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LCR Meter 11021/11021-L User’s Manual Version 1.1 July 2013...
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Chroma ATE INC. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
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Chroma’s obligation under this warranty is limited solely to repairing any such instrument, which in Chroma’s sole opinion proves to be defective within the scope of the warranty when returned to the factory or to an authorized service center. Purchaser is responsible for the shipping and cost of the service item to Chroma factory or service center.
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Material Contents Declaration The recycling label shown on the product indicates the Hazardous Substances contained in the product as the table listed below. : See <Table 1>. : See <Table 2>. <Table 1> Hazardous Substances Lead Mercury Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybromodiphenyl Part Name Chromium...
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“ ” indicates that the level of the specified chemical substance exceeds the threshold level specified in the standards of SJ/T-11363-2006 and EU 2005/618/EC. Chroma is not fully transitioned to lead-free solder assembly at this moment; however, most of the components used are RoHS compliant.
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There is no maintenance operation for general user (except for the note in the manual.) Please contact Chroma or its local agent when the device is having the user judgment abnormal. Don’t maintain by yourself to avoid occurred unnecessary danger and serious damage to the device.
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Revision History The following lists the additions, deletions and modifications in this manual at each revision. Date Version Revised Sections Nov. 2009 1.0 Complete this manual. Jul. 2013 Add “CE Declaration of Conformity” Modify the following: ”Material Contents Declaration” − “Standard Accessory”...
LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual Table of Contents Preface.........................1-1 Product Introduction ....................1-1 Summary of Specification..................1-2 Checking Before Use .....................1-3 Specification (15°C~ 35°C RH ≤ 75%) ...............2-1 Measurement Function...................2-1 Test Signal ......................2-1 Accuracy.........................2-2 Zeroing ........................2-7 Measurement Time ....................2-7 Trigger Timing ......................2-7 Others........................2-8...
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual Status Byte Register: ....................5-17 Standard Event Status Register................5-18 Operation Status Group..................5-19 Error Messages ....................5-19 Description of RS-232C Control Interface..............6-1 Overview ........................6-1 RS-232C Specification ...................6-1 6.2.1 RS-232C Interface Connector (LCR Meter)..........6-1 6.2.2 RS-232C Signal Line and Pin Assignment (LCR Meter).......6-1 6.2.3...
Its protection enables the test result to be shown on the display clearly. The basic accuracy of 11021 is 0.1%, and to calibrate it an exclusive measurement device (optional) is required with simple measurement parameters. The calibration can be done easily by giving the condition of OPEN and SHORT in the procedure.
(1) If there are any damages or scratches on the product surface. (2) The standard and optional accessories came with the instrument as listed in Table 1-1 and Table 1-2. If any damage is found or any accessory is missing, please contact Chroma, its branches, or agents for prompt service. Item...
Warm up: At least 30 minutes • Zero calibrated under the above conditions Impedance – Phase Accuracy Table 2-1 shows the basic accuracy of 11021: • The accuracy times 2 when is it is measured in high speed. 10MΩ 2.5% 1.0%...
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Specification Table 2-2 shows the basic accuracy of 11021-L: • The accuracy times 2 when is it is measured in high speed. 10 MΩ 4.00% 0.40° 1MΩ 2.00% 3.00% 5.00% 8.00% 100 kΩ 0.25° 1.50° 2.50° 2.50° 330 kΩ 0.20% 0.30%...
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual The accuracy of inductance, capacitance and resistance The quality factor is ≥ 10 (dissipation factor ≤ 0.1), relative to the impedance accuracy, where Inductance = │2πfL│ Capacitance = │1/(2π fC)│ based on the Figure 2-1 LC and Impedance Conversion Table.
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Specification Figure 2-1 LC - |Z| Conversion Table (c). L →|Z| Conversion Table (b). C →|Z| Conversion Table...
