to the scanner interface connector on the 4284A s rear panel as shown in Figure 10 20 Figure 10 21 Scanner Simulator Connections 8 Replace the top shi...

Page 397: ...e scanner simulator board turn ON in accordance with the 4284A settings displayed in the LCD 15 Press the NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN TEST END softkey Caution Do not execute any SELF TEST except for the Bias Current I F I O Test or the 4284A will become inoperative The remaining SELF TEST are for serviceuse only 16 Remove the top cover top shield plate and expose the scanner interface board Set SW1...

Page 398: ...own Allow 1 minutes for the internal capacitors to discharge 2 Disconnect the two rear feet which lock the top cover and rear panel together 3 Fully loosen the top cover retaining screws located on the rear of the top cover 4 Slide the top cover towards the rear and lift it o The top shield plate will be visible Figure 10 22 A7 Board Location 5 Connect TP2 GND on the A7 digital control board to th...

Page 399: ...Test Signal Level Level Monitor Accuracy Test Multimeter Reading Signal Frequency 1 25 kHz Hi PW OFF PASS FAIL Level Monitor Reading Signal Frequency 1 25 kHz Hi PW OFF OSC LEVEL MULTIMETER READING MINIMUM 0 972M R 00 5 mV ACTUAL MAXIMUM 1 032M R 0 5 mV 5 mV 10 mV 20 mV 50 mV 100 mV 200 mV 250 mV 500 mV 1 V 2 V M R is the Multimeter Reading for the 4284A s test signal level Performance Tests 10 37...

Page 400: ...or the 4284A s test signal level Multimeter Reading Signal Frequency 1 25 kHz Hi PW ON Option 001 ONLY PASS FAIL Level Monitor Reading Signal Frequency 1 25 kHz Hi PW ON Option 001 ONLY OSC LEVEL MULTIMETER READING MINIMUM 0 972M R 00 5 mV ACTUAL MAXIMUM 1 032M R 0 5 mV 0 972 M R 00 5 mV 1 032 M R 0 5 mV 10 mV 0 972M R 00 5 mV 1 032M R 0 5 mV 1 V 0 972M R 05 mV 1 032M R 5 mV 2 5 V 0 972M R 05 mV 1...

Page 401: ...ignal Frequency 960 kHz Hi PW ON Option 001 ONLY OSC LEVEL MULTIMETER READING MINIMUM 0 972M R 00 5 mV ACTUAL MAXIMUM 1 032M R 0 5 mV 0 972 M R 00 5 mV 1 032M R 0 5 mV 10 mV 0 972M R 00 5 mV 1 032M R 0 5 mV 1 V 0 972M R 05 mV 1 032M R 5 mV 2 5 V 0 972M R 05 mV 1 032M R 5 mV 20 V Performance Tests 10 39 ...

Page 402: ... V 0 0989 V 0 1011 V 2 V 1 9970 V 2 0030 V 6 V 5 9920 V 6 0080 V 14 V 13 981 V 14 019 V 30 V 29 960 V 30 040 V 40 V 39 950 V 40 050 V 00 1 V 00 1011 V 00 0989 V 02 V 02 0030 V 01 9970 V 06 V 06 0080 V 05 9920 V 014 V 014 012 V 013 988 V 030 V 030 040 V 029 960 V 040 V 030 040 V 029 960 V 040 V 040 050 V 039 950 V 10 40 Performance Tests ...

Page 403: ...UENCY MINIMUM ACTUAL MAXIMUM 12 5 kHz Cp C V 00 0318 pF C V 0 0318 pF D 00 0031 0 0031 48 kHz Cp C V 00 0246 pF C V 0 0246 pF D 00 0028 0 0028 96 kHz Cp C V 00 0275 pF C V 0 0275 pF D 00 0035 0 0035 1 MHz Cp C V 00 0249 pF C V 0 0249 pF D 00 0038 0 0038 OSC Level 20 mV PASS FAIL Performance Tests 10 41 ...

