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Setup 

Setup 

Introduction 

 

This manual’s purpose is to help with the following: 
 

 

Set up the tester 

 

Operate the tester 

 

Train new operators 

 
The 1100R+ Quick Reference Guide is in the front pocket of 
this manual.  Keep this document near the tester to help 
operators and technicians recall basic tester functions. 

Cirris Customer Support 

 

If you need assistance with your 1100R+ tester, a customer support representative is ready to 
assist you.   

 

In the USA, call Cirris customer service toll-free at 1-800-441-9910.  Outside the USA, enter the 
URL 

www.cirris.com/contact.html

 to find the Cirris Sales Office nearest you. 

You Should Have Received 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Setup 

 

1100R+ Tester 

 

 

Power Supply 

 

CTLWIN Kit 

 

 

Quick Reference 

Guide 

Users Manual 

 

Power Cord 

Plug type varies with 
country of receipt. 

 

Probe 

 

USB Thumb Drive

 

Summary of Contents for 1100R+

Page 1: ...Version 2011 1 0 November 10 2011 1100R User s Manual...

Page 2: ...ignature 1100R User s Manual Version 2011 1 0 November 10 2011 Copyright by Cirris System Corporation 1991 Parkway Boulevard Salt Lake City Utah 84119 2026 United States of America All Rights Reserved...

Page 3: ...Program and other Memory Locations 16 Using the Tester 17 Creating a Test Program 17 You ve created a test program 18 Learning a Cable With No Connections 18 Documenting a Test Program 19 Testing a C...

Page 4: ...e Error Messages 51 Low Voltage Errors 52 Component Errors 55 Digital I O 56 Overview of Digital I O 56 Output Examples 59 Setting up the Events Outputs 61 Tester Configuration 62 1100 Upgrade Applica...

Page 5: ...ester functions Cirris Customer Support If you need assistance with your 1100R tester a customer support representative is ready to assist you In the USA call Cirris customer service toll free at 1 80...

Page 6: ...multiple testers is more effective and time efficient with a network SPC Data Collection SPC Data Collection allows you to store specific test data and retrieve that data for analysis To enable SPC Da...

Page 7: ...a thumb drive allows extra storage capacity and test program mobility A thumb drive is required to set up a network For more information see USB Thumb Drive on page 23 4 Turn on the tester and make s...

Page 8: ...r end to the printer Note The 1100R is NOT compatible with serial printers If you plug a serial printer into the serial port you may damage the tester Will any printer work 1100 testers require a pare...

Page 9: ...eners on the removable J1 J2 cover plate to the horizontal position Note The only time to remove the J1 J2 cover plate is when attaching a Scanner Add On 2 Turn the fasteners on the removable J2 J4 co...

Page 10: ...nnector sticks out to the side of the tester 7 Mate the Add on connectors make sure they are fully connected 8 Push the connectors into the main unit To remove the plastic rivets holding the cover pie...

Page 11: ...ne 10 Re attach the cover plates 11 Use a permanent marker to write the adapter positions on each add on cover plate Note Labeling the coverplates identifies adapter positions to help you understand t...

Page 12: ...to a menu selection This symbol indicates the selection cannot be changed By connecting a computer to the tester you can choose to lock or unlock certain menu selections This capability might be used...

Page 13: ...uate you can make an adjustment inside the unit For more information see Changing Volume and Display Controls on page 69 5 Press Accept to save the new volume setting 6 Press back to return to the mai...

Page 14: ...letter H e g HHED 26 For more information on which standard adapters are available as high voltage options call 1 800 441 9910 or visit www cirris com adapters Custom Adapters These are limited produ...

Page 15: ...tions J2 J3 and J4 are still available Double high Adapters Each double high adapter supports up to 64 test points and consumes 64 test points Double high Adapters can occupy the J1 and 23 positions T...

Page 16: ...n 2 Remove the cover plate from the tester 3 Install your first adapter into one of the J positions a Align the adapter edge with the edge of the scanner b Slide in the adapter until it fully seats be...

Page 17: ...then the J3 J4 positions 4 Reattach the cover plate turn both fasteners to the vertical position to lock it in place Caution Always use the coverplates Without coverplates attached the interfacing co...

