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ST2883 Series Operation Manual                                                          

Contents 

Chapter 1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 1-1 

1.1

 Production introduction ................................................................................................. 1-1 

1.2

 Operation environment .................................................................................................. 1-2 

1.2.1 Power supply .......................................................................................................  1-2 
1.2.2 Environment temperature and humidity ............................................................. 1-2 
1.2.3 Warm-up ............................................................................................................. 1-3 

1.3

 Dimensions and weight ................................................................................................. 1-3 

Chapter 2 General specifications ............................................................................................ 2-1 

2.1

 Specifications ................................................................................................................ 2-1 

2.2

 Comparison methods ..................................................................................................... 2-2 

2.2.1 Area size comparison .......................................................................................... 2-2 
2.2.2 Differential area comparison ............................................................................... 2-2 
2.2.3 Corona discharge comparison ............................................................................. 2-3 
2.2.4 Differential phase comparison ............................................................................ 2-3 

Chapter 3 Panels and display .................................................................................................. 3-1 

3.1

 Front panel .................................................................................................................... 3-1 

3.2

 Rear panel ...................................................................................................................... 3-3 

3.3

 Introduction to display area ........................................................................................... 3-4 

Chapter 4 Introduction to [DISP] ........................................................................................... 4-1 

4.1

 Measurement display page ............................................................................................ 4-1 

4.2

 Introduction to symbols in measurement display page ................................................. 4-1 

4.3

 Introduction to soft keys in measurement display page ................................................ 4-2 

4.3.1 Standard sampling ...............................................................................................  4-2 
4.3.2 Compare .............................................................................................................. 4-4 
4.3.3 Measure ............................................................................................................... 4-4 
4.3.4 Utility .................................................................................................................. 4-5 
4.3.5 Statistics .............................................................................................................. 4-5 
4.3.6 Modify ................................................................................................................ 4-5 

Chapter 5 Introduction to [SETUP] ........................................................................................ 5-1 

5.1

 Introduction to icons of soft keys .................................................................................. 5-1 

5.2

 Measurement setup page ............................................................................................... 5-1 

5.2.1 Imp Volt .............................................................................................................. 5-2 
5.2.2 Samp ................................................................................................................... 5-2 
5.2.3 Test Imp .............................................................................................................. 5-2 
5.2.4 Erase Imp ............................................................................................................ 5-2 
5.2.5 Volt ADJ .............................................................................................................. 5-3 
5.2.6 Wave Disp ........................................................................................................... 5-3 
5.2.7 Trig Mode ........................................................................................................... 5-3 
5.2.8 Delay Time .......................................................................................................... 5-4 
5.2.9 BDV Test ............................................................................................................ 5-4 
5.2.10 Start Volt ........................................................................................................... 5-4 
5.2.11 End Volt .............................................................................................................  5-4 
5.2.12 Volt Step ............................................................................................................ 5-5 

Summary of Contents for ST2883 Series

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Page 2: ...panel 3 1 3 2 Rear panel 3 3 3 3 Introduction to display area 3 4 Chapter 4 Introduction to DISP 4 1 4 1 Measurement display page 4 1 4 2 Introduction to symbols in measurement display page 4 1 4 3 I...

Page 3: ...3 6 1 10 Date 6 3 6 1 11 Time 6 3 6 2 Interface 6 4 6 2 1 I O 6 4 6 2 2 ST2883 RS232C interface 6 4 6 2 3 USB interface 6 6 6 2 4 LAN interface 6 9 6 3 About 6 11 Chapter 7 User guide 7 1 7 1 Use of k...

Page 4: ...istic subsystem commands 8 18 8 4 9 TRIGger subsystem commands 8 19 8 4 10 FETCh subsystem commands 8 20 8 4 11 MEASure subsystem commands 8 21 8 4 12 ABORt subsystem command 8 22 8 4 13 Mass MEMory s...

Page 5: ...f high voltage in instrument 6 Carry or move Before moving the instrument unplug the AC power sockets and remove high voltage test line or external control line 7 Maintenance In non use state the inst...

Page 6: ...the differences in the number of turns and the material of the core If high impulse voltage is applied the poor insulation will appear as a corona or layer discharge Figure 1 1 Simplified diagram for...

Page 7: ...rking temperature 20 C 8 C Humidity 80 RH Transferring environment temperature 0 C 50 C Humidity 93 RH 1 2 3 Warm up The warm up time should not be less than 15 minutes 1 3 Dimensions and weight Dimen...

