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   GETTING 

STARTED 

15 

Rear Panel Overview 

GPIB

RS232

WARNING

SER.NO. LABEL

AC  115 / 230V

50 / 60Hz

FUSE   250V   T 3A

11

5V

GPIB
Port

RS-232C
Port

Display
Contrast
Knob

Voltage
Selector

Fuse
Holder

Mains
Socket

 

 

GPIB port / 
RS-232C port 

GPIB

 

RS232

 

Accepts remote control cables. 
GPIB: 24-pin female 
RS-232C: DB-9 pin male 
See page94 for remote control 
details. 

Display contrast 
knob 

 

Sets the display contrast level. See 
page17 for details. 

Voltage selector / 
Fuse holder / 
Mains socket 

11

5V

 

Voltage selector sets the AC mains 
Voltage, 115V or 230V. 
Fuse holder contains the main 
fuse, T3A/250V. For fuse 
replacement details, see page110. 
Mains socket accepts power cable. 
See page17 for power-up details. 

  LCR-8101 

User 

Manual 

16

 

Tilt Stand & Power Up 

Tilt stand 

 

Low angle 

 

High angle 

 

Summary of Contents for LCR-8101

Page 1: ...may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without prior written consent of Good Will company The information in this manual was correct at the time of printing However Good Will...

Page 2: ...9 PASS FAIL MODE 52 Single Step Test Configuration 53 Single Step Test Run 58 Multi Step Test Configuration 61 Multi Step Program Run 69 Multi Step Program File Operation 71 GRAPH MODE 75 Item Selecti...

Page 3: ...y to LCR 8101 Do not block or obstruct the cooling fan vent opening Do not perform measurement at circuits directly connected to Mains Note below Do not disassemble LCR 8101 unless you are qualified a...

Page 4: ...8 Storage environment Location Indoor Relative Humidity 80 Temperature 40 C to 70 C Power cord for the United Kingdom When using LCR 8101 in the United Kingdom make sure the power cord meets the follo...

Page 5: ...t Multiple step 24 Graph mode 26 Measurement tip Measurement tip 28 LCR 8101 User Manual 10 Main Features Performance 20Hz 1MHz wide test frequency 6 digit measurement resolution 10mV 2V measurement d...

Page 6: ...DC 20 1M Hz Precision LCR Meter Menu H F M m Trig k S D Q V A p n DISCHARGE TEST DEVICE BEFORE CONNECTING LFORCE LSENSE HSENSE HFORCE Code Clear Enter Local Main Display Function Keys Local Key Menu...

Page 7: ...de page49 Arrow keys Selects menu items or parameters The Up Down and Left Right keys are used in pairs Code key Code Enters system codes for changing drive Voltage Current display page51 or frequency...

Page 8: ...female RS 232C DB 9 pin male See page94 for remote control details Display contrast knob Sets the display contrast level See page17 for details Voltage selector Fuse holder Mains socket 115V Voltage...

Page 9: ...Z Y Q D R G Parallel Hide Scale Abs Save Nom HI 53 388fF Hi Lo 1 00 1 00 50mVac 1 5000kHz Range Speed Med Auto Vm 549 8mV Im 724 9pA LCR 8101 User Manual 18 Select AC mains frequency 50 60Hz Backgrou...

Page 10: ...E Accepts the signal current return Connected to the side of the device under test GND If the test component has a large metal area NOT connected to either of the terminals connect the GND clip to min...

Page 11: ...the Enter key Set the Range internal setting to Auto use the Left Right key to move the cursor and Up Down key to change the setting Page51 Page45 LCR 8101 User Manual 22 Pass Fail test Single step S...

Page 12: ...ct fixture Connect the fixture to the DUT Page19 2 Set buzzer sound Press the Menu key then F5 System Press the Up Down arrow key to move the cursor to Beep then use the Left Right key to select setti...

Page 13: ...e DUT Page19 2 Enter graph mode Press the Menu key then F4 Graph Page76 3 Select item Press F5 repeatedly to select the graph item Page77 4a Set horizontal scale frequency Press the Up Down key to mov...

Page 14: ...evious menu Press F6 Return or press the Menu key to go back to the previous or the other menu Page93 LCR 8101 User Manual 28 Measurement tip Hi Low impedance If the measured impedance is greater than...

Page 15: ...ation for example tape heads and microphone transformers check that the test signal is acceptable before connection LCR 8101 User Manual 30 BASIC MEASUREMENT Basic measurement measures DUT in numerica...

Page 16: ...he graph measurement is described in graph mode chapter page75 The multi step program mode is described in the Pass Fail test chapter page61 LCR 8101 User Manual 32 Series Parallel circuit models Back...

Page 17: ...rge resistance 1k LCR 8101 User Manual 34 Resistance R and Conductance G 1 R Background Resistance measures how difficult it is for the electricity to flow between two terminals Conductance is the rec...

