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Page 1: ...S _ r DM 5110 Programmable Digital Mu ltimeter DM 511 Digital Mu ltimeter Operators...

Page 2: ...ionm me Instru ction Manual COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE PLEASE CHECK FOR CHAN GE INFORMATION AT THE REAR OF THIS MANUAL DM 5110 Programmable Digital Multimeter DM 511 Digital Mu ltimeter Operators Serial...

Page 3: ...International Business Ma chines Corporation INSTRUMENT SERIAL NUMBERS Each instrument has serial number on he insert tag or stamped on the chassis The first number or letter designates the country o...

Page 4: ...Front Panel Controls 2 7 Primary Level Functions 2 7 Secondary Functions 2 10 Summary of Keyboard Functions 2 13 Basic Measurements 2 15 Display Error Reporting 2 21 Section 3 PROGRAMMING Introductio...

Page 5: ...LIST OF TABLES 1 1 488 Interface Subsets 1 2 1 2 Electrical Characteristics 1 3 1 1 1 3 Environmental Characteristics 1 13 2 1 Summary of Keyboard Functions 2 13 2 2 Resistance Ranges 2 17 2 3 Compar...

Page 6: ...that could result in personal injury or loss of live As Marked on Equipment CAUTION indicates personal injury hazard not immediately accessible as one reads the markings or hazard to property includi...

Page 7: ...onnections to the product input or output terminals protective ground connection by way of the ground connection is essential for safe operation Danger Arising from Loss of Ground Upon loss of the pro...

Page 8: ...S Digital Multimeterand complete electrical mechanical FAST and NORMAL mode measurement 3 5 and physical and environmental specifications 4 5 digit Standard accessories are also listed 50 and 60 Hz me...

Page 9: ...terminator are set via the front panel as described in chapter 2 Accessories and Options Standard Accessories Included 1 DM5110 Operators Manual 070 7478 1 Pair of test leads 196 3212 Note T he test l...

Page 10: ...panel inputs For specifications of the 3 5 digit mode add 1 display count 18 to 28 C t 0 05 of reading 0 015 of F S t 0 05 of reading 0 01 of F S t 0 05 of reading 0 015 of F S t 0 05 of reading 0 01...

Page 11: ...LTS Q TEMP to GNb LOW to GND Rear interface Conn Pin 28 H i to pin 28 Lo Pin 28 Hi or pin 28 Lo to Chassis Table 1 2 Cont Performance Requirements Maximum Input Voltage Supplemental Information 1000 V...

Page 12: ...f reading 0 05 of F S t 0 6 of reading 0 05 of F S t 1 0 of reading 0 05 of F S t 0 8 of reading 0 05 of F S t 0 3 of reading 0 05 of F S t 0 6 of reading 0 05 of F S t 1 0 of reading 0 05 of F S 0 to...

Page 13: ...LTS TEMP to LOW 500 V rms or 600 V DC VOLTS TEMP to GND 1000 V peak LOW to GND 1000 V peak Rear interface Conn Table 1 2 Cont Performance Requirements z 60 dB at 50 or 60 Hz Maximum Input Voltage Supp...

Page 14: ...t 0 3 dB from 32 dBm to 56 dBm t 0 6 dB from 52 dBm to 32 dBm t 1 0 dB from 58 dBm to 52 dBm 0 to 18 28 to 50 C t 0 4 dB from 34 dBV to 54 dBV i 0 8 dB from 54 dBV to 34 dBV t 1 5 dB from 60 dBV to 5...

Page 15: ...lay count 18 to 28 C Automatic or manual Ranging Source cur V max at full scale t 0 05 of reading 0 02 of F S 1 0 mA 0 2 V t 0 05 of reading 0 01 of F S 1 0 mA 2 0 V t 0 05 of reading 0 02 of F S 10 0...

Page 16: ...o 18 28 to 50 C t 0 3 of reading 0 025 of F S Specification DM 5110 DM 511 Accuracy for 200 Automatic or manual ranging and 2 A 000mA ranges Step Response Time I 50 msec to 0 06 of step Input resistan...

Page 17: ...of reading 0 05 of F S 0 to 18 28 to 50 C 20 Hz to 100 Hz 1 1 of reading 0 075 of F S Input 200 counts 100 Hz to 10kHz 0 6 of reading 0 075 of F S Input 200 counts Crest Factor 1 3 1 for 0 1 add error...

Page 18: ...perature range 62 C to 240 OC 18 to 28 C ambient Instrument calibrated t 0 6 C from 62 C to 150 C to 6602 probe t 1 6 OC from 150 cC to 240 C Any 6602 Probe t3 5 OC from 62 C to 150 C t6 oC from 150 o...