Page 8: ...40ns Resolution 8bits Sampling point 6000bytes Standard wave sample Sequential cycle single cycle one sample up to 32 times of sample averaging Input impedance 5M Test speed 6 times sec Averaging rate...

Page 9: ...short circuit between layers the short circuit area is reflected as an increase of energy loss 2 2 2 Differential area comparison When comparison method is set to Differential Area ST2883 calculates t...

Page 10: ...specify a zero crossing point to compare The instrument will judge the zero crossing offset between the tested waveform and standard waveform and then compare the oscillation period between the two wa...

Page 11: ...e different functions in different menus Five soft keys are used to select control and parameter functions Current function of each soft key is displayed along its left side 4 DISP Press DISP menu key...

Page 12: ...inals or DUT 13 PASS FAIL indicator When PASS indicator flashes the comparison result is up to standard while FAIL below indicator Valid only in comparison function 14 START Press the START key to sta...

Page 13: ...control ST2883 through the USB DEVICE interface 3 RS232C serial interface RS232C serial interface can be connected to an external device for remote control and operation 4 LAN interface Be used to co...

Page 14: ...t process STOP means the test has been terminated 3 Waveform display area In this area test and standard waveforms peaks of impulse voltage and comparison results are displayed 4 Indicate the waveform...

Page 15: ...e of interface selecting availability of U disk key lock etc 13 Time base This area shows the time between the two dash lines of this waveform display area in X direction The time shown in this area c...

Page 16: ...setting Compare measurement function Measure auxiliary function Utility statistic function Statistics display color of the waveform sampling rate etc Figure 4 1 shows the measurement display page 4 1...

Page 17: ...plete Press this key to complete the acquisition of standard waveforms Average 1 Indicate the sampling times for standard waveform Undo Cancel the current acquisition data for standard waveform Each p...

Page 18: ...nge an error information will prompt and the instrument will keep in the wait state to Start a new sample Start Start loop test Return to previous page 4 3 1 4 Modify Lighten the icon to enable the ro...

Page 19: ...6000 Lighten the icon to enable the roller and change the differential value Return to previous page 4 3 2 2 DIFF ZONE Select the differential area size comparison method All setup operations are the...

Page 20: ...and enable the roller Then revolve the roller to enlarge the waveform display scale ranging from 1 to 3 times When the display scale is larger than 1 times the ratio will be displayed in the top right...

Page 21: ...oved by pressing START except in the measure display page NOTE When the icon is lightened the original numerical input function for the four numerical keys will be invalid Coarse adjustment key used t...

Page 22: ...or to the sample rate zone following soft keys are available Be used to select the desired sample rate Lighten this key to enable the numerical arrow key Respectively press 8 2 4 6 the cursor will mov...

Page 23: ...waveforms after each test and the test speed will be decreased ALL OFF With the exception of comparison result none waveforms will be displayed therefore the test speed is the fastest in this mode Li...

Page 24: ...lly done by comparing with four comparison methods Move the cursor to this zone following soft keys will be displayed ON Turn BDV test on OFF Turn BDV test off Lighten this key to enable the numerical...

Page 25: ...left and right 5 2 14 Position AREA SIZE DIFF ZONE PHASE DIFF Set the comparison ranges for AREA SIZE DIFF ZONE and CORONA that range from 0 to 6000 the value of the end position must be larger than t...

Page 26: ...the limit values for comparison methods of CORONA which range from 0 to 256 by a resolution of 1 dot Use numeric buttons to enter the required value and press ENTER for confirmation Move the cursor t...

Page 27: ...ess the Delete soft key and then choose YES to confirm this operation or NO to give up Note If the selected file has been loaded the starting up load function will be invalid Save Press this key to sa...

Page 28: ...er name the folder will be named as the default name FOLDERxx xx is a number ranging from 01 to 99 Pressing ESC can exit the operation of creating Letters from A to Z numbers from 0 to 9 and underline...

Page 29: ...ES otherwise NO Note Although the instrument supports three file formats STA TXT and CSV only STA file can be loaded to internal RAM Delete Delete saved files Press Delete Then choose YES to delete th...

Page 30: ...gure 6 1 System Parameters irrelevant to test performance can be set in this page Brightness Pass Fail Pass Alarm Fail Alarm Key Sound Hard Copy Password Language Theme Date Time 6 1 1 Brightness Move...

