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Seunis Operation Manual

Differential Time Domain Reflectometers

(DTDR-65 / DTDR-800)

Time Domain Reflectometer (STDR-65)

(Option STDT-65: Transmissometer)

Sequid GmbH

Airbus-Allee 2

28199 Bremen

Germany

Summary of Contents for DTDR-65

Page 1: ...Seunis Operation Manual Differential Time Domain Reflectometers DTDR 65 DTDR 800 Time Domain Reflectometer STDR 65 Option STDT 65 Transmissometer Sequid GmbH Airbus Allee 2 28199 Bremen Germany ...

Page 2: ...Description of the Application Windows 11 3 5 1 Main Window 11 3 5 1 1 Samples 11 3 5 1 2 Sample List 13 3 5 1 3 Macro List 13 3 5 2 Oscilloscope Window 15 3 5 3 Result Visualization Window 17 3 5 4 Options Dialog 23 3 6 Software Operation Modes 26 3 6 1 Sample List Operation Mode 26 3 6 2 Macro Operation Mode 26 3 6 3 Quick Operation Mode 28 3 7 Login with limited User Privileges 29 4 Quick Start...

Page 3: ...e optional 55 6 4 Full 2 Port S Parameter Measurements F2P optional 57 6 5 Measurement Mode εbase optional not for DTDR 800 58 6 6 Measurement Mode εplus optional not for DTDR 800 60 6 7 Permittivity Measurements optional not for DTDR 800 61 7 Frequency Domain Smoothing 65 8 De Embedding 67 8 1 De Embedding Basics 67 8 2 The De Embedding Dialog 68 8 3 Creating De Embedding S Parameters 70 8 4 Addi...

Page 4: ...lbar Items in the Main Window 86 13 2 Description of the Toolbar Items in the Result Window 88 13 3 Description of the Main Window Menu Items 89 13 4 Keyboard Shortcuts 94 14 Change Log 97 15 Technical Specifications 98 16 Troubleshooting 99 17 Safety Instructions 101 17 1 Operating Environment 101 17 2 Power 101 17 3 Safety Symbols Terms 102 17 4 Safety Requirements 102 18 Maintenance 104 19 Harm...

Page 5: ...DTDR 800 to avoid incorrect operation of the instrument Keep this manual carefully the entire life time of the instrument All devices listed so far will be referred to as device in the following 1 1 Intended Application The device is exclusively intended for usage in conjunction with the deliv ered software Upon request software libraries are available to integrate the device control into other so...

Page 6: ...5 20 F External power supply input 100 240VAC output 24VDC max 3A part number ETC70H 24 Seunis installation program User manual Integrated ESD protection module optional Metal or plastic storage and transport case optional ESD protection kit optional RF connector torque wrench optional Cable s probe s adapters s optional Calibration kit optional Footswitch optional 6 ...

Page 7: ...ol in main window prefered new new project file format is mas Microsoft Windows file type associations are set by installer for sqc and mas files disabled saving to sqz format zipped reloading still supported axis settings cursors markers are saved to loaded from mas files calibration kit data is stored reloaded from mas files renaming multiple samples in list implemented using wildcards allowed n...

Page 8: ...ew short cut CTRL M for opening mux dialog Enhanced multi channel TTC handling to ensure internal software integrity disabled wizard integrated loading saving of TTC 12TCs if mux connected added WinDMXU exe to installer for mux testing Result visualization plotting directly to any printer enabled moving zoom area possible by holding middle mouse button down sample name is shown in status bar while...

Page 9: ...s shown in upper left corner PDF export PDF reports now showing either t or cm axis depends on result window setting creation of summary page for frequency domain measurement modes added timebase info to PDF reports impedance mode only In addition the software is continuously improved with bug fixes and enhance ments to increase performance and improve usability 9 ...

Page 10: ...l Remarks The Seunis measurement software was designed to make series measure ments and therefore the central element of the main window is a spread sheet like table For a better understanding some regularly used terms are defined below Sample Describes the individual objects devices under test DUT Sample List Collection of samples in the spreadsheet table D TTC Differential Three Term Correction ...

Page 11: ...y the software can be started with an Sequid Viewer Key optional ordering code SVK In this case an inter net connection and a valid login account is required contact support se quid com for more information Remark for devices with firmware versions 4 1 205 or older The device must be connected via the USB cable but not necessarily be switched on Make sure the required sce measurement files are ava...

Page 12: ... RF measurement systems the device needs some time to warm up for performing stable and accurate measurements During the warm up phase measurements are prohibited If the tempera ture is stable the status bar shows OK If you try to measure during the warm up phase the measurement is aborted accompanied by an audio warning and the notification Device temperature instable A further field in the statu...