Page 404: ...01739 0 01739 1 kHz Cp C V 00 312 pF C V 0 312 pF D 00 00293 0 00293 12 5 kHz Cp C V 00 137 pF C V 0 137 pF D 00 00130 0 00130 48 kHz Cp C V 00 162 pF C V 0 162 pF D 00 0190 0 0190 96 kHz Cp C V 00 122 pF C V 0 122 pF D 00 00116 0 00116 1 MHz Cp C V 00 102 pF C V 0 102 pF D 00 00082 0 00082 OSC Level 20 mV PASS FAIL OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only PASS FAIL 10 42 Performance Tests ...

Page 405: ...0286 0 00286 1 kHz Cp C V 01 00 pF C V 1 00 pF D 00 00081 0 00081 12 5 kHz Cp C V 01 13 pF C V 1 13 pF D 00 00095 0 00095 48 kHz Cp C V 01 16 pF C V 1 16 pF D 00 00103 0 00103 96 kHz Cp C V 01 31 pF C V 1 31 pF D 00 00111 0 00111 1 MHz Cp C V 1 01 53 pF C V 1 1 53 pF D 00 00083 0 00083 C V 1 1 00032C V OSC Level 20 mV PASS FAIL OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only PASS FAIL Performance Tests 10 43 ...

Page 406: ...0052C V C V 2 1 00022C V OSC Level 20 mV PASS FAIL OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only PASS FAIL 0 1 F Standard C V Cal Value at1 kHz OSC Level 510 mV SIGNAL FREQUENCY MINIMUM ACTUAL MAXIMUM 20 Hz Cp C V 1 00 310 nF C V 1 0 310 nF 125 Hz Cp C V 2 00 112 nF C V 0 112 nF 1 kHz Cp C V 00 081 nF C V 0 081 nF C V 1 1 00052C V C V 2 1 00022C V OSC Level 20 mV PASS FAIL OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only PASS F...

Page 407: ...20 mV PASS FAIL OSC Level 5 1 V Option 001 only PASS FAIL 100 Standard C V Cal Value at 1 DC OSC Level 510 mV SIGNAL FREQUENCY MINIMUM ACTUAL MAXIMUM 20 Hz R C V 00 285 C V 0 285 125 Hz R C V 00 112 C V 0 112 1 kHz R C V 00 082 C V 0 082 12 5 kHz R C V 00 132 C V 0 132 48 kHz R C V 00 132 C V 0 132 96 kHz R C V 00 132 C V 0 132 1 MHz R C V 00 154 C V 0 154 OSC Level 20 mV PASS FAIL OSC Level 5 1 V...

Page 408: ...8 kHz R C V 01 31 C V 1 31 96 kHz R C V 01 31 C V 1 31 1 MHz R C V 01 02 C V 1 02 OSC Level 20 mV PASS FAIL 1 m Cable Length Operation PASS FAIL 2 m Cable Length Operation Option 006 only PASS FAIL 4 m Cable Length Operation Option 006 only PASS FAIL Store and Load Function Test PASS FAIL GPIB Interface Test PASS FAIL Bias Current Interface Function Test Option 002 only PASS FAIL 10 46 Performance...

Page 409: ...may be di erent than those documented in this manual Later instrument versions will be documented in a manual changes 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 Refer to the description of the IDN query in IDN in Chap...

Page 410: ...he 4284A s data CHANGE2 4284A Operation Manual Page 1 2 Table 1 1 4284A Contents Change the following table Table 1 1 4284A Contents Description Qty Agilent Part Number 4284A Power cable1 1 Memory Card 1 04278 89001 Operation Manual 1 04284 90020 Option 201 Fuse Fuse 2 2110 0046 Option 907 Handle Kit Handle kit 1 5061 9690 Option 908 Rack Flange Kit Rack Flange Kit 1 5061 9678 Option 909 Rack Flan...