Page 31: ...press 8 2 4 6 the cursor will move up down left and right 6 1 5 Key Sound Move the cursor to this zone following soft keys will be displayed On Turn on the key sound Off Turn off the key sound Lighten...

Page 32: ...ay format is like 2011 05 04 Move the cursor to this zone following soft keys can be used They are soft keys used to adjust date by 1 day Lighten this key to enable the numerical arrow key Respectivel...

Page 33: ...ve in the corresponding zone For example when RS232C interface is selected the cursor can move only in the RS232C setup zone 6 2 2 ST2883 RS232C interface RS 232 standard also called as asynchronous s...

Page 34: ...hat the instrument sends to PC 6 2 2 1 Baud Rate ST2883 provides five baud rates 4800bit 9600bit 19200bit 38400bit 115200bit They are soft keys used to choose the required baud rate Lighten this key t...

Page 35: ...6 2 3 USB interface Move the cursor to this zone following soft keys can be used USBCDC Set USBCDC interface as the USB interface USBTMC Set USBTMC interface as the USB interface Lighten this key to e...

Page 36: ...ST2883 USB Vcom Port COM3 in the device manager as shown in figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 USBCDC has been installed Now USB VCom port acts as a serial port When PC has no serial port the communication softwa...

Page 37: ...h a USB cable Install drive The installing steps of USBTMC are the same as that of USBCDC see 6 2 3 1 for reference When the installation of drive is finished user can see USB Test and Measurement Dev...

Page 38: ...to a router peer to peer network cable should be used Parameter settings Select LAN interface in the interface page to enter the LAN setup page Now you can set the following parameters IP address SUB...

Page 39: ...upgraded version Steps of the access to ST2883 trough a browser assume that the instrument IP is 192 168 1 140 1 Start up Internet Explorer 2 Input http 192 168 1 140 in the address zone and then pres...

Page 40: ...etails 6 3 About The About page shows some relevant information of the instrument such as Model Number Serial number Firmware Version System Version There are two soft keys available Reset Factory Fig...

Page 41: ...e three function pages displayed on the instrument DISP STEUP and SYSTEM 1 DISP Press this key to enter the measurement display page 2 SETUP Press this key to enter the parameter setup page Continuous...

Page 42: ...le effect on the turn to turn short test and the layer to layer short test of coil but the amplitude of the applied impulse voltage has a great impact on the insulation test of coil ST2883 solves the...

Page 43: ...rea size comparison is mainly used to compare the energy consumption Differential area comparison is sensitive to energy consumption and inductance change Corona comparison method is the best one for...

Page 44: ...w limit is larger than the high limit take the product that has the largest unit difference to make electrical test thus judging whether it is a poor product Another way is to average samples see 7 4...

Page 45: ...ocess of BDV test the secondary display zone displays not only the extraction value of the corona but also the chart record of differential area after each test The chart can help user observe the cha...

Page 46: ...Comp aRea On Space _ indicates a space must not be placed before and or after a colon For example COMP _ _ AREA ON COMP AREA ON Space is used to partition off command and parameter Commands locate bef...

Page 47: ...ic to obtain the short form For example Mass MEMory abbreviates to MMEM long form is MMEMory Impulse VOLTage abbreviates to IVOLT long form is IVOLTage NOTE At the process of commands the instrument d...

Page 48: ...cter decimal 10 is the end of the input output string END EOI terminator signal of IEEE 488 bus Angular brackets enclose words or characters that are used to symbolize a program code parameter or a GP...

Page 49: ...DISP indicates that the current displayed page is the measurement display page MEAS SETUP indicates that the current displayed page is the measurement setup page INT FILE indicates that the current d...

Page 50: ...is OFF For example WrtCmd DISP GRID ON the grid display mode is ON Query syntax DISPlay GRID Return format Off NL END On Where Off means that the current grid display mode is OFF On means that the cur...

Page 51: ...e 8 4 Measure Function subsystem command tree Command syntax MFUNCtion Function name They are IW BTEST Where IW The measure function is in the turn to turn insulation test mode BTEST The measure funct...

Page 52: ...ANGe start pot end pot DIFFerence value PHASediff STATe ON 1 OFF 0 POSition value DIFFerence value Figure 8 5 COMParator subsystem command tree The STATe command sets the comparator function to ON or...