Short Zeroing: It eliminates the short residual impedances measurement errors caused by the test fixture. 2.5 Measurement Time Table 2-4 lists the measurement time from the measurement start, sampling, calculating to binning or comparing signal output. 11021 Measurement Time: Item Fast Medium Slow...
LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual Hold Mode /EXT Trig. /ACQ /EOT /Jugement Previous sorting result Sorting result result 2.7 Others • Power : (1) 90V ~ 125V AC 50Hz/60Hz, power consumption 50VA max. (2) 190V ~ 250V AC 50Hz/60Hz, power consumption 50VA max.
10 ~ 40°C and that the Dust relative humidity is below 90%. (2) The rear of the meter is equipped with a cooling fan to keep the internal temperature 11021 down, so adequate ventilation should be ensured. The meter should be located at Vibration Corrosive least 10cm from any object or wall behind it.
This is the best way to eliminate the variation of measured data caused by the unstable power voltage. 3.5 Connecting the Device Under Test (DUT) As connecting the 11021/11021-L LCR to a DUT (Device Under Test) can be done via the BNC connectors labeled with H and L , the external test device is often required.
Description of Panel 4. Description of Panel 4.1 Front Panel Description (1) LCD Display The display of this test device is a 40 X 4 character mode LCD. All measurements and settings can be clearly displayed. (2) Power Switch It switches the power to on or off. (3) Unknown DUT Connectors There are 4 unique BNC connectors that can connect an external test device or lead to perform the measurement of an unknown DUT.
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual (5) MEAS DISPLAY Upon pressing this key, the instrument is in basic component measurement & analysis mode. In this screen, each test parameter can be changed directly and the value read such as test frequency, test voltage, measurement parameter, measurement speed, test loops (series or parallel)…etc.
Description of Panel 4.2 Rear Panel Description (1) AC Line It meets the International Electromechnical Commission 320 standard for 3-wire socket. Please use the power cord of Beeline SPH-386 or similar (the accessory W12 010130). (2) Fuse A 630mA or 315mA slow blow fuse is used to prevent the over current from occurring when the instrument power is in 90 ~ 125V or 190 ~ 250V.
LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual 4.3 Setting for Operation 4.3.1 Setting the System Parameters (System Setup) Power on the meter and the LCD will prompt the company name and the model number along with the firmware version as shown below: Chroma ATE INC.
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BAUD RATE: 19200 DECREASE 0.25V Range Mode: 5* * : 11021 is 0.25V Range Mode and 11021-L is 50mV Range Mode. Below explains the setting of system parameters: BEEPER: It sets the warning volume to OFF, LOW, and HIGH. The default setting is LOW.
19200. 0.25V Range Mode (for 11021) / 50mV Range Mode (for 11021-L): The test range will be 3 or 5 ranges when in 0.25V (for 11021) / 50mV (11021-L). The default setting is 5. 5: 10/100/1k/10k/100k ohm, 5 ranges in total, 3: 10/1k/100k ohm, 3 ranges in total.
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Description of Panel Press [F1] to show the following screen: < CORRECTION OPEN > SINGLE Single frequency MULTI Multi frequency Cancel correction, return to ABORT previous page Select Single or Multi frequency as need, and the screen appears as below: <...
LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual 4.4.2 Short Correction When the meter is powered on normally, press [MAIN INDEX] to enter the main screen as shown below: < MAIN INDEX > BINNING Set the sorting test COMPARE Set HI/LO limit for comparison...
Below explains the setting of each parameter: FREQ.: It sets the frequency for test. The 11021 has 100Hz, 120Hz, 1KHz, and 10KHz four frequencies, while 11021-L has 1KHz, 10KHz, 40kHz and 50kHz. The default setting is 1KHz. Press [F1] can switch the frequency sequentially or press [▲], [▼] to select a frequency.
(manually fixed range). Press [F1] or [◄], [►] to move the cursor and press [▲], [▼] to switch the range. There are 100KΩ, 10KΩ, 1KΩ, 100Ω, and 10Ω five ranges. When selecting 3 in 0.25V (for 11021) / 50mV (11021-L) Range Mode, there are 100KΩ, 1KΩ and 10Ω available for selection.
