SIGLENT SM06035-E01A User manual

Service Manual
SDM3055 Series Digital Mulimeter
SM06035-E01A
2016 SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LT

SDM3055 Service Manual I
Guaranty and Declaration
Copyright
SIGLENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD All Rights Reserved.
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LTD
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SIGLENT reserves the right to modify or change parts of or all the
specifications or pricing policies at company‟s sole decision.
Information in this publication replaces all previously corresponding
material.
Any way of copying, extracting or translating the contents of this manual is
not allowed without the permission of SIGLENT.
SIGLENT will not be responsible for losses caused by either incidental or
consequential in connection with the furnishing, use or performance of this
manual as well as any information contained.
Product Certification
SIGLENT guarantees this product conforms to the national and industrial
standards in china as well as the ISO9001: 2008 standard and the ISO14001:
2004 standard. Other international standard conformance certification is in
progress.

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General Safety Summary
Review the following safety precautions to avoid personal injuries and prevent
damages to this product or any products connected to it. To avoid potential
hazards, use this product only as specified.
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.
To Avoid Fire or Personal Injuries
Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product
and approved by local state.
Avoid Electric Shock. To avoid injuries or losses of life, do not connect or
disconnect probes or test leads while they are connected to a voltage source.
Ground the Product. This product is grounded through the protective terra
conductor of the power line. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor
must be connected to the earth. Make sure the instrument is grounded
correctly before connecting its input or output terminals.
Connect the Probe Properly. Do not connect the probe ground lead to a high
voltage since it has the isobaric electric potential as ground.
Observe All Terminal Ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all
ratings and markers on the instrument and check your manual for more
information about ratings before connecting.
Use Proper Fuse. Use only the specified fuse.
Do Not Operate Without Covers. Do not operate this instrument with covers
or panels removed.

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Avoid Circuit or Wire Exposed. Do not touch exposed junctions and
components when the unit is powered.
Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect damage occurs to
this instrument, have it inspected by qualified service personnel before
further operation. Any maintenance, adjustment or replacement especially to
the circuits or accessories should be performed by SIGLENT authorized
personnel.
Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.
Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. To avoid electric shock, do not
operate the instrument in wet or damp condition.
Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere. To avoid injuries or fire
hazards, do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.
Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER: Indicates an injury or hazard that may immediately happen.
WARNING: Indicates an injury or hazard may be accessible potentially.
CAUTION: Indicates damage to the instrument or other property may occur.
Symbols on the Product. These symbols may appear on the product:

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Catalog
Guaranty and Declaration..............................................................................................................I
General Safety Summary..............................................................................................................II
General Features and Specifications..........................................................................................1
General Features....................................................................................................................1
Specifications..........................................................................................................................2
Prepare Information.......................................................................................................................6
Functional checking...............................................................................................................6
Power-on Inspection......................................................................................................6
Default Setup ..................................................................................................................6
Self Test...........................................................................................................................7
Performance Verification...............................................................................................................8
Performance verification test items .....................................................................................8
Recommended Test Equipment...........................................................................................8
Performance verification step...............................................................................................8
Test Considerations................................................................................................................9
Zero Offset Verification..........................................................................................................9
DC Voltage and DC Current Gain Verification.................................................................10
FrequencyAccuracy Verification........................................................................................11
AC Voltage andAC Current Verification............................................................................12
Capacitance Verification......................................................................................................13
Calibration Adjusting Procedures ..............................................................................................14
Calibration Adjustment Interval...........................................................................................14
Calibration is Recommended .............................................................................................14
Automating Calibration Procedures...................................................................................14
Calibration Adjustment items..............................................................................................14
Recommended Test Equipment.........................................................................................15
Software Environment .........................................................................................................15
Test Considerations..............................................................................................................15
Calibration Adjustment step................................................................................................16
Assembly Procedures..................................................................................................................17
Security Consideration ........................................................................................................17
Required Tools......................................................................................................................17
Disassembly Procedures ....................................................................................................18
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................22
ESD Precautions..................................................................................................................22
Required Equipments..........................................................................................................22
Analog Board Drawing.........................................................................................................23
Main Board Drawing ............................................................................................................24
Check the Power Supply.....................................................................................................25
Check the Analog Board......................................................................................................27
Voltage Checking..........................................................................................................27

