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2182A-902-01 Rev. A / July 2004

A G R E A T E R M E A S U R E O F C O N F I D E N C E

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Page 1: ...www keithley com Model 2182 2182A Nanovoltmeter Service Manual 2182A 902 01 Rev A July 2004 A G R E A T E R M E A S U R E O F C O N F I D E N C E...

Page 2: ...m product modification without Keithley Instruments express written consent or misuse of any product or part This warranty also does not apply to fuses software non rechargeable batteries damage from...

Page 3: ...004 Keithley Instruments Inc All rights reserved Cleveland Ohio U S A First Printing July 2004 Document Number 2182A 902 01 Rev A This Service Manual supports both the Models 2182 and2182A References...

Page 4: ...ld incorporate immediately into the manual Addenda are numbered sequentially When a new Revision is created all Addenda associated with the previous Revi sion of the manual are incorporated into the n...

Page 5: ...tional Electrotechnical Commission IEC Standard IEC 60664 Most measurement control and data I O signals are Measurement Category I and must not be directly connected to mains voltage or to voltage sou...

Page 6: ...instrument shows that the surface may be hot Avoid personal contact to prevent burns The symbol indicates a connection terminal to the equipment frame If this symbol is on a product it indicates that...

Page 7: ...measurement accuracy 1 6 Temperature measurement accuracy 1 8 Analog output accuracy 1 10 2 Calibration Introduction 2 2 Environmental conditions 2 2 Temperature and relative humidity 2 2 Calibration...

Page 8: ...rcuit checks 4 13 Analog signal switching states 4 14 No comm link error 4 16 5 Disassembly Introduction 5 2 Handling and cleaning 5 2 Handling PC boards 5 2 Solder repairs 5 2 Static sensitive device...

Page 9: ...7 SAVE B 7 DATE B 8 NDUE B 8 DATA B 9 Calibration step commands B 9 DC B 9 Precalibration commands B 10 PCAL B 10 Detecting calibration errors B 11 Reading the error queue B 11 Error summary B 11 Sta...

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Page 11: ...1 Low thermal short connections 2 7 Figure 2 2 Connections for DC volts calibration 2 8 Figure 2 3 Connections for factory DC volts calibration 2 14 Figure 2 4 Low thermal short connections for facto...

Page 12: ...ge remote calibration programming steps 2 11 Table 2 6 Recommended factory calibration equipment 2 12 Table 2 7 Remote precalibration steps 2 14 Table 2 8 DC voltage remote calibration programming ste...

Page 13: ...d parts list continued 6 8 Table 6 6 Motherboard parts list continued 6 9 Table 6 7 Display board parts list 6 9 Table 6 8 Connector board parts list 6 10 Table 6 9 Mechanical parts list 6 10 B Calibr...

Page 14: ...1 Performance Verification Performance Verification...

Page 15: ...you to hazardous voltages which could cause personal injury or death if contacted Use standard safety precautions when working with hazardous voltages NOTE If the instrument is still under warranty a...

Page 16: ...tion equipment You can use alternate equip ment as long as that equipment has specifications at least four times better than corresponding Model 2182 specifications Keep in mind however that test equi...

Page 17: ...00027V Restoring factory defaults Before performing the verification procedures restore the instrument to its factory front panel default conditions as follows 1 Press SETUP RESTR The instrument will...

Page 18: ...considerations When performing the verification procedures Be sure to restore factory front panel defaults and perform a full auto calibration ACAL as outlined above Make sure that the Model 2182 and...

Page 19: ...The test involves applying precise DC voltages and then verifying that the Model 2182 voltage readings are within required limits 100mV 100V range accuracy 1 With the power off connect the DC calibrat...

Page 20: ...0mV 10V ranges of the CHANNEL 2 input Be sure to connect the calibrator to the appropriate input jack terminals by changing input cable wire connections and select the DCV2 measurement function 10mV r...

Page 21: ...easure ment accuracy However the following procedure is provided for those who wish to independently measure temperature measurement accuracy 1 With the power off connect the temperature calibrator to...

Page 22: ...REM TALK LSTN SRQ STAT REL FILT 4W BUFFER MATH REAR SCAN TIMER STEP CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 CH9 CH10 HOLD TRIG FAST MED SLOW AUTO ERR AUTO HI LO CHANNEL 2 HI LO 120V MAX 12V MAX CAT I 350V PEAK A...

Page 23: ...required limits before attempting this procedure 1 With the power off connect the Model 2182 CHANNEL 1 input jack to the DC voltage calibrator and connect the rear panel ANALOG output jack to the dig...