Page 19: ...9 mm MISCELLANEOUS Power Consumption Less than 10 watt Reading Rate 4 5 digit NORMAL 3 times per second 3 5 digit FAST 25 times per second except 20MOhm range 10 times per second Over range Indicatio...

Page 20: ...0 C 5 75 RH 30 C to 40oC 5 45 RH above 40oC ALTITUDE VIBRATION 0 64 mm 0 025 peak to peak 5 Hz to 55 Hz 75 minutes Specification DM 5110 DM 511 Supplemental Information Meets or exceeds MIL 28800D cla...

Page 21: ...R 02 CE01 C 03 RS01 RS03 CS01 CS02 and CS06 30 Hz 1 GHz Electrical Discharge Operating Table 1 3 cont Descrlption SHOCK 30 g s 1 2 sine 11 ms duration 3 shocks in each direction along 3 major axes 18...

Page 22: ...cessive force to install or remove Before installing the instrument in the power module align the instrument chassis with the upper and lower guides of the selected compartment Press the instru ment i...

Page 23: ...es using eight cm of padding material orurethane foam tightly packed between the carton and the instrument 1 Use corrugated cardboard shipping carton having test strength of at least 125 kilo and with...

Page 24: ...0100 i ia _ _ YW iLL ZS J W u tl _ 1_1 1_1 d V ADDIt Yll U G ___ t k 91ro f Operating Instructions DM 5110 DM 511 _ _ _ _ i k t r r 9 m Fig 2 1 Front Panelcontrols connectorsand indicators Instruction...

Page 25: ...olts 10 or combined with dB for dBm dB Illuminated when units are in deciBells oC Illumi nate d whe n units are in degrees Celsius Up Down Diode Illuminated in 2 k 200 k and 20 Mil 41 2 digit LED read...

Page 26: ...the key sets the instrument in the 3 5 or 4 5 digit setting mode ACV Primary level Pressing the key sets the instrument in the AC voltage function Secondary level Pressing the key sets the instrument...

Page 27: ...GP IB Note addressed to talk or listen This led is blinking constantly when the inter nal jumperis in the CAL position TAKE CAREII The instrumentcan now easily be recalibratedifil Contact qualified se...

Page 28: ...UNCTIONS time If the ID button is pressed the GPIB address From the RUN mode the following functions can and terminator are displayed as described on be selected by hitting just one key page 2 9 If on...

Page 29: ...three ranges DC Current DCA DBV or DBM d V dBm 57 78 11 76 dBm 37 78 8 24 dBm 17 78 28 24 dBm 2 02 48 24 dBm 42 22 56 20 dBm In the AC Current ACA mode five ranges full 00 00 dBm equals 1 mWatt in 600...

Page 30: ...mode is also used as an entry to the SECONDARY LEVEL When key that is not defined as secondary level is pressed the instrument will not react The NULL mode will not be accepted when the in strument is...

Page 31: ...n interruption occurs he still can make other measurements like voltage current temperature or normal mode resistance measurements without disturbing the limits and afterwards return to measure 10 k r...

Page 32: ...be notified by beep from the beeper negative overrange the LO will blink Example Selecting the COMPARE mode can be achieved by first pushing the COMP key when in HOLD mode If the limits are to be set...

Page 33: ...62 0 C reading when the temperature is exceeding the minimum value Also when valid measurement is taken above the maximum temperature of the 6602 cable 230 C the display will blink RUN to save all GP...

Page 34: ...anging ON Stop measuring Make one measurement Function I Sequence of keys to be pressed Instruction Manual The following keyboard sequences start from the normal RUN measuring mode Table 2 1 Summary o...

Page 35: ...ddress Select GPIB only setting Select GPIB LF setting 2 14 DMM setting functions HOLD 50 60 UP or DOWN RUN HOLD 50 60Hz UP or DOWN RUN HOLD 3 5 4 5 UP or DOWN RUN HOLD 3 5 4 5 UP or DOWN RUN NULL NUL...

Page 36: ...ull feature serves as means of baseline sup pression by allowing stored offset value to be subtracted from subsequent readings When the NULL key is pressed the instrument takes the cur When making mea...

Page 37: ...vel of the input signal is resolution to increase display range The decimal nulled in dB function point is shifted one position to the right Measurement of gain or attenuation in dB s can then directl...

Page 38: ...on by pressing the between 300 and 1 k 0 3 1 0 Volts at 1 mA lie key 3 Reverse bias the diode by reversing the connec 2 Select range consistent with the expected tions on the diode good diode will ove...

