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6630

 

S/W Ver 

Firmware Ver 

Date 

1.21 

 

2021/01 

User Manual 

Precision LCR Meter 

Summary of Contents for 6630

Page 1: ...6630 S W Ver Firmware Ver Date 1 21 2021 01 User Manual Precision LCR Meter ...

Page 2: ...ulting from the use of the information contained herein All brands and trademark are the properties of Microtest Co Ltd Microtest Co Ltd and its affiliates shall not be liable for the damage losses or costs incurred due to the accidental use misuse or abuse by the product buyer or the third party or the unauthorized modification repairs or change of the product or the failure in following the oper...

Page 3: ...PIB Connector 11 3 4 2 RS232 Connector 12 3 4 3 Handler Interface 13 3 4 4 Fixture Connecting 15 3 4 5 LAN Port 16 3 4 6 Power Cord Connecting 17 4 Basic Measuring 18 4 1 Meter Mode 18 4 2 FREQ Frequency 18 4 3 LEVEL 18 4 4 RANGE AC 18 4 5 SPEED 18 4 6 BIAS 19 4 7 RANGE DC 19 4 8 TRIG 19 4 9 COMP 19 4 10 Parameters 20 4 11 METER MODE SETUP 21 4 11 1 TRIGGER DELAY 21 4 11 2 AC DC DELAY 21 4 11 3 AV...

Page 4: ...y Mode 28 4 16 3 UPPER 29 4 16 4 LOWER 29 4 17 BIN SETUP 29 4 17 1 PARAMETER and BIN NUMBER 30 4 17 2 BIN METHOD 30 4 18 FILE 32 4 18 1 RECAL 33 4 18 2 NEW 33 4 18 3 SAVE AS 33 4 18 4 DELETE 33 4 18 5 USB FILE 33 4 18 6 COPY USB 33 5 LIST TEST 34 5 1 LIST SET 34 5 2 LIST MODE SETUP 35 5 2 1 TRIGGER MODE 35 5 2 2 TRIGGER DELAY 35 5 2 3 Automatic trigger determination point mode 35 5 2 4 OUTPUT IMPE...

Page 5: ... 11 LOAD 43 7 SYSTEM CNOFIG 44 7 1 LANGUAGE 44 7 2 GPIB ADDRESS 44 7 3 RS232 BAUD RATE 44 7 4 RS232 EOI 44 7 5 LAN PORT 44 7 6 HANDLERINTERFACE 45 7 7 KEY BEEP 45 Appendix 46 Z Accuracy Chart 46 Measurement accuracy 47 Concept of Command 49 Subsystem Command Tree 49 Data Format 50 Common Commands 51 MEASure Subsystem 55 FETch Subsystem 63 SYSTEM Subsystem 64 LIST Subsystem 68 Read the measured val...

Page 6: ...79 Reactance X and Susceptance B 80 Impedance Z and Admittance Y 81 Quality factor Q and Dissipation factor D 83 Phase angle θ 84 Overall Impedance Measurement Theory 85 Characteristics Example 88 High and low impedance criteria 89 ...

Page 7: ...the housing as to cause electrocution accident due to cur rent leakage Warning sign If the product is improperly used it may cause adverse result to the instrument or the Test Piece If the product is improperly used it may cause injury or even death 1 2 Electrocution To prevent electrocution accident from occurring it is suggested that the operator wear insulating rubber globes before working with...

Page 8: ... the power 1 9 Installation storage Normal operating temperature and humidity scope of the instrument is 5oC 40oC and 80 RH respectively and the instrument may act abnormally if exceeding such range The storage temperature and humidity scope of the instrument is 20oC 70oC and 80 RH respectively To achieve correct testing and to protect safety do not install the instrument in the environment exposi...

Page 9: ...fixtures for material dielectric permittivity measurement that allows PCB designed engineers to reduce the faulty conditions with the com prehensive information of permittivity while designing PCB layouts The performance convenience and operation flexibility of the LCR Meter have become indispensable tools for the professional measuring technicians In addi tion to providing full range solutions fo...

Page 10: ...yze mode Up to four component parameters can be selected in the electric meter mode The induction and DCR values can be measured and displayed simultaneously Auto component classification Comparator function and Handler BIN classifica tion function Up to 32 sets of multistep list programs can be stored in the permanent memory and up to 16 test steps can be arranged in each program Rapid automation...

