Tonghui TH2617 User manual

OPERATION MANUAL
TH2617
PRECISON LCR METER

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Contents
1Chapter I Generals .................................................................... 2
1.1 Introduction ......................................................................... 2
1.2 Technical Specifications ............................................................... 3
1.2.1 Measurement Parameters ............................................................. 3
1.2.2 Measurement Terminals .............................................................. 3
1.2.3 Test Frequency ..................................................................... 3
1.2.4 Display Range ...................................................................... 3
1.2.5 Measurement Accuracy............................................................... 3
1.2.6 Measurement Level .................................................................. 4
1.2.7 Measurement Speed ................................................................. 5
1.3 Functions ........................................................................... 5
1.3.1 Average of Measurement Values ....................................................... 5
1.3.2 Correction ......................................................................... 5
1.3.3 Equivalent Circuit ................................................................... 5
1.3.4 Measurement Mode.................................................................. 6
1.3.5 Range Hold ........................................................................ 6
1.3.6 Display Mode ...................................................................... 6
1.3.7 Sorting Function .................................................................... 6
1.3.8 Print Function ...................................................................... 6
1.3.9 RS-232C Serial Interface ............................................................. 6
1.3.10 Handler Interface................................................................... 7
1.3.11 Other Functions.................................................................... 7
1.4 Front and Rear Panel .................................................................. 7
1.4.1 A Tour of the Front Panel............................................................ 7
1.4.2 Description of the Rear Panel .......................................................... 9
1.5 Operating Environment ................................................................9
1.5.1 Temperature and Humidity ............................................................ 9
1.5.2 Power Supply ...................................................................... 9
1.5.3 Dimensions ........................................................................ 9
1.5.4 Weight ............................................................................ 9
2Chapter ⅡOperation Instruction...................................................... 11
2.1 Keyboard and Function of the Meter ..................................................... 11
2.2 Conversion of Menus ................................................................. 12
2.3 Functions Setup in the First Menu ....................................................... 13
2.3.1 Measurement Parameter ............................................................. 14
2.3.2 Display Mode ..................................................................... 14
2.3.3 Measurement Level ................................................................. 16
2.3.4 Measurement Speed ................................................................16
2.3.5 Measurement Range ................................................................17
2.3.6 CONT and SINGLE Mode ........................................................... 18
2.4 Functions in the Second Menu.......................................................... 19
2.4.1 Set the Test Frequency .............................................................. 20

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2.4.2 Equivalent Model .................................................................. 20
2.4.3 D Displayed in PPM Mode ........................................................... 22
2.4.4 Volume and State of Alarm........................................................... 22
2.4.5 Correction ........................................................................ 22
2.5 Sorting Function..................................................................... 24
2.5.1 Introduction of Sorting .............................................................. 24
2.5.2 Limits and Nominal Setup............................................................ 24
2.5.3 Example of Sorting ................................................................. 28
2.6 Handler Interface .................................................................... 28
2.6.1 Operation......................................................................... 29
2.6.2 Connector of HANDLER Interface..................................................... 30
2.7 Standard Printer Interface.............................................................. 30
2.7.1 Introduction of Printer Interface ....................................................... 30
2.7.2 Print Format ...................................................................... 31
2.8 Serial Interface(RS-232C) ............................................................. 32
3ChapterⅢMeasurement Basics and Troubleshooting...................................... 38
3.1 Unpacking and Measurement........................................................... 38
3.1.1 Attention ......................................................................... 38
3.1.2 Measurement Basics ................................................................38
3.2 Connection of Component ............................................................. 40
3.2.1 Measurement of Capacitor ........................................................... 40
3.2.2 Connect the Component ............................................................. 40
3.2.3 Eliminate the Influence of Stray Impedance .............................................. 40
3.2.4 DC Bias .......................................................................... 42
3.3 Troubleshooting ..................................................................... 42
4Chapter ⅣPacking and Warranty ..................................................... 45
4.1 Packing............................................................................ 45
4.2 Warranty........................................................................... 45

