Hand Held LCR Meter
SM6015A
User Manual
Страница 1: ...Hand Held LCR Meter SM6015A User Manual ...
Страница 2: ...n this manual supersedes all corresponding previous released material Scientific continues to improve products and reserves rights to amend part of the specifications procedures equipment at any time without notice Ver1 0 0916 SCIENTIFIC MES TECHNIK PVT LTD B 14 Industrial Estate Pologround INDORE 452015 INDIA Tel 0731 2422330 31 32 33 E mail info scientificindia com Fax 0731 2422334 2561641 Websi...
Страница 3: ...ry 14 5 2 Connecting External Power Source 15 5 3 Low Battery Indication 16 5 4 Backlight Display 16 5 5 Charge Display 16 6 Operation Instruction 17 6 1 Data hold mode HOLD 17 6 2 Data Record Mode REC 17 6 3 PRI Select Mode 18 6 4 SEC Select Mode 18 6 5 Test Frequency FREQ 18 6 6 Test Electric Level 19 6 7 Tolerance Mode TOL 19 6 8 Auto LCR Mode 19 6 9 Measurement Rate RATE 20 6 10 Series paralle...
Страница 4: ...tance Measurement 30 7 5 Impedance Measurement 31 8 Remote Communication 32 8 1 Connecting Instrument to PC 32 8 2 Virtual Serial Port Configuration 32 8 3 RMT Operation 33 8 4 Command Protocols 33 9 Performance Check 40 10 Maintenance Service Warranty condition 44 ...
Страница 5: ... 0 6Vrms The auto range can rapidly display the measuring results and automatically choose the desirable testing parameters in accordance with components properties Its measuring accuracy is up to 0 25 Front panel push buttons maximize the convenience of function and feature selection such frequency rate and L C R Z selection Tolerance mode can sort components record mode aid to capture readings c...
Страница 6: ... 1A 63V Interface Mini USB virtual serial port Test Signal Signal Frequency 0 02 accuracy 100Hz 120Hz 1kHz 10kHz Test Signal Level 10 accuracy 0 6Vrms Output Impedance 100Ω Display Display LCD primary secondary dual display Backlight Battery supply when backlight is on luminance is reduced by half 15s later and automatically turned off 30s later Powered by adapter backlight off until manually turn...
Страница 7: ... 160min Max Current 100mA Auto Power Off valid for battery powered 5min 15min 30min 60min OFF available factory default 5min General Operation Condition Temperature 0 40 Relative Humidity 90 R H Weight 350g Dimensions H x W x D 190mm x 90mm x 41mm Safety and EMC compliance IEC 61010 1 2001 IEC 61326 2 1 2005 Accessories Standard 4 terminal crocodile Kelvin test leads SMA26027AS Banana to crocodile...
Страница 8: ...Guidelines To ensure safe use of this instrument follow the safety guidelines listed below This meter is for indoor use altitude up to 2 000 m For short time outdoor use precautions should be taken to avoid direct sunlight water and moisture electromagnetic radiation dust and explosion The warnings and safety precautions should be read and well understood before the instrument is used Use the mete...
Страница 9: ...ility arrow key 11 5 terminal test sockets direct measurement on lead components or use of test fixture 12 3 terminal test jacks for use of Banana plugs Crocodile clip Test Leads 13 Standard mini USB port for remote control 14 12VDC external power input use with an external power adapter NOTE Use 12VDC 150mA 4mm adapter DO NOT charge the non rechargeable battery WARNING Before connecting an extern...
Страница 10: ...nction the function will be set or configured if the UTIL button is pressed and hold down for a long time See Utility Menu section for details NOTE In the button operational instruction we will use the button name to express the button operation without differentiating the type of button Pay attention to the difference between long press and press Figure 2 SM6015A Button Display 4 3 Button Functio...
Страница 11: ...ator in the record mode 4 MIN Minimum reading indicator in the record mode 5 AUTO Automatic LCR indicator 6 θ Phase angle indicator for secondary display 7 D Dissipation indicator 8 Q Quality factor indicator 9 Secondary parameter display 10 Beeper tone indicator for tolerance mode 11 deg Phase angle θ units indicator 12 Ω ESR ohm units indicator 13 Percentage indicator in tolerance mode 14 kHz Fr...
