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Scientific SM6016 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Hand Held LCR Meter SM6016 User Manual...
  • Page 2 Information in this manual supersedes all corresponding previous released material. Scientific continues to improve products and reserves rights to amend part of the specifications, procedures, equipment at any time without notice. Rev 1.12/1506 SCIENTIFIC MES-TECHNIK PVT.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Auto LCR Mode....................19 Measurement Rate (RATE) ................20 6.10 Series/parallel Equivalent Mode ..............20 6.11 Utility Menu (UTIL) ..................21 6.12 Clear Functions (CLEAR)................25 Remote Control （ ） 6.13 RMT ..................26 6.14 Fuse Detection ....................26 Quick Start Guide..................... 28 CAUTION......................28 Inductance Measurement................28 SM6016...
  • Page 4 Capacitance Measurement ................29 Resistance Measurement................30 Impedance Measurement................30 Direct Current Resistance Measurement ............31 Remote Communication.................. 32 Connecting Instrument to PC ................32 Virtual Serial Port Configuration ..............32 RMT Operation ....................33 Command Protocols..................33 Performance Check ..................40 Maintenance, Service & Warranty condition ..........44 SM6016...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    SM6016 is equipped with the function of remote communication. The test data can be transferred to PC through a Mini USB connection, great for applications that require remote control and data acquisition.

  • Page 6: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Below are the general specification and the accuracy specification of SM6016. General Specifications Function Primary: L/C/R/Z/DCR Measurement Parameters Secondary: D/Q/θ/ESR Equivalent Mode Series, Parallel Auto LCR Function Manual, Auto Ranging Mode Auto Test Terminals 3-terminal,5-terminal LCRZ 4 meas/sec,1.5meas/sec...
  • Page 7 IEC 61326-2-1:2005 Accessories 4 terminal crocodile Kelvin test leads, Banana to crocodile clip, SMD Kelvin tweezers, AC Standard adapter, USB cable, CD containing user manual *NOTE: 120Hz is the fixed frequency. The actual frequency is 120.048Hz. Subject to change SM6016...

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

    12VDC/150mA. If a power adapter is selected, please be sure to meet the safety requirements of a relevant IEC standard. The battery using in SM6016 is rechargeable. Do not charge non- • rechargeable batteries.

  • Page 9: Front Panel Overview

    NOTE: Use 12VDC, 150mA, 4mm adapter Internal battery supply will be automatically cut off when supply is from external power. If the battery is rechargeable (SM6016), the external power will charge the battery simultaneously. SM6016 is installed an independent charging controller---—charging control is still done even at the state of power-off.

  • Page 10: Front Panel Buttons

    If it is not installed correctly and connected to an external power adapter, it might cause severe damage to the instrument. WARNING: If the battery is rechargeable (SM6016), please be sure that the polarity matches the (+) and (-) labels as indicated inside the battery compartment ant the battery is rechargeable.

  • Page 11: Lcd Display Overview

    – Beeper tone indicator for tolerance mode 11. deg – Phase angle (θ) units indicator – ESR(ohm) units indicator 13. % - Percentage indicator (in tolerance mode) 14. kHz – Frequency units indicator 15. PAL – Parallel mode indicator 16. SER – Series mode indicator SM6016...

  • Page 12: Special Display Indicators

    Special Display Indicators Indicates short clear if you press the CLEAR button Indicates open clear if you press the CLEAR button Error indication Indicates correction (open/short clear) mode Indicates damaged or open fuse AD converter error（UNK） AD converter error (END) SM6016...

  • Page 13: Test Port

    However this configuration has low testing accuracy. For the improvement of accuracy when using external testing leads, SM6016 are designed with 5- terminal testing slots and exclusive test fixture to ensure complete external 4-terminal test and measuring accuracy.

  • Page 14: Powering Instrument

    The two power modes can be automatically shifted without interruption. Installing Battery SM6016 can adopt battery for power supply so that you can take measurements whenever and wherever without much preparation. 8.4V alkaline batteries used in SM6016 are rechargeable. Reference standard is LH-200H7C.