Page 411: ...egory Device Speci c Error error numbers 1 to 32767 0300 to 0399 These errors will set the Device Speci c Error bit bit 3 in the Event Status Register Execution Error error numbers 0200 to 0299 These errors will set the Execution Error bit bit 4 in the Event Status Register GPIB Errors These errors occur when the 4284A received an improper command via GPIB If one of these errors occur the 4284A di...

Page 412: ...717 SRE 32 Status Byte Resister enable 130 Event Status Summary bit enable 140 ON INTR 7 2 CALL Errors 150 ENABLE INTR 7 2 500 SUB Errors 510 DIM Err 50 520 Sp SPOLL 717 530 IF BIT Sp 5 THEN 540 OUTPUT 717 ESR Clear the Event Status Resister 550 ENTER 717 Esr 560 PRINT Event Status Resister Esr 570 LOOP 580 OUTPUT 717 SYST ERR Error No message query 590 ENTER 717 Err 600 EXIT IF VAL Err 0 Exit if ...

Page 413: ...the DC BIAS is set to ON Set BIAS to OFF DC BIAS indicator is not ON rst then set the Hi PW mode to ON Illegal operation Hi PW mode set to OFF when the LEVEL is more than 2V 20mA or the BIAS is more than 2V Reduce the LEVEL or BIAS or set the Hi PW mode to ON Illegal operation Hi PW mode set to ON when the 42841A is connected Disconnect the 42841A 14 V bias disabled Illegal operation set to DC vol...

Page 414: ...3 Fixture OPEN det defective Fixture cover open detection wire is open Contact your nearest Agilent Technologies o ce 24 Fixture cover open The cover of the 42842A B is open Close the cover of the 42842A B 25 DC bias I source overload The DC bias source current is overloaded If this message is displayed all the time when measuring a DUT which conforms to speci cations contact your nearest Agilent ...

Page 415: ...gle mode only Illegal operation OPEN SHORT correction data for 48 frequency points measured when the MULTI channel correction mode is set Set to SINGLE mode rst or perform OPEN SHORT data measurements at FREQ1 3 46 Correction memory error Correction data write error Contact your nearest Agilent Technologies o ce 50 Clear the table rst Illegal operation MODE of the LIMIT TABLE changed when the tabl...

Page 416: ...et to ON when Option 301 was not installed Install Option 301 Illegal operation Scanner I F EEPROM R W test or Scanner I F I O test were performed when Option 301 was not installed Install Option 301 72 GPIB I F not installed Illegal operation GPIB interface used when Option 109 was installed Install the GPIB interface 73 I BIAS I F not installed Illegal operation BIAS Current I F I O test perform...

Page 417: ...EEPROM hardware failure loading function occurred Contact your nearest Agilent Technologies o ce 90 Data bu er over ow The amount of data to be stored into the data bu er memory DBUF exceeded the de ned data bu er size Re de ne the data bu er memory size or clear DBUF 100 Printer down Data sent to the output bu er when a printer was not connected to the 4284A with an GPIB cable or the printer was ...

Page 418: ...y received after the ABORt or the RST command was received or after the power on reset was performed Send the FETCh query during idle state and when the data is valid after a measurement is performed FETCh query received after INITiate command was received and a trigger was not received Send the FETCh command after the trigger is received FETCh query received after the trigger was received in the ...

Page 419: ...imum length is 12 characters 0113 Unde ned header Unde ned header or an unrecognized command was received operation not allowed 0121 Invalid character in number Invalid character in numeric data 0123 Numeric over ow Numeric data value was too large exponent magnitude 32k 0124 Too many digits Numeric data length was too long more than 255 digits received 0128 Numeric data not allowed Numeric data n...

Page 420: ...pression was received for example illegal character in expression 0178 Expression data not allowed Expression data is not allowed Query Error 0400 Query error Query is improper 0410 Query INTERRUPTED Query is followed by DAB or GET before the response was completed 0420 Query UNTERMINATED Addressed to talk incomplete program message received 0430 Query DEADLOCKED Input bu er and output bu er are f...

