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FRA5097

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Page 5: ...while please advised that the instructions for the GPIB interface are included in a separate manual 1 Introduction This Chapter involves such information as overview features applications functions and operational principles of the instrument 2 Preparations before using the instrument Information is given in this Chapter on what should be done by users and other people concerned before you use the...

Page 6: ...nd therefore you will have a risk of an electric shock unless the instrument is properly grounded To avoid risk of electric shock be sure to connect securely to ground through less than 100Ω This instrument is so designed that the instrument will be grounded by connecting its three pole power supply plug with a three pole electric power source outlet with a proper grounding connection Inspect and ...

Page 7: ...f electric shocks This mark is used at locations where one can receive an electric shock under certain conditions Protective grounding terminal mark This mark is used at the terminals that are required to ground to protect users against potential electric shocks Before operating the equipment be sure to connect this terminal to ground through less than 100Ω The instrument will be grounded by conne...

Page 8: ... device 1 This device is equipped with a lithium battery Ask an industrial waste disposal contractor to dispose of such batteries 2 The LCD backlight module contains mercury Ask an industrial waste disposal contractor to dispose of the module 3 Ask an industrial waste disposal contractor to dispose of the entire device ...

Page 9: ... for location of installation 2 3 2 2 3 Rack mounting 2 4 2 3 Grounding and power supply connection 2 8 2 4 Compliant standards 2 9 2 5 Quick function checking 2 10 2 5 1 Checking functions and indications at power ON 2 10 2 5 2 Checking responses for key actions 2 10 2 6 Calibration 2 11 3 Descriptions on Panels and basic Operations 3 1 3 1 Panel descriptions 3 2 3 1 1 Front panel 3 2 3 1 2 Rear ...

Page 10: ...nt start 4 7 4 3 Integration 4 8 4 4 Input setting 4 10 4 5 Oscillator setting 4 11 4 5 1 Oscillator basic setting 4 11 4 6 Display setting 4 15 4 6 1 Setting display format 4 15 4 6 2 Setting display scale 4 16 4 6 3 Setting grids 4 16 4 6 4 Setting markers 4 18 4 6 5 Setting phase display range 4 21 4 6 6 Selecting display data 4 21 4 7 Equalization 4 23 4 7 1 Operation of equalization 4 23 4 7 ...

Page 11: ...ry 4 47 4 19 Condition display 4 48 4 20 Max min search function 4 48 4 21 Other functions 4 49 5 Impedance display function 5 1 5 1 Overview 5 2 5 1 1 Impedance display 5 2 5 1 2 Open and short correction 5 2 5 2 Operation method 5 3 5 2 1 Impedance display description 5 3 5 2 2 Shunt resistance current voltage conversion coefficient setting 5 6 5 2 3 Connection for impedance measurement 5 7 5 3 ...

Page 12: ...Storage re packaging and transportation 8 3 8 4 Identification of version number 8 3 8 5 Performance test 8 4 8 5 1 Test equipment 8 4 8 5 2 Pretest preparations 8 4 8 5 3 Oscillator output frequency accuracy 8 5 8 5 4 Oscillator output amplitude accuracy 8 6 8 5 5 Oscillator distortion 8 7 8 5 6 Oscillator output DC bias accuracy 8 8 8 5 7 Analyzer IMRR 8 9 8 5 8 Analyzer dynamic range 8 10 8 5 9...

Page 13: ...Contents FRA5097 v 9 8 Memory 9 13 9 9 External memory 9 13 9 10 Peripheral input output functions 9 14 9 11 Impedance display function 9 15 9 12 Miscellaneous specifications 9 16 Warranty ...

Page 14: ...ying cable is used 3 20 Fig 3 5 Screen directly after start 3 21 Fig 3 6 Top menu 3 22 Fig 3 7 Menu window 3 23 Fig 3 8 TABLE displays 3 23 Fig 3 9 Display during entering figures 3 24 Fig 3 10 Function Display 3 24 Fig 3 11 Oscillator control key 3 25 Fig 3 12 Connection with SUT 3 26 Fig 3 13 SINGLE measurement result 3 27 Fig 3 14 Connection diagram for frequency characteristics measurement 1 3...

Page 15: ...40 Fig 4 25 Max min search function keys 4 48 Fig 5 1 Phase invert connection 5 6 Fig 5 2 Impedance measurement connection 5 7 Fig 5 3 Open correction example 5 8 Fig 5 4 Short correction example 5 8 Fig 5 5 Open and short correction function keys 5 8 Fig 6 1 Structure of measurement data file 6 4 Fig 6 2 Structure of measurement condition file 6 7 Fig 6 3 Example of graph display by DSPL5090 6 13...

Page 16: ... Table 5 1 Graph axis contents 5 4 Table 5 2 Display mode list 1 Analysis mode CH1 or CH2 5 5 Table 6 1 Data types of variables within file 6 3 Table 6 2 a Measurement data file format Header 6 4 Table 6 2 b Measurement data file format Set parameters 6 5 Table 6 2 c Measurement data file format Data RAW data 6 6 Table 6 2 d Measurement data file format Data OPERATED data 6 6 Table 6 3 a Data form...

Page 17: ...FRA5097 1 1 1 1 Features 1 2 1 2 Applications 1 3 1 3 List of functions 1 4 1 4 Principle of operation 1 9 1 4 1 Basic principle 1 9 1 4 2 Block diagram 1 11 1 Introduction ...

Page 18: ...ntire range between 0 1 mHz and 15 MHZ can be swept and measured all at once d Color TFT LCD included The built in color TFT LCD displays the frequency characteristic graphs and measurement condition setup menus e USB flash drive supported USB host connector located on front panel You can use USB flash drive attached to store the setting and measurement data Behavior of non attached USB flash driv...

Page 19: ... system combined with an on line computer due to its standard availability or the GPIB capability Servo system Servo loop characteristics measurement for DVD players VTRs etc Electronic circuits Frequency characteristics measurement for filters amplifiers etc Acoustic system Frequency characteristics measurement for speakers microphones etc Vibration oscillation analysis Resonance characteristics ...

Page 20: ...of measurement data Memory Memory Storing measurement data into internal memory etc Output control Output Functions related to GPIB and printed output Disk Disk Functions related to USB flash drive Calibration Calib Automatic calibration capabilities Automatic sequencing Autoseq Automatic process execution in sequence Others Others Setting time etc Oscillator subsystem OSC Output on AC DC ON AC DC...

Page 21: ... SINGLE REPEAT HOLD END Integration Delay Equalize Analyzing harmonics Measurement mode Coherence mode Mode Decision channel VARIATION Mode Maximum integration time Reference channel Reference level Restriction output level Allowable error limit Number of retries Correction factor SWEEP UP SWEEP DOWN Log steps sweep Log steps decade Lin steps sweep Lin Hz CH1 CH2 CH1 OSC OSC CH2 CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 OF...

Page 22: ...cale Display scale STYLE TYPE TYPE STYLE logF F θ A dBR logR θ R logA log A A B B CH1 CH2 CH2 CH1 CH1 CH2 180 0 360 360 0 MASS DATA PERMANENT DATA DISK DATA OFF FREQUENCY dBR R θ a b SINGLE SPLIT Broken lines Solid lines X X Y1 X Y2 X Y1 Y2 DATA LINE ON X axis Y1 axis Y2 axis θ logB log B B Unit GAIN IMPEDANC Search Y1 BOTTOM Y2 PEAK Y1 PEAK Y2 BOTTOM ...

Page 23: ... Open loop Memory Memory STORAGE recording MASS DELETE deletion PERMANENT EQUALIZE MASS PERMANENT CURRENT TAG Output control Output SELECT GPIB GPIB Address Delimiter CR LF EOI CR EOI File number Hard copy USB USB Serial No display Disk Disk Directory DIR Save SAVE Load LOAD Deletion DELETE Renaming file name RENAME USB memory ejection EJECT DATA CONDITION DATA CONDITION Calibration Calib START Au...

Page 24: ...1 3 List of functions FRA5097 1 8 Others Others Setting title Buzzer Setting day hour Setting initialization ON OFF System data ...

Page 25: ...e to produce the gain and the phase of the signals at the angular frequency ωfor which the SUT is to be analyzed CH1 t OSC DFT Frequency ω CH2 t CH1 CH2 SUT FRA In Out H ω DFT CH2 ω CH1 ω A D conversion A D conversion Ｈ ω CH1 ω CH2 ω a ω jb ω gain ω phase ω Fig 1 1 Measurement of frequency transfer characteristics with FRA At one time of measurement the gain and the phase only at the analysis freq...