  • Page 15: Connecting External Power Source

    Figure 7- Battery Compartment Connecting External Power Source SM6016 is equipped with standard external power adapters, which can use external source. WARNING: Use the included or specified adapter only. Confirm power parameters be ones that adapters require before use. To connect the adapter, do the following: 1.

  • Page 16: Low Battery Indication

    Unplugging the external power to use battery power, the back light will decrease its brightness and automatically turn off. Charge Display The power circuit of SM6016 is rechargeable. When the external power adapter is plugged in, the power mode will automatically switched and charge the internal chargeable battery.

  • Page 17: Operation Instruction

    NOTE: When the data fluctuation range is upwards of 1%, data record will dynamically be refreshed. Maximum Display Press REC button until the “ MAX ” indicator is shown on display. This indicates that the value in the primary display represents the recorded maximum value. SM6016...

  • Page 18: Pri Select Mode

    Test Frequency（FREQ） SM6016 handheld LCR meters apply AC signal to DUT for measurement. Frequency is among the main parameters of AC signal. By the presence of component’s non- ideality and distributed parameters, the effect of distributed parameters of test port and test lead, the test frequency used on the same component might cause different test result.

  • Page 19: Test Electric Level

    Test Electric Level SM6016 handheld LCR Meter uses AC signal applied to the item measured (DUT) to test. The level is the amplitude of the AC signal, due to the level sensitivity of some component, the same component using different levels may have different test results.

  • Page 20: Measurement Rate (Rate)

    In general, there are two simple equivalent models used in LCR meters, which are series model and parallel model. Figure 9-Series and Parallel Equivalent Models of Inductors and Capacitors SM6016...

  • Page 21: Utility Menu (Util)

    By default, press the button UTIL to change or select a different menu option. To change the settings or parameters, use the ▲ and ▼ arrow keys. For each UTIL button press, the meter will traverse through each menu options and will repeat itself SM6016...
  • Page 22 Manual power off only The setting will be immediately effective. But this state will not saved if choose “Exiting without saving”; “Saving and exiting” should be implemented if this setting needs to be effective after restarting. Default Setting: 5 SM6016...
  • Page 23 “SEt” . Therefore, when entering the utility menu, be sure not to change to “SEt” to prevent overwriting any previously stored power-up settings. Reset Default Settings (dEF) The “dEF” option is used to reset the current measuring setup and optional settings SM6016...
  • Page 24 Saving and Exiting To save all utility menu option settings and to exit the menu, press and hold down the UTIL button for a long time. After this, the meter will exit the menu. Then PuP and SM6016...

  • Page 25: Clear Functions (Clear)

    If user decides to perform short clear, another press of CLEAR should be done. NOTE: “----” indicator on secondary display indicates that test terminal is out of short state and short clear cannot be performed. SM6016...

  • Page 26: Remote Control (Rmt)

    When the fuse is burned out, the “FUSE” indicator will appear on the primary display and an internal “ beep ” will sound continuously. In this situation, none of the function buttons can be operated and all other meter functions will be disabled. SM6016...
  • Page 27 Please contact after-sale department of our company or appointed distributor for the change of fuse or maintenance. NOTE: Both element damage and none output of test signal caused by signal source fault will make “FUSE” alarm. SM6016...

  • Page 28: Quick Start Guide

    5. Press the LEV button until the desired test level is displayed on screen. 6. Press the SEC button to select the desired secondary parameter. 7. Read the readings on LCD for inductance measured values. Figure 13- Inductance Measurement SM6016...

  • Page 29: Capacitance Measurement

    6. Press the LEV button until the desired test level is displayed on screen. 7. Press the SEC button to select the desired secondary parameter. 8. Read the readings on LCD for capacitance measured values. Figure 14- Capacitance Measurement SM6016...

  • Page 30: Resistance Measurement

    4. Press the FREQ button until the desired test frequency is displayed on screen. 5. Press the LEV button until the desired test level is displayed on screen. 6. Press the SEC button to select the desired secondary parameter. 7. Read the readings on LCD for impedance measured values. SM6016...

  • Page 31: Direct Current Resistance Measurement

    Insert impedance (resistor, capacitor or inductor) into test slots or connect tested impedance through a proper test accessory (i.e., banana plug- crocodile clip test leads, test fixture or SMD test tweezers). Read the readings on LCD for impedance measured values. SM6016...