Page 13: ... new mas file format is introduced and replaces the previously used sqc format The information saved in mas Project Files are Traces masks results and settings for each sample Calibration and reference measurements Calibration kit data Time base and frequency settings Last axes and cursors states Project comment System diagnosis information Please note sqc files are still supported but do store le...

Page 14: ...ther piece of information optional Channel assignment Results of measurement depends on measurement mode Measurement mode see chapter 6 TDR traces compare figure 2 Time base settings Frequency setting Tolerance mask Part description and number batch number customer info Test standard freely selectable description e g IEC 61196 14 ...

Page 15: ...rement Proper ties Window as described in section 6 1 3 3 5 1 2 Sample List Basically the Sample List is collection of Samples as described in subsec tion 3 5 1 1 The following is a list of the table columns as shown in Fig 1 Sample Name Measurement label which must be a non empty string A newsample canbe generatedbyfillingin this field Special charactersshould be avoided Description Field for sto...

Page 16: ...e toolbar the listed macros are cyclically used as template for a new measurements The measurements are automatically labeled according to the macro name and pushed in to the Sample List for further use 16 ...

Page 17: ...o an oscilloscopes screen If a measured Samples is selected in the Main Window the corresponding uncorrected TDR trace s is are displayed additionally Number of Averages The number of curves to be averaged repetition measurements for a sam ple can be set in the Average field In case a large number of averages is chosen it may be advantageous to display only an averaged version of the trace s This ...

Page 18: ...s can be activated via View Interpolate Trace The background color can be changed via the View Change Background Color menu entry Zooming Moving Zooming functions are available via Position Zoom Fit buttons The zoom can be changed via the mouse use mouse wheel or hold left mouse button pressed down while dragging A fit to screen is applied by a double right click in the diagram The TDR trace can b...

Page 19: ...d on the currently selected measure ment mode and are therefore described in the specific sections TTC 12TC Calibration The software allows the correction of systematic errors by means of OPEN SHORT LOAD calibration referred to here as Three Term Correction TTC An additional THRU is used for a full 2 port calibration 12 Term Correc tion 12TC The TTC 12TC can be activated deactivated using the TTC ...

Page 20: ...ed by double right clicking within the diagram Press ing the button with the lock symbol has the effect that in time domain mea surement modes as TDR DTDR TDR Compare the zoom is locked to the current zoom of the Oscilloscope Window The result traces can be posi tioned by holding the middle button down while moving the mouse Measurement Button A small green arrow button is located in the status ba...

Page 21: ...rement mode and the measurement mode is changed e g to S11 mode no more cursors can be set In this case delete the existing cursors before setting them in S11 mode Legend By default the legend shows the sample name only the first 8 characters Alternatively the samples row number corresponding to the spread sheet row can be displayed Use View Show sample names in legend to toggle between the modes ...

Page 22: ...ted sample is exported into an individual file The frequency data points are exported in MHz the scattering pa rameter values as magnitudes and degrees Optionally the magnitude of the data can be limited to 0dB Background Color The background color of the diagram can be changed via the menu entry View Change Background Color 22 ...

Page 23: ... 8 characters of sample name in legend Set Axis manually Set the diagrams axis manually Set Decimal Places Change precision of cursor values Change BG color Change the diagram background color Extras Change x Mask Change the tolerance mask x limits to current x axis for all displayed traces TDR DTDR mode only Change y Mask Change the tolerance mask y limits to current y axis for all displayed trac...

Page 24: ...e position point in time to be indicated in nanoseconds to a user defined value Make sure the current reference measurement is not empty see section 6 1 2 Live Enable live trace only available in Quick Operation Mode not for full 2 port mode 24 ...

Page 25: ...atically with the samples in the project files The email address is necessary for update checks if starting the soft ware with the Sequid Viewer Key without a connected device This functionality is available for registered users only The email address has to be submitted via an internet connection The software estab lishes a connection to the Sequid database in the background via the Windows Inter...

Page 26: ...ted with a Sequid Viewer Key SVK it is possible to deactivate the Auto Connect on Startup Data Rate data transfer rate between device and software read only The Single Shot Measurement box should be checked if all average measurements shall be carried out at once Otherwise all measure ments can be performed separately This may be desirable in some very specific applications By default this option ...

Page 27: ...tion can be used for de noising frequency domain results see chapter 7 Equalize transmission coefficients in F2P only enabled if full 2 port S parameter measurement mode is available If checked the mean value of S12 and S21 parameters are calculated in order to suppress asym metries of the measurement system This option is only reasonable for linear passive DUTs Suppress various info ouput in PDF ...