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Analog board Clock Checking....................................................................................28
Check the Main Board.........................................................................................................29
Voltage Checking..........................................................................................................29
Microprocessor Checking............................................................................................29
Quick Guide for General Failures......................................................................................30
Maintenance..................................................................................................................................31
Maintain Summary...............................................................................................................31
Repackaging for Shipment..................................................................................................31
Contact SIGLENT.........................................................................................................................32

SDM3055 Service Manual 1
General Features and Specifications
SDM3055 is a 5½ dual-display instrument designed with 5½ digits readings
resolution and dual-display, especially fitting to the needs of high-precision,
multifunction, and automation measurements. It realized a combination of
basic measurement functions, multiple math functions, and display functions,
etc.
General Features
4.3 inch color TFT-LCD display screen with 480*272 high resolutions
Real 5½ digits readings resolution
Up to 150rdgs/S measurement speed
True-RMS AC Voltage and AC Current measurements
1 Gb Nand Flash size, mass storage configuration files and data files
Built-in cold terminal compensation for thermocouple
Support standard SCPI and control software on PC, compatible with
commands of main stream multimeters
Supports dual-display function, Chinese and English menu
Built-in help system, convenient to acquire information
Support USB Device, USB Host, LAN, and USB-GPIB (only for
SDM3055A) interfaces
Configuration and measured data can be imported or exported via VXI 11,
USBTMC and USB flash drive, which is convenient for users to modify,
view and backup

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Specifications
DC Characteristic
Accuracy±（% of Reading + % of Range）[1]
Function
Range[2]
Test current or
Load voltage
1 Year
23℃±5℃
Temperature
coefficient
0℃～18℃
28℃～50℃
DC Voltage
200 mV
0.015+ 0.004
0.0015+ 0.0005
2 V
0.015+ 0.003
0.0010+ 0.0005
20 V
0.015+ 0.004
0.0020+ 0.0005
200 V
0.015+ 0.003
0.0015+ 0.0005
1000 V[4]
0.015+ 0.003
0.0015+ 0.0005
DC Current
200 μA
< 8 mV
0.055+ 0.005
0.003+ 0.001
2 mA
< 80 mV
0.055+ 0.005
0.002+ 0.001
20 mA
< 0.05 V
0.095+ 0.020
0.008+ 0.001
200 mA
< 0.5 V
0.070+ 0.008
0.005+ 0.001
2 A
< 0.1 V
0.170+ 0.020
0.013+ 0.001
10 A[5]
< 0.3 V
0.250+ 0.010
0.008+ 0.001
Resistance[3]
200 Ω
1 mA
0.030+ 0.005
0.0030+ 0.0006
2 KΩ
1 mA
0.020+ 0.003
0.0030+ 0.0005
20 KΩ
100 μA
0.020+ 0.003
0.0030+ 0.0005
200 KΩ
10 μA
0.020+ 0.010
0.0030+ 0.0005
2 MΩ
1 μA
0.040+ 0.004
0.0040+ 0.0005
10 MΩ
200 nA
0.250+ 0.003
0.0100+ 0.0005
100 MΩ
200 nA || 10 MΩ
1.75+ 0.004
0.2000+ 0.0005
Diode Test
4.0 V[6]
1 mA
0.05+ 0.01
0.0050+ 0.0005
Continuity Test
2000 Ω
1 mA
0.05+ 0.01
0.0050+ 0.0005
Remarks:
[1] Specifications are for 0.5 Hour warm-up, “Slow”measurement rate and calibration
temperature 18℃～28℃.
[2] 20% over range on all ranges except for DCV 1000 V, ACV 750 V, DCI 10 A and ACI
10 A.
[3] Specifications are for 4-wire measure or 2-wire measure under “REF”operation. ±0.2Ω
of extra errors will be generated if perform 2-wire measure without “REF”operation.
[4] Plus 0.02 mV of error per 1 V after the first ±500 VDC.
[5] 30 seconds OFF after 30 seconds ON is recommend foe the continuous current that
higher than DC 7 A or AC RMS 7 A.
[6] Accuracy sepcifications are only for voltage measuring at input terminal. The typical
value of current under measure is 1 mA. Voltage drop at diode junction may vary with
current supply.