  • Page 32: Remote Communication

    6. Open the control software and use the assigned serial number to communicate with the handheld LCR meter. Download the FastAccess PC communication software from our web site. Virtual Serial Port Configuration Below is the serial communication configuration of SM6016: Baudrate : 9600 • Data bits : 8 •...

  • Page 33: Rmt Operation

    Auto Fetch mode by another press of RMT. Command Protocols Overview SM6016 employs SCPI commands with ASCII character strings transmitting control commands and returning query information and data and with a specified terminator identifying the termination of a command line or query data line.
  • Page 34 Common commands usually come with the asterisk “*” character, and may include parameters. Some examples of Common command like: *IDN?, *GTL, *LLO. SM6016 support a few common commands. See the following command descriptions for more details. Termination Character A terminator is a character sent by a host, which identifies the end of a command string.
  • Page 35 2． Abbreviation command is generally shown in the form of 4-letter. Any abbreviation absent from command table is taken as incorrect command. 3． It is not important to distinguish the real transmitted ASCII commands or parameter letters on bus. SM6016...
  • Page 36 FUNCtion:impa < L | C | R | Z | DCR > Description: Select the primary parameter Example: FUNCtion:impa L Selects L as the primary parameter FUNCtion:impa? Description: Query the primary parameter Return: <L, C, R, Z, DCR, NULL > SM6016...
  • Page 37 Description: Query the tolerance range Return: <BIN1, BIN2, BIN3, BIN4 or ---- > “----” means unset bin CALCulate:RECording:STATe < ON | OFF > Description: Enable or disable recording function Example: CALCulate:RECording:STATe ON CALCulate:RECording:STATe? Description: Query the recording state Return: <ON or OFF> SM6016...
  • Page 38 Query the Test Frequency VOLTage <Value> Set the Test level VOLTage? Query the Test level FUNCtion :impa <Literal> Select the primary display parameter :impa? Query the primary display parameter :impb <Literal> Select the secondary display parameter :impb? Query the secondary display parameter SM6016...
  • Page 39 At the same time, error code will be displayed on LCD and beep will be sound. Below defines the error description based on the error code. E10: Unknown command E11: Parameter Error E12: Syntax Error SM6016...

  • Page 40: Performance Check

    400µH 0.0uH - 399.9µH 1.40%+5 digits ------ Series 1000mH 400.0mH 999.99 mH 0.80%+3 digits 0.0080 Parallel 400mH 40.00mH 399.99 mH 0.35%+2 digits 0.0035 Parallel 40mH 4.000mH 39.999 mH 0.25%+2 digits 0.0025 ---- 400.0uH 3.9999 mH 0.30%+2 digits 0.0030 Series SM6016...
  • Page 41 1000µF 400.0µF - 999.99µF 2.00%+5 digits Series ±0.0100 400µF 40.00µF - 399.99µF 1.00%+3 digits Series ±0.0035 40µF 4.000µF - 39.999µF 0.35%+2 digits Series ±0.0025 4µF 400.0nF - 3.9999µF 0.25%+2 digits Series ±0.0025 400nF 40.00nF - 399.99nF 0.25%+2 digits ---- SM6016...
  • Page 42 400.0 – 3.9999k 0.25% +2 digits ----- ±0.15° 40.00 – 399.99 0.25% +2 digits ±0.15° Series 4.000 – 39.999 0.35% +2 digits ±0.25° Series ±0.60° 0.4000 – 3.9999 1.00% +5 digits Series 0.0000 – 0.3999 3.00% +5 digits Series SM6016...
  • Page 43 Accuracy of equivalent series resistance is calculated according to the below formula: Equivalent Parallel Resistance Accuracy of equivalent series resistance is calculated according to the below formula: Rpx is the measurement value of Rp, Dx is the measured value of dissipation. SM6016...

  • Page 44: Maintenance Service & Warranty Condition

    This warranty does not apply in the event of misuse or abuse of the product or as a result of unauthorized alterations or repairs. The warranty is void if the serial number is altered, defaced or removed. SM6016...

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