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  • Page 1 Bode 100 User Manual Smart Measurement Solutions ®...
  • Page 2 The product information, specifications, and technical data embodied in this manual represent the technical status at the time of writing and are subject to change without prior notice. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. OMICRON Lab and Smart Measurement Solutions are registered trademarks of OMICRON electronics.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Bode 100 and accessories Delivered items ........................... Optional accessories ........................Technical data Absolute maximum ratings ......................10 Bode 100 specifications ......................11 Power requirements ........................12 System requirements ........................12 Environmental requirements ....................... 13 Mechanical data .......................... 13 Device overview Connectors ..........................
  • Page 4 Using the trace configuration ...................... 114 Cursor calculations ........................116 9.7.1 Non-Invasive Stability Measurement ................116 9.7.2 Fres-Q Calculation ......................118 Using probes ..........................120 Unwrapped phase ........................123 9.10 Check for updates ........................125 Automation interface Troubleshooting Support Index OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Use Bode 100 in observance of all existing safety requirements from national standards for accident prevention and environmental protection. Reading the Bode 100 manual alone does not release you from the duty of complying with all national and international safety regulations relevant for working with Bode 100, for example, the regulation EN50191 "Erection and Operation of Electrical Test Equipment”.

  • Page 6: Rules For Use

    • Always keep the manual either printed or as PDF file at the site where Bode 100 is used. The manual must be read by all people working with Bode 100. In addition to the manual and the applicable regulations for accident prevention in the country and at the site of operation, heed the accepted technical procedures for safe and competent work.

  • Page 7: Compliance Statements And Recycling

    A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Information for disposal and recycling Bode 100 and all of its accessories are not intended for household use. At the end of its service life, do not dispose of the test set with household waste! For customers in EU countries (incl.

  • Page 8: Bode 100 And Accessories

    BNC 50 Ω load (m) Bode 100 Quick Start Guide Multilingual safety instructions The delivered items may vary a bit from the look shown above. Please refer to the packing list received with the Bode 100 for further information OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 9: Optional Accessories

    Bode 100. It enables you to perform impedance measurements for thru hole type components such as inductors or crystal oscillators. B-AMP 12 amplifier 12 dB amplifier to boost the output signal of Bode 100 for applications where more than 13 dBm are needed. B-RFID measurement adapters The B-RFID adapters allow standard compliant measurement of the resonance frequency and Q-factor of RFID antennas.

  • Page 10: Technical Data

    Technical data In this section you can find the most important technical data for the Bode 100 Revision 2. Technical data can change without notice. You can download a detailed technical data sheet for Bode 100 from the OMICRON Lab website www.omicron-lab.com...

  • Page 11: Bode 100 Specifications

    Technical data Bode 100 specifications In this section you can find the most important technical data for the Bode 100. This technical data is valid for Bode 100 R2 (Hardware revision 2). To find out what hardware revision you use, please check 5.4 Hardware revisions...

  • Page 12: Power Requirements

    Inner Diameter: 2.5 mm Outer Diameter: 5.5 mm Polarity Inner conductor: Positive voltage Outer conductor: Ground We strongly recommend you to use the power supply delivered with Bode 100. System requirements Table 4-4: System requirements Characteristic Minimum PC Configuration Processor...

  • Page 13: Environmental Requirements

    Table 4-6: Mechanical data Characteristic Rating Dimensions (w x h x d) without connectors 26 cm x 5 cm x 26.5 cm / 10.25 " x 2 " x 10.5 " Weight < 2 kg / 4.4 lbs OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 14: Device Overview

    Device overview Bode 100 is a USB controlled vector network analyzer. The system consists of the Bode 100 hardware and the Bode Analyzer Suite software. In the following the Bode 100 hardware is described in detail. To learn more about the Bode Analyzer Suite, please check out 6.1 Start screen...
  • Page 15 Device overview Bode 100 provides the following three connectors at the rear panel: • DC power input: input for DC voltages from 10 V to 24 V (5.0 mm power supply plug with 2.5 mm pin) • USB: data interface (USB type B port) •...

  • Page 16: Block Diagram

    • Channel inputs: Each of the Bode 100 input features adjustable attenuators for best signal / noise ratio and software-switchable termination. Channel termination can be either 50 Ω or 1 MΩ. Without 50 Ω terminations the inputs are AC coupled.