Page 421: ...the ALC function the ALC function will not work the operation will be the same as if the ALC function is turned OFF The data status is set to 4 Set the LEVEL appropriate for the device Warning Correction not e ective When the MULTI correction mode is used and the measurement frequency is not equal to FREQ1 3 correction frequency correction will not be performed Warning Deviation measurement ON The...

Page 422: ... Enter value Enter value or INCR DECR Enter value or select F Fixed decimal point mode Frequency changed re measure H GPIB error occurred K Keys locked L LOAD measurement completed LOAD measurement in progress O OPEN measurement completed OPEN measurement in progress P Press ENTER Press ENTER or select a unit Press ENTER or select CANCEL R Resetting count Are you sure Resetting system Are you sure...

Page 423: ...YSTEM RESET in the SYS MENU eld of MEAS SETUP page or send the RST common command via GPIB DEVICE CLEAR Send the device clear bus command SDC selected device clear or DCL clears all devices via GPIB The following list indicates the di erences between the three initialization methods on the functions to be initialized Functions whose status are stored in internal system memory are indicated by Sys ...

Page 424: ...Not A ected INTEG MED MED Not A ected TRIG INT INT Not A ected ALC OFF OFF Not A ected Hi POW Opt 001 installed ON ON Not a ected Hi POW Opt 001 not installed OFF OFF Not a ected DCI ISO OFF ISO OFF Not a ected AVG 1 1 Not A ected Vm ON ON Not A ected Im ON ON Not A ected DELAY 0 s 0 s Not A ected DEV A OFF OFF Not A ected REF A 0 0 Not A ected DEV B OFF OFF Not A ected REF B 0 0 Not A ected C 2 I...

Page 425: ...ected 2nd LOW Cleared Cleared Not A ected 2nd HIGH Cleared Cleared Not A ected BIN COUNT COUNT ON OFF OFF OFF Not A ected LIST SWEEP SETUP MODE SEQ SEQ Not A ected sweep parameter FREQ Hz FREQ Hz Not A ected sweep points Cleared Cleared Not A ected SYSTEM CONFIG BEEPER Sys Memory Not A ected Not A ected GPIB ADDRESS Sys Memory Not A ected Not A ected TALK ONLY Sys Memory Not A ected Not A ected HA...

Page 426: ...cted Not A ected Operation Status Register1 Bit 4 0 0 Not A ected Bit 3 0 0 Not A ected Bit 0 0 0 Not A ected Enable Resister 0 Not A ected Not A ected Standard Event Status Register1 Bit 7 1 Not A ected Not A ected Bit 6 0 Not A ected Not A ected Bit 5 0 Not A ected Not A ected Bit 4 0 Not A ected Not A ected Bit 3 0 Not A ected Not A ected Bit 2 0 Not A ected Not A ected Bit 0 0 Not A ected Not ...

Page 427: ...ot frequency FREQ1 FREQ2 and FREQ3 correction data These correction data are selected automatically depending on the correction mode and the test frequency The details for interpolation correction data are described in SECTION 4 OPEN correction SHORT correction and for spot frequency correction data in SECTION 4 LOAD correction The relationship between the test frequency and the correction data fo...

Page 428: ...RQ2 ON FRQ2 OPEN data Not performed FRQ2 SHORT data Not performed FRQ2 LOAD data Not performed FRQ2 OFF OPEN data Not performed SHORT data Not performed Not performed Not performed Test Freq FRQ3 FRQ3 ON FRQ3 OPEN data Not performed FRQ3 SHORT data Not performed FRQ3 LOAD data Not performed FRQ3 OFF OPEN data Not performed SHORT data Not performed Not performed Not performed Test Freq6 FRQ1 2 3 FR...

Page 429: ...ed Not performed Not performed Not performed Test Freq FRQ2 FRQ2 ON FRQ2 OPEN data Not performed FRQ2 SHORT data Not performed FRQ2 LOAD data Not performed FRQ2 OFF Not performed Not performed Not performed Not performed Not performed Not performed Test Freq FRQ3 FRQ3 ON FRQ3 OPEN data Not performed FRQ3 SHORT data Not performed FRQ3 LOAD data Not performed FRQ3 OFF Not performed Not performed Not...

