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Keithley TEC SourceMeter 2510-AT User Manual

Keithley TEC SourceMeter 2510-AT User Manual (244 pages)

TEC SourceMeter

Brand: Keithley | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
7
Getting Started

20
- General Information
  21
  - Warranty Information
    21
  - Contact Information
    21
  - Manual Addenda
    21
  - Safety Symbols and Terms
    21
  - Inspection
    22
  - Options and Accessories
    22
    
    Cables and Adapters
    22
    
    INPUT/OUTPUT Mating Connector
    22
    
    Carrying Case
    23
    
    Rack Mount Kits
    23
- Product Overview
  23
- Front and Rear Panel Familiarization
  24
  - Front Panel Summary
    24
  - Figure 1-1 Model 2510 Front Panel
    24
  - Rear Panel Summary
    26
  - Figure 1-2 Model 2510 Rear Panel
    26
  - Power Module
    26
- Power-Up
  27
  - Line Power Connection
    27
  - Power-Up Sequence
    27
  - System Identiﬁcation
    28
  - Line Frequency Setting
    28
  - Fuse Replacement
    29
- Display
  29
  - Display Format
    29
  - Display Readings
    30
    
    Current Function Readings
    30
    
    Temperature Function Readings
    30
    
    Voltage Function Readings
    30
    
    Resistance Function Readings
    31
  - Reading Format
    31
  - Display Examples
    32
  - Display Messages
    33
  - ON/OFF Indicator
    34
  - EDIT Keys
    34
  - Status and Error Messages
    34
  - Front Panel Tests
    34
- Default Settings
  35
  - Saving and Restoring User Setups
    35
    
    Power-On Conﬁguration
    35
    
    Restoring Setups
    35
    
    Saving Setups
    35
  - Factory Default Settings
    35
  - Table 1-3 Factory Front Panel Default Settings
    36
- Menus
  38
Connections

46
2 Connections

47
- Input/Output Connections
  47
  - Input/Output Connector
    47
  - 2-Wire Connections
    47
    
    Figure
    47
    
    4-Wire Connections
    48
  - Reversing TEC Connections
    49
- Sense Selection
  50
  - OUTPUT Sensing
    50
  - INPUT Sensing
    50
  - Sensing Considerations
    50
    
    2-Wire Sensing
    50
    
    4-Wire Sensing
    51
    
    Figure 2-4 Sensing Methods
    51
- Ground Connect Mode
  52
- AC Ohms Measurement
  52
Basic Operation

53
- Safety Precautions
  54
- Operation Overview
  54
  - Control Characteristics
    54
  - Measurement Characteristics
    54
  - Limit Characteristics
    55
- Conﬁguring Functions
  55
- Adjusting Setpoints
  61
- Basic Front Panel Control-Measure Procedure
  62
  - Step 1: Select Function
    62
  - Step 2: Conﬁgure Function
    62
  - Step 3: Adjust Setpoint
    62
  - Step 4: Set Current Limit
    62
  - Step 5: Turn Output on
    63
  - Step 6: Observe the Display
    63
  - Step 7: Turn Output off
    63
- Basic Remote Control-Measure Procedure
  63
  - Step 1: Restore Defaults
    63
  - Step 2: Select Function
    63
  - Step 3: Conﬁgure Selected Function
    64
  - Step 4: Program Setpoint
    64
  - Step 5: Set Current Limit
    64
  - Step 6: Turn Output on
    64
  - Step 7: Request Readings
    64
  - Step 8: Turn Output off
    65
- Protection Limits
  65
- Setpoint Tolerance
  67
  - Ranges
    68
  - Operation
    68
  - Setpoint Tolerance Indicator
    68
  - Setpoint Tolerance Operation
    69
- Temperature Sensors
  70
PID Control Concepts

71
- Temperature Control Model
  72
- Temperature Control Methods
  72
  - Figure
    72
  - Figure
    73
  - On-Off Control
    73
  - Proportional (P) Control
    73
  - Proportional-Derivative (PD) Control
    74
  - Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) Control
    74
- PID Tuning
  75
- PID Autotune (Model 2510-AT Only)
  76
  - Autotune Operation
    76
  - Response Options
    76
    
    Short Lag and Tau Time Example
    76
    
    Long Lag and Tau Time Example
    78
  - Autotune Limitations
    79
  - Practical Autotune Considerations
    80
    
    Large Temperature Steps
    80
    
    PID Fine Tuning
    80
    
    TEC Module Gain
    80
  - Using Autotune Commands
    81
    
    Autotune Command Summary
    81
    
    Basic Autotune Procedure
    82
  - Autotune Complete
    83
- Sensor Coefﬁcients
  84
  - Thermistor Coefﬁcients
    84
  - RTD Coefﬁcients
    84
Digital I/O Port and Output Enable