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DANGER
The highest external DC bias voltage is 100V. When external dc bias voltage is applied, the
high voltage exists between the test terminals of the meter. Special care should be taken when
carrying out test to avoided injury of human body caused by electrical shock. When making test
with external bias voltage applied, please do not contact directly or plug in/draw out the
component under test on the test fixture or test cable because leads of the tested component are
of high voltage.
WARNING
To avoid electric shock hazard, please make sure that phase line, zero line and ground line are
connected correctly before the meter is plugged into an outlet. The instrument chassis and
cabinet must be connected to a safety earth ground to avoid the cover to be electrified.
WARNING
Only qualified maintenance person can remove instrument cover to make maintenance and
adjustment. The plug of power supply should be drawn out when replacing components. Take
care not to contact the parts with 220V when making maintenance to avoid the hazard of
electrical shock. It is absolutely prohibited to perform normal measurement when the cover is
removed (except for maintenance and adjustment).
ATTENTION
Do not make any component replacement and internal adjustments when the meter is switched
on to avoid unnecessary damage of components or the instrument.
ATTENTION
The calibration of the instrument should be done by professional person, and required operation
on the manual should be completely followed. Should trouble occur, it must be returned to the
company or those qualified service office for service and repair.

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1 Chapter I Generals
1.1 Introduction
TH2617 is a high-precision capacitance meter with wide measurement range. The
instrument provides six typical test frequencies of 100 Hz, 120 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 40 kHz and
100 kHz and three test levels of 0.1V, 0.3V and 1.0V for convenient choice, and can measure
various parameters such as capacitance C, equivalent serial resistance ESR, equivalent parallel
resistance EPR, tangent of dissipation angle D, etc. This instrument which merges powerful
functions, excellent performances and simple operation into a whole can satisfy both the need for
fast test in factories, and the requirement of high precision and stable measurement in laboratory.
Meanwhile, the interfaces of Handler and RS-232c make it possible for the instrument to work
with automatic sorting machine and communicate with computer. The measurement conditions
and values can be printed directly through the printer interface. TH2617 really provides
customers an instrument of high performances but low price.
The basic measurement circuits are as follows: sine signal generator with variable
frequencies, test level regulator, precision range resistors, phase detector and A-D converter with
balanced charges. Measurement, calculation, functions and display are controlled by the
microprocessor.
The instrument provides various test conditions such as:
·Test frequency – six typical test frequencies 100 Hz, 120 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 40 kHz
and 100 kHz;
·Test signal level – 0.1V, 0.3V and 1.0V;
·Test speed – fast, medium and slow;
·Correction – the meter can perform open and short corrections so as to eliminate the
influence of stray capacitor and cable resistance around test terminals and
improve accuracy.
·Level monitor – level actually applied upon device under test maybe different with that
set in the program due to mismatch between the impedance under test and
the signal source impedance. The function allows you to monitor the actual
voltage level across the device under test and the actual current level
through the device under test.
The instrument provides three kinds of output data and corresponding sorting function:
·Direct – display the value of tested component directly;
Absolute deviation – difference between the measured value and the nominal value;
Percent deviation – difference between the measured value and the nominal value
displayed as a percentage of the nominal value;
·Sorting – three sorting modes of direct, absolute and percent can be selected, and four
bins are available: NG means no good and P1, P2 and P3 mean pass1, pass
2 and pass 3 separately.

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·Print interface – each value of measurement and internal setup parameters can be printed
by a printer with a standard interface;
·Serial interface – RS-232C provides great convenience for communications between the
instrument and computers. All functions and parameters of the meter can be
set through the interface by which functions of the keyboard can almost be
replaced;
·Handler interface – to enable the instrument to operate synchronized with mechanical
equipment, test and sort components and send sorting results to mechanical
equipment.
1.2 Technical Specifications
1.2.1 Measurement Parameters
Capacitances C, resistance R are displayed in Display A with maximum five digits.
Tangent of dissipation angle D is displayed in display B with maximum five digits.
The instrument provides two kinds of equivalent circuits, and in the two circuits, D has the
same values, while C and R have different values. The relations between the two equivalent
circuits are discussed in section 2.3.4.
TH2617 has the following parameters: C/D, R/D, C/C, R/R, and D/D. C/D and R/D can only
be selected in the status of single-frequency. And in the status of double-frequency, the first
parameter is result of Frequency 1. Equivalent mode can be selected in menu.
1.2.2 Measurement Terminals
There are five terminals, namely HD, HS, LS, LD and GND.
1.2.3 Test Frequency
Test frequency: six frequency points of 100 Hz, 120.120 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 40 kHz and 100
kHz.
Accuracy of frequency: 0.02%.
Note: 120.120 Hz is regarded as 120 Hz in this manual.
1.2.4 Display Range
C: 0.0001pF ~ 99999μF
R: 0.0001Ω~ 99999MΩ
D: 0.0001 ~ 99999
D ( ppm mode): 1ppm ~ 99999ppm
Δ%: 0.01% ~ 99999%
1.2.5 Measurement Accuracy
C: 0.05% (1+Cx/Cmax+Cmin/Cx) (1+Dx) (1+ks+kv+kf);
R: 0.05% (1+Rx/Rmax+Rmin/Rx) (1+Qx) (1+ks+kv+kf);