Page 24: ...d value Verify that the digital multimeter voltage reading is within the limits given in the table Table 1 5 Analog output accuracy limits Calibrator voltage Nominal analog output value Analog output...

Page 25: ...1 12 Performance Verification...

Page 26: ...2 Calibration Calibration...

Page 27: ...to hazardous voltages Environmental conditions Temperature and relative humidity Conduct the calibration procedures at an ambient temperature of 18 28 C 65 82 F with relative humidity of less than 70...

Page 28: ...The maximum voltage between terminals to chassis ground is 350V peak Exceeding this value may cause a breakdown in insulation creating a shock hazard CAUTION The maximum voltage between CHANNEL 1 HI...

Page 29: ...ration code Before performing calibration you must first unlock calibration by entering or sending the calibration code as discussed below Front panel code 1 Access the calibration menu by pressing SH...

Page 30: ...or details on disassembling the unit to access the CAL pads Refer to the display board component layout drawing at the end of Section 6 for the location of the CAL pads Calibration errors The Model 21...

Page 31: ...actory calibration at the end of this section should be performed instead Recommended calibration equipment Table 2 2 lists the recommended equipment for the normal calibration procedures You can use...

Page 32: ...hort FRONT SHORT 2 Connect the Model 2188 low thermal shorting plug to the instrument front panel input jack as shown in Figure 2 1 Wait at least three minutes before proceeding to allow for thermal e...

Page 33: ...to the CHANNEL 1 input of the Model 2182 using the low thermal cable as shown in Figure 2 2 Wait two minutes to allow for thermal equilibrium before proceeding Model 2107 cable connections are summari...

Page 34: ...to enter the calibration date and the calibration due date Set these dates as follows 1 At the CAL DATE mm dd yy prompt use the left and right arrow keys and the RANGE keys to set the calibration date...

Page 35: ...del 2182 to the IEEE 488 bus of the computer using a shielded IEEE 488 cable such as the Keithley Model 7007 or connect the unit to a computer through the RS 232 port using a straight through 9 pin to...

Page 36: ...ossible Allow the signal voltage to settle Send the indicated programming command Change the voltage parameter if you are using a different calibration voltage Wait until the Model 2182 completes each...

Page 37: ...tory calibration The following calibration procedures are normally performed only at the factory but the necessary steps are included here in case the unit is repaired such as changing internal compon...

Page 38: ...es Saving calibration constants Locking out calibration Preparing the Model 2182 for factory calibration 1 Connect the Model 2182 to the IEEE 488 bus of the computer using a shielded IEEE 488 cable su...

Page 39: ...orm the precalibration steps summarized in Table 2 7 For each step Set the calibrator to the indicated voltage and make sure the unit is in operate Allow the signal voltage to settle Send the indicate...

Page 40: ...settle Send the indicated programming command Change the voltage parameter if you are using a different calibration voltage Wait until the Model 2182 completes each step before continuing Table 2 8 DC...

Page 41: ...respectively CAL PROT DATE 1997 12 15 CAL PROT NDUE 1998 12 15 2182 NANOVOLTMETER RANGE CHANNEL 1 SHIFT LOCAL POWER RANGE SHIFT CH1 REM TALK LSTN SRQ STAT REL FILT 4W BUFFER MATH REAR SCAN TIMER STEP...

Page 42: ...t be saved unless the SAVE command is sent Calibration constants can be returned using the CAL PROT DATA command For details see Miscellaneous commands DATA in Appendix B Default calibration constants...

Page 43: ...2 18 Calibration...

Page 44: ...3 Routine Maintenance RoutineMain tenance...

Page 45: ...RTS SERVICE BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY WARNING NO INTERNAL OPERATOR SERVICABLE PARTS SERVICE BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY CAUTION FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE HAZARD REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME TY...

Page 46: ...rear before changing the line voltage The Model 2182 can be set to operate on either 100V 120V 220V or 240V nominal line voltages You can change the line voltage as follows 1 Carefully pry the locking...

Page 47: ...3 4 Routine Maintenance...

Page 48: ...4 Troubleshooting Troubleshoot ing...

Page 49: ...quipment and skills for repair If you are not equipped and or qualified it is strongly recommended that you send the unit back to the factory for repairs or limit repairs to the PC board replacement l...

Page 50: ...rly When the key is released the message NO KEY PRESS is displayed 4 Pressing EXIT tests the EXIT key However the second consecutive press of EXIT aborts the test and returns the instrument to normal...