Страница 12: ...arameters 23 DH Data hold indicator 24 SLOW measuring rate indicator 25 2105 Limits indicator in tolerance mode 26 FAST Fast measuring rate indicator 27 Low battery indicator 28 OFF Auto power off indicator 29 TOL Tolerance mode indicator 4 6 Special Display Indicators Indicates short clear if you press the CLEAR button Indicates open clear if you press the CLEAR button Error indication Indicates ...
Страница 13: ... make the test quite convenient However this configuration has low testing accuracy For the improvement of accuracy when using external testing leads SM6015A are designed with 5 terminal testing slots and exclusive test fixture to ensure complete external 4 terminal test and measuring accuracy NOTE SMA26009C and SMA26029C 4 terminal test fixtures are optional for SM6015A Please refer to relevant i...
Страница 14: ...Reference standard type is IEC6LR61 To Install the Battery 1 Open up the back flip stand and locate the screw that tightens the battery compartment cover as indicated in Figure 6 Use a screwdriver to unscrew and remove the cover 2 Insert proper battery into compartment Note the positive and negative terminals as indicated inside the battery compartment See Figure 7 Be sure to insert the battery wi...
Страница 15: ... please check the battery compartment again that the polarity of the battery matches the polarity as indicated by the labels inside the compartment WARNING DO NOT connect an external power adapter when a non rechargeable battery is inserted in an instrument 2 Confirm that an appropriate power supply connects to the adapter 3 Connect the AC adapter connector into the right side jack of 12VDC 4 Conn...
Страница 16: ...he brightness of the back light will automatically decrease to conserve battery power When the back light have lightened for about 15 seconds the brightness will continuously decrease and when the back light have lightened for approximate 30 seconds the back light will automatically turn off When Using External Power When the meter is powered using an external AC adapter once the back light is tur...
Страница 17: ...y recording maximum minimum and average values in a range Enable Static Recording Press and hold down the REC button for a long time to enter the data recording mode The display should indicate MAX AVG MIN simultaneously which indicates the meter is in static recording mode Using Static Recording There are four different modes that can be selected in static recording Per press of the REC button in...
Страница 18: ... to display corresponding secondary parameters press the secondary button 6 4 SEC Select Mode If necessary press the D Q θ ESR button to select secondary parameters Each press of the D Q θ ESR button the following modes will be displayed on the screen D Dissipation factor Q Quality factor θ Phase angle and ESR Equivalent series resistance 6 5 Test Frequency FREQ SM6015A handheld LCR meter applies ...
Страница 19: ...e the reading as the nominal value At this point the TOL will be displayed on the screen indicating that the tolerance mode is activated A percentage mode will be shown in the secondary mode to indicate the percentage range NOTE Before the press of TOL button the primary parameter indicated on LCD in any mode can be taken as the nominal value including data hold MAX MIN AVG data recording etc 6 If...
Страница 20: ...condary modes series parallel equivalent mode and frequency mode AUTO indicator on LCD will disappear when auto LCR mode is turned off 6 9 Measurement Rate RATE There are two selectable measurement rates in this instrument fast and slow The rate of fast measurement is about 4 5times sec and slow measurement is approximate 1 5 times sec The stability of slow measurement is higher than fast measurem...
Страница 21: ... restore power on state view the battery voltage etc Entering Utility Menu Long press UTIL button will enter utility menu Primary display is menu option and secondary display is the current settings or parameters configured for the selected option After the entrance into utility menu the default menu item display will show bEEP Configuration and Settings The following contents are included in the ...
Страница 22: ...able timer settings are 5min 15min 30min 60min OFF When the primary display shows AoFF push the and arrow keys to select the timer setting The settings will be shown on the secondary display as Table 3 When AoFF is effective this timer is always counting continuously when the configured time is up the meter will make an audible beep sound continuously to remind the user of prompt auto power off Be...
Страница 23: ...and enter into utility menu after measuring setup 2 Press UTIL button for a long time to enter into utility menu 3 Push the UTIL button to traverse through the utility menu until you see PuP on the primary display 4 In order to save the current meter settings for power up state into internal memory use either and button to change the settings so that the secondary display shows SEt 5 Press the UTI...
