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Page 1: ...solartron analytical 1253A Gain Phase Analyzer OPERATING MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...solartron analytical 1253A GAIN PHASE ANALYZER OPERATING MANUAL Part No 12530007 Issue EA Date November 2017 Solartron Analytical Ltd 2005 ...

Page 4: ...252 556 800 E mail parsolsr support ametek com Web http www ameteksi com For details of our agents in other countries please contact our UK office Solartron pursues a policy of continuous development and product improvement The specification in this document may therefore be changed without notice ...

Page 5: ...s identified above comply with the requirements of the EU directives by meeting the following standards EN50081 1 1992 Electromagnetic Compatibility Generic Emission Standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry EN50082 1 1992 Electromagnetic Compatibility Generic Immunity Standard Part 1 Residential commercial and light industry EN61010 1 1993 Safety requirements for electrical equipm...

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Page 7: ...e checked periodically AC SUPPLY VOLTAGE Never operate the equipment from a line voltage or frequency in excess of that specified Otherwise the insulation of internal components may break down and cause excessive leakage currents FUSES Before switching on the equipment you should check that fuses of the correct rating are fitted The rating of the ac line fuse must accord with the voltage of the ac...

Page 8: ...avourable conditions Equipment has been subjected to severe physical stress If in any doubt as to the serviceability of the equipment don t use it Get it properly checked out by a qualified service technician LIVE CONDUCTORS When the equipment is connected to its measurement inputs or supply the opening of covers or removal of parts could expose live conductors The equipment must be disconnected f...

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Page 10: ... Local Facility 1253 Remote Control Commands Interrogating Parameters Measurement Output Serial Poll Parallel Poll GPIB Plotting Controller Program Examples 8 2 8 3 8 3 8 5 8 7 8 14 8 14 8 17 8 19 8 20 Chapter 9 1 2 Error Warning Codes Introduction Error Warning Code Summary 9 2 9 3 Chapter 10 1 2 Synchronizer and Modulator Demodulator Synchronizer Modulator Demodulator 10 2 10 4 Chapter 11 1 2 3 ...

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Page 14: ...ehensive self test routines History file Comprehensive plotting facilities GPIB interface for remote control or driving external devices plotters printers etc RS423 interface for driving an external printer Mathematical processing and manipulation of data including display of results in Cartesian polar or log polar form Synchronizer used where the 1253 cannot stimulate the system under test Instea...

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Page 16: ... safety precautions where appropriate but the principal ones are also listed below 2 1 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 Before switching on ensure that the mains lead is connected to the ac supply in accordance with the colour code 2 Ensure that the mains voltage selector is correctly set 3 Ensure that the mains plug is connected only to a mains outlet that has a protective earth ground contact This a...

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Page 19: ...ns connector has been unplugged The arrowheads marked on each fuseholder must align with those on the flap when the fuseholders are refitted The fuse values are T1 6A for 220V or 240V setting T3 15A for 100V or 120V setting Replacement fuses must be 20mm 5mm cartridge type 4 3 MAINS LEAD An ac mains connector lead complete with a mating socket for the IEC plug on the 1253 mains input unit is suppl...

Page 20: ...heck the following points a Is the Generator on If not press SINGLE or RECYCLE b Are all connections with the system under test OK c Is the Generator menu set correctly with the Amplitude parameter non zero Refer to Chapters 3 and 5 for procedure d Is the START STOP input on the rear panel being held low e Disconnect the 1253 from the system under test Set up a measurement and confirm the Generato...

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Page 33: ...rnal battery is guaranteed to maintain the memory INITIALISED indicates menu settings have been returned to the default state and the History File and battery maintained Learnt Programs numbers 1 to 9 have been erased This occurs if the 1253 unit has been switched off much longer than 1000 hours Refer to Chapter 4 1253 Menu Summary for default values and parameter lists READY is displayed if the 1...

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Page 51: ... a denote choice via repeated presses of the front panel keys e g BIAS is obtained by pressing the GENERATOR Set Up key three times b denote that a numerical entry is required e g 0 c Limits are shown for each numerical entry d denote choice via front panel knob e g auto e Bold typeface is used to indicate default values ...

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Page 53: ... then select from delete insert or quit clear integer 1 to 9 copy integer 1 to 9 to integer 1 to 9 LEARN PROGRAM list integer 1 to 9 EXEC PROGRAM execute program integer 0 to 9 LOCAL return to local control GPIB break drift correct initialise reset check test calibrate time HOURS 0 to 99 integer BREAK SELF TEST MINUTES 0 to 59 integer Items marked thus are activated directly by action key lower ca...