Page 18: ...S CP Q CP D CP RP CP GP Formula C j R ZS S S R C Q 1 S S R C D C j G YP P P R C Q P P C G D LCR 8101 User Manual 36 Inductance L Background Inductance measures the amount of magnetic flux generated in...

Page 19: ...e 0 01m 1G 0 001nS 1GS Measurement combination XS Q XS D XS RS BP Q BP D BP RP BP GP Formula sin 1 Z B X 2 2 X R ZS 2 2 X R RX ZP sin Z XS sin 1 Y X B 2 2 B G GB YS 2 2 B G YP sin Y BP LCR 8101 User M...

Page 20: ...n low Q high D Type Quality factor Q Dissipation factor D Range 0 01m 1G 0 001nS 1GS Formula S S S S R C R L Q 1 P P P P R C L R D 1 90 tan 1 S S S S R C L R D P P P P G L C G Q 1 90 tan LCR 8101 User...

Page 21: ...5 F 6 Measurement Range MEASUREMENT MODE 0 01234 0 2179 mF D 7 C L X B Z Y Q D R G Parallel Show Scale 5mVac 1 5000kHz Range Speed Med Auto Vm 549 8mV Im 724 9pA Equivalent Circuit Block Diagram Drive...

Page 22: ...e Nom HI Hi Lo 20 0mF 0 00mF 50mVac 1 5000kHz Range Speed Med Auto Vm 549 8mV Im 724 9pA Pass Fail test For Pass Fail test details see page52 LCR 8101 User Manual 44 Parameter Configuration Select mea...

Page 23: ...ed Slow Range Auto LCR 8101 User Manual 46 Set measurement frequency This setting does not apply to Rdc measurement Background The measurement frequency together with the measurement voltage defines t...

Page 24: ...ment voltage Background The measurement voltage together with the measurement frequency defines the electrical condition of each measurement item Make sure the appropriate voltage is selected accordin...

Page 25: ...the measurement result is updated on the display Trig MEASUREMENT MODE 0 01234 0 2179 nS D 7 LCR 8101 User Manual 50 Select Repetitive measurement Background The data capture can be manually controll...

Page 26: ...PASS FAIL MODE In the Pass Fail test mode measurement results are compared with user defined limits and the results are displayed Two types of tests are available Single and Multi Step The Single test...

Page 27: ...Angle For detailed description of each item see page31 LCR 8101 User Manual 54 Configure beep setting Background The beep sounds when the pass fail test result matches the setting failed or passed Pan...

Page 28: ...ormal basic mode details see page30 LCR 8101 User Manual 56 Set parameters For more detailed descriptions see Basic measurement page41 How to edit Example 100mV m V A Enter Backspace All clear Clear I...

Page 29: ...er the value 195 00 2 00 Vac kHz LCR 8101 User Manual 58 Single Step Test Run Run in Absolute mode 1 Press F5 to select Absolute measurement F 5 Abs 2 Use the Left Right key to move the cursor to Hi L...

Page 30: ...r H k Backspace All clear Clear Increase Decrease LCR 8101 User Manual 60 Hi and Lo values are automatically swapped if necessary Hi and Lo Swapped 4 The display updates the Hi Lo result immediately T...

Page 31: ...10mV 2V 1mV step Frequency 20Hz 1MHz Bias Reserved item internal use only Speed Max Fast Med Slow Hi Lo Limit Follows the measurement range Delay 0 9999ms 1ms step Single trigger Program runs when the...

Page 32: ...3456789 _ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Edit by key Enter Confirm Clear Quit LCR 8101 User Manual 64 2 Enter the new program name using the arrow keys Move cursor Left Right ke...

Page 33: ...unction changes in the following order F 1 Ls Lp Q Cs Cp D Z Rs Rp X G B Y Rdc Ls LCR 8101 User Manual 66 Set frequency Move the cursor to Freq column Enter the frequency using the numerical keys and...

Page 34: ...the cursor resides Panel operation Press F2 Copy A new step with identical contents appears on the right side F 2 Before step 3 empty After step 2 copied to 3 Step Func Freq Volt Bias Spd Hi Lo Dly 5...

Page 35: ...ts the DUT is connected to the fixture scans the fixture continuously Manual triggering is also available LCR 8101 User Manual 70 3 Press F1 Start or the Trigger key to manually start the program The...

Page 36: ...keys Move cursor Left Right keys JKLMNOPQRS Enter the letter Down key program name N_ Delete one letter Up key program name _ LCR 8101 User Manual 72 3 Press the Enter key to confirm the file name To...

Page 37: ...F6 Quit F 6 LCR 8101 User Manual 74 Delete existing program Recall program 1 Press F5 File then F2 Delete The existing programs appear listed in alphabetical order F 5 2 Use the arrow key to move the...