Page 26: ...he FRA analysis has the following features z The discrete Fourier transform itself has a steep band pass characteristic and therefore the effect of noise and harmonics will be reduced z Measurement can be made within the time period that corresponds to the period of the analysis frequency since only about one 1 second is needed to measure the amplitude and phase for 1 Hz z The freedom of setting m...

Page 27: ...ck diagram sampling clock Built in thermal printer KEY BD SW PS LCD DCPS BD 24V 5V CH1 8V 24V OSC CH1 CH2 AUX CH2 8V OSC 15V GPIB 24V PREAMP BD A D OSC BD Local OSC PREAMP BD A D AD CPU BD CPU BD USB USB LINE USB flash drive Fig 1 3 FRA block diagram ...

Page 28: ...gnal will have its DC component removed and be amplified or attenuated to an appropriate level to be A D converted to a 16 bit signal If the analysis frequency is below 3 kHz the signal will be directly A D converted If the analysis frequency is above 3 kHz the signal will be A D converted after it is converted to the intermediate frequency of approximately 55 Hz through a frequency conversion cir...

Page 29: ...iteria for location of installation 2 3 2 2 3 Rack mounting 2 4 2 3 Grounding and power supply connection 2 8 2 4 Compliant standards 2 9 2 5 Quick function checking 2 10 2 5 1 Checking functions and indications at power ON 2 10 2 5 2 Checking responses for key actions 2 10 2 6 Calibration 2 11 2 Preparations before use ...

Page 30: ...ries please contact NF Corporation or NF s agent dealer zChecking external appearance Check whether or not the instrument has any damages or dents on the panel surface or at knobs or connectors zChecking accessories Shown below is a list of accessories of this instrument Ensure that there is nothing missing and nothing damaged for the accessories Table 2 1 Accessories FRA5097 Instruction Manual 1 ...

Page 31: ...t without dew condensation b Do not install the instrument at locations as follows Environment with flammable gas If the instrument is placed in environment with flammable gas there will be a high risk of explosion Never install use or operate the instrument in such environment Places with direct sunshine or near fire or heat sources If the instrument is installed or operated at a place with direc...

Page 32: ...u mount the instrument on the rack Support the instrument by all means by installing some supports such as rails on the rack Do not mount this instrument on an enclosed rack otherwise internal temperature rises high enough to induce operational failures Prepare ventilation openings on the rack or install an air flow system in the rack by using a fan If you install other equipment above and or belo...

Page 33: ...lacing printer roll paper Caution A minimum clearance of 151 mm above the main unit is required for paper replacement Ensure this allowance when installing Caution Do not just use the rack mounting flanges when housing in the rack Provide a shelf or L fittings to hold the main unit on the rack Fig 2 1 Size and dimensions of FRA5097 rack mount ...

Page 34: ...2 2 Mounting and installation FRA5097 2 6 mm rack inch rack Fig 2 2 Mounting rack mount adapter Remove side protector Remove side protector ...

Page 35: ...2 2 Mounting and installation FRA5097 2 7 Fig 2 3 Removal of foot stands ...

Page 36: ... therefore you will have a risk of an electric shock unless the instrument is properly grounded To avoid risk of electric shock be sure to connect securely to ground through less than 100Ω This instrument is so designed that the instrument will be grounded by connecting its three pole power supply plug with a three pole electric power source outlet with a proper grounding connection ...

Page 37: ...o the three pole power source outlet CAUTION The power supply cable attached to this instrument as a standard accessory is a cable dedicated to the use for 100 V AC in Japan that has a rating of 125 V AC and the insulation breakdown voltage of 1250 V AC for one minute If you use this instrument at the power source voltage above 125 V AC or outside Japan you need to change the power supply cable Pl...

Page 38: ... window will automatically be closed For more detail on lamp indications at the time of power supply ON refer to 3 2 Display at power ON and initial settings For more detail on error messages refer to 6 1 Error messages WARNING Smoke odor strange sound In such event immediately disconnect the power cable from the outlet and do not use the equipment until repairs are completed 2 5 2 Checking respon...

Page 39: ...onduct the performance tests of Section 8 5 at least once a year The performance tests are also recommended immediately before using the equipment for important measurements or testing Refer the performance tests to technicians possessing experience in operating measuring equipment and have a good general knowledge of instrumentation ...

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Page 41: ...tion 3 12 3 2 3 Warm up 3 15 3 3 Input and output terminals 3 16 3 4 Insulation breakdown voltages of input and output voltages 3 19 3 5 Examples of basic operations 3 21 3 5 1 Menu operation 3 21 3 5 2 On off operations for oscillator output 3 25 3 5 3 Examples of basic measurement operations 3 26 3 5 4 Examples of connections 3 30 3 5 5 High frequency measurement 3 33 3 Descriptions on Panels an...

Page 42: ... the rear panel and the top panel of the FRA5097 3 1 1 Front panel USB A connector LCD display Menu settings and graphs showing results of measurement are displayed Thermal printer This is a power on off switch The side indicated by is for ON and by is for OFF This is a metallic terminal connected to the cabinet Oscillator output connector Signal input connectors ...

Page 43: ...ed menu in level or a table are displayed CLOSE The current menu is closed and a higher level menu by one level is displayed BACK This key is used to display one after another ten newest window displays in the window that has been displayed right after power switched ON CLEAR This key closes all menu windows ITEM and keys are used to shift the menu item to be selected and and keys are used to shif...

Page 44: ...s that can be loaded or saved by these keys is limited to one SAVE Saves the current FRA5097 measurement conditions in the USB flash drive The save file name is CORRENT CON fixed LOAD Loads the measurement condition file from the USB flash drive and changes the FRA5097 setting accordingly The load file name is CORRENT CON fixed You can load or save measurement conditions under an arbitrary file na...

Page 45: ...details refer to 4 6 1 Setting display format z Marker control key and knob ΔSET MARKER The knob to be used to move markers These keys and knob are valid only when markers are displayed in the screen This key is used to select an active marker i e x axis marker or y axis marker while line markers i e lines that are parallel to x and y axes are displayed At every time when the key is pressed a lamp...

Page 46: ...ring sweep measurement operation to clear the current graph and to newly start sweep operation MEAS This key is used to make a measurement at a fixed frequency Press this key while the REPEAT lamp is off to conduct measurement at the currently set frequency SINGLE measurement and then to display an enlarged measured data at the center of the LCD screen at the end of measurement Press this key whil...

Page 47: ...urn off the output voltage Both the AC and DC lamps will be lit off AC OFF Press this key to turn off only the alternate current component of the output voltage Only the AC lamp will be lit off AC DC ON Press this key to turn on both the AC and DC lamps and to output signals from the oscillator Once you have changed the output voltage settings the output voltage will not change until you press thi...

Page 48: ...keys mentioned above will be displayed in the register display portion located at the bottom of the LCD display screen SP This key is used to enter space in the character ring e g titles Note that this key is invalid when you are entering numerical values BS This key functions as a back space key that deletes the last entered character in the character ring or numerical values and puts the cursor ...

Page 49: ...probe Connector for the type 5055 to be sold delivered separately This is used to adjust the LCD brightness Turn the screw to the right by using a small screw driver to increase the brightness Nomenclature plate 3 1 3 Top panel The top panel cover can be opened for changing the printer paper Refer to 4 14 Output to Printer for printer operation and paper change ...

Page 50: ... representatives when you have one of the three types of errors mentioned above All setup and data were lost re initialized This error information is displayed either when the battery has been discharged and hence the data in the memory etc cannot be maintained or when the backuped data have been destroyed due to some reasons In this case all the settings will be initialized and all the data in th...

Page 51: ...lowing are possible causes of calibration errors as mentioned above Effect of external noise During calibration processes measurement is made within the instrument by connecting the oscillator output and the analyzer input internally A calibration error could be caused if a high level of external noise comes in at any time during the internal measurement If the calibration error exceeds a certain ...

Page 52: ...ark in the Table Table 3 1 List of initialization values continued Setting items Initialization values At shipment from factory At data destruction At initialization executed Notes Remarks OSC FREQUENCY 1 kHz Oscillation frequency AMPLITUDE 1 Vpeak Amplitude DC BIAS 0 V DC bias STOP MODE ZERO ON OFF MODE QUICK START STOP PHASE 0 deg WAVE FORM SINE Sinusoidal waveform MEASURE SWEEP FUNCTION MAX FRE...