Page 28: ...bar icons shown below Sample List Operation Mode 3 6 1 Macro Operation Mode 3 6 2 Quick Operation Mode 3 6 3 3 6 1 Sample List Operation Mode The sample list mode is the default operation mode It is activated on pro gram startup and or by clicking the sample list tool in the toolbar The func tionalitywasalreadydescribed in section 3 6 1 Furthermoremeasurements made in macro operation mode section ...

Page 29: ...e the currently selected macro item one position down in the list Clear Clear current macro list Change Macro List Description Change the value to be inserted into the description field 2nd column of the spreadsheet of the Main Win dow Change Macro Entries Change a particular property for all macros Rename Macro Rename the currently selected macro item Copy Copy a macro Paste Paste a macro Delete ...

Page 30: ...ample Option In case the user performs impedance measurements with a toler ance mask an input dialog is raised in case the impedance trace is outside the defined tolerance This behavior can be changed in the advanced tab of the Options Dialog 3 6 3 Quick Operation Mode In case some quick measurements shall be performed without any need to store the data and or the results the quick measurement ope...

Page 31: ... a password protected full access and a limited access please change the following line in the Seunis config see section 3 2 file as follows Login mode 0 After restarting the software a login dialog appears at startup Users with limited rights can use the software by clicking the Limited but ton For a full access Expert a password is required The password can be changed in the Options Dialog see s...

Page 32: ...nity to display and store classical TDR traces step responses for further use In comparison to the more sophis ticated impedance measurements e g for controlled impedance traces on PCBs or other transmission lines no special processing of the TDR data is required The following points will help you to easily perform your first standard TDR measurement 1 Make sure the software is installed the devic...

Page 33: ...ton to make sure you are in the Sample List Operation Mode 5 Prepare an empty sample list by clicking File New in the Main Win dow In case a three term correction TTC is currently loaded a ques tion dialog is raised Click NO to clear the existing TTC in this example the TTC shall not be considered 6 Select the upper left cell and type in a Sample Name You may add more informative details of your s...

Page 34: ...ble upon re quest Please contact Sequid GmbH for further information 9 The Repetition rate of the device is selectable via the corresponding pull down menu By default the instrument is shipped with the fol lowing repetition rates S DTDR 65 10 5 2 1 MHz DTDR 800 400 200 100 50 kHz Please note if other rates are required please contact Sequid GmbH Please be aware that a low repetition rate in combin...

Page 35: ...in the Options Dialog via the menu item Extras Options Device and make sure the Single Shot Measurement checkbox is checked 13 Make sure the first row is still highlighted The highlighted sample will actually be measured Best practice is to click the row number in this first column 14 Measure the sample either by clicking the measure button in the right lower corner of the Main Window by using the...

Page 36: ...ction is currently not available 16 You can zoom into the TDR trace by using the mouse or the toolbar buttons below the diagram Press the left mouse button within the display screen and select the zoom area or use the mouse wheel To reset the view to full view double right click within the plot 17 In the Result Visualization Window the averaged TDR trace step re sponse or the impedance trace can b...

Page 37: ...nd can be activated by pressing the tool bar button Alternatively the zoom can automatically be adjusted to the current oscilloscope zoom by clicking the lock symbol in the toolbar 19 Data can be exported in different formats via the menu item File Export or the disk symbol toolbar in the Result Visualization Win dow 20 For further sample settings e g impedance mask signal velocity etc please refe...

Page 38: ...ll be stored in a project file mas and can be reloaded afterwards 23 Itis possible tochangesample propertiesformultiple samplesatonce This is done by selecting the desired samples CTRL key select and using the menu entry Extras Change Sample Settings in the Main Window or by right clicking the selected samples 38 ...

Page 39: ...uency domainmethodsandenhanced with newestTDR data processingalgorithms For using TTC 12TC the following requirements must be fulfilled 1 A calibration kit open short load OSL must be available for per forming the required TTC measurements These are available from Sequid and or other third party vendors 2 In addition to the OSL standards a thru standard must be available OSLT for applying 12TC cal...

Page 40: ... the TTC wizard will guide you through the neces sary steps towards a reliable TTC DTTC or 12TC nevertheless subsequently some helpful remarks are enlisted In the start window an existing TTC 12TC can be reloaded Please ensure that the currently used measurement setup in the first place the attached cables and time base settings of the device is identical to that of the original TTC 12TC If a TTC ...

