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5820A

Operators Manual

5-6

UUT

SERIAL 1

FROM HOST

Port

5820A Calibrator

Controller

System for a UUT without a remote port.

UUT

5820A Calibrator

Controller

System for a UUT with an RS-232 port (via PC).

UUT

5820A Calibrator

Controller

System for a UUT with an RS-232 remote port (via 5500A).

SERIAL 2

TO UUT

Port

COM Port

RS-232

Port

COM Port

SERIAL 1

FROM HOST

Port

COM Port

RS-232

Port

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Figure 5-2. Typical RS-232 Remote Control Connections

Summary of Contents for 5820A

Page 1: ...820A Oscilloscope Calibrator Operators Manual PN 802154 April 1999 Rev 3 11 06 1999 2006 Fluke Corporation All rights reserved Printed in USA All product names are trademarks of their respective companies ...

Page 2: ...e warranty period To obtain warranty service contact your nearest Fluke authorized service center or send the product with a description of the difficulty postage and insurance prepaid FOB Destination to the nearest Fluke authorized service center Fluke assumes no risk for damage in transit Following warranty repair the product will be returned to Buyer transportation prepaid FOB Destination If Fl...

Page 3: ...k of electric shock Refer to the manual see the Index for references GROUND Ground terminal to chassis earth Attention Refer to the manual see the Index for references This symbol indicates that information about usage of a feature is contained in the manual AC POWER SOURCE The instrument is intended to operate from an ac power source that will not apply more than 264V ac rms between the supply co...

Page 4: ...trument cover without first removing the power source connected to the rear panel Do not operate the instrument without the cover properly installed Normal calibration is accomplished with the cover closed Access procedures and the warnings for such procedures are contained both in this manual and in the Service Manual Service procedures are for qualified service personnel only DO NOT ATTEMPT TO O...

Page 5: ...s 1 13 1 17 Wave Generator Specifications 1 14 1 18 1 ns Pulse Generator Specifications 1 14 1 19 Trigger Signal Specifications Pulse Function 1 14 1 20 Trigger Signal Specifications Time Marker Function 1 15 1 21 Trigger Signal Specifications Edge Function 1 15 1 22 Trigger Signal Specifications Square Wave Voltage Function 1 15 1 23 Trigger Signal Specifications TV 1 15 1 24 Tunnel Diode Drive C...

Page 6: ... 4 15 Adjusting the Output Signal 4 9 4 16 Keying in a Value 4 9 4 17 Adjusting Values with the Rotary Knob 4 10 4 18 Using u and a 4 11 4 19 Displaying the Output Error 4 11 4 20 Resetting the Calibrator 4 11 4 21 Calibrating the Voltage Amplitude on an Oscilloscope 4 11 4 22 The VOLTAGE Function 4 12 4 23 The V DIV Menu 4 13 4 24 Shortcuts for Setting the Voltage Amplitude 4 13 4 25 The TRIG Tri...

Page 7: ... 13 5 9 Testing RS 232 Host Port Operation using Visual Basic 5 15 5 10 Setting up the RS 232 UUT Port for Remote Control 5 16 5 11 RS 232 UUT Port Setup Procedure 5 16 5 12 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via RS 232 Host Port 5 17 5 13 Testing RS 232 UUT Port Operation via a Terminal 5 19 5 14 Testing RS 232 UUT Port Operation using Visual Basic 5 20 5 15 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via IEEE 488 Port...

Page 8: ...ement 5 47 5 63 Using the RS 232 UUT Port to Control an instrument 5 48 5 64 Input Buffer Operation 5 48 6 Remote Codes 6 1 6 1 Introduction 6 3 6 2 Command Summary by Function 6 3 6 3 Summary of Commands and Queries 6 8 7 Maintenance 7 1 7 1 Introduction 7 3 7 2 Replacing the Line Fuse 7 3 7 3 Cleaning the Air Filter 7 4 7 4 General Cleaning 7 6 7 5 Verification Tables 7 6 7 6 DC Voltage Output V...

Page 9: ...t Edge Specifications 8 4 8 6 Leveled Sine Wave 600 MHz Specifications 8 5 8 7 Time Marker Specifications 8 6 8 8 GHz Option Verification Tables 8 7 8 9 Extended Leveled Sinewave Verification Flatness 8 7 8 10 Leveled Sinewave Verification Harmonics 8 15 9 Accessories 9 1 9 1 Introduction 9 3 9 2 Rack Mount Kit 9 3 9 3 IEEE 488 Interface Cables 9 4 9 4 RS 232 Null Modem Cables 9 4 9 5 RS 232 Modem...

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Page 11: ...onses 5 33 5 10 Terminator Characters 5 35 5 11 Response Data Types 5 36 5 12 Status Register Summary 5 37 6 1 Command Summary by Function 6 3 6 2 SCOPE Command Parameters 6 32 7 1 Replacement Fuses 7 3 7 2 DC Voltage Output Verification 7 6 7 3 AC Voltage Amplitude Verification 7 7 7 4 AC Voltage Frequency Verification 7 8 7 5 DC Voltage Measurement Verification 7 8 7 6 Wave Generator Amplitude V...

Page 12: ...edance Verification Resistance 7 21 7 22 Input Impedance Verification Capacitance 7 21 7 23 DC Current Verification 7 22 7 24 AC Current Verification 7 22 8 1 Fast Edge Specifications 8 4 8 2 Leveled Sine Wave Specifications 600 MHz 8 5 8 3 Time Marker Specifications 8 6 8 4 Leveled Sinewave Verification Flatness 8 7 8 5 Leveled Sinewave Verification Harmonics 8 15 9 1 Options and Accessories 9 3 ...

Page 13: ...5 5 5 2 Typical RS 232 Remote Control Connections 5 6 5 3 Testing the IEEE 488 Port 5 8 5 4 Testing the RS 232 Host Port 5 13 5 5 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via the RS 232 Host Port 5 18 5 6 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via IEEE 488 Port 5 21 5 7 Status Register Overview 5 38 5 8 Serial Poll Status Byte STB and Service Request Enable SRE 5 39 5 9 Event Status Register ESR and Event Status Enable E...

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Page 15: ...r Specifications 1 13 1 17 Wave Generator Specifications 1 14 1 18 1 ns Pulse Generator Specifications 1 14 1 19 Trigger Signal Specifications Pulse Function 1 14 1 20 Trigger Signal Specifications Time Marker Function 1 15 1 21 Trigger Signal Specifications Edge Function 1 15 1 22 Trigger Signal Specifications Square Wave Voltage Function 1 15 1 23 Trigger Signal Specifications TV 1 15 1 24 Tunne...

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Page 17: ...ing 30 VDC may cause damage to the instrument Do not apply voltages except in voltage measurement mode Features of the 5820A Calibrator include the following Automatic meter error calculation u and a keys that change the output value to pre determined cardinal values for various functions Programmable entry limits that prevent invalid amounts from being entered Edge Leveled Sine Pulse Marker and W...

Page 18: ...taneous output of a signal and a trigger signal 600 MHz Leveled Sine wave output Optional 600 MHz 2 1 GHz Leveled Sine wave output with 150 ps fast edge Standard IEEE 488 GPIB interface complying with ANSI IEEE Standards 488 1 1987 and 488 2 1987 EIA Standard RS 232 C serial data interface for printing displaying or transferring internally stored calibration constants and for remote control of the...

Page 19: ...g and controlling the 5820A during calibration procedures For complete information on remote operations see Chapter 5 of the 5820A Operators Manual The SERIAL 1 FROM HOST serial data port connects a host terminal or personal computer to the 5820A You have several choices for sending commands to the 5820A you can enter commands from a terminal for example using the Terminal accessory from Windows u...

Page 20: ...igure 1 2 RS 232 Remote Connections 1 5 Remote Operation IEEE 488 The 5820A rear panel IEEE 488 port is a fully programmable parallel interface bus meeting standard IEEE 488 1 and supplemental standard IEEE 488 2 Under the remote control of an instrument controller the 5820A Calibrator operates exclusively as a talker listener You can write your own programs using the IEEE 488 command set or run t...

Page 21: ...des complete information for operators and service or maintenance technicians The set includes 5820A Operators Manual PN 802154 5820A Service Manual PN 673142 The 5820A Operators Manual ships with the instrument The 5820A Service Manual is optional Order additional copies of the manuals separately using the part number provided For ordering instructions refer to the Fluke Catalog or ask a Fluke sa...

Page 22: ...g paragraphs describe the details for the 5820A specifications All specifications are valid after allowing a warm up period of 30 minutes or twice the time the 5820A has been turned off For example if the 5820A has been turned off for 5 minutes the warm up period is 10 minutes All specifications apply for the temperature and time period indicated For temperatures outside of tcal 5 C tcal is the am...

Page 23: ...HAN dBm n MULT x DIV INPUT AUX OPR STBY 43 2 cm 17 in 47 0 cm 18 5 in 6 4 cm 2 5 in For Cable Access 17 8 cm 7 in CHAN 2 CHAN 4 EXT TRIG EXT TRIG SOURCE MEASURE CHAN 1 CHAN 2 CHAN 3 CHAN 4 CHAN 5 20V PK MAX CHAN 1 5 AUX INPUT 20V PK MAX 20V PK MAX CAT 130V PK MAX SOURCE 30V DC MAX MEASURE 5820A OSCILLOSCOPE CALIBRATOR 2GHz yh003f eps Figure 1 3 5820A Calibrator Dimensional Outline ...

Page 24: ...ting 12 200 m 40 000 ft maximum Safety Designed to comply with IEC 1010 1 1992 1 ANSI ISA S82 01 1994 CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 92 Output Impedance The 5820A is designed to drive both 50 e and 1 Me loads Analog Low Isolation 20 V EMC Complies with EN 61326 1 Line Voltage selectable 100 V 120 V 220 V 240 V Line Frequency 47 to 63 Hz Line Power Line Voltage Variation 10 about line voltage setting Powe...

Page 25: ...ut 5 µV 2 Sequence 1 2 5 e g 10 mV 20 mV 50 mV Square Wave Frequency Characteristics Range 10 Hz to 10 kHz 1 Year Absolute Uncertainty tcal 5 C 0 33 ppm of setting Typical Aberration from 50 of leading trailing edge 25 mV to 130 V within 4 µs 10 mV to 25 mV within 8 µs 1 mV to 10 mV within 14 µs 0 5 of output 100 µV 1 Positive or negative zero referenced square wave 2 Above 1 kHz 0 25 of output 40...

Page 26: ...low Sequence Values 5 mV 10 mV 25 mV 50 mV 60 mV 80 mV 100 mV 200 mV 250 mV 300 mV 500 mV 600 mV 1 V 2 5 V Frequency Range 1 kHz to 10 MHz 0 33 ppm of setting Typical Jitter edge to trigger 3 ps p p within 2 ns from 50 of rising edge 3 of output 2 mV 2 to 5 ns 2 of output 2 mV Leading Edge Aberrations 2 5 to 30 ns 1 of output 2 mV after 30 ns 0 5 of output 2 mV Typical Duty Cycle 45 to 55 1 Freque...

Page 27: ...e hour after reference amplitude setting provided temperature varies no more than 5 C 3 Harmonics above 500 MHz are typical 4 As measured with a 1 second gate on a Fluke 6680B or equivalent 1 16 Time Marker Specifications Note If you ordered the GHz Option the following specification table is superseded by the table with the same heading in Chapter 8 of the 5820A Operators Manual Time Marker into ...

Page 28: ...ainties below 10 Hz are typical 6 Square wave rise fall time typically less than 500 ns 1 18 1 ns Pulse Generator Specifications Pulse Generator Characteristics Positive pulse into 50 e Typical Rise fall Time 500 ps Typical Available Amplitudes 1 5 V 600 mV 150 mV 60 mV 15 mV Pulse Width Range 1 1 ns to 500 ns Uncertainty 5 200 ps Pulse Period Pulse width 1 ns 20 ms to 200 ns 1 ns Pulse width 9 9 ...

Page 29: ...de Drive Capability TD Pulse Drive Square wave at 100 Hz to 100 kHz with variable amplitude of 60 V to 100 V p p 1 25 Oscilloscope Input Resistance Measurement Specifications Scope Input Selected 50 e 1 Me Measurement Range 40 e to 60 e 500 ke to 1 5 Me Uncertainty 0 1 0 1 1 26 Oscilloscope Input Capacitance Measurement Specifications Scope Input Selected 1 Me Measurement Range 5 pF to 50 pF Uncer...

Page 30: ...p Channel Configuration Frequency Typical Loss Typical VSWR 1 Channel 600 MHz 1 1 dB 1 2 1 1 Channel 600 MHz to 1 GHz 1 3 dB 1 4 1 1 Channel 1 GHz to 2 0 GHz 2 0 dB 1 7 1 1 Channel 2 GHz to 3 GHz 3 0 dB 2 0 1 5 Channel 600 MHz 1 1 dB 1 2 1 5 Channel 600 MHz to 1 GHz 1 3 dB 1 4 1 5 Channel 1 GHz to 2 0 GHz 2 0 dB 1 7 1 5 Channel 2 GHz to 3 GHz 3 0 dB 2 0 1 1 30 Current Output Specifications Paramet...

Page 31: ...Page 2 1 Introduction 2 3 2 2 Unpacking and Inspection 2 3 2 3 Replacing The Fuse 2 4 2 4 Selecting Line Voltage 2 4 2 5 Connecting To Line Power 2 5 2 6 How to Contact Fluke 2 7 2 7 Placement and Rack Mounting 2 7 2 8 Cooling Considerations 2 8 ...

