Hioki 8730-10 User manual

WAVE COMPARATOR
Instruction Manual
8731-10
October 2008 Revised edition 6 8730A981-06 08-10H
8730-10

Contents
Introduction i
Inspection i
Safety Notes ii
Notes on Use iv
Chapter Summary vi
Chapter 1 Instrument Overview 1
1.1 Major Features 2
1.2 Identification of Controls and Indicators 4
1.3 Dimension Diagrams 7
Chapter 2 Installation and Preparation 11
2.1 Installation of the Unit 11
2.1.1 Installation Orientation 11
2.1.2 Ambient Conditions 12
2.1.3 Installation Procedure 13
2.2 Power Supply and Ground Connections 16
2.2.1 Connecting the AC Power Supply 16
2.2.2 Functional Grounding of the 8730-10, 8731-10 17
2.3 Power ON/OFF 18
2.4 Cable Connection 19
2.5 Notes on Measurement 20
2.6 Maximum Input Voltage 21
2.7 Using a Voltage Transformer 21
2.8 Startup Inspection and Shutdown Inspection 22
2.9 Contrast Adjustment 22
Chapter 3 Basic Operation and Settings 23
3.1 Basic Operation 24
3.1.1 Basic Key Operation 24
3.1.2 Common Operations 26
3.2 Basic Measurement and Setting 30
3.2.1 Operation Sequence 30
3.2.2 Measurement Examples 31
3.3 Guide to Using This Manual 40

Chapter 4 Settings on the Measurement Screen 41
4.1 Overview 45
4.1.1 Measurement Screen Overview 45
4.1.2 Flow of Settings on the Measurement Screen and
Measurement 46
4.2 Details of Measurement Setting 47
4.2.1 Time Axis Range 47
4.2.2 Recording Length 48
4.2.3 Time Axis Magnification Rate 50
4.2.4 Display Format 51
4.2.5 Averaging 52
4.2.6 Overlay Function 54
4.2.7 Information (Left) 55
4.2.8 Information (Upper) 57
4.2.9 Auto Save 58
4.3 Details of Input Setting 62
4.3.1 Range 62
4.3.2 Coupling 63
4.3.3 Filter 63
4.3.4 Voltage Axis Magnification 64
4.3.5 Zero Position 65
4.3.6 Color of Wave Display 67
4.3.7 Graph of Waveform Display 67
4.3.8 Scaling Function 68
4.3.9 Variable Function 73
4.3.10 Entering Channel Comments 75
4.4 Trigger Functions 76
4.4.1 Overview of the Trigger Functions 76
4.4.2 Trigger Mode 77
4.4.3 Pre-trigger 78
4.4.4 Trigger Source AND/OR Linking 79
4.4.5 Channel Trigger 80
4.4.6 External Trigger 87
4.4.7 Timer Trigger 87
4.5 Details of List 90
4.6 Auto save based on comparison results 91

Chapter 5 Comparison and Calculation 93
5.1 Overview 96
5.2 Comparison Details 97
5.2.1 Common Stop Condition 97
5.2.2 Screen Updating 99
5.2.3 Switching Test Modes 99
5.2.4 Registering Test Modes 100
5.2.5 Clearing Test Modes 101
5.2.6 Setting the Beep sound for PASS decisions 101
5.2.7 Setting the Beep sound for FAIL decisions 102
5.2.8 Re-compare 102
5.3 Creating Comparison Area 103
5.3.1 Area Comparison Sequence 103
5.3.2 Creating Area 105
5.3.3 Editor Command Details 107
5.4 Area Comparison Details 122
5.4.1 Area Comparison Setting 122
5.4.2 Area Comparison Conditions 123
5.4.3 Stop Conditions of Area Comparison 125
5.5 Value Comparison Details 126
5.5.1 Flow of Setting Value Comparison and
Measurement 126
5.5.2 Value Comparison 127
5.5.3 Value Calculations 127
5.5.4 Setting Calculation Range 137
5.5.5 Stop Conditions of the Value Comparison 138
5.5.6 Display of value calculation results 139
5.6 Waveform Calculation 140
5.6.1 Setting the Waveform Calculation 140
5.6.2 Setting Type of Calculation 141
5.6.3 Re-calculation 142
5.7 List 143
Chapter 6 Saving and Loading Data 145
6.1 Overview 146
6.2 PC Card 146
6.3 Saveable Data 148