Page 41: ...on 50 especially for high frequency measurements it can be advantageous to set averaging up to 2000 In the last step the user can optionally save the TTC 12TC data to a project file This method can be of interest for users working with fre quently changing TTC 12TCs e g due to changing time bases If you work with an unchanging measurement setup saving the TTC 12C is not necessary at this stage Ple...

Page 42: ...e results of the stored data and is explicitly an intended behavior An option to circum vent this is to work with workshop files see chapter 10 The user is not allowed to change time base settings when using a particular TTC 12TC A TTC 12TC is only valid for the time base being used during the TTC 12TC calibration measurements If an existing TTC 12TC is reloaded and the current device settings are...

Page 43: ...rence measurement has been performed yellow or not grey This can be used to set the reference plane for the spatial x axis in D TDR or impedance measurements See section 6 1 2 for further information LED 1 2 and 3 grey TTC 12TC not applicable activated LED 1 2 or 3 red no TTC 12TC activated LED 1 green TTC for channel 1 active LED 1 and 2 green DTTC for channel 1 and 2 active LED 1 2 and 3 green 1...

Page 44: ...s mode allows for mea suring single ended and differential DTDR 65 800 only controlled impe dance traces The user can define tolerance masks and the characteristics of the line by means of the Impedance Measurement Properties Window section 6 1 3 For performing impedance measurements the standard D TDR measure ment mode must be used The difference between impedance and TDR stepresponse tracesis ob...

Page 45: ...isualization Window see Fig 5 The impedance is displayed vs traveling time complying with the time axis in the Oscilloscope Win dow The tolerance mask can be defined in the Impedance Measure ment Properties Window for more details read section 6 1 3 In D TDR mode some important values averaged min max im pedance in the impedance mask region are shown in the right upper corner of the Result Visuali...

Page 46: ...ther to 1 or 0 The tolerance mask can be turned on off by using the button in the tool bar This also effects displayed impedance results average min max impedance and the small LED indicators in the status bar The indicators are grayed out if the tolerance mask is switched off The trace shown in the Result Visualization Window can be set to im pedance or step response via the menu entry View TDR T...

Page 47: ... applied If TTC measurements have been performed the corrected impedance or TDR traces can be displayed by checking the Correction checkbox in the Result Visualization Window For a detailed description about working with TTC please refer to chapter 5 Please note other rise times than the predefined ones can be simu lated if TTC is activated This option is capable of characterizing sys tems with lo...

Page 48: ...fy his measurement objects in more detail see Fig 6 It can be opened via the Main Window menu entry Edit Properties General information can be passed to identify the measurements for later use Some details are necessary for a realistic characterization of the mea surement objects Remark the software displays the x axis of the impedance trace vs the traveling time t ns or versus a spatial resolutio...

Page 49: ... made for each installed language separately 3 The User ID is a permanent setting and cannot be altered here Changes must be made in the Options Dialog see section 3 5 4 click menu Extras Options 4 The fields Measurement Mode and Channel are purely informa tive and cannot be changed here Inthe Material Line specificationgroupsome usefulinformationabout the measurement object can be handled The Mat...

Page 50: ...e measurements and therefore purely informative Using the Ohmic Loss functionality enables for the compensat ing of the slopes in impedance traces due to ohmic losses The ohmic loss of a line yields to an increasing impedance trace over time space which is not related to the wave impedance of the line This loss value can be set in order to remove the slope Set ting the field to auto will result in...

Page 51: ...e ended and or differential can be set In the context of the impe dance measurements the values are used to calculate the propagation velocity If another line type is selected they have no influence and can be set to some default values e g h 1mm w 1mm t 0 1mm Remark the propagation velocity depends on the dielectric constant the line type and in case of e g top bottom layer lines on the particula...

Page 52: ...low LED in the TTC indicator field see section 6 1 2 For the user s convenience pre defined impedance measurement set tings can be stored in and loaded from a template files itx files To create a properties template specify the values and press the Save Template button It is recommended to save the template under a meaningful filename To apply pre defined properties to Samples in the Main Window p...

Page 53: ...Mask a sample xml file is included in the software instal lation and can be found in the program subfolder Examples saved via the button Save segmented Tolerance Mask to an xml file cleared via the button Clear segmented Tolerance Mask in this case the standard rectangular tolerance mask becomes active again Another option to generate a user defined segmented tolerance mask is to use the integrate...

Page 54: ...d Golden Sample s It is essential to create Golden Samples measurements before the TDR Compare mode can be applied Based on the golden samples a tolerance mask is created The actual measurement curves are finally compared with a mask based on one golden sample The masks can be defined based on a linear difference with respect to step responses or on an impedance difference with respect to the impe...