  • Page 17: Functional Description

    Currently there are two mayor hardware revisions of Bode 100 available. Revision 1 and Revision 2. To find out if you are using a Bode 100 R1 or a Bode 100 R2, check the identification plate on the bottom of the device.

  • Page 18: Bode Analyzer Suite Introduction

    In this section you will learn the basics of the Bode Analyzer Suite. The window structure and the main functionality is explained. Step-by-step examples Hint: Get a quick introduction to the Bode Analyzer Suite and how to use Bode 100 by following the step-by-step examples. The following examples are available in this manual: •...

  • Page 19: Main Window

    Bode Analyzer Suite introduction The Start screen allows the following user interactions: • Choose the device to use (1.). This field is only visible if you have a Bode 100 device connected to your PC. • Open a recent file or other file (2.). On your first start-up the demo-files are listed here. Check out examples that explain the content of the demo-files.
  • Page 20 9.4 Working with cursors and the cursor grid on page 109. Status bar The status bar shows the connection state of the hardware and the receiver levels. Further possibilities are signal source control and internal device calibration control. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 21: Measurement Configuration

    Logarithmic and the number of points in the sweep can be chosen. In Fixed Frequency mode only the Source frequency can be adjusted. In this case the Bode 100 will display a vector chart instead of a frequency dependent chart. Source level Choose between a constant or variable output level (shaped level) and set the source level.
  • Page 22 37. Note that this field is only visible if a reflection measurement is performed. Measurement mode Shows what measurement mode is currently used. All available measurement modes are explained in 7 Measurement types and applications on page 34. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 23: Trace Configuration

    You can fold out the configurations anytime by clicking the respective areas at the side of the chart area. For more details refer to the figure below. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 24 Figure 6-3: Collapsing the measurement and trace configuration areas OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 25: Ribbon Controls

    User-Range: Perform a User-Range calibration For more information regarding the calibration, please check out 8 Calibration on page 69 Memory ribbon Copy the current measurement data to a new or existing memory trace. Show all available memory traces in the diagram. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 26 Use this feature to e.g. measure the slope at crossover frequency in a bode plot. You can select either decade (x10) or octave (x2) or constant linear distance which will maintain the current frequency delta value. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 27: Status Bar

    The Status bar has several displays and interactive control elements. These are: Source indicator The source indicator shows if the signal source of Bode 100 is switched on. By moving the mouse over the indicator, a pop-up allows to change between Auto off and Always on setting. More details regarding the source setting can be found in 9.2 Signal...

  • Page 28: Chart Context Menu

    Cursor 1 & Cursor 2: Allows to access several cursor functions to position the cursors to the maximum, minimum or zero crossing of the measurement traces. 9.4 Working with cursors and the cursor grid on page 109 for details on these functions. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 29: Options Menu

    In the Common section of the Options Menu you can change the following settings: General: Default level unit: allows you to change the unit for Bode 100's source level setting. You can choose dBm, Vpp or Vrms. dBm defines the power dissipated into 50 Ω load.
  • Page 30 Default is Warning. Do not use the log-levels Verbose or Debug, except if told by the OMICRON Lab support team. UDP Logging: allows you to enable event logging via UDP and to define the used UDP port.
  • Page 31 If activated each memory alternates the memory color and the color of the trace it belongs to as shown below: Hint: Click to switch back to the default settings of all options at any time. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 32: Hardware Setup

    By clicking on the Hardware setup icon , the hardware setup dialog is opened. The hardware setup dialog shows the internal connections of Bode 100 as well as the external connection to the DUT. Depending on the selected measurement mode, hardware settings such as Channel termination, Receiver connection or an external Probe factor can be changed by clicking on the icons shown in the Hardware setup dialog.
  • Page 33 50 Ω. If the switch is open, the input impedance is 1 MΩ. • Probe 1 and Probe 2: Some measurement modes allow you to manually enter a probe factor. For more details on using probes see 9.8 Using probes on page 120. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 34: Measurement Types And Applications

    Measurement types and applications Bode 100 allows measuring Gain as well as Impedance, Reflection and Admittance. The following chapters introduce you to the basics of the Gain Impedance / Reflection / Admittance measurements. For an easy use, the Bode Analyzer Suite supports different measurement types / modes for different applications.