Page 51: ...rmation provides some basic circuit theory that can be used as an aid to troubleshoot the power supply A block diagram of the power supply is shown inFigure 4 1 Figure 4 1 Power supply block diagram C...

Page 52: ...rectifier and a capacitive filter and many supplies use an IC regulator or transistors The various components are shown inFigure 4 1 Display board Display board components are shown in the digital cir...

Page 53: ...1 Filament voltage for the display is derived from the power supply transformer F1 and F2 The display drivers require 37VDC and 5VDC which are supplied by U304 5VD and U305 37V Key matrix The front pa...

Page 54: ...ines of the MPU U110 provides the necessary voltage level conversion for the RS 232 interface port IEEE 488 interface U106 U108 and U109 make up the IEEE 488 interface U106 a 9914A GPIA takes care of...

Page 55: ...ION Q627 630 U614 TP651 X1 X5 X100 U645 R648 R600 R 6 4 1 R 7 1 7 CH1 HI CH1 Q666 667 PROTECTION Q664 1V 10mV Q665 10V 20K Q672 9 9M 100K Q673 674 CH1 CH1 LO U601 PBS NBS PBB_SLO NBS_SLO U600 BUFFER L...

Page 56: ...function Q624 forms the differential amplifier input while U614 provides the required high open loop gain Circuit gain is controlled through feedback elements and signal paths by switches Q611 Q614 Q...

Page 57: ...ivider attenuation Preamp gain Multiplexer gain 100V 100 1 N A X10 10V N A X1 X1 1V N A X1 X10 100mV N A X1 X100 10mV NA X100 X10 Table 4 2 Display board checks Step Item component Required condition...

Page 58: ...U304 pin 2 5V 5 5VD referenced to TP301 5 U305 pin 2 37V 5 37V referenced to TP301 6 CR313 anode 6V 20 6VD referenced to TP301 7 Q304 pin 2 5V 5 5VD referenced to TP301 8 U302 pin 3 15V 5 15V referenc...

Page 59: ...18 Check for stuck bits MPU address bus 6 U101 lines D0 D15 Check for stuck bits MPU data bus 7 U101 pin 44 14 7456MHz MPU clock 8 U110 pin 13 Pulse train during RS 232 I O RS 232 RX line 9 U110 pin 1...

Page 60: ...10V Multiplexer output to A D 7 Measurement range 10V Select 10V range 8 Input voltage 10V Apply 10V to CH1 input 9 TP651 10V Preamp output 10 TP652 10V Multiplexer output to A D 11 Measurement range...

Page 61: ...he A D multiplexer Table 4 6 Signal multiplexing gain switching Function and Range U626 Signal U632 Pin 1 U632 Pin 8 U632 Pin 9 Gain DCV1 10mV S4 Off Off On X10 100mV S4 Off On Off X100 1V S4 Off Off...

Page 62: ...Q673 Q674 U645 Pin 1 16 U645 Pin 8 U645 Pin 9 DCV1 10mV On On On On Off Off Off On Off Off 100mV On On On On Off Off Off Off Off On 1V On On On On Off Off Off Off Off On 10V On On Off On Off Off Off O...

Page 63: ...er test leads and cables from the instrument 2 Remove the case cover as outlined in Section 5 3 Locate the two firmware ROMs U102 and U103 located on the motherboard These are the only ICs installed i...

Page 64: ...5 Disassembly Disassembly...

Page 65: ...ly by the edges and shields Do not touch any board traces or components not associated with repair Do not touch areas adjacent to electrical contacts Use dry nitrogen gas to clean dust off PC boards S...

Page 66: ...y grounded work station Also ground yourself with a suitable wrist strap Handle the devices only by the body do not touch the pins Ground any printed circuit board into which a semiconductor device is...

Page 67: ...handle away from the case 2 Remove Mounting Ears Remove the screw that secures each mounting ear Pull down and out on each mounting ear NOTE When reinstalling the mounting ears make sure to mount the...

Page 68: ...ecures the motherboard to the chassis This screw also secures U304 5 Remove the motherboard which is held in place by edge guides on each side by sliding it forward until the board edges clear the gui...

Page 69: ...ve the case cover as described earlier in this section 2 Locate U102 EVEN and U103 ODD EPROMs on the motherboard They are the only devices installed in chip carriers sockets CAUTION EPROMs U102 and U1...

Page 70: ...The resistors used to select the trigger link lines are located next to the Trigger Link connector See the motherboard component layout at the end of Section 6 The resistors are actually solder beads...

