Agilent Technologies 4263B User manual

Agilent 4263B LCR Meter
User's Guide
Agilent Part No. 04263-90022
Printed in JAPAN December 2000
Fourth Edition

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User's Guide
(
This book
Is ahandy reference to help you to get started using your 4263B,basic measurements and
commonly used features are explained.
Operation Manual
(Furnished with the 4263B.)
Privides information on initial inspection, how to operate the 4263B,in-depth reference
information, general information, and meintenance information.
In User's Guide.
Chapter 1, Preparation for Use
F
or initial turn 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 Example
Measurement examples for typical 4263B applications
Capacitor measurement
Inductor measurement
Transformer measurement
In the
User's Guide
,information on the following subjects is not discussed:

Initial Inspection

GPIB Remote Control
 Handler Interface

Maintenance

Specication
 Error Messages
For detailed information on these subjects
, refer to the
Operation Manual
.

Contents
1. Preparation for Use
In This Chapter ................
..
..
..
.........1-1
P
ower Requirements .................. .. .. .......1-1
T
oSet P
ower LINE V
oltage ............. .. .. .........1-1
T
oSet P
ower LINE Frequency ................ .. ......1-3
2. Operating the 4263B
In This Chapter ..............
..
..
.............2-1
Resetting 4263B to its Default Settings ............... .....2-2
Connecting T
est Fixture ....................
.......2-2
Setting the Cable Length ....................... .. ..2-3
Selectting the Measurement P
arameter ............
..
..
....2-3
Setting the T
est Signal Frequency ...........
..
..
..
......2-4
Setting the T
est Signal Level .............
..
..........2-4
Setting the DC Bias Source V
oltage ............
..
........2-5
Selecting the Measurement Time Mode ................ ....2-5
Setting the A
veraging Rate ..........................2-5
Selecting the Measurement Range .......................2-6
A
uto Range mode |A
utomatically Selecting the Optimum Measurement Range 2-6
Hold Range mode|Selecting the Measurement Range of Y
our Choice ..... 2-6
Selecting the Trigger Mode ..........................2-7
Setting the Trigger Delay Time ..........
..
............2-7
P
erforming the OPEN Correction
|Canceling the stray admittance in parallel with the DUT .........2-8
P
erforming the SHORT Correction
|Canceling the residual impedance in series with the DUT .........2-9
Using the Comparator Function ..... .. .................2-10
Setting the Limit Values ...................
..
.....2-10
Starting the Sort ..................... .. .. .. ...2-10
Using the Contact Check Function
|Monitoring the connection of test electrodes and DUT ..........2-11
Using the Deviation Measurement Function . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . 2-11
Setting the Deviation Reference V
alues .... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 2-11
Selecting the Deviation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 2-12
Selecting the Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 2-13
Using the Level Monitor Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2-14
Selecting theBeeperMode ........................ .. 2-15
Setting the Printer|Printing the measurement data .... .. .. .. .. .. 2-15
Connecting the DUT . . . . . . . . . .................... 2-16
Applying the DC Bias ............................ 2-17
MakingaMeasurement.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-17
Verication of Current Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
If You Have a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Measurement Parameters..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2-19
Contents-1

A
ccessories A
vailable . ................. .. .. .. .. ..2-20
16064B LED Display/Trigger Box ............
..
...... .2-20
T
est Fixtures and T
est Leads ........... .. .. .. .. .. ..2-20
A
ccessories List ............. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....2-22
Measurement Range Setting .............
..
..
..
..
..
. 2-23
Other Topics .............
..
..
..
..
..
..
........2-23
3. Measurement Examples
In This Chapter ...............
..
..
............3-1
Electrolytic Capacitor Measurement|F
or High Capacitance ..........
. 3-2
DUT ................. .. .. ..............3-2
Requirements ...........
..
..
..
..............3-2
Measurement Setup ..........
..
..
..
............3-2
Measurement Procedure ............
..
..
..........3-2
F
or More Information ............ .. .............3-5
Inductor Measurement|V
ersatile measurement parameters .........
.. 3-6
DUT ........... .. ..................... . 3-6
Requirements ...........
..
..................3-6
T
est Fixture ..............
..................3-6
Measurement Setup ................
............3-6
Measurement Procedure ........... .. .............3-6
F
or More Information .......
..
..
..
..............3-10
Transformer Measurement (Option 001 Only) ..
...............3-11
DUT ....
..
.......................
..
....3-11
Requirements ...... ....................... .. 3-11
Measurement Setup ............................3-11
Measurement Procedure ..........................3-11
F
or More Information ...........................3-14
Contents-2