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Description of Panel INCREASE Increase the number < BIN SETTING > Zs-θ DECREASE Decrease the number PRI_NOMINAL: 0000.0000 -Ω DIGIT Move the cursor rightward SEC_HI_LIMIT: 0.0000 -° SEC_LO_LIMIT: 0.0000 -° Assuming to set PRI_NOMINAL to 10KΩ, SEC_HI_LIMIT to+0.5°, and SEC_ LO_ LIMIT to -0.5°, follow the steps below for setting: (1) Press [▲], [▼] to move the cursor to PRI_NOMINAL, and press [F3] or [◄], [►]to move the cursor to the denary number, then press [F1] to adjust the number to 1.
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Description of Panel < COMPARE > SETTING Set the condition COUNT Set the counter 3. Press [F1] to enter the setting screen as shown below: < COMP. SETTING > Cs-D INCREASE Increase the digit number. PRI_NOMINAL: +000.0000-F DECREASE Decrease the digit number. PRI_HI_LIMIT: 0.0000 DIGIT Move the cursor right.
Via the IEEE-488.2 interface the remote control and the data transfer function can be performed 11021/11021-L. This chapter mainly explains the commands of GPIB interface bus to facilitate users in writing programs to control the 11021/11021-L for handling the tested data.
5.2.7 The Port Driver The specification of port driver is listed below: DIO1-8 Open Collector NRFD NDAC 3 States 5.3 GPIB Commands Description 5.3.1 Command Structure The GPIB commands are in tree structure and the 11021/11021-L related commands are shown below.
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual The top of the command tree structure is Root. There are six levels from top to bottom. To give a certain level of command, it is necessary to follow the specific path to access it. For example, it is required to state the whole path to give the command of NAME as shown below.
5.3.2 Command Syntax (1) The Syntax of common use commands The GPIB commands for 11021/11021-L are divided into general commands (as listed above) and common use commands. The general commands are in tree structure, while the common use commands have no such structure and can be given in the...
(5) *IDN? It queries the identification string of 4 columns (separated by comma.) (6) *OPC It informs the 11021/11021-L to set the execution completed bit (bit 0) for the standard event register when all operations are done. (7) *RST It sets the 11021/11021-L to return to the factory default without changing the lock status.
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GPIB Commands BINNing Command Set (1) Command: BINNing:UPPer:BIN{1∼8} Parameter: {?| , <number>} Return: The high limit of each BIN, the format is < NR3 >. Function: It sets the high limit of each BIN within the value –9999.99 ~ +9999.99. To set BIN2 to +99.89%, send the command BINNing:UPPer:BIN2 +99.89;...
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual Query Syntax: BINN:STAT? Return Data: (7) Command: BINNing:RESult? Parameter: None {The result of BINNING (+0 ∼ +9)} Return: Function: It queries the BINNING result. If BINNING is OFF or the sorting result is 0, it outputs +0.
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GPIB Commands Query Syntax: CALC1:LIM:BEEP:COND? Return Data: FAIL (4) Command: CALCulate{1|2}:LIMit:BEEPer[:STATe] Parameter: {ON (1) | OFF (0) } Return: {1|0} Function: It sets or queries if the beeper is enabled. Description: ON (1) Enable the beeper. OFF (0) Disable the beeper. Syntax: CALC1:LIM:BEEP OFF Query Syntax: CALC1:LIM:BEEP?
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual Function: The return value can be used with the command CALCulate{1|2}:MATH:EXPRession:NAME. Query Syntax: CALC1:MATH:EXPR:CAT? Return Data: DEV,PCNT (9) Command: CALCulate{1|2}:MATH:EXPRession:NAME Parameter: {DEV|PCNT} Return: {DEV|PCNT} Function: It sets or queries the expression of value.