Page 53: ...quence parameters cleared INPUT CH1 LEVEL 250 Vrms CH2 LEVEL 250 Vrms Excessive level detection threshold ACTION BUZZER OFF SWEEP STOP OFF OSC OFF OFF Action taken at excessive level detection WEIGHTING FACTOR CH1 1 0000E 00 CH2 1 0000E 00 Input channel weighting factor INVERT OFF Phase invert function GRAPH FORMAT WINDOW STYLE SINGLE GRID OFF GRID TYPE SOLID LINE GRID STYLE X MARKER ON MARKER TYP...

Page 54: ...data destruction At initialization executed Notes Remarks GRAPH continued θ MAX 180 deg θ MIN 180 deg a MAX 10 a MIN 10 b MAX 10 b MIN 10 CALC DATA1 TAG 0 MODE DATA2 TAG 0 ANSWER TAG 0 d dt dt DATA TAG 0 MODE jω ANSWER TAG 0 OPEN CLOSE DATA TAG 0 Tm CONSTANT 1 0 MODE To 1 To Tm ANSWER TAG 0 OUTPUT SELECT GPIB GPIB ADDRESS 2 OUTPUT DELIMITER CR LF EOI HCOPY FILE NUMBER 000 ...

Page 55: ...tual shipment date is set at shipment from factory TIME SET HOUT 0 MINITE 0 The actual shipment time is set at shipment from factory 3 2 3 Warm up It takes more than 30 minutes after the power supply switching on for the internal temperature of the FRA5097 to reach stable Perform measurement right after calibration is made which shall be made after sufficient time of warm up has been made Note tha...

Page 56: ...applied between any two of the cabinet CH1 CH2 and the oscillator WARNING Do NOT connect to any measurement target that exceeds 250 Vrms of measurement Category I Doing so may result in insulation breakdown imposing electrical shock You could be suffered from electric shocks when you measure high voltage circuit signals Use accessory coaxial cables of the insulation type by all means so that you c...

Page 57: ...not directly touch metallic portions of the BNC connectors at the analyzer input terminals The output impedance is always 50 Ω whether or not the output is on The maximum allowable output voltage is 10 V for no load condition for AC DC and the maximum allowable output current is 100 mA The load resistance to be connected at the maximum output shall be no less than 50Ω The maximum output voltage to...

Page 58: ...m current capacity of 100 mA Connect to the outlet the cable that is attached to the signal injector probe 5055 The figure below shows an example of connection of the signal injector 5055 to the instrument For further information on operational methods of the 5055 refer to the 5055 Instruction Manual FRA 5097 rear side FRA 5097 front side OSC CH1 CH2 Signal injector probe 5055 sold separately Acce...

Page 59: ...r 200V DC alternatively 350 Vpeak AC DC 250Vrms 250Vrms 250Vrms 250Vrms Measurement category I 250Vrms 1 Measurement category I Fig 3 1 From enclosure isolation voltage specifications when accompanying BNC cable is used OSC CH1 CH2 2 30 Vrms AC or 60V DC alternatively 42 Vpeak AC DC 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 2 Measurement category I Measurement category I Fig 3 2 From enclosure isolation ...

Page 60: ...g 3 4 Oscillation section analysis section inputs isolation voltage specifications when a cable other than the accompanying cable is used WARNING Do not apply excessive voltages between insulated signal terminals You could be suffered from electric shocks if excessive voltages are applied between these terminals leading to dielectric breakdown You could be suffered from electric shocks when you me...

Page 61: ...4 5 6 Measuring conditions Screen tag select Status Fig 3 5 Screen directly after start Measuring conditions The present main settings measuring conditions of the FRA5097 are shown The abbreviations are defined as follows OSC Oscillator conditions are indicated In sequence from the left are frequency waveform AC voltage and DC bias When output is AC voltage and DC bias are indicated as 0 V INTEG N...

Page 62: ...hift or switch the top menu from one to another See Fig 3 6 Top menu OSC 100 0000000kHz 1 00 Vpeak DC 0 00 V INTEG 1cycle HMNC 1 SWP 100steps sweep CPRSN OFF SLSWP OFF ANAL CH1 CH2 EQL OFF SWEEP STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 OSC Measure Memory Disk AutoSeq 1 1 12 00 SHIFT Input Craph Calc Output Calib 1 1 12 00 Others Top menu Entry value display Function display Fig 3 6 Top menu Press an appropriate key in th...

Page 63: ... _ A TABLE RANGE 0 1m 15MHz RESOLN 0 1mHz TABLE OFF ON OFF TABLE cycle RANGE 1 9999 RESOLN 1 sec RANGE 0 9999 RESOLN 10m a TABLE for entering b TABLE for entering c TABLE for d TABLE for entering character strings numerical values selecting items units and values Fig 3 8 TABLE displays z Entering character strings Press the ITEM key to select characters to enter Press the MENU OPEN key to display ...

Page 64: ... put the cursor back by one 1 character through pressing the ENTRY BS Back Space key The cursor flashes black at the entry location as indicated in Fig 3 9 CURSOR TO TOP AutoSeq 1 1 12 00 1 234k Blinking cursor Fig 3 9 Display during entering figures When a menu window is displayed in the screen a series of functions corresponding to the displayed menu is displayed in the function display portion ...

Page 65: ...e until this key has been pressed even if you change the AC amplitude or DC bias setting z Oscillator output off Press the AC DC OFF key to turn off the AC and DC lamps and to turn the display into 0 V for both the AC amplitude and DC bias in the measurement condition display portion in the LCD display screen z AC component off Press the AC OFF key to turn off the AC lamp only and to turn the disp...

Page 66: ...ribed below with the following measurement conditions Measurement frequency 1 0 MHz Oscillator Amplitude 5 Vpeak and DC bias 1 V the amplitude to be set with the output being open The following parameters are unchanged from those at completion of initialization Oscillation waveform sinusoidal Number of times of integration 1 cycle Delay time 0 second Measurement mode CH1 and CH2 Analysis mode CH1 ...

Page 67: ...V ITEM OPEN 1 ENTER Deleting menu CLEAR Setting oscillator output on AC DC ON 3 SINGLE measurement Press the MEAS key to perform measurement At the end of measurement the resulting data are shown at the center of the LCD as indicted in Fig 3 13 OSC 1 0000000000MHz 5 00 Vpeak DC 1 00 V INTEG 10cycle HMNC 1 SWP 100steps sweep CPRSN OFF SLSWP OFF ANAL CH2 CH1 EQL OFF SWEEP STOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 ｆ 1 000000...

Page 68: ... a measurement mode where measurement is made through frequency sweep An example of measurement is described below with the following measurement conditions Measurement frequency 1 0 kHz 2 2 MHz Oscillator Amplitude 7 Vpeak Number of times of integration 10 cycle The following parameters are unchanged from those at completion of initialization Sweep resolution LOG 100 steps sweep Oscillation wavef...

Page 69: ...mplitude setting 7 Vpeak ITEM OPEN 7 ENTER Integration cycle setting 10 cycles ITEM OPEN 1 0 ENTER Deleting menu CLEAR Setting oscillator output on AC DC ON 3 Sweep measurement Press either the SWEEP UP key or the DOWN key When you start measurement the measurement data start to come out gradually as a graph on the display OSC 2 2000000000MHz 7 00 Vpeak DC 1 00 V INTEG 100cycle HMNC 1 SWP 100steps...

Page 70: ...m the following equation Set the measurement mode at CH1 and CH2 and the analysis mode at CH2 CH1 for the FRA5097 to display the SUT frequency characteristics gain and phase versus frequency in the LCD screen so that you can directly read them through display Frequency characteristics measurement of amplifiers 2 V1 V2 SUT A Fig 3 15 Connection diagram for frequency characteristics measurement 2 Th...

Page 71: ...A5097 can be used to measure of the servo loop i e The oscillator of the FRA5097 is to be inserted into the servo loop circuit The measurement is made possible by virtue of such FRA5097 s features as its wide dynamic range as well as its oscillator output and analyzer inputs being electrically floated from the cabinet The oscillator output level is set so low compared with the signal level of the ...

Page 72: ... DUT can be measured as V1 as shown in the figure The DUT impedance Zx is obtained by the following equation 2 1 2 1 V V Rs Rs V V i v Zx Set the display unit to impedance the analysis mode at CH1 CH2 for the FRA5097 and also the CH2 input weighting factor at 1 Rs for 1 0Ω Rs to measure the DUT impedance characteristics and to display them as the amplification gain in the LCD screen Open correctio...

