Agilent Technologies 4291B User manual

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Caution
Do not exceed the operating input power, voltage, and current
level and signal type appropriate for the instrument being used, refer to
your instrument's Operation Manual.
Electrostatic discharge(ESD) can damage the highly sensitive
microcircuits in your instrument. ESD damage is most likely to occur as
the test fixtures are being connected or disconnected. Protect them from
ESD damage by wearing a grounding strap that provides a high
resistance path to ground. Alternatively, ground yourself to discharge any
static charge built-up by touching the outer shell of any grounded
instrument chassis before touching the test port connectors..
注意
注意注意
注意
過剰な入力電力、電圧、電流および測定器の使用する信号の種類に注
過剰な入力電力、電圧、電流および測定器の使用する信号の種類に注過剰な入力電力、電圧、電流および測定器の使用する信号の種類に注
過剰な入力電力、電圧、電流および測定器の使用する信号の種類に注
意してください。詳しくは測定器の機能解説書を参照してください。
意してください。詳しくは測定器の機能解説書を参照してください。意してください。詳しくは測定器の機能解説書を参照してください。
意してください。詳しくは測定器の機能解説書を参照してください。
計測器には、静電気による放電によって破壊される恐れのある電子回
計測器には、静電気による放電によって破壊される恐れのある電子回計測器には、静電気による放電によって破壊される恐れのある電子回
計測器には、静電気による放電によって破壊される恐れのある電子回
路が含まれています。これらの静電破壊は、多くの場合テストフィクスチャ
路が含まれています。これらの静電破壊は、多くの場合テストフィクスチャ路が含まれています。これらの静電破壊は、多くの場合テストフィクスチャ
路が含まれています。これらの静電破壊は、多くの場合テストフィクスチャ
の接続、取り外し時に発生します。測定器を静電気による破壊から守るため
の接続、取り外し時に発生します。測定器を静電気による破壊から守るための接続、取り外し時に発生します。測定器を静電気による破壊から守るため
の接続、取り外し時に発生します。測定器を静電気による破壊から守るため
に、グランド
に、グランドに、グランド
に、グランド・ストラップを使用して体を接地してください。あるいは、テ
・ストラップを使用して体を接地してください。あるいは、テ・ストラップを使用して体を接地してください。あるいは、テ
・ストラップを使用して体を接地してください。あるいは、テ
ストポートコネクタに触る前に、接地された測定器の筐体などに触れて静電
ストポートコネクタに触る前に、接地された測定器の筐体などに触れて静電ストポートコネクタに触る前に、接地された測定器の筐体などに触れて静電
ストポートコネクタに触る前に、接地された測定器の筐体などに触れて静電
気を放電してください。
気を放電してください。気を放電してください。
気を放電してください。
4291B

Safety Summary
When you notice any of the unusual conditions listed below, immediately
terminate operation and disconnect the power cable.
Contact your local Agilent Technologies sales representative or
authorized service company for repair of the instrument. If you continue
to operate without repairing the instrument, there is a potential fire or
shock hazard for the operator.
nInstrument operates abnormally.
nInstrument emits abnormal noise, smell, smoke or a spark-like light
during the operation.
nInstrument generates high temperature or electrical shock during
operation.
nPower cable, plug, or receptacle on instrument is damaged.
nForeign substance or liquid has fallen into the instrument.
使用上の安全について
使用上の安全について使用上の安全について
使用上の安全について
以下のような異常が見られたときは、直ちに使用を中止して電源プラグを抜き、最寄り
以下のような異常が見られたときは、直ちに使用を中止して電源プラグを抜き、最寄り以下のような異常が見られたときは、直ちに使用を中止して電源プラグを抜き、最寄り
以下のような異常が見られたときは、直ちに使用を中止して電源プラグを抜き、最寄り
の当社セールス
の当社セールスの当社セールス
の当社セールス・オフィス
・オフィス・オフィス
・オフィスまたは当社指定のサービス会社に連絡して修理を受けて下さ
または当社指定のサービス会社に連絡して修理を受けて下さまたは当社指定のサービス会社に連絡して修理を受けて下さ
または当社指定のサービス会社に連絡して修理を受けて下さ
い。そのまま使用を続けると、火災や感電のおそれがあります。
い。そのまま使用を続けると、火災や感電のおそれがあります。い。そのまま使用を続けると、火災や感電のおそれがあります。
い。そのまま使用を続けると、火災や感電のおそれがあります。
n正常な動作をしない。
正常な動作をしない。正常な動作をしない。
正常な動作をしない。
n動作中に異音、異臭、発煙あるいはスパークのような光が発生した。
動作中に異音、異臭、発煙あるいはスパークのような光が発生した。動作中に異音、異臭、発煙あるいはスパークのような光が発生した。
動作中に異音、異臭、発煙あるいはスパークのような光が発生した。
n使用時に異常な高温や電気ショックを感じた。
使用時に異常な高温や電気ショックを感じた。使用時に異常な高温や電気ショックを感じた。
使用時に異常な高温や電気ショックを感じた。
n電源コード、電源プラグ、電源コネクタが損傷した。
電源コード、電源プラグ、電源コネクタが損傷した。電源コード、電源プラグ、電源コネクタが損傷した。
電源コード、電源プラグ、電源コネクタが損傷した。
n製品内に異物、液体などが入った。
製品内に異物、液体などが入った。製品内に異物、液体などが入った。
製品内に異物、液体などが入った。