Page 38: ...axis Voltage 78 Set horizontal axis Frequency 80 Vertical scale Set vertical axis Manual Absolute 82 Set vertical axis Manual Percentage 84 Set vertical axis Auto Absolute 86 Set vertical axis Auto P...

Page 39: ...ontal axis Voltage Background The X horizontal axis is selectable from Voltage and Frequency sweep When Voltage sweep is selected measurement Frequency is fixed When Frequency sweep is selected measur...

Page 40: ...All clear Clear Increase Decrease Select Lin Log scale 6 Press F1 to select the horizontal scale Linear or Logarithmic Log V Lin V F 1 LCR 8101 User Manual 80 Set horizontal axis Frequency Background...

Page 41: ...n Log scale 6 Press F1 to select the horizontal scale Linear or Logarithmic Log Hz Lin Hz F 1 LCR 8101 User Manual 82 Vertical Scale Setting Set vertical axis Manual Absolute Background The Y vertical...

Page 42: ...ertical axis configuration is available for Manual or Automatic fit Selects whether the vertical range is manually set or automatically adjusted as the graph is plotted Absolute or Percentage Selects...

Page 43: ...clear Clear LCR 8101 User Manual 86 Increase Decrease If a wrong unit is entered the value is cancelled Unit Mismatched If a value outside of the range is entered the closest available value is automa...

Page 44: ...nal value appears on the display Step Size 2 4 8 1 Nominal 1 0000mF Set Nominal level 4 Press the Up Down key to move the cursor to Nominal Nominal 1 0000mF 5 Use the numerical keys to enter the nomin...

Page 45: ...pturing Step size 2 4 8 simplified graph fast capturing Panel operation 1 Press the Up Down key and move the cursor to Step size Step Size 2 4 8 1 2 If necessary press the Left Right key to change the...

Page 46: ...ta Panel operation 1 If part or all of the plotted data are out of the vertical range use the automatic fit function Press F1 Function then F2 Fit F 1 F 2 Partially out of range CAPACITANCE VS FREQUEN...

Page 47: ...2 To move the marker to the peak of the plot press F1 Function and F3 Peak Press F1 View to go back to the previous display F 1 F 3 Move marker to the bottom 3 To move the marker to the bottom of the...

Page 48: ...S Pin7 Pin8 CTS RTS Pin7 Pin8 LCR 8101 User Manual 96 Configure GPIB interface Connection Connect the GPIB cable to the rear panel port 24 pin female connector Pin assignment 12 1 24 13 Pin1 Data line...

Page 49: ...al 98 Command Syntax Compatible standard IEEE488 2 1992 fully compatible SCPI 1994 partially compatible Command format trig del mod NR1 LF 1 2 3 4 1 command header 2 single space 3 parameter 4 message...

Page 50: ...Operation Event register LCR 8101 User Manual 100 stb Returns the current contents of the Status Byte with the Master Summary bits as an integer in the range 0 to 255 Bit 6 represents Master Summary S...

Page 51: ...1 7 Return parameter 0 auto 1 7 meas scale disc meas scale Shows or hides the scale bar or returns the status Send parameter on off Return parameter 0 scale hidden 1 scale visible LCR 8101 User Manua...

Page 52: ...r test limit of the currently selected step Example multi lo lim 5 limit to 5 multi new filename Create a new multi step program Example multi new demo file name demo LCR 8101 User Manual 104 multi re...

Page 53: ...s are connected by a piece of wire or a component lead but no direct connection between the clips LCR 8101 User Manual 106 Trim LCR 8101 Fixture setting Prepare the fixture accordingly In order to run...

Page 54: ...l freq Frequency range is 0Hz 1MHz Frequency limit example When using a special fixture set trimming failed at 50kHz which is outside of the test component range up to 5kHz In this case use F3 10kHz 5...

Page 55: ...r details see page54 Q2 Panel operation seems disabled A2 Panel local operation is disabled in the Remote control mode page94 Press the Local key to bring back the instrument to local operation mode r...

Page 56: ...APPENDIX 111 Z Accuracy Chart LCR 8101 User Manual 112 Z vs L C Chart...

Page 57: ...8 C 2 28 35 C 2 18 28 C 1 Qx Measured Q value De Relative D accuracy LCR 8101 User Manual 114 Specification Test Frequency 20Hz 1MHz 5 digits 0 005 Input Impedance 100 Basic Accuracy 0 1 R Z X G Y B L...

Page 58: ...000 4 11 2001 Safety Low Voltage Equipment Directive 73 23 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC Safety Requirements IEC EN 61010 1 2001 LCR 8101 User Manual 116 INDEX absolute mode 58 admittance accuracy definiti...

Page 59: ...ep 68 create new 63 delete program 74 delete step 68 edit 65 load 73 run 69 save 71 quality factor accuracy definition 113 overview 39 reactance accuracy definition 113 overview 37 remote control 94 f...

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