85
5 Digital I/O Port and Output Enable

86
- Digital I/O Port
  86
  - Port Conﬁguration
    86
    
    Digital Output Lines
    86
    
    Figure 5-1 Digital I/O Port
    86
    
    +5V Output
    87
    
    Output Enable Line
    87
  - Digital Output Conﬁguration
    87
    
    Figure 5-2 Sink Operation
    87
    
    Sink Operation
    87
    
    Source Operation
    88
  - Controlling Digital Output Lines
    88
  - Figure 5-3 Source Operation
    88
  - Table 5-1 Digital Output Line Settings
    89
- Output Enable Line
  90
  - Overview
    90
  - Activating Output Enable
    90
  - Figure 5-4 Using Output Enable
    91
Remote Operations

92
- Differences: Remote Vs. Local Operation
  93
- Selecting an Interface
  93
- GPIB Operation
  94
  - GPIB Standards
    94
  - GPIB Connections
    95
  - Figure 6-1 IEEE-488 Connector
    95
  - Figure 6-2 IEEE-488 Connections
    95
  - Primary Address
    97
6 Remote Operations

95
- RS-232 Interface Operation
  97
  - Sending and Receiving Data
    97
  - Baud Rate
    97
  - Data Bits and Parity
    98
  - Terminator
    98
  - Flow Control (Signal Handshaking)
    98
  - RS-232 Connections
    99
- Front Panel GPIB Operation
  100
  - Error and Status Messages
    100
  - GPIB Status Indicators
    100
    
    Rem
    100
    
    Lstn
    101
    
    Srq
    101
    
    Talk
    101
  - DISPLAY TOGGLE/LOCAL Key
    101
- General Bus Commands
  102
  - REN (Remote Enable)
    102
  - IFC (Interface Clear)
    102
  - LLO (Local Lockout)
    102
  - GTL (Go to Local)
    103
  - DCL (Device Clear)
    103
  - SDC (Selective Device Clear)
    103
  - GET (Group Execute Trigger)
    103
  - SPE, SPD (Serial Polling)
    103
- Programming Syntax
  103
  - Command Words
    103
    
    Commands and Command Parameters
    104
  - Query Commands
    105
  - Case Sensitivity
    105
  - Leading Colon
    106
  - Long-Form and Short-Form Versions
    106
  - Short-Form Rules
    106
  - Program Messages
    107
    
    Multiple Command Messages
    107
    
    Single Command Messages
    107
    
    Command Execution Rules
    108
    
    Command Path Rules
    108
    
    Program Message Terminator (PMT)
    108
    
    Using Common and SCPI Commands in the same Message
    108
  - Response Messages
    109
    
    Multiple Response Messages
    109
    
    Response Message Terminator (RMT)
    109
    
    Sending a Response Message
    109
  - Message Exchange Protocol
    109
Status Structure

110
- Overview
  111
  - Status Byte and SRQ
    111
  - Status Register Sets
    111
  - Queues
    111
- Clearing Registers and Queues
  113
7 Status Structure

114
- Programming and Reading Registers
  114
  - Programming Enable Registers
    114
  - Figure 7-2 16-Bit Status Register
    114
  - Reading Registers
    115
- Status Byte and Service Request (SRQ)
  116
- Status Register Sets
  120
  - Register Bit Descriptions
    120
    
    Standard Event Register
    120
    
    Figure 7-4 Standard Event Status
    121
    
    Operation Event Register
    122
    
    Measurement Event Register
    123
- Measurement Event Status
  124
  - Questionable Event Register
    125
  - Condition Registers
    126
  - Event Registers
    126
  - Event Enable Registers
    127
    
    Programming Example - Program and Read Register Set
    128
  - Queues
    128
    
    Output Queue
    128
    
    Error Queue
    129
    
    Programming Example - Read Error Queue
    130
Common Commands

131
- Command Summary
  132
- Command Reference
  133
  - IDN? - Identiﬁcation Query
    133
  - OPC - Operation Complete
    133
  - OPC? - Operation Complete Query
    133
  - OPT? - Option Query
    133
  - SAV <Nrf> - Save
    134
  - RCL <Nrf> - Recall
    134
  - RST - Reset
    134
  - TRG - Trigger
    134
  - TST? - Self-Test Query
    134
  - WAI - Wait-To-Continue
    135
SCPI Signal-Oriented Measurement Commands

