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Hantek 1832C User Manual

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  • Page 1 Handheld LCR Meter User’s Manual V1.0.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Content ............................I Safety ............................1 Safety Guidelines ........................1 Safety Symbols ......................... 1 Introduction ..........................3 Chapter 1 Overview of front panel .................... 4 1.1 Front panel ........................4 1.2 User’s Interface ......................6 Measurement Interface ....................6 System settings interface ...................
  • Page 3 5.1 General Specification ....................23 5.2 Accuracy ........................23 Chapter 6 Maintenance ......................28 6.1 Service ........................28 6.2 Clean ......................... 28 Accessories ..........................29...

  • Page 4: Safety

    Safety Review the following safety precautions carefully before operate the device to avoid any personal injuries or damages to the device and any products connected to it. To avoid potential hazards use the device as specified by this user’s guide only. ...
  • Page 5 Environment  Please do not operate the instrument in the place that is dusty, vibrative, under direct sunlight or where there is corrosive air.  The normal working temperature is 0℃～40℃, relative humidity ≤75%, so the instrument should be used under above condition to guarantee the accuracy. ...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction This handheld LCR meter is used to measure inductance, capacitance, resistance and other components of the parameters, small size, using 7.4V lithium battery power supply, can be applied to desktop applications, more mobile measurement and handheld measurement occasions to provide great convenience. It provides a resolution of four thousands digits for main parameters and a resolution of 0.0001 for secondary parameter.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview Of Front Panel

    Chapter 1 Overview of front panel 1.1 Front panel Description of the front panel is shown in the figure (Note: In this manual, long press means holding the key for more than 2 seconds). 1. Display: 2.8 inch TFT LCD screen, which display all functions of the instrument. 2.
  • Page 8 10. Main parameter key: Switch to the main parameters quickly. You can select Auto, R, L, C, Z in turn. Auto is the function of automatic parameters. LCR selects the appropriate combination of main parameters and secondary parameters according to the properties of the current tested component.

  • Page 9: User's Interface

    1.2 User’s Interface Measurement Interface 1. Main parameter display 2. Secondary parameter display 3. ’HOLD’ indicates the data holding state. USB connection state, displayed when it is connected to the PC and hidden at any other time; When connected the instrument to the computer in the initial, the USB icon is white, which means that the USB is connected.

  • Page 10: System Settings Interface

    System settings interface On the system settings interface users can set the language, auto power off, brightness, power setting and buzzer. And view the model and version of the instrument. Press [SET] key to enter the system setting interface, press the arrow key to select the setting option and highlight, and press the arrow key for specific setting.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Operation Instruction

    Chapter 2 Operation instruction 2.1 Startup and shutdown Press the power key to start the instrument and the measurement interface is shown (default). Press the power key again to shutdown it. 2.2 Test parameter 2.2.1 Test frequency Handheld LCR applies AC test signal to the DUT for measurement. Frequency is one of the main parameters of the AC source.

  • Page 12: Test Range

    the up and down arrow keys to switch levels. 2.2.3 Test range There are two ways to change the test range: Method 1: Press [RANGE] key to switch between different test ranges. Method 2: Turn on the instrument and the measurement display is shown, press the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor to the RANGE zone, and the up and down arrow keys to switch the range (AUTO, 100Ω, 1kΩ, 10kΩ, 100kΩ).

  • Page 13: Equivalent Mode

    1. Turn on the instrument and the measurement display is shown, the component with required nominal should be placed on the test clip of the instrument. 2. Long press [COMPARE] to turn on the comparator, and the nominal value is the value of the measured element.

  • Page 14: Reading Hold Mode (Hold)

    2.4 Reading hold mode (HOLD) The data hold function is used to freeze the displayed data. The measurement is still in progress, but the data on the LCD is not updated as the measurements proceed. Turn on reading hold: Press the [HOLD] key, and "LOLD" will be shown on the LCD to indicate that the data hold function is activated.

  • Page 15: Firmware Update

    successful, the secondary display shows "SUCESS"; or it shows "FAILED". Note: Do not change the state of the test terminals during the correction. 3. Once finished the correction ends, press [REL] key to return to the measurement display. 2.7 Firmware Update 1.
  • Page 16 If the device is not identified, please repeat step 2. 4. Close the “DfuSe Demo” software.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Quick Application Guide

    Chapter 3 Quick application guide Warning:  Do not measure the charged capacitor, or it may cause damage to the instrument.  In case of measurement of on-board devices, make sure the power is turned off. The active circuit cannot be measured directly. ...

  • Page 18: Resistance Measurement

    3.1 Resistance measurement See the below figure for the connection test. 1. Press the power key to start the instrument. 2. Press the [AUTO/R/C/L/Z] key until Rs/Rp is displayed on the interface which means to select resistance measurement. 3. Insert the resistor into the test notch, or choose the appropriate test accessories (rubber plug - alligator clip) and connect it with the measured resistance.

  • Page 19: Capacitance Measurement

    3.2 Capacitance measurement Warning: Make sure that the capacitor has been fully discharged before measuring. See the below figure for the connection test. 1. Press the power key to start the instrument. 2. Press the [AUTO/R/C/L/Z] key until Cs/Cp is displayed on the interface which means to select capacitance measurement.

  • Page 20: Impedance Measurement

    1. Press the power key to start the instrument. 2. Press the [AUTO/R/C/L/Z] key until Ls/Lp is displayed on the interface which means to select inductance measurement. 3. Insert the inductor into the test notch, or choose the appropriate test accessories (rubber plug - alligator clip, Kelvin test fixture, etc.) and connect it with the measured inductor.