Page 55: ...h to reference list 6 Select a name and optionally a comment for the golden sample trace The row number is important for the correct referencing afterwards 7 The data is stored in a background Golden Sample list similar to the sample list in the main window Please note that directly editing the Golden Sample list is currently not possible 8 The golden sample list is stored and reloaded with a stan...

Page 56: ...ta If the Golden Samples list is readily set up the actual comparison mea surement can be performed 1 Create a sample in the sample list and switch to measurement mode TDR Compare e g by clicking the MODE button in the toolbar 2 Right click the sample in the list and select the item Change Sample Settings 3 Select Compare with from the dropdown menu and type in the num ber of the row in the Golden...

Page 57: ... FAIL indication 6 3 D S11 Measurement Mode optional These optional measurement modes single ended differential are for acquiring the frequency dependent reflection coefficients S11 parameter Frequency and timedomain signals areconnectedvia theFourier Transform thus TDR signals can be transformed into S11 by applying a proper signal pre processing in combination with a Fast Fourier Transform FFT I...

Page 58: ...while pressing down the CTRL key User defined tolerance masks can be used for pass fail analysis Use the Impedance Measurement Properties Window for loading a seg mented tolerance mask see also section 6 1 4 An example tolerance mask can be found in the Examples subdirectory Please note masks are only applicable to magnitude and VSWR traces Smoothingof the traces seesect 7 canbeactivatedvia the Ad...

Page 59: ...21 parameters Right click an existing sample and select SXY measurement mode In case the SXY mode is not available please support sequid com for further information A 12TC calibration must be activated for measuring SXY Parameters indicated by three green LEDs in the Main Window Most of the functionality and handling is similar to the S11 measure ments display result domains masks smoothing data e...

Page 60: ...trip lines with well defined lengths are needed to measure the dielectric constant with this module The Gerber files can be generated automatically For starting the measurement right click a sample or choose the MODE button to select this mode A suitable RF probe should be used for this kind of measurements because ultra wideband TDR signals are used for the traveling time measurements Please foll...

Page 61: ...t one of the lines on the test coupon and trigger a measure ment Do not change the row in the Sample List afterwards After the measurement a command window shows up Please follow the instructions contact the other line and measure again Figure 11 Oscilloscope Window showing εbase measurement After all measurements have been done please open the Impedance Measurement Properties Window again and set...

Page 62: ...vanced Line Parameter mode The measurements are carried out according to the εbase mode described in the previous section 6 5 The main difference between the two measure ment modes is buried in the greater complexity of the applied data process ing algorithms It is essential to activate the TTC before measuring because the calculations of the resulting frequency domain data demand very accu rate m...

Page 63: ...requency Please note it can be advantageous to enable frequency domain smoothing see chapter 7 6 7 Permittivity Measurements optional not for DTDR 800 The permittivity measurement mode is designed to work with an open en ded coaxial line sensor e g SDM 10G of Sequid GmbH This mode was developed for material measurement applications and it is essential to acti vate the TTC see chapter 5 Right click...

Page 64: ...dow A permittivity calibration with three well known standards has to be performed In the current software release the standards are pre defined and cannot be changed The standards Air Short Water and optionally Saline Solution 0 9 are supported Air Simply measure without any material in front of the sensor Make sure the sensor is clean and dry 64 ...

Page 65: ...e solution 0 9 mass percentage of sodium chloride in de ionized water can be used as 4th standard to achieve a higher accuracy especially at higher frequen cies This method accounts for radiation effects at the probe tip The number of averages can be defined using the Average field in the Oscilloscope Window The measurement of the distilled water requires the inclusion of the water temperature The...

Page 66: ...Remark further pre defined liquids alcohols and individually defined ma terials are planned to be supported in future software releases The permittivity data is displayed in the Result Visualization Window and can be exported to various formats via the File Export menu entry The permittivity data can be displayed in the formats real imaginary and Cole Cole plot Therefore select View Permittivity i...

Page 67: ... text Since frequency domain smoothing is a more sophisticated functionality the video bandwidth can only be changed in the configuration file Seunis con fig see section 3 2 the entry to be modified is Video bandwidth Make sure that the software is NOT running while changing the bandwidth The default value is 20 MHz for STDR DTDR 65 devices and 2 MHz for the DTDR 800 devices To display the current...

Page 68: ...MHz To switch frequency domain smoothing ON OFF open the Advanced tab of the Options Dialog see section 3 5 4 The smoothing functionality can be used in the measurement modules S parameters p 55ff εplus r p 60 Permittivity p 61 68 ...