Page 11: ...6630 3 10Hz 3MHz 6630 1 10Hz 1MHz Resolution 100mHz 6 bit Frequency Input Accuracy 7 ppm 100mHz Basic Accuracy 0 08 Display Range DCR 0 00mΩto99 9999MΩ lZl 0 000mΩto9999 99MΩ R X 0 000mΩto9999 99MΩ lYl 0 00000μSto999 999kS G B 0 00000μSto999 999kS Cs Cp 0 00000pFto9999 99F Ls Lp 0 00nHto9999 99kH Q 0 00to9999 99 D 0 00000to9999 99 θDEG 0 000 to180 000 θRAD 0 00000 to 3 14159 Δ 0 000 to999 999 ...

Page 12: ... Circuit Short Circuit Load Calibration Measurement Circuit Series Parallel Multi steps Mode 50 setup groups with each group containing 15 measuring steps PCLINK CPK Equivalent Circuit Analysis Option Flash Memory 100 LCR measure Mode setup documents 50 Multi steps Mode setup docu ments USB Memory LCR measure Mode setup document Multi steps Mode setup document BMP graphics Test result data Sweep M...

Page 13: ...ing standard accessories please contact your pur chase manufacturer before installation 6630 LCR Meter x 1 User s Guide CD x 1 Power cord x 1 FX 000C19 High frequency DIP fixture x1 Optional F423906A Kelvin Clip Leads with BNC Box F663001A B C BNC Test Leads FX 000C6 High frequency DIP fixture FX 0000C7 Dielectric Material Test Fixture FX 0000C8 Magnetic Material Test Fixture FX 0000C9 Material Te...

Page 14: ...cuting on off 7 Trigger For starting the test When the instrument is under sin gle mode testing status press Trigger to obtain the re sult of such test and the instrument will stop the testing action waiting for next starting or other function change 8 Direction For selecting menu items The Up Down Left Right key set and control the cursor movementon the screen 9 Function For executing the functio...

Page 15: ...g to software port see3 4 2 RS232 Con nector 3 GPIB Remote control port 24 pin block see3 4 1 GPIB Connector 4 EXT I O For expanding Bias Input Output port 5 Trigger Pedal Switch port 6 USB For software copying and upgrading 7 LAN Network port 8 Power jack Fuse block AC power for 90 264V 47 63Hz The fuse block contains input power fuse T3A 250V 1 2 3 7 4 6 5 8 ...

Page 16: ... Dataline7 4 Dataline4 16 Dataline8 5 EOI 17 REN 6 DAV 18 Ground 7 NRFD 19 Ground 8 NDAC 20 Ground 9 IFC 21 Ground 10 SRQ 22 Ground 11 ATN 23 Ground 12 Shield 24 Signalground Restrictions of GPIB 1 At most 15 units of equipment can be connected at the same time The total length of connecting cable will be 20m and the connecting cable between each equipment is 2m long 2 Each piece of equipment will...

Page 17: ...h RS232 and the Test Piece will be tested or trimmed on the computer through RS232 Definition of RS232Pin Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Non connection 6 Non connection 2 RXD receiving data 7 Non connection 3 TXD transmitting data 8 Non connection 4 Non connection 9 Non connection 5 GND ...

Page 18: ... your machine with an external signal through the Handler Interface and Handler I O port in its back panel Please set the Handler Interface ON in SYSTEM menu to enable remote control and set the dip switch to on both switches are pull down Pins in Handler I O port ...

Page 19: ...after short circuit the shorting time must be greater than 100uS 2 The other output pins are photo coupler circuit output sig nal is low level The output is as a high resistance floating circuit when it without action 3 EOM and INDEX will be clean after the TRIGGER exe cuted ...

Page 20: ...ruding point on the BNC port Push the fixture down to the end and then rotate the latch rightward for fixing the fixture Next execute O C and S C trimming See7 Correction and load the measured Test Piece in between both locking plates on the fixture Then fasten the screws to secure the Test Piece and the measuring process can be started Insert the FX 000C19 Push the knob to the right Click OPEN Cl...

Page 21: ...set it as ON and then click LAN SETUP Select AUTO or MANUAL MANUAL settings are as follows MAC ADDRESS Sets the MAC address LAN STATUS Network connection status connected or not connected PORT Fixed as 111 CURRENT IP ADDRESS The IP address of the instrument CURRENT SUBNET MASK Sets the network subnet mask CURRENT GETAWAY Sets the gateway CURRENT DNS SERVER Sets the DNS ...

Page 22: ...o remove the power cord from the instrument In addition do not remove the plug when the hand is moistened as it may cause electrocution due to incorrect treatment If the power cord or the power plug is damaged or loosened it may cause the current leakage burn ing shorting or electrocution hazard Confirm that the voltage specification is correct and then insert the power cable Press the Power butto...