  • Page 35: Gain Measurement Introduction

    Measurement types and applications Gain measurement introduction Bode 100 offers two different ways of measuring Gain. Either with the internal reference or the external reference. Internal reference means that Receiver 1 is internally connected to the Bode 100 signal source picking up the source voltage. External reference means that Receiver 1 is routed to the front panel input Channel 1.
  • Page 36 H and φ the phase of H. ω is the angular frequency with the frequency f. Group delay Tg is calculated by symmetric difference quotient Q(Tg) is the quality factor derived from the group delay OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 37: Impedance Measurement Introduction

    Measurement types and applications Impedance measurement introduction Bode 100 offers several ways of measuring Impedance, Reflection or Admittance. Impedance, Reflection and Admittance are directly related to each other by the following equations: Admittance Y is the reciprocal of the impedance Z.
  • Page 38 Nyquist: Displays the measured admittance in a Nyquist chart. Q(Tg): Displays the Q-factor derived from group delay (see Cursor calculations for details). tan(δ): Displays the tan(δ) of the measured admittance. (see Impedance result equations for details) OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 39 Q: Displays the Q-factor of the measured reflection (see Impedance result equations for details). Nyquist: Displays the measured reflection in a Nyquist chart. Q(Tg): Displays the Q-factor derived from the group delay (see Cursor calculations for details). OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 40 G is the real part of the admittance (conductance) and B the imaginary part of the admittance (susceptance). ω is the angular frequency with the frequency f. Parallel equivalent resistance Rp Parallel equivalent capacitance Cp Parallel equivalent inductance Lp Parallel circuit quality factor Q tan(d) of admittance OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 41: Vector Network Analysis

    The Transmission / Reflection measurement mode allows to measure both, Transmission (Gain) and Reflection (Impedance). It is possible to select e.g. a Gain measurement in Trace 1 and an Impedance measurement in Trace 2. Bode 100 will then sequentially measure Gain and Impedance.
  • Page 42 Follow the steps described below to perform a Transmission / Reflection measurement: Connect the test object "IF Filter" to Bode 100 using two BNC cables as shown in the figure below. Figure 7-1: Connecting the test object IF Filter to Bode 100...
  • Page 43 Stop frequency are updated accordingly Now you are ready to start your first measurement. Simply click in the home ribbon. As a result you will see a first measurement comparable to the one shown in the figure below. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 44 Phase or Real and Imaginary components To optimize the chart you can right click onto the chart and select Optimize as shown below. For more information on the chart's context menu check out 6.3 Chart context menu on page 28. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 45 Measurement types and applications Figure 7-3: Context menu of chart OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 46 109. Figure 7-4: Use of cursors and cursor grid Congratulations you have performed your first measurement with the Bode 100. You can load the settings for the measurement by clicking File → Open → and then navigating to: "%APPDATA% \OMICRON Lab\Bode Analyzer Suite\Demo Files\".

  • Page 47: Gain / Phase

    This means that both Channel 1 and Channel 2 are active. The Gain Measurement Bode 100 measures Gain therefore equals the transfer function of a 2-port DUT if Channel 1 is connected to the DUT input port and Channel 2 is connected to the DUT output port. The inputs Channel 1 and Channel 2 are set to 1 MΩ...

  • Page 48: Reflection With External Coupler

    7.3.3 Reflection with external coupler The External coupler measurement mode is designed to measure reflection using an external coupler. This offers the possibility to use an external amplifier and protect the inputs of Bode 100 by using an external directional coupler.