Page 69: ...hes to de embed fixtures are described A basic requirement for using the de embedding functionality is that the system has been calibrated TTC 12TC beforehand 8 1 De Embedding Basics The applied frequency domain method is well established and widely used for de embedding Subsequently the task of measuring an unkown single ended 2 port element DUT shall be solved For this purpose the full 2 port me...

Page 70: ...he DUT exclusively and is converted back to S parameters In summary it is necessary to provide the software with the S parameters seesection 8 2 of the fixturesforthede embedding task The S parameters can either be made available by the supplier of the fixture or be determined by the user The determination of the these parameters is far from trivial and can be done by simulation or by measurement ...

Page 71: ...ters please proceed as follows 1 Open the De Embedding Dialog 2 Select the Touchstone file for channel 1 and 2 In case a s4p is se lected a user input dialog for the ports association opens 3 Press the Apply or the OK button Pressing the OK applies the param eters and closes the dialog immediately 4 The de embedding of the individual channels can be de activated by setting the corresponding checkb...

Page 72: ...De Embedding S Parameters Please note the full 2 port measurement mode according to section 6 4 is required to use this functionality The Seunis software basically can be used to measure 2 port S parameters and is therefore suitable to characterize fixtures as discussed in section 8 1 A typical use case is to calibrate the instrument at the end of the coaxial cables where e g interchangeable compo...

Page 73: ...g 8 Export the data to a Touchstone s2p file by using the tool in the Result Visualization Window 8 4 Additional Remarks on De Embedding De embedding is an advanced functionality and requires some experi ence It is recommended to critically evaluate the results and improve the de embedding parameters if necessary De embedding can be applied in time domain measurement modes In this case the reflect...

Page 74: ...cases it can be advantageous to export data in a customer specific format The import export mechanism is based on a modular concept and the creation of customer specific ImExModules is supported Please contact support sequid com for further information Info exporting of unformatted results as they can be displayed graphically is also possible via the export button of the Result Visualization Windo...

Page 75: ...ax impedance and stan dard deviation pass fail Please note some specific information for the PDF export can be switched on off in the Advanced tab in the Options Dialog see section 3 5 4 2 S11 DS11 Measurements The differential reflection coefficient DS11 and S11 are exported to two diagrams the magnitude in dB and the phase vs frequency Additionally an overview table is created 3 Full 2 Port Meas...

Page 76: ...the mea surements similar to the sample list including some additional information is created Please note the CSV delimiter can be changed in the Seunis config see section 3 2 9 3 STLC Import Module optional not for DTDR 800 The STLC import is used to setup macro lists for series impedance mea surements automatically The input file has to be the stlc file format as it is generated by the Sequid Tr...

Page 77: ...g the STLC data the software asks whether single ended and or differential lines shall be imported In case only one device is connected it may be advantageous to measure single ended and differential separately by gen erating two individual macro lists Remark 2 if the settings like Customer Part Descr Part Nmb Batch Nmb and Material see section 6 1 2 are not defined in the imported STLC file the s...

Page 78: ...rence Measurement Automatic impedance masks positioning In a laboratory environment it may happen that the setup partially changes from time to time For example impedance measurements with predefined tolerance masks require a constant measurement setup with respect to the position of the mask position this position varies with the length of the used cable A position detection algorithm allows for ...

Page 79: ...formance coax ial RF switches The RF input circuitry is protected by isolating the devices RF signal detector s from the coaxial connector s at times no measure ments are carried out Figure 17 Changing the auto protection time in the options dialog The user can define a protection time in the Options Dialog see Fig 17 The protection time defines the number of seconds after which the signal detecto...

Page 80: ... sensor ordering number SESD PMS which can be attached e g to the measurement ca ble Thus the device automatically switches off the ESD protection if the user moves the measurement cable To avoid unintentionally waking ups of the device the software additionally raises a confirmation dialog after twice the auto protection time given in the Options Dialog 80 ...

Page 81: ...P4T Multiplexer 12 1 Assigning Channels to Samples If a multiplexer unit is detected by the software an additional Mux column is added to the Sample List see Fig 19 indicating the multiplexer channels of the samples Furthermore the currently selected multiplexer channel is displayed in the status bar of the Main Window and in the upper left corner of the oscilloscope display The multiplexer channe...

Page 82: ...nnels are enumerated in capital letters to avoid confusion with CH1 channel 1 in phase and CH2 channel 2 inverted of the differential TDR devices The numeric counter in parentheses is shown for user convenience only see Fig 20 and should not be confused with CH1 CH2 as mentioned above Please note Changing the multiplexer channels of already measured samples is not possible 12 2 Calibration of the ...