Page 53: ...omparison range from 0 to 6000 NOTE The end point value should be larger than that of the start point otherwise an error message will be displayed on the system message line Query syntax COMP AREA RAN...

Page 54: ...otherwise an error message will be displayed on the system message line Query syntax COMP DIFF RANG Return format start pot end pot NL END start pot end pot are NR1 format The DIFFzone DIFFerence comm...

Page 55: ...difference limit value of the Corona comparator The COROna DIFFerence query returns the current difference limit value of the Corona comparator Command syntax COMParator COROna DIFFerence value Where...

Page 56: ...format NR2 NL END 8 4 4 Impulse VOLTage subsystem commands The Impulse VOLTage subsystem commands set the impulse voltage average times impulse voltage auto adjust and delay etc Figure 8 6 shows the I...

Page 57: ...Break VOLTage returns no unit and the default voltage unit is V The TIMPulse command sets the average times for testing The TIMPulse query returns the current average times Command syntax IVOLTage TI...

Page 58: ...he INT test mode The DTIME query returns the current delay time Command syntax IVOLTage DTIME value Where value can be NR1 NR2 or NR3 format followed by s or ms The set delay time ranges from 0 to 99...

Page 59: ...e standard waveform is tested in the mode of SEQ CYPLE or SINGLE SAMPLE this command will be ignored 2 When the standard waveform is tested in the mode of SINGLE CYCLE if the test has not put an end t...

Page 60: ...d sets the sample mode of the standard waveform The SMODE query returns the current sample mode Command syntax SCYCLe SWAVE SMODE OCYCLe OSAMPle Where SCYCLe Set the standard waveform sample mode to s...

Page 61: ...returns standard waveform data when each sampling test is completed In ONE CYCLE mode ST2883 returns the last standard waveform and returns the standard waveform when sample rate is changed The CHOos...

Page 62: ...1 Where RIGHt Move the waveform to the right 1 Move the waveform to the right LEFT Move the waveform to the left 1 Move the waveform to the left The EXTend command is used to extend the waveform Comm...

Page 63: ...e The STATe command sets the statistic function to ON or OFF The STATe query returns the current state of the statistic function Command syntax ON STATistic STATe OFF 1 0 Where 1 decimal 49 When the f...

Page 64: ...is in the testing state The trigger mode must be set to BUS mode or this command will be ignored This command is only used to trigger the test of DUT Refer to Standard WAVE subsystem commands for the...

Page 65: ...the returned data format The Comparison RESult query returns the latest comparison result Query syntax FETCh CRESult Return format There are three cases as follows 1 If the comparator function or four...

Page 66: ...total test times for Diff Zone comparison and times of PASS total test times for Corona comparison and times of PASS total times for Phase Diff comparison and times of PASS PASS rate can be automatic...

Page 67: ...ASure FREQuency Return format start end NL END Both start and end are NR1 format The TIME command sets the time range The TIME query returns the current time range Command syntax MEASure TIME star end...

Page 68: ...ll display the saved page The SAVE STATe or STORe STATe command is used to save the current setting data to a file Command syntax MMEMory STORe STATe record number filename Where record number is the...

Page 69: ...ommand Command syntax TRG For example WrtCmd TRG NOTE This command is only available on the MEAS DISP pages This command will also be ignored when ST2883 is in the testing state This command is only u...

Page 70: ...OLT 60000 the impulse voltage is out of its range Error parameter Unrecognizable parameter is used For example TRIG SOUR INTER INTER is not the correct short form and should not used Error unit suffix...

Page 71: ...ata however is not valid until BUSY is asserted to low PIN BUSY ST2883 series is in the test state When calculation comparison and display are all completed this signal is asserted to low PIN PASS Pas...

Page 72: ...DC output pins 2 through 5 is the collector output of the built in pull up resistor and isolated by an opto coupler The output voltage of each line is set by a pull up resistor on the handler interfa...

Page 73: ...xternal voltage source used for output signal Figure 9 2 Simplified diagram of the input signal In figure 9 2 the default jumper setting is to use external voltage source Actually the input signals an...

Page 74: ...ure 9 3 Figure 9 3 Jumper position on the Handler interface board As above figure shown when shipped from the factory both jumpers are set at the upper position If you want to apply the internal power...

Page 75: ...ts in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment You should supply us with the warranty card before you enjoy the free maintenance service This warranty does not apply...

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