  • Page 49: Impedance Analysis

    Bode 100 can measure impedance directly at the output port. Measurement information Bode 100 derives the impedance by evaluating the internal source voltage and the output voltage. Receiver 1 as well as Receiver 2 are internally connected. General details on impedance measurements with Bode 100 can be found in 7.2 Impedance measurement introduction...
  • Page 50 However, to achieve highest accuracy a calibration is recommended. Furthermore a calibration allows to move the reference plane from the output port of Bode 100 to the end of a connection cable. This compensates the effect of the connection cable.
  • Page 51 MHz quartz filter. Further on, we will display the quartz filter's reflection curve in a Smith chart. Connect the input IN 2 of the test object "Quartz Filter" to the OUTPUT of Bode 100 using a BNC cable. Further on, connect the BNC short delivered with Bode 100 to the corresponding output OUT 2.
  • Page 52 Before starting the measurement set the Center frequency, frequency Span and the Number of points to the values shown below. Further on, select sweep linear: Now click in the home ribbon. As a result you will see a first measurement comparable to the one shown in the figure below. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 53 To determine the parallel and series resonance of the Quartz filter we need to zoom in. You can do this by clicking into the chart on the top left corner of the intended zoom area, keep the mouse button pressed and pull it to the lower right corner of the intended zoom area as shown. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 54 54 Figure 7-8: Optimizing the frequency resolution with Get from zoom For more information on the zoom functions and optimizing check out 9.3.2 Zooming the measurement curve on page 103 and 6.3 Chart context menu on page 28. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 55 Jump to Min (Trace 1). Then right-click into the chart area once more and choose Cursor 2 and then Jump to Max (Trace 1) Figure 7-9: Using the cursor jump functions For more information on cursor functions visit 9.4 Working with cursors and the cursor grid page 109. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 56 This means that at the series and parallel resonance the impedance of our quartz filter should be purely resistive. An elegant way to check this is to display the quartz filters reflection curve as a Smith chart. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 57 To display the Smith chart of our quartz filter's impedance apply the settings shown below to Trace 1: After applying the settings a smith chart like the one shown below will be displayed: OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 58 Fell free to use more points and zooming to determine the exact frequencies at which the imaginary part of the impedance becomes 0 Ω Congratulations you have performed your impedance measurement with the Bode 100. You can load the settings for the measurement by clicking File → Open → and then navigating to: "%APPDATA%\OMICRON Lab\Bode Analyzer Suite\Demo Files\".

  • Page 59: Impedance Adapter

    With B-WIC and B-SMC, the dynamic range of both input channels is used. This widens the usable impedance measurement range to 20 mΩ to 600 kΩ. It is recommended to use the 0.5 m BNC cables delivered with Bode 100 to connect B-WIC or B-SMC to the Bode 100.
  • Page 60 Figure 7-12: Connecting the B-WIC to Bode 100 Now start the Bode Analyzer Suite and enter the Impedance Adapter measurement mode by clicking Impedance Analysis and then Before you can start a measurement you have to perform a Full range calibration. To do so please...
  • Page 61 As a result you will see a first measurement comparable to the one shown in the figure below. For sure your result will look different since you are using a different inductor. Figure 7-13: Impedance measurement of an Inductor OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 62 Ls of the inductor simply change the format for Trace 1 and Trace 2 as shown. To get a better view on the Ls and Rs it is recommended to switch to two diagrams. To do so follow the instructions described in 9.3.1 Configure the diagrams on page 101. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 63 The resistance of the inductor starts around 20 mΩ and rises up to 2 Ω at 220 kHz • Above 220 kHz the inductance starts to drop and slightly above 50 MHz the inductor will have its resonance frequency and become capacitive. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 64: Shunt-Thru

    Congratulations you have successfully used the B-WIC impedance measurement adapter with the Bode 100. You can load the settings for the measurement by clicking File → Open → and then navigating to: "%APPDATA%\OMICRON Lab\Bode Analyzer Suite\Demo Files\". The file you will need is: ImpAdapt_Inductor.bode3.

  • Page 65: Shunt-Thru With Series Resistance

    64. Measurement information Bode 100 measures S21 gain and calculates impedance Z using the equation: Compared to the normal Shunt-Thru measurement mode, the series resistors increase the maximum measurable impedance. This is of advantage when one needs to measure from roughly 10 mΩ to some kΩs.

  • Page 66: Series-Thru

    S21 parameter. Measurement information Bode 100 measures S21 gain and calculates impedance Z using the equation: The Series-Thru configuration offers high sensitivity for high-impedance DUTs. Impedance values in the MΩ region can be measured. Using an output amplifier further increases the upper impedance measurement limit.