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Page 33: ...librator carefully for damage and immediately report any damage to the shipper The shipping container includes instructions for inspection and claims When you unpack the calibrator check for all the standard equipment listed in Table 2 1 and check the shipping order for any additional items ordered Refer to Chapter 9 for more information Report any shortage to the place of purchase or to the neare...

Page 34: ...age The calibrator arrives from the factory configured for the line voltage normally appropriate for the country of purchase or as specified at the time of your purchase order You can operate the 5820A Calibrator from one of four line voltage settings 100 V 120 V 200 V and 240 V 47 to 63 Hz To check the line voltage setting note the voltage setting visible through the window in the power line fuse...

Page 35: ...nel ground terminal for a protective grounding wire if there is any question as to instrument earth grounding The calibrator is shipped with the appropriate line power plug for the country of purchase If you need a different type refer to Table 2 2 and Figure 2 2 for a list and illustration of the line power plug types available from Fluke After you verify that the line voltage selection is set co...

Page 36: ...C TIO N R EPLAC E O N LY W ITH A 250V FU SE O F IN D IC ATED R ATIN G M AIN S SU PPLY 120V 100V 240V 220V T2 5A 250V SB T1 25A 250V SB 0V SB 120 120 CHANGING LINE VOLTAGE CHANGING LINE FUSE 2 4 0 LINE VOLTAGE INDICATOR aag066f eps Figure 2 1 Accessing the Fuse and Selecting Line Voltage ...

Page 37: ...t Fluke To contact Fluke call USA 1 888 99 FLUKE 1 888 993 5853 Canada 1 800 36 FLUKE 1 800 363 5853 Europe 31 402 675 200 Japan 81 3 3434 0181 Singapore 65 738 5655 Anywhere in the world 1 425 446 5500 For additional information about Fluke its products and services visit Fluke s web site at www fluke com To register your product visit register fluke com Refer to the Fluke catalog or contact a Te...

Page 38: ...irect cooling air from the fan throughout the chassis to internally dissipate heat during operation The accuracy and dependability of all internal parts of the calibrator are enhanced by maintaining the coolest possible internal temperature You can lengthen the life of the calibrator and enhance its performance by observing the following rules The area around the air filter must be at least 3 inch...

Page 39: ...3 1 Chapter 3 Feature Title Page 3 1 Introduction 3 3 3 2 Front Panel Features 3 3 3 3 Rear Panel Features 3 3 3 4 Setup Softkey Menu Trees 3 10 ...

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Page 41: ...l operating instructions for the calibrator Chapter 5 provides the remote operating instructions 3 2 Front Panel Features Refer to Figure 3 1 for the front panel features including all controls displays indicators and terminals and Table 3 1 for a description of each front panel feature 3 3 Rear Panel Features Refer to Figure 3 2 for panel features including all terminals sockets and connectors an...

Page 42: ...s plus a polarity sign Output frequencies or potential output frequencies if the 5820A is in standby display using four digits Calibrator status is indicated by displaying the following abbreviations OPR Displayed when an output is active at the front panel terminals or auxiliary amplifier terminals SBY Displayed when the 5820A is in standby ADDR Displayed when the 5820A is addressed over the IEEE...

Page 43: ... 33 V D î The VOLTAGE key lets you select the voltage mode so you can calibrate the voltage gain by applying a dc or low frequency square wave signal and adjusting its gain to meet the height specified for different voltage levels as designated by the graticle line divisions on the oscilloscope E v The EDGE key lets you select the edge mode so you can calibrate the edge response for your oscillosc...

Page 44: ... entry from the Control Display L o The RESET Reset Calibrator key aborts the current operating state of the 5820A and returns it to the power up default state except when operating under remote control M p The SETUP Setup Menu key puts the 5820A in the setup mode displaying the setup menu in the control display Setup options can be selected using the softkeys under the control display N i É t The...

Page 45: ...lue or the next lower cardinal value depending on the mode R u The MULT Multiply key immediately changes the output to ten times the reference value or the next higher cardinal value depending on the mode S The CHANNEL key lets you select the different available channels with the 5 channel option T k The NEW REF New Reference key is active during error mode operation and establishes the present ou...

Page 46: ...put to the value of the reference X Numeric Keypad Used to enter the digits of the output amplitude and frequency The proper sequence to enter a value is to press the digits of the output value a multiplier key if necessary an output units key then ENTER Press l to enable the output Pressing a digit key once the entry field is full and pressing the decimal point key more than once in a single numb...

Page 47: ...NG CONNECTOR IN POWER CORD MUST BE CONNECTED WARNING TO AVOID PHYSICAL INJURY INSURE THAT THE FILTER IS PROPERLY INSTALLED BEFORE ENERGIZING INSTRUMENT TO CLEAN THE FILTER UNPLUG INSTRUMENT REMOVE FILTER FLUSH WITH SOAPY WATER DRY BEFORE REINSTALLATION 6 3 4 oq007f eps Figure 3 2 Rear Panel View Table 3 2 Rear Panel Features A The Fan Filter covers the air intake to keep dust and debris out of the...

Page 48: ... grounding The CHASSIS GROUND binding post is internally grounded to the chassis If the 5820A is the location of the ground reference point in a system this binding post can be used for connecting other instruments to earth ground Refer to Connecting the Calibrator to a UUT in Chapter 4 for details H The AC Power Input Module provides a grounded three prong connector that accepts the line power co...

Page 49: ...Feature Setup Softkey Menu Trees 3 3 11 SETUP X A A B F C A C G E D O K H I L P R Q S T U A Front Panel Key A F A J A G AK A L A D oq008f eps Figure 3 3 SETUP Softkey Menu Tree ...

Page 50: ...if self test does not pass See Chapter 7 for more information C SHOW S W VERSIONS SHOW OPTIONS SERIAL 1234567 Model 5820A f f f f f to E to D SERIAL displays the serial number of the instrument When corresponding with the factory always include the serial number of the instrument D INSTALLED OPTIONS 5820A 5 5820A 5 installed f f f f f Figure 3 4 SETUP Softkey Menu Displays ...

Page 51: ...eys function only when the rear panel CALIBRATION switch is set to ENABLE except for the softkey SETUP which is not dependent on the CALIBRATION switch position G OTHER SETUP DISPLAY SETUP REMOTE SETUP f f f f f to S to P to H H HOST gpib GPIB SETUP HOST SETUP UUT SETUP f f f f f gpib to O to K to I serial HOST selects the IEEE 488 gpib factory default parallel port or RS 232 serial port You canno...

Page 52: ...RITY none NEXT MENU f f f f f 7 1 xon off none to L 8 2 none odd rts cts even L 9600 BAUD REMOTE I F term EOL CRLF FIRST MENU f f f f f 300 term CRLF to K 600 comp CR 1200 LF 2400 4800 9600 REMOTE I F Interface has selections term terminal factory default and comp computer EOL End of Line character is either CRLF Carriage Return Line Feed or LF Line Feed Factory defaults are underlined Figure 3 4 ...

Page 53: ... the port address when using the IEEE 488 bus The factory default is 4 P DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS DISPLAY CONTRAST f f f f f to R to Q DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS and DISPLAY CONTRAST apply to both the Output Display and Control Display Q Adjust Contrast OUTPUT DISPLAY CONTROL DISPLAY f f f f f levels 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 levels 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 3 4 SETUP Softkey Menu Displays cont ...

Page 54: ...ight levels of brightness 0 to 7 for Each may have its own level of contrast The factory defaults are 1 and 0 S 10 MHz REF interval SET CLOCK OVLD T 10s ERR UNI ppm f f f f f to U to T T 10 MHz REF interval SET CLOCK OVLD T 10s ERR UNI f f f f f U DATE TIME 1997 09 30 00 00 00 f f f f f Select your date and time V Future f f f f f Figure 3 4 SETUP Softkey Menu Displays cont ...

Page 55: ...feature STORE CONSTS to store calibration constants and CAL DATES to review when the 5820A Calibrator was last calibrated The 5820A 5 option is available if you have the 5 channel option loaded Otherwise that softkey is blank START CAL starts the calibration ERR ACT Error Action sets the backup abort or cont continue Y Future f f f f f Z Future f f f f f Figure 3 4 SETUP Softkey Menu Displays cont...

Page 56: ... CAL GHZ 5 CAL GHz OPT CAL CURRENT CAL 5 OPT CAL f f f f f to AD Power up less than 30 minutes ago AD DO IT LATER CAL ANYWAY f f f f f to AF GO ON and ABORT softkeys are used in the 5820A Calibrator calibration procedure See the 5820A Service Manual for more information AE Future f f f f f Figure 3 4 SETUP Softkey Menu Displays cont ...

Page 57: ... AG FRONT PANEL SERIAL IF TEST DIGITAL TEST f f f f f to AJ AH Future f f f f f AJ KNOB TEST KEY TEST BELL TEST DISPLAY MEAS CONTROL f f f f f to AK to AL Do not press o The m key returns you to the previous menu AK ALL ON ALL OFF CURSOR TEST f f f f f AL ALL ON ALL OFF f f f f f Figure 3 4 SETUP Softkey Menu Displays cont ...

Page 58: ...88 Display Brightness level 1 0 GPIB Port Address 4 EOL end of line CRLF Serial Ports 8 bits 1 stop bit xon xoff parity none 9600 baud wait 30 sec Remote I F term Remote commands see Chapter 6 SRQSTR SRQ 02x 02x 04x 04x PUD string cleared Output Display and Control Display respectively There are 8 levels 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 59: ...ith the Rotary Knob 4 10 4 18 Using u and a 4 11 4 19 Displaying the Output Error 4 11 4 20 Resetting the Calibrator 4 11 4 21 Calibrating the Voltage Amplitude on an Oscilloscope 4 11 4 22 The VOLTAGE Function 4 12 4 23 The V DIV Menu 4 13 4 24 Shortcuts for Setting the Voltage Amplitude 4 13 4 25 The TRIG Trigger Menu 4 14 4 26 Oscilloscope Amplitude Calibration Procedure 4 14 4 27 Calibrating t...

Page 60: ...er 4 27 4 42 Testing Video Triggers 4 29 4 43 Verifying Pulse Capture 4 30 4 44 The TRIG Trigger Menu 4 31 4 45 Measuring the DC Calibration Output of an Oscilloscope 4 32 4 46 Measuring Input Impedance and Capacitance 4 32 4 47 Input Impedance Measurement 4 33 4 48 Input Capacitance Measurement 4 33 4 49 Testing Overload Protection 4 34 4 50 Using Auxiliary Input AUXIN 4 35 4 51 Setting the Outpu...

Page 61: ...ols displays and terminals see Chapter 3 for more information 4 2 Turning on the Calibrator XW Warning To avoid electric shock make sure the 5820A Calibrator is safely grounded as described in Chapter 2 WCaution To avoid damage to the Calibrator before turning the 5820A Calibrator on make sure that the line voltage selection is set properly Refer to Chapter 2 to check the line voltage setting When...

Page 62: ...ibrator to the voltage mode Use the m key and the mode keys î etc as your main navigating tool for moving around the menu levels 4 5 Using the Setup Menu Press the front panel p key for access to various operations and changeable parameters Some parameters are volatile meaning they will be lost during reset or when power is turned off The following descriptions indicates which parameters are nonvo...

Page 63: ...e the configuration of the two RS 232 ports SERIAL 1 FROM HOST and SERIAL 2 TO UUT and IEEE 488 General Purpose Interface Bus GPIB See Chapter 5 for more information 4 7 Utility Functions Menu The Setup Menu softkey labeled UTILITY FUNCTNS Utility Functions provides access to Self Test Format Nonvolatile Memory and Instrument Configuration SELF TEST FORMAT NV MEM INSTMT CONFIG f f f f f SELF TEST ...

Page 64: ... Replaces the entire contents of the EEPROM with factory defaults This would be used by service personnel after replacing the EEPROM for example It is not required in normal use CAL Replaces all calibration constants with factory defaults but leaves all the setup parameters unchanged This is also not required in normal use SETUP Replaces the setup parameters with factory defaults Table 4 1 but lea...

Page 65: ...selected terminals When SBY displays in the Output Display all calibrator outputs are open circuited To enable the operate mode or put the calibrator into standby press l 4 11 Connecting the Calibrator to the UUT Using the cable supplied connect the Calibrator to the channel connectors on your oscilloscope see Figure 4 1 If you have a 5 channel Calibrator you can connect the Calibrator using any o...

Page 66: ...indicates the location of the output signal If you connected your Calibrator but the output does not appear on the oscilloscope the Calibrator may be in standby mode The Output Display the display on the left side indicates settings for the output signal If SBY is displayed press l The Output Display shows OPR and the output should appear on the oscilloscope 4 14 Editing and Error Output Settings ...

Page 67: ...res many adjustments of the output signal the three available methods for changing these settings for oscilloscope calibration are summarized below These methods provide the means of jumping to a new value or sweeping through a range of values 4 16 Keying in a Value The following example is for use in the Voltage mode To key a specific value directly into the Calibrator from its front panel 1 Key ...

Page 68: ...you want to change 4 Turn the rotary knob to change the value When you use the rotary knob in either Voltage mode or Marker mode the Control Display shows the new value s percentage change from the reference value This is useful for determining the percentage of error on the oscilloscope You can set the reference value to the new value by pressing k oq012f eps 5 Press b to remove the cursor from t...

Page 69: ...ion The sign is negative 30 0 ppm because the output necessary to display 10 00000 at the UUT shows the UUT is reading below the output value When the reference is negative the error sign is relative to the magnitude For example if the reference is 10 00000V and the output display is 10 00030 the error is 30 ppm 4 20 Resetting the Calibrator You can reset all parameters in the Calibrator to their ...