Page 23: ... The voltage range is 10mV 2Vrms and the current range is 100µA 20mArms 4 4 RANGE AC Select Range with Direction key It is preset as Auto The measuring range belongs to internal parameter which will be based to search the bay according to the measuring items The range recommendssetting as Auto in order to ob tain better measuring accuracy The range actually measured will be displayed at the lower ...

Page 24: ... order to ob tain better measuring accuracy The range actually measured will be displayed at the lower left corner of LCD panel Further there are also 1 30Ω all fre quency 2 300Ω frequency below 1 2 MHz 3 3KΩ frequency below 120 KHz and 4 30KΩ frequency below 12 KHz ranges for option Faster meas uring speed can be achieved when setting at Range Hold 4 8 TRIG Use the Up Down directional b u t t o n...

Page 25: ...pacitance Q Quality Factor Q 1 D D Dissipation Factor Loss coefficient tanδ Rs Equivalent Series Resistance ESR Rp Equivalent Parallel Resistance Z Absolute value of impedance θdeg Phase angle of impedance degree θrad Phase angle of impedance radian R Resistance X Reactance Y Absolute value of admittance G Conductivity B Susceptance εr Relative Permittivity Dielectric constant μr Relative Permeabi...

Page 26: ... DELAY If AC parameter and RDC are included in the measuring it can set the delay time between AC DC measuring This function is also suitable for when the measuring value of the Test Piece between AC DC is instable 4 11 3 AVERAGE If the measuring value is instable the average measuring count can be set within 1 64 times The higher the average count the steady the meas uring value on the contrary t...

Page 27: ... means that the pass beep will sound if the test result is judged as PASS 4 11 6 STATISTICS The default value is Off the option ON shows the statistics the option CLEAR clears the current statistics and the option PRESET restores default factory settings 4 11 7 FONT SIZE It is preset as LARGE Select LARGE or SMALL to change the font of the page ...

Page 28: ...E option then it must be activated by pressing Trigger key The measuring will be repeated with each pressing of Trigger key 4 13 LEVEL RO ALC Under the Meter Mode page select LEVEL with Direction key Press Input Digit key and then Enter to confirm the value or use the function key to adjust the Level value The AC voltage range is 10mV 2Vrms and the current range is 100µA 20mArms ...

Page 29: ...lay ALC Fail It is preset as ALC OFF If selecting ALC ON it ensures that the voltage applied to both ends of Test Piece or the current flowing through the Test Piece will be consistent with the parameter set value If selecting ALC ON because the instrument needs to calculate the voltage and the current for adjusting the output it will increase the time required for the measuring If the Auto Level ...

Page 30: ...suring method the user needs to set up the DIAMETER of polarity plate for the fixture and the THICK NESS of the tested material and fixture correction coefficient If selecting the Non contact measuring method the user needs to set up the THICKNESS of the tested material as well as the GAP between the polarity plate of the fixture and the EMPTY CAPACITACE and fix ture correction coefficient Fixture...

Page 31: ...PERMEABILITY SETUP page 4 15 1Magnetic Permeability Coefficient Measurement Method For setting up the HEIGHT INNER DIAMETER and OUTER DIAMETER of the tested material and fixture correction coefficient Fixture correction coefficient This is the compensation parameter used for fixture Fx 0000C8 ...

Page 32: ...high low limit range must be set for using as the measuring setup of the production line or the automated process 4 16 1 COMPARATOR SETUP Preset a reference value and upper and lower limit values as the com parative reference and displaya comparative result as green font meas ured value is between UPPER and LOWER red font measured value exceed UPPER and LOWER ...

Page 33: ... Abs Enter reference values and then set absolute values corre sponding to the reference values as the upper limit and lower limit values The measurement values displayed are displayed in devia tions Abs from the reference value The following equation is used to calculate the comparison UPPER LOWER value Abs reference value set Abs value The following equation is used to display Abs mode Abs measu...

Page 34: ...UPPER Thenominal value is used for executing the addition of Hi Limit 4 16 4 LOWER The nominal value is used for executing the subtraction of Lo Limit If selecting Abs or then the user needs to key in the negative mark before inputting the digits for the negative tolerance 4 17 BIN SETUP Select Bin for setting the bin conditions of each parameter including Bin class 2 9 The Bin Method comprises se...

Page 35: ...ts 4 17 2 BIN METHOD Equal Set the upper and lower limit values for parameter the Equal mode averages each the comparison values automatically The Limit mode can select ABS Abs and Sequential The Sequential mode specifies comparison limits as the ab solute measurement value The Limit mode can select ABS Abs and ...