  • Page 67: Voltage/Current

    L, C and Q calculations. Measurement information Bode 100 measures Gain and transforms it directly to impedance Z using: The voltage/current measurement is very flexible. The usable impedance measurement range cannot be generalized since it strongly depends on the used probes and connections.

  • Page 68: External Bridge

    Measurement example For a detailed measurement example using the external bridge measurement mode, please check out the High-impedance measurement application note at www.omicron-lab.com/BodeManualAppNotes. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 69: Calibration

    Bode 100 offers the following possibilities to calibrate a test setup or the device itself: Factory calibration / adjustment Bode 100 can be adjusted / re-calibrated at OMICRON. For details regarding this factory calibration, please contact the OMICRON Lab support or your local OMICRON Lab contact.

  • Page 70: Performing A Gain Calibration

    3. The calibration dialog opens and the calibration state shows Not Performed. 4. Ensure that the calibration setup is connected properly and press Start. 5. Wait until the calibration has completed and the calibration state shows Performed. 6. Close the calibration dialog. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 71: Calibrating A Transmission (S21) Measurement

    50 Ω, therefore by default the Gain result equals the transmission S-parameter S21 from the OUTPUT port to the CH2 port. If you choose to measure with the External reference connection, please refer to 8.2.2 Calibrating a Gain/Phase measurement on page 73. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 72 Figure 8-1: Gain, respectively Thru calibration setup in a transmission measurement. The factory calibration of Bode 100 moves the reference plane exactly between two cables of 0.5 m length. So you can measure S21 using the delivered cables having a well calibrated test-setup.

  • Page 73: Calibrating A Gain/Phase Measurement

    In this section you learn how to calibrate a gain measurement in the Gain/Phase measurement mode. The Gain/Phase measurement mode uses Channel 1 and Channel 2 of Bode 100 to measure the transfer function of a DUT. Channel 1 must be connected to the input of the DUT and Channel 2 to the output of the DUT.
  • Page 74 Hint: When measuring a transfer function directly in a circuit you can always check your calibration by connecting both probes to the same point in the circuit. The result must show 0 dB and 0 °. Please note that this measurement might be influenced by additional noise from the circuit. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 75: Performing An Impedance Calibration

    Furthermore it can be used to shift the reference plane of a one-port reflection measurement from the Bode 100 output port to the end of a cable of arbitrary length. This is achieved by measuring known Open, Short and Load elements.
  • Page 76 This means that the calibration is active now. You can connect your DUT and perform a calibrated measurement. Advanced Settings in Open/Short/Load calibration The calibration dialog offers an Advanced Settings region that can be unfolded by clicking on the arrow OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 77 The default settings for Load Resistor and Short Delay Time depend on the measurement mode. • If you change a value from its default a warning sign will be shown • Changing Load Resistor or Short Delay Time will delete the corresponding calibration! OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 78: Calibrating A Reflection Or One-Port Impedance Measurement

    In the Transmission / Reflection measurement mode or in the One-Port impedance measurement mode both receivers are internally connected to the 50 Ω source resistance. Bode 100 is internally calibrated such that it measures the Impedance/Reflection directly at the OUTPUT port of the device.
  • Page 79 Connect Load and press Start. Wait until the Load calibration has performed. Hint: The load delivered with the Bode 100 is marked with its exact impedance. You can improve the calibration accuracy by entering this value in the Advanced Settings area.

  • Page 80: Calibrating An External Coupler Or External Bridge Measurement

    Channel 1 and Channel 2. Therefore all three ports of Bode 100 must be used in these measurement modes. A directional coupler or a resistive measurement bridge is never ideal and therefore introduces errors caused by e.g.
  • Page 81 Delay Time Setting (50 ps default). Connect Short and press Start. Wait until the Short calibration has performed. Check if your Load element fits the Load Resistance Setting (50 Ω default). Connect Load and press Start. Wait until the Load calibration has performed. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 82: Calibrating An Impedance Adapter Measurement

    Channel 1 and Channel 2 at the front panel of Bode 100. The Impedance Adapter measurement mode is designed for component impedance measurements performed with the B-WIC and B-SMC impedance test-fixtures from OMICRON Lab. B-WIC and B-SMC contain a resistive measurement bridge, which is specifically optimized for Bode 100.
  • Page 83 Calibration Open (B-WIC) Open (B-SMC) Short (B-WIC) Short (B-SMC) Load (B-WIC) Load (B-SMC) OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 84: Calibrating A Shunt-Thru Or Series-Thru Measurement