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Page 56: ...h a resolution of 20mV It is useful for setting a quiescent operating point in the system under test or cancelling offsets in the system Fig 5 1 Generator BIAS and FREQ Note The peak output of the Generator set by the combination of AMPL and BIAS cannot exceed 15V 1 4 MOD MODulation facility The default setting is off More information is in Chapter 10 1 5 SYNC SYNChronizer facility The default set...

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Page 69: ...freq MAX F max sync freq 7 FILE SIZE file size LAST ERRORS last three error codes 8 UPPER LIMIT upper limit of last menu parameter entered 9 LOWER LIMIT lower limit of last menu parameter entered 10 HISTORY FILE READINGS number of readings taken FILED number of readings in file 11 PROGRAMS LEARNT list of learnt programs 1 9 12 RS 423 BAUD RATE Baud rate 110 to 9600 13 GPIB MODE talk only normal ST...

Page 70: ...ons are available a break halts the present operation and transfers the 1253 to the ready state SYNC is switced off if previously on b drift correct performs adrift correction on the next measurement An automatic drift correction always occurs once per minute or once per integration time whichever is the longer for frequencies greater than 1 Hz c initialise clears the History file any existing men...

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Page 80: ... RS232C Interface Between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Communications Equipment Employing Serial Binary Data Interchange August 1969 EIA Standard RS423 Electrical Characteristics of Unbalanced Voltage Digital Interface Circuits April 1975 3 RS423 CONNECTIONS Fig 7 1 RS423 connector and switches on the 1253 back panel Connection to the RS423 Serial Interface port is made via the 25 way sub mini...

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Page 84: ... to the theory of the GPIB is given in the Solartron monograph Plus Bus the Solartron GPIB 1 1 GPIB CAPABILITY CODE The GPIB Interface in the 1253 conforms to the following sub functions within the standard as listed on the rear panel SH1 Source Handshake AHl Acceptor Handshake T5 Basic Talker Serial Poll Talk Only Selectable unaddressed if MLA My Listener Address TE0 No Extended Talker capability...

Page 85: ...B mode of operation to Talk Only or normal Talker Listener Once the switches have been set the 1253 must read them so that their settings can be implemented The switches are read automatically at power on or when INITIALISE or BREAK are selected If the switch settings have to be altered after the 1253 has been set up selecting BREAK enables the new configuration to the read without disturbing any ...

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Page 89: ...ity of codes are qualified by a numerical argument In the following lists F is a floating point number n nnnn E xx I is an integer of up to 2 digits I I are two integers of up to 2 digits each separated by a comma D is an integer of up to 4 digits 5 1 MENU COMMANDS Parameter Code Argument Argument Value Range Meaning Units 5 1 1 GENERATOR AMPL FREQ BIAS MOD Waveform SYNC STOP MODE AM F FR F BI F M...

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Page 91: ...VERNIER VERNIER VA I 0 1 2 3 off frequency amplitude bias 5 2 5 VIEW FILE DISPLAY LIST UF D FO 1 to approx 400 output file number 5 2 6 PAUSE CONTINUE PAUSE CP 5 2 7 LEARN PROGRAM LEARN EDIT EDIT NEXT LINE EDIT PREVIOUS LINE DELETE LINE INSERT MODE EXIT JUMP CLEAR COPY LIST L I E I F B D I Q JP I C I K I I P I 1 to 9 1 to 9 1 to 99 1 to 9 1 to 9 1 to 9 1 to 9 program no program no Jump to line pro...

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Page 94: ... PLOT AXES GPIB GPIB RECYCLE SCALING RECYCLE SWEEP GENERATOR SINGLE GENERATOR DISPLAY STATUS GPIB GENERATOR SCALING BREAK TEST BREAK TEST VIEW FILE VERNIER GENERATOR AXES AXES AXES AXES AXES AXES PROGRAM AMPL BIAS BREAK ERROR BEEP CLEAR LAST ERRORS CO ORDS PAUSE DEMOD REPEAT LAST RESULT EXECUTE LIST DIVIDE BY FREQ LOG INCREMENT points sweep INPUT TIME JUMP FR MAX FR MIN MOD GPIB O P SEPARATOR O P ...

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Page 107: ...T cannot be learnt 13 Programdoes not exist with number specified 14 Recursion attempted Programs can only execute each other provided the program executed by the original program does not itself attempt to execute the program that executed it Programs can execute themselves directly provided the execute program instruction is the last instruction entered before QUIT 15 Attempt made to change a pr...