Page 36: ...rison limits by the devia tion from the nominal value The Limit mode can select Abs and Random Set the upper and lower limit values for each bin The Limit mode can select ABS Abs and 6630 uses three methods for specifying parameter limits as follows ...

Page 37: ...an be saved in the flash Memory of the instrument The Meter Mode allows the user to access 100 setup groups and the Multi Step List Test Mode allows the user to access 50 setup groups with each group containing 15 measuring steps ...

Page 38: ... cannot delete 4 18 5 USB FILE Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port on the front panel of the instrument select USB FILE function key to access the USB IA6630 folder 4 18 6 COPY USB Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port on the front panel of the instrument select COPY USB to copy 6630 local file to USB flash drive NOTE 1 The METER mode setting file is saved to USB flash drive root I...

Page 39: ...ics of the DUT Such function can be used in the production line or the automation test and at most 15 testing steps can be set 5 1 LIST SET Select LIST SET function key Press left right Direction key to select Step 1 15 STEP and press up down Direction key to select PARAMETER FRE QUENCY LEVEL SPEED DELAY COMP MODE NOMINAL UPPER and LOWER After being set select List Run key to access multi step tes...

Page 40: ...sed by the auto mated equipment NOTE The trigger delay time is set as 0 5000mS If exceeding the high limit value it will be adjusted back to 5000mS by the system automatically 5 2 3 Automatic trigger determination point mode Sets the trigger mode as automatic detection the automatic trigger deter mination can be set from 0 01uA 20000 00uA as the trigger determina tion point When the value is great...

Page 41: ...ound if the test result is judged as FAIL The PASS option means that the pass beep will sound if the test result is judged as PASS 5 2 7 RANGE HOLD It is preset as ON If selecting ON the measuring range is hold at the range which is used by the first time measuring If selecting OFF the most suitable test range is set automatically Faster measuring speed can be achieved when setting at ON 5 2 8 FAI...

Page 42: ...UT IMPED ANCE 100 ALC OFF BEEP WHEN OFF RANGE HOLD ON FAIL RETEST OFF STATISTICS OFF 5 3 CORR LIST CORRECTION Under the LIST SET or LIST RUN page list correction and meter correction are not the synchronize function It suggests doing List Correction when starting multi step testing at the first time or changing any List setup value ...

Page 43: ...e the fixture or the test cable in order to eliminate the stray capacitance and the series impedance that may be produced by the fixture or the test cable It is especially suitable for the application when using the machine in a new environment or using replacing new fixture For details of fixture connection method please refer to 3 4 4 Fixture Connecting ...

Page 44: ... tightly NOTE The enable circuit correction is quite sensitive to noise both noise originating externally and induced noise Therefore if en able circuit correction fails you should check the following points before starting the correction process again Check that the test fixture or the test cables are properly connected Check that nothing is connected to the test fixture or the test cables Enable...

Page 45: ... Short Circuit Method lock the reed tightly after inserting the shorting bar NOTE If short circuit correction fails you should check the following points before starting the correction process again Check that the test fixture or the test cables are properly connected Check that the test fixture or the test cables are properly shorted together with the shorting bar Short circuit cor rection cannot...

Page 46: ...ace the STD LOAD high frequency correction disk and clamp it tightly in place and then press high frequency correction 6 4 SPOT LOAD SPOT NO FREQUENCY LOAD FUNCTION and REFERENCE can only be set when the fixed frequency load correction is set as ON 6 5 Cable length Choose the length of the testing wire There are 0 0 5 1 and 2 meters Four types of length can be chosen ...

Page 47: ...fixture model There are F42001 FX 000C20 FX 000C19 FX 000C12 FX 000C10 FX 000C8 FX 000C7 and FX 000C6 6 7 SPOT NO Set the fixed frequency point the range is from 1 16 6 8 FREQUENCY Click the number key to select the value unit Ex Hz kHz MHz ...

Page 48: ... secondary parameters EX G B R X CP RP CP D CS RS CS D LP RP LP Q LS RS LS Q Y Deg Z Deg 6 10 REFERENCE Insert the known values with measurements as reference values 6 11 LOAD It is the value that is measured in the beginning to correct the result value ...

Page 49: ...o set the language in terface 7 2 GPIB ADDRESS Under SYSTEM CONFIG page select GPIB ADDRESS and set the GPIB Ad dress within the range of 1 30 with the numeric keypad 7 3 RS232 BAUD RATE Under SYSTEM CONFIG page select RS232 BAUD RATE and use 14400 19200 38400 56000 and 115200 function key to set the RS232 Baud Rate 7 4 RS232 EOI Under SYSTEM CONFIG page select RS232 EOI and use LF CR and LF CR fu...