Page 83: ... channel one of the following three cases a b or c occurs at the end of the calibration process a Wizard started for CH A while calibration is NOT ACTIVE yet for ALL channels Figure 21 TTC 12TC will be applied to all channels This is the standard case when starting a new multiplexer cali bration The user is informed that the just performed calibra tion will be applied to all channels This is essen...

Page 84: ...al case the user has for any reason repeated the calbration of CH A The software needs to be informed whether it shall be applied to ALL channels or to CH A only 4 After the calibration of all channels is completed save your work to a mas Project File Otherwise turn back to step 1 now and continue the calibration for the remaing multiplexer channels Please note Loading and saving TTC 12TC calibrat...

Page 85: ...tiplexer is as follows 1 Make sure the S parameters for all multiplexer channels are available as Touchstone s2p files Remark If the parameters are unavailable it is possible to create them as described in section 8 3 2 Perform the TTC 12TC calibration according to chapter 5 at the end of the cables to be connected to the multiplexer At the end of the wizard the user is informed that the calibrati...

Page 86: ...m a tool called WinDMXU exe is installed The small graphical tool can be used to control the USB multiplexer without starting Seunis For integration of external multiplexer units in customized software environmentsother than Seunis please contact support sequid com Programming interfaces are available upon request 86 ...

Page 87: ...Figure 24 Stand alone executable WinDMXU exe for Multiplexers 87 ...

Page 88: ...c format If no sample is chosen the complete sample list will be exported Seunis is able to export data in some foreign formats via the File menu Custom specific ex port filters are available upon request The multiple export icon starts a user dialog where multi ple specific export filters can be chosen at once This icon is only applicable in combination with some specific export fil ters and is n...

Page 89: ...D PCS S D is in tegrated in the device Sample list operation mode default Macro operation mode for performing recurring measure ments with different measurement modes or settings Quick operation mode allows for performing quick measurements without using the sample list Trigger a reference measurement The reference point can alternatively be set via the menu entry Extras Set reference manually in ...

Page 90: ...double clicking the right mouse button Zoom into or out of the diagram can also be done with mouse wheel Automatic zoom adjusts the axes to the currently shown data range If impedance traces with activated tolerance mask are shown the area around the mask is focused Lock the Result Visualization Window zoom to the Oscil loscope Window axes for time domain results Further zooming is possible while ...

Page 91: ...list A question di alog appears if the file name already exists Recent Files Open one of the recently used files Load Workshop File Open a workshop file for restoring a macro list sample list and the last valid TTC 12TC Save Workshop File Save the current the macro list sample list and the link to the current TTC 12TC Export Information of all selected samples will be ex ported to a file The expor...

Page 92: ...Exits the program If unsaved changes are available in the project and or the macro list a Save as user dialog is raised Edit New Sample Creates a new sample in the list Insert Sample Inserts a new sample into the list at the se lected row Delete Sample s Deletes the selected sample s Delete Avg Meas Deletes all repetition measurements all se lected samples Previous Sample Jumps to previous line in...

Page 93: ...ing wild card symbol Project Comment Create a project related comment This can be printed to PDF reports Select meas mode Select a measurement mode Properties Opens the impedance measurement prop erty window View TDR Curves Opens the oscilloscope window with TDR curves Result Visualization Opens the result visualization window Save default Arrangement Saves current window settings to user specific...

Page 94: ...ger reference measurement Clear Reference Measurement Clear reference measurement Three Term Correction Open the TTC 12TC wizard Permittivity Calibration Open the permittivity calibration panel op tional RF Multiplexer Open the RF multiplexer dialog optional Change Sample Settings Change a particular setting for one or multi ple samples Calculate Impedance Slopes Calculates and modifies the impeda...

Page 95: ...te εr test coupon optional only avail able with εbase and εplus modules Check for Updates Checks if the software is up to date Connect If the device is not connected press this but ton to connect Language Change the language setting Options Opens a user dialog for changing options Help Device Info Gives some information about the device state User Manual Opens this manual Quick Support Opens a qui...

Page 96: ...nis CTRL SPACE New sample INS Insert sample DEL Delete sample s CTRL D Deletes all measurements of selected sample s F7 Step to previous line F8 Step text line CTRL X Cut sample s CTRL C Copy sample s CTRL V Paste sample s CTRL ALT C Select samples by criterion CTRL A Select all ALT M Select measurement mode ALT I Open impedance properties window CTRL ALT T Set temperature for permittivity measure...