    In this section you learn how to calibrate an Impedance, Reflection or Admittance measurement in the Shunt-Thru or Series-Thru measurement mode. Shunt-Thru and Series-Thru are based on a S21 Transmission measurement. Bode 100 measures S21 and the Bode Analyzer Suite calculates impedance from the S21 measurement. Details on the calculation can be found in 7.2.3 Shunt-Thru...
  • Page 85 Open can introduce an error. Try keeping it as small as possible. Short calibration. Note that the inductance of the short connection is assumed to be zero. Short Delay Time is 0 s by default. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 86: Calibrating A Voltage/Current Measurement

    In this section you learn how to calibrate an Impedance, Reflection or Admittance measurement in the Voltage/Current measurement mode. The Voltage/Current measurement mode is based on an Gain measurement. Bode 100 measures Gain from Channel 1 to Channel 2. Impedance equals Gain if Channel 1 receives a current signal and Channel 2 receives a voltage signal.

  • Page 87: Further Calibration Information

    Full-Range calibration measures the correction factors over the "full" frequency range of the instrument at factory-predefined frequencies. User-Range calibration measures the correction factors at exactly the same frequency range and frequency points that are used in the measurement currently configured by the user. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 88 This results in highest accuracy especially when using long cables or narrow-band probes that show significant gain/phase shift in the measurement range. User-Range calibration is deleted immediately when the measurement frequencies are changed! OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 89: Enabling And Disabling A Calibration

    Therefore both calibration icons have a green border. The software however chooses User-Range calibration to be active. This is indicated by the green fill of the User-Range icon. By clicking on the Full-Range calibration icon, the user could force the Full-Range calibration to be active. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 90: Re-Performing A Calibration

    1 Hz. This is indicated by an orange Full-Range calibration icon. Re-performing calibration will run the calibration from 1 Hz and the icon will turn green again. Note that the calibration takes significantly longer when it starts at 1 Hz. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 91: Automatic Deletion Of Calibration

    Hardware incompatibilities between Bode 100 R1 and Bode 100 R2 • Full-Range calibration from Bode 100 R1 is not compatible to Full-Range calibration of Bode 100 R2. Full-Range calibration will be deleted automatically when opening a bode-file created with a different hardware revision.

  • Page 92: Bode Analyzer Suite Functions

    • .bode files created with Bode Analyzer Suite 2.41 or older You can save and load .bode3 files on different Bode 100 devices. Note, however, that calibration data might be deleted when opening the .bode3 file with a different hardware revision.
  • Page 93 Include cursor table: Activate the checkbox to include the cursor table in the copied image. In addition you can specify the position of the cursor table in the interactive picture below the checkbox. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 94: Exporting Measurement Data To Csv Or Excel Files

    Press this button to store your settings for future exports. You can find the default settings also in the options dialog accessible in the main window via Press the Save as button to specify a file name and save your export file. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 95 Press this button to store your settings for future exports. You can find the default settings also in the options dialog accessible in the main window via Press the Save as button to specify a file name and save your export file. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 96: Generating A Touchstone File

    Press this button to store your settings for future exports. You can find the default settings also in the options dialog accessible in the main window via Press the Save as button to specify a file name and save your export file. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 97: Generate A Pdf Report

    You can find the custom template file at: %appdata%\OMICRON Lab\Bode Analyzer Suite \ReportTemplates\template_sweep_custom_1.xlsx Open file after saving Is activated by default. If you don't enter a program path in the text field below, the default Windows program for PDF files will be used to open your saved PDF report.

  • Page 98: Signal Source Settings

    Output level unit Bode 100 by default uses dBm as the output level unit. 1 dBm equals 1 mW at 50 Ω load. You can also choose Vrms or Vpp as output unit however, please don't forget that the real output voltage of Bode 100 depends on the impedance connected to the output.
  • Page 99 Bode Analyzer Suite functions Shaped level The shaped level feature of Bode 100 allows changing the output level over frequency. To use the shaped level feature, click on the slider selector to switch between constant and variable level After switching to variable, the Output level text field changes its name to Reference level and the...
  • Page 100 When changing the reference level it might happen that the calculated Output level is higher than the maximum output level of Bode 100 or lower than the minimum output level of Bode 100. In such a case the level is automatically limited to the device limits.

