Siborg LCR-Reader MPA, Manual

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Page 2: ...Offset Calibration Board 11 7 2 R L C D mode menu 11 7 2 1 Primary Parameter 11 7 2 2 Secondary Parameter 12 7 2 3 Test Frequency 12 7 2 4 Test Signal Level 12 7 2 5 Period 12 7 2 6 SER PAR Mode 12 7...

Page 3: ...13 4 4 Capacitance 23 13 4 5 DC Capacitance Measurement 24 13 4 6 Inductance 24 13 4 7 DC Voltage 24 13 4 8 AC Voltage 24 13 4 9 Low Frequency DDS Signal Generator 25 13 5 Supplement A 25 13 6 Supple...

Page 4: ...ance Low ESR Ultralow Equivalent Series Resistance Rs Series Resistance Ls Inductance in series connection Cs Capacitance in Series Connection Xs Reactance in Series connection Rp Resistance in Parall...

Page 5: ...sured component thus eliminating the offsets due to the device internal parasitics The measured component can be represented as one of the following equivalent circuits 1 and 2 AC measurement series c...

Page 6: ...e same time the quantity of periods of the input signal is counted too Then the frequency f is calculated by the formula f M N fr where M is the number of periods of the input signal N is the number o...

Page 7: ...ns and the number of beeps required to call the function The arrows show the direction of the joystick push A single arrow denotes holding for one beep two arrow heads denote holding for two beeps bef...

Page 8: ...matically turn off at 3 5 V Information about the battery voltage can be displayed by selecting System Power Battery Voltage Charge the battery by connecting it via a micro USB cable to a USB DC volta...

Page 9: ...ice mode and it is designated for measurement of Resistors Capacitors Inductances and Diodes To select the mode select R L C D in the main menu In order to get access to the mode parameters hidden sub...

Page 10: ...only be used for a rough estimation of the capacitor performance In this case besides the measured ESR value two additional numbers are displayed in the right top portion of the screen The first numb...

Page 11: ...value as well as the percentage deviation from the reference value To cancel Relative measurements push the joystick down for two beeps 7 1 4 Open Short Calibration Before the first use the device mus...

Page 12: ...etween the test leads The dummy PCB uses holes to represent various sizes of components To use the calibration board place the test leads into the holes corresponding to the size of component under te...

Page 13: ...used for measuring small values of capacitances and inductances as well as ESR Lower frequencies are used to measure large inductance and capacitance values Resistance measurements are always made at...

Page 14: ...e and the values are held on the screen after the component has been disconnected from the device The device will only reset when a new component is measured or the test probes are shorted In order to...

Page 15: ...and D Section 14 2 and 14 3 Two additional numbers are displayed at the top right corner of the screen in this case the first number is the quality of the capacitor For standard aluminum capacitors p...

Page 16: ...at 1 3 V DC R test at 100 mV DC 7 3 1 Auto Mode To select the Auto Mode push the joystick down In the Auto mode resistances and diodes are automatically detected For resistors the bottom line displays...

Page 17: ...cond line shows the peak to peak voltage range which is zero for a DC bias 7 4 1 Controls Push Joystick up for 1 beep to toggle the current voltage measurement mode In this mode the voltage value meas...

Page 18: ...s mode it is possible to measure frequency pulse duration duty cycle period and count the number of pulses 7 6 1 Changing the sub mode Push the joystick to the right for 1 beep to open menu to select...

Page 19: ...oes not turn off by flipping and the function of automatic change of the display orientation left right hand is disabled It is recommended to use LCR Reader Kelvin Probe Connector to simplify the devi...

Page 20: ...e 1 s System Sound Medium All offsets are reset to zero 8 Device Troubleshooting 8 1 If the device does not turn on Push the joystick and hold it for 1 beep then release it Charge the battery Contact...

Page 21: ...anty period the Manufacturer will at its discretion either repair or replace any product that proves to be defective To exercise this warranty write or call your local distributor You will be given pr...

Page 22: ...arranties expressed or implied including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular use The remedies provided herein are buyer s sole and exclusive remedies Neither Manufactur...

Page 23: ...nd relative humidity up to 80 Dimensions Device 166x23x14 mm Case 180x40x20 mm Unit Weight 39 g 1 35 Oz Weight of the Device and Case 105 g 3 6 Oz 13 4 Details of the Measurement Modes 13 4 1 Test Sig...

Page 24: ...0 1 0 2 3 10M 0 001M 0 5 5 20M 0 01M 3 5 Calibrate with short and open test leads before measurement 13 4 4 Capacitance Test signal 1 0 Vrms Range Resolution Test frequency 100Hz 120Hz 1 Hz 10 Hz 20...

Page 25: ...0 H 0 1 H 1 3 0 2 3 0 5 2 1 2 10 mH 0 001mH 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 5 2 1 2 100mH 0 01mH 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 5 2 2 3 1000mH 0 1mH 0 2 3 1 0 3 0 3 3 3 5 10H 0 001H 2 3 2 2 2 3 100H 0 01H 5 3 5 3 Test signa...

Page 26: ...Volts 6 3 10 16 25 35 50 63 100 160 1 0 142 118 74 2 2 64 54 34 3 3 43 36 22 4 7 30 25 16 6 8 21 17 11 10 14 12 7 4 22 6 5 5 4 3 4 33 5 4 3 3 6 2 2 47 4 3 5 3 0 2 5 1 7 68 3 5 2 7 2 4 2 1 1 7 1 1 100...

Page 27: ...2 0 73 0 68 33 0 67 0 64 0 56 0 32 47 0 57 0 54 0 51 0 45 0 25 100 0 60 0 48 0 37 0 35 0 33 0 29 0 16 220 0 31 0 25 0 19 0 18 0 13 0 11 0 085 330 0 25 0 17 0 15 0 11 0 10 0 091 0 068 470 0 18 0 14 0 0...

Page 28: ...te Quiet Exit Hand Brightness Contrast Exit Exit Save Mode Oscilloscope Decrease Parameter Increase Parameter T pix or V div Auto select T pix or V div Frequency Meter Period Frequency Counter Pulse D...