3
Signametrics
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................8
1.1 S
AFETY
C
ONSIDERATIONS
..........................................................................................................................8
1.2 M
INIMUM
R
EQUIREMENTS
.........................................................................................................................9
1.3 F
EATURE
S
ET
.............................................................................................................................................9
2.0 SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................................................10
2.1 DC V
OLTAGE
M
EASUREMENT
.................................................................................................................10
2.2 DC C
URRENT
M
EASUREMENT
.................................................................................................................10
2.3 R
ESISTANCE
M
EASUREMENTS
..................................................................................................................11
2.3.1 2-wire .....................................................................................................................................11
2.3.2 4-wire .....................................................................................................................................11
2.3.3 6-wire Guarded Resistance Measurement (SM2064) ............................................................11
2.3.4 Extended Resistance Measurements (SM2064) .....................................................................12
2.4 AC V
OLTAGE
M
EASUREMENTS
...............................................................................................................12
2.4.1 AC Voltage True RMS Measurement .....................................................................................12
2.4.2 AC Peak-to-Peak Measurement (SM2064) ............................................................................14
2.4.3 AC Crest Factor Measurement (SM2064) .............................................................................15
2.4.4 AC Median Value Measurement (SM2064) ...........................................................................15
2.5 AC C
URRENT
M
EASUREMENT
, T
RUE
RMS .............................................................................................15
2.6 L
EAKAGE
M
EASUREMENT
(SM2064) ......................................................................................................16
2.7 RTD T
EMPERATURE
M
EASUREMENT
(SM2064) .....................................................................................16
2.8 T
HERMOCOUPLE
T
EMPERATURE
M
EASUREMENT
(SM2064) ...................................................................17
2.9 A
DDITIONAL
C
OMPONENT
M
EASUREMENT
C
APABILITY
..........................................................................17
2.9.1 Diode Characterization .........................................................................................................17
2.9.2 Capacitance, Ramp Method (SM2064)..................................................................................17
2.9.3 Capacitance, In-Circuit Method (SM2064) ..........................................................................19
2.9.4 Inductance Measurement (SM2064) ......................................................................................19
2.10 T
IME
M
EASUREMENTS
...........................................................................................................................19
2.10.1 Threshold DAC ....................................................................................................................19
2.10.2 Frequency and Period Measurement...................................................................................20
2.10.3 Duty Cycle Measurement .....................................................................................................20
2.10.4 Pulse Width ..........................................................................................................................20
2.10.5 Totalizer ...............................................................................................................................21
2.11 T
RIGGER
F
UNCTIONS
.............................................................................................................................21
2.11.1 External Hardware Trigger (at DIN-7 connector) ..............................................................21
2.11.2 Analog Threshold Trigger....................................................................................................21
2.11.3 Delayed Hardware Trigger..................................................................................................21
2.12 M
EASUREMENT
A
PERTURE AND
R
EAD
I
NTERVAL
..................................................................................21
2.13 S
OURCE
F
UNCTIONS
(SMX2064)...........................................................................................................23
2.13.1 DC Voltage Source ..............................................................................................................24
2.13.2 AC Voltage Source...............................................................................................................24
2.13.3 DC Current Source ..............................................................................................................24
2.14 A
CCURACY
N
OTES
.................................................................................................................................24
2.15 O
THER
S
PECIFICATIONS
.........................................................................................................................25
3.0 GETTING STARTED.........................................................................................................................................27
3.1 S
ETTING THE
DMM .................................................................................................................................27
3.2 I
NSTALLING THE
DMM M
ODULE
.............................................................................................................27
3.3 I
NSTALLING THE
S
OFTWARE
....................................................................................................................27
3.4 DMM I
NPUT
C
ONNECTORS
......................................................................................................................28
3.5 S
TARTING THE
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
..............................................................................................................29
3.6 U
SING THE
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
....................................................................................................................30
4.0 DMM OPERATION AND MEASUREMENT TUTORIAL...........................................................................32