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RM3000 Test Unit Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Page 1 

RM3000 Test Unit Software Instructions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Page 11 

RM3000 USB/RS232 Command Reference Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Page 17 

RM3000 Status Output Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Page 18 

RM3000 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19 

RM3000 Test DIN Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for RM3000

Page 1: ...t Unit Instructions Page 1 RM3000 Test Unit Software Instructions Page 11 RM3000 USB RS232 Command Reference Sheet Page 17 RM3000 Status Output Word Page 18 RM3000 Calibration Page 19 RM3000 Test DIN Plug Page 22 ...

Page 2: ...on of volume resistivity it is possible to input wafer thickness or probe spacing as required Unpacking When you unpack the RM3000 you should find 1 A Jandel RM3000 Test Unit 2 A power lead 3 A 100 ohm test resistor 4 A green case key which can be used to open the RM3000 cabinet not recommended 5 A copy of the RM3000 software for computer control and exporting of results 6 A USB lead Getting to kn...

Page 3: ...ual are listed here To the left on the front of the unit you will find Numeric Keypad Current level buttons Ohm button To the right of these there are four more buttons Forward button Standby Auto button Reverse button Zero button There are four preset buttons marked A D ...

Page 4: ...stored in positions A to D When the required current has been dialled in pressing and holding one of the buttons will store the current in that location Successful storing is demonstrated by the unit beeping Retrieving the currents is done by simply pressing the relevant letter Displaying ohms square ohm cm or mV values Pressing the ohms button toggles the display between giving measurement result...

Page 5: ...it in standby so that no current is flowing Pressing the standby button while the unit is already in standby will begin the autorange feature which is discussed later in this manual Pressing the reverse button will pass the selected current through the probe head in a reverse direction and should yield a negative voltage reading of equal or similar magnitude to the forward reading High Resolution ...

Page 6: ...ng Store Displayed voltages will be shown having been multiplied by the correction factor and if this is the case an asterisk will be shown on the display to indicate that the voltage has been adjusted The correction can be removed by setting the correction to 1 00 by setting the unit to its default settings or by switching the unit off and on 2 Wafer thickness Here the thickness of wafers being m...

Page 7: ...t defaults This it to reset the unit to its default modes To reset it is necessary to type in the code 222 and press store this is to prevent someone accidentally resetting the unit Default modes are as follows V Correction 1 00 resets to this when unit is switched off Wafer thickness 0 0650cm non volatile Probe spacing 0 100cm non volatile Set time current set time non volatile Set date current s...

Page 8: ... measurement is sheet resistance This is measured in ohms per square As the size of the square is not relevant to the measurement there are no units such as square centimetre or square metre The formula for sheet resistance is quite complicated but can be resolved to 4 5324 x V I When using a 100 ohm resistor you can expect the reading to be approximately 453 24 ohms square Press the Ω button agai...

Page 9: ...is made At this time it will stop and display the voltage It is not necessary to use only the current given for the measurements but it indicates the level around which optimum results can be achieved Example Plug in the 100 ohm test resistor and while the unit is in standby press the Standby Auto button The unit will begin to autorange and should stop at 100uA current yielding 10mV reading Where ...

Page 10: ...in built DVM Reduce the current or the sensitivity of the internal DVM or use an external DVM Contact Limit indicates that the automatic compliance voltage has been reached due to contact resistance or too much current try reducing the current Illegal Current indicates that the set current is outside the normal 10nA to 99 999mA range Set a new current Calibration Error indicates an error in the fa...

Page 11: ...ohms square Bulk Resistivity for a wafer sheet resistance wafer thickness in cm units ohm cm Bulk Resistivity 2 π s V I where s is the probe spacing in cm units ohm cm Siemens are the SI unit of electric conductance and represent the reciprocal of electrical resistance Correction Factors Probing close to the edge of a sample or on unusual intermediate shapes and sizes of sample can mean that corre...

