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Section 12: Troubleshooting / Error Messages

1000HN User’s Guide / page 57

Problem

: The current source (located on the analog board) needed for this test is not

working.

Possible Causes:

• A loose cable from the microprocessor assembly to the analog board.
• Bad analog board.

Problem:

The measurement system (located on the analog board) cannot control the

input signal.

Possible Causes:

• A loose cable from the microprocessor assembly to the analog board.
• Bad analog board.

Problem

: The analyzer was unable to calibrate the measurement system (located on

the analog board).

Possible Causes:

• Bad analog board.

Please see next page...

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110 < X 180

OFFSET_C BAD xxx

OFFSET C_BAD xxx

OFFSETF_HxxxLxxx

OFFSET COARSE

OFFSET FINE

66 < X <79

X > 100 ON G8

36 < X , 47

CANT GET TO 25

CANT GO TO 23

LOW CURRENT CAL

OFFSET CAL ERROR

GAIN xx X vvv

CANT ADJUST

CALIB. # xxx

CALIB # xxx

ERROR xxx

nnn

OFFSET COARSE

OFFSET FINE

HI<= LO

HI-LO=vv OPB=nnn

Summary of Contents for Signature 1000HN

Page 1: ...Signature 1000HN Cable Analyzer User s Guide Version 4 0 Major Revision 1 December 1999...

Page 2: ...er s Guide Version 4 0 Major Revision 1 December 1999 Copyright 1999 by Cirris Systems Corporation 1991 Parkway Boulevard Salt Lake City Utah 84119 2026 United States of America All rights reserved Vi...

Page 3: ...entation to make it better Here s your chance to take gripes suggestions and we hope praise directly to the guy who can change things Please fax or mail this form to me or contact me by e mail Thanks...

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Page 5: ...ur First Cable 27 Section 6 Retrieve a Cable from Memory 31 Section 7 Delete a Cable from Memory 33 Section 8 Print a Directory of Cables Stored in Memory 35 Section 9 Cable Documentation and Signatur...

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Page 7: ...ata for the kind of cable you want to test from the analyzer s memory see page 31 for details This completes programming the analyzer for testing cables If you have connected a Sample Cable to learn i...

Page 8: ...Introduction to the Cirris 1000HN What your order should contain 1000HN User s Guide page 8...

Page 9: ...nector adapters To install connector adapters onto the Cirris 1000HN follow these steps 1 Turn the four twistlock fasteners on the adapter cover plate to unlock them and remove the cover plate 2 Plug...

Page 10: ...Unlock the twistlock fasteners on the top of the analyzer s spacer and cover plates and on the top of the expansion box Remove the cover plate and the spacer plate 2 Lift the scanner assemblies out o...

Page 11: ...canner in the expansion box are secure 3 Slide the two metal boxes together The alignment pins in the side of one box Connector goes to main scanner Connector goes to expansion box scanner Remove this...

Page 12: ...position hook the drawlatches on one box over the keepers on the other box then close the drawlatches to lock the boxes securely together This alignment pin fits into this hole Once the boxes are toge...

Page 13: ...e steps 1 Disconnect the wall transformer from the wall outlet then disconnect the power cable from the socket on the back of the analyzer 2 Unlock the twistlock fasteners remove the spacer plate then...

Page 14: ...analyzer to a printer with an RS 232 serial interface will cause serious damage to the analyzer and is not covered by your fac tory warranty To connect the printer use a standard Epson Centronic paral...

Page 15: ...u can use either of two solutions Add a switch by placing a switch in the wire to pin 11 of the Epson Cen tronics printer cable When pin 11 on either side of the cable is open the analyzer will see th...

Page 16: ...Section 1 Work With the Hardware Changing the company name 1000HN User s Guide page 16...

Page 17: ...old Display Print until Ready To Set Up Options appears 2 Once Ready To Set Up Options appears in the display release Display Print 3 Select the Create Test From option by pressing Display Print If th...

Page 18: ...ton on the back of the analyzer while pressing Display Print or Function Note All options or settings will roll over to the beginning when you are going forward or backward Your option settings are sa...

Page 19: ...e Connection Resistance CALC mode may help you determine a good setting Connection Resistance Specifies the maximum resistance a connection can have and still be considered good For example if you set...

Page 20: ...ines the length of time voltage will be applied to each NET during hipot testing The longer the setting the more likely the analyzer is to detect faults which occur over time intermittents but testing...

Page 21: ...ey are connected in the same net When this option is OFF the order that pins appear in a net is determined by the scanning order of the analyzer Count All Cables Once the analyzer is programmed and yo...

Page 22: ...Section 3 What the Option Settings Mean Auto Print 1000HN User s Guide page 22...

Page 23: ...nother Sample Cable Learn a Sample Cable Before you can learn a Sample Cable you must install the right cable adapters on your 1000HN see page 9 for instructions on how to do this To learn the Sample...