Page 50: ... function key and enable the remote I O control program for the user to monitor the signal input and PASS FAIL output result by controlling the instru ment remotely 7 7 KEY BEEP Under SYSTEM CONFIG page select KEY BEEP and use ON OFF func tion key to set the beep sound when key pressed ...

Page 51: ...46 Appendix Z Accuracy Chart ...

Page 52: ... 10 Dx 0 1 Qx2 Ae 1 Dx 100 1 Ŧ Qx Ae 1 Dx 100 NOTE Da measurement accuracy of D Dx measurement value of D Qx measurement value of Q Ae Ab Az Av Ad Ac Kt Frequency F Hz Fm MHz F 200Hz 0 08 200 F 1 0 0222 Ab 200Hz F 500kHz 0 08 F 500KHz 0 08 Fm 0 5 x 0 0472 Impedance Range Ω Zx 100Ω 100 Zx 1 x 0 001 x Km F 100Hz Km 1 100 F 1 x 0 112 100Hz F 1MHz Km 1 F 1MHz Km 1 Fm 1 x 3 Az Zx 100Ω Zx 100 1 x 0 0000...

Page 53: ...48 Measurement Time Averaging Measurement Speed 1 Max 2 5ms 10kHz 2 Fast 50ms 20Hz 3 Medium 100ms 4 Slow 300ms 5 Slow2 600ms Display Time 1 6 5 6ms depend on the contents Averaging Range 1 to 64 ...

Page 54: ...mmand mnemonics the colon moves the current path down on level on the command tree When the colon is the first character of a command it specifies that the following command mnemonics a root level command Semicolon A semicolon separates two commands in the same message without changing the current path Proper use of the Colon and Semicolon as follows It shows how character input time can be saved ...

Page 55: ...RAmeter Z LS Q Angular brackets endisable words or characters that are used to symbolize a pro gram code parameter or a command NR1 Integers Example 1 2 3 4 NR2 Decimal number Example 0 1 0 23 0 001 NR3 Float Example 2 2E 2 1 1E 1 disc Discrete data Example ON OFF MAXimum MINimum When several items are endisabled by braces one and only one of these elements may be selected A vertical bar can be re...

Page 56: ...51 Common Commands ...

Page 57: ...Register Description Query syntax STATus QUEStionable CONDition Return data 0 65535 Format is in NR1 Command STATus QUEStionable EVENt Function It queries the status of Questionable Event Register Description Query syntax STATus QUEStionable EVENt Return data 0 65535 Format is in NR1 Command STATus QUEStionable ENABle NR1 STATus QUEStionable ENABle Function It sets or queries the status Questionab...

Page 58: ...tion When all operations are completed 1 will be returned Query syntax OPC Return data 1 Command OPT Function It queries the installed in the system interface Description Query syntax OPT If 6630 MAX test frequency is 1MHz it returnsF01 If 6630 MAX test frequency is 3MHz it returns F03 If 6630 MAX test frequency is 5MHz it returns F05 If 6630 MAX test frequency is 10MHz it returns F10 If 6630 MAX ...

Page 59: ... response to this query is always 0 Query syntax TST Return data 0 Command TRG TRG TRIGger TRIGger Function It executes Trigger action If using TRG and TRIGger it executes Trigger action and returms test data Set syntax TRG Query syntax TRG Return data 6 337855E 08 3 980846E 06 1 000338E 02 2 280857E 04 0 Command DISPlay PAGE MEASure SWEep CORRection LSET LRUN LCORRection SYSTem DISPlay PAGE Funct...

Page 60: ...ure FREQuency frequencyNR3 disc MEASure FREQuency Function It sets or queries the FREQUENCY Description Set parameterThe setup value of frequency is 10 0 30000000 0 MAXimum MINimum Set syntax MEASure FREQuency 1000 MEASure FREQuency1K MEASure FREQuency 1KHZ MEASure FREQuency 1E3 MEASure FREQuency MAXimum MEASure FREQuency MINimum Query syntax MEASure FREQuency Return data 1 000000E 03 Format is in...

Page 61: ...escription Set parameterThe value of DC voltageis 0 01 1 MAXimum MINimum Set syntax MEASure VOLTage DC 10mv MEASure VOLTage DC 10E 3 MEASure VOLTage DC 1 MEASure VOLTage DC MAXimum MEASure VOLTage DC MINimum Query syntax MEASure VOLTage DC Return data 1 000000E 02 Format is in NR3 When the Level setup is current mode the data returns 9 9E37 Command MEASure CURRent AC current NR3 disc MEASure CURRe...