6.4 File Screen 149
6.4.1 Loading the Data 150
6.4.2 Saving the Setting conditions (SET) 151
6.4.3 Saving the Waveform Data (MEM) 152
6.4.4 Saving the Text Data (CSV) 153
6.4.5 Saving the Setting & Area (S_A) 154
6.4.6 Saving the Area & Modes (ROM) 155
6.4.7 Automatic Loading of Setting Data
(START UP) 156
6.4.8 Creating the Directory (DIR) 157
6.4.9 Delete files 158
6.4.10 Deleting all files 158
6.4.11 File Details 159
Chapter 7 Adjustment and Setting of the Unit 163
7.1 Overview 165
7.2 Setting / Check 166
7.2.1 Zero Adjustment 166
7.2.2 Clock setting 167
7.2.3 Language 168
7.2.4 Beep Sound 168
7.2.5 Start Backup 169
7.2.6 Contrast 170
7.2.7 Back Light Saver 171
7.2.8 System Reset 172
7.2.9 ROM/RAM Check 172
7.2.10 Key Check 173
7.2.11 Display Check 173
7.3 LAN 174
7.3.1 Local host 174
7.3.2 Gateway 176
7.3.3 DHCP 177
7.3.4 DNS 178
7.3.5 Server (9333) 179
7.3.6 TCP/IP Port 180
7.3.7 Delimiter 180
7.3.8 LAN Restart 181

7.4 RS-232C 182
7.4.1 Transmission Speed 182
7.4.2 Data Bit 182
7.4.3 Parity 183
7.4.4 Stop Bit 183
7.4.5 Flow Control 184
7.4.6 Delimiter 184
7.5 External Control Terminals 185
7.5.1 EXT_OUT1 to EXT_OUT5 186
7.5.2 EXT_IN 188
7.5.3 Range-over Detection 189
Chapter 8 External Control Terminals 191
8.1 Overview 191
8.2 Terminals 192
8.3 Power Supply Terminal 193
8.3.1 External Power Supply 193
8.3.2 Internal Power Supply 194
8.4 Input Terminals 195
8.4.1 Start/Stop Measurement 196
8.4.2 External Trigger 197
8.4.3 External Sampling 198
8.4.4 Selecting a Test Mode 199
8.4.5 Multi-function terminal (Input) 201
8.4.6 Holding Comparison Results 202
8.4.7 Canceling Output of Comparison Result 203
8.5 Output Terminals 204
8.5.1 Output of Value Comparison Results 205
8.5.2 Output of Area Comparison Results 208
8.5.3 Comparison Result Being Output 212
8.5.4 Trigger Output 213
8.5.5 Error Signals Output 213
8.5.6 Processing 214
8.5.7 Measuring 215
8.5.8 Multi-Function Terminals (Output) 216
8.6 Example of Control via the External Control
Terminals 217
8.7 External Control Connection Example 218
Chapter 9 Interface 219
9.1 LAN Interface 220
9.2 RS-232C Interface 225

Chapter 10 A/B Cursors and Scrolling the
Waveform 227
10.1 A/B Cursors 228
10.1.1 Vertical Cursor 228
10.1.2 Horizontal Cursor 229
10.1.3 Trace Cursor 229
10.1.4 Using the A/B Cursors 230
10.2 Scrolling the Waveform 232
Chapter 11 Specifications 233
11.1 General Specifications 233
11.1.1 Basic Specifications 233
11.1.2 Display 234
11.1.3 External Data Storage 234
11.1.4 Operating Unit 234
11.1.5 External Control Terminals 235
11.1.6 External Interface 235
11.2 Input Unit Specifications 236
11.3 Trigger Unit 237
11.4 Memory Recorder Function 238
11.5 Comparison Function 239
11.5.1 Waveform Area Comparison 239
11.5.2 Value Comparison 239
11.6 Auxiliary Functions 240
11.7 Others 240
Chapter 12 Maintenance and Service 241
12.1 Maintenance and Inspection 241
12.2 Removing the Battery Before Discarding
the Unit 242
12.3 Troubleshooting 244
Chapter 13 Appendix 245
13.1 Error Messages 245
13.2 Reference 247
13.2.1 Sampling 247
13.2.2 Aliasing 247
13.2.3 Measurement Limit Frequency 248
13.2.4 Averaging Equations 248
13.2.5 SI Prefix 249

13.3 Size of a File 250
13.3.1 Screen Data (BMP Format) 250
13.3.2 Waveform Data (CSV) 250
13.3.3 Waveform Data (MEM) 250
13.3.4 Other Data 251
13.4 Glossary 252
13.5 Waveform Viewer (Wv) 253
13.5.1 Starting the Waveform Viewer 254
13.5.2 Waveform Viewer Menus 255
13.5.3 Using the Waveform Viewer 257
13.5.4 Conversion to CSV Format 260
13.5.5 Batch Conversion 261
Index INDEX 1