Page 18: ...ed the test program the original positions will be displayed in the tester see Adapter Signatures on page 16 or on the documentation used for the test Pins Nets and Net Lists The word pin is generical...

Page 19: ...n where adapters are installed The Last Part of the Cable Signature The last part of the Cable Signature is called the Parameter Signature which identifies Test Parameter Settings for the test Some ex...

Page 20: ...ter s internal memory and the default drive In addition to the last loaded test program the C drive contains up to 99 memory locations where test programs can be stored For example this screen shows t...

Page 21: ...re the new cable signature or file name matches the previously verified test If this is the first time creating the test Press Verify Test Scroll down Verify that the learned connections match the bui...

Page 22: ...tall the correct adapters Remove the J3 J4 cover plate Install the correct adapters Replace the cover plate 2 Learn the test setup From the main menu press Set Up Test Program Press Create New Test Pr...

Page 23: ...is connected print the results a Scroll down to view the print option b Press Print If a printer is not connected transcribe the results a Press Verify Test b Scroll down and record the information o...

Page 24: ...4Z020 J1 Adapter Signature F5B4E0 J2 Adapter Signature 03FAC1 Connection Resistance Auto 5 Insulation Resistance 50M 3 Attach the cable to be tested and start the test If you have not done this alrea...

Page 25: ...voltage test of the cable If the cable fails The red LED will turn on The screen will display the type of error You can press View Errors or Print Errors to see the detailed error message The tester...

Page 26: ...cables to substantiate the test results of the batch Note You can change the format of the Test Summary to display the count for good cables only For more information see Test Count on page 38 Cleari...

Page 27: ...runcated The first six characters will display followed by a right arrow and a number For this reason Cirris recommends keeping custom file names to eight characters or less To view custom file names...

Page 28: ...24 Using the Tester...

Page 29: ...en after you select the thumb or network drive letter Press the folder s button to view the files in the folder As with file names folder names longer than eight characters will be truncated in the te...

Page 30: ...fter learning and verifying a sample cable OR after editing a test program To save the Loaded Test 1 From the main menu scroll down 2 Press Manage Files 3 Press Save 4 Select a A drive letter optional...

Page 31: ...est Program 1 Return to the Main Menu 2 Scroll down and press Manage Files 3 From the Manage Files menu press Delete Files The 1100R allows you to mark the files you wish to delete enabling you to del...

Page 32: ...location of the test program s to be copied and mark the file s you wish to copy 4 When you are finished press back The Copy To button will become enabled 5 Double check the top of the screen to verif...

Page 33: ...e names allowing you to select an entire bundle recommended when using bundled files FILE NAME also displays the single files FILE CONTENT displays the files in the bundle or the single files 4 Press...

Page 34: ...Tolerances The 1100R can test diodes resistors and capacitors When learning these components the 1100R measures the value and automatically sets a 10 default tolerance With CTLWIN you can edit the com...

Page 35: ...J2 001 2 J1 004 J2 002 3 J2 007 J2 008 CHECK COMPONENTS 1 RESIS J1 002 J2 007 42 2 ohm 5 2 RESIS J1 008 J2 009 6 65 K ohm 5 3 CAP J1 006 J1 002 420 nF 10 4 RESIS J1 005 J2 005 1M ohm 10 DT SONAR MODUL...

Page 36: ...gram Access context sensitive help by highlighting a field or menu item and pressing F1 695BAE MULTI 695BAE MULTI J1 ACEFA1 J2 1A59C0 WIRE LIST SIGNATURE 69D075 A58M0 INSUL TEST PARM SIGNATURE 2J6NH 1...

Page 37: ...resistance of a connection must be before it is recognized as a connection After a successful learn the Learn Settings become the Test Parameter Settings for that cable until it is changed Test Parame...

Page 38: ...gs for the loaded test may be restored at any time 1 From the main menu press Set Preferences 2 Scroll down and press Set Factory Default 3 Press RESET What Happens when a Cable is Tested To understan...