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AC Characteristic
Accuracy±（% of Reading + % of Range）[1]
Function
Range[2]
Frequency Range
1Year
23℃±5℃
Temperature
coefficient
0℃～18℃
28℃～50℃
True-RMS
AC Voltage [3]
200 mV
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.10
0.01 + 0.005
45 Hz –20 KHz
0.2 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
20 KHz –50 KHz
1.0 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
50 KHz –100 KHz
3.0 + 0.05
0.05 + 0.010
2 V
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.10
0.01 + 0.005
45 Hz –20 KHz
0.2 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
20 KHz –50 KHz
1.0 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
50 KHz –100 KHz
3.0 + 0.05
0.05 + 0.010
20 V
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.10
0.01 + 0.005
45 Hz –20 KHz
0.2 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
20 KHz –50 KHz
1.0 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
50 KHz –100 KHz
3.0 + 0.05
0.05 + 0.010
200 V
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.10
0.01 + 0.005
45 Hz –20 KHz
0.2 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
20 KHz –50 KHz
1.0 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
50 KHz –100 KHz
3.0 + 0.05
0.05 + 0.010
750 V
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.10
0.01 + 0.005
45 Hz –20 KHz
0.2 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
20 KHz –50 KHz
1.0 + 0.05
0.01 + 0.005
50 KHz –100 KHz
3.0 + 0.05
0.05 + 0.010
True-RMS
AC Current [4]
20 mA
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.10
0.015 + 0.015
45 Hz –2 KHz
0.50 + 0.10
0.015 + 0.006
2 KHz –10 KHz
2.50 + 0.20
0.015 + 0.006
200 mA
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.10
0.015 + 0.005
45 Hz –2 KHz
0.50 + 0.10
0.015 + 0.005
2 KHz –10 KHz
2.50 + 0.20
0.015 + 0.005
2 A
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.20
0.015 + 0.005
45 Hz –2 KHz
0.50 + 0.20
0.015 + 0.005
2 KHz –10 KHz
2.50 + 0.20
0.015 + 0.005
10 A[5]
20 Hz –45 Hz
1.5 + 0.15
0.015 + 0.005
45 Hz –2 KHz
0.50 + 0.15
0.015 + 0.005
2 KHz –10 KHz
2.50 + 0.20
0.015 + 0.005

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Additional wave crest factor error ( not Sine ) [6]
Wave crest coefficient
Error（% Range）
1-2
0.05
2-3
0.2
Remarks:
[1] Specifications are for 0.5 Hour warm-up, “Slow”measurement rate and calibration
temperature 18℃～28℃.
[2] 20% over range on all ranges except for DCV 1000 V, ACV 750 V, DCI 10 A and ACI
10 A.
[3] Specifications are for amplitude of sine wave input > 5% of range. For inputs from 1%
to 5% of range and <50 kHz, add 0.1% of range extra error. For 50 kHz to 100 kHz,
add 0.1% of range extra error.
[4] Specifications are for sine wave input > 5% of range. 0.1% errors wills be added when
the range of input sine wave is 1% to 5% .
[5] 30 seconds OFF after 30 seconds ON is recommend foe the continuous current that
higher than DC 7 A or AC RMS 7 A.
[6] Specifications are for frequency of input < 100Hz
Frequency and Period Characteristic
Accuracy±（% of Reading + % of Range）[1]
Function
Range
Frequency Range
1 Year
23℃±5℃
Temperature
coefficient
0℃～18℃
28℃～50℃
Frequency
/Period
200 mV to 750 V[2]
20 Hz –2 KHz
0.01+0.003
0.002+0.001
2 KHz –20 KHz
0.01+0.003
0.002+0.001
20 KHz –200 KHz
0.01+0.003
0.002+0.001
200 KHz –1 MHz
0.01+0.006
0.002+0.002
Remarks:
[1] Specifications are for 0.5 Hour warm-up.
[2]Except for special marks, the AC input voltage is 15% to 120% of range when <100 kHz
and 30% to 120% of range when >100 kHz. 750 V range is limited to 750 Vrms.
Capacitance Characteristic
Accuracy±（% of Reading + % of Range）[1]
Function
Range[2]
Max Testing
Current
1 Year
23℃±5℃
Temperature
coefficient
0℃～18℃
28℃～50℃
Capacitance
2 nF
200 nA
3+1.0
0.08+0.002
20 nF
200 nA
1+0.5
0.02+0.001