Page 24: ...learned the Sample Cable and verified that the wirelist data is correct you may store the cable in the analyzer s memory To store the cable do these things 1 Press and hold in the Memory button locate...

Page 25: ...earned Cable 5 Release the Memory button The display will prompt Last Learned Now Is In Location X The wirelist is now stored in the analyzer s memory What to do if you see an error message If you get...

Page 26: ...the cable with the error or if you press the Memory button the analyzer will enter the test mode 2 If the error message is Insulation Resis Auto XXXX check to see if the Connection Resistance is set...

Page 27: ...Hipot option to OFF the analyzer will stop after the continuity and conductance tests prompt Ready To Hipot and wait for you to press Function to begin the hipot test WARNING Do not connect a powered...

Page 28: ...sistance is higher than the Connection Resistance setting and lower than the Insulation Resistance setting The analyzer emits a series of double beeps Interpreting hipot test results If you have set t...

Page 29: ...k is suffi ciently low approximately 500 Kohms If the cable has too much capacitance try using a lower hipot voltage Dielectric Fail This indicates that the analyzer detected electrical arcing between...

Page 30: ...tion again The conductance test always follows a successful hipot test and continues until you remove the cable Print or transcribe an error list If the analyzer detects errors it can prompt where the...

Page 31: ...ieve a learned cable s data from memory and program the analyzer for testing do these things 1 Install the connector adapters that mate with the cables you want to test see page 9 for instructions on...

Page 32: ...ady to test cables If the display prompts JX Adapter Sig Should Be this means that the adapters you have installed don t go with the Sample Cable you ve retrieved Read the display to get the correct a...

Page 33: ...nue holding in the Memory button while you press Display Print to step through the Sample Cables stored in the analyzer s memory until you come to the signature of the cable you want to delete Remembe...

Page 34: ...e Memory button then releasing the Function switch When you release the Memory button the prompt will change to Mem Location X Is Now Unused When you release the Function switch the prompt will change...

Page 35: ...y of the Sample Cables stored in the analyzer s memory do these things 1 Make sure the printer is properly connected to the analyzer and is turned on 2 Press and hold in the Memory button as you turn...

Page 36: ...tion To Print Dir press the Function switch If your printer is properly connected to the analyzer turned on and on line selected it will print a directory showing the signatures of all the cables stor...

Page 37: ...ut if you have a printer connected to your analyzer Once the cable has been completely documented and stored in memory you won t need to keep an array of known good cables handy for comparison If the...

Page 38: ...rief description of the connector adapters F This blank section is for writing a cable description G This section shows the test parameters Our example shows that the Connection Resistance is set on A...

Page 39: ...documentation you know that your test setup is correct When the signature of a cable you are testing matches the documented signature during a test you know the cable under test is correctly built Typ...

Page 40: ...ptional frame mount stand Call us at 801 973 4600 or 800 441 9910 for more details Types of adapters There are three general adapter types available for the 1000HN These are 1 Single high adapters The...

Page 41: ...as J5 through J8 256 available test points Order of adapter positions In your cable documentation connector adapter positions appear in sequential order beginning with J1 However if you install either...

Page 42: ...y correctly Sample wirelist showing connector adapters Here is a portion of a cable s printed documentation showing how single high and double high connector adapters usually appear SIGNATURE 1000HN C...

Page 43: ...t Duration Comments Calculating resistances only CALC N A OFF N A Use CALC to help you determine where to set your Conn Resis threshold CALC several cables then set your own threshold Do not use CALC...

Page 44: ...tested Remember that each net the analyzer tests has capacitance to every other net That means there is a current surge as this capacitance is charged The analyzer carefully monitors this current sur...

Page 45: ...um allowed current If the current flow stays below the maximum allowed current for the hipot duration the net passes the test If it does not stay below the maximum allowed current the net fails the hi...

Page 46: ...deration when you are deciding on what Hipot Voltage Hipot Duration and Insulation Resistance settings to use If a cable has shielding or a grounded net capacitance problems are more likely to occur R...

Page 47: ...000HN User s Guide page 47 If you are testing in relative humidity conditions above 75 you may have more failures when you test at 500 megohms or even 200 megohms In general select an Insulation Resis...

Page 48: ...Section 10 Select a Test Procedure Tips on selecting Insulation Resistance settings 1000HN User s Guide page 48...

Page 49: ...mpts Ready to Test or Please Verify Installing the probe Plug the probe into the connector labeled Probe on the back of the analyzer This photo shows the location of the probe jack Example Identifying...

Page 50: ...l tip of the probe to pierce the insulation of the wire that should connect between the two pins The pin shown in the display is the pin that has a good connection to the wire The pin that is not disp...

Page 51: ...ections indicated in the display 2 When you break a connection the analyzer will prompt the next short When all the shorts have been broken the analyzer will prompt the net and point to which you shou...