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Telecommunication

    Chapter 4 Telecommunication The instrument can be connected to PC through the Type C-USB interface. After installing the driver on the PC, handheld LCR can be controlled from or the test results acquired by the PC through the virtual serial port. 4.1 Connect the instrument to PC Please refer to following steps to connect to PC: 1.
  • Page 22 Data type The data in the form of ASCII characters transmitted on the bus may have the following types: Type Meaning Example <NR1> Integer +800,-200,100 <NR2> Decimal +1.56,-0.001 <NR3> Exponential floating +2.345678E+04 number -1.345678E-02 Rules of grammar Notation Definition Colon, enter the next level of the command Semicolon, the same level of command Asterisk, public command Comma, multi-parameter separator...

  • Page 23: Command Reference

    Terminator You can choose anyone of the following characters to end. <CR> (Enter 0x0D) <LF> (Line break 0x0A) <CR> <LF> 4.2 Command Reference 4.2.1 Public command Public command applied universally to various kinds of instrument defined by the public command IEEE488, the public command starts with *. For example, *IDN?，*GTL，*LLO. This machine supports only a few Public commands.
  • Page 24 Return: None (2) FUNCtion:impa ? Description: Query the main parameter type Parameter: None Return: <l-auto|c-auto|z-auto|r|l|c> (3) FUNCtion:impb <X|Q|D|THETA|ESR> Description: Select a secondary parameter type Parameter: <X|Q|D|THETA|ESR> Return: None (4) FUNCtion:impb ? Description: Query a secondary parameter type Parameter: None Return: <rec|q-auto|d-auto|theta-auto|x|q|d|theta|esr> (5) FUNCtion:RANGe <AUTO|10|100|1000|10000|100000>...
  • Page 25 FETCh Subsystem FETCh ? Description: Query data Parameter: None Return: <NR3,NR3,NR1> Main parameters, secondary parameters, gear number...

  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Specification

    Chapter 5 Specification The general and measurement precision specification of LCR are described below. 5.1 General Specification Model Hantek1832C Hantek1833C Main parameter: L/C/R/Z Secondary parameter: Measurement parameters X/D/Q/θ/ESR Equivalent mode Series, parallel Mode of range Manual, automatic Measurement speed Fast(4 times/s), medium(2 times/s), slow(1 times/s) Configuration of the test terminal 3-terminal, 5-terminal Short circuit, Open circuit...
  • Page 27 calculated based on the measurement results; Capacitance C and dissipation D  100Hz/120Hz/400Hz Equivalent mode Range Range of display Accuracy Ce Accuracy De recommended 20mF 4.000mF∼20.000mF 8.00%+5 digits 0.0800 Series 400.0μF∼3.9999mF 2.00%+3 digits 0.0200 Series 400μF 40.00μF∼399.99μF 0.60%+2 digits 0.0060 Series 40μF 4.000μF∼39.999μF...
  • Page 28 4μF 400.0nF∼3.9999μF 1.0%+2 digits 0.0100 Series 400nF 40.00nF∼399.99nF 0.6%+2 digits 0.0060 Series 40nF 4.000nF∼39.999nF 0.6%+2 digits 0.0060 ------ 400.0pF∼3.9999nF 0.6%+2 digits 0.0060 Parallel 400pF 40.00pF~399.99pF 1%+3 digits 0.0100 Parallel 40pF 0.000pF~39.999pF 3%+5 digits ------ Parallel  75KHz/100kHz Equivalent mode Range Range of display Accuracy Ce Accuracy De...
  • Page 29 100H 40.00H∼100.00H 2.0%+3 digits 0.0200 Parallel 4.000H∼39.999H 0.60%+2 digits 0.0060 Parallel 400.0mH∼3.9999H 0.40%+2 digits 0.0040 Parallel 400mH 40.00mH∼399.99mH 0.4%+2 digits 0.0040 ------ 40mH 4.000mH∼39.999mH 0.4%+2 digits 0.0040 Series 400.0uH∼3.9999mH 1%+3 digits 0.0100 Series 400uH 0.00uH~399.99uH 3.0%+5 digits ------ Series  40kHz/50KHz Accuracy Equivalent mode...
  • Page 30  40kHz/50KHz  Equivalent mode Range Range of display Accuracy Ze Accuracy recommended 20MΩ 4.000MΩ~20.000MΩ Parallel 7.0%+41 digits 4.0° 4MΩ 400.0kΩ~3.9999MΩ Parallel 2.5%+3 digits 1.4° 400kΩ 40.00kΩ~399.99kΩ 1.0%+4 digits 0.6° Parallel 40kΩ 4.000kΩ~39.999kΩ 1.0%+4 digits 0.6° ------ 4kΩ 400.0Ω~3.9999kΩ Series 0.5%+3 digits 0.3°...

  • Page 31: Chapter 6 Maintenance

    Chapter 6 Maintenance Warning:  Do not repair the instrument arbitrarily; it should be maintained and repaired by professional personnel.  Keep the instrument away from liquid; do not leave articles especially conductive objects in the instrument. 6.1 Service If the equipment fails and cannot be switched on, you should first check the battery and external power supply, power jack, etc.;...

  • Page 32: Accessories

    Accessories Standard accessories list:  Handheld LCR (lithium battery installed)   A type C-USB communication cable  An AC power adapter  A pair of red / black rubber plugs –alligator clip test line  A short-circuit bar Please check according to the accessories list after the box is opened, if any component is missing, please immediately contact the company or the related dealer.

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