Page 73: ... suitable probe to reduce measurement error is recommended For example a 10 1 oscilloscope probe can be used Select a probe with an oscilloscope matching impedance in the range of 20 to 30 pF at 1 MΩ Before measuring adjust the probe trimmer for flat frequency response While using the probe to measure an oscillator output adjust the trimmer to where the voltage or ratio at 100 kHz is equal to the ...

Page 74: ...isolation capacitance disturbing frequency response and possibly preventing measurement In this type of case such measures as shortening the cable or inserting a common mode choke in the cable can provide improvement For example a clamp type ferrite core such as used for correcting noise can be attached to the cable Cable routing and coupling between cables can change the impedance to ground and t...

Page 75: ...4 9 Amplitude compression 4 25 4 10 Frequency axis high density slow sweep 4 27 4 11 Calculation functions 4 28 4 12 Auto sequence 4 32 4 13 Simplified load save of setting conditions 4 35 4 14 Output to printer 4 37 4 15 Output to USB flash drive 4 40 4 16 Calibration 4 41 4 17 File operation 4 42 4 18 Memory 4 45 4 19 Condition display 4 46 4 20 Max min search function 4 46 4 21 Other functions ...

Page 76: ... supply on or through the menu Calib Error compensation for measurement system The characteristics of various measurement equipment connected externally to the FRA5097 are measured as measurement system errors The errors can be canceled at actual measurement through the equalizing capability Input weighting The measurement data of CH1 and CH2 individually can be weighed by arbitrary individual fac...

Page 77: ...V1 V1 θ1 V2 V2 θ2 CH1 CH2 OSC DFT V1 V1 θ1 V2 V2 θ2 a CH1 CH2 b CH1 OSC CH1 CH2 OSC DFT V1 V1 θ1 V2 V2 θ2 c OSC CH2 Fig 4 2 Measurement mode and internal connection The measurement mode CH1 CH2 is used for the three port system and the measurement modes CH1 OSC and OSC CH2 are used for the two port system Note however that the two port system measurement provides better results for the measurement...

Page 78: ...rement mode Analysis mode Result of analysis Gain V1 V2 CH1 CH2 θ θ1 θ2 Gain V2 V1 CH2 CH1 θ θ2 θ1 Amplitude V1 CH1 θ θ1 θ2 Amplitude V2 V1 θ1 V2 θ2 CH2 θ θ2 θ1 4 1 3 Graph units setting The display units setting is selected for gain and impedance The graph display units are determined by UNITS and ANALYSIS MODE setting Display units are indicated in Table4 2 Impedance display is fixed at voltage ...

Page 79: ...mbination is specified Table 4 3 List of display modes 1 for analysis mode CH1 or CH2 DISPLAY MODE Display Item X axis Y1 axis Y2 axis X axis Y1 axis Y2 axis Remark logF F dBR logR R θ Frequency Amplitude Phase none logF F θ Frequency Phase logF F logA log A logB log B Frequency Real amplitude Imaginary amplitude logF F A B Frequency Real amplitude Imaginary amplitude Bode chart θ dBR logR R Phase...

Page 80: ...tude Linear Vrms logA Real amplitude Log Vrms log A Negative real amplitude Log Vrms A Real amplitude Linear Vrms logB Imaginary amplitude Log Vrms log B Negative imaginary amplitude Log Vrms B Imaginary amplitude Linear Vrms CH1 CH2 B Negative imaginary amplitude Linear Vrms dBR Gain Linear dB logR Gain Log None R Gain Linear None logA Real gain Log None log A Negative real gain Log None A Real g...

Page 81: ...nstant of the SUT Among others note that sufficient period of time delay needs to be secured for measuring accurately the SUTs that involve high order elements e g filters with steep frequency characteristics high Q resonance circuits with crystal oscillators etc since they have long period of time delay Use the menu Measure BASIC FUNCTION DELAY TIME to set the period of time delay The period of t...

Page 82: ... the number of Fourier integrations the higher the accuracy of measurement The time required for measurement is needless to say proportional to the number of times of Fourier integrations The FRA5097 has two 2 ways of integration operation methods available manual integration and automatic integration a Manual integration Measurement is done at each analysis frequency in the sweep frequency range ...

Page 83: ...lection of optimum integration times as well as reduction of measurement period of time Set FUNCTION ON in the menu Measure AUTO INTEGRATION to perform automatic integration Set the analysis channel which is to be referred to for determining the integration count to be focused by COHERENCE MODE of the Measure BASIC FUNCTION menu Select the coherence estimated value variance estimated value of meas...

Page 84: ...ctions when excessive over levels were detected Each of the above indicates to activate buzzer to stop frequency sweep or to turn off only AC component of oscillator as well as to stop frequency sweep DC bias output is alive respectively WEIGHTING FACTOR CH1 CH2 INVERT Weighting is to be applied for CH1 and CH2 respectively within the range of 0 up to 1 0E 6 Resolution is 5 digits or 0 1E 9 For ex...

Page 85: ... you change the output voltage settings unless you press the AC DC ON key STOP MODE One of the following is selected in the oscillator stop mode when you press the AC OFF key ZERO The oscillator stops with the AC output voltage becoming 0 V at the instant of your pressing the key HOLD The oscillator stops with the AC output phase being maintained at the instant of your pressing the key PHASE The o...

Page 86: ...TART STOP PHASE setting START STOP PHASE This is used to set the phase of the oscillator output with which the oscillator start to produce or stop producing the output waveform This setting is valid when the STOP MODE is set at PHASE Note however that the phase of the output waveform at the start or stop of frequency sweep is nothing to do with this setting The phase setting by START STOP PHASE is...

Page 87: ...llator output voltage level changes continuously when the oscillator status is off either at the start or the end of the SLOW operation i e changing the output from off to on or from on to off Note however that when no off status is involved at the start nor the end of oscillator output voltage level change e g from the set value No 1 to No 2 from the set value No 2 to No 3 etc a spike like discon...

Page 88: ...nd the cursor function is effective Settings are possible for individual graphs separately for GRID DISPLAY MODE ANALYSIS MODE and PHASE RANGE CAUTION In the following type operations when the Screen and keys are pressed the graph dissappears The displayed data have been deleted The displayed data have been deleted by MEMORY DELETE MASS DATA or MEMORY DELETE PERMANENT DATA The graph remains unchan...

Page 89: ...easure SWEEP FUNCTION irrespective of the ON OFF status of the auto scale AUTO SCALE 4 6 3 Setting grids Use the following menus which are located in the level just below the menu Graph to set the grid display GRID When this is ON grids are displayed GRID TYPE Solid lines are displayed at the setting of SOLID LINE and broken line are displayed at the setting of BROKEN LINE GRID STYLE This enables ...

Page 90: ...e as R The gain grid interval is obtained according to the following Gain grid interval For 0 75E n R 1 5E n 1 0E n For 1 5E n R 3 5E n 2 0E n For 3 5E n R 7 5E n 5 0E n For 7 5E n R 15 0E n 10 0E n 5 Multiply by arbitrary integers the gain grid interval that has been obtained above Find two values from among the gain grid interval multiplied by integers so that the two values individually are the...

Page 91: ...a markers You can read the gain difference or the phase difference between those at two different measurement frequencies by using these markers The normal marker is displayed in and the delta marker is displayed in The mark of is displayed together with the marker to indicate that the marker is active which means that the marker can be moved by knob actions See Fig 4 10 Data marker display When t...

Page 92: ...SWP OFF ANAL CH f 2 2000000000MHz R 0 038 OSC 2 2000000000MHz 7 00 Vpeak DC 1 00 V SWP 100steps sweep CPRSN OFF SLSWP OFF ANAL f 2 2000000000MHz R 0 038 During marker being displayed During frequency sweep measurement Fig 4 11 Examples of data display b How to use line markers Line markers are displayed in two forms one is a straight line parallel to the x axis i e y axis marker and the other is a...

Page 93: ...displays the read out data of the intersection of the x axis normal marker with the measurement data curve The y axis normal marker is active i e and SET lamps are off Turn the knob and the y axis delta marker also moves vertically up and down in accordance with the knob action The data display portion in the screen displays the read out data of the intersection of the y axis normal marker with th...

Page 94: ...ory are selected and displayed The functions of function keys are the following PREV To return to the previous page NEXT To go to the next page To move the cursor up by one line To move the cursor down by one line ASSIGN To display in the graph the data currently pointed by the cursor PERMANENT DATA The graph recorded in the permanent data memory is selected and displayed The functions of function...