Page 62: ...setup is ON it returns 1 Command MEASure SMONitor 0 1 OFF ON MEASure SMONitor Function It sets or queries the DISPLAY Vm Im Description Set parameter ON 1 OFF 0 Set syntax MEASure SMONitor ON Query syntax MEASure SMONitor Return dataWhen the setup is OFF it returns 0 When the setup is ON it returns 1 Command FETCH SMONitor DC Function It queries the DC voltage and current Description Query syntax ...

Page 63: ...er DELay MINimum Query syntax MEASure TRIGger DELay Return data 0 000 Format is in NR2 Command MEASure DELay delay time NR3 disc MEASure DELay Function It sets or queries the AC DC DELAY Description Set parameterThe value of delay timeis 0 000 5 000 MAXimum MINimum Set syntax MEASure DELay 0 5 MEASure DELay 100s MEASure DELay 200ms MEASure DELay 5E 3 MEASure DELay MAXimum MEASure DELay MINimum Que...

Page 64: ...er measuring accuracy The range actually measured will be displayed at the lower left corner of LCD panel Further there are also 1 30Ω all frequency 2 300Ω frequency below 1 2 MHz 3 3KΩ frequency below 120 KHz and 4 30KΩ frequency below 12 KHz ranges for option Faster measuring speed can be achieved when setting at Range Hold Command MEASure OIMPedance 100 25 MEASure OIMPedance Function It sets or...

Page 65: ... upper limit NR3 MEASure COMParator UPPER Function It sets or queries the UPPER Description Set syntax MEASure COMParator UPPER 1 MEASure COMParator UPPER100m MEASure COMParator UPPER 99999000000 Query syntax MEASure COMParator UPPER Return data 9 999900E 10 Format is in NR3 Command MEASure COMParator LOWER LOWER limit NR3 Function It sets or queries the LOWER Description Set syntax MEASure COMPar...

Page 66: ...ure BIN METHod Function It sets or queries the BIN METHOD Description Set parameterEQUal 0 SEQuential 1 TOLerance 2 RANDom 3 Set syntax MEASure METHod SEQ Query syntax MEASure METHod Return dataSEQ Format is in disc Command MEASure BIN MODE ABSolute DEViation PERCent 0 1 2 MEASure BIN MODE Function It sets or queries the BIN MODE Description Set parameterABSolute 0 DEViation 1 PERCent 2 Set syntax...

Page 67: ... BAIS Voltage Description Set syntax MEASure BIAS VOLTage 12 Query syntax MEASure BIAS VOLTage Return data 1 200000E 01 Command MEASure BIAS STATe ON OFF 0 1 MEASure BIAS STATe Function It sets or queries the BIAS Voltage enabled disabled Description Set syntax MEASure BIAS STATe 1 Query syntax MEASure BIAS STATe Return data When the setup is OFF it returns 0 When the setup is ON it returns 1 Comm...

Page 68: ...turn data 1 000000E 03 3 791975E 02 Vm Im Format is in NR3 Command FETCH SMONitor AC Function It queries the AC voltage and current Description Query syntax FETCH SMONitor AC Return data1 000000E 03 3 791975E 02 Vm Im Format is in NR3 Command FETCh MODE 0 1 QUERy AUTO FETCh MODE Function Sets or queries fetch mode for the instrument Description Set parameter 0 1 QUERy AUTO Set syntax FETCH MODE 1 ...

Page 69: ...rror code 0 No error 100 Command error 102 Syntax error 108 Parameter not allowed 109 Missing parameter 113 Undefined header 121 Invalid character in number 128 Numeric data not allowed 131 Invalid suffix 211 Trigger ignored 220 Parameter error 222 Data out of range 224 Illegal parameter 230 Data corrupt or stale 256 File not found 340 Calibration failed 350 Queue overflow 363 Input buffer overrun...

Page 70: ...tion OPEN STATe Function It sets or queries the status of open correction Description Set syntax CORRection OPEN STATe ON Query syntax CORRection OPEN STATe Return dataWhen the setup is OFF it returns 0 When the setup is ON it returns 1 Command CORRection SHORt STATe OFF ON 0 1 CORRection SHORt STATe Function It sets or queries the status of short correction Description Set syntax CORRection SHORt...

Page 71: ...ction is enabled Command CORRection LOAD CORRection LOAD Function It performs the spot load correction Description CORRection LOAD To perform spot load correction with no result feedback CORRection LOAD To perform spot load correction with result feedback Set syntax CORRection LOAD Query syntax CORRection LOAD Return data 1 where 1 The result of spot load correction is passed Command CORRection LO...