136
- Command Summary
  137
- Acquiring Readings
  137
  - Fetch
    137
  - Measure[:<Function>]
    138
  - Read
    139
  - Initiate[:Immediate]
    139
- Command Examples
  139
SCPI Command Reference

140
- Reference Tables
  141
  - General Notes
    141
    
    Table 10-1 :Display Subsystem Commands
    142
    
    Table 10-2 :Format Subsystem Commands
    143
    
    Table 10-4 :Sense[1] Subsystem Commands
    144
    
    Table 10-5 :Source[1] Subsystem Commands
    146
    
    Table 10-6 :Source2 Subsystem Commands
    150
    
    Table 10-7 :Status Subsystem Commands
    151
    
    Table 10-8 :System Subsystem Commands
    152
- Display Subsystem
  153
  - Control Display
    153
  - Table 10-10 :UNIT Subsystem Commands
    153
  - Read Display
    154
  - Deﬁne :TEXT Messages
    154
  - ASCII Display Values
    156
10 SCPI Command Reference

158
- Format Subsystem
  158
  - Data Format
    158
  - Figure 10-1 ASCII Data Format
    158
  - Figure 10-2 IEEE-754 Single Precision Data Format (32 Data Bits)
    159
  - Data Elements
    160
  - Byte Order
    162
  - Status Register Format
    163
- Output Subsystem
  164
  - Turn Source on or off
    164
  - Output Enable Line Control
    164
- Sense1 Subsystem
  165
  - Current Function
    165
  - Resistance Function
    166
  - Temperature Function
    167
    
    RTD Sensor Parameters
    168
    
    Thermistor Sensor Parameters
    170
    
    Solid-State Sensor Parameters
    171
- Source[1] Subsystem
  173
  - Control Source Output-Off
    173
  - Select Source Function
    173
  - Current Function
    174
  - Resistance Function
    175
  - Temperature Function
    177
  - Voltage Function
    180
  - Setpoint Tolerance
    181
  - PID Autotune (Model 2510-AT Only)
    182
    
    Select Minimum Settling Time Criteria
    182
    
    Initiate Autotune
    183
    
    Query Tau and Lag Values
    183
    
    Select Minimum Overshoot Criteria
    183
    
    Set Temperature Start and Stop Values
    183
- Source2 Subsystem
  184
- Status Subsystem
  185
  - Read Event Registers
    185
  - Program Event Enable Registers
    185
  - Read Condition Registers
    186
  - Select Default Conditions
    186
  - Error Queue
    186
- System Subsystem
  187
  - Default Conditions
    187
  - Select Power Line Frequency Setting
    188
  - Error Queue
    189
  - Simulate Key Presses
    190
  - Read Version of SCPI Standard
    191
  - Reset Timestamp
    191
  - 2-Wire/4-Wire Sense Mode
    191
  - Ground Connect Mode
    192
  - RS-232 Interface
    192
- Trigger Subsystem
  193
  - Initiate Control/Measure Cycle
    193
  - Abort Source/Measure Cycle
    193
- UNIT Subsystem
  193
Speciﬁcations

194
Status and Error Messages

197
- Introduction
  198
- Status and Error Messages
  198
  - Table B-1 Status and Error Messages
    199
B Status and Error Messages

199
- Eliminating Common SCPI Errors
  204
  - 113, "Undeﬁned Header
    204
  - 410, "Query INTERRUPTED
    204
  - 420, "Query UNTERMINATED
    205
IEEE-488 Bus Overview

206
- Introduction
  207
- Bus Description
  207
- Figure C-1 IEEE-488 Bus Conﬁguration
  208
- Bus Lines
  210
  - Data Lines
    210
  - Bus Management Lines
    210
  - Handshake Lines
    210
  - Figure C-2 IEEE-488 Handshake Sequence
    211
- Bus Commands
  212
  - Uniline Commands
    213
  - Universal Multiline Commands
    213
  - Addressed Multiline Commands
    214
  - Address Commands
    214
  - Unaddress Commands
    214
100 C IEEE-488 Bus Overview

215
- Common Commands
  215
- SCPI Commands
  215
- Table C-2 Hexadecimal and Decimal Command Codes
  215
- Command Codes
  216
- Figure C-3 Command Codes
  216
- Typical Command Sequences
  217
- Table C-3 Typical Addressed Multiline Command Sequence
  217
- Table C-4 Typical Addressed Common Command Sequence
  217
- IEEE Command Groups
  218
- Table C-5 IEEE Command Groups
  218
100 C IEEE-488 Bus Overview

216
- Interface Function Codes
  219
IEEE-488 and SCPI Conformance Information

222
- Introduction
  222
- Table D-1 IEEE-488 Documentation Requirements
  223
500 D IEEE-488 and SCPI Conformance Information