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200 nF
2 μA
1+0.5
0.02+0.001
2 μF
10 μA
1+0.5
0.02+0.001
200 μF
100 μA
1+0.5
0.02+0.001
10000 μF
1 mA
2+0.5
0.02+0.001
Remarks:
[1] Specifications are for 0.5 Hour warm-up and “REF”operation. Using of non-film
capacitor may generate additional errors.
[2] Specifications are for from 1% to 120% on 2 nF range and ranges from 10% to 120%
on other ranges.
Temperature Characteristic
Accuracy±（% of Reading + % of Range）[1]
Function
Probe
Type
Probe
Model
Working
Temperature
Range
1Year
23℃±5
℃
Temperature
coefficient
0℃～18℃
28℃～50℃
Temperature
RTD[2]
α=0.00385
-200℃至 660℃
0.16℃
0.08+0.002
TC[3]
B
20℃～1820℃
0.76 ℃
0.14℃
E
-270℃～1000℃
0.5℃
0.02℃
J
-210℃～1200℃
0.5℃
0.02℃
K
-270℃～1370℃
0.5℃
0.03℃
N
-270℃～1300℃
0.5℃
0.04℃
R
-50℃～1760℃
0.5℃
0.09℃
S
-50℃～1760℃
0.6℃
0.11℃
T
-270℃～400℃
0.5℃
0.03℃
Remarks:
[1] Specifications are for 0.5 Hour warm-up, not include probe error.
[2] Specifications are for 4-wire measure or 2-wire measure under “REF”operation.
[3] Built-in cold terminal compensation for thermocouple, accuracy is ±2℃.

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Prepare Information
Before doing performance verifying or procedure adjusting, you should master
the following operations to make the mulimeter work in a good state or deal
with some simple functional problems. The following contents are included in
this chapter:
How to perform functional checks
How to use self-test routine
How to recall factory Default settings
Fore more detailed information about oscilloscope operation, please refer to
you Quick Guide for SDM3055.
Functional checking
This functional checking covers three kinds of checks, by which you can verify
whether the mulimeter is working correctly.
Power-on Inspection
Before connect the instrument to a power source, please select theAC voltage
selector on the rear panel of your multimeter according to the power supply.
Then connect the power line to the socket on the rear panel of the mutimeter.
Note: to avoid electric shock, make sure that the instrument is correctly
grounded to the earth before connecting AC power.
The boot screen appears after pressing the power-on button.Then perform
following operation, the intrument can be restored to factory default settings:
Press [Shift] > [Utility] > Store/Recall >Set To Defaults
Default Setup
After setting to defaults, multimeter is set to DC voltage measurements. Other
default Settings are shown in the following table.

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Default settings
Menu or System
Option
Default setting
DCV
Range
Auto
Speed
Slow
Filter
Off
Rel
Off
Acquire
Trg Src
Auto
Delay
Auto
Samples/Trigger
1
VMC Out
Pos
Math
Statistics
Hide
Limits
Off
dB/dBm
Off
Ref Value
Off
Display
Display
Number
Hold
Probe Hold
Off
Self Test
SDM3055 provides self-test functions, including Key Test, LCD Test, Beeper
Test and Chip Test.
Operating Steps:
1. Press [Shift] > [Utility] > Test /Admin > Board Test
2. Test the keys:
Select Key to enter the key test interface. The on-screen lathy rectangle
shapes represent the keys on the front panel. Test all keys and knobs and
you should also verify that all the backlit buttons illuminate correctly.
3. Test the LCD screen:
Selec LCD to enter the screen test interface, the screen shows the
message:” Press „Change‟to change Press „Done‟to exit“. Press Change
to start the test and observe if the screen has severe color or other display
error.
4. Test the beeper:
Press Beeper to test the beeper. Under regular circumstance, press
Beeper one time and the instrument will beep one time.
5. Test the chips:
Press Chip > Start to start chip test. Determine whether the chip test pass
according to the interface message.