Agilent 4291B RF Impedance/Material
Analyzer
Operation Manual
Agilent Part No. 04291-90040
Printed in Japan September 2002
Fifth Edition

Notice
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.
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\Serial Number" in Appendix A.

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iii

Safety Summary
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all
phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. F
ailure to
comply with these precautions or with specic
WARNINGS
elsewhere
in this manual may impair the protection provided by the equipment.
In addition it violates safety standards of design, manufacture
,and
intended use of the instrument.
The Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the customer's
failure to comply with these requirements.
Note
4291B comply with INST
ALLA
TION CA
TEGORY II and POLLUTION
DEGREE 2in IEC1010-1. 4291B are INDOOR USE product.
Note
LEDs in 4291B are Class 1in accordance with IEC825-1.
CLASS 1LED PRODUCT
Ground The Instrument
To avoid electric shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet
must be connected to a safety earth ground by the supplied power
cable with earth blade
.
DO NOT Operate In An Explosive Atmosphere
Do not operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or
fumes
.Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment
constitutes adenite safety hazard.
K
eep A
way From Live Circuits
Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers
.Component
replacement and internal adjustments must be made by qualied
maintenance personnel. Do not replace components with the power
cable connected. Under certain conditions
,dangerous voltages may
exist even with the power cable removed. T
oavoid injuries
, always
disconnect power and discharge circuits before touching them.
DO NOT Service Or A
djust Alone
Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person,
capable of rendering rst aid and resuscitation, is present.
DO NOT Substitute P
arts Or Modify Instrument
Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards
, do not
install substitute parts or perform unauthorized modications to the
instrument. Return the instrument to a Agilent T
echnologies Sales and
Service Oce for service and repair to ensure that safety features are
maintained.
iv

Dangerous Procedure W
arnings
W
arnings
,such as the example below
,precede potentially dangerous
procedures throughout this manual. Instructions contained in the
warnings must be followed.
W
arning
Dangerous voltages
,capable of causing death, are present in this
instrument. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and
adjusting this instrument.
Safety Symbols
General denitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals
are listed below
.
Instruction manual symbol: the product is marked
with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to
refer to the instruction manual.
Alternating current.
Direct current.
On (Supply).
O (Supply).
In position of push-button switch.
Out position of push-button switch.
Frame (or chassis) terminal. Aconnection to the
frame (chassis) of the equipment which normally
include all exposed metal structures
.
This
W
arning
sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention
to aprocedure
,practice
,condition or the like, which,
if not correctly performed or adhered to
,couldresult
in injury or death to personnel.
This
Caution
sign denotes ahazard. It calls attention
to aprocedure
,practice
,condition or the like, which,
if not correctly performed or adhered to
,couldresult
in damage to or destruction of part or all of the
product.
This Note sigh denotes important information. It
calls attention to a procedure
, practice
, condition or
the like
, which is essential to highlight.
Axed to product containing static sensitive devices
use anti-static handling procedures to prevent
electrostatic discharge damage to component.
v