Page 39: ...t Test Methods allows you to access the following user preferences Test Mode External Switch Fault Location Auto Start From this screen you can also select the User Preferences Set Test Count and Set...

Page 40: ...ng sound when a cable passes Each tick signifies a successful low voltage scan of the tested cable If there are errors the tester continuously beeps as it scans the cable to help you find intermittent...

Page 41: ...ce and shorts using resistance For examples of errors where Fault Location is used see Shorts on page 52 and Opens on page 53 Note For Fault Location to work well the custom test fixturing should be n...

Page 42: ...ood cable is tested or 3 a bad cable is tested When Auto Print is OFF the tester will print test results only when an operator presses PRINT TEST SUMMARY Auto Print allows you to select one of three s...

Page 43: ...ccur as the tester powers up learns a cable tests a cable and displays test results Controlling an output line requires two triggering events For more information see Digital I O on page 56 Factory De...

Page 44: ...all settings in the category 6 Set the desired value for the Learn Setting Some Learn Settings toggle between two values and others scroll through a range of values 7 Press ACCEPT or back to exit the...

Page 45: ...desired value 8 Press ACCEPT or back to exit the specific test setting 9 Press back to exit the category of test settings 10 Press back to exit the edit menu If you made changes a screen briefly conf...

Page 46: ...before they affect the measured connection resistance and create high resistance errors If you must use adapters with substantial wear you will have to increase the Connection Resistance setting to g...

Page 47: ...istance intended connections are considered open as opposed to having high resistance Guidelines on LV Insulation Resistance The factory default of 100K should work well for most cable testing applica...

Page 48: ...measurement window between Connection Resistance and Component Resistance settings In this case you potentially have two options Option 1 You can raise the Connection Resistance and Component Resista...

Page 49: ...o do this Components Learned and Tested The 1100R can learn and test resistors capacitors diodes twisted pairs and 4 Wire Kelvin Though twisted pairs and 4 Wire Kelvin are not technically components t...

Page 50: ...e assigned a component a link because it was outside the tester s learn range However in some instances the component can still be effectively tested if the technician uses CTLWIN to edit the links as...

Page 51: ...feasible For more information see Four Wire Kelvin Testing at http www cirris com testing resistance fourwire html Note 2 wire and 4 wire testing can be put into any combination on the 1100R tester B...

Page 52: ...ustom test point labels can be used to remedy the pin out numbering Alternating Method The other way to construct 4 wire fixturing is to use the separate method shown below Although more difficult to...

Page 53: ...een the Kelvin points is added to the resistance measurement of the device under test The diagram below shows how the location of the Kelvin points will affect the resistance measurement of the device...

Page 54: ...Test Program 2 Press Create New Test 3 Press LEARN 4 Scroll down and press Probe 4W Point Type Learning a 4 Wire Test Setup Now you can learn a 4 wire test First learn the fixture and then learn the t...

Page 55: ...nd in this case a short to Net 1 Using Error Tones When the tester finds a cable error it makes error tones based on the type of error Opens single beep Shorts double beeps Miswires triple beeps Error...

Page 56: ...he short The tester can do this using resistance measurement Shorts that occur between points not used in the net list For example this kind of short would display like this Shorts are caused by Defec...

Page 57: ...stance of a wire connection The Component Resistance setting being set lower than an electronic component in the cable Miswires The tester displays MISWIRE if it senses that a contact which should hav...

Page 58: ...but less than the LV Insulation Resistance setting A component such as a resistor exists in the cable which has not been learned in the test program Intermittent Errors The 1100R Tester looks for Int...

Page 59: ...Missing Resistor Missing Capacitor and Missing Diode The tester displays these messages when it does not sense a component where it should be in the cable Possible causes are A connection to the compo...

Page 60: ...h a switch on the outside of the cabinet Additionally if the cable doesn t pass the test you can use two of the tester s outputs to activate a buzzer and a red light The digital I O port is located on...

Page 61: ...essed You can use the VDC 5 power source on the IO connector to supply the VDC 5 through the switch circuit as shown below Do not apply a VAC to the input Pin 9 DC 5 Volts Pin 1 External Switch Input...