224
- Table D-2 Coupled Commands
  224
Example Programs

225
- Introduction
  226
- Program Requirements
  226
  - Computer Hardware Requirements
    226
  - Software Requirements
    226
  - General Program Instructions
    226
- Basic Temperature Control Program
  227
  - Instrument Setup
    227
  - Requested Readings
    227
- Setpoint Tolerance Temperature Sweep
  228
  - Overview
    228
  - Enabling SRQ on Setpoint Tolerance
    229
  - Temperature Sweep Program Summary
    229
- Program 1: Basic Temperature Control
  230
- Program 2: Setpoint Tolerance Temperature Sweep
  232
GPIB 488.1 Protocol

233
- Introduction
  234
- Selecting the 488.1 Protocol
  234
- Protocol Differences
  235
  - Message Exchange Protocol (MEP
    235
  - Using SCPI-Based Programs
    235
  - Bus Hold-Off
    236
  - Trigger-On-Talk
    236
  - Message Available
    236
  - General Operation Notes
    236

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Keithley TEC SourceMeter 2510-AT Service Manual

Keithley TEC SourceMeter 2510-AT Service Manual (120 pages)

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
8
1 Performance Verification

14
- Introduction
  15
- Verification Test Requirements
  15
  - Environmental Conditions
    15
  - Warm-Up Period
    15
  - Line Power
    16
- Recommended Test Equipment
  16
  - Resistor Characterization
    17
- Verification Limits
  17
  - Example Limits Calculation
    17
  - Resistance Limits Calculation
    17
- Restoring Factory Defaults
  18
- Performing the Verification Test Procedures
  18
  - Test Summary
    18
  - Test Considerations
    19
  - Adjusting Setpoints
    19
- Voltage Accuracy
  19
  - Output Voltage Accuracy
    19
  - Voltage Readback Accuracy
    20
  - Voltage Limit Accuracy
    21
- Current Accuracy
  21
  - Output Current Accuracy
    21
  - Current Readback Accuracy
    22
  - Current Limit Accuracy
    23
- AC Resistance Accuracy
  23
- Sensor Measurement Accuracy
  24
- Figure 1-3 Connections for AC Resistance Verification Test
  24
2 Calibration

28
3 Routine Maintenance

54
- Introduction
  55
- Line Fuse Replacement
  55
- Figure 3-1 Rear Panel
  55
4 Troubleshooting

58
- Introduction
  59
- Safety Considerations
  59
- Repair Considerations
  59
- Power-On Self-Test
  60
- Front Panel Tests
  60
  - KEYS Test
    60
  - DISPLAY PATTERNS Test
    61
  - CHAR SET Test
    61
- Principles of Operation
  62
- Troubleshooting
  72
  - Display Board Checks
    72
  - Power Supply Checks
    73
  - Digital Circuitry Checks
    73
  - Analog Circuitry Checks
    74
- Internal Fuse Replacement
  74
  - Power Supply Module Fuse Replacement
    74
  - Digital I/O +5V Supply Fuse Replacement
    75
- No Comm Link Error
  75
5 Disassembly

76
- Introduction
  77
- Handling and Cleaning
  77
  - Handling PC Boards
    77
  - Solder Repairs
    77
- Static Sensitive Devices
  78
- Assembly Drawings
  78
- Case Cover Removal
  79
- Mother Board Removal
  79
- Front Panel Disassembly
  80
- Removing Power Components
  80
  - Power Supply Module Removal
    80
  - Power Module Removal
    81
  - Fan Removal
    81
- Instrument Reassembly
  81
6 Replaceable Parts

82
- Parts Lists
  83
- Ordering Information
  83
- Factory Service
  83
- Component Layouts
  83
- Specifications
  
  92
- Calibration Reference
  
  96
  - Introduction
    97
  - Command Summary
    97
  - Miscellaneous Commands
    98
  - Sense Commands
    101
  - Source Commands
    103
  - DAC Commands
    104
  - Resistance Commands
    104
  - Detecting Calibration Errors
    105
    
    Reading the Error Queue
    105
    
    Error Summary
    105
    
    Status Byte EAV (Error Available) Bit
    105
    
    Generating an SRQ on Error
    105
  - Detecting Calibration Step Completion
    107
    
    Using the *OPC? Query
    107
    
    Using the *OPC Command
    107
    
    Generating an SRQ on Calibration Complete
    108
Calibration Program

110
- Introduction
  111
- Computer Hardware Requirements
  111
- Software Requirements
  111
- Calibration Equipment
  111
- General Program Instructions
  112
  - Program C-1 Model 2510 Calibration Program
    113

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