Typeface Conventions
Bold
Boldface type is used when a term is dened.
F
or example:
icons are symbols.
Italics
Italic type is used for emphasis and for titles
of manuals and other publications
.
Italic type is also used for keyboard entries
when a name or a variable must be typed in
place of the words in italics. For example:
copy
lename means to type the word
copy ,
to type a space, and then to type the name of
ale such as
file1
.
Computer
Computer font is used for on-screen prompts
and messages.
4
HARDKEYS
5
Labeled keys on the instrument front panel
are enclosed in
45
.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
SOFTKEYS
Softkeys located to the right of the LCD are
enclosed in
NNNNN
.
vi

Certication
Agilent Technologies certies that this product met its published
specications at the time of shipment from the factory
. Agilent
T
echnologies further certies that its calibration measurements are
traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and
T
echnology, to the extent allowed by the Institution's calibration
facility
,orto the calibration facilities of other International Standards
Organization members.
Warranty
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echnologies instrument product is warranted against
defects in material and workmanship for aperiod of one year from
the date of shipment, except that in the case of certain components
listed in
General Information
of this manual, the warranty shall
be for the specied period. During the warranty period, Agilent
T
echnologies will, at its option, either repair or replace products that
prove to be defective
.
For warranty service or repair
,this product must be returned to a
service facility designated by Agilent T
echnologies
.Buyer shall prepay
shipping charges to Agilent T
echnologies and Agilent T
echnologies
shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer
.However
,
Buyer shall pay all shipping charges
,duties
,and taxes for products
returned to Agilent T
echnologies from another country
.
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echnologies warrants that its software and rmware
designated by Agilent T
echnologies for use with an instrument will
execute its programming instruction when property installed on that
instrument. Agilent T
echnologies does not warrant that the operation
of the instrument, or software
,or rmware will be uninterrupted or
error free
.
Limitation Of W
arranty
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from
improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer
,Buyer-supplied
software or interfacing, unauthorized modication or misuse
,
operation outside the environmental specications for the product, or
improper site preparation or maintenance.
No other warranty is expressed or implied. A
gilent Technologies
specically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and
tness for a particular purpose
.
vii

Exclusive Remedies
The remedies provided herein are buyer's sole and exclusive
remedies. Agilent Technologies shall not be liable for any direct,
indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages
, whether based
on contract, tort, or any other legal theory
.
Assistance
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echnologies products
.
F
or any assistance
,contact your nearest Agilent T
echnologies Sales
and Service Oce
.A
ddresses are provided at the back of this manual.
viii

How to Use This manual
The Operation Manual
describes all functions accessed from the front
panel keys and softkeys
.It
also provides information on options and
accessories available
,andthe analyzer features.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 provides overviews of the system and main features of
the analyzer
.
Chapter 2 Front and Rear P
anel
Chapter 2 shows front and rear panel, test station, and test heads
with descriptions
.This chapter also provides the information on
I/O port on the rear panel. The following chapter 3through 8
provides front keys and softkeys reference
.Each key and softkey
are categorized by the key blocks on the front panel keys
.
Chapter 3A
ctive Channel Block
Chapter 3 describes
4
Chan 1
5 or
4
Chan 2
5 keys in the active channel
block, which is used to select channel.
Chapter 4Entry Block
Chapter 4describes the Entry Block, which is used to enter
parameter value to the analyzer or to change setting of the
analyzer
.
Chapter 5Measurement Block
Chapter 5describes
4
Meas
5
,
4
Fo
rmat
5
,
4
Display
5
,
4
Scale Ref
5
,
4
Cal
5
,
4
Bw/Avg
5
keys in the measurement block, which is used to corneal
measurement capability of the analyzer
.The equivalent circuit
function is also explained in this chapter
.
Chapter 6Stimulus Block
Chapter 6describes
4
Sw
eep
5
,
4
Source
5
,
4
T
rigger
5
,
4
Sta
rt
5
,
4
Stop
5
,
4
Center
5
,
and
4
Span
5
keys in the Stimulus Block, which is used to control the
stimulus source
,sweep functions
.
Chapter 7Marker Block
Chapter 7describes
4
Ma
rk
er
5
,
4
Sea
rch
5
,
4
Ma
rk
er
)
5
,
4
Utilit
y
5
keys in the
marker block, which is used to control the marker function.
Chapter 8 Instrument State Block
Chapter 8 describes
4
System
5 , 4
Lo cal
5 , 4
Preset
5 , 4
Copy
5 , 4
Save
5 ,and 4
Recall
5
keys in the Instrument State block.
4
System
5 key section describes
the capability to control channel-independent system function;
controlling the Agilent T
echnologies Instrument B
ASIC capability
,
adjusting internal clock, turning beeper on/o, controlling, and
making limit line and executing limit testing. 4
Lo cal
5 key section
describes the capability to control GPIB, 4
Copy
5 key section describes
making hard copy of the LCD image or listing measurement value or
the analyzer setting. 4
Save
5 and 4
Recall
5 section describes the storage
capability of analyzer and also provides the information on le
structure to be saved in a disk.
ix