Page 71: ...ble tie 4 Remove the two nuts that secure the transformer to the bottom of the chassis 5 Remove the transformer shield 6 Pull the black ground wire off the threaded stud and remove the power transform...

Page 72: ...d green wire are securely connected to the chassis Also make sure that the case grounding screws at the bottom rear are securely installed Power module connections During reassembly connect power modu...

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Page 79: ...6 Replaceable Parts Replaceable Parts...

Page 80: ...hen ordering parts be sure to include the following information Instrument model number Instrument serial number Part description Component designation if applicable Keithley part number Factory servi...

Page 81: ...M ELEC C 403 100 C326 CAP 1UF 20 50V CERAMIC C 418 1 C327 C330 C331 C631 CAP 100PF 5 100V CERAMIC C 465 100P C506 C509 CAP 2200P 10 100V CERAMIC C 430 2200P C507 C508 CAP 100PF 5 100V CERAMIC C 465 10...

Page 82: ...724 3 J1015 CONNECTOR HEADER CS 784 4 J1016 CONN MALE 5 PIN MOLEX 42491 CS 784 5 J1017 CONN BNC CS 547 L101 L502 L503 L504 FERRITE CHIP 600 OHM BLM32A07 CH 62 L102 L103 L501 L505 FERRITE CHIP 600 OHM...

Page 83: ...100MW THICK FILM R 418 100 R132 R308 RES 357 1 100MW THICK FILM R 418 357 R133 135 151 152 154 512 RES 475 1 100MW THICK FILM R 418 475 R139 RES 49 9 1 100MW THICK FILM R 418 49 9 R140 R633 RES 2 21K...

Page 84: ...R 391 1K R613 RES 6 98K 1 125MW METAL FILM R 391 6 98K R614 RES 4 99K 1 100MW THICK FILM R 418 4 99K R615 R618 RES 604 1 100MW THICK FILM R 418 604 R616 R617 RES 392 1 100MW THICK FILM R 418 392 R622...

Page 85: ...ILM R 391 2 87K R755 R313 RES 2 49K 1 125MW METAL FILM R 391 2 49K R756 RES 3 01K 1 125MW METAL FILM R 391 3 01K R757 762 763 636 702 RES 100K 1 100MW THICK FILM R 418 100K RV653 RV660 VARISTOR VR 8 R...

Page 86: ...602 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SMT IC 1140 U603 U123 IC RETRIG MULTIVIB 74HC123AM IC 788 U604 U509 U107 U111 U119 U120 IC DUAL D TYPE F F 74HC74 IC 773 U605 U501 U502 IC QUAD 2 IN NOR 74HCT02 IC 809 U606 U609...

Page 87: ...rd parts list Circuit designation Description Keithley part no C401 C402 C411 CAP 1UF 20 50V CERAMIC C 418 1 C414 CAP 47PF 10 100V CERAMIC C 451 47P C403 405 407 409 410 412 CAP 1UF 10 25V CERAMIC C 4...

Page 88: ...Toy Description Keithley part no 1 BEZEL REAR 428 303D 1 CHASSIS 2182 304 1 COVER 2000 307C 2 FOOT 428 319A 2 FOOT EXTRUDED FE 22A 2 FOOT RUBBER FE 6 1 FRONT PANEL 2182 306A 1 FUSE 0 25A FU 96 4 1 FUS...

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Page 92: ...A Specifications Specifica tions...

Page 93: ...lus accuracy of I source range DELTA measurement noise with 6220 or 6221 Typical 3nVRMS Hz 10mV range 21 1 Hz achieved with 1PLC delay 1ms RPT filter 23 20 if 50Hz PULSE MODE with 6221 line synchroniz...

Page 94: ...with 24XX 6 518 8 5 5 5 1 Scan 6 518 20 20 7 2 1 5 517 30 20 9 0 1 Delta with 622X 4 517 6 5 41 28 0 47 40 22 0 01 1 SYSTEM SPEEDS13 15 RANGE CHANGE TIME14 40 ms 50 ms FUNCTION CHANGE TIME14 45 ms 55...

Page 95: ...clips ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE 2107 30 Low Thermal Input Cable with spade lugs 9 1m 30 ft 2182 KIT Low Thermal Connector with strain relief 2188 Low Thermal Calibration Shorting Plug 2187 4 Input Cable w...

Page 96: ...B CalibrationReference Calibration Reference...

Page 97: ...led information on the various Model 2182 remote calibration commands calibration error messages and methods to detect the end of each calibration step Section 2 of this manual covers detailed calibra...

