Specification Comparison - Keysight 4284A Technical Overview

Appendix 1. Speciication Comparison
Table 1. Speciications for the E4980A and 4284A LCR meters
Frequency
Frequency resolution
AC signal voltage level
AC signal voltage level
resolution
AC signal current level
AC signal current level
resolution
Output impedance
DC bias voltage/current
level
DC bias voltage /current
level resolution (with
Option 4284A-001 installed)
List sweep
Remote control
Command
Comparator
Handler interface
Multi correction
Scanner interface
Basic accuracy
Measurement parameter Impedance
Measurement speed
(SHORT)
1. Option E4980A-201 is compatible with Option 4284A-201, but requires modiication to work with the Option 4284A-202. Please refer to "Appendix 12" on page 26."
4284A
20 Hz to 1 MHz
8610 ixed points
ALC OFF: 5 m to 2 Vrms
ALC ON: 10 m to 1 Vrms
ALC OFF: 5 m to 20 Vrms with Option 4284A-
001 installed
ALC ON: 10 m to 10 Vrms with Option 4284A-
001 installed
1 mV (min.)
20 mArms
ALC OFF: 50 uA to
ALC ON: 100 uA to 10 mArms
200 mArms with Option
ALC OFF: 50 uA to
4284A- 001 installed
ALC ON: 100 uA to 100 mArms with Option
4284A-001 installed
10 uA (min.)
100 ohm
Default: 0, 1.5, 2.0 V/20 mA (ixed)
1 mV (min.)/10 uA (min.)
Mode: SEQ/STEP
GPIB
4284A original
Yes (10 BIN, Abs/tolerance)
Yes/Option 4284A-201, Option 4284A-202
Default: none Option 4284A-301/128 channels Default: none
Yes/Option 4284A-301
0.05 %
1500 ms @ 20 Hz
270 ms @ 100 Hz
40 ms @ 1 kHz
30 ms @ 1 MHz
E4980A
DC, 20 Hz to 2 MHz
0.01Hz(min) 4 digits (= 45001 points total)
0 m
ALC OFF: to 2 Vrms
0 m 2 Vrms
ALC ON: to
to 20 Vrms with Option E4980A-001 installed
0 m
ALC OFF:
with Option E4980A-001 installed
0 m 20 Vrms
ALC ON: to
100 uV (min.)
0 uA
ALC OFF: to 20 mArms
0 uA
ALC ON: to 20 mArms
with Option E4980A-001
0 uA
ALC OFF: to 100 mArms
installed
with Option E4980A-001
0 uA
ALC ON: to 100 mArms
installed
1 uA
(min.)
100 ohm
Default: 0, 1.5, 2.0 V/20 mA (ixed)
With Option 4284A-001 installed:
With Option E4980A-001 installed:
–40 V to +40 V/–100 mA to 100 mA
–40 V to +40 V/–100 mA to +100 mA
330 uV (min.) / 1 uA (min.)
Mode: SEQ/STEP
Parameter: frequency, AC voltage, AC current,
Parameter: frequency, AC voltage, AC current,
DC voltage, DC current
DC voltage, DC current,
DC source voltage
Max point: 10 points
Max point:
201 points
GPIB,
LAN, USB, Web
4284A compatible
Yes (10 BIN, Abs/tolerance)
1
Yes/Option E4980A-201
Option E4980A-301/128 channels
Yes/Option E4980A-301
0.05 %
Impedance with Option E4980A-001 installed
5x faster than 4284A (SHORT)
330 ms
@ 20 Hz
100 ms
@ 100 Hz
20 ms
@ 1 kHz
5.6 ms
@ 1 MHz