Agilent Technologies 04263-90022, User Manual

Page 1: ...Agilent 4263B LCR Meter User s Guide Agilent Part No 04263 90022 Printed in JAP AN December 2000 Fourth Edition All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m...

Page 2: ...urn ON of the 4263B Chapter 2 Operating the 4263B Basic Measurement operation Getting acquired with the 4263B for beginners Handy reference for measurement task for all users Chapter 3 Measurement Exa...

Page 3: ...igger Delay Time 2 7 Performing the OPEN Correction Canceling the stray admittance in parallel with the DUT 2 8 Performing the SHORT Correction Canceling the residual impedance in series with the DUT...

Page 4: ...3 2 Requirements 3 2 Measurement Setup 3 2 Measurement Procedure 3 2 For More Information 3 5 Inductor Measurement Versatile measurement parameters 3 6 DUT 3 6 Requirements 3 6 Test Fixture 3 6 Measu...

Page 5: ...Figures 2 1 Connecting a Test Fixture 2 2 2 2 Printer Output 2 16 2 3 Connecting the DUT 2 16 Tables 1 1 Line Voltage Selection 1 2 Contents 3 All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

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Page 7: ...s chapter Power Requirements The 4263B s power source requirements are as follows LINE Voltage 100 120 220 240 V ac 610 LINE Frequency 47 to 66 Hz Power Consumption 45 VA maximum To Set Power LINE Vol...

Page 8: ...Voltage Selector Line Voltage Required Fuse a 115 V 100 120 V T 0 5 A 250 V Agilent part number 2110 0202 b 230 V 220 240 V T 0 25 A 250 V Agilent part number 2110 0201 1 2 Preparation for Use All man...

Page 9: ...any message is displayed see Error Messages at the back of Operation manual The 4263B will be ready for operation after a message like the following is displayed 3 Press The following con guration me...

Page 10: ...r line frequency setting is stored and is not changed after reset or power o Once you set it you do not need to set the line frequency again as long as the same power line frequency is being used 1 4...

Page 11: ...2 Operating the 4263B In This Chapter Basic operation of the 4263B is explained Operating the 4263B 2 1 All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m...

Page 12: ...more information about the default settings see Default Settings later in this chapter Connecting Test Fixture Connect the test xture to the UNKNOWN terminals as follows Figure 2 1 Connecting a Test...

Page 13: ...ength you should select see Accessories Available later in this chapter 3 Press Selectting the Measurement Parameter 1 Press The primary measurement parameters are displayed 2 Select the desired prima...

Page 14: ...cy are not available when the cable length setting is 4 m and the 100 kHz test frequency is not available when the cable length setting is 2 m or 4 m Setting the Test Signal Level 1 Press The test sig...

Page 15: ...chapter Selecting the Measurement Time Mode 1 Press to select the measurement time mode Short Med or Long The Meas Time annunciator 9 displays the measurement time setting Setting the Averaging Rate 1...

Page 16: ...Your Choice 1 Press 2 Press or until the desired range is displayed Or input the impedance value to be measured using the numeric keys and the engineering key The 4263B will select the optimum measur...

Page 17: ...king a Measurement later in this chapter Setting the Trigger Delay Time 1 Press 2 Enter the desired trigger delay time using the numeric keys For example to set 0 5 sec press You can set the trigger d...

Page 18: ...lete and returns to the measurement state If Out Of Limit a WARNING message is displayed the OPEN admittance is so high that it would be unsuitable for OPEN correction data This is only a WARNING the...

Page 19: ...th the message Short Correction Complete and returns to the measurement state If Out Of Limit a WARNING message is displayed the SHORT impedance is so high that it would be unsuitable for SHORT correc...

Page 20: ...n is turned ON The sorting results are HIGH IN and LOW Where HIGH greater than the higher limit IN between the higher and lower limits LOW less than the lower limit The 4263B shows the comparison resu...

Page 21: ...iation Reference Values 1 Press Press or until 1RefEnt blinks and press 2 You can now input the primary parameter s reference value Enter the reference value with the numeric keys and press to set the...

Page 22: ...ed value0Reference Reference 2100 Off Turning the deviation mode OFF Select the deviation measurement mode with or and press 5 The secondary parameter s mode can be set by selecting Sec and pressing i...

Page 23: ...The Comparison Display mode Cmprtr shows the comparison results When Digit is selected the following menu is displayed allowing you to set the number of digits displayed for the measured value When O...

Page 24: ...through the DUT When Vmon is selected the 4263B will monitor the actuall signal voltage across the DUT When Both is selected the 4263B will monitor both current and voltage When Off is selected the l...