Page 12: ...displayed in the green area of the software FIGURE 1 Note that the LED s are also represented In figure 1 the unit is in standby and so the LED next to the standby button is illuminated The RM3000 can be controlled via the software by clicking on the display buttons as if pressing the unit s buttons Please refer to the RM3000 instruction manual for how to use the unit ...

Page 13: ...list Scroll through the readings so that the reading to be deleted is on display and click on the reading to highlight it If you now right click the reading will be erased It is not possible to recover deleted readings Pop up menu Right clicking on the software screen will give a pop up menu as shown in Figure 2 FIGURE 2 There are a number of options and these can be used as follows Connect if the...

Page 14: ...al memory of the RM3000 While downloading readings you will see an information window showing progress Figure 3 This only takes a few seconds and it is necessary to wait until the process is complete at which time there is an option to clear the stored results from the RM3000 memory FIGURE 3 About this gives software version and copywrite information RM3000 State this gives the pop up shown in Fig...

Page 15: ...00 software program Exporting Measurements By right clicking and selecting Save Readings you can export readings to a spreadsheet in one of several formats FIGURE 5 In the Save Readings window clicking on the down arrow by Select Export Type will give you 4 saving options Figure 5 These can be used as follows Current Voltage only outputs the current setting and voltage measurement only for each st...

Page 16: ...ed where the bulk resistivity of a large piece of material is required typically samples 5x probe spacing It outputs the current setting and voltage measurement along with the calculated Bulk Resistivity For this type of measurement it is necessary to input the probe spacing in centimetres on the right in Figure 6 I e for a typical probes spacing of 1 00mm the spacing is 0 1cm When you have chosen...

Page 17: ...computer keyboard The remote control commands simply mimic the operation of the keypad The keyboard controls are 1 to 9 and to set the current Terminate in m u or n m for mA u for uA n for nA e will erase the current setting If entering a current sending f sets the forward current r sets the reverse current s puts the RM3000 in standy mode z zeros the reading h sets high resistivity mode either 2 ...

Page 18: ...emory position STORE 21 Erase ALL stored readings from memory STORE 3D Return free memory N A o 6F Output data in text format Current Voltage R Sq N A l 6C Enter Low sensitivity mode LOW h 68 Enter High sensitivity mode HI m 6D Represents milliamps when entering a current mA n 6E Represents nanoamps when entering a current nA u 75 Represents microamps when entering a current uA e 65 Erase current ...

Page 19: ...e BUZZER 2 7 State of the FWD REV Relay 6 Current Range 10nA 5 Current Range 100nA 4 Current Range 1uA 3 Current Range 10uA 2 Current Range 100uA 1 Current Range 1mA 0 Current Range 10mA 3 7 A valid reading e g No Errors 6 Sensitivity Mode Set High mode 5 Impedance mode Clear Voltage mode 4 Auto Ranging 3 Memory Full 2 Downloading 1 In the Maths Setting Menu 0 Mid Current Entry 4 7 Zeroing 6 Calib...

Page 20: ... decimal places resolution o 1M 1K and 100R Test Resistors in plugs 0 1 accuracy refer to separate document JL21070602 pdf for test plug details o A PC with USB RM3000 Drivers and a Serial Terminal Emulator such as HyperTerminal Procedure 1 Connect the USB and power on the RM3000 Connect the Serial Terminal Emulator with setting 9600 n 8 1 Check communications by sending a g the unit should respon...

Page 21: ... failed if the calculated factor is out of range the 1v ref was out 5 The unit now changes its range to 100uA although the LCD is not updated The reading on the external DVM should now be adjusted to 100mV using VR2 It should be possible to trim this in to within 10uV 6 Send another x The unit s reply is as follows Factor xxxxx This time if the calculated factor is too far out the unit will refuse...

Page 22: ... of between 127 and 128 This arbitrary value will cause a small adjustment in the current output and the result can be seen on the LCD voltage reading The adjustment is non accumulative so keep sending followed by a value until the display reads 1000mV The acceptable error is 999 8 1000 2 14 Send z ensure the reading is still in the acceptable error range after a zero If not repeat 13 15 Remove th...

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