Figures
2-1. Connecting aT
est Fixture ...............
..
..
..
....2-2
2-2. Printer Output .................. .. .. .. .......2-16
2-3. Connecting the DUT ................. .. .. .. .....2-16
T
ables
1-1. Line V
oltage Selection . ......................... .1-2
Contents-3

1
Preparation for Use
In This Chapter
First you must set the 4263B to match the available power LINE voltage
,before turning the
4263B ON.
If the 4263B's power LINE voltage and frequency are properly set and ready to use
,you can
skip this chapter
.
Power Requirements
The 4263B's power source requirements are as follows:
LINE V
oltage
:100 /120 /220 /240 Vac (
6
10%)
LINE Frequency
:47 to 66 Hz
P
ower Consumption
:45 V
Amaximum
T
oSet P
ower LINE V
oltage
1. Conrm that the power cable is disconnected.
2. Slide the LINE V
oltage selector on the rear panel to match the ac LINE voltage which will
be used (see T
able 1-1).
Preparation for Use 1-1

4263B
T
able 1-1. Line V
oltage Selection
V
oltage Selector Line V
oltage Required Fuse
(a) 115 V100 / 120 V T0.5 A250V
(Agilent part number 2110-0202)
(b) 230 V220 /240 VT0.25 A250 V
(Agilent part number 2110-0201)
1-2 Preparation for Use

4263B
To Set P
ower LINE Frequency
Note
In this manual, the BLUE shift key is expressed as ,the top of the key is
not labeled \blue".
1. Connect the power cable to the power cord receptacle on the rear panel.
2. Push the LINE switch in and the 4263B will emit abeep when it turns ON, and the self
tests will be performed. (If any message is displayed, see \Error Messages" at the back of
Operation manual.) The 4263B will be ready for operation after amessage like the following
is displayed.
3. Press .The following conguration menu is displayed.
4. Press until
Line
blinks
,then press .
A blinking item means that it is currently selected.
5. If the setting does not match the ac line frequency, press to toggle the setting
between 50 HZ and 60 HZ .
6. Press to set the line frequency.
Preparation for Use 1-3

4263B
7. Exit the congration menu by selecting
Exit .
Note
The power 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 Preparation for Use

2
Operating the 4263B
In This Chapter
Basic operation of the 4263B is explained.
Operating the 4263B 2-1

4263B
Resetting 4263B to its Default Settings
1. Press to select the reset menu.
2. Select
Yes
using or , and press .
The 4263B will be reset to its default settings
.F
or more information about the default settings
,
see \Default Settings" later in this chapter
.
Connecting T
est Fixture
Connect the test xture to the UNKNOWN terminals as follows:
Figure 2-1. Connecting a Test Fixture
See information on available test xtures
,\A
ccessories A
vailable
" later in this chapter
.
2-2 Operating the 4263B

4263B
Setting the Cable Length
The cable length correction function cancels the phase shift error caused by the cable length.
When using the Agilent test leads
, perform the cable length correction as follows:
1. Press . Cable lengths
0m
,
1m
, 2m
,and
4m
will be displayed.
The blinking cable length is the current setting.
2. Select the desired cable length using or . T
odetermine which length you should
select, see \A
ccessories A
vailable
"later in this chapter
.
3. Press .
Selectting the Measurement P
arameter
1. Press . The primary measurement parameters are displayed.
2. Select the desired primary parameter using or , and press .
3. Then the secondary parameters are displayed in the same manner as above
.
The secondary parameters which can be selected dier depending on the primary parameter
.
Refer to \Measurement P
arameters" later in this chapter.
4. Select the desired secondary parameter using or , and press .
Operating the 4263B 2-3

4263B
Setting the Test Signal Frequency
Press . The test signal frequency selection menu is displayed.
Select the desired frequency using or ,and press .
Y
ou can also select the test signal frequency by pressing until the desired frequency is
displayed.
Note that the 10 kHz and 20 kHz (Option 002 only) test frequency are not available when the
cable length setting is 4m,and the 100 kHz test frequency is not available when the cable
length setting is 2mor 4m.
Setting the Test Signal Level
1. Press .The test signal level selection menu is displayed.
2. Enter the desired value using the numeric keys and the engineering key .F
or
example
,to set the level to 245 mV,press (or press
).
Y
ou can also set the value using or .
3. Press to set the test signal level.
2-4 Operating the 4263B