Page 72: ... Y DEG CORRection LOAD FUNCtion Function It sets or queries the load function for the current load correction spot Description Set parameter LS Q LS RS LP Q LP RP CS D CS RS CP D CP RP R X G B Z DEG Y DEG Set syntax CORRection LOAD FUNCtion LS Q Query syntax CORRection SPOT FUNCtion Return data LS Q Command CORRection LOAD REFerence reference A reference B CORRection LOAD REFerence Function It set...

Page 73: ...st mode Description Set parameterfrequency 10 0 30000000 0 MAXimum MINimum Set syntax LIST FREQuency 1000 LIST FREQuency 1K LIST FREQuency 1KHZ LIST FREQuency 1E3 LIST FREQuency MAXimum LIST FREQuency MINimum Query syntax LIST FREQuency Return data1 000000E 01 Format is in NR3 Command LIST VOLTage voltage NR3 disc LIST VOLTage Function It sets or queries the measurement voltage of list mode Descri...

Page 74: ...s the SPEED of list mode Description Set parameterMAXimum 0 FAST 1 MEDium 2 SLOW SLOW2 4 Set syntax LIST SPEEd 1 LIST SPEEd FAST Query syntax LIST SPEEd Return data FAST Format is in disc Command LIST DELay delay time NR3 disc LIST DELay Function It sets or queries the DELAY of list mode Description Set parameterThe range of delay timeis 0 000 5 000 MAXimum MINimum Set syntax LIST DELay 0 5 LIST D...

Page 75: ...NR3 LIST COMParator LOWER Function It sets or queries the LOWER of list mode Description Set syntax LIST COMParator LOWER 1 LIST COMParator LOWER 1m LIST COMParator LOWER 1E 00 Query syntax LIST COMParator LOWER Return data 1 000000E 00 Format is in NR3 Command LIST BIN PARAmeter OFF RDC LS LP CS CP Q D RS RP Z DEG RAD R X Y G B LIST BIN PARAmeter Function It sets or queries the BIN Parameter of l...

Page 76: ...l nominal value NR3 LIST BIN NOMinal Function It sets or queries the BIN NOMINAL of list mode Description Set syntax LIST BIN NOMinal 1000 LIST BIN NOMinal 1K LIST BIN NOMinal 1E 03 Query syntax LIST BIN NOMinal Return data 1 000000E 03 Format is in NR3 Command LIST BIN LIMit nominal value NR3 LIST BIN LIMit Function It sets or queries the BIN LIMIT of list mode Description Set syntax LIST BIN BIN...

Page 77: ... sets or queries the ALC of list mode Description Set syntax LIST ALC ON Query syntax LIST ALC Return data When the setup is OFF it returns 0 When the setup is ON it returns 1 Command LIST BEEPer OFF PASS OK FAIL NG 0 1 2 LIST BEEPer Function It sets or queries the BEEP WHEN of list mode Description Set parameterOFF PASS OK FAIL NG Set syntax LIST BEEPer PASS LIST BEEPer NG LIST BEEPer OFF Query s...

Page 78: ...e Command LIST FILE LOAD Function It queries the list mode s filename which is being using Description Query syntax MEASure FILE LOAD Return data MICROTEST Command LIST BIAS VOLTage NR3 LIST BIAS VOLTage Set parameter The value of BIAS Voltage 12 000 12 000 Function It sets or qerties the BIAS Voltage of list mode Description Set syntax LIST BIAS VOLTage 6 Query syntax LIST BIAS VOLTage Return dat...

Page 79: ...e statistical data in the list mode Description Set parameter pass count fail count format is in NR1 The value of pass count and fail count 0 999999999 Set syntax LIST STATistic COUNt 0 1 Query syntax LIST STATistic COUNt Return data n1 n2 where n1 pass count format is in NR1 n2 fail count format is in NR1 ...

Page 80: ...esult and such value will not be displayed when closing the bin function 1 bin out not in the categorization number 1 9 bin number the categorization result is 1 9 para compare status 1 4 Measuring comparison result If any parameter comparison function is enableed then the comparison result will be displayed for all of the enableed parameters 0 No comparison 1 Parameter comparison result OK 2 Para...

Page 81: ...l mode Equations D dissipation factor D dissipation factor L Inductance Series mode Parallel mode Series mode Equations Parallel mode Equations Q Quality Factor Q Quality Factor R Resistance Series mode Parallel mode Series mode Equations Parallel mode Equations Q Quality Factor Q Quality Factor 2 Q 1 1 p s L L 1 C 2 D Cs p 2 1 1 Q L L s p 2 1 Q R R p s 2 1 Q R R s p 2 1 D C C p s ...

