Agilent technologies E4915a User manual

Agilent E4915A/E4916A Crystal Impedance /LCR Meter

Service Manual

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Contents

1. General Information

Introduction ..................

.........1-1

Organization of Service Manual ...............

...1-1

Instruments Covered by Manual ...............

..1-1

able of Service T

est Equipment ................ .. .....1-2

2. A

djustments and P

erformance T

ests

Introduction ................

.............2-1

Safety Considerations ................... .........2-1

Required Controller ......................

.......2-2

Windows PC (Personal Computer) ...................... 2-2

Software Requirements ................. .. ........2-2

Required T

est Equipment ............... .. .. ........2-3

Order of A

djustments and P

erformance T

ests ..........

.....2-3

erforming A

djustments and P

erformance T

ests ..........

....2-4

Setting Up the System ................. ..........2-4

Preparation for Using the A

djustment/P

erformance T

est Program ........2-6

Installing an GPIB Card (82340 or 82341) ..................2-6

Installing HP VEE for Windows NT .....................2-6

Installing A

djustment/P

erformance T

est Program into Y

our PC ....

.....2-6

Getting Started .............

..................2-7

1. Pre-check and Source Linearity Calibration (PRE CHECK) ..........2-9

Required Equipment ....... .....................2-9

Procedure ........ ....................... .. 2-9

2. Oscillator Calibration (OSC CAL) ...... ..

............2-10

Required Equipment ....... .. ...................2-10

Procedure ........ ..

....................... 2-10

3. Source Level Accuracy and Source P

ower Linearity T

est (OSC TEST) .... .2-11

Specication .... ................... .. .. .. ...2-11

Required Equipment . ...... .............

.. 2-11

Procedure ....................

............. 2-11

4. Frequency A

ccuracy T

est (FREQ ACCY) ............

...... 2-13

Specication.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ........... 2-13

Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 2-13

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... 2-13

5. Through Calibration (THRU CAL) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2-14

Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 2-14

Procedure . ... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ 2-14

6. Receiver T

est (RECEIVER) . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-15

Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

7. Isolation Test (ISOLATION)......................... 2-16

Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

8. Open Calibration with PI Test Fixture (OPEN CAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Contents-1

Procedure ..

................. .. .. .. .. ....2-17

9. Short Calibration with PI T

est Fixture (SHORT CAL) ............2-18

Required Equipment . .............

..2-18

Procedure ..

............... .. .. .. .. .. ......2-18

10. Load Calibration with PI T

est Fixture (LO

AD CAL) .............2-19

Required Equipment . .............

..2-19

Procedure ................. .. .. ............2-19

11. Load T

est with PI T

est Fixture (LO

AD TEST) ............... 2-20

Required Equipment ..............

........2-20

Procedure ................. .. .. ............2-20

12. Open Calibration with Impedance Probe (OPEN CAL 001) .........2-21

Required Equipment ..........

............2-21

Procedure ............. .. .. ................2-21

13. Short Calibration with Impedance Probe (SHORT CAL 001) ........2-22

Required Equipment ............

............2-22

Procedure ............... .. ................2-22

14. Load Calibration with Impedance Probe (LO

AD CAL 001) .........2-23

Required Equipment ..........

................2-23

Procedure ................

.................2-23

15. Load T

est with Impedance Probe (LO

AD TEST 001) ............2-24

Required Equipment ........... .. ...............2-24

Procedure ..........

.................2-24

Completing the P

erformance T

est Record ...................2-25

Completing the Function Test Record . ....................2-25

3. Troubleshooting

Introduction ......

.........................

..3-1

1. Check the System F

ailure .........................3-1

2. Inspect the P

ower On Sequence ...................

...3-2

Check the F

an ...............................3-2

Check the Front Displays ......................

....3-2

3. Troubleshoot the P

ower Supply ....................

.. 3-3

Measure the Output V

oltages of P

ower Supplies ........... ....3-3

4. Troubleshoot the F

an ...........

..........3-4

Troubleshoot the F

an ................ .. .........3-4

5. P

erform the Self T

est ...........

..............3-4

6. Inspect the A

djustment/P

erformance T

est Results .........

. 3-5

Troubleshoot Suspicious Functional Group ..............

