Inductance
Measurements
This
section
describes
an
example
of
measuring
a
chip
type
470
nH
ferrite-cored
inductor
.
It
will
be
measured
under
the
following
conditions
.
DUT
:
Chip
type
470
nH
ferrite-cored
inductor
(Agilent
P
art
Number
9140-1235)
Measurement
Conditions
Function
:
L
s
-
R
s
Frequency
:
25.2
MHz
T
est
Signal
Level
:
10
mA
(constant)
Equipment
Required
16034E
T
est
Fixture
Operation
Procedure
1.
Turn
the
4285A
ON.
2.
Set
the
4285A
to
the
normal
LCR
measurement
mode
which
uses
the
auto
balancing
bridge
measuring
method.
a.
Press
4
CA
T
ALOG/SYSTEM
5
amd
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
SYSTEM
CONFIG
.
SY
STEM
CONFIG
page
will
now
be
displayed
b.
Move
the
CURSOR
to
the
CONFIG
eld.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
I
BIAS
,
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Q
ADAPTER
,
and
NNNNNNNNNNN
OFF
will
be
displayed.
c.
Press
NNNNNNNNNNN
OFF
to
perform
a
normal
LCR
measurement.
3.
Setup
the
4285A
measurement
conditions
by
lling
in
the
elds
on
the
MEAS
DISPLA
Y
page
.
Set
FUNCtion
to
L
s
-R
s
,
FREQuency
to
25.2
MHz,
and
LEVEL
to
10
mA
constant.
(The
other
functions
will
be
left
at
the
default
settings
.)
a.
Move
the
CURSOR
to
the
FUNC
eld.
The
Current
measurement
function,
C
p
-D
,
is
displayed
in
this
eld,
and
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Cp-D
,
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Cp-Q
,
NNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Cp-G
,
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Cp-Rp
,
and
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
more
1/6
are
displayed.
b.
Press
N
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
more
X/6
until
it
is
changed
to
N
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
more
4/6
and
N
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Ls-Rs
is
displayed.
c.
Press
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Ls-Rs
to
select
the
L
s
-R
s
measurement
function.
d.
Move
the
CURSOR
to
the
FREQ
eld.
The
current
measurement
frequency
,
1.0000MHz ,
will
be
displayed
in
this
eld.
e.
Press
4
2
5 ,
4
5
5 ,
4
.
5 ,
and
4
2
5 .
25.2
will
be
displayed
on
the
system
message
line
,
and
the
softkey
labels
will
change
to
the
available
units
(
NNNNNNNNNNN
kHz
and
NNNNNNNNNNN
MHz
).
Press
NNNNNNNNNNN
MHz
.
25.2000MHz
is
displayed
in
the
FREQ
eld.
f.
Move
the
CURSOR
to
the
LEVEL
eld.
The
current
test
signal
level,
1.00V ,
will
be
displayed
in
this
eld.
g.
Press
4
1
5
and
4
0
5 .
10
will
be
displayed
on
the
system
message
line
,
and
the
softkey
labels
will
change
to
the
available
units
(
NNNNNNNN
mV
,
NNNNN
V
,
NNNNNNNN
A
,
and
NNNNNNNN
mA
).
Press
NNNNNNNN
mA
.
10.0mA
is
displayed
in
the
LEVEL
eld.
Basic
Measurement
Examples
3-5