Page 70: ...e scaling menu which lets you select the signal amplitude in volts per division For more details refer to V DIV Menu described below TRIG If you are using square wave to calibrate the external trigger use this key to toggle the trigger off and on When on the reading shows 1 which indicates that the external trigger is at the same frequency as the volt output If you have the 5 channel option you mu...

Page 71: ...selected correspond to the oscilloscope s input sensitivity VOLTS DIV The available settings shown in the figure above are provided in 1 2 5 step increments Press the softkey under UP to increase the volts per division Press the softkey under DOWN to decrease the volts per division DIV Specifies the number of divisions that establish the peak to peak value of the waveform The value can be adjusted...

Page 72: ...n the external trigger and the source If you change the external trigger from C1 to C5 and select a trigger setting other than off the Calibrator automatically changes the source from C5 to C1 4 26 Oscilloscope Amplitude Calibration Procedure The following example describes how to use the VOLTAGE menu to calibrate the oscilloscope s amplitude gain During calibration you need to set different volta...

Page 73: ...ng to the specifications in your manual 5 Repeat the procedure for each channel 4 27 Calibrating the Pulse and Frequency Response on an Oscilloscope Calibrate the pulse response with a square wave signal that has a fast leading edge rise time Using this signal you adjust the oscilloscope as necessary until it meets its particular specifications for rise time and pulse aberrations Following pulse v...

Page 74: ...rigger off and on When on the reading will show 1 which indicates that the external trigger is at the same frequency as the edge output If you have the 5 channel option you must select which connector to use for the external trigger and the channel connector for the output For details refer to The TRIG Trigger Menu below The external trigger can be useful for many oscilloscopes that have difficult...

Page 75: ...rom C5 to C1 4 30 Oscilloscope Pulse Response Calibration Procedure This sample procedure shows how to check the oscilloscope s pulse response Before you check your oscilloscope see your oscilloscope s manual for the recommended calibration settings Before you start this procedure verify that you are in Edge mode If you are the Control Display shows the following menu TDPULSE off TRIG off MODE edg...

Page 76: ...ber 606522 or equivalent allowing you to check for pulse edge rise times as fast as 125 ps The calibrator sources a maximum pulser drive signal of 100 V p p at 100 kHz The recommended and default output setting is 80 V p p at 100 kHz Perform the following procedure to use a tunnel diode pulser 1 Connect the calibrator tunnel diode pulser and oscilloscope as shown in Figure 4 2 2 In Edge mode press...

Page 77: ...RATOR 2GHz yh041f eps Figure 4 2 Tunnel Diode Pulser Connections 4 32 The Leveled Sine Wave Function The Leveled Sine Wave LEVEL SINE function uses a leveled sine wave whose amplitude remains relatively constant over a range of frequencies to check the oscilloscope s bandwidth When you check your oscilloscope you change the wave s frequency until the amplitude displayed on the oscilloscope drops 3...

Page 78: ...function to watch the signal gradually change over a given bandwidth and see the point at which its amplitude changes Details for using the sweep function are provided under Sweeping Through a Frequency Range RATE Use when you set FREQ CHG to sweep to select a sweep speed of 100 kHz 1 MHz or 10 MHz A slower sweep rate lets you watch the frequency change very slowly After a faster sweep you may wan...

Page 79: ...n a 1 2 3 6 sequence 4 34 The MORE OPTIONS Menu When you press the MORE OPTIONS softkey you open a menu that allows you to see and lock the amplitude range Range 40 mV auto MODE levsine f f f f f auto locked 10 mV 40 mV 100 mV 400 mV 1 3V 5 5V volt edge levsine marker wavegen video pulse meas Z overld auxin The following describes each option in the MORE OPTIONS menu RANGE The softkeys toggle betw...

Page 80: ...procedure make sure you are in the MORE OPTIONS menu and the sine wave is displayed on the oscilloscope Perform the following procedure to sweep through frequencies 1 Make sure the output signal shows the starting frequency If not key in the starting frequency then press b 2 Toggle FREQ CHG to sweep Toggle the RATE to a lower frequency if you want to observe a very slow sweep over a small range 3 ...

Page 81: ...evsine f f f f f Perform the following sample procedure to calibrate the frequency response 1 Reconnect the signal by pressing l on the Calibrator Select 50 Ω impedance or use a 50 Ω external termination directly at the oscilloscope input 2 Adjust the sine wave settings in the Output Display according to the calibration recommendations in your oscilloscope manual For example for the HP 54522C osci...

Page 82: ...t to the digit you want to change Then change the value by turning the rotary knob Continue making small increments in the frequency until the signal drops to 4 2 divisions At 4 2 divisions the signal is at the frequency that corresponds to the 3 dB point oq017f bmp 6 Remove the input signal by pressing l 7 Repeat this procedure for the remaining channels on your oscilloscope 4 37 Calibrating the ...

Page 83: ... ns 2 ns 100 MHz 500 MHz spike 5s 20 ns 0 2 Hz 50 MHz square 5s 10 ns 0 2 Hz 100 MHz sq20 20 ms 100 ns 50 kHz 10 MHz TRIG If you are using the external trigger use this key to cycle through the trigger settings The available trigger settings are off 1 trigger signal appears on each marker 10 trigger signal appears on every tenth marker and 100 trigger signal appears at every 100th marker If you ha...

Page 84: ...2 This change prevents a conflict between the external trigger and the source If you change the external trigger from C1 to C5 and select a trigger setting other than off the Calibrator automatically changes the source from C5 to C1 4 40 Time Base Marker Calibration Procedure for an Oscilloscope This sample procedure uses the Time MARKER function to check the horizontal deflection time base of you...

Page 85: ... Repeat this procedure for all time marker values recommended for your oscilloscope Repeat for digital and analog mode as required Some oscilloscopes may need the magnification changed while calibrating in analog mode 5 Remove the signal by pressing l 4 41 Testing the Trigger The oscilloscope s ability to trigger on different waveforms can be tested using the wave generator When you use the wave g...

Page 86: ...s the calibrator s output impedance setting between 50 Ω and 1 MΩ OFFSET Displays the offset of the generated wave To change the offset key in the new value and press b Using the rotary knob does not change the offset it changes the actual voltage output When you change the offset you must remain within certain limits to avoid clipping the peaks The limit depends on the wave s peak to peak value S...

Page 87: ...appears The following describes each option in the VIDEO menu LINE MK Allows you to select the marker line number For ntsc and pal m formats you can also select field odd or even For pal and secam formats the field ODD or EVEN is selected automatically based on marker line number FORMAT Scrolls through the available formats You can select ntsc pal pal m and secam MODE Indicates the calibrator is i...

Page 88: ... is on the second line of the output display unlabeled line Use the cursor and edit wheel to change the value Note that periods are not always compatible with the pulse width selected A beep sounds if the pulse period is reduced to too low a value As an example the pulse period can not be less then 1 µs for a pulse width of 25 ns Alternatively you can enter the pulse period as a frequency for exam...

Page 89: ...1 or Channel 5 TRIG CH 5 TIMEDIV off MODE edge f f f f f 5 1 off 1 10 100 If you have the 5 channel option the following describes each item in the TRIG menu TRIG CH Allows you to select either Channel 5 C5 or Channel 1 C1 as the external trigger channel with C5 being the default When you select one channel as an external trigger the other channel becomes a source TIMEDIV Allows you to select the ...

Page 90: ... oscilloscope connection when the DC measurement calibration is complete 4 46 Measuring Input Impedance and Capacitance NO OFFSET MEASURE res 50Ω MODE meas Z f f f f f res 50Ω res 1MΩ cap volt edge levsine marker wavegen video pulse meas Z overld auxin To access the meas Z menu press ã and then select meas z or press the softkey under MODE until meas Z appears You can press the MODE softkey to cyc...

Page 91: ...following procedure to measure the input impedance of an oscilloscope 1 Use the MEASURE softkey to select res 50Ω or res 1MΩ termination 2 Connect the calibrator to Channel 1 on the oscilloscope 3 Press l to initiate the measurement 4 48 Input Capacitance Measurement With Meas Z mode selected perform the following procedure to measure the input capacitance of an oscilloscope 1 Set the oscilloscope...

Page 92: ...the overload protection did not trip within the selected time limit A value in seconds appears e g 4 1 s if the overload protection has tripped within the time limit T LIMIT Selects the selected time limit for application of the output value The 5820A goes to standby either when a UUT trip is detected or the time limit is reached Press this softkey to key in or edit a different time limit 1 s to 6...

Page 93: ...4 If necessary change the duration Refer to the procedure described above The default duration is 10 s 5 Check for test results displayed with the UUTTRIP softkey 4 50 Using Auxiliary Input AUXIN Using an external generator the AUX INPUT selection allows you to perform bandwidth checks up to 2 4 GHz See source instrument for output value MODE auxin f f f f f volt edge levsine marker wavegen video ...

Page 94: ...ower up and reset default condition To make external reference the power up and reset default setting proceed as follows 1 Connect a 10 MHz squarewave signal of 5 V p p maximum to the EXTERNAL REFERENCE connector 2 Press p 3 Press the following sequence of softkeys INSTMT SETUP OTHER SETUP REF SETUP 4 Press the REF CLK softkey to select external 5 Press m 4 53 Using the Current Output Function Acc...

Page 95: ... UUT Port Operation via a Terminal 5 19 5 14 Testing RS 232 UUT Port Operation using Visual Basic 5 20 5 15 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via IEEE 488 Port 5 21 5 16 Changing between Remote and Local Operation 5 23 5 17 Local State 5 23 5 18 Local with Lockout State 5 23 5 19 Remote State 5 23 5 20 Remote with Lockout State 5 23 5 21 RS 232 Interface Overview 5 24 5 22 IEEE 488 Interface Overview 5 ...

Page 96: ...E Register 5 40 5 49 Bit Assignments for the ESR and ESE 5 40 5 50 Programming the ESR and ESE 5 41 5 51 Instrument Status Register ISR 5 42 5 52 Instrument Status Change Registers 5 42 5 53 Instrument Status Change Enable Registers 5 42 5 54 Bit Assignments for the ISR ISCR and ISCE 5 42 5 55 Programming the ISR ISCR and ISCE 5 44 5 56 Output Queue 5 44 5 57 Error Queue 5 45 5 58 Remote Program E...

Page 97: ...ument behaving differently to your intention By setting the Service Request Enable SRQ register described in paragraph 5 60 the 5820A Calibrator can be programmed to cause an SRQ when an error is detected The following program example shows a skeleton program including error catching 10 PRINT 4 CLS Clear status 20 PRINT 4 SRE 8 Set SRE Error Available 30 ON SRQ GOTO 1000 Enable SRQ Function 100 Pl...

Page 98: ...uter programs using the command set or operate the PC as a terminal and enter individual commands or you can purchase optional Fluke MET CAL or 5500 CAL software for RS 232 system operations Typical RS 232 remote configurations are shown in Figure 5 2 After configuring the IEEE 488 or RS 232 port for remote operation you are ready to begin using the command set The operation of the command set is ...

Page 99: ...ontroller System for a UUT without a remote port UUT 5820A Calibrator Controller System for a UUT with an IEEE 488 remote port UUT 5820A Calibrator Controller System for a UUT with an RS 232 remote port SERIAL 2 TO UUT Port COM Port RS 232 Port or to 5500A yh030f eps Figure 5 1 Typical IEEE 488 Remote Control Connections ...

Page 100: ... 5820A Calibrator Controller System for a UUT with an RS 232 port via PC UUT 5820A Calibrator Controller System for a UUT with an RS 232 remote port via 5500A SERIAL 2 TO UUT Port COM Port RS 232 Port COM Port SERIAL 1 FROM HOST Port COM Port COM Port RS 232 Port yh031f eps Figure 5 2 Typical RS 232 Remote Control Connections ...

Page 101: ...e 2 Press the p key on the 5820A Calibrator front panel 3 Negotiate the softkey selections shown below Verify the HOST port selection is gpib Select the desired GPIB port address 0 to 30 using the UP DOWN softkeys The factory default is 8 CAL INSTMT SETUP UTILITY FUNCTNS f f f f f OTHER SETUP DISPLAY SETUP REMOTE SETUP f f f f f HOST gpib GPIB SETUP HOST SETUP UUT SETUP f f f f f gpib serial GPIB ...

Page 102: ...to test IEEE 488 operation using GPIBTEST 1 Complete the IEEE 488 Port Setup Procedure earlier in this chapter to set up the 5820A for GPIB operation Note the GPIB Address Port default is 4 2 Connect the PC and 5820A IEEE 488 ports using a standard IEEE 488 cable See Chapter 9 for IEEE 488 cables available from Fluke 3 Open Windows to the Program Manager screen on your PC 4 To start the GPIBTEST u...

Page 103: ...he GPIB Board command from the Initialize menu which opens the Parameter Input Window oq019f bmp 6 In the Parameter Input Window below make the following selections Board No First Board Type ZT 1444A DMA Channel 0 Initialization Controller T1 Delay Fast I O Address default appears when Board Type is selected oq020f bmp 7 Click OK The Parameter Input Window is modeless so it will remain on screen ...

Page 104: ...ow REMOTE CONTROL Go to Local f f f f f If the Control Display does not change to REMOTE CONTROL the IEEE 488 interface is not working properly Check Step 3 of the IEEE 488 Port Setup Procedure to verify gpib is selected as the Host port and to verify the gpib port address used in this procedure If all is correct check the ZT 1444A jumper and DIP switch settings Appendix C and finally cabling betw...