Page 430: ...PEN STAT ON Performs OPEN correction using OPEN data or FREQ1 2 3 OPEN data OFF CORR OPEN STAT OFF Not perform OPEN correction MEAS OPEN CORR OPEN Obtains OPEN interpolation data B SHORT ON CORR SHOR STAT ON Performs SHORT correction using SHORT data or FREQ1 2 3 SHORT data OFF CORR SHOR STAT OFF Not perform SHORT correction MEAS CORR SHOR Obtains SHORT interpolation SHORT data C LOAD ON CORR LOAD...

Page 431: ... FREQ2 OPEN SHORT LOAD data MEAS OPEN CORR SPOT2 OPEN Obtains FREQ2 OPEN data MEAS SHORT CORR SPOT2 SHOR Obtains FREQ2 SHORT data MEAS LOAD CORR SPOT2 LOAD Obtains FREQ2 SHORT data F FREQ3 ON CORR SPOT3 STAT ON Use FREQ3 OPEN SHORT LOAD data OFF CORR SPOT3 STAT OFF Not use FREQ3 OPEN SHORT LOAD data MEAS OPEN CORR SPOT3 OPEN Obtains FREQ3 OPEN data MEAS CORR SPOT3 SHOR Obtains FREQ3 SHORT data MEA...

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Page 433: ... memory card or the EEPROM internal memory and also making it impossible to accidentally erase or overwrite the correction settings Write Protection Procedure The procedure for setting the write protection switch to ON is as follows 1 Turn the 4284A o and remove the power cord Allow 1 minutes for the internal capacitors to discharge Warning Dangerous voltage may be present in the 4284A even throug...

Page 434: ...he right most position ON to disable 4284A s STORE function Set A7S3 6 to the left most position OFF to enable storing Refer to Figure E 2 9 Set A7S3 7 to the right most position ON to disable to change all of the correction settings on the CORRECTION page Set A7S3 7 to the left most position OFF to enable to change all of the correction settings on the CORRECTION page Refer to Figure E 2 E 2 Writ...

Page 435: ...ite Protection Switch Note Do not change any of the other switch settings on the A7 board 10 Install the con gured A7 board into the 4284A 11 Replace the top shield plate top cover and rear feet Write Protection E 3 ...

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Page 437: ...to 1 MHz Frequency Points The available test frequency points from 1 kHz to 1 MHz are as listed from the next page The available test frequency points below 1 kHz 20 Hz to 1 kHz can be calculated using the following formula F Hz m n Where m 6000 6250 or 7500 n 13 to 3750 Integer Test Frequency Point F 1 ...

Page 438: ... kHz 2 30769 kHz 75 0000 kHz 18 4615 kHz 6 00000 kHz 2 27273 kHz 72 4286 kHz 17 8571 kHz 5 95238 kHz 2 23214 kHz 68 5714 kHz 17 6471 kHz 5 76923 kHz 2 22222 kHz 66 6666 kHz 17 1429 kHz 5 71429 kHz 2 20588 kHz 62 5000 kHz 16 6667 kHz 5 68182 kHz 2 15517 kHz 60 0000 kHz 16 0000 kHz 5 55556 kHz 2 14286 kHz 55 5556 kHz 15 7895 kHz 5 45455 kHz 2 08333 kHz 54 5455 kHz 15 6250 kHz 5 43478 kHz 2 06897 kHz...

Page 439: ... 46341 kHz 1 00806 kHz 1 45349 kHz 1 00000 kHz 1 44231 kHz 1 42857 kHz 1 42045 kHz 1 41509 kHz 1 39535 kHz 1 38889 kHz 1 36364 kHz 1 35870 kHz 1 33929 kHz 1 32979 kHz 1 31579 kHz 1 30435 kHz 1 30208 kHz 1 29310 kHz 1 27660 kHz 1 27551 kHz 1 27119 kHz 1 25000 kHz 1 22951 kHz 1 22549 kHz 1 22449 kHz 1 20968 kHz 1 20192 kHz 1 20000 kHz 1 19048 kHz 1 17925 kHz 1 17647 kHz 1 17188 kHz 1 15741 kHz 1 153...