Page 39: ...up to 2000 mA with max resolution of 10 Use the following procedure to make current measurements 1 Select the DC current or AC current function by pressing the DCA or ACA key respectively 2 Select ra...

Page 40: ...dinary sine wave with peak amplitude of 10 V The average value of the voltage is 6 37 V while its RMS value is 7 07 V Instruction Manual Crest Factor Operating Instructions DM 5110 DM 511 If we apply...

Page 41: ...asurements can now be made referenced to the 0 dB point 1 Connect the 6602 to the LOW and V Temp input jacks Measuring Bandwidth 2 Select the temperature measurement mode press The DM 5110 511 can be...

Page 42: ...ge and TRMS Meter Readings AC Coupled Peak Value 10 V 10V 10 V 10V 10 V 10 V 10V RMS Value 7 07 V 3 86 V 3 08 V 10 00 V 5 00 V 10A 5 77 V 22 2 Operating Instructions DM 5110 DM 511 Average Responding...

Page 43: ...ation enablejumper Send your DM to the nearest TEKTRON IX Service is in the CAL position Center The instrument can now easily be recalibrated Contact qualified service person constant blinking of the...

Page 44: ...he terminator is set for only ments Recommended controllers for use in programming The GPI B address and terminator can be changed the DM 5110 are PC compatible controllers as indicated in Section 2 T...

Page 45: ...tion 2 Table 2 1 for information on erate error responses since the instrument func setting the message terminator tions are under front panel control The DM 5110 accepts abbreviated commands like oth...

Page 46: ...may also be added to query header provided the question mark is at the end 2 3 2 SP3 NOTE In the last example the space is treated as format character because it follows the comma the argu ment delimi...

Page 47: ...e is available the instrument can accept dard 488 1 1987 second message before the first has been proc Abbreviations from the standard are used in this essed However it holds off additional messages d...

Page 48: ...ored and an SRO generated if the DT function is disabled DT OFF the instrument is in the local state or if message is being processed when GET is received GTL Go To Local This causes the instrument to...

Page 49: ...30 24 z 90 113 111133 27 4 751 5 91 114 121134 28 40 L 78 SC 92 291115 131135 29 1 4D 77 5 93 11 141138 78 TALK ADDRESSES 140 1 9670 1 7 71 4 2 1 142 82 b 184 20 d 1 t 64 00 74 _ 145 5i185 21 U 75 117...

Page 50: ...all front panel controls are opera tional If remote command cannot be executed because Remote With Lockout State RWLS the instrument is in local state an execution error will be reported to the contr...

Page 51: ...definition are for formatting and are not However the Tektronix Standard Codes and For part of the definition mats specifies the syntax delimiters and charac ters allowed for hig h level programming...

Page 52: ...to the dBV function DCA Amps Set to the DC current function DCV Volts Set to the DC Volts function Sets the measurement resolution of the DM 5110 Response from DM DIGI 3 54 5 Device Trigger off Device...

Page 53: ...urns the state of the null function OHMs Ohms Set to the Ohms function OPC ON OPC reporting on OPC OFf OPC reporting off OPC Response from DM OPC ON J OFF OVEr ON OVER reporting on V OFf OVER reportin...

Page 54: ...highest range If there is no argu ment the range is set to torange starting in the highest range If the argument is valid current reading the instru ment rounds the argument up to the first full scal...

Page 55: ...rement range CALC Compare Mode Type Setting or Query Setting Syntax CALC COMp OFf CALC CMPr OFf Query Syntax CALC Query Response CALC CMPR OFF Examples CALC CMPR CALC OFF CALC COMP Discussion Over the...

Page 56: ...mming DM 5110 Setting Syntax D BM number This command will set the instrument to the DBM fu nction Also sets the range of the D function The D BM function is recalculated version of the ACV ranges The...

Page 57: ...id dBV to the instrument Ranges 60 0 13 98 dBV 40 0 6 02 dBV 20 0 26 02 dBV 0 46 02 dBV 20 0 53 98 dBV 0 dBV equals voltage of 1 V RMS DCA number DC Current Function Type Setting Setting Syntax DCA um...

Page 58: ...on error and asserts S RQ if RQS is on I number NRF valid voltage input to the instru ment Ranges 200 mV 2 V 20 V 200 V 1000 V I DIGit number Digital Resolution Programming DM 5110 Type Setting or Que...

Page 59: ...ment to trigger the instrument to make measurement If GET is received while the message processor is busy or when DT is OFF the instrument gener ates an error which indicates the GET was ig nored erro...

