DH Instruments COMPASS FOR MOLBOX, User Manual

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COMPASS
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for molbox™ User’s Manual
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T A B L E OF C O N T ENT S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
T A B L E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V I
F I G U R E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V I I I
U S E R R E G I S T R A T ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X I
ABOUT THIS M A N U A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X I I
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW .........................................................................................................................1
2. GETTING STARTED........................................................................................................... 3
2.1 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................3
2.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................3
2.3 INSTALLING COMPASS FOR molbox ................................................................................................3
2.3.1.1.1.1 OR..........................................................................................................................................3
2.3.2 UPGRADING FROM VERSIONS LOWER THAN 4.00.............................................................................3
2.3.3 [TOOLS], [FILE UPGRADE WIZARD] ......................................................................................................5
2.4 RUNNING THE PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................5
2.5 UNINSTALLING ....................................................................................................................................5
3. OPERATING PRINCIPLES................................................................................................. 7
3.1 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................7
3.1.1 BASICS SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................7
4. QUICK TIPS ........................................................................................................................ 9
4.1 HOW DO I?............................................................................................................................................9
5. APPLICATION EXAMPLES .......................................................................................... 13
5.1 OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 13
5.1.1 EXAMPLE #1 ...........................................................................................................................................13
5.1.1.1 SET UP AN RS-232 DUT ........................................................................................................14
5.1.1.2 SET UP A molbox AS THE REFERENCE...............................................................................15
5.1.1.3 RUN THE TEST.......................................................................................................................16
5.1.2 EXAMPLE #2 ...........................................................................................................................................18
5.1.2.1 SETUP <VOLTAGE/CURRENT> OUTPUT TYPE ..................................................................18
5.1.2.2 REFERENCE SETUP..............................................................................................................18
5.1.2.3 RUN THE TEST.......................................................................................................................18
5.1.3 EXAMPLE #3 ...........................................................................................................................................19
5.1.3.1 DUT DEFINITION SETUP .......................................................................................................19
5.1.3.2 DMM CONFIGURATION SETUP ............................................................................................19
5.1.3.3 RUN THE TEST.......................................................................................................................20
5.1.4 EXAMPLE #4 ...........................................................................................................................................20
5.1.4.1 DUT DEFINITION SETUP .......................................................................................................20
5.1.4.2 TEST DEFINITION SETUP .....................................................................................................21
5.1.4.3 TEST HARDWARE SETUP.....................................................................................................21
5.1.4.4 RUN THE TEST.......................................................................................................................22
5.1.5 EXAMPLE #5 ...........................................................................................................................................22
5.1.5.1 DUT DEFINITION SETUP .......................................................................................................22
5.1.5.2 TEST DEFINITION SETUP .....................................................................................................23
5.1.5.3 TEST HARDWARE SETUP.....................................................................................................23
5.1.5.4 RUN THE TEST.......................................................................................................................24
5.1.6 EXAMPLE #6 ...........................................................................................................................................24
5.1.6.1 DUT DEFINITION SETUP .......................................................................................................24
5.1.6.2 TEST DEFINITION SETUP .....................................................................................................24
5.1.6.3 RUN THE TEST.......................................................................................................................25
5.1.6.4 PLOT THE DATA.....................................................................................................................25
5.1.7 EXAMPLE #7 ...........................................................................................................................................25
5.1.7.1 DUT DEFINITION SETUP .......................................................................................................25