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Performance Verification
Use the performance verification tests in this section to verify the
measurement performance of the instrument using the instrument‟s
specifications listed in the product data sheet. Performance verification tests
are recommended as an acceptance test when you first receive the instrument
or after performing calibration. If the instrument fails performance verification,
calibration adjustment or repair is required.
Performance verification test items
Zero Offset Verification
DC Voltage and DC Current Gain Verification
Frequency Accuracy Verification
AC Voltage and AC Current VerificationHigh Current Verification
Capacitance Verification
Recommended Test Equipment
The recommended test equipment for the performance verification and
calibration is listed below. If the exact instrument is not available, substitute
calibration standards of equivalent accuracy.
Application
Recommended Equipment
Zero Offset Verification
Keysight 34172B
DC Voltage and DC Current Gain
Verification
Fluke 5522A
FrequencyAccuracy Verification
Siglent SDG2000X SeriesFunction/Arbitrary
Waveform Generator
AC Voltage andAC Current
Verification
Fluke 5522A
Capacitance Verification
Fluke 5522A
Performance verification step
1. Connect the calibrator to the input terminals correctly.
2. Configure each function and range in the order shown in the table
corresponding to the DMM model number. Provide the input shown in the
table.
3. Make a measurement and return the result. Compare measurement results
to the test limits shown in the table. (Be certain to allow for appropriate
source settling.)

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Test Considerations
Ensure that the test ambient temperature is stable and between 18°C and
28°C. Ideally the calibration should be performed at 23°C±2°C.
Ensure ambient relative humidity is less than 80%.
Allow a 30 minute warm–up period with a copper short connected.
Ensure the measuring rate is set to “slow”for DCV, ACV, DCI, ACI and
2-Wire/ 4-Wire Resistance measurement.
Zero Offset Verification
Input
Function
Range
Error from Nomina
(1 years)l
Open
DC Current
200μA
±0.01μA
2mA
±0.1μA
20mA
±4μA
200mA
±16μA
2A
±400μA
10A
±1mA
Short
DC Volts
200mV
±8μV
2V
±100μV
20V
±800μV
200V
±6mV
1000V
±30mV
Short
4-wire Ohms
200Ω
±10mΩ
2kΩ
60mΩ
20kΩ
600mΩ
200kΩ
6Ω
2MΩ
80Ω
20MΩ
300Ω
100MΩ
4kΩ

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DC Voltage and DC Current Gain Verification
Input
Error from Nominal
(1 years)
Voltage
Function
Range
-200mV
DC Volts
200mV
±38μV
200mV
-2V
2V
±400μV
2V
10V
20V
±2.3mV
-20V
±3.8mV
20V
-200V
200V
±36mV
200V
-500V
1000V
±110mV
1000V
±180mV
Input
Error from Nominal
(1 years)
Current
Function
Range
200μA
DC Current
200μA
±0.12μA
2 mA
2mA
±1.2μA
20mA
20mA
±23μA
200mA
200mA
±158μA
2A
2A
±3.8mA
10A
10A
±26mA
Input
Error from Nominal
(1 years)
Resistance
Function
Range
200Ω
4-wire Ohms
200Ω
±70mΩ
2kΩ
2kΩ
±460mΩ
20kΩ
20kΩ
±4.6Ω
200kΩ
200kΩ
±46Ω
2 MΩ
2 MΩ
±880Ω
10 MΩ
10 MΩ
±25.3kΩ
100MΩ
2-wire Ohms
100MΩ
±1.754 MΩ

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Frequency Accuracy Verification
Input
Error from Nominal
(1 years)
Vrms
Frequency
Range
60mV
500kHz
200mV
±50Hz
0.3V
20Hz
2V
±0.2Hz

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AC Voltage and AC Current Verification
Input
Error from Nominal
(1 years)
Vrms
Frequency
Range
200mV
1kHz
200mV
±500μV
50kHz
±2.1mV
100kHz
6.1mV
2V
1kHz
2V
±5 mV
50kHz
±21 mV
100kHz
±61 mV
0.2V
1kHz
20V
±30.4mV
2V
1kHz
±34mV
20V
45Hz
±320mV
20kHz
±50mV
50kHz
±210mV
100kHz
±610mV
200V
1kHz
200V
±500mV
50kHz
±2.1V
100kHz
±6.1V
750V
1kHz
750V
±1.88V
250V
50kHz
±2.88V
75V
100kHz
±3.6V