Page 98: ...front input DC Normal calibration commands STEP1 Normal calibration short circuit input STEP2 Normal calibration open circuit STEP3 nrf Normal calibration 10V input STEP4 nrf Normal calibration 10V in...

Page 99: ...ed as a percentage 10 For example for the 10V calibration the calibration signal can be 9V to 11V The rest of the tolerances are expressed as full scale values Most are 10 of the default value The tol...

Page 100: ...257E 07 2 6752717E 07 3 4445513E 08 6 9316616E 07 3 5030445E 07 1 4294341E 00 1 4294396E 00 2 3740633E 07 4 7622696E 04 1 4400000E 01 9 9931261E 03 9 9988576E 01 6 0000000E 06 1 4449498E 01 1 4436776E...

Page 101: ...KI002182 NOTES The CODE command should be sent only once before performing calibration Do not send CODE before each calibration step To change the code first send the present code then send the new co...

Page 102: ...tion procedures Example CAL PROT LOCK Lock out calibration SAVE CALibration PROTected SAVE Purpose To save calibration constants in EEROM after the calibration procedure Format cal prot save Descripti...

Page 103: ...must be delimited by commas Example CAL PROT DATE 1997 11 20 Send cal date 11 20 97 NDUE CALibration PROTected NDUE Purpose To send the next calibration due date to the instrument Format cal prot ndu...

Page 104: ...Format cal prot dc stepn Parameters See Table B 3 Description The DC commands perform the various calibration steps summarized in Table B 3 All commands except STEP5 are part of the normal calibratio...

Page 105: ...ected to the input jack before sending the corresponding STEP command Factory calibration is enabled by sending DIAG KEIT CAL UNLOCK Example CAL PROT PCAL STEP3 1 Perform precal 1V step CALibrate PROT...

Page 106: ...on errors Error number Error message 400 10m vdc zero error 401 1 vdc zero error 402 10 vdc zero error 403 100 vdc zero error 404 10 vdc full scale error 405 10 vdc full scale error 406 100 vdc full s...

Page 107: ...strument to generate an IEEE 488 bus SRQ Service Request when an error occurs send the following command SRE 4 This command will enable SRQ when the EAV bit is set You can then read the status byte an...

Page 108: ...step CLS Clears all event registers and error queue ESE 1 Enables OPC bit in standard event register SRE 32 Enables ESB bit in status byte register CAL PROT STEP1 OPC Perform calibration step and send...

Page 109: ...B 14 Calibration Reference...

Page 110: ...C CalibrationProgram Calibration Program...

Page 111: ...88 2AT or CEC PC 488 IEEE 488 interface for the computer Two shielded IEEE 488 connecting cables Keithley Model 7007 Software requirements In order to use the calibration programs you will need the fo...

Page 112: ...ection 2 Low thermal shorting plug connections Figure 2 1 Calibrator connections Figure 2 2 Program C 1 Model 2182 calibration program Model 2182 calibration program for use with the Fluke 5700A calib...

Page 113: ...INT 1 OUTPUT 7 CAL PROT NDUE D PRINT 1 OUTPUT 7 CAL PROT SAVE Save calibration constants GOSUB ErrCheck PRINT 1 OUTPUT 7 CAL PROT LOCK Lock out calibration PRINT Calibration completed PRINT 1 OUTPUT 7...

Page 114: ...tatus register PRINT 1 ENTER 4 INPUT 2 S LOOP UNTIL S AND H1000 Test settle bit RETURN EndProg Close files end program BEEP PRINT Calibration aborted PRINT 1 OUTPUT 4 STBY PRINT 1 OUTPUT 7 SYST PRES P...

Page 115: ...C 6 Calibration Program...

Page 116: ...2 D DATA B 9 Default calibration constants and tolerances B 4 Detecting calibration errors B 11 Detecting calibration step completion B 13 Digital circuit checks 4 12 Digital circuitry 4 6 Disassembl...

Page 117: ...10 Remote factory calibration 2 13 Removing power components 5 8 Repair considerations 4 2 Replaceable Parts 6 1 Restoring factory defaults 1 4 Routine Maintenance 3 1 S Software requirements C 2 Sold...

Page 118: ...ble Will not read applied input Overload Calibration only Certificate of calibration required Data required attach any additional sheets as necessary Show a block diagram of your measurement system in...

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Page 120: ...ll other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective companies A G R E A T E R M E A S U R E O F C O N F I D E N C E Keithley Instruments Inc Corporate Headquarters 28775 Aurora Ro...

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