Page 82: ...ent passes through a circuit The SI unit of conductance is measured in Siemens S and it the reciprocal of the resistance G 1 R Resistance R Measure Type Series mode Rs Parallel mode Rp DC mode Rdc Relevant Equations cos 1 2 2 2 2 Z R X R RX Z X R Z C j Z L j Z jX Z G I V R s p s s s s Conductance G Measure Type Parallel mode Gp Conductance is measuring by parallel mode only Relevant Equations cos ...

Page 83: ...rence between its plates The SI unit of capacitance is the farad symbol F Measure Type Series mode Cs Parallel mode Cp Relevant Equations values C L G parallel values C L R series values C L R parallel values C L R series 1 p p p p s s s s p p p p s s s s p s G L C G D R C L R D R C L R Q R C R L Q L j G C j G jB G Y C j R L j R jX R Z ...

Page 84: ...arby conductors by mutual inductance In the SI system the measurement unit for inductance is the Henry with the unit symbol H Measure Type Series mode Cs Parallel mode Cp Relevant Equations values C L G parallel values C L R series values C L R parallel values C L R series 1 p p p p s s s s p p p p s s s s p s G L C G D R C L R D R C L R Q R C R L Q L j G C j G jB G Y C j R L j R jX R Z ...

Page 85: ...it inductance and capacitance may oppose current and are named reactance measured in units of Ohm Ω In electrical engineering susceptance B is the imaginary part of admittance The inverse of admittance is impedance and the real part of admittance is conductance The latter is the reciprocal of impedance B 1 X and is meas ured in units of Siemens S Reactance X Measure Type Series mode Xs Reactance i...

Page 86: ...its of Ohm Ω In electrical engineering admittance covers both conductance and suscep tance and is the reciprocal of impedance It is measured in units of Siemens S Impedance Z Relevant Equations sin cos 1 2 2 2 2 Z X Z R X R RX Z X R Z C j R L j R jX R Z Y I E Z s s p s s Admittance Y Relevant Equations sin sin 1 2 2 2 2 Y B B G Y B G GB Y Y X B p p s ...

Page 87: ...82 sin cos 1 2 2 2 2 Y B Y G B G Y B G GB Y L j G C j G jB G Y Z E I Y p p p s p ...

Page 88: ...se shifts caused by time lag between an externally applied voltage and current generated may result in loss of current and energy dissipation Here the total current I is the sum of the charging current Ic by a 90 ゚ voltage phase shift and loss current IR of the same voltage The loss angle is the angle δ between the total current and charging current and tanδ the dissipa tion factor symbol D as sho...

Page 89: ... s s s 1 90 tan Phase angle θ This is the shift angle when measuring impedance Z admittance Y quality factor Q and dissipation factor D Relevant equations C j R L j R jX R Zs L j G C j G jB G Yp L j G C j G jB G Yp D Q 1 90 tan 1 cos Z Rs cos Gp Y Q D 1 90 tan sin Z Xs sin Y Bp ...

Page 90: ...l voltage and RO is source resistance If the current across the DUT is I when a test signal voltage V is applied the DUT s impedance Z is expressed by Z V I Impedance Z contains real and imaginary parts The figure shows vector repre sentation of impedance as follow R Resistance X Reactance Z Impedance θ Phase Angle ...

Page 91: ...ssed as admittance Y Admittance is expressed in terms of impedance Z by Y 1 Z Y 1 Z 1 R jX R R2 X2 j X R2 X2 OR Y 1 Z 1 Z θ Y θ For parallel connected circuits it is better to use admittance Y G Conductance B Susceptance Y Admittance ...

Page 92: ... s impedance Z which is a vector value and gives the result using the following equivalent circuits Lp Parallel Inductance Ls Series Inductance Q Quality factor Cp Parallel Capacitance Cs Series Capacitance D Dissipation factor ...

Page 93: ...upon its operating condition The measured values most useful in actual applications are obtained from precise measurement under the ac tual operating conditions Dut Characteristics Example Measurement Functions Large C Cs Rs Cs D Cs Q R X Z θ Small C Cp G Cp D Cp Q G B Y θ Large L Lp G Lp D Lp Q G B Y θ Small L Ls Rs Ls D Ls Q R X Z θ ...

Page 94: ...Z or high Z range These criteria differ some what depending on the frequency and component type In the frequency region where the primary capacitance or inductance of a compo nent exhibits almost a flat frequency response either a series or parallel equiva lent circuit can be applied as a suitable model to express the real impedance characteristic Practically the simplest series and parallel model...

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