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D: ±0.0003 (1+Zx/Zmax+Zmin/Zx) (1+Dx+D2x) (1+ks+kv+kf)+0.0002;
Notes: 1. D is absolute deviations and others are percent deviations;
2. Those with subscript xmean measurement values of the parameters, those with
subscript max mean maximum values and min mean minimum values;
3. ksis the speed factor, kvis the level factor and kfis the frequency factor;
4. In order to gain high measurement accuracy, you should make open and short
correction again when the test fixture or conditions are changed.
5. Zx is impedance of capacitor under test.
1.2.5.1 Speed Factor ks
Fast: ks = 4;
Medium: ks = 1;
Slow: ks = 0.
1.2.5.2 Maximum and Minimum Values For Different Ranges
Table 1-1 Maximum and Minimum Values
Range Hold
Parameter Auto
Range Range 0 Range 1 Range 2 Range 3 Range 4
Cmax 80 μF/f 1000 pF/f 0.1 μF/f 1 μF/f 10 μF/f 80 μF/f
Cmin 150 pF/f 150 pF/f 1900 pF/f 10 nF/f 100 nF/f 1 μF/f
Zmax 1 MΩ1 MΩ159 kΩ15.9 kΩ1.59 kΩ159 Ω
Zmin 1.59Ω15.9 kΩ1.59 kΩ159 Ω15.9Ω1.59 Ω
The unit of f is kHz, when f > 10 kHz, range 0 is not in use; When f > 10 kHz and
measurement range is set to auto, Cmin = 1000 pF/f, Lmax = 25.3 H/f, Zmax = 159 kΩ.
1.2.5.3 Level Factor kv
When V = 1.0V, kv= 0;
When V = 0.3V, kv= 1;
When V = 0.1V, kv= 4.
1.2.5.4 Frequency Factor kf
When f = 100 Hz, 120 Hz or 1 kHz, kf= 0;
When f = 10 kHz, kf= 0.5;
When f = 40 kHz, kf= 2;
When f = 100 kHz, kf= 4.
1.2.6 Measurement Level
Three levels are available: 0.1 V, 0.3 V and 1.0 V (effective value);
Level accuracy: ±(8%×set value) (1+k•f)
Note: The set value of the measurement level is the value set when test terminals are opened
(HD and HS should be connected).

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Here f is measurement frequency with the unit of kHz;
When Range = 0, k = 0.25;
When Range = 1, k = 0.025;
When Range = 2, 3 or 4, k = 0.005.
Due to the output impedance of the signal source, the actual level applied upon the
component under test may be different from the set value. Select V/I display mode, the actual
voltage across the device and current through the device are displayed.
1.2.7 Measurement Speed
Fast: 10times/sec;
Medium: 4times/sec;
Slow: 1.4times/sec.
The actual speed differs with different measurement conditions such as frequency,
component value, display mode (Direct, △or △%), equivalent circuit, trigger mode, range
select mode, average times and so on.
The typical speeds for Fast, Medium and Slow are given under the following measurement
conditions:
· Frequency: 1 kHz;
· Trigger mode: Continuous;
· Range mode: Hold;
· Display parameters: C&D;
· Average times: 1 time.
When some of the functions are in use, test speed will properly be reduced:
a) When print interface is used, the measurement speed varies with the speed of printer;
b) When RS-232C interface is used, it will take 10 to 20 ms additional time. Actual time
is determined by the baud rate of the instrument;
c) The sorting function will spend 5 to 8 ms.
1.3 Functions
1.3.1 Average of Measurement Values
The instrument can calculate the average value of the measurement values and the number
of values averaged can be set form 1 to 99.
1.3.2 Correction
Open correction capability cancels errors due to the stray admittance (G, B) in parallel with
the device under test.
Short correction capability corrects for the residual impedance (R, X) in serial with the
device under test.
1.3.3 Equivalent Circuit
The measurement value of the device under test can be outputted in both series and parallel