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Page 441: ...he 4284A is no longer in a transient state This appendix describes the measurement condition changes which cause the transient states and lists the delay times required for various transient states Refer to Table G 1 Table G 1 Measurement Condition Changes Change in measurement condition DC BIAS OFF DC BIAS ON DCI ISO OFF DCI ISO ON Frequency 1 Meas Range 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 DC Bias Voltage 3 1 1 3 ...

Page 442: ...d from range A to range C the minimum required delay time is 50 ms Delay times of greater than 150 ms aren t required Note A delay time isn t necessary for range changes other than a range A to C change G 2 Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes ...

Page 443: ...wing conditions use the delay times shown in Figure G 1 Figure G 1 Required Delay Time After Changing the Measurement Range 1 Note A delay time is not required when the test signal voltage is U100 mVrms 2 After changing the measurement range under the following conditions use the appropriate delay times as shown in Figure G 2 Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes G 3 ...

Page 444: ...ime After Changing the Measurement Range 2 3 After changing the measurement range under the following conditions use the appropriate delay times as shown in Figure G 3 G 4 Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes ...

Page 445: ...3 Required Delay Times After Changing the Measurement Range 3 Note When the test signal voltage is 1 Vrms the wait time is the same as used for 1 Vrms Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes G 5 ...

Page 446: ...ollowing conditions use the appropriate delay times as shown in Figure G 4 Figure G 4 Required Delay Times After Changing the DC Bias 1 Note A delay is unnecessary When the test signal voltage is U500 mVrms 2 After changing the dc bias voltage under the following conditions use the appropriate delay times as shown in Figure G 5 G 6 Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes ...

Page 447: ...Figure G 5 Required Delay Time After Changing the DC Bias 2 Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes G 7 ...

Page 448: ...t circuit 1 To recover from a short circuit condition under the following conditions use the appropriate delay times as shown in Figure G 6 and Figure G 7 Figure G 6 Required Delay Times For Short Circuit Recovery 1 Note A delay time is unnecessary when the test signal voltage is 1Vrms a delay time is unnecessary G 8 Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes ...

Page 449: ...equired Delay Times For Short Circuit Recovery 2 2 Use the delay times shown in Figure G 8 to recover from a short circuit under the following conditions Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes G 9 ...

Page 450: ...Figure G 8 Short Circuit Recovery Delay Times 3 G 10 Transient States Caused by Measurement Condition Changes ...

Page 451: ...ontrol See ALC AUXiliary Bin 4 41 Averaging Rate 8 39 B BEEPER Field 5 7 Beeping Condition 5 7 Bias Current I F I O Test 5 16 Bias Current Interface Function Test 10 23 BIAS Subsystem 8 19 BINARY Format 7 9 Data Bu er Memory 7 18 Examples 7 38 BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page 2 10 3 28 BIN No DISPLAY Page 2 10 3 23 C Cable Length Correction 8 51 Calibration Cycle 10 2 CATALOG Page 2 11 5 1 4CATALOG SYSTEM5 ...

Page 452: ...stem 8 49 OPC 8 88 OUTPut Subsystem 8 17 Reference 8 1 8 9 RST 8 89 SRE 8 85 STATus Subsystem 8 78 Structure 8 2 SYSTem ERRor Query 8 77 TRG 8 90 TRIGger Subsystem 8 40 VOLTage Subsystem 8 14 WAI 8 88 Command Error CME Bit 7 29 Comment Field 2 6 Comment Input 8 12 Common Commands 7 6 8 82 COMParator Subsystem 8 65 CONTRAST Control Knob 2 3 Control Setting Examples 7 31 Correction Data Measurement ...