Page 95: ...t yet been stored in the USB flash drive since the data have just been taken and if those data are unnecessary for you press the function key DELETE CUR TAG in the menu Memory to delete the data If you find you cannot yet load the data from the floppy disk even after you have taken the measures above record and store into the permanent memory all those data that are in the mass memory and also tho...

Page 96: ...easuring measurement system errors Fig 4 13 Measurement DUT system a Measurement and storage recording of measurement system errors 1 Connect as shown in Fig 4 13b to cancel only the desired measurement system 2 Set the menu Measure BASIC FUNCTION EQUALIZING at OFF 3 Set all items and parameters in identical settings to those at the time of measurement of Fdut 4 Store record the measured frequency...

Page 97: ...e V1e Probe2 Probe1 3 Connect as shown in Fig 4 14a and measure the overall dut system Putting the Amp output voltage to be Vin and the Fdut output voltage to be Vout you can obtain input voltages of CH1 and CH2 V1m and V2m respectively as follows V1m Vin Probe1 V2m Vout Probe2 Vin Fdut Probe2 4 Equalize these data by using the data stored in the EQL memory Since the actual processing of equalizat...

Page 98: ... The oscillator output frequency is displayed in the frequency axis of the graph in the LCD screen Therefore the graph display and the maximum measurable frequencies are limited to 15MHz n when you set the order of harmonics to be n CAUTION It is possible to set the frequency sweep range beyond 15 MHz n even if you have set the order of harmonics at n 1 If you start frequency sweep measurement wit...

Page 99: ...in and the measurement data is again compared with the compression level setting to find the difference If the difference is still beyond the permissible range repeat the measurement and comparison If the measurement and comparison is repeated for the preset number of times and still the difference is beyond the permissible range the measurement at this frequency is terminated with an error messag...

Page 100: ...asurement CORRECTION FACTOR To be used to voltage correction factor An example of amplitude compression is shown below where the voltage correction factor CORRECTION FACTOR has been set at 70 It is also assumed that the current oscillator setting voltage is 1 V and the reference level REF LEVEL of the oscillator is 2 V 0 1 2 3 1 2 1V V0 1 7V V1 1 91V V2 1 973V V3 Number of measurements n Oscillato...

Page 101: ...ents the measured data status of whether or not there is a sharp data variation the mode setting status of MANUAL AUTO and the function key setting status of MANUAL ON or MANUAL OFF See Table 4 8 High density slow sweep Table 4 8 High density slow sweep Frequency range without sharp data variation Frequency range with sharp frequency variation Mode MANUAL ON MANUAL OFF MANUAL ON MANUAL OFF MANUAL ...

Page 102: ... value and calculation between numerical values Use the menu window Calc to set the operation of the four rules of arithmetic DATA1 TAG measurement result or calculation result or CONSTANT constant value real number or IMAGINARY constant value imaginary number MODE DATA2 ANSWER TAG TAG0 6 TAG measurement result or calculation result or CONSTANT constant value real number or IMAGINARY constant valu...

Page 103: ... the frequency domain In the same theory the second order differentiation in the time domain corresponds to multiplication of jω 2 by the data In the similar manner integration and double integration double integrals of measurement data in the time domain corresponds to division of the measurement data by jω and jω 2 respectively You can calculate higher order differentiation higher order derivati...

Page 104: ...p conversion To 1 To Tm or the closed loop to open loop conversion Tc 1 Tc Tm ANSWER TAG To be used to set the data TAG number of 0 6 for storing the calculation result To Tc Fin Fout Open loop transfer function Closed loop transfer function Negative feedback transfer function To Tc 1 Tc Tm Tc Fout Fin To 1 To Tm Tm Fig 4 20 Open loop and close loop transfer functions The meaning of DATA TAG and A...

Page 105: ... of DATA2 the amplitude and phase of the data at the maximum frequency are used as the data of DATA2 Similarly when the frequency of DATA1 is lower than the minimum frequency of DATA2 the amplitude and phase at the minimum frequency is used as the data of DATA2 When calculations between data are used for open and closed loop conversions the frequency of DATA is used The calculation methodology wil...

Page 106: ... usual Press the AUTO SEQ key again to complete the key sequence storage The REC lamp will be turned off to indicate the key sequence storage recording having completed Key operations during the REC lamp in the off status will not be stored CAUTION The operation itself of the AUTO SEQ key action is not recorded stored The maximum number of key actions to be stored is 128 In addition only one 1 set...

Page 107: ...ever the execution is terminated at that point If an overload occurs midway during execution of the key sequence the execution is terminated only when either one of SWEEP STOP or OSCOFF in the menu Input ACTION is ON If a key sequence involving a REPEAT measurement is executed the REPEAT measurement is repeated permanently without going to the next execution Therefore do not record store execute a...

Page 108: ...e will be saved in the disk When the measurement condition is loaded midway during the execution of key sequence the recorded key sequence will be rewritten by the loaded sequence content However the sequence currently being executed will be maintained with the content at the start of execution until the sequence execution is completed When again a sequence is executed afterwards the newly loaded ...

Page 109: ... ITEM after the desired item is moved to the top by the function key CURSOR TO TOP 4 13 Simplified load save of setting conditions You can easily load save the FRA5097 setting conditions from to the USB flash drive without entering a file name Storing the frequently used conditions in the USB flash drive lets you easily read and use such conditions 4 13 1 Simplified condition load If a condition f...

Page 110: ...pears and asks to confirm whether to save To save press the function key CONTINUE For information messages see 7 1 1 List of information messages CAUTION The file name of the file loaded saved by the CONDITION LOAD or SAVE key is always fixed to CURRENT CON This means that this feature can handle only one set of setting conditions To handle more than one set of setting conditions assign a differen...

Page 111: ...cover Open the printer on the top of the FRA5097 Use a coin or similar tool to turn and release stoppers then open the cover コインなどでストッパを回す正面パネルふたを持ち上げる Fig 4 21 Open the cover b Load printer paper Load the paper as shown in Fig 4 47 Pass the roller through the paper roll and set the roller with paper onto the holders Insert fully to where the holder clicks into place and is supported by the hol...

Page 112: ... to the shaft and the head of the printer Turn the lever to the vertical position Head Platen rubber roller Printing paper Insert printing paper from the lower side of the platen Return the lever to horizontal position Fig 4 23 Loading printing paper Return the lever to the original horizontal position after you have completed loading the printing paper Printing can be made only when the lever has...

Page 113: ...er can yield inferior print quality and possibly damage the printer If the paper is depleted not properly set or the lever not correctly horizontal the LCD shows Error 70 Printer didn t respond when PRINTER is pressed In this case check for paper supply and proper setting The printer is a thermal type and uses thermal paper Since the print tends to fade over time again copy the image onto regular ...

Page 114: ... of the front panel of the FRA5097 not via any USB HUB or extension cable Is not partitioned but is constituted as one logical disk 4 15 1 LCD screen hardcopy Press SCREEN COPY USB MEMORY to produce a hard copy The hard copy of the present LCD screen is stored as an image file The file which is named FRA BMP is stored in the root directory of the USB flash drive can be set by FILE NUMBER in the ra...

Page 115: ...r output is off for both AC DC Press the AC DC OFF key before starting calibration operations to turn off the oscillator output When calibration operations start the window Calibration Systemcheck is displayed in the LCD screen Calibration Systemcheck Calibrating oooooooooo FRA5097 System program Version Copyright 1989 2006 NF Corporation When all of marks turn to o in the window Calibration Syste...

Page 116: ...CON files excepted b SAVE To save measurement data and or measurement conditions storage DATA To save measurement data ALL To store all of the contents of the master data memory and the permanent memory as well as the displayed data into the USB flash drive Three 3 digit serial numbers are automatically added after individual file names 5 characters maximum The order of storage is the following 1s...

Page 117: ... a file you want to read in The selected file will be displayed in inverted characters Press the function key LOAD to load the selected file If you want to specify the file name by yourself and load the file press the OPEN key in the state where a list of files is displayed Pick up characters as you want from the TABLE character string table to enter the file name See Character string entry above ...

Page 118: ...e f EJECT USB flash drive removal Before removing USB flash drive from FRA5097 be sure to press the function key EJECT and check that the USB flash drive is not accessed by for instance confirming that the access lamp is off Be warned that an attempt to remove the USB flash drive without pressing the EJECT button or to remove the USB flash drive when being accessed may destroy the unusable USB fla...