Page 105: ... exceed 2500 pF 5 6 RS 232 Host Port Setup Procedure Complete the following procedure to set up the SERIAL 1 FROM HOST port The RS 232 parameters you select here must match the parameters set for the PC COM port The factory defaults shown below in bold are 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity Other parameters include flow control EOL end of line character and EOF end of file characters 1...

Page 106: ...al select Remote I F comp From Step 3 8 DATA BITS 1 STOP BIT STALL xon off PARITY none NEXT MENU f f f f f 7 1 xon off none 8 2 none odd rts cts even 9600 BAUD REMOTE I F term EOL CRLF FIRST MENU f f f f f 300 term CRLF 600 comp CR 1200 LF 2400 4800 9600 5 Press m not b several times until the message STORE CHANGES DISCARD CHANGES appears or if there were no changes the reset displays If you selec...

Page 107: ...eration To use this method you must select term as the Remote I F in Step 4 in the procedure RS 232 Host Port Setup Procedure Visual Basic This procedure uses Visual Basic see Appendix E to test RS 232 Host port and RS 232 UUT port operation 5 8 Testing RS 232 Host Port Operation using a Terminal Complete the following procedure to test RS 232 Host port operation using the Windows Terminal accesso...

Page 108: ...r the RS 232 parameters that match those selected at the 5820A Calibrator for the Host port If using the 5820A factory defaults the Communications dialog box for COM1 will appear as shown below Select COM as required Click OK oq023f bmp 6 Verify the 5820A Calibrator is powered and in the reset condition If in doubt press o on the 5820A Calibrator front panel 7 On the Terminal screen type the comma...

Page 109: ...ay changes back to the reset condition below CHANGE to DC SCOPE Z 1 MΩ V DIV MENU TRIG off MODE volt f f f f f If you want to experiment with other commands in the command set see Chapter 6 When finished select the Exit command from the File menu to close the Terminal accessory Hint To save the communication parameters in Terminal for future operations first select Save from the File menu and then...

Page 110: ...he SERIAL 2 TO UUT serial data port connects a UUT to a PC or terminal via the 5820A Calibrator Figures 5 1 and 5 2 This pass through configuration eliminates the requirement for two COM ports at the PC or Terminal The UUT_ commands see Chapter 6 handle the UUT port data flow The RS 232 cable length for each port should not exceed 15 meters although longer cable lengths are permitted if the load c...

Page 111: ...her parameters include flow control STALL CAL INSTMT SETUP UTILITY FUNCTNS f f f f f OTHER SETUP DISPLAY SETUP REMOTE SETUP f f f f f HOST gpib GPIB SETUP HOST SETUP UUT SETUP f f f f f 8 DATA BITS 1 STOP BIT STALL xon off PARITY none 9600 BAUD f f f f f 7 1 xon off none 300 8 2 none odd 600 rts cts even 1200 2400 4800 9600 5 12 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via RS 232 Host Port Choose or adapt one ...

Page 112: ... without a remote port UUT 5820A Calibrator Controller System for a UUT with an IEEE 488 remote port UUT 5820A Calibrator Controller System for a UUT with an RS 232 remote port SERIAL 2 TO UUT Port COM Port RS 232 Port or to 5500A yh030f eps Figure 5 5 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via the RS 232 Host Port ...

Page 113: ...and is the command you selected for the UUT response then press Enter Observe the UUT responds For example to send the command REMS to a UUT use UUT_SEND REMS n and press Enter Note the use of n which indicates a Carriage Return CR as the end of line character Other characters include r Line Feed t Tab b Backspace and f Form Feed If your UUT commands require an end of line character select one or ...

Page 114: ...Complete Testing RS 232 Host Port Operation using Visual Basic to prepare the 5820A Calibrator RS 232 Host port After Step 6 return to this procedure and continue to Step 3 below 3 Click the Command3 button below is typical Observe the UUT responds to the command you used when you completed Appendix E which discusses how to create a Visual Basic program oq025f bmp If the UUT did not respond check ...

Page 115: ...er SERIAL 2 TO UUT Port RS 232 Port Modem Cable IEEE 488 Cable yh039f eps Figure 5 6 Testing the RS 232 UUT Port via IEEE 488 Port Complete the following procedure to test RS 232 UUT port operation via the IEEE 488 port using the GPIBTEST utility 1 Complete the IEEE 488 Port Setup Procedure earlier in this chapter to set up the 5820A for GPIB operation 2 Complete Testing the IEEE 488 Port to prepa...

Page 116: ...UT_SEND uut command where uut command is the command you selected for the UUT response then click OK Observe the UUT responds For example to send the command REMS to a UUT use UUT_SEND REMS n oq065f bmp Note the use of n which indicates a Carriage Return CR as the end of line character Other characters include r Line Feed t Tab b Backspace and f Form Feed If your UUT commands require an end of lin...

Page 117: ...to the remote with lockout state instead of the remote state when it receives a remote command 5 19 Remote State When the 5820A Calibrator is placed in remote either via RS 232 REMOTE command or via IEEE 488 asserting the REN line it enters the remote state In the remote state the Output Display continues to display the output setting or measurement as in local operation The Control Display change...

Page 118: ...232 ports are designed in accordance with EIA Electronic Industries Association standard RS 232 C RS 232 is a serial binary data interchange operating from 300 to 9600 baud selectable and distances up to 50 feet The 5820A Calibrator rear panel SERIAL 1 FROM HOST port is configured as DTE Data Terminal Equipment while the SERIAL 2 TO UUT is configured as DCE Data Communications Equipment See Append...

Page 119: ...Equivalent GTL LOCAL command GTR REMOTE command LLO LOCKOUT command SDC DCL C Cntl C character clear the device GET T Cntl T character execute a group trigger SPE SPD P Cntl P character print the serial poll string UNL UNT not emulated on RS 232 The IEEE 488 interface is based on the IEEE Standards 488 1 and 488 2 For detailed information refer to the standards IEEE 488 1 and IEEE 488 2 IEEE 488 1...

Page 120: ...e IEEE 488 2 standard Refer to Chapter 6 when you require additional information about command references used in this chapter All commands and units may be entered in UPPER or lower case IEEE 488 Mode The IEEE 488 mode is used when the 5820A Calibrator is operated by computer program In this mode requested information is returned by query and interface messages are queued and returned by command ...

Page 121: ...ss M SE OSA SCG MSA NOT OTA Other Talk Address M AD OTA TAG MTA NOT PCG Primary Command Group M PCG ACG ˇ UCG ˇ LAG ˇ TAG PPC Parallel Poll Configure M AC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 PPE Parallel Poll Enable M SE 1 1 0 B4 B3 B2 B1 1 PPD Parallel Poll Disable M SE 1 1 1 B4 B3 B2 B1 1 PPR1 Parallel Poll Response 1 U ST 1 1 1 PPR2 Parallel Poll Response 2 U ST 1 1 1 PPR3 Parallel Poll Response 3 U ST 1 1 1 PPR4 ...

Page 122: ...ressing and clearing data handshaking and commands to place status bytes on the bus are all directed by interface messages Some of the interface messages occur as state transitions of dedicated control lines The rest of the interface messages are sent over the data lines with the ATN signal true All device dependent and common commands are sent over the data lines with the ATN signal false An impo...

Page 123: ...Address Addresses a specific device on the bus as a listener The controller sends MLA automatically whenever it directs a device dependent or common command to a specific instrument MTA My Talk Address Addresses a specific device on the bus as a talker The controller sends MTA automatically whenever it directs a device dependent or common query to a specific instrument REN Remote Enable Transfer r...

Page 124: ...command line For example the following two commands could be entered individually SCOPE MARKER OUT 10 ms OPER where the 5820A Calibrator outputs the TIME MARKER with a period of 10 ms and then goes into operate or they could be combined into a compound command SCOPE MARKER OUT 10 ms OPER using a semi colon as a separator Care must be taken when a compound command includes any of the coupled comman...

Page 125: ...Commands Commands that execute immediately are called sequential commands The majority of the commands 87 of 111 commands are sequential 5 33 Commands that Require the Calibration Switch to be Enabled The following commands do not work unless the rear panel CALIBRATION switch is in the ENABLE position FORMAT ALL FORMAT CAL PUD Attempting to use any of these commands with the CALIBRATION switch in ...

Page 126: ...al RS 232 Host port and are therefore completely unrelated to IEEE 488 operations These include the following six commands SP_SET SPLSTR SRQSTR SP_SET SPLSTR SRQSTR 5 35 Commands for IEEE 488 Only Commands that are used for the IEEE 488 interface are identified in the command graphic by checking the IEEE 488 x check box This is all the commands except for those used for RS 232 operations See Comma...

Page 127: ...Z Frequency in units of hertz KHZ Frequency in units of kilohertz MHZ MAHZ Frequency in units of megahertz GHZ Gigahertz UV Volts in units of microvolts MV Volts in units of millivolts V Volts in units of volts KV Volts in units of kilovolts PCT Percent PPM Parts per million DBM Volts in units of decibels referenced to 1 milliwatt into 50 Ω load OHM Resistance in units of ohms KOHM Kilohm MOHM Meg...

Page 128: ...d or carriage return will terminate the block Definite Length The Definite Length format specifies the number of characters that will follow in the digits field These characters must be 0 to 9 ASCII 48 to 57 decimal The value of the number in the digits field defines the number of user data bytes that will follow in the user data field For examples see the UUT_SEND and PUD command descriptions in ...

Page 129: ...esponse messages The calibrator recognizes the following as terminators when encountered in incoming data ASCII LF character Any ASCII character sent with the EOI control line asserted RS 232 Interface The 5820A Calibrator returns an EOL End of Line character with each response to the PC This is selectable as Carriage Return CR Line Feed LF or both CRLF See RS 232 Host Port Setup Procedure earlier...

Page 130: ...ark delimiters Example SRQSTR SRQ from 5820A SRQSTR returns SRQ from 5820A Character Response Data CRD This type of response is always a keyword Example SCOPE MARKER SCOPE returns ACV Indefinite ASCII IAD Any ASCII characters followed by EOM Queries with this type of response MUST be the last Query in a program message Example OPT returns 5820A 5 CAL reports and lists which contains Line Feeds are...

Page 131: ...E1 ISCE1 Each status register and queue has a summary bit in the Serial Poll Status Byte Enable registers are used to mask various bits in the status registers and generate summary bits in the Serial Poll Status Byte For IEEE 488 interface operation the Service Request Enable Register is used to assert the SRQ control line on detection of any status condition or conditions the programmer chooses F...

Page 132: ... Change Registers Write using ISCE0 1 to 0 transition ISCE1 0 to 1 transition ISCE 1 to 0 OR 0 to 1 0 0 S E T T L E D R E M O T E 0 U U T B F U L U U T D A T A H I V O L T M A G C H G T M P C A L 0 0 0 0 O P E R 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Instrument Status Register Read using ISR 0 Data Available Error Available 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0...

Page 133: ...SRQ Line IEEE 488 Service Request SRQ is an IEEE 488 1 bus control line that the 5820A Calibrator asserts to notify the controller that it requires some type of service Many instruments can be on the bus but they all share a single SRQ line To determine which instrument set SRQ the Controller normally does a serial poll of each instrument The calibrator asserts SRQ whenever the RQS bit in its Seri...

Page 134: ...e register in which the higher eight bits are always 0 and the lower eight bits represent various conditions of the 5820A Calibrator The ESR is cleared set to 0 when the power is turned on and every time it is read Many of the remote commands require parameters Improper use of parameters causes command errors to occur When a command error occurs bit CME 5 in the Event Status Register ESR goes to 1...

Page 135: ... The 5820A was addressed to talk when no response data was available or appropriate or when the controller failed to retrieve data on the output queue OPC Operation complete All commands previous to reception of a OPC command have been executed and the interface is ready to accept another message Figure 5 9 Event Status Register ESR and Event Status Enable ESE 5 50 Programming the ESR and ESE To r...

Page 136: ...R The Instrument Status Register ISR gives the controller access to the state of the 5820A Calibrator including some of the information presented to the operator on the Control Display and the display annunciators during local operation 5 52 Instrument Status Change Registers There are two registers dedicated to monitoring changes in the ISR These are the ISCR0 Instrument Status 1 0 Change Registe...

Page 137: ...when data from the UUT port has filled up the UUT buffer UUTDATA Set to 1 when there is data available from the UUT port HIVOLT Set to 1 when the 5820A is programmed to a voltage above 33 Volts MAGCHG Set to 1 when the output magnitude has changed as a result of another change This bit is always 0 in the ISR It changes to 1 only in the ISCR0 and ISCR1 registers TMPCAL Set to 1 when the 5820A is us...

Page 138: ...Y ISCE0 100 PRINT ISCR1 D DISPLAY ISCR1 110 PRINT ISCE1 E DISPLAY ISCE1 120 END Convert the returned variables into binary and you can read the status of the instrument For example if a register contains 4 its binary equivalent is 00000000 00000100 Therefore bit 3 VBOOST is set 1 and the rest of the bits are reset 0 By setting the bits in an ISCE register you can mask disable the associated bits i...

Page 139: ...he original problem 5 58 Remote Program Examples The following programming examples illustrate ways to handle errors to take measurements take a number of successive readings lock the range and calibrate the calibrator These excerpts from programs are written in DOS BASIC 5 59 Guidelines for Programming the Calibrator Commands are processed one at a time as they are received Some commands require ...

Page 140: ... handling routines in your applications The following sample program lines show a method for halting program execution on occurrence of an SRQ Service Request on the bus checking to see if the calibrator is the source of the SRQ retrieving its fault messages and acting on the faults You should modify and extend this code as necessary for your application If you want to use SRQs first use the SRE E...