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GPIB Commands The DUT has no contact <DAT1> The test data of primary parameter <DAT2> The test data of secondary parameter Following outputs only when the comparator is on: <CMP1> The compared result of primary parameter <CMP2> The compared result of secondary parameter No secondary parameter The tested data is within the range The tested data is too high...
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Move to the next range There are100K, 10K, 1K, 100 and 10 ohm 5 ranges in total. When selecting 3 in 0.25V (for 11021) / 50mV (11021-L) Range Mode, there are 100K, 1K and 10 ohm available for selection. Syntax: FIMP:RANG:UPP 1e3 Set the range to 1K.
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Return Data: 0,”No error” (4) Command: SYSTem:KLOCk Parameter: {ON (1) |OFF (0)} Return: {1|0} Function: It sets or queries if the keys of 11021/11021-L are locked. Syntax: SYST:KLOC ON Query Syntax: SYST:KLOC? Return Data: (5) Command: SYSTem:LFRequency Parameter: {50 | 60}...
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual (8) Command: SYSTem:ALARm {PULSE | CONTINUOUS} Parameter: {PULS | CONT} Return: Function: It sets the beep to PULSE or CONTINUOUS. It is used when doing BIN SORTING and COMPARE. Syntax: SYST:ALAR PULS Query Syntax: SYST:ALAR?
GPIB Commands Query Syntax: TRIG:EDGE? Return Data: FALLING 5.3.5 Data Transmission Format The numeric data will be transmitted in the format of ASCII byte, <NR1>(integer), <NR2>(fixed decimal), <NR3>(float point). The data is separated by comma (IEEE-488.2 standard). The format is explained as below: (1) <NR1>...
LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual 5.5 Structure of Status Report Output Buffer * * * Standard Event *ESR? *STB? *ESE<Value> *SRE<Value> *ESE? *SRE? Service Standard Operation Event Request Figure 5-1 The Structure of Status Report 5-16...
It is the Request Service Bit – this bit is set when any enabled bit of the Status Byte Register has been set, which indicates the 11021/11021-L LCR Meter has at least one reason for requesting service. It is the Standard Event Status Register Summary Bit.
Figure 5-3 Standard Event Status Register Bit No. Bit Weight Description Power on Bit – This bit is set when the 11021/11021-L LCR Meter has been turned OFF and then ON since the last time this register was read. Always 0.
GPIB Commands 5.8 Operation Status Group The 11021/11021-L LCR Meter has an Operation Status Register Group for STATus subsystem commands to access, see also the STATus subsystem in GPIB commands. The group contains an event register and an enable register. The enable register enables the corresponding bit in the event register to set the status summary bit and bit 7 of the Status Byte Register.
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LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual Execution Error No error There is no error message exist at present. -102 Syntax error Invalid character exists in the command string, ex. TST? -104 Data Type error The parameter is not defined in the command string.
Description of RS-232C Control Interface 6. Description of RS-232C Control Interface 6.1 Overview The RS-232C interface used by the LCR Meter is a standard interface defined by Electronic Industries Association (EIA). It is widely used in microcomputer systems nowadays and can be utilized to control or transfer data.
LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual 6.2.3 RS-232C Signal Line Connection 6.3 Setting RS-232C Interface Baud Rate Press [System Setup] to enter <SYSTEM CONFIG> and then set the RS-232C BAUDRATE. There are 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 and 38400 five selections. The default setting is 19200.
Description of Handler Interface 7. Description of Handler Interface The BINNING and COMPARE in 11021/11021-L are connected to external unit by Handler interface. The connector is 24-pin, and its pin assignment is described as below. 7.1 Description of Handler Interface Pins for...
LCR Meter 11021 / 11021-L User’s Manual 7.2 Description of Handler Interface Pins for COMPARE Name Description /EXT External trigger. 3,20 A LO The primary parameter test value is too low. 4,24 A HI The primary parameter test value is too high.
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