Page 119: ...SS STORAGE To store in the mass memory PERMANENT STORAGE To store in the permanent memory EQL STORAGE To store in the equalizing memory The Equalizing function menu Measure BASIC FUNCTION EQUALIZING becomes valid only when data are stored in this memory i e equalizing memory DELETE MASS DATA DELETE PERMANENT DATA To delete the stored content of the master data memory or of the permanent data memor...

Page 120: ... but not the current FRA5097 condition which has been set for measurement 4 20 Max min search function When data marker type is set for graph display the minimum or maximum value of the vertical axis parameters is searched automatically the marker is shifted and the computed value displayed Search is enabled for Y1 PEAK maximum Y1 BOTTOM minimum Y2 PEAK and Y2 BOTTOM SEARCH items have been added t...

Page 121: ...the data BUZZER Set this ON to activate the sound of buzzer at every time a message is displayed Use the menu Input to set the buzzer ON OFF to notify the overload status of the input level Note that you cannot set the buzzer off which buzzes at every key action DATE SET To set the year month and date TIME SET To set the hour and minute INITIALIZE To initialize all parameters conditions to be set ...

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Page 123: ...sistance current voltage conversion coefficient setting 5 6 5 2 3 Connection for impedance measurement 5 7 5 3 Open and short correction 5 8 5 3 1 Connection for open and short correction data storage 5 8 5 3 2 Data measurement and storage 5 8 5 3 3 Open and short correction data memory 5 9 5 3 4 Open and short correction function setting 5 9 5 Impedance display function ...

Page 124: ... set 5 1 2 Open and short correction This function reduces systematic impedance measurement errors due cable and other factors Before measuring impedance the terminals are first measured at open and short states and the resulting data stored in memory During actual measurement the resulting open and short data are shown graphically To display impedance set the graph unit to impedance For details r...

Page 125: ... meanings R Impedance CH1 CH2 or admittance CH2 CH1 A Resistance CH1 CH2 or conductance CH2 CH1 B Reactance CH1 CH2 or susceptance CH2 CH1 When impedance is displayed CH1 is fixed to voltage input and CH2 fixed to current input To allow 0 01 m to 1 kΩ shunt resistance to be used for current to voltage conversion WEIGHTING FACTOR by the menu Input setting range is 0 to 1 0E 6 resolution 5 digits or...

Page 126: ...de Log Arms log A Negative real current amplitude Log Arms A Real current amplitude Linear Arms logB Imaginary current amplitude Log Arms log B Negative imaginary current amplitude Log Arms B Imaginary current amplitude Linear Arms CH2 B Negative imaginary current amplitude Linear Arms dBR Impedance Linear dBΩ 3 logR Impedance Log Ω R Impedance Linear Ω logA Resistance Log Ω log A Negative resista...

Page 127: ... R Phase Amplitude Nichols chart A B Real amplitude Imaginary amplitude Nyquist diagram A B Real amplitude Negative imaginary amplitude Cole cole plot Table 5 2 Display mode list 2 Analysis mode CH1 CH2 or CH2 CH1 DISPLAY MODE Display Item X axis Y1 axis Y2 axis X axis Y1 axis Y2 axis Remark logF F dBR logR R θ Frequency Impedance Admittance Phase none logF F θ Frequency Phase logF F logA log A lo...

Page 128: ... with a gain of 100 set the CH1 weighting factor to 0 01 inverse of 100 Current input is CH2 If the CH2 shunt resistance is 100 mΩ set the CH2 weighting factor to 10 inverse of 100 m Set invert on to invert the phase 180 This can be effective for inverting voltage and current phase when measuring impedance Fig 5 1 Phase invert connection INVERT OFF CH1 V DUT SHUNT CH2 I 電圧と電流の入力グランド共通 INVERT ON C...

Page 129: ...0Ω shunt resistor is suitable for current detection If measuring a larger voltage and large current supply the FRA5097 oscillator output to an external amplifier The NF Corporation HSA series can be used to 300 Vp p If the DUT current is large a current probe CT can be used for the detector Current detect resistor Current detector to CH2 to CH1 Voltage detect FRA5097 DUT DUT OSC CH1 CH2 Fig 5 2 Im...

Page 130: ... 5 4 Short correction example 5 3 2 Data measurement and storage Measure and store the open and short data as follows 1 Set the menu Measure BASIC FUNCTION OPEN CORRECTION and SHORT CORRECTION at off 2 Measure the impedance terminal in open state Use the menu Memory to select STORAGE and so show the function keys indicated in Fig 5 5 Press OPEN STORAGE to store the open correction in memory MASS S...

Page 131: ...he correction data 5 3 4 Open and short correction function setting The open and short correction function must be set to on in order to conduct measurements using the open and short correction data Use the menu MEASURE BASIC FUNCTION OPEN CORRECTION and SHORT CORRECTION to select and deselect on and off The items can be selected independently Table 5 4 shows the correction formulas for the item o...

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Page 133: ...h you can read 6 2 6 3 File format 6 2 6 3 1 Format of measurement data files 6 4 6 3 2 Format of measurement conditions files 6 7 6 4 Software for reading files 6 13 6 4 1 Installation 6 14 6 4 2 Uninstallation 6 14 6 4 3 Overview of operations 6 15 6 Files ...

Page 134: ...ement conditions produced by the FRA5097 are the following zDirectory on which files are produced Files are produced only on the root directory zLimitation to file naming 8 characters The external identifier the part indicated by in a file name of of measurement data files is DAT The external identifier of measurement condition files is CON You can change the type of files to arbitrary ones with a...

Page 135: ...ng shows the formats of the IEEE double and single precision floating numbers which are used for the FRA5097 file Format of IEEE double precision floating point number 8 bytes per data or set of data Leading byte seeeeeee eeeemmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm MSB MSB s sign of mantissa 0 positive 1 negative e exponent 11 bits exp 0 2 047 m mantissa 52 bits mantissa Numeric...

Page 136: ...enu Input WEIGHTING FACTOR functions Fig 6 1 indicates resulting data from FRA5097 computations arithmetic differential integral open and closed loop etc File head File tail RAW 0 RAW 1 RAW n RAW 2 OPRD 0 OPRD 1 OPRD n OPRD 2 For RAW data For OPERATED data or Header Set parameters Data DataType 0 1 Fig 6 1 Structure of measurement data file The file formats of the header the set parameters and the...

Page 137: ...eep 2 Lin steps sweep 1 Log steps decade 3 Lin Hz 162 0xa2 short not yet used SweepType 0 1 2 SweepType 3 164 0xa4 short Sweep resolution steps 166 0xa6 short 3 not yet used double Sweep resolution Hz 172 0xac short Type of integration IntegType 0 cycle 1 sec 174 0xae short not yet used IntegType 0 IntegType 1 176 0xb0 short Number of integrations cycle 178 0xb2 short 3 not yet used double Integra...

Page 138: ...UM The formats for the RAW data RAW and the OPERATED data OPRD are described in the Table 6 3 Data format below The RAW data RAW and the OPERATED data OPRD occupy 28 bytes 0x1c and 16 bytes 0x10 respectively per data set Table 6 3 a Data format RAW measurement data RAW Offset Type Descriptions content 0 double Frequency Hz 8 float CH1 voltage Vrms 12 0xc float Phase of CH1 with reference to CH2 de...

Page 139: ...efer to the parameters to be set for measurement by the FRA5097 File head File tail Header Condition data Fig 6 2 Structure of measurement condition file The file formats for the header and the condition data are shown in the Table 6 4 a b Measurement condition file format Table 6 4 a Measurement condition file format Header Offset Type Descriptions content 0 long File size 4 232 4 long Checksum 8...

Page 140: ...x54 long Amplitude compression function 0 OFF 1 ON 88 0x58 long High density slow sweep 0 OFF 1 ON 92 0x5c long Auto scale 0 OFF 1 ON 96 0x60 long Grid display 0 OFF 1 ON 100 0x64 long Marker display 0 OFF 1 ON 104 0x68 long not yet used 108 0x6c long not yet used 112 0x70 long not yet used 116 0x74 long not yet used 120 0x78 long not yet used 124 0x7c long not yet used 128 0x80 long not yet used ...

Page 141: ...2 CH1 3 CH2 192 0xc0 short not yet used 194 0xc2 short Selection number of mass data 196 0xc4 short Selection data for permanent data 198 0xc6 short Deletion number of mass data 200 0xc8 short Deletion number of permanent data 202 0xca short not yet used 204 0xcc short not yet used 206 0xce short not yet used 208 0xd0 short GPIB address 0 30 210 0xd2 short GPIB delimiter 0 CR LF EOI 1 CR EOI 212 0...