Page 60: ...he range is not changed DCV This command will set the instrument to the DC Voltage function DCA This command will set the instrument to the DC Current function ACV This command will set the instrument...

Page 61: ...M 5110 V81 1 Fx x Discussion The 1D query will return the ID string for the DM 5110 The ID query will return the ID string in the form The breakdown of the string is as follows ID Command header Manuf...

Page 62: ...tax LIMits high limit limit Query Syntax LIMits Query Response LIMITS high limit limit Discussion high limit _ NRF valid reading for function low limit NRF valid reading for function less or equal tha...

Page 63: ...e taken continu ously The TRIG argument sets the TRIGGERED mode In this mode trigger occurs upon receipt of one of the following commands 101 S END command Group Execute Trigger GET interface message...

Page 64: ...uery Response NULL number Discussion null value RF value for the null calculation valid reading for function This command enables the NULL function the argu ment specifies the value of the offset If n...

Page 65: ...that specific range If the argument is above the highest range the in strument generates an execution error and asserts SRO if ROS is on Ranges 200 2 k 20 k 200 k 2 20 OPC ON OR Operation Comp lete Ty...

Page 66: ...l be reported using the RQS line If RQS is OFF then the ERROR query will be used to report the ERROR If OVER is OFF the instrument returns 1 99 when talked to indicate over range does not assert SRO O...

Page 67: ...3 1 Function Range v s Range number Full Scale value of range DCA ACA Ohms dBV dBm TEMP AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO 62 to 240 C 200 mV 1 200 PA 1 200 1 200 0 1200 mVAC 1 62 to 240 C 2 mA 12 mA 2 k 12 VAC 62 t...

Page 68: ...instrument triggers measurement and then outputs it If the COMPARE calculation is enabled CALC CMPR the instrument outputs one of the following numbers which indicate the relationship between the inpu...

Page 69: ...nse to all settable commands in one string The format is FUNC RANGE LIMITS CALC NULL DIGIT MODE BEEPER DT MONITOR OPC OVER USER RQS SOURce Returns the position of the Input Switch Type Query Query Syn...

Page 70: ...if RQS is on Temperatu re Function Setting Syntax TEMP number number _ NRF valid temperature to the instru ment Range 62 oC to 240 oC TEST Type Query Ouery Syntax TEST Query Response TEST problem numb...

Page 71: ...Setting Syntax USERreq ON OFf Query Syntax USERreq Query Response USER J OFF Discussion This command enables or disables the INST ID button service request If enabled the instrument asserts SRO when t...

Page 72: ...esponses and status information is as listed below Calibration step done 455 Calibration stopped 651 Calibrate LOVAC first 652 Unstable measurement error 653 Eeprom error 654 Calibration beyond bounde...

Page 73: ...ate with the fol The format of the information is structured as shown lowing settings in Fig 3 2 Because the STB conveys limited information about BEEPER OFF an event the events are divided in classes...

Page 74: ...RQS is ON then the oldest error is returned first and the highest priority is returned next If more than one error or event is put into the Queue and RQS is OFF then the hig hest priority error will b...

Page 75: ...rgument 106 97 2 message unit del 107 97 2 Not executable in local 201 98 3 Settings lost due rtl 202 98 3 Input and output 203 98 3 buffer full Settings conflict 204 98 3 Argument out of range 205 98...

Page 76: ...en the delimiter between arguments is the wrong character Incorrect syntax When command is missing one of its arguments When the delimiter between commands is missing or the wrong character EXECUTION...

Page 77: ...ument This error is also returned if the argument for NULL command is out of range This error is returned if the calibration jumper is not set to the calibration position and the CAL command is sent t...

Page 78: ...e instru ment is polled this event code will be returned The SRO byte returned by the poll is 67 or 83 busy bit on Error Cause INTERNAL WARNINGS 600 SRO byte 102 decimal or 118 decimal busy bit set Th...

Page 79: ...QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICING OTHER THAN THAT CONTAINED IN OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO DO SO REFER TO OPERATORS SAFETY SUMMARY...

Page 80: ...d on the strumen t and in the fuse replacing instructions below CAUTl0 fuse is located on the left side of the instrument on the main board just behind the front panel This instrument contains electri...

Page 81: ...Service Center or representative Standard Accessories OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES 1 DM 5110 511 Operators Manual 070 7478 1 Pair of Test Leads 196 3212 1 GPI B Reference Guide DM5110 1 070 7559 1 Instrum...

Page 82: ...o printin g and shi pping requirements we can t get these c hanges immediately into printed manuals Hence your manual may contain new c hange i nformation on followi ng pages single chan ge may affect...

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