CERTIFICATION, LIMITED WARRANTY, & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Applent Instruments, Ltd. ( shortened form Applent ) certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory. Applent further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the People’s Republic of China National Institute of Standards and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institution’s calibration facility or by the calibration facilities of other International...
Please use the following fuse type. UL/CSA type, Slow-Blow, 5×20-mm miniature fuse, 1A, 250 V When you need a fuse, contact your nearest Applent Instruments sales or service office. To verify and replace the fuse, remove the power cable and pull out the fuse holder.
Vibration: Max. 0.5 G, 5 Hz to 500 Hz 1.4 Cleaning To prevent electrical shock, disconnect the AT5220 power cable from the receptacle before cleaning. Use a dry cloth or a cloth slightly dipped in water to clean the casing.
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Figure 1-1 How to remove the handle AT5220 User’s Guide 1 Retracted 3 Carrying Position 2 Extended Remove Handle(Lift the handle perpendicular to the unit while pulling it in the direction of 1.)...
10 channels resistance and voltage can be output by Handler interface. AT5220 is equipped with RS232 interface and Handler interface to apply to remote control, data acquisition and analysis. SCPI (Standard Command for Programmable Instrument) to efficiently realize remote control and data acquisition function.
AT5220 User’s Guide Medium: 6s/20 channels Fast: 4s/20 channels 2.2.3 Trigger Mode Internal、External、Manual and Remote 2.2.4 Basic Accuracy Slow、Medium:0.5% Fast:1% 2.2.5 Correction Short-circuit Clear Zero correction for all ranges. 2.2.6 Comparator Function(Sorting Function) Each channel can independently set up comparator.
Startup 3. Startup This chapter describes names and functions of the front panel, rear panel, and screen display and provides the basic procedures for operating AT5220. Front panel summary Rear panel summary Power On/Off Connect to Device under Test 3.1 Front Panel...
3.2.1 Power ON Power ON. Power OFF. AT5220 is ready to be used as soon as the power-up sequence has completed. However, to achieve the accuracy rating, warm up the instrument for 30 minutes. 3.3 Connect to Device under Test (DUT) Instrument’s test terminal is at rear panel, please go with rabbet direction and insert test...
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Startup Warning:NO measuring batteries with more than 60VDC, otherwise, it will cause damage to the instrument.
• Figure 4-1 AT5220 <MEAS DISPLAY> page 01-10 – channel setup • 4.1.1 【Trigger】 Mode 4 trigger modes are available for AT5220: INT (internal), EXT (external), MAN (manual) and BUS (RS-232) Trigger Mode Description Continuously repeats the measurement cycle. Performs one cycle of measurement each time you press the [Trig] key.
Range – measuring range speed – measuring speed Figure 5-1 <Setup> page Scan – scan method 5.1.1 【Trigger】Mode SCPI command:TRIGger:SOURce {INT,MAN,EXT,BUS} 4 trigger modes are available for AT5220: INT (internal), EXT (external), MAN (manual) and BUS (RS-232) Trigger Mode Description...
External Trigger Mode BUS Trigger by RS232 SCPI command 5.1.2 【Range】 SCPI command: FUNCtion:RANGe {<Range NO.>,min,max} 5 ranges are available for AT5220, changes for each range is as below: AT5220 only use manual range to make measurement: Table 5-1 Range Range Range...
5.1.3 Measuring【Speed】 SCPI command:FUNCtion:RATE {SLOW,MED,FAST,ULTRA} 3 measuring speed is available for AT5220,(Slow、Medium、Fast) 。The slower the measuring speed, the more the accuracy, the more stable. When all channels are turned on, and the range method is manual, the speed is as below:...
AT5220 User’s Guide Procedure to perform short-circuit clear zero Step 1 Press【Setup】to enter Setup page Step 2 Short clamp test clip Step 3 Use function key to select 【Clear】 Step 4 Press【OK】 ,instrument starts to perform clear zero Step 5 Return to Setup page after the process is completed 5.3 Comparator Setup...
[Setup] Page 5.3.1 【Comp】switch SCPI command:COMParator[:STATe] {ON,OFF,1,0} Procedure to turn on/off comparator Step 1 Press 【Meas】 or【Setup】to enter correspond page Step 2 Press 【Comp Setup】key Step 3 Use cursor keys to select 【Comp】field Step 4 Use function keys to select Function keys Function Comparator is turned off...
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AT5220 User’s Guide Step 2 Use cursor keys to select【1】 【Lower limit】field; Step 3 Input data Comparator utilize direct reading value to compare, users need to use function keys to select unit. Step 4 Use cursor keys to select【1】 【Upper limit】field;...
<SYSTEM CONFIG> Page 6. <SYSTEM CONFIG> Page This chapter describes: • SYSTEM CONFIG • SYSTEM INFORMATION • SYSTEM SERVICE 6.1 <SYSTEM CONFIG> Page Press [SYSTEM] soft-key to enter <SYSTEM CONFIG> page. LANGUAGE – Choose English or Chinese Language DATE/TIME ...