Page 453: ...sages 7 6 Device Speci c Error B 1 Device Speci c Error DDE Bit 7 29 Display Area De nition 2 6 4DISPLAY FORMAT5 Menu 3 1 Display Pages 2 8 DISPlay Subsystem 8 10 E Electromagnetic Compatibility 1 5 ENTRY Keys 2 3 Equivalent Circuit See Parallel Series Circuit Mode Error Handling B 2 Messages B 1 ESE Command 8 83 ESR Query 8 84 Exclusive Remedies ix Execution Error B 1 Execution Error EXE Bit 7 29...

Page 454: ...1 202 Field 5 8 Handler I F Test 5 14 Handler Interface Function Test Option 201 10 26 Option 202 10 30 Header 8 5 How To Use This Manual vi I IDLE state 7 12 IDN Query 8 87 IEEE 488 2 Common Commands 7 6 8 82 754 Floating Point Format 7 10 standard 488 1 1987 7 1 standard 488 1978 7 1 standard 488 2 1987 8 2 IFC 7 4 Impedance Measurement Accuracy Test 10 12 incoming inspection 1 1 INFINITY 2 7 In...

Page 455: ...Load Function BIN COUNT DISPLAY Page 3 30 BIN No DISPLAY Page 3 25 CATALOG Page 5 3 LIMIT TABLE SETUP Page 4 46 LIST SWEEP DISPLAY Page 3 35 LIST SWEEP SETUP Page 4 54 MEAS DISPLAY Page 3 18 MEAS SETUP Page 4 14 Load Function Test 10 20 LOCAL 7 4 LOCAL LOCKOUT LLO 7 5 Lp See Parallel Series Circuit Mode LRN Query 8 91 Ls See Parallel Series Circuit Mode M Manual Changes A 1 Manual Printing History...

Page 456: ...Operation Errors B 1 Operation Status Registers Group 7 23 8 78 Operation Status Summary Bit 7 26 Option 9 18 Option 001 Power Amp DC Bias 9 18 Option 201 Handler Interface 5 8 Option 202 Handler Interface 5 8 Option 301 Scanner Interface 5 9 OPTion Identi cation Query 8 92 OPT Query 8 92 Oscilator Level 3 12 Oscillator Automatic Level Control alc 4 6 OUTPut Subsystem 8 17 P Parallel Series Circui...

Page 457: ...te Control 7 1 Reset Command 8 89 Response Message Terminators 8 8 Rp See Parallel Series Circuit Mode RQS Request Service Bit 7 5 7 21 Rs See Parallel Series Circuit Mode RST Command 8 89 S Safety Summary iv Symbols v Sample Programs 7 31 SCANNER I F 301 Field 5 9 Scanner I F EEPROM R W Test 5 15 Scanner I F I O Test 5 16 Scanner Interface Function Test 10 33 SCPI Basic Rules 8 3 SCPI Command See...

Page 458: ...ISPLAY Page 3 30 BIN No DISPLAY Page 3 25 CATALOG Page 5 3 LIMIT TABLE SETUP Page 4 46 LIST SWEEP DISPLAY Page 3 35 LIST SWEEP SETUP Page 4 54 MEAS DISPLAY Page 3 18 MEAS SETUP Page 4 14 Store Function Test 10 20 String Data 8 5 Su x Multiplier 8 6 Units 8 6 Summary of Pages 2 10 Supplying DC Power to the Simulator 10 36 Sweeping Bit 7 24 8 80 SYS MENU Field 2 6 See also System Menu SYSTEM CONFIG ...

Page 459: ...0 6 TMSL Command See Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments SCPI Tolerance mode 4 37 TRG Command 8 90 Trigger Command 8 90 System 7 12 TRIGGER 7 5 4TRIGGER5 Key 2 3 TRIGger Subsystem 8 40 TST Query 8 89 Typeface Conventions vii U UNBAL 2 7 UNKNOWN Terminals 2 4 UNLOCK Button 2 3 V ventilation requirement 1 6 VOLTage Subsystem 8 14 W WAI Command 8 88 WAITING FOR TRIGGER state 7 13 Warning M...

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