Page 62: ...below Event Name Description Bad Light Off The front panel Bad light is off Bad Light On The front panel Bad light is on Cable Attached The tester sensed a connection between 2 or more test points fro...

Page 63: ...nt limiting resistor Knowing voltage drop and current through the circuit Ohms Law can be used to determine the resistor value R V I 3 Volts 0 020 Amps 150 Ohms When the cable is attached the tester w...

Page 64: ...a pulse is all we need to make our stamp mechanism function In the example below the solenoid for the air piston requires VDC 24 and 300 milliamps the coil resistance is 80 ohms Note The digital I O p...

Page 65: ...5 Scroll up or down to the test event you want to start the operation of the output device press Accept 6 Press R reset 7 Scroll up or down to the event needed to stop the operation of the output dev...

Page 66: ...serial adapter A serial cable is provided with the CTLWIN kit you received with the tester To download the upgrade file from the Cirris FTP site 1 Type the URL ftp ftp cirris com 1100 in your web brow...

Page 67: ...ust have version 4 5a software or higher installed To download and install the 1100 Utilities software 1 Type the URL ftp ftp cirris com 1100 in your web browser 2 Double click on the file 1100_utilit...

Page 68: ...ster Click Save To Tester If you want to review the settings that have been saved to the tester click Load From Tester If you should want to duplicate the security settings later click Save To File to...

Page 69: ...8 characters will be truncated in the tester Compressing the Wirelists 1 Select Windows Start Programs Cirris System Corporation 1100 Utilities and double click on FileCompression1100 exe 2 When the...

Page 70: ...into your PC and browse to the thumb drive location 6 If you selected All files compressed and bundled into a single ccb file name the file using a maximum of 8 characters and click Save If you select...

Page 71: ...data elements are stored as part of Summary data Total Tested Total Good Total Bad Error Types Summary Custom per group if stored in Scripting Custom per Cable if stored in Scripting These data eleme...

Page 72: ..._data folder The file will be given a name which will be the serial number of the tester followed by C_D i e If you have a tester with the serial number 463658 the file name in the spc_data folder wil...

Page 73: ...ssor assembly as shown 3 Using a small screwdriver adjust the speaker or display control Each control is labeled on the PC board Note These adjustments need to be made with the tester turned on to obs...

Page 74: ...r replacing fixturing contacts A good way to check fixture contact resistance is to construct and use a shorting block For more information on creating shorting blocks see http www cirris com adapters...

Page 75: ...s zeners and LEDs Twisted Pair Paired length must be 1 to 6 feet minimum depending on electrical characteristics of twisted pair Cable with pairs must have minimum of 3 wires Four Wire Kelvin Resistan...

Page 76: ...nsidered a breach of this warranty Cirris Systems Corporation is not responsible for special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any breach of warranty or under any other legal theory i...

Page 77: ...______ Adapter Signature s J1 J9 J17 J25 J2 J10 J18 J26 J3 J11 J19 J27 J4 J12 J20 J28 J5 J13 J21 J29 J6 J14 J22 J30 J7 J15 J23 J31 J8 J16 J24 J32 Test Parameter Settings Connection Resistance Threshol...

Page 78: ...Connections continued Net Test Points Components...

Page 79: ...Notes...

Page 80: ...1100R Test Program Location Listing Unit Serial Number ______________________ Drive Folder Mem Loc Part Number Cable Description Cable Signature File Name...

Page 81: ...69 Connection Signature 15 Continuous Test Mode 34 Contrast See Display adjustment CTLWIN examples 29 installing 28 uses 28 Customer Support 1 D Default Point Labels 28 Digital I O 55 Display adjustme...

Page 82: ...ets 14 Networking 2 O Open error 51 Outputs example circuits 57 59 setting up 60 P Parameter Signature See Test Parameter Signature Pins 14 Point Labels 28 Preferences See User Preferences Printer 4 P...

Page 83: ...19 Test summary 22 Testing 20 32 Thumb drive 3 16 23 Twisted paired wires See Components testing U User Preferences 31 Auto Start Test 35 External Switch 34 Fault Location 35 restoring factory defaul...

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