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Page 109: ...ation constants in error l out of 3 One out of the three internal copies of the calibration constants is corrupted The 1253 is still usable and measurements are valid but contact a Solartron service facility Calibration constants in error 3 out of 3 All of the three internal copies of the calibration constants are corrupted The 1253 is still usable but measurement accuracy is not guaranteed Contac...

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Page 117: ...nt Panel 11 3 2 1 LEARN PROGRAM Selections 11 3 2 2 clear 11 3 2 3 learn 11 4 2 4 edit 11 6 2 5 copy 11 7 2 6 list 11 8 2 7 EXECUTE PROGRAM 11 8 3 Program Example 11 9 3 1 Learning the Program 11 10 3 2 Executing the Program 11 13 3 3 Editing the Program 11 14 4 Remote Programming 11 16 4 1 Programming 11 16 4 2 Line Numbering 11 17 4 3 Remote Command Storage 11 17 ...

Page 118: ... the programming facilities that are available A simple example is given in Section 3 which provides a useful introduction to programming 1 1 THE PROGRAM STORAGE AND SIZE Up to 9 programs numbered 1 to 9 can be stored in battery maintained memory along with the front panel menu settings These programs remain in memory for typically 1000 hours after the main supply is removed but are refreshed when...

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Page 120: ...normal way the 1253 interprets each entry as a program instruction and when the program is executed each instruction is executed in the order in which it was entered Pressing an action key will generally display the remote command code for that key on display to confirm the entry However in the program learn mode some action keys have functions that differ from their normal operation a RECYCLE pro...

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Page 123: ...s To copy a given source program to another destination program select the copy option and enter the number of the source program PROGRAM n copy ENTER COPY PROG n to You now key in the number of the destination program m COPY PROG n to m ENTER PROGRAM n copy to PROGRAM m ENTER Measurement data if any ...

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Page 132: ...s and learnt in the order entered Return to normal mode by using Q Enters program edit mode for program n 1 to 9 at the first line instruction Moves editing to next line Moves editing to previous line Deletes the line currently selected by the E F or B commands Enters insert mode Subsequent command codes except Q are interpreted as program instructions and inserted before the line currently select...

Page 133: ...PIB There are two methods of transferring Learnt Programs to an external device via the GPIB port The choice depends on the rate at which the Controller can handle data a Fast Method The Learnt Program is transmitted by the 1253 at the rate of approximately 1byte i e one ASCII character per millisecond Provided that the Controller rate is faster than this the required Program is listed by the 1253...

Page 134: ...Program 2 N number of lines in Learnt Program The command Edit Learnt Program 2 sends Line 1 of the Program to GPIB Store Line 1 Keep sending F Edit Next Line to the 1253 and store all until I N Note the handshake effect of putting F inside the loop compared with Example 1 where P is outside the loop Quit program edit mode Example 3 RELOADING A LEARNT PROGRAM TO 1253 VIAGPIB Learnt Programs which ...

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Page 137: ...meters X axis a linear scale f linear or log scales Y axis b r r dB linear scale θ degrees Plot size A4 or 8 X 11 INTERFACES Serial output suitable for use with printers and keyboards compatible with RS232 and RS423 Selectable baud rates 110 to 9600 GPIB compatible with IEEE488 1978 Fully programmable Talker Listener Switch selectable Talk only Maximum data rate 1000bytes s Fuctions implemented SH...

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Page 139: ...ing 1253 3 6 to 3 17 11 10 to 11 15 Examples of remote control programs 8 20 to 8 22 Examples of remote command storage 11 17 to 11 18 Execute programs 5 16 11 8 11 13 Facilities 1 4 Feet 2 10 Floating point format 8 15 Freezing the generator output 5 3 Frequency range of sweep 5 6 Front brackets 2 13 Front panel connections 6 2 Front panel knob 3 2 3 5 3 7 4 3 5 14 Fuses 2 2 2 5 2 6 Fuse replacem...

Page 140: ...stored 3 3 Power up messages 3 3 Parallel poll sense GPIB 5 11 8 18 Program learning 11 3 Program storage and size 11 2 Program zero 11 8 Quit learn mode 11 6 Rack dimensions 2 9 Rack ears 2 11 Rack mounting 2 9 Rear brackets 2 12 2 13 Rear panel connections 6 2 Recycled measurements 5 4 5 13 Rejection curves 5 4 Remote command storage 11 17 Remote control commands 8 7 to 8 13 Remote local 8 5 Rem...

Page 141: ...Op Man_DA Ind 3 Telescopic slide mounting kit 2 9 2 10 Test facility 5 17 Tilt bar 2 10 Top cover removal 2 7 Varying the set up parameters 3 5 5 14 11 19 Ventilation 2 9 Vernier 5 14 Viewing the History File 5 14 ...

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