Страница 24: ... yES is ineffective when saving and exiting is selected restore operation will be efficient NOTE In the case where under PuP option SEt is selected and dEF is set to yES the PuP setting has priority over the dEF setting This means the instrument will not be set back to default upon saving and exiting the utility menu Instead the power up settings will be stored and will be recalled upon the next p...
Страница 25: ...h impedance elements Enter Clear Mode For convenience open clear and short clear are designed to share a button By pressing the CLEAR button the meter will automatically choose either open clear or close clear Open Clear First select frequency to clear and keep test clip and test slot be open Enter into clear by the press of CLEAR and a moment later the OPEN indicator will appear on secondary disp...
Страница 26: ...ed with test parameters and series parallel equivalent mode In accordance with developed impedance network principle the instrument performs clear operation Though the complex impedance is cleared parameter is just the element after the change of impedance 4 After a long time of continuous use the meter will be affected by the temperature environment and test fixtures test leads and contact resist...
Страница 27: ...s not power off the meter remove external AC adapter if that is used and or remove the battery from the battery compartment Please contact after sale department of our company or appointed distributor for the change of fuse or maintenance NOTE Both element damage and none output of test signal caused by signal source fault will make FUSE alarm ...
Страница 28: ...hat none DUT is connected to the meter and the instrument is disconnected from any circuit and is powered OFF NOTE To achieve optimum precision please see Clear Function for details 7 2 Inductance Measurement 1 Press the POWER button for a long time to turn on the instrument 2 Press the D Q Θ ESR button until L is displayed on the screen to select inductance measurement 3 Insert an inductor into t...
Страница 29: ...es 14 below Figure 5 shows the optional 4 terminal test accessories 4 CAUTION BEFORE inserting a capacitor or capacitive component into the input slots or terminals be sure to fully discharge the component Some larger capacitive components may take longer to discharge In these cases please allot enough time for a full discharge If proper discharging of the component is not done correctly it will d...
Страница 30: ...test accessory e g banana plug crocodile clip test leads test fixture or SMD test tweezers See figures 15 below 4 Press FREQ button until the desired test frequency is displayed on screen 5 Press the L C R Z button to select the desired secondary parameter 6 Read the readings on LCD for resistance measured values NOTE The meter uses an AC signal for measurement of resistance so what the test resul...
Страница 31: ...ent 3 Insert impedance resistor capacitor or inductor into test slots or connect tested impedance through a proper test accessory i e banana plug crocodile clip test leads test fixture or SMD test tweezers 4 Press the FREQ button until the desired test frequency is displayed on screen 5 Press the L C R Z button to select the desired secondary parameter 6 Read the readings on LCD for impedance meas...
Страница 32: ... PC will prompt user to install driver The following process is to cancel installation guide and directly run the setup program in the setup file 5 When completed Windows will create a virtual serial port and distribute a serial number See Windows device manager for details 6 Open the control software and use the assigned serial number to communicate with the handheld LCR meter Download PC communi...
Страница 33: ...RMT button to change to Auto Fetch See the description below Auto Fetch When the meter is out of remote control it can be changed to Auto Fetch mode That is the meter will automatically send data to the interface bus upon every measurement Therefore PC will obtain data by direct reading with no need to send any commands It is quite useful in the recording of simple data Enable Disable Auto Fetch T...
Страница 34: ... Return ASC H0D LF Line Feed ASC H0A CR LF Returned Result After the meter executes a query command the return of the result will be in the following format Result CR LF CR is Carriage Return and LF Line Feed For example in inquiring measured results FETCH the format of the printed data will be shown as the following Primary measured data Secondary measured data Tolerance Result CR LF Data Types T...
Страница 35: ...and Table 6 Command Specifier Mark Symbol Explanation Option can be omitted Exclusive OR Defined element Comment Abbreviation upper case and lower case commands 1 There are two command formats complete format and abbreviated format In the following command description upper case commands are abbreviated commands It has the same effect of sending abbreviated and complete commands 2 Abbreviation com...