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equivalent circuit models.
1.3.4 Measurement Mode
Continuous: the instrument continuously repeats measurements and displays the values after
each measurement;
Single: usually the instrument is in the wait for trigger state, the instrument performs a
single measurement every time a “Start” signal from the keyboard or from the interface is
received. Then it returns to wait for trigger state again and waits for the next “Start” signal.
1.3.5 Range Hold
The instrument is set to the Auto mode when it is switched on. When the measurement range
is set to the Hold mode, the impedance range is fixed at the current range setting.
In the Hold mode, if the measured impedance is out of the effective measurement range,
the instrument will not meet its measurement accuracy specification.
1.3.6 Display Mode
Display window A has four display modes:
—— Direct (actual measurement value of the component under test);
—— △(absolute deviation between the actual measurement value and the nominal value);
—— △% (deviation between the actual measurement value and the nominal value displayed
as a percentage of the nominal value);
—— V/I (effective values of the voltage across the device under test and the current through
the device under test).
1.3.7 Sorting Function
The instrument provides four sorting bins which are described as NG, P1, P2 and P3. NG
means NO GOOD and P1, P2 and P3 means PASS 1, PASS 2 and PASS 3.
There are three sorting modes: direct (DIR), absolute deviation (ABS) and percent
deviation (PER).
The sorting result will be indicated by the sorting indicating lamp in the front panel, and
sorting result can be outputted by the Handler interface when the instrument works in Single
mode and its Handler interface is in “ON” state.
1.3.8 Print Function
The internal parameters, sorting limits and measurement values can be printed out through
the print interface by the printer with a standard interface.
1.3.9 RS-232C Serial Interface
The instrument can be operated by a computer through the serial interface instead of the
keyboard in the front panel, at the same time the instrument can send out the measurement values
to other equipments.

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1.3.10 Handler Interface
When sorting function is selected, Handler interface is set to “ON” state and the instrument
works in Single trigger mode, the instrument will output the bin sorting results, the signal of
busy with A/D conversion and calculation, and the signal of End of A/D conversion. The
instrument can be triggered by the Handler interface.
1.3.11 Other Functions
Except for the described functions, the instrument also provides following functions:
1. Display the measurement values without Open or Short correction;
2. Display the measurement values of D in the ppm mode;
3. Select the alarm function and control the volume of alarm;
4. Select the bin (P1, P2, P3 or NG) to be alarmed.
1.4 Front and Rear Panel
1.4.1 A Tour of the Front Panel
The schematic drawing of the front panel can be seen on the next page.
Description of the front panel:
No. Name Description
1 Display A
Display the measurement values of C and R with five digits.
Three display modes can be selected: Direct, A
b
solute deviation
△and percent deviation △%. It can also display information
when setting parameters.
2 Units of Parameters in
Display A
Indicate the units of main parameter in Direct and Absolute
modes.
3 Display B
Display the measurement values in the status of single-frequency
and double-frequency. It can also display information when
setting parameters.
4 Units of Parameters in
Display B
5 Function Indication For more information, refer to paragraph 2.1.
6 Frame Terminal (GND)
Used for measurement that requires guarding. The Frame
Terminal is tied to the instrument’s chassis, and it is connected
with the protective earth ground of power supply.
7 Test Terminals
8 Trade Mark & Model TONGHUI, TH2617 Capacitance Meter
9 Keyboard Functions and measurement conditions of the instrument can be
selected and controlled by the 6-button keyboard.
10 Sorting Indication When sorting is ON, the LEDS indicate the sorting result.
11 Power ON/OFF
Power ON/OFF Switch. In the “ON” position all operating
voltages are applied to the instrument. In the “OFF” position no
operating voltages are applied to the instrument.
Table 1-2 Description of Front Panel