Page 141: ...spond appropriately You can use OPC similarly to OPC except your program must read the ESR to detect the completion of all operations The following sample program shows how you can use OPC 10 REMOTE 20 PRINT 4 OUT 1V 1KHZ OPER OPC 5820A ADDRESS IS 4 30 PRINT 4 ESR PUT THE ESR BYTE IN BUFFER 40 INPUT 4 A READ THE ESR BYTE 50 IF A AND 1 0 GOTO 30 TRY AGAIN IF NO OPC 60 PRINT OUTPUT SETTLED 70 END Th...

Page 142: ...o the input buffer if it is encountered as part of a message terminator Input buffer operation is transparent to the program running on the controller If the controller sends commands faster than the calibrator can process them the input buffer fills to capacity When the input buffer is full the calibrator holds off the IEEE 488 bus with the NRFD Not Ready For Data handshake line When the calibrat...

Page 143: ...6 1 Chapter 6 Remote Codes Title Page 6 1 Introduction 6 3 6 2 Command Summary by Function 6 3 6 3 Summary of Commands and Queries 6 8 ...

Page 144: ...5820A Operators Manual 6 2 ...

Page 145: ...t field PRI is specified for the output value in single output functions and the primary output value in dual output functions EDIT Returns the edit field setting ERR_UNIT Choose how UUT error is shown ERR_UNIT Return presently selected value of ERR_UNIT INCR Increments or decrements the output as selected by the edit field and enters error mode the same as using the output adjustment knob in loca...

Page 146: ...rations are complete See also WAI OPT Returns a list of the installed hardware and software options including any 5725A Amplifiers that are attached PUD Protected user data command This command allows you to store a string of bytes in nonvolatile memory This command works only when the CALIBRATION switch is in the ENABLE position PUD Returns the contents of the PUD Protected User Data memory RST R...

Page 147: ...uts the 5820A in standby TDPULSE Turns the tunnel diode pulse drive on or off in EDGE mode TLIMIT Sets the OPERATE time limit for the OVERLD mode signal TLIMIT Returns the OPERATE time limit for the OVERLD mode signal TMWAVE Selects the waveform for MARKER mode TMWAVE Returns the MARKER mode waveform setting TRG Triggers and returns a new impedance measurement TRIG Sets the divider and location if...

Page 148: ...character prints the serial poll string See SPLSTR for string format C cntl c Control C character clears the device T cntl t Control T character executes a group trigger Setup and Utility Commands FORMAT Use with extreme care Restores the contents of the nonvolatile memory device to factory defaults ONTIME Returns the time since the 5820A was powered up last PR_RPT Prints the Stored Active or CAL_...

Page 149: ...us 1 to 0 Change Enable register ISCE0 Returns the contents of the Instrument Status 1 to 0 Change Enable register ISCE1 Loads two bytes into the Instrument Status 0 to 1 Change Enable register ISCE1 Returns the contents of the Instrument Status 0 to 1 Change Enable register ISCR Returns the OR of the contents of the Instrument Status 1 to 0 Change Register and the Instrument Status 0 to 1 Change ...

Page 150: ...quential Commands Commands executed immediately as they are encountered in the data stream are called sequential commands Anything not overlapped or coupled is sequential For more information see Chapter 5 Overlapped Commands Commands that require additional time to execute are called overlapped commands because they can overlap the next command before completing execution To be sure an overlapped...

Page 151: ... Response float The value of the constant Example CAL_CONST VDAC_G CAL_DATE IEEE 488 RS 232 Calibration Date command Returns date associated with active calibration constants as entered on the front panel or entered with the CAL_STORE command Parameter MAIN OPT5 and GHZ Example CAL_DATE MAIN CAL_FACT IEEE 488 RS 232 Calibration Fact command Sets the procedure fault action flag Parameter char CONT ...

Page 152: ... command Continues a calibration procedure if it is waiting Parameter Optional Reference value used if it s waiting for a reference If the reference value has no unit the unit is assumed to be that returned by the CAL_REF command Example CAL_NEXT CAL_NEXT 2 999987 CAL_REF IEEE 488 RS 232 Calibration Reference query Returns nominal value expected for reference entry Response 1 the nominal value 2 t...

Page 153: ...ion State query Returns state of calibration Response RUN running a calibration step REF waiting for a CAL_NEXT with reference measurement value INS instruction available waiting for a CAL_NEXT NOT not in a calibration procedure or at end of one ADJ waiting for a CAL_NEXT after output is adjusted to match something CAL_STEP IEEE 488 RS 232 Calibration Step query Returns name of step currently runn...

Page 154: ...me as CAL_CONST CHAN IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapped Coupled Selects the output channel Parameter C1 C2 C3 C4 or C5 CHAN IEEE 488 RS 232 Returns the output channel Parameter C1 C2 C3 C4 or C5 CLOCK IEEE 488 RS 232 Sets the real time clock The time may be set whenever desired To set the date the CALIBRATION switch must be set in the ENABLE position Parameter 1 int year 1992 2091 valid 2 int month 1 12 3...

Page 155: ...9 19 21 53 26 CLS IEEE 488 RS 232 Clear Status command Clears the ESR ISCR0 ISCR1 the error queue and the RQS bit in the status byte This command terminates pending operation complete commands OPC or OPC Parameter None Example CLS D_SP_SET IEEE 488 RS 232 Temporarily sets the host serial settings until reset D_UUTSET IEEE 488 RS 232 Temporarily sets the UUT serial settings until reset ...

Page 156: ...put value in single output functions and the primary output value in dual output functions SEC is specified for the secondary value in dual output functions FREQ is specified for the frequency in single ac output functions The frequency cannot be edited in dual ac output functions EDIT OFF is the same as using the NEWREF command Parameters PRI edit the value in single output functions and the puls...

Page 157: ...one Response Indefinite ASCII message Example 0 No error 1 Error queue overflow 1300 Bad syntax 1301 Unknown command 1302 Bad parameter count 1303 Bad keyword 1304 Bad parameter type 1305 Bad parameter unit 1306 Bad parameter value 65535 Unknown error d ERR IEEE 488 RS 232 Error query Returns the first error code contained in the 5820A Calibrator error queue then removes that error code from the q...

Page 158: ...r is displayed in above 100 ppm ppm below GT10 UUT error is displayed in above 10 ppm ppm below PPM UUT error is displayed in ppm always PCT UUT error is displayed in always ERR_UNIT IEEE 488 RS 232 UUT Error Unit Thresh Hold query Returns presently selected values of ERR_UNIT as one of the choices Responses GT1000 UUT error is displayed in above 1000 ppm ppm below GT100 UUT error is displayed in ...

Page 159: ...ain Error query Explains an error code This command returns a string that explains the error code furnished as the parameter The error code same as the parameter is originally obtained by sending the FAULT query See the ERR command which returns both the error code and the explanation string See Appendix F for a list of error codes and error messages Parameter value if the error code an integer Re...

Page 160: ...meters You lose all calibration data permanently The CALIBRATION switch on the rear panel of the 5820A Calibrator must be set in the ENABLE position or an execution error occurs except for FORMAT SETUP Parameter ALL replaces the whole contents with factory defaults CAL replaces all cal constants with factory defaults SETUP replaces setup parameters with factory defaults Example FORMAT SETUP Replac...

Page 161: ... Example FUNC returns SACV IDN IEEE 488 RS 232 Identification query Returns instrument model number serial number and firmware revision levels for the main and front panel CPUs Response Indefinite ASCII A message containing five fields separated by commas as follows 1 Manufacturer FLUKE 2 Model number 5820A 3 Serial number 4 Firmware revision level for the Main CPU 5 Firmware revision level for th...

Page 162: ...ormation Response value decimal equivalent of the 16 bits 0 to 32767 Example ISCE returns 4108 Return decimal 4108 binary 0001000000001100 if bit 12 SETTLED is set to 1 ISCE0 IEEE 488 RS 232 Instrument Status 0 to 1 Change Enable command Loads the two bytes into the 16 bit ISCE0 register See Chapter 5 for more information Parameter value decimal equivalent of the 16 bits 0 to 32767 Example ISCE0 4...

Page 163: ...Returns and clears the contents of the Instrument Status 0 to 1 Change Register ISCR0 and Instrument Status 1 to 0 Change Register ISCR1 See Chapter 5 for more information Response value decimal equivalent of the 16 bits 0 to 32767 Example ISCR returns 4108 Return decimal 4108 binary 0001000000001100 if bit 12 SETTLED is enabled set to 1 in the Instrument Status 0 to 1 Change Register and bit 12 S...

Page 164: ...ote state see the REMOTE command and front panel lockout see the LOCKOUT command This command duplicates the IEEE 488 GTL Go To Local message Parameter None Example LOCAL Set the instrument into the local state clearing the remote state and front panel lockout if enable LOCKOUT RS 232 Lockout command Puts the 5820A Calibrator into the lockout state when in remote control see the REMOTE command Thi...

Page 165: ...new reference to be the present 5820A Calibrator output value and exit the error mode if selected For example you might edit the 5820A Calibrator output using the EDIT and INCR commands and then use the NEWREF command to establish a new reference point and exit the error mode This is the same as pressing the 5820A Calibrator front panel k key Parameter None Example NEWREF Set the reference value t...

Page 166: ...ast powered up 5 days 19 hours 57 minutes and 45 seconds Note Resetting the clock alters the ONTIME results OPC IEEE 488 RS 232 Operations Complete command Enables setting of bit 0 OPC for Operation Complete in the Event Status Register to 1 when all pending device operations are complete Parameter None Example OPC Set bit 0 of the Event Status Register to 1 when all pending device operations are ...

Page 167: ...dby setting Response 1 Operate 0 Standby Example OPER returns 1 Return 1 when the 5820A Calibrator is in operate OPT IEEE 488 RS 232 Returns a list of the installed hardware and software options including any auxiliary amplifiers that are attached Responses option string option string options list separated by commas 0 no options are installed Example 0 OUT IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapped Coupled Sets ...

Page 168: ... 2 V 1 kHz OUT 8 kHZ output 8 kHz same amplitude as before OUT 0 Hz output dc same amplitude as before OUT 1 V output 1 V same frequency as before The frequencies have to differ for LEVSINE its minimum being 50 kHz MARKER mode OUT 1 ms output 1 millisecond time marker OUT 1 kHZ same thing VIDEO mode OUT 100 pct output 100 1 V video signal OUT 1 V same thing PULSE mode OUT 100 ns 1µ output 100 nano...

Page 169: ...s the UUT error and units computed by the 5820A Calibrator after shifting the output with the INCR command The UUT error is computed only when editing VOLTAGE mode amplitude and MARKER period Response 1 Float UUT error magnitude 2 Character Units for the above number PPM PCT DB or 0 Example OUT_ERR returns 1 00000E 01 PCT Return 10 when the UUT is reading low by 10 OUT_IMP IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapp...

Page 170: ...Protected User Data command Protected user data command This command allows you to store a string of bytes in nonvolatile memory This command works only when the CALIBRATION switch is in the ENABLE position Parameter 2 nn nn characters string definite length 0 character string indefinite length character string character string Example Binary Block Data PUD 0CAL LAB NUMBER 1 Line Feed with EOI or ...

Page 171: ... It provides functionality similar to the range or amplitude select softkeys in those modes Parameters The range name from the following choices by mode Pulse TP8DB TP20DB TP28DB TP40DB TP48DB Range 1 5 V 600 mV 150 mV 60 mV 15 mV Impedance Measure TZ50OHM TZ1MOHM TZCAP Range res 50Ω res 1MΩ cap Overload TOLDC TOLAC Range dc signal 1 kHz squarewave ac signal Example RANGE TP20DB RANGE IEEE 488 RS ...

Page 172: ...allowed REF10MHZ IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapped command Leveled Sine Mode 10 MHz Reference Frequency Toggle Parameters ON or 1 Toggles to 10 MHz reference frequency OFF or 0 Toggle to previously programmed frequency ________________________________________________________________________ REF10MHZ IEEE 488 RS 232 Sequential Leveled Sine 10 MHz Reference query Interrogates calibrator whether 10 MHz is e...

Page 173: ...shows the softkey REMOTE CONTROL LOCAL LOCK OUT See the LOCKOUT command To unlock the front panel use the LOCAL command or cycle the 5820A Calibrator power switch Parameter None Example REMOTE Place the 5820A Calibrator in the remote state and display this state on the front panel Control Display with a softkey REMOTE CONTROL RST IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapped Reset Instrument command Reset the 5820A ...

Page 174: ...V peak to peak 5 kHz LEVSINE Oscilloscope LEVSINE mode Programs 30 mV peak to peak 50 kHz output at the SCOPE BNC standby if from OFF or previously in standby FUNC returns LEVSINE Example SCOPE LEVSINE OUT 1 V 50 kHz Leveled sine wave 1 V peak to peak 50 kHz MARKER Oscilloscope MARKER mode Programs the period to 1 ms output at the SCOPE BNC standby if from OFF or previously in standby FUNC returns...

Page 175: ...P Source Current at the frequency 0 DC and amplitude specified Note defaults are AMP 100uA and FREQ 1kHz AUXIN Oscilloscope AUXIN mode Passed auxiliary input through to selected output channel Example SCOPE VOLT OUT 2 V 0HZ dc voltage 2 V SCOPE VOLT OUT 2 V 1KHZ ac voltage 2 V peak to peak 1 kHz SCOPE LEVSINE OUT 5 V 60KHZ Leveled sine 5 V peak to peak 60 kHz SCOPE MARKER OUT 2MS Marker period of ...

Page 176: ...UUT serial port see the UUT_SET command The factory default values are shown below in bold type To return to the factory defaults see the FORMAT SETUP command The interface selection sets the command response with command echo back for commands and error messages with TERM terminal or no echo back with COMP computer Parameters baud rate value 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 interface TERM terminal COM...