4263B
Setting the DC Bias Source V
oltage
1. Press .The DC bias setting menu is displayed.
2. Select the desired DC bias voltage value using or , and press .
Now the DC bias source is selected. F
or how to apply the DC bias voltage
,see \Applying the
DC Bias", later in this 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 A
veraging Rate
1. Press .
2. Enter the averaging rate using the numeric keys
.Y
ou can enter integer values from 1 to
256. Also
, you can increase or decrease the value using or .
3. Press to set the value and to exit.
Operating the 4263B 2-5

4263B
Selecting the Measurement Range
A
uto Range mode
|Automatically Selecting the Optimum Measurement Range
Press .The 4263B's range mode is changed from \Hold" to \A
uto", or from \Auto" to
\Hold". When the
Hold Range
annunciator( 9
)is OFF
,the 4263B is set to the auto range mode
.
Hold Range mode|Selecting the Measurement Range of 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 measurement range setting.
3. Press .to set the measurement range
.
The available ranges are 0.1 ,1,10 ,100 ,1k,10 k,100 k, and 1M.T
odetermine
which measurement range you should select, see \Measurement Range Setting" later in this
chapter.
2-6 Operating the 4263B

4263B
Selecting the Trigger Mode
Press until the
Trigger
annunciator (
9
)points to the desired trigger mode (Int, Man or
Ext).
T
otrigger ameasurement in each mode
,see \Making aMeasurement" later in this chapter
.
Setting the Trigger Delay Time
1. Press .
2. Enter the desired trigger delay time using the numeric keys
.(F
or example
,to
set 0.5 sec,
press .) Y
ou can set the trigger delay time from 0.000 sec to 9.999 sec
.
Y
ou can also set the trigger delay time using or ;.
3. Press .
Operating the 4263B 2-7

4263B
Performing the OPEN Correction
|Canceling the stray admittance in parallel with the DUT
1. Conrm that the test xture is connected to the UNKNOWN terminals without a DUT
connected.
2. Press .The OPEN correction menu is displayed.
Press or until
Openmeas
blinks
,and press .The OPEN correction is
performed. During that time
,the following message is displayed.
After awhile
,the 4263B completes OPEN correction with the message
Open Correction
Complete
,and returns to the measurement state
.
If \
Out Of Limit
", aW
ARNING message
,is displayed, the OPEN admittance is so high that it
would be unsuitable for OPEN correction data. This is only aW
ARNING, the OPEN correction
data will still be used. However
,you must verify the test xture connection to the UNKNOWN
terminals and the procedure used to perform the OPEN correction.
V
erify that the test xture is correctly connected to the UNKNOWN terminal.
V
erify that nothing is connected to the test xture's test electrode.
P
erform OPEN correction again after verifying the above items.
2-8 Operating the 4263B

4263B
Performing the SHORT Correction
|Canceling the residual impedance in series with the DUT
1. Congure the test electrodes in a SHORT conguration by connecting the High and Low
electrodes to each other or by connecting a shorting bar to the test xture
.
2. Press .The SHORT correction menu is displayed.
3. Press or until
Shortmeas blinks
,andpress .SHORT correction is
performed. During that time, the following message is displayed.
After awhile
,the 4263B completes SHORT correction with the message
Short Correction
Complete
,and returns to the measurement state
.
If \
Out Of Limit
", aW
ARNING message
,is displayed, the SHORT impedance is so high that
it would be unsuitable for SHORT correction data. This is only aW
ARNING, the SHORT
correction data will still be used. However
,you must verify the test xture connection to the
UNKNOWN terminals and the procedure used to perform the SHORT correction.
V
erify that the test xture is correctly connected to the UNKNOWN terminal.
V
erify that the test xture's test electrodes are correctly shorted.
P
erform SHORT correction again after verifying the above items
.
Operating the 4263B 2-9

4263B
Using the Comparator Function
Setting the Limit V
alues
1. Press to set the lower limit of the primary parameter
,and to set the higher
limit. Press to set the lower limit of the secondary parameter
,and
to set the higher limit.
F
or example
,the following menu is displayed when is pressed.
2. Enter the value using the numeric keys
,then press to set the value
.Y
ou can set the
value from
0
999.99
2
10
14
to 999.99
2
10
14
.
Starting the Sort
3. Press .The
Comptr On
annunciator(
9
)turns ON, and the comparator function 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 results using the display
, beeper
, printer
, and
16064B LED Display/Trigger Box.
For result output to the display, see \Selecting the Display Mode" later in this chapter.
For result output to the beeper, see \Selecting the Beeper Mode" later in this chapter.
For result output to the printer, see \Setting the Printer|Printing the measurement data"
later in this chapter.
For result output to the 16064B,see \Accessories Available" later in this chapter.
2-10 Operating the 4263B