Page 142: ...les of arithmetic 0 6 264 0x108 short DATA TAG set value for differentiation and integration 0 6 266 0x10a short Mode of differentiation and integration 0 jω 1 jω 2 2 1 jω 3 1 jω 2 268 0x10c short ANSWER TAG set value for differentiation and integration 0 6 270 0x10e short DATA TAG set value for open and closed loop conversion 0 6 272 0x110 short Type of Tm for open and closed loop conversion 0 DA...

Page 143: ...bc double VARIATION of dBR in high density slow sweep operation dB 452 0x1c4 double VARIATION of R in high density slow sweep operation Vrms 460 0x1cc double VARIATION of θ in high density slow sweep operation deg 468 0x1d4 double VARIATION of a in high density slow sweep operation Vrms 476 0x1dc double VARIATION of b in high density slow sweep operation Vrms 484 0x1e4 double Display scale initial...

Page 144: ...used 1394 0x572 char 12 Condition data SAVE file name 1406 0x57e char 246 not yet used 1652 0x674 char 12 Measurement data LOAD file name 1664 0x684 char 246 not yet used 1910 0x776 char 12 Condition data LOAD file name 1920 0x780 char 504 not yet used 2426 0x97a char 12 FILE DELETE file name 2438 0x986 char 246 not yet used 2684 0xa7c char 12 File name before renaming bys FILE RENAME 2784 0xae0 c...

Page 145: ...Windows3 1 and previous versions to it Important functions of this software are the following To read out data files as measured by the FRA5097 from the USB flash drive To store the read out data in the CSV format file To display the read out data in the form of Bode diagram in the screen To print plot the Bode diagram of the read out data An example is illustrated in the Figure below where a Bode...

Page 146: ...using appropriate extraction software c Adding to start menu etc Add DSPL5090 EXE in the start menu and or add its shortcut in the desktop as you need to more conveniently use the software Refer to the instruction manual for Windows for more details on the adding procedure 6 4 2 Uninstallation The uninstalling procedure of this software is so structured that you only need to uninstall those folder...

Page 147: ... graph to display the graph for the file data b Displaying multiple pages of graphs When you have specified more than one page of data files use the menu or the button to change the page To the previous page Use the menu View Prev page or click the button To the next page Use the menu View Next page or click the button c Storage of CSV file Use the menu File save operated data to store the data of...

Page 148: ...etup Graph properties standart Use the menu Setup Graph properties current or click the button to change the setting of the format of the currently displayed graph Use the menu Setup Overwrites as standard value to change the current format to the standard value Use the menu Setup BAck to standard value to turn the current format back to the standard value ...

Page 149: ...FRA5097 7 1 7 1 Error messages 7 2 7 1 1 List of information messages 7 2 7 1 2 List of error messages 7 3 7 2 Quick diagnosis 7 7 7 Trouble shooting ...

Page 150: ...5MHz Analysis frequency is limited to 15 MHz Note that even if the order of frequency harmonics is more than one 1 analysis frequency is still limited to 15 MHz 2 Some parameters were corrected When condition file is read since some values cannot be set several parameters were initialized Use for checking actual settings 3 ALL CONDITIONS WILL BE REPLACED CONTINUE Simple condition will be loaded Co...

Page 151: ... memory 6 Disk not found A USB flash drive is not connected 7 Disk is write protected Since the USB flash drive is write protected it is not possible to write in it 8 Can t access disk The USB flash drive cannot be accessed There are errors in the directory area of the USB flash drive For example The USB flash drive is not formatted The USB flash drive is in different format The USB flash drive is...

Page 152: ...rrower than the frequency resolution capability You may not set this sweep range 18 Can t set line markers are invalid Since the line markers in the y axis direction are invalid for the sweep range that you are setting you may not set the sweep range by using the line markers 19 Can t set markers aren t displayed Since markers are not displayed you may not set what you are trying to do 20 Can t me...

Page 153: ... be used for setting 32 Question only permitted The current header cannot be used for setting and can only be used for asking a question 33 No data in this tag There are no data existing in the specified tag and therefore no data can be read out 34 Byte count miss mach The data cannot be received since the number of bytes of the binary data is not the same as that of the data to be received 35 Not...

Page 154: ...annot be executed since the oscillator OSC is not in the state of AC DC OFF 50 Memory overflow The memory capacity is not sufficient to secure the required area for calculation operation 51 Can t execute during measurement Calculation cannot be executed since measurement is being done 52 No data in this tag There are no data existing in the specified tag and therefore no data can be read out 53 Ca...

Page 155: ... noise etc Reinstall the instrumentation at a location with less noise good environment The setting is in the Remote status Press the GPIB LOCAL key to set the status at the LOCAL mode Panel operation does not work Keys and or knobs have been deteriorated Contact NF Electronic Instruments to ask repair The address is different from that in the program Set the address again so that it is identical ...

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Page 157: ...e test 8 4 8 5 1 Test equipment 8 4 8 5 2 Pretest preparations 8 4 8 5 3 Oscillator output frequency accuracy 8 5 8 5 4 Oscillator output amplitude accuracy 8 6 8 5 5 Oscillator distortion 8 7 8 5 6 Oscillator output DC bias accuracy 8 8 8 5 7 Analyzer IMRR 8 9 8 5 8 Analyzer dynamic range 8 10 8 5 9 Analyzer measuring error frequency response 8 11 8 Maintenance ...

Page 158: ...strument or if performance test results do not meet the specifications contact NF Corporation asking for repair In doing so inform NF Corporation of the outcome of your diagnosis and or of the performance test results so that the company could more quickly respond to your requests 8 2 Daily maintenance When you find the surface of the instrument panel or cabinet to be dirty wipe it with a soft clo...

Page 159: ...ity shall also be avoided for the instrument storage The instrument could be corroded or damages could be induced due to such environment b Re packaging for transportation Observe the following when you re pack the instrument for transportation etc Enclose the whole cabinet involving the instrument so that the surface is protected against potential damages and that thin dust does not get into the ...

Page 160: ...ent shall be possible AC voltage Accuracy 0 5 for 100 mV 10 V and 100 kHz 200 kHz Accuracy 1 for 100 mV 10 V and 200 kHz 1 MHz Accuracy 5 for 100 mV 10 V and 1 MHz 15 MHz Distortion meter 0 1 or better for full scale Others BNC BNC coaxial cable T type divider etc 8 5 2 Pretest preparations a Confirmation of test environment Perform the test under the following conditions Ambient temperature 18 28...

Page 161: ...inusoidal wave Gate time 10 sec Output voltage AC 1 Vpeak DC bias 0 V b Connection FRA5097 Frequency counter BNC BNC Coaxial cable OSC CH1 CH2 c Procedure Set the oscillator output frequency at the following and read the indication of the frequency counter Oscillator output frequency 100 kHz d Result and judgment Oscillator frequency Frequency counter Permissible range 100 kHz kHz 99 9990 100 0010...

Page 162: ...le OSC CH1 CH2 c Procedure Set the oscillator frequency as follows and read the multi meter indications Use a wideband multi meter for frequencies above 100 kHz Oscillator frequency 1 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 15 MHz Derive the amplitude from the multi meter indication by the following formula Amplitude accuracy dB 20 log10 multi meter indication Vrms 16 9897 d Judgment Oscillator frequency Multi meter Am...

Page 163: ...uring mode Output voltage AC 10 Vpeak DC bias 0 V b Connection FRA5097 Distortion meter BNC BNC Coaxial cable OSC CH1 CH2 c Procedure Set the oscillator frequency as follows and read the distortion meter indication Set the distortion meter lowpass filter LPF to 100 kHz Oscillator frequency 10 kHz d Judgment Oscillator frequency Distortion THD Tolerance 10 kHz 0 2 THD Total harmonic distortion ...

Page 164: ...m Sinusoidal wave Measuring mode DC voltage Output voltage AC 0 Vpeak b Connection FRA5097 Multi meter BNC BNC Coaxial cable OSC CH1 CH2 c Procedure Set the oscillator DC bias as follows and read the multi meter indication Oscillator DC bias 10 0 10 V d Judgment Oscillator DC bias Multi meter Tolerance 10V V 10 130 to 9 870V 0V V 30 0 to 30 0mV 10V V 9 870 to 10 130V ...