Page 177: ...as shown when set to the factory default values SPLSTR IEEE 488 RS 232 Serial Poll String command Sets the Serial Poll String string up to 40 characters which is saved in the 5820A non volatile memory While saving configuration data in the non volatile memory a period of about 2 seconds the 5820A does not respond to remote commands The SPLSTR is sent to the host over the serial interface when a P ...

Page 178: ...oads a byte into the Service Request Enable SRE register See Chapter 5 for more information Since bit 6 is not used decimal value 64 the maximum entry is 255 64 191 Parameter value The decimal equivalent of the binary number to load into the register Example SRE 56 Enable bits 3 IIR 4 MAV and 5 ESR SRE IEEE 488 RS 232 Service Request Enable query Returns the byte in the Service Request Enable SRE ...

Page 179: ...R1 A typical string in the default format sent to the host is SRQ 44 00 0000 1000 This command is for format See the SPLSTR command for the serial poll response Parameter string n n represents the Line Feed character hex 0A Example SRQSTR SRQ 02x 02x 04x 04x n Set the SRQSTR to the default values SRQ 02x 02x 04x 04x n SRQSTR IEEE 488 RS 232 Service Request String query Returns the string programme...

Page 180: ... mode Parameters None Response 1 if ON 0 if OFF Note FASTEDG and TDPULSE cannot both be on Turning one on automatically shuts the other off TDPULSE IEEE 488 RS 232 Returns the tunnel diode pulser drive setting Response 1 if ON 0 if OFF TLIMIT IEEE 488 RS 232 Sets the OPERATE time limit for the OVERLD mode signal The Calibrator automatically returns to STANDBY if the UUT protection trips within thi...

Page 181: ...Returns the default overload time limit Response Integer Default time limit in seconds TMWAVE IEEE 488 RS 232 Coupled Overlapped Selects the waveform for MARKER mode Parameters SINE Sine wave 2 ns to 15 ns SPIKE Triangular sawtooth pulse 15 ns to 5s SQUARE Square wave 50 duty cycle 4 ns to 5s SQ20PCT Square wave 20 duty cycle 85 ns to 5s Example TMWAVE SPIKE TMWAVE IEEE 488 RS 232 Returns the MARK...

Page 182: ... Responses are the same as shown above for the TRG command TRIG IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapped Coupled Programs the oscilloscope s trigger output BNC The oscilloscope trigger output is only available in the MARKER VOLT PULSE and EDGE modes Parameters OFF Turns the trigger output off DIV1 Turns the trigger output on Frequency is the same as the signal at SCOPE output DIV10 Turns the trigger output on F...

Page 183: ...ulse Example TRIGSKEW 10 0ns Sets the trigger to lead the pulse by 10 nano seconds TRIGSKEW IEEE 488 AND RS232 Return the present setting of the trigger skew for pulse output Response value of the skew in seconds Example TRIGSKEW returns 2 00e 8 Trigger lags the pulse by 20 nano seconds TST IEEE 488 RS 232 Self Test command Initiates self test and return a 0 for pass or a 1 for fail If any faults ...

Page 184: ...orts but applies to SERIAL 2 TO UUT serial port operation Response String Data from the UUT serial port Example UUT_RECV returns 211 1 99975E 0 Return for example a measurement from the UUT The format is 2 two numbers follow 11 characters follow 1 99975E 0 11 characters UUT_RECVB IEEE 488 RS 232 Returns binary data as integers from the UUT serial port Parameter Integer Optional maximum number of i...

Page 185: ...iage return CR command or line feed LF command or both you must use the following Definite Length Format Follow the instructions above and after the character string add a command J for CR or M for LF or both where J means hold down the Cntl key and type the letter J For example sending the string REMS in this format with both CR and LF you would count 4 characters for REMS and 1 character each fo...

Page 186: ... baud rate value 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 flow control XON xon xoff NOSTALL none RTS rts cts number data bits DBIT7 7 bits or DBIT8 8 bits number stop bits SBIT1 1 bit or SBIT2 2 bits parity PNONE none PODD odd PEVEN even Example UUT_SET 9600 XON DBIT8 SBIT1 PNONE Set the parameters for the rear panel SERIAL 2 TO UUT serial port to the factory default values UUT_SET IEEE 488 RS 232 UUT Serial P...

Page 187: ...erlapped Coupled Selects the format for VIDEO mode Coupled Overlapped command Parameters NTSC PAL PALM for PAL M or SECAM Example VIDEOFMT SECAM VIDEOFMT IEEE 488 RS 232 Returns the VIDEO mode format Parameters None Response NTSC PAL PALM for PAL M or SECAM VIDEOMARK IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapped Coupled Programs the VIDEO mode line marker location To select a line in the even frame for NTSC or PAL M...

Page 188: ...nd is processed Example WAI Process all existing commands before continuing WAVE IEEE 488 RS 232 Overlapped Coupled Waveform command Sets the output waveforms for WAVEGEN mode Waveform choices are SINE sinewave TRI trianglewave SQUARE squarewave or NONE waveform does not apply Parameter waveform SINE TRI SQUARE NONE Example WAVE SINE WAVE IEEE 488 RS 232 Waveform query Returns the output waveform ...

Page 189: ...ency Verification 1 MΩ Output Impedance 7 11 7 13 Leveled Sinewave Verification Amplitude 7 11 7 14 Leveled Sinewave Verification Frequency 7 11 7 15 Leveled Sinewave Verification Harmonics 7 12 7 16 Leveled Sinewave Verification Flatness 7 13 7 17 Edge Verification Amplitude 7 19 7 18 Edge Verification Frequency 7 19 7 19 Edge Verification Duty Cycle 7 19 7 20 Edge Verification Rise Time 7 20 7 2...

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Page 191: ... each line voltage setting Table 7 1 lists the fuse part numbers for each line voltage setting To check or replace the fuse refer to Figure 7 1 and proceed as follows 1 Disconnect line power 2 The line power fuse and line voltage switch are located in a compartment on the right end of the ac input module To open the compartment and remove the fuse insert the blade of a standard screwdriver to the ...

Page 192: ...r XW Warning To avoid risk of injury never operate or power the 5820A calibrator without the fan filter in place WCaution To avoid possible damage caused by overheating keep the area around the fan unrestricted If the air intake becomes restricted the intake air will be too warm or the filter will become clogged The air filter must be removed and cleaned every 30 days or more frequently if the cal...

Page 193: ...Clean the filter element a Wash the filter element in soapy water b Rinse the filter element thoroughly c Shake out the excess water then allow the filter element to dry thoroughly before reinstalling it 4 Reinstall the filter element by performing the filter removal steps in reverse order TO C LEAN FIL TER R EM O VE FR O M IN STR U M EN T AN D FLU SH W IT H SO APY W ATER W AR N IN G G R O U N D I...

Page 194: ... year specifications is desired Verification procedures are located in the 5820A Service Manual 7 6 DC Voltage Output Verification Table 7 2 DC Voltage Output Verification into 1 MΩ impedance unless noted Nominal Value V dc Measured Value V dc Deviation V dc 1 Year Spec 0 25 µV 0 00125 25 3 µV 0 00125 25 3 µV 0 00249 25 6 µV 0 00249 25 6 µV 0 0025 25 6 µV 0 0025 25 6 µV 0 00625 26 5 µV 0 00625 26 ...

Page 195: ... 17 65 mV 70 5 17 65 mV 130 32 5 mV 130 32 5 mV 6 599 50 Ω 16 5 mV 7 7 AC Voltage Amplitude Verification Table 7 3 AC Voltage Amplitude Verification into 1 MΩ impedance unless noted Nominal Value V p p Frequency Hz Measured Value V p p Deviation V p p 1 year Spec V p p 0 001 1000 5 5 µV 0 001 1000 5 5 µV 0 025 1000 17 5 µV 0 025 1000 17 5 µV 0 11 1000 60 µV 0 11 1000 60 µV 0 5 1000 255 µV 0 5 1000...

Page 196: ...d Value Hz Deviation Hz 1 year Spec Hz 2 1 10 3 3E 6 2 1 100 33E 6 2 1 1000 330E 6 2 1 10000 3 3E 3 7 9 DC Voltage Measurement Verification Table 7 5 DC Voltage Measurement Verification Nominal Value V dc Measured Value Deviation 1 year Spec V p p 0 V 0 001 1 V 0 0015 2 5 V 0 00225 5 V 0 0035 6 5 V 0 02625 9 9 V 0 03475 1 V 0 0015 2 5 V 0 00225 5 V 0 0035 6 5 V 0 02625 9 9 V 0 03475 ...

Page 197: ... 0 00475 square 0 219 1000 0 00667 square 0 22 1000 0 0067 square 0 56 1000 0 0169 square 0 899 1000 0 02707 square 0 9 1000 0 0271 square 3 75 1000 0 1126 square 6 59 1000 0 1978 square 6 6 1000 0 1981 square 30 8 1000 0 9241 square 55 10 1 6501 square 55 100 1 6501 square 55 1000 1 6501 square 55 10000 1 6501 sine 0 0018 1000 0 000154 sine 0 0219 1000 0 000757 sine 0 0899 1000 0 002797 sine 0 21...

Page 198: ...4 square 0 109 1000 0 00337 square 0 11 1000 0 0034 square 0 28 1000 0 0085 square 0 449 1000 0 01357 square 0 45 1000 0 0136 square 0 78 1000 0 0235 square 1 09 1000 0 0328 square 1 1 1000 0 0331 square 1 8 1000 0 0541 square 2 5 10 0 0751 square 2 5 100 0 0751 square 2 5 1000 0 0751 square 2 5 10000 0 0751 sine 0 0018 1000 0 000154 sine 0 0109 1000 0 000427 sine 0 0449 1000 0 001447 sine 0 109 1...

Page 199: ... V p p Frequency Measured Value V p p Deviation V p p 1 Year Spec V p p 0 005 50 kHz 0 0004 0 0075 50 kHz 0 00045 0 0099 50 kHz 0 000498 0 01 50 kHz 0 0005 0 025 50 kHz 0 0008 0 039 50 kHz 0 00108 0 04 50 kHz 0 0011 0 07 50 kHz 0 0017 0 099 50 kHz 0 00228 0 1 50 kHz 0 0023 0 25 50 kHz 0 0053 0 399 50 kHz 0 00828 0 4 50 kHz 0 0083 0 8 50 kHz 0 0163 1 2 50 kHz 0 0243 1 3 50 kHz 0 0263 3 4 50 kHz 0 0...

Page 200: ...200 kHz 3 4 5 38 dB 400 kHz 2 33 dB 400 kHz 3 4 5 38 dB 800 kHz 2 33 dB 800 kHz 3 4 5 38 dB 1 MHz 2 33 dB 1 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 2 MHz 2 33 dB 2 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 4 MHz 2 33 dB 4 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 8 MHz 2 33 dB 8 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 10 MHz 2 33 dB 10 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 20 MHz 2 33 dB 20 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 40 MHz 2 33 dB 40 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 80 MHz 2 33 dB 80 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 100 MHz 2 33 dB 100 MHz 3 4 5 38 dB 200 MHz ...

Page 201: ...0 005 600 MHz 0 0003 0 0075 50 kHz na na 0 0075 1 MHz 0 0002125 0 0075 10 MHz 0 0002125 0 0075 50 MHz 0 0002125 0 0075 100 MHz 0 0002125 0 0075 150 MHz 0 00025 0 0075 200 MHz 0 00025 0 0075 250 MHz 0 00025 0 0075 300 MHz 0 00025 0 0075 350 MHz 0 0004 0 0075 400 MHz 0 0004 0 0075 450 MHz 0 0004 0 0075 500 MHz 0 0004 0 0075 550 MHz 0 0004 0 0075 600 MHz 0 0004 0 0099 50 kHz na na 0 0099 1 MHz 0 0002...

Page 202: ...50 kHz na na 0 025 1 MHz 0 000475 0 025 10 MHz 0 000475 0 025 50 MHz 0 000475 0 025 100 MHz 0 000475 0 025 150 MHz 0 0006 0 025 200 MHz 0 0006 0 025 250 MHz 0 0006 0 025 300 MHz 0 0006 0 025 350 MHz 0 0011 0 025 400 MHz 0 0011 0 025 450 MHz 0 0011 0 025 500 MHz 0 0011 0 025 550 MHz 0 0011 0 025 600 MHz 0 0011 0 039 50 kHz na na 0 039 1 MHz 0 000685 0 039 10 MHz 0 000685 0 039 50 MHz 0 000685 0 039...

Page 203: ... 0 00115 0 07 10 MHz 0 00115 0 07 50 MHz 0 00115 0 07 100 MHz 0 00115 0 07 150 MHz 0 0015 0 07 200 MHz 0 0015 0 07 250 MHz 0 0015 0 07 300 MHz 0 0015 0 07 350 MHz 0 0029 0 07 400 MHz 0 0029 0 07 450 MHz 0 0029 0 07 500 MHz 0 0029 0 07 550 MHz 0 0029 0 07 600 MHz 0 0029 0 099 50 kHz na na 0 099 1 MHz 0 001585 0 099 10 MHz 0 001585 0 099 50 MHz 0 001585 0 099 100 MHz 0 001585 0 099 150 MHz 0 00208 0...