.. 3-5

7. Inspect the Rear P

anel Feature .. .. .. .. .. .............3-6

Check the GPIB Interface ................

.........3-6

4. Replaceable P

arts

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 4-1

Replaceable P

arts List .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-1

Ordering Information .... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ......... 4-2

DirectMailOrderSystem... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 4-2

Major Assemblies ......................

........ 4-4

Front Assemblies .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ 4-8

Rear Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Internal Cables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 4-20

Power Switch Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

Fan, AC Inlet, and Fuse ........................... 4-28

Chassis Parts ................................ 4-30

Contents-2

5. Replacement Procedures

Introduction ..

............... .. .. .. .. .. ......5-1

Outer Cover Removal ............... .. .. .. .. .. ...5-1

ools Required ...............

......5-1

Procedure ............... .. .. .. .. .. .. ......5-1

A2 Sub Board Removal (E4916A)......... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..5-2

ools Required ...............

............5-2

Procedure ................. .. .. ............5-2

A1 Main Board Removal .............. .. .. .........5-2

ools Required ...............

............5-2

Procedure ................. .. .. ............5-2

Front P

anel Removal .......... .. .. ...............5-3

ools Required ........... .. ..

................5-3

Procedure ............... .. ................5-3

ower Supply Assembly Removal .........

..........5-3

ools Required ............. ..

................5-3

Procedure ............... .. ................5-3

6. Board Conguration

Introduction .................................6-1

A1 Board Conguration ........

...............6-2

Jumper Settings ........... .. .. ...............6-2

Bit Switch Settings ..

.......................

.. 6-3

7. P

ost Repair Procedures

Introduction ......

...........................7-1

Firmware Installation Procedure (INST

ALL FW) ................7-3

ID Writing Procedure (WRITE ID) ......................7-3

Self T

est Procedure .............................7-4

A. Performance T

est Record

Source Level A

ccuracy T

est ...................... ....A

-1

Source P

ower Linearity T

est (E4916A only) ........... .......A

-1

Frequency A

ccuracy T

est ............. .. .. ..........A

-2

Function T

est Record ..............

...........A

-2

Receiver T

est ...............

............A

-2

Messages

Instrument Errors ......

...... .. .. ..............Messages-2

GPIB Errors .....

......................... ...

Messages-3

Contents-3

Figures

1-1. Serial Number Plate .................

.........1-2

2-1. Hardware Setup for A

djustments/P

erformance T

ests ............. 2-5

2-2. List Box .................... .. .. ..........2-8

2-3. Pre-check and Source Linearity Calibration Setup .............. 2-9

2-4. Oscillator Calibration Setup ...................

..2-10

2-5. Source Level A

ccuracy and Source P

ower Linearity T

est Setup ........ 2-11

2-6. Frequency A

ccuracy T

est Setup ............

.......2-13

2-7. Through Calibration Setup ................. .. ......2-14

2-8. Receiver T

est Setup ................

..........2-15

2-9. Isolation T

est Setup ............................2-16

2-10. Setup for Open Calibration with PI-Network T

est Fixture ...........2-17

2-11. Setup for Short Calibration with PI T

est Fixture ............. .. 2-18

2-12. Setup for Load Calibration with PI T

est Fixture ............. .. 2-19

2-13. Load T

est with PI T

est Fixture Setup ............... .....2-20

2-14. Setup for Open Calibration with Impedance Probe .............. 2-21

2-15. Setup for Short Calibration with Impedance Probe .............. 2-22

2-16. Setup for Load Calibration with Impedance Probe .........

.....2-23

2-17. Setup for Load T

est with Impedance Probe ........

.........2-24

3-1. P

ower Supply Output Pins ............

.............3-3

3-2. E4915A/E4916A Simplied Block Diagram ..................3-7

4-1. Major Assemblies (T

op View) .............

...........4-4

4-2. A1 Main Board .......

.....................4-5

4-3. A2 Sub Board (E4916A)....

....................4-6

4-4. P

ower Supply Assembly ........ ..................4-7

4-5. Key Board Assemblies .....

................4-8

4-6. LCD Assemblies ........

..................4-9

4-7. Screws for Front Connector Assembly (E4915A)...............4-10

4-8. Front Plate (E4916A) . ..

...................