Key beep is set to ON. 6.1.4 【BAUD] Rate Setup Before you can control the AT5220 by issuing RS-232 commands from built-in RS-232 controller connected via its DB-9 connector, you have to configure the RS-232 baud rate. The AT5220 built-in RS-232 interface uses the SCPI language.
Best for communication with PC 6.1.5 RS-232 Shake Hand [SHAKE HAND] AT5220 supports software “shake hand”. AT5220 will return the whole command to host and then response the command when the [SHAKE HAND] is turned Procedure to turn ON the “Shake Hand”: Step 1 Press bottom soft-key [SYSTEM] to enter <SYSTEM CONFIG>...
(GD/NG), and so on to external devices from the AT5220. You can also input the external trigger signal and the comparator select signal to the AT5220. With this interface and the comparator function, you can build an automatic screening system composed of the AT5220 and the handler.
AT5220 User’s Guide <Remark> CH2-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH3-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH4-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH5-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH6-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH7-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH8-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH9-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK CH10-V/RV 0:V-OK or RV-OK <Remark>:...
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PLC (Handler) Interface VCC(5V): 34-35 GND: 27-30 Electrical Characteristics Power requirements:+3.3V~35VDC Output signals: collector output of built-in pull-up resistor. Darlington drive, low level is valid. MAX voltage: supply voltage Input signals: opto-isolator. low level is valid. MAX current: 50mA Tip:To avoid the damage to interface, supply voltage can not exceed power requirement.
Select Baud Rate. About SCPI AT5220 can use the RS-232 interface to communicate with the computer to complete all the instrument functions. 8.1 RS-232C RS-232 is currently widely used serial communications standard, is also called asynchronous serial communications standard, it is applied to realize communication of PC and PC、 PC and peripheral.
Remote Control Tip: In order to avoid electrical shock, please disconnect power when insert and pull the connector. Instrument’s default communications setting: Transmission mode: includes full duplex asynchronous communication of start bits and stop bits Data bits: 8-bit Stop bits: 1-bit Parity bits: None 8.2 Handshake Protocol Instrument adopts RS-232C standard minimum subset, and software handshake to reduce...
AT5220 User’s Guide 9. SCPI Command Reference This chapter includes the following content: Terminator Command Syntax Query Syntax Query Response Command Reference This chapter provides descriptions of instrument’s available SCPI commands sets, which can complete all the instrument functions.
SCPI Command Reference 9.1.3 Command Structure The SCPI commands are tree structured three levels deep. The highest level commands are called the subsystem commands in this manual. So the lower level commands are legal only when the subsystem commands have been selected. A colon (:) is used to separate the higher level commands and the lower level commands.
SCPI Command Reference 9.4 DISPlay SUBSYSTEM DISPlay subsystem is used for switching different display page or display a string of text on Figure 9-2 DISPlay SUBSYSTEM tree page reminder bar. DISPlay :PAGE {MEASurement, SETUp,COMParator,SYSTem,SYSTEMINFO(SINF)} :LINE <string> 9.4.1 DISPlay:PAGE DISP:PAGE is used for switching to an appointed page. Command Syntax DISPlay:PAGE <page name>...
AT5220 User’s Guide min range=1 max range=5 Example SEND> FUNC:RANG 5 //switch to Range NO. 5(1kΩ) Query Syntax FUNC:RANG? Query Range NO.1~5 Response Example SEND> FUNC:RANGE? RET> 5 9.5.2 FUNCtion:RATE FUNC:RATE is used for setting measuring speed. Command Syntax FUNCtion:RATE {SLOW,MED,FAST } Example SEND>...
AT5220 User’s Guide 9.7.2 TRIGger:SOURce TRIG:SOUR is used for setting trigger source Command Syntax TRIGger:SOURce {INT,MAN,EXT,BUS} Example SEND> TRIG:SOUR BUS //Set as BUS trigger mode. Query Syntax TRIG:SOUR? Query <INT,MAN,EXT,BUS> Response 9.7.3 TRG TRG when trigger source set as BUS, it generates a trigger and return trigger measuring data.
//clear zero starts RET> PASS //clear zero success(FAIL) 9.11 IDN? SUBSYSTEM Figure 9-9 IDN? SUBSYSTEM tree IDN? IDN? SUBSYSTEM is used for returning instrument version number. Query Syntax IDN? Query <model>,<version number>,<serial number>,<manufacturer> Response Example SEND> IDN? RET> AT5220,REV A1.0,0000000,Applent Instruments...
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AT5220 User’s Guide 10. Specifications This chapter describes: Technical Specifications General Specifications Dimensions 10.1 Technical Specifications The data as below is acquired by the following conditions: Temperature: 23°C±5°C Humidity: ≤65% R.H. Adjustment:short-circuit clear zero before measurement Warm-up Time:...
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