Page 204: ...0 25 100 MHz 0 00385 0 25 150 MHz 0 0051 0 25 200 MHz 0 0051 0 25 250 MHz 0 0051 0 25 300 MHz 0 0051 0 25 350 MHz 0 0101 0 25 400 MHz 0 0101 0 25 450 MHz 0 0101 0 25 500 MHz 0 0101 0 25 550 MHz 0 0101 0 25 600 MHz 0 0101 0 399 50 kHz na na 0 399 1 MHz 0 006085 0 399 10 MHz 0 006085 0 399 50 MHz 0 006085 0 399 100 MHz 0 006085 0 399 150 MHz 0 00808 0 399 200 MHz 0 00808 0 399 250 MHz 0 00808 0 399 ...

Page 205: ...0 MHz 0 0121 0 8 150 MHz 0 0161 0 8 200 MHz 0 0161 0 8 250 MHz 0 0161 0 8 300 MHz 0 0161 0 8 350 MHz 0 0321 0 8 400 MHz 0 0321 0 8 450 MHz 0 0321 0 8 500 MHz 0 0321 0 8 550 MHz 0 0321 0 8 600 MHz 0 0321 1 2 50 kHz na na 1 2 1 MHz 0 0181 1 2 10 MHz 0 0181 1 2 50 MHz 0 0181 1 2 100 MHz 0 0181 1 2 150 MHz 0 0241 1 2 200 MHz 0 0241 1 2 250 MHz 0 0241 1 2 300 MHz 0 0241 1 2 350 MHz 0 0481 1 2 400 MHz 0...

Page 206: ...0 0511 3 4 10 MHz 0 0511 3 4 50 MHz 0 0511 3 4 100 MHz 0 0511 3 4 150 MHz 0 0681 3 4 200 MHz 0 0681 3 4 250 MHz 0 0681 3 4 300 MHz 0 0681 3 4 350 MHz 0 1361 3 4 400 MHz 0 1361 3 4 450 MHz 0 1361 3 4 500 MHz 0 1361 3 4 550 MHz 0 1361 3 4 600 MHz 0 1361 5 5 50 kHz na na 5 5 1 MHz 0 0826 5 5 10 MHz 0 0826 5 5 50 MHz 0 0826 5 5 100 MHz 0 0826 5 5 150 MHz 0 1101 5 5 200 MHz 0 1101 5 5 250 MHz 0 1101 5 ...

Page 207: ... 0012 typical 0 1 100 kHz 0 0022 typical 0 25 100 kHz 0 0052 0 5 100 kHz 0 0102 1 100 kHz 0 0202 2 5 100 kHz 0 0502 2 5 10 kHz 0 0502 2 5 1 kHz 0 0502 7 18 Edge Verification Frequency Table 7 14 Edge Verification Frequency Nominal Value V p p Frequency Measured Value Hz Deviation Hz 1 Year Spec Hz 2 5 1 kHz 330E 6 2 5 10 kHz 3 3E 3 2 5 100 kHz 33E 3 2 5 1 MHz 330E 3 2 5 10 MHz 3 3E 0 7 19 Edge Ver...

Page 208: ... 0 35 ns 7 21 Tunnel Diode Pulser Verification Table 7 17 Tunnel Diode Pulser Verification Nominal Value V p p Frequency Hz Measured Value V p p Deviation V p p 1 Year Spec V p p 11 100 0 2202 11 10000 0 2202 55 100 1 1002 55 10000 1 1002 100 100 2 0002 100 10000 2 0002 7 22 Marker Generator Verification Table 7 18 Marker Generator Verification Period s Measured Value s Deviation s 1 Year Spec s 5...

Page 209: ...15 4 0 x 10 9 2 0 x 10 6 400E 12 0 15 4 0 x 10 8 2 0 x 10 6 2 2E 9 0 15 4 1 x 10 8 2 0 x 10 6 2 25E 9 0 15 5 0 x 10 7 2 0 x 10 6 25 2E 9 1 5 4 0 x 10 9 2 0 x 10 3 400E 12 1 5 4 0 x 10 8 2 0 x 10 3 2 2E 9 1 5 4 1 x 10 8 2 0 x 10 3 2 25E 9 1 5 5 0 x 10 7 2 0 x 10 3 25 2E 9 7 25 Input Impedance Verification Resistance Table 7 21 Input Impedance Verification Resistance Nominal Value Ω Measured Value Ω...

Page 210: ...mA 0 028000 11 00 mA 0 028000 50 00 mA 0 125500 50 00 mA 0 125500 100 0 mA 0 250500 100 0 mA 0 250500 Table 7 24 AC Current Verification Nominal Output Current Resistance Value Frequency Hz Measured Value Deviation Tolerance mA 0 10 mA 1k Ω 45 Ω 0 000750 0 10 mA 1k Ω 45 0 000750 0 10 mA 1k Ω 500 0 000750 0 10 mA 1k Ω 500 0 000750 0 10 mA 1k Ω 1000 0 000750 0 10 mA 1k Ω 1000 0 000750 1 099 mA 100 Ω...

Page 211: ...10 99 mA 10 Ω 500 0 027975 10 99 mA 10 Ω 500 0 027975 10 99 mA 10 Ω 1000 0 027975 10 99 mA 10 Ω 1000 0 027975 11 00 mA 10 Ω 45 0 028000 11 00 mA 10 Ω 45 0 028000 11 00 mA 10 Ω 500 0 028000 11 00 mA 10 Ω 500 0 028000 11 00 mA 10 Ω 1000 0 028000 11 00 mA 10 Ω 1000 0 028000 50 00 mA 1Ω 45 0 125500 50 00 mA 1Ω 45 0 125500 50 00 mA 1Ω 500 0 125500 50 00 mA 1Ω 500 0 125500 50 00 mA 1Ω 1000 0 125500 50 0...

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Page 213: ... 4 Using the GHz Option Functions 8 3 8 5 Fast Edge Specifications 8 4 8 6 Leveled Sine Wave 600 MHz Specifications 8 5 8 7 Time Marker Specifications 8 6 8 8 GHz Option Verification Tables 8 7 8 9 Extended Leveled Sinewave Verification Flatness 8 7 8 10 Leveled Sinewave Verification Harmonics 8 15 ...

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Page 215: ... 3 GHz Option Inclusion of the GHz option modifies several of the Calibrator s specifications The following specification tables supersede those with the similar titles in Chapter 1 Fast Edge Specifications Leveled Sine Wave Specifications 600 MHz Time Marker Specifications 8 4 Using the GHz Option Functions The GHz option extends the ranges of the Leveled Sine Wave and Time Marker functions as fo...

Page 216: ...1 Fast Edge Specifications Edge Characteristics into 50 Ω 1 Year Absolute Uncertainty tcal 5 C Amplitude Range p p 250 mV Adjustment Range none Other Edge Characteristics Frequency Range 1 kHz to 100 kHz 0 33 ppm of setting Rise Time 150 ps 0 50ps 1 All readings are referenced to a Tek11801 with an SD26 module or a Tek820 oscilloscope with a 8 GHz bandwidth option ...

Page 217: ... Range Characteristics into 50 Ω 10 MHz reference 600 MHz to 1 1 GHz 1 1 GHz to 1 6 GHz 1 6 GHz to 2 1 GHz Amplitude Characteristics Range p p 5 mV to 3 5 V Resolution 100 mV 3 digits 100 mV 4 digits Adjustment Range continuously adjustable 1 Year Absolute Uncertainty tcal 5 C 2 of output 300 µV 7 of output 300 µV 7 of output 300 µV 8 of output 300 µV Flatness relative to 10 MHz 1 not applicable 5...

Page 218: ...ence 5 2 1 from 5 s to 2 ns e g 500 ms 200 ms 100 ms Period Resolution 4 digits 1 Year Absolute Uncertainty tcal 5 C 3 2 5 ppm 5µ Hz 2 0 33 ppm 0 33 ppm 0 33 ppm 0 33 ppm 0 33 ppm 1 Typical rise time of square wave and 20 pulse 20 duty cycle positive pulse is 1 5 ns 2 With 10 MHz external reference selected the uncertainty becomes that of the external clock plus 5 µHz as an example of determining ...

Page 219: ...r Out w 10 MHz Power Out w Deviation w Deviation Calibrator Mainframe Flatness Spec 3 5 Vpp 625 000 000 5 0 725 000 000 5 0 900 000 000 5 0 1 125 000 000 5 0 1 250 000 000 5 0 1 325 000 000 5 0 1 375 000 000 5 0 1 425 000 000 5 0 1 475 000 000 5 0 1 525 000 000 5 0 1 575 000 000 5 0 1 650 000 000 6 0 1 750 000 000 6 0 1 850 000 000 6 0 1 925 000 000 6 0 1 975 000 000 6 0 2 025 000 000 6 0 2 075 00...

Page 220: ...6 0 1 850 000 000 6 0 1 925 000 000 6 0 1 975 000 000 6 0 2 025 000 000 6 0 2 075 000 000 6 0 1 2 Vpp 625 000 000 5 0 725 000 000 5 0 900 000 000 5 0 1 125 000 000 5 0 1 250 000 000 5 0 1 325 000 000 5 0 1 375 000 000 5 0 1 425 000 000 5 0 1 475 000 000 5 0 1 525 000 000 5 0 1 575 000 000 5 0 1 650 000 000 6 0 1 750 000 000 6 0 1 850 000 000 6 0 1 925 000 000 6 0 1 975 000 000 6 0 2 025 000 000 6 ...

Page 221: ... 5 0 1 425 000 000 5 0 1 475 000 000 5 0 1 525 000 000 5 0 1 575 000 000 5 0 1 650 000 000 6 0 1 750 000 000 6 0 1 850 000 000 6 0 1 925 000 000 6 0 1 975 000 000 6 0 2 025 000 000 6 0 2 075 000 000 6 0 0 400 Vpp 625 000 000 5 0 725 000 000 5 0 900 000 000 5 0 1 125 000 000 5 0 1 250 000 000 5 0 1 325 000 000 5 0 1 375 000 000 5 0 1 425 000 000 5 0 1 475 000 000 5 0 1 525 000 000 5 0 1 575 000 000...

Page 222: ...0 000 5 0 900 000 000 5 0 1 125 000 000 5 0 1 250 000 000 5 0 1 325 000 000 5 0 1 375 000 000 5 0 1 425 000 000 5 0 1 475 000 000 5 0 1 525 000 000 5 0 1 575 000 000 5 0 1 650 000 000 6 0 1 750 000 000 6 0 1 850 000 000 6 0 1 925 000 000 6 0 1 975 000 000 6 0 2 025 000 000 6 0 2 075 000 000 6 0 0 100 Vpp 625 000 000 5 1 725 000 000 5 1 900 000 000 5 1 1 125 000 000 5 1 1 250 000 000 5 1 1 325 000 ...

Page 223: ...00 000 6 1 1 925 000 000 6 1 1 975 000 000 6 1 2 025 000 000 6 1 2 075 000 000 6 1 0 070 Vpp 625 000 000 5 1 725 000 000 5 1 900 000 000 5 1 1 125 000 000 5 1 1 250 000 000 5 1 1 325 000 000 5 1 1 375 000 000 5 1 1 425 000 000 5 1 1 475 000 000 5 1 1 525 000 000 5 1 1 575 000 000 5 1 1 650 000 000 6 1 1 750 000 000 6 1 1 850 000 000 6 1 1 925 000 000 6 1 1 975 000 000 6 1 2 025 000 000 6 1 2 075 0...

Page 224: ...000 000 5 25 1 525 000 000 5 25 1 575 000 000 5 25 1 650 000 000 6 25 1 750 000 000 6 25 1 850 000 000 6 25 1 925 000 000 6 25 1 975 000 000 6 25 2 025 000 000 6 25 2 075 000 000 6 25 0 025 Vpp 625 000 000 5 4 725 000 000 5 4 900 000 000 5 4 1 125 000 000 5 4 1 250 000 000 5 4 1 325 000 000 5 4 1 375 000 000 5 4 1 425 000 000 5 4 1 475 000 000 5 4 1 525 000 000 5 4 1 575 000 000 5 4 1 650 000 000 ...

Page 225: ... 900 000 000 6 0 1 125 000 000 6 0 1 250 000 000 6 0 1 325 000 000 6 0 1 375 000 000 6 0 1 425 000 000 6 0 1 475 000 000 6 0 1 525 000 000 6 0 1 575 000 000 6 0 1 650 000 000 7 0 1 750 000 000 7 0 1 850 000 000 7 0 1 925 000 000 7 0 1 975 000 000 7 0 2 025 000 000 7 0 2 075 000 000 7 0 0 005 Vpp 625 000 000 7 0 725 000 000 7 0 900 000 000 7 0 1 125 000 000 7 0 1 250 000 000 7 0 1 325 000 000 7 0 1...

Page 226: ...n Flatness cont Calibrator Mainframe Freq MHz Measured Power Out w 10 MHz Power Out w Deviation w Deviation Calibrator Mainframe Flatness Spec 1 650 000 000 8 0 1 750 000 000 8 0 1 850 000 000 8 0 1 925 000 000 8 0 1 975 000 000 8 0 2 025 000 000 8 0 2 075 000 000 8 0 ...

Page 227: ... 3 5 10 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 10 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 625 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 625 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 655 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 655 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 725 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 725 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 795 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 795 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 865 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 865 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 900 000 000 3...

Page 228: ...475 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 1 500 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 1 500 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 1 525 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 1 525 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 1 600 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 1 600 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 1 650 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 1 650 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 1 750 000 000 33 3rd harmonic 3 5 1 750 000 000 38 2nd harmonic 3 5 1 850 000 000 33 3rd harmoni...

Page 229: ...9 1 Chapter 9 Accessories Title Page 9 1 Introduction 9 3 9 2 Rack Mount Kit 9 3 9 3 IEEE 488 Interface Cables 9 4 9 4 RS 232 Null Modem Cables 9 4 9 5 RS 232 Modem Cables 9 4 ...