Page 52: ...cuits in the cable or harness you are testing it will tell you where to make cuts to correct the shorts This will happen if two nets should become shorted To correct a detected short do these things 1...

Page 53: ...en replace the cover plate 2 Either connect a Sample Cable of the kind you want to build or retrieve the correct wirelist from memory see 1000HN for instructions on how to do this If you use a retriev...

Page 54: ...is If you use a wirelist retrieved from memory skip step 3 and go directly to step 4 3 Turn on the analyzer and learn the Sample Cable then disconnect the Sample Cable 4 Insert the connector on the te...

Page 55: ...roblems yourself If you find that the problem is a defective microprocessor or scanner assembly or if for some other reason you cannot solve the problem yourself please contact our customer support te...

Page 56: ...board Loose or bad wall transformer Bad microprocessor assembly Bad analog board Bad scanner assembly Incorrect line voltage in use for example 120 volts instead of 240 Line voltage is either too high...

Page 57: ...le Causes A loose cable from the microprocessor assembly to the analog board Bad analog board Problem The analyzer was unable to calibrate the measurement system located on the analog board Possible C...

Page 58: ...located on the analog board used to test the scanners is not working properly Possible Causes A loose cable between the analog board and the scanner assemblies A loose daughter board on a scanner ass...

Page 59: ...ter board Bad analog board General Problems with the Analyzer There are problems you may see with the analyzer that are not detected by the analyzer s own internal tests We will talk about those here...

Page 60: ...l at the back of the analyzer by turning it counterclockwise If this does not solve the problem go to step 2 2 Turn off the analyzer disconnect the microprocessor from the rest of the system then turn...

Page 61: ...will recognize it there If the ana lyzer recognizes the point the adapting cable is bad Rework the adapting cable 3 If you are using an AUNV 64 or AHR2 64 adapter be aware that some pins are used to...

Page 62: ...em Speaker problem There is no sound but the display works Possible Causes The Error Tones option is set to OFF The speaker inside the analyzer is not plugged in The microprocessor assembly is bad Thi...

Page 63: ...s with Printing Printer failures usually take place because of one of four things 1 User error 2 A bad printer 3 A bad cable 4 A bad microprocessor assembly These guidelies will help you solve printin...

Page 64: ...using the printer cable with a PC If it works the printer probably is not compatible with the analyzer 4 If the cable and printer work with a PC the analyzer s microprocessor assembly is probably bad...

Page 65: ...ubleshooting Problems with Printing 1000HN User s Guide page 65 microprocessor assemblies If using a different microprocessor assembly solves the problem the original microprocessor is bad Call Cirris...

Page 66: ...Section 12 Troubleshooting Problems with Printing 1000HN User s Guide page 66...

Page 67: ...umidity Will test without error in environments with zero to 75 relative humidity Relative humidity above 75 will affect performance HV energy limit Current limited to 6ma max for ten ms duration Prin...

Page 68: ...Section 13 Specifications Warranty 1000HN User s Guide page 68...

Page 69: ...h of this war ranty Cirris Systems Corporation is not responsible for special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any breach of warranty or under any other legal theory including lost p...

Page 70: ...Section 14 Statement of Warranty 1000HN User s Guide page 70...

Page 71: ...on of manufacturing or assembly processes particularly the use of a cable signature for verifying the test setup against the documentation cable documentation The written definition of how a cable sho...

Page 72: ...irelist information from specific memory locations to free up memory for storing new cable information microprocessor The electronic assembly which includes the LCD display As you look at the analyzer...

Page 73: ...it s top This assembly contains the J positions onto which you install your connector adapters It also contains the electronics which control continu ity testing between all connector pins in all poss...

Page 74: ...Section 15 Glossary short 1000H User s Guide page 74...

Page 75: ...f the analyzer s permanent memory locations Remember that there are a maximum of 50 memory positions available and that the number of positions actually available depends on the size of the wire list...

Page 76: ...Section 16 Blank Forms to Photocopy 1000HN User s Guide page 76...

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Page 79: ...7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Directory of Wirelists Stored in Analyzer s Memory Memory Location Cable Description Signature Copy...

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Page 81: ..._____________________ Adapter Signatures for Main unit J1__________ J2__________ J3__________ J4__________ 1st Expansion Box 2nd Expansion Box 3rd Expansion Box J5__________ J6_________ J7_________ J8...

Page 82: ...y 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Net Number Common Interconnections Copyright 199...

Page 83: ...high 40 Sample wirelist 42 Single high 40 Count All Cables What this setting does 21 Create Test From What this setting does 19 D Deleting a Sample Cable 33 Documentation Forms for photocopying 75 How...

Page 84: ...35 How to install a printer 14 Print or transcribe an error list 30 Problems with printing 63 Probe Displaying multiple interconnected pins 50 Identifying an open circuit 50 Identifying test points 4...

Page 85: ...W Warranty 69...

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