Page 25: ...easurement data 1 Use an GPIB compatible printer set to the Listen Always mode 2 Connect the printer to the 4263B s GPIB port on the rear panel 3 Turn the printer ON 4 Set the 4263B to talk only mode...

Page 26: ...the GPIB address to an address other than 31 for example 17 which is the default setting Connecting the DUT Connect the DUT to the test electrodes Figure 2 3 Connecting the DUT 2 16 Operating the 426...

Page 27: ...a TTL level trigger signal to trigger a measurement For details see Operation Manual Note that it must be set to the external trigger mode to trigger from an external handler or the 16064B LED Displa...

Page 28: ...nunciator 9 turns OFF and the front panel keys are unlocked Check that the 16064B LED display trigger box is connected to the 4263B and it is set to lock out the keys If so unlock the keys from the 16...

Page 29: ...ry Parameter Z Z impedance absolute value Y admittance absolute value phase angle R resistance Ls equivalent series inductance Lp equivalent parallel inductance Cs equivalent series capacitance Cp equ...

Page 30: ...64B LED Display Trigger Box triggers a measurement when its trigger key is pressed and displays the contact check and comparison results using LEDs It allows you to manually operate the comparator fun...

Page 31: ...4263B Operating the 4263B 2 21 All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m...

Page 32: ...vin Clip Leads 1 m two large clips 16092A1 RF Spring Clip Axial Radial and SMD 16093A1 RF Two Terminal Binding Post 16093B1 RF Three Terminal Binding Post 16094A1 2 RF Probe Tip Adapter 16095A3 LF Pro...

Page 33: ...Chapter 1 of the Operation Manual Load correction Chapter 1 Chapter 3 and Chapter 7 of the Operation Manual Key Lock Function Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 of the Operation Manual GPIB Chapter 4 and Chapte...

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Page 35: ...3 Measurement Examples In This Chapter This chapter provides the typical measurement examples Measurement Examples 3 1 All manuals and user guides at all guides com...

Page 36: ...ou can try this measurement using the following procedure DUT Aluminum electrolytic capacitor 22 000 F 6 20 Requirements Test Fixture 16089B Kelvin Clip Leads Measurement Setup Measurement parameter C...

Page 37: ...cable length to 1 m a Press b Select 1 m using or and press 4 Set measurement parameter to Cs D a Press and the following menu is displayed b Select Cs using or and press c Select D using or and pres...

Page 38: ...e following menu is displayed c Select OpenMeas using or and press After a while the OPEN correction is completed If Out Of Limit is displayed see Performing the OPEN Correction Canceling the stray ad...

Page 39: ...g the residual impedance in series with the DUT in Chapter 2 8 Connect the DUT to the test xture and the measurement result will be displayed For More Information To apply the DC bias See Setting the...

Page 40: ...r an inductor and its DCR You can measure both inductance and DCR without resetting the measurement con guration DUT Coil 220 H 6 5 100kHz Requirements Test Fixture 16047A Test Fixture 16047A Measurem...

Page 41: ...enu is displayed b Select Lp using or and press c Select Q using or and press 4 Set the test signal frequency to 100 kHz Press Set the frequency to 100 kHz using or and press Measurement Examples 3 7...

Page 42: ...test electrodes b Press and the following menu is displayed c Select OpenMeas using or and press After a while the OPEN correction is completed If Out Of Limit is displayed see Performing the OPEN Cor...

Page 43: ...Correction Canceling the residual impedance in series with the DUT in Chapter 2 8 Connect the DUT to the test xture and the measurement result will be displayed Note Step 9 is for an 4263B with Option...

Page 44: ...ore Information To select other measurement parameters See Selectting the Measurement Parameter in Chapter 2 To print out the measurement result See Setting the Printer Printing the measurement data i...

Page 45: ...ment con gurations The following example shows how easy it is to measure turns ratio N mutual inductance M and dc resistance DCR measurement of transformer DUT Transformer 1 8 Requirements Test Fixtur...

Page 46: ...L2 using or and press c Select N using or and press 4 Set the test frequency to 100 kHz Press Set the frequency to 100 kHz using and press 5 Set the test signal level to 100 mVrms Press Set the level...

Page 47: ...displayed c Select OpenMeas using or and press After a while the OPEN correction is completed If OUT OF LIMIT is displayed see Performing the OPEN Correction Canceling the stray admittance in parallel...

Page 48: ...The leading sign of N indicates the polarity of transformer as follows For More Information To select other parameters You can measure L2 M mutual inductance and L2 R2 dc resistance without changing t...