Chapter 9 Analyzer Features
Chapter 10 shows analyzer's simplied block diagram and explains
the data processing ow in the analyzer
.
Chapter 10 Options and A
ccessories A
vailable
Chapter 10 provides the information on the options and accessories
available
.
Chapter 11 Measurement Basic
Chapter 11 provides basic theory for impedance and material
measurements
.
Chapter 12 4291B RF Impedance/Material Analyzer
Specications
Chapter 12 provides the specication of the 4291B.
Appendix AManual Changes
Appendix A contains the information required to adept this manual
to earlier version or congurations of the analyzer than the current
printing date of this manual.
Appendix B Input Range and Default Settings
Appendix B lists input ranges
,preset values when
4
Preset
5 key is
pressed or the analyzer receives
*RST
command through GPIB
,and
power ON default setting.
Appendix CT
emperature Coecient Measurement
Appendix Cdescribes ahigh temperature test head, ahigh
temperature xture
,and temperature coecient measurement
software
.
Error Messages
Error messages lists all error messages with an explanations for
each error
.
x

Contents
1. Introduction
Introduction ..................
..
.1-1
System Overview ................... 1-2
Analyzer features .................
.1-4
Front and Rear P
anels ...............1-4
A
CTIVE CHANNEL Block ..............1-4
ENTRY Block ...............
..
.. 1-4
MEASUREMENT Block ............... 1-4
STIMULUS Block .................
.1-5
MARKER Block ...................1-5
INSTRUMENT ST
ATE Block .............1-6
2. Front and Rear P
anel, T
est Station, and T
est Heads
Front P
anel ................
..
...2-1
1. Front P
anel Keys and Softkeys ..........2-2
Softkeys that are Joined by V
ertical Lines .....2-2
Softkeys That T
oggle On or O ..........2-2
Softkeys that Show Status Indications in Brackets .2-2
2. GPIB \
REMOTE
"Indicator ........
.....2-3
3.
4
Preset
5
..........2-3
4. T
est Station Connectors ..........
...2-3
5. Floppy Disk Drive ............. ...2-3
6. LINE Switch ...... ...2-3
Screen display ....... .............2-4
1. A
ctive Channel . ....
..
.2-4
2. Measured parameter ....
..
..
.......2-5
3. Scale/Div ....... .. .2-5
4. Reference Level ..
......2-5
5. Marker Data Readout . .............2-5
6. Level Monitor
, Marker Statistics and Width V
alue .2-5
7. Softkey Labels ......
..2-5
8. P
ass/Fail .......... 2-5
9. DC BIAS ON notation .............. 2-6
10. DC Bias Level .... .. .. 2-6
11. Instrument B
ASIC Status (Run Light) ... 2-6
12. Stimulus Span/Stop V
alue . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
13. CW Frequency ........ 2-6
14. Stimulus Center/Start V
alue .. .. .. . .. .. 2-6
15. OSC Level ......... 2-6
16. Status Notations ........ 2-7
17. Equivalent Circuit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
18. External Reference ....... 2-7
19. Active Entry Area .... .. . 2-8
20. Message Area .... .. .. 2-8
21. Title .......... 2-8
Rear Panel Features and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Contents-1