Страница 36: ...commands FREQuency value Description Set the test frequency Parameters 100 120 1000 10000 100000 or 100Hz 120Hz 1kHz 10kHz 100kHz Example FREQuency 100Hz Set the frequency to 100Hz FREQuency Description Query the current test frequency Return 100Hz 120Hz 1kHz 10kHz 100kHz VOLTage subsystem VOLTage value Description set the test level only effective in L C R Z Parameters are 0 3 0 6 1 or 3e 1 6e 1 ...
Страница 37: ...PAL CALCulate subsystem CALCulate TOLerance STATe ON OFF Description Enable or disable tolerance mode Example CALCulate TOLerance STATe ON CALCulate TOLerance STATe Description Query the tolerance mode Return ON OFF CALCulate TOLerance NOMinal Description Query the nominal value Return NR3 or exceeding data range CALCulate TOLerance VALUe Description Query the percentage value of tolerance Return ...
Страница 38: ...e RECording PRESent Description Query the present value of recording function Return NR3 NR3 primary and secondary parameters when data exceeds limits or there is no data what returns is FETCh Subsystem FETCh Description Returns the primary secondary display value and tolerance compared result BIN no Return NR3 NR3 NR1 when the primary parameter is LCR Primary parameter secondary parameter and BIN...
Страница 39: ...ble the recording function STATe Query the recording state MAXimum Query the max value of recording MINimum Query the min value of recording AVERage Query the average value of recording PRESent Query the test value of recording FETCh Query the measurement result Error Codes If codes or parameters originated from bus and transmitted to the meter are fault the meter will terminate the analysis and e...
Страница 40: ...sponding results Inductance L and Quality Factor Q Range Display Range Accuracy Recommended Equivalent Mode Le De 100Hz 120Hz 1000H 400 0H 1000 0H 1 00 3 digits 0 0100 Parallel 400H 40 00H 399 99H 0 35 2 digits 0 0035 Parallel 40H 4 000H 39 999H 0 25 2 digits 0 0025 Parallel 4H 400 0mH 3 9999H 0 25 2 digits 0 0025 400mH 40 00mH 399 99mH 0 25 2 digits 0 0025 Series 40mH 4 000mH 39 999 0 45 2 digits...
Страница 41: ...es 4µF 400 0nF 3 9999µF 0 25 2 digits 0 0025 400nF 40 00nF 399 99nF 0 25 2 digits 0 0025 Parallel 40nF 4 000nF 39 999nF 0 35 3 digits 0 0035 Parallel 4nF 0pF 3 999nF 1 25 5 digits Parallel 1kHz 1000µF 400 0µF 999 99µF 2 00 5 digits 0 0200 Series 400µF 40 00µF 399 99µF 1 00 3 digits 0 0100 Series 40µF 4 000µF 39 999µF 0 35 2 digits 0 0035 Series 4µF 400 0nF 3 9999µF 0 25 2 digits 0 0025 Series 400n...
Страница 42: ...0MΩ 4 000MΩ 10 000MΩ 3 00 5 digits 1 75 Parallel 4MΩ 400 0kΩ 3 9999MΩ 1 25 3 digits 0 75 Parallel 400kΩ 40 00kΩ 399 99kΩ 0 35 2 digits 0 25 Parallel 40kΩ 4 000kΩ 39 999kΩ 0 25 2 digits 0 15 Parallel 4kΩ 400 0Ω 3 9999kΩ 0 25 2 digits 0 15 400Ω 40 00Ω 399 99Ω 0 25 2 digits 0 15 Series 40Ω 4 000Ω 39 999Ω 0 35 2 digits 0 25 Series 4Ω 0 4000Ω 3 9999Ω 1 00 5 digits 0 60 Series 0 4Ω 0 0000Ω 0 3999Ω 3 00 ...
Страница 43: ...fic SM6015A 43 44 Equivalent Parallel Resistance Accuracy of equivalent series resistance is calculated according to the below formula Rpx is the measurement value of Rp Dx is the measured value of dissipation ...
Страница 44: ...he instrument should it become necessary to send back the instrument to factory for service please observe the following procedure Before dispatching the instrument please write to us giving full details of the fault noticed 1 After receipt of your communication our service department will advise you whether it is necessary to send the instrument back to us for repairs or the adjustment is possibl...