. 4-11

4-9. Front Connector Assembly - RF Connectors (E4915A)............4-12

4-10. Front Connector Assembly - RF Cables (E4915A). ..............4-13

4-11. Front Label ..........

............

..........4-14

4-12. Front Assembly Screws .................... .. .. .. 4-15

4-13. Rear Assemblies - Interface Connectors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4-16

4-14. Rear Assemblies - Analog Output Connector ................. 4-17

4-15. Rear Assemblies - Rear Plate (E4915A)... .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 4-18

4-16. Rear Assemblies - T

est P

orts (E4916A).................... 4-19

4-17. Cables - A1 to Front Assembly (E4915A).................. 4-20

4-18. Cables - A1 to A2 (E4916A ) ..........

.............. 4-21

4-19. Cables - A1 to ANALOG Output(Rear P

anel) . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 4-22

4-20. Cables - A1 to Power Supply Assembly .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4-23

4-21. Power Switch Assembly .......................... 4-24

4-22. Power Switch Screws .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-25

4-23. AC Inlet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

4-24. Power Switch Cable Clamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

4-25. Fan Assembly ............................... 4-28

4-26. Fan Assembly Screws,AC Inlet, and Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

Contents-4

4-27. Chassis . ................... .. .. .. .. ......4-30

4-28. Gasket ..............

........4-31

4-29. Foot ............. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..........4-32

4-30. Outer Cover Screws and Side Trim .........

.. 4-33

6-1. A1 Jumper and Bit Switch Location .........

...... .. 6-2

Contents-5

ables

1-1. Recommended Test Equipment .................. .. .. . 1-3

2-1. Required T

est Equipment for A

djustment and P

erformance T

ests ....... 2-3

3-1. P

ower Supply Output V

oltages ............

.....3-3

3-2. Functional Group to Suspect When an A

djustment/P

erformance T

est F

ails ...3-5

4-1. Manufacturers Code List .................

.....4-1

4-2. List of Reference Designators ................

....4-2

4-3. List of Abbreviations .................

.......4-3

4-4. Major Assemblies ................ .. ...........4-4

4-5. A1 Main Board ...............

.............4-5

4-6. A2 Sub Board (E4916A)..........................4-6

4-7. P

ower Supply Assembly ..........................4-7

4-8. Key Board Assemblies .....................

..4-8

4-9. LCD Assemblies .................. .. ..........4-9

4-10. Front Connector Assemblies (E4915A).......... .. .. .. ....4-10

4-11. Front Plate (E4916A)............... ............4-11

4-12. Front Connector Assembly (E4915A)............

......4-12

4-13. Front Connector Assembly -RF Calbes (E4915A)........... ....4-13

4-14. Front Label ..........

......................4-14

4-15. Front Assembly Screws ..........

................4-15

4-16. Rear Assemblies -Interface Connectors ...................4-16

4-17. Rear Assemblies -Analog Output connector ........

.........4-17

4-18. Rear Assemblies -Rear Plate (E4915A)......

.............4-18

4-19. Rear Assemblies -T

est P

orts (E4916A)....

..............4-19

4-20. Cables -A1 to Front Assembly (E4915A )..................4-20

4-21. Cables -A1 to A2 (E4916A) .. ................... .. .4-21

4-22. Cables -A1 to ANALOG Output(Rear Panel) .................4-22

4-23. Cables -A1 to Power Supply Assembly ...................4-23

4-24. P

ower Switch Assembly ..

.................... 4-24

4-25. Power Switch Screws ................... .. .. .. ..4-25

4-26. AC Inlet Connection ...................

...4-26

4-27. Power Switch Cable Clamp . .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 4-27

4-28. F

an Assembly ............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-28

4-29. F

an Assembly Screws

C Inlet, and Fuse . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4-29

4-30. Chassis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-30

4-31. Gasket ......................

... . .. .. .. .. 4-31

4-32. F

oot ......................

.. .. .. .. .. .. . 4-32

4-33. Outer Cover Screws and Side Trim .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 4-33

4-34. Furnished Accessories .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 4-34

4-35. Firmware Disk.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4-34

4-36. Miscellaneous Accessories .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4-34

6-1. A1 Jumper Settings ............................ 6-2

6-2. A1 Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

7-1. Post Repair Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

7-2. Latest Firmware Disk (As of May 1998) ................... 7-3

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