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Scientific SM6015A User Manual

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  • Page 1 Hand Held LCR Meter SM6015A 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. Ver1.0 / 0916 SCIENTIFIC MES-TECHNIK PVT.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Measurement Rate (RATE) ................20 6.10 Series/parallel Equivalent Mode ..............20 6.11 Utility Menu (UTIL) ..................21 6.12 Clear Functions (CLEAR) ................25 6.13 Remote Control R MT ................26 （ ） 6.14 Fuse Detection ....................26 Quick Start Guide ..................... 28 CAUTION ......................28 Inductance Measurement ................28 SM6015A 3/44...
  • Page 4 Capacitance Measurement ................29 Resistance Measurement ................30 Impedance 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 SM6015A 4/44...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    SM6015A 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

    Scientific Technical Specifications Below are the general specification and the accuracy specification of SM6015A. General Specifications Function Primary: L/C/R/Z 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 Measurement Speed 4 meas/sec,1.5meas/sec...
  • Page 7 USB cable, CD containing user manual SMD 4-terminal Kelvin test tweezers with plastic body (SMA26029C) Optional SMD 4-terminal Kelvin test tweezers with metallic body (SMA26009C) *NOTE: 120Hz is the fixed frequency. The actual frequency is 120.048Hz. Subject to change SM6015A 7/44...

  • 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 SM6015A is rechargeable. Do not charge non- • rechargeable batteries.

  • Page 9: Front Panel Overview

    WARNING: Before connecting an external power adapter, be sure that the polarity matches the (+) and (-) labels as indicated inside the battery compartment. If it is not installed correctly and connected to an external power adapter, it might cause severe damage to the instrument. SM6015A 9/44...

  • Page 10: Front Panel Buttons

    NOTE: In the button operational instruction, we will use the button name to express the button operation without differentiating the type of button; Pay attention to the difference between “long press” and “press”. Figure-2 SM6015A Button Display Button Function Definition Power ON/OFF Button ．...

  • Page 11: Lcd Display Overview

    8. Q – Quality factor indicator – Secondary parameter display – 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 SM6015A 11/44...

  • Page 12: 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 U NK （ ） AD converter error (END) SM6015A 12/44...

  • Page 13: Test Port

    However this configuration has low testing accuracy. For the improvement of accuracy when using external testing leads, SM6015A 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 SM6015A can adopt battery for power supply so that you can take measurements whenever and wherever without much preparation. 9V alkaline batteries used in SMA6015A are non-rechargeable. Reference standard type is IEC6LR61.

  • Page 15: Connecting External Power Source

    Scientific Figure 7- Battery Compartment Connecting External Power Source SM6015A 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.

  • Page 16: Low Battery Indication

    Charge Display The power circuit of SM6015A is non-rechargeable. When the external power adapter is plugged in, the power mode will be automatically switched and the battery power circuit will be cut off.

  • 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. SM6015A 17/44...

  • Page 18: Pri Select Mode

    D (Dissipation factor), Q (Quality factor), θ (Phase angle), and ESR (Equivalent series resistance). Test Frequency（FREQ） SM6015A handheld LCR meter applies 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

    Scientific Test Electric Level SM6015A handheld LCR Meter uses AC signal applied to the item measured (DUT) to test. The level is the amplitude of the AC signal and it is 0.6V. Tolerance Mode (TOL) The tolerance mode is specifically used for component sorting purposes. In tolerance mode, secondary display indicates the range of percentage.

  • Page 20: Measurement Rate (Rate)

    LCR meters, which are series model and parallel model. Figure 9-Series and Parallel Equivalent Models of Inductors and Capacitors Appropriate equivalent modes could help to gain better measurement results. SM6015A 20/44...

  • 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 in the following order: SM6015A 21/44...
  • 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 SM6015A 22/44...
  • 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 SM6015A 23/44...
  • 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 SM6015A 24/44...

  • 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. SM6015A 25/44...

  • Page 26: Remote Control R Mt

    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. SM6015A 26/44...
  • 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. SM6015A 27/44...

  • Page 28: Quick Start Guide

    4. Press the FREQ button until the desired test frequency is displayed on screen. 5. Press the L/C/R/Z button to select the desired secondary parameter. 6. Read the readings on LCD for inductance measured values. Figure 13- Inductance Measurement SM6015A 28/44...

  • Page 29: Capacitance Measurement

    5. Press the FREQ button until the desired test frequency is displayed on screen. 6. Press the L/C/R/Z button to select the desired secondary parameter. 7. Read the readings on LCD for capacitance measured values. Figure 14- Capacitance Measurement SM6015A 29/44...

  • Page 30: Resistance Measurement

    6. Read the readings on LCD for resistance measured values. NOTE: The meter uses an AC signal for measurement of resistance, so what the test result shows is AC resistance property instead of DC resistance property. Figure 15-Resistance Measurement SM6015A 30/44...

  • Page 31: Impedance Measurement

    SMD test tweezers). 4. Press the FREQ button until the desired test frequency is displayed on screen. 5. Press the L/C/R/Z button to select the desired secondary parameter. 6. Read the readings on LCD for impedance measured values. SM6015A 31/44...

  • Page 32: Remote Communication

    Download communication software from our web site. Virtual Serial Port Configuration Below is the serial communication configuration of SM6015A: Baudrate : 9600 • Data bits : 8 • Parity : None • Stop bits : 1 •...

  • Page 33: Rmt Operation

    Auto Fetch mode by another press of RMT. Command Protocols Overview SM6015A 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. SM6015A 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 Abbreviation command is generally shown in the form of 4-letter. Any ． abbreviation absent from command table is taken as incorrect command. It is not important to distinguish the real transmitted ASCII commands or ． parameter letters on bus. SM6015A 35/44...
  • Page 36 Return < 0.3V|0.6V|1V> ： FUNCtion subsystem 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 SM6015A 36/44...
  • Page 37 Set the tolerance range to 1% CALCulate:TOLerance:RANGe? 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? SM6015A 37/44...
  • Page 38 Set the Test Frequency FREQuency? 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 SM6015A 38/44...
  • 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 SM6015A 39/44...

  • Page 40: Performance Check

    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 SM6015A 40/44...
  • Page 41 400.0pF - 3.9999nF 0.35%+3 digits Parallel ------ 400pF 0.0pF - 39.99nF 1.25%+5 digits Parallel ±0.0300 100µF 40.00µF - 100.00µF 3.00%+5 digits Series ±0.0150 40µF 4.000µF - 39.999µF 1.50%+3 digits Series ±0.0035 4µF 400.0nF - 3.9999µF 0.35%+2 digits Series SM6015A 41/44...
  • Page 42 0.4000 – 3.9999 1.00% +5 digits Series 0.0000 – 0.3999 3.00% +5 digits Series *Note: Accuracy of De is assessed when De <0.5 Equivalent Series Resistance Accuracy of equivalent series resistance is calculated according to the below formula: SM6015A 42/44...
  • Page 43 Scientific 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. SM6015A 43/44...

  • 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. SM6015A 44/44...

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