Page 165: ...ial cable BNC T type divider BNC alligator clip coaxial cable BNC shorting plug OSC CH1 CH2 FRA5097 OSC CH1 CH2 CH1 IMRR measurement CH2 IMRR measurement c Procedure Set the analyzer mode as follows Conduct Single measurement with FRA5097 Read the dBR measuring results from the LCD screen Analyzer mode for CH1 IMRR measurement CH2 CH1 Analyzer mode for CH2 IMRR measurement CH1 CH2 d Judgment Conne...

Page 166: ...7 BNC BNC coaxial cable BNC shorting plug OSC CH1 CH2 FRA5097 OSC CH1 CH2 CH1 dynamic range measurement CH2 dynamic range measurement c Procedure Set the analyzer mode as follows and sweep with the FRA5097 Read the minimum dBR measuring results from the LCD screen Analyzer mode for measuring CH1 dynamic range CH2 CH1 Analyzer mode for measuring CH2 dynamic range CH1 CH2 d Judgment Connection Minim...

Page 167: ...play mode X axis logF AC 100 mVpeak Y1 axis dBR DC bias 0 V X2 axis θ b Connection FRA5097 BNC BNC coaxial cables BNC T type divider OSC CH1 CH2 c Procedure Use FRA5097 for sweep measurement Read the absolute maximum measured results for dBR and θ for frequency ranges up to 20 kHz 500 kHz 2 2 MHz and 15 MHz from the LCD screen d Judgment Frequency range Measured value Tolerance dB 0 05to 0 05 dB 1...

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Page 169: ...ement process 9 7 9 4 Analysis process 9 10 9 5 Calculations 9 10 9 6 Auto sequence 9 10 9 7 Display 9 11 9 8 Memory 9 12 9 9 External memory 9 12 9 10 Peripheral input output functions 9 13 9 11 Impedance display function 9 14 9 12 Miscellaneous specifications 9 15 9 Specifications ...

Page 170: ...B 15 MHz or below The above assumes a calibration was performed shortly prior and that the setting is between 100 mV to 10 Vpeak Distortion sine wave No more than 0 2 when 100 kHz or below BW 500 kHz and 10 Vpeak output DC bias Range 10V to 10V under no load Resolution 10mV Accuracy 1 of DC bias setting 2 of AC amplitude setting 30mV This value is applicable if a calibration was done shortly prior...

Page 171: ...o 15 MHz Note 3 steps sweep minimum 200 000 steps sweep maximum Isolation Withstand voltage 250 Vrms continuous between signal ground enclosure 250 Vrms continuous between signal ground analysis section input This value applies when the accompanying BNC cable is being used 30 Vrms continuous applies when a cable other than the accessory cable is used Against enclosure capacity No more than 250 pF ...

Page 172: ... used When a cable other than the accessory cable is used 30 Vrms AC or 60 V DC alternatively 42 Vpeak AC DC Maximum measurement 250Vrms voltage This value applies when the accessory BNC cable is being used 30 Vrms applies in case a cable other than the accessory cable is used Over detection Setting range 0 to 250 Vrms Setting resolution 3 digits Processes Over lamp lights Warning sound can be tur...

Page 173: ...30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 2 Measurement category I Measurement category I Fig 9 2 From enclosure isolation voltage specifications when a cable other than the accompanying cable is used Figure 9 3 indicates the isolation voltage specifications between each of the oscillating section OSC and analysis section inputs CH1 and CH2 when the accompanying BNC cable is being used OSC CH1 CH2 250Vrm...

Page 174: ...OSC CH1 CH2 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms 30Vrms Fig 9 4 Oscillation section input analysis section input isolation voltage specifications when a cable other than the accompanying cable is used ...

Page 175: ...ange 0 to 9 999 seconds Setting resolution 10ms Cycle setting Setting range 0 to 9 999 cycles Setting resolution 1 cycle Integration feature A data integration feature for measuring while eliminating noise effects Measurement repetition is set either by the length of the time or by the number of cycles Cycle setting Setting range 0 to 9 999 cycles Setting resolution 1 cycle Second setting Setting ...

Page 176: ... Error tolerance setting Setting range 0 to 100 Setting resolution 1 Correction cycle Setting range 1 to 9 999 Setting resolution 1 Correction ratio Setting range 0 to 100 Setting resolution 1 Frequency scale high density sweep automatic low speed high density sweep A feature that correctly measures by automatically increasing the sweep density within the proximate frequency bands whenever measure...

Page 177: ...ated change rate happens the measurement is taken by higher density to cause the change rate between measurement points to be no more than the designated change rate Equalizing feature A feature that measures the frequency characteristics of the measurement system including the sensors and cables and later eliminates the errors posed by such measurement system during the real measurement to gain c...

Page 178: ... 0 3 0 5 2 5 9 5 Calculations Four arithmetic operations Four arithmetic operations between data and data data and numeric numeric and numeric Derivation and integration Data derivation second order differential integration second order integration Open loop and closed loop conversion Open loop closed loop conversion closed loop open loop conversion Feedback characteristics is specified by data or...

Page 179: ...play Normal marker Displays a normal marker on the graph and the data relevant to the position specified by the normal marker are displayed on the LCD numerically Delta marker Displays a normal marker and a delta marker on the graph while the difference between the normal marker and delta marker is displayed numerically Measurement data measurement condition display Displays notable measurement co...

Page 180: ... flash drive Behavior of non attached USB flash drive is not guaranteed Connector Front panel USB A connector File format FAT compatible with Windows 98SE or later running on PC AT compatible machine Memory contents Setting condition Measurement data File operation features Directory displays file list Rename changes file name Delete deletes files Save saves data and setting conditions Load reads ...

Page 181: ...l USB B connector Device class TMC Thermal printer A hardcopy of the LCD screen displaying the measurement data can be outputted from the built in thermal printer Paper width 112mm Suitable paper TP 451C Seiko Instruments Inc DC power output Power output used for our signal injector probe 5055 sold separately Connector Rear panel AUX connector Output voltage Approximately 24V Output current Maximu...

Page 182: ...ent Current shunt input conversion coefficient 0 to 1 0E 6 resolution 5 digits or 0 01E 9 phase reverse feature Open short correction feature Open correction Short correction Correction formula OFF ON Zx Z Zs ON OFF Zx Zp Z Zp Z ON ON Zx Zp Z Zs Zp Z Zs Zx Correction calculation result Z Measured value CH1 CH2 Zs Short correction data CH1 CH2 Zp Open correction data CH1 CH2 Calculation by the afor...

Page 183: ...rear discharge type Installation posture Parallel to the ground within 10 degrees Environmental conditions Ambient temperature range and ambient humidity range Performance guaranteed 5 to 35 C 5 to 85 RH Furthermore AH 1 to 25 g m3 no condensation Storage conditions 5 to 50 C 5 to 95 RH Furthermore AH 1 to 29 g m3 no condensation Pollution degree 2 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 C Performance guaranteed RH 9...

Page 184: ... 1500 V AC between power inputs altogether and the enclosure External dimensions 434 W x 177 H x 453 D mm without protrusions Weight Approximately 12 kg weight of the main unit excluding other matters such as accessories and options Safety standard EN61010 1 2001 EMC EN61326 1997 A1 1998 A2 2001 A3 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 A2 2005 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 ...

Page 185: ...7 sampling clock Built in thermal printer KEY BD SW PS LCD DCPS BD 24V 5V CH1 8V 24V OSC CH1 CH2 AUX CH2 8V OSC 15V GPIB 24V PREAMP BD A D OSC BD Local OSC PREAMP BD A D AD CPU BD CPU BD USB USB LINE USB MEMORY Fig 9 5 Block diagram ...

Page 186: ... 18 When replacing printer roll paper Surface treatment Front panel Plastic sheet Ultra light gray Munsell 6 OP89 2 0 1 Rear panel Munsell 8 5PB2 6 0 2 Cover Light gray Munsell 6 OP87 6 1 2 Rear Fig 9 6 External dimensions diagram ...

Page 187: ...uct without any charge for the parts and labor or either repair or replace products which prove to be defective For repair service under warranty the product must be returned to a service center designated by NF Purchaser shall prepay all shipping cost duties and taxes for the product to NF from another country and NF shall pay shipping charge to return the product to purchaser This warranty shall...

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Page 189: ...formation provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However we assume no responsibility for any damage regarding the contents of this manual We assume no responsibility for influences resulting from the operations in this manual Copyright 2006 2010 NF CORPORATION FRA5097 Frequency Response Analyzer Instruction Manual NF CORPORATION 3 20 Tsunashima Higashi 6 chome Kohoku ku Yo...

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