  • Page 101: Using The Interactive Chart

    Figure 9-3: Two measurement traces in one diagram It is not always possible to display two traces in one diagram. If one of the two traces is set to a Polar, Smith or Nyquist diagram, automatically two diagrams will be displayed. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 102 You can also choose to show the two curves in two separate diagrams. To do so, click on the ribbon and select One axis per chart as shown below. This results in two separate diagrams as shown below. Figure 9-4: Displaying two traces in a separate diagram setting the chart setup to One axis per chart OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 103: Zooming The Measurement Curve

    Figure 9-5: Zooming in by click and drag from top-left to bottom right Whenever you have zoomed in the diagram, the axis label shows additional arrows to indicate that a zoom is active. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 104 To zoom out, click into the chart and drag from bottom-right to top-left as shown in the figure below: Figure 9-6: Zooming out by click and drag from bottom-right to top-left Alternatively you can right-click into the chart and use the function in the context menu of the chart as shown below. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 105 Get from zoom. After clicking Get from zoom, the resonance is captured nicely. After pressing Get from zoom, the zoom is not active anymore and the button is disabled. Figure 9-7: Increasing the frequency resolution in a zoom window using Get from zoom OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 106: Optimize The Axis Scaling

    A normal diagram with frequency on the x-axis has two y-axis settings (Ymax and Ymin) as shown below: Figure 9-8: Manually configuring the axis limits via the trace configuration Diagrams such as Polar, Nyquist or Smith have more axis settings to allow to choose the visible range in the diagram. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 107 Use Optimize to automatically optimize the axis scaling To automatically optimize the axes of your measurement curve, right-click into the chart and click After clicking optimize the axis settings are automatically adjusted as shown below: Figure 9-9: Use Optimize to automatically adjust the axis settings OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 108 Clicking Reset Zoom • Clicking Optimize • Manually adjusting the axis in the trace configuration • Using Reset axes Reset axes If you want to reset the chart axes to the default values, right-click into the chart and use OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 109: Working With Cursors And The Cursor Grid

    (higher frequency). Changing the cursor line style You can modify the cursor line style by right-clicking the colored cursor field and using the context menu as shown in the following figure. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 110 Figure 9-10: Use cursor function Jump to Max Hint: Jump to max or min always searches the global max or min in the visible chart region. To find a local max or min, you can zoom into that region and re-perform Jump to Max. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 111: Using The Memory Traces

    Figure 9-11: Using of memory curves to see changes in the measurement and to compare different curves You can use multiple memories to determine the change of your DUT depending on a parameter. The following figure shows an example of how the parallel resonance frequency of the quartz filter changes when touching it. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 112 When you hover over the memory name on the memory configuration box, the corresponding memory curve will be highlighted in the diagram. The memory configuration box gives you information on when the memory was stored and allows you to control the memory curves. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 113 Alternating memory trace color mode: Activate this option to color-code the memory curves with the corresponding trace color. With this mode it is easier to distinguish between multiple memories when more than one trace is shown in a diagram. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 114: Using The Trace Configuration

    Please also refer to 6.2.2 Trace configuration on page 23. The trace configuration box allows you to configure what Bode 100 measures and how the measurement results are displayed. The Trace configuration box allows you to perform the following settings: •...
  • Page 115 If the frequency points of the two operands don't match, an info icon will be shown in the trace header . Either linear interpolation will be used to find the needed operand values or the values will be skipped. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 116: Cursor Calculations

    As a next step, follow the instruction in the GUI and place Cursor 1 to the peak in the Q(Tg) result. The phase margin calculation method shows the phase margin result in the cursor ribbon as shown in the following figure: OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 117 Cursor 1 at the peak in the Q(Tg) curve and Cursor 2 at the peak of the impedance magnitude curve. To learn more about the non-invasive-stability measurement, please refer to the corresponding application note available at www.omicron-lab.com/BodeManualAppNotes. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 118: Fres-Q Calculation