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Page 231: ...EE 488 and RS 232 interface MET TRACK Metrology Asset Management Software PM2295 05 IEEE 488 Cable 0 5 m 1 64 ft PM2295 10 IEEE 488 Cable 1 m 3 28 ft PM2295 20 IEEE 488 Cable 2 m 6 56 ft PM8914 001 RS 232 Null Modem Cable 1 5 m 5 ft SERIAL 1 FROM HOST to PC COM DB 9 RS40 RS 232 Null Modem Cable 1 83 m 6 ft SERIAL 1 FROM HOST to PC COM DB 25 TC100 Test Instrument Cart Y5537 24 in 61 cm Rack Mount K...

Page 232: ...ndix D shows the pinout for the IEEE 488 connector 9 4 RS 232 Null Modem Cables The PM8914 001 and RS40 null modem cables connect the 5820A SERIAL 1 FROM HOST port to a printer video display terminal computer or other serial device configured as DTE Data Terminal Equipment Appendix D shows the pinouts for the serial connectors 9 5 RS 232 Modem Cables The 943738 modem cable connects the 5820A SERIA...

Page 233: ...es Appendix Title Page A Glossary A 1 B ASCII and IEEE 488 Bus Codes B 1 C IEEE 488 Interface Card C 1 D RS 232 IEEE 488 Cables and Connectors D 1 E Creating a Visual Basic Test Program E 1 F Error Message F 1 ...

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Page 235: ...strument specified to 1 uncertainty is 99 accurate apparent power The power value obtained by simply multiplying the ac current by the ac voltage on a circuit without consideration of any phase relationship between the two waveforms See true power for comparison assert To cause a digital signal to go into a logic true state af audio frequency The frequency range of human hearing normally 15 20 000...

Page 236: ...stem that are derived from base units Volts ohms and watts are derived from amperes and other base and derived units distortion Undesired changes in the waveform of a signal Harmonic distortion disturbs the original relationship between a frequency and other frequencies naturally related to it Intermodulation distortion imd introduces new frequencies by the mixing of two or more original frequenci...

Page 237: ... applied but something other than 10 V with 10 V applied ground The voltage reference point in a circuit Earth ground is a connection through a ground rod or other conductor to the earth usually accessible through the ground conductor in an ac power receptacle ground loops Undesirable currents induced when there is more than one chassis ground potential in a system of instruments Ground loops can ...

Page 238: ...ther designated standards is quantified and sufficiently small to meet requirements MTBF Mean Time Between Failures The time interval in operating hours that can be expected between failure of equipment MTBF can be calculated from direct observation or mathematically derived through extrapolation MTTF Mean Time To Fail The time interval in operating hours that can be expected until the first failu...

Page 239: ...a device that exhibits random change primary standard A standard defined and maintained by some authority and used to calibrate all other secondary standards process metrology Tracking the accuracy drift of calibration and other equipment by applying statistical analysis to correction factors obtained during calibration random error Any error which varies in an unpredictable manner in absolute val...

Page 240: ...mount of voltage exists across the conductor Resistance is measured in ohms One ohm is the resistance through which one volt of potential will cause one ampere of current to flow resolution The smallest change in quantity that can be detected by a measurement system or device For a given parameter resolution is the smallest increment that can be measured generated or displayed rf radio frequency T...

Page 241: ...m from drift in value over time and over changes in other variables such as temperature Note that stability is not the same as uncertainty standard A device that is used as an exact value for reference and comparison standard cell A primary cell that serves as a standard of voltage The term standard cell often refers to a Weston normal cell which is a wet cell with a mercury anode a cadmium mercur...

Page 242: ...ss system or device at one location or level with another measurement process system or device at another location or level transport standard A transfer standard that is rugged enough to allow shipment by common carrier to another location true power The actual power real power used to produce heat or work Compare to apparent power true value Also called legal value the accepted consensus i e the...

Page 243: ...e measurement circuitry inside an instrument The voltage guard provides a low impedance path to ground for common mode noise and ground currents thereby eliminating errors introduced by such interference watt The unit of power in the SI system of units One watt is the power required to do work at the rate of one joule second In terms of volts and ohms one watt is the power dissipated by one ampere...

Page 244: ...5820A Operators Manual A 10 ...

Page 245: ...B 1 Appendix B ASCII and IEEE 488 Bus Codes ...

Page 246: ...5820A Operators Manual B 2 ...

Page 247: ...DECIMAL OCTAL HEX BINARY 7654 3210 DEV NO MESSAGE ATN TRUE 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5...

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Page 249: ...ix C IEEE 488 Interface Card IEEE 488 Interface Card Refer to the National Instruments documentation for swithc settings and setup information The National Instruments 488 Interface card must be 32 bit compatable ...

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Page 251: ... Fluke as shown in Table D 1 See Chapter 9 for ordering information Table D 1 IEEE 488 Connection Cables IEEE 488 Connection Cable Fluke Part Number 0 5 m 1 64 feet PM2295 05 1 m 3 28 feet PM2295 10 2 m 6 56 feet PM2295 20 NFRD IFC ATN E0I DIO3 DIO1 SHIELD SRQ NDAC DAV DIO4 DIO2 LOGIC GND GND 10 GND 8 GND 6 DIO8 DIO6 GND 11 GND 9 GND 7 REN DIO7 DIO5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 24 14 15 16 17 18 ...

Page 252: ...tion Table D 2 Serial Port Connection Cables Connection Cable Fluke Part Number 5820A SERIAL 1 FROM HOST PC COM port DB 9 PM8914 001 5820A SERIAL 1 FROM HOST PC COM port DB 25 RS40 5820A SERIAL 2 TO UUT UUT serial port DB 9 943738 5820A SERIAL 2 TO UUT UUT serial port DB 25 n a 1 5 6 9 TRANSMIT DATA Tx RECEIVED DATA Rx DTE READY DTR REQUEST TO SEND RTS CLEAR TO SEND CTS GROUND oq049f eps Figure D ...

Page 253: ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS 232 UUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rx Tx DTR GND DSR RTS CTS Rx Tx DTR GND RTS CTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SERIAL 1 FROM HOST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 COM 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 DCD Rx Tx DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI NULL MODEM CABLE MODEM CABLE 1 6 1 6 yh051f eps Figure D 4 Serial Port Connections DB 9 DB 9 ...

Page 254: ...7 8 9 UUT RS 232 Tx Rx RTS CTS DSR GND DCD DTR RI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 RLSD Rx Tx GND DSR RTS CTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SERIAL 2 TO UUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NULL MODEM CABLE MODEM CABLE yh052f eps Figure D 5 Serial Port Connection...

Page 255: ...ss to the Custom Control Icons in your edition of Visual Basic and creates the least complicated program for RS 232 testing Complete the following procedure to create an RS 232 test program in Visual Basic 1 Open Microsoft Visual Basic from the Visual Basic group displaying the Form1 screen below oq053f bmp 2 From the Toolbox double click the Command icon creating a Command1 button on the Form1 sc...

Page 256: ...m1 CommPort 1 if using COM2 enter 2 Comm1 Settings 9600 N 8 1 baud parity data stop Comm1 PortOpen True End Sub 6 While still in the Code window select Command1 from the Object list Enter the code shown below The Chr 10 means ASCII character 10 line feed Sub Command1_Click Comm1 Output REMOTE Chr 10 End Sub 7 Select Command2 from the Object list Enter the code shown below Sub Command2_Click Comm1 ...

Page 257: ...le command from the File menu Save the program files by selecting the Save Program command from the File menu 12 Select the Exit command from the File menu to exit Visual Basic 13 In Program Manager select New from the File menu Check Program Group then click OK In the Description box enter RS 232 Test then click OK This creates and opens the RS 232 Test group 14 With the RS 232 Test group still o...

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Page 259: ...nt panel as it occurs DDE Device Specific Error caused by the 5820A due to some condition for example overrange R Error is queued to the remote interface as it occurs EXE Execution Error caused by an element outside of or inconsistent with the 5820A capabilities S Error causes instrument to go to Standby CME Command Error caused by incorrect command syntax unrecognized header or parameter of the w...

Page 260: ...ence DDE 307 CAL_NOCONTNOW Continue command ignored DDE 308 CAL_LIMIT Cal constant outside limits B DDE 309 CAL_NULL Cal try to null failed B DDE 310 CAL_SEQ Sequence failed during cal B D DDE 311 CAL_MEAS A D measurement failed B D DDE 312 CAL_PARAM Invalid cal step parameter B DDE 313 CAL_SWITCH Cal switch must be ENABLED DDE 314 CAL_MATH Divide by zero encountered B DDE 315 CAL_OPER Must be in ...

Page 261: ...STA_SETRNGFUNC Can t set range directly now DDE 558 STA_SETRNGRNG Not a range for this function DDE 559 STA_SETTDPULSE Can t set TD pulse now DDE 560 STA_ZEROMEAS ZERO_MEAS only for C meas DDE 563 STA_TLIMIT Time limit must be 1s 60s DDE 565 STA_OPT_5 5820A 5 option not installed DDE 566 STA_NOFREQ Cannot enter frequency now DDE 600 MAIN_WATCHDOG Outguard watchdog timeout B D DDE 601 MAIN_RAMTEST ...

Page 262: ...EM_DDTREC Device trigger recursion R EXE 1317 REM_SERBFULL Serial buffer full R CME 1318 REM_BADNUM Bad number R EXE 1319 REM_WIZFAILURE Service command failed R EXE 1320 REM_LEX_BIN Bad binary number R CME 1321 REM_LEX_BLK Bad binary block R CME 1322 REM_LEX_CHAR Bad character R CME 1323 REM_LEX_DEC Bad decimal number R CME 1324 REM_LEX_EXP Exponent magnitude too large R CME 1325 REM_LEX_HBLK Bad...

Page 263: ... NRM_EXTCLK_SLOW External Clock too Slow B S DDE 1600 OPM_TRANSITION OPM transition error B D DDE 1602 OPM_MEASZ Z measurement fault B D DDE to be displayed on front panel error message must stop here 65535 UNKNOWN Unknown error d B DDE ...

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Page 265: ...ltage 2 6 Adjusting output signal 4 9 Adjusting values with knob 4 10 Air filter cleaning the 7 4 Amplitude calibration 4 12 4 14 AUX INPUT key 3 7 3 9 3 7 3 9 Auxiliary input using 4 35 B Bus setup procedure 5 7 C CAL_ABORT remote command 6 9 CAL_BACKUP remote command 6 9 CAL_CONST remote command 6 9 CAL_DATE remote command 6 9 CAL_FACT remote command 6 9 CAL_FACT remote command 6 9 CAL_FAULT rem...

Page 266: ...t 3 4 Displaying the output error 4 11 DIVIDE key 3 7 E Edge amplitude verification 7 19 Edge duty cycle verification 7 19 Edge function 4 15 EDGE key 3 5 Edge rise time verification 7 20 Edgefrequencyverification 7 19 Edit keys 3 6 EDIT remote command 6 14 EDIT remote command 6 15 Editing settings 4 8 EEPROM format menu 4 6 ELIST remote command 6 15 ENTER key 3 8 ERR remote command 6 15 ERR_UNIT ...

Page 267: ...ommand 6 20 ISCE0 remote command 6 20 ISCE1 remote command 6 21 ISCE1 remote command 6 21 ISCR bit assignments 5 42 explained 5 42 programming the 5 44 ISCR remote command 6 21 ISCR0 remote command 6 21 ISCR1 remote command 6 21 ISR bit assignments 5 42 explained 5 42 programming the 5 44 ISR remote command 6 22 K Keying in values 4 9 Keys 3 8 AUX INPUT 3 7 3 9 3 7 3 9 CE 3 6 CHANNEL 3 7 DIVIDE 3 ...

Page 268: ... time base 4 24 time marker 4 25 tIme marker 4 26 trigger connection 4 7 trigger menu 4 14 4 16 4 26 V DIV menu 4 13 volt function 4 12 voltage gain 4 12 4 14 wave generator 4 27 Oscilloscope connection external trigger 4 7 Oscilloscope Connection Channel and External Trigger 4 7 Oscilloscope connections 4 7 OUT remote command 6 25 OUT remote command 6 27 OUT_ERR remote command 6 27 OUT_IMP remote...

Page 269: ...on using Visual Basic 5 20 RS 232 UUT port operation via a terminal 5 19 RS 232 UUT port setup procedure 5 16 RS 232 UUT port testing via IEEE 488 port 5 21 RS 232 UUT port testing via RS 232 host port 5 17 RST remote command 6 31 S SBY key 3 5 SCOPE remote command 6 32 SCOPE remote command 6 34 Sequential commands 5 31 Serial connector D 2 Serial poll status byte 5 37 Service information 2 7 Serv...

Page 270: ...1 Trigger tests for oscilloscope 4 27 Tunnel diode pulser verification 7 20 Turning on the calibrator 4 3 Types of commands 5 28 U Unpacking 2 3 Using auxiliary input 4 35 Using commands 5 26 Using operate and standby modes 4 7 Using the format EEPROM menu 4 6 Using the instrument setup menu 4 5 Using the setup menu 4 4 Using the softkeys 4 4 Utility functions menu 4 5 UUT Port controlling an inst...

Page 271: ...7 Wave generator amplitude verification 1 MΩ 7 9 Wave generator amplitude verification 50 Ω 7 10 Wave generator frequency verification 1 MΩ 7 11 WAVE remote command 6 46 WAVE remote command 6 46 Wavegen menu 4 27 Where to go from here 1 7 Z ZERO_MEAS remote command 6 46 Ziatech ZT 1444A DIP switch positions C 1 jumper positions C 1 ...

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