Page 97: ...TTC wizard CTRL M Open multiplexer dialog optional CTRL U Fill table downwards with clones of currently se lected sample ALT P Reactivate password protection for advanced op tions CTRL ALT I Show information about currently selected sam ple CTRL ALT E Export reference sample list golden samples only available with TDR Compare measurement module ALT F Change frequency axis in result visualization w...

Page 98: ...CTRL SHIFT F11 F12 Previous next result domain in result visualiza tion window 98 ...

Page 99: ...14 Change Log Changes related to software versions older than 1 7 0 are not listed in this manual For related information please refer to revision 1m 99 ...

Page 100: ...ion time approx 4h without ESD protection option DTDR 65 approx 2h with ESD protection option DTDR 65 approx 6h without ESD protection option STDR 65 approx 3h with ESD protection option STDR 65 Dimensions 220 210 82 5mm3 Weight 2800g Data processing Internal temperature compensation and time base correction IP protection class IP41 100 ...

Page 101: ...ue The red LED of the ON OFF button is blinking red This is not an error but means that the battery is currently recharged The LED blinks green while the device is turned off and the battery is charged The programs windows do not show up or are arranged strangely Press CTRL ALT W to restore the factory default window arrangement No calibration kit is available for performing the three term calibra...

Page 102: ...age Temperature not stable appears The internal device temperature must be stable for ensuring the internal temperature compensation to work properly This message appears when the device is exposed to extreme temperature changes or at startup 102 ...

Page 103: ...inearly to 50 RH at 40 C Altitude Up to 3000m at or below 30 C 17 2 Power AC Voltage 100 240VAC 10 at 50 60Hz automatic AC voltage selection DC Voltage 24V Power Consumption 0 2W Standby 9 0W ESD Protection disabled 17 0W ESD Protection enabled 36 0W ESD Protection enabled optional Accu charged with max current Battery optional MGL9017 from Enix Power Solutions Lithium Ion 14 8V 2 6Ah 38 5Wh For s...

Page 104: ...symbol is used to denote a safety ground con nection Power On Standby Off 17 4 Safety Requirements This safety instruction section contains information and warnings that must be observed to keep the Sequid DTDR 65 STDR 65 STDT 65 DTDR 800 de vices operating in a correct and safe condition You are required to follow generally accepted safety procedures in addition to the safety precautions specifie...

Page 105: ...for maxi mum allowed values d USE ONLY WITHIN OPERATIONAL ENVIROMENT LISTED Donot use theinstrumentoutdoors in wetor explosiveenvironments e EXERCISE CARE WHEN LIFTING AND CARRYING Unplug all power and ground connectors before moving the instru ment f DO NOT REMOVE THE COVERS OR INSIDE PARTS Refer all maintenance to qualified personnel g DO NOT OPRATE WITH SUSPECTED FAILURES Check body and cables ...

Page 106: ...cleaning agents To remove tenacious contami nations use a commercial non abrasive cleaning agent If necessary clean the device carefully by wiping it with a humid cloth Keep the instrument in the provided casing while not being used 106 ...

Page 107: ...U and 2015 863 EU for the restriction of hazardous substances as well as the following applied harmonized standards EN 55011 2009 A1 2010 radiated and conducted emissions Class B EN 61000 4 2 Electrostatic discharge immunity test EN 61000 4 3 Radiated radio frequency electromagnetic field immu nity EN 61000 4 4 Electrical fast transient burst EN 61000 4 5 Surge immunity test EN61000 4 6 Immunity t...

Page 108: ...mer waste According to the European directive 2012 19 EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment and its implementation into na tional law waste devices have to be collected For this reason send back your waste STDR 65 STDT 65 DTDR 65 DTDR 800 exclusively to the producer Sequid GmbH 108 ...

Page 109: ...r send back theSTDR 65 STDT 65 DTDR 65 DTDR 800 radiofrequency instrument in its original metal casing to Sequid GmbH Defects caused by improper usage of the STDR 65 STDT 65 DTDR 65 DTDR 800 are excluded from the warranty The STDR 65 STDT 65 DTDR 65 DTDR 800 must be exclusively repaired by Sequid GmbH A repair by another provider may cause incorrect measure ments and in the worst case a complete b...

Page 110: ...22 Notes 110 ...

Page 111: ...Sequid GmbH Airbus Allee 2 28199 Bremen Germany Tel 49 0 421 989764 90 Fax 49 0 421 989764 99 Revision 1n March 12 2021 valid from software version 1 7 1 E Mail support sequid com www sequid com 111 ...

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