    Trace 1. As an alternative also the Magnitude can be used. If multiple traces contain values or if a memory is linked to the cursor table, then the calculation can also be applied to these curves. OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 119 The result in this example indicates a resonance frequency of 129.25 kHz and a Q-factor of 24.5. To learn more about contactless resonance frequency and Q-factor measurements of RFID transponders, please refer to the corresponding application note available at www.omicron- lab.com/BodeManualAppNotes. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 120: Using Probes

    Using probes You can use any probe with Bode 100 that offers a standard BNC connector. The use of probes can have the following advantages: • Reduction of the capacitive loading added by connecting Bode 100 to your circuit. •...
  • Page 121 To configure the probe factor, you can use the combo-box. Click on the arrow and select one of the pre-defined probe factors: Alternatively you can enter an arbitrary probe factor by marking the text and entering your probe ratio as shown in the examples below: OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 122 User-Range calibration or a Full-Range calibration, the probe factor has no direct effect on the measurement result anymore. An external calibration compensates the gain and phase response of the probes and therefore overrules the probe factor setting. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 123: Unwrapped Phase

    The following figure shows the Gain and Phase curve of the IF filter DUT delivered with Bode 100: Figure 9-16: Phase-wrap effect caused by the fact that phase can only be measured between -180°...
  • Page 124 End check boxes and corresponding entry fields to define a frequency range in that the phase shall be unwrapped. This is especially useful when the phase result contains a lot of noise in a specific frequency range. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 125: Check For Updates

    If your version is up to date, this will be indicated as shown below: If a newer version is available, the Bode Analyzer Suite will inform you by showing an information screen. OMICRON Lab...

  • Page 126: Automation Interface

    10 Automation interface Besides the Bode Analyzer Suite, Bode 100 can also be controlled via the Automation Interface, a software command interface. The Automation Interface can either be accessed via the COM interface or directly from .NET. Furthermore, a LabVIEW instrument driver is available to control Bode 100.

  • Page 127: Troubleshooting

    Check if the USB cable is properly plugged into the computer and the Bode 100. b. Try disconnecting and re-connecting the USB cable. c. If this does not help, avoid USB hubs and plug Bode 100 directly into an USB port of your computer.

  • Page 128: Support

    Asia-Pacific: +852 3767 5500 Europe / Middle East / Africa: +43 59495 4444 Additionally, you can find the OMICRON Lab Service Center or Sales Partner closest to you at www.omicron-lab.com → Contact. OMICRON Lab OMICRON electronics GmbH, Oberes Ried 1, 6833 Klaus, Austria. +43 59495.

  • Page 129: Index

    B-WIC   ............59 Delivered Items   ..........8 Disposal   ............7 Calibration  ..........69, 90 Full-Range .......... 69 Email (OMICRON Lab email address)   ..128 User-Range .......... 69 Examples  ............. 18 Calibration   ..69, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 89, 90 Excel   ............94 Chart ...
  • Page 130 Shunt-Thru with series resistance  .. 65 Memory curves  ........... 111 Impedance calibration   ........ 75 Memory traces   .......... 111 Impedance Measurement  Result formats  .........  35, 37 Impedance Analysis  One-Port  .......... 49 NISM  ............116 Shunt-Thru .......... 64 Non-Invasive Stability Measurement  ..116 Internal device calibration   ......69 OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 131 Print report   ..........97 Status bar   ........... 27 Probe factor  ..........120 Step-by-step examples  ........ 18 Probes  ............120 Support   ............. 128 System requirements   ........12 Quality factor  ..........118 Recycling   ............7 Reflection   ............ 78 Report templates   ........97 Resonance-Frequency  ......118 OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 132 Trace math  ..........114 Transmission / Reflection   ......41 Troubleshooting   ........127 Unwrap phase  ........... 123 Update informer  ......... 125 User-Range  ..........69 User-Range   .......... 87, 89 Voltage/Current   ........67, 86 Web (OMICRON Lab website)   ....128 Welcome screen   ......... 18 Window   ............19 OMICRON Lab...
  • Page 133 Version 5.0 info@omicron-lab.com www.omicron-lab.com © OMICRON Lab, 2017 Bode 100 User Manual engl. All rights reserved. ENU 1006 05 02...

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