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MeasurementRange

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Test Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

FrontPanel Op eration for Setting the Test

Oscillator Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

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Introduction .

MEAS

SETUP page

Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Description . . . . .

FrontP

Trigger Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

FrontPanel Operation for Setting the Trigger

Automatic Level Control Function . . . . . . . 4-6

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

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Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

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LOAD Correction

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FrontP

MeasurementF

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FrontPanel Op eration for Setting the Standard's

Single/Multi Correction Mo de Selection . . . . . 4-31

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

FrontPanel Op eration for Setting the Correction

Cable Length Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Rate

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MeasurementFunction . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

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Description . . . . . . . . . .

FrontPanel Operation for Setting the Sw

Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53

Load/Store Function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54

Clear Table Function . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54

Printer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55

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4-40

4-41

4-41

4-42

4-43

4-43

4-44

4-46

4-46

4-47

4-50

4-51

Contents-5

5. Catalog/System

In

tro

duction

CA

T

ALOG

System Men

Media

Load/Store

Prin

Purge

SYSTEM

Beep

er

Description

Ho

wto

GPIB

Description

Ho

wto

Ho

w

Handler

Description

Ho

w

Scanner

Description

Ho

w

System

Prin

SELF

TEST

Memory

Description

Ho

w

LED

Description .

Ho

w

LCD

Description

Ho

w

Handler I/F

Description

Scanner

Description . . . . . . . . . . .

Ho

wtoP

Scanner I/F I/O T

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

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Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

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5-3

5-3

5-4

5-5

5-7

5-7

5-8

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5-8

5-8

5-9

5-9

5-9

5-9

5-10

5-10

5-11

5-13

5-13

5-13

5-14

5-14

5-14

5-14

5-14

5-14

5-14

5-15

Contents-6

6. Measuremen

In

tro

duction

Basic

Measuremen

Impedance

P

arallel/Series

Selecting

Small

Capacitance

Large

Selecting

Large

Small

Signal

Signal

Oscillator

Signal

F

our-T

Measuremen

Capacitance

Con

Extending

Guarding

Shielding

Correction

P

erforming

P

erforming

P

erforming

Preparing

Reference

Using the

P

arasitics

Characteristics

Capacitor

Inductance

If the

Capacitance

Inductance

Inductance

Level

Lev

Inductance

erminal

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Measuremen

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Parameters

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6-15

6-16

6-19

6-19

6-20

6-20

6-20

6-21

6-22

6-23

6-24

6-28

6-32

7.

Remote

Introduction .

General Purpose In

GPIB Connection

GPIB

GPIB Addressing .

GPIB Bus Capabilit

Con

Capability.

ABORT I/O (IF

CLEAR LOCKOUT/SET LOCAL . . . . . . 7-4

DEVICE CLEAR (SDC or DCL) . . . . . . . 7-4

LOCAL (GTL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

LOCAL LOCKOUT (LLO) . . . . . . . . . 7-5

REMOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

SPOLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

SERVICE REQUEST . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

trol

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terface Bus (GPIB)

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. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

. . . . . . 7-1

. . . . . 7-1

Contents-7

. 7-4

TRIGGER (GET)

Standard

Instrumen

Data T

ASCI

Binary

Floating

T

Data

Status

Enabling

Op

Standard

Enabling

Sample

Con

Data

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Standard

Standard

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Register

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7-6

7-7

7-9

7-12

7-16

7-22

7-23

7-24

7-26

7-27

7-30

7-31

7-32

7-33

7-34

7-35

7-36

7-36

7-38

8.

Command

In

troduction

Notation

Command

Command

Header and

NR1

NR2

NR3 .

T

erminators

Program Message T

Response Message T

Command Reference

DISPla

:PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .

:LINE .

FREQuency Subsystem

VOLTage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

CURRent Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15

AMPLitude Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

OUTPut Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

:High POWer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

:DC:ISOLation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

BIAS Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Reference

. .

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Con

v

en

tions

Structure

Abbreviations

P

arameters

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. . . . . . . 8-11

8-1

8-1

8-2

8-4

8-5

8-6

8-6

8-6

8-8

Contents-8

:STA

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:CURRen

FUNCtion Subsystem

:IMP

:IMP

:IMP

:Source

:Source

:DEV

:DEV

:DEV

LIST

:FREQuency

:V

OLT

:CURRen

:BIAS:V

:BIAS:CURRen

:MODE

:BAND

APER

TRIGger

:IMMediate

:SOURce

:DELa

INITiate

[:IMMediate]

:CONTin

FETCh?

[:IMP]? .

:Source

:Source

ABOR

F

ORMat

MEMory Subsystem

:DIM

:FILL

:CLEar . . . . . . . . . . .

:READ?

CORRection Subsystem .

:LENGth . . . . .

:METHod .

:OPEN . . . . . . . . . .

:OPEN:STATe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54

:SHORt.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-54

:SHORt:STATe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55

:LOAD:STATe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-56

:LOAD:TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-57

:SPOT<n>:STATe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-58

:SPOT<n>:FREQuency . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-59

:SPOT<n>:OPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-60

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9. General Information

Introduction .

Componen

Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

MeasurementFunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

MeasurementParameters . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Mathematical Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

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Sorting Mo des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Bin Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

List Sweep Comparator . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

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Storage and Repacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28

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GPIB

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Level Monitor Reading (Signal Frequency: 1.25

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A. Man

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D.

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Figures

1-1. P

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4-4. Feedback Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

4-5. Available Operating Area for the ALC Function . 4-8

4-6. MEAS SETUP page After Clearing the Setup . . 4-15

4-7. MEAS SETUP page Example . . . . . . . . . 4-16

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6-14. Guard Shield

6-15. Sample Shorting Plate

6-16. Shorting Plate Connection .

6-17. Parasitic Impedance Mo del (Using the 16047A/C/D) 6-22

6-18. Typical Characteristics of Components . . . . . 6-23

6-19. Connecting the 16047A . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

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8-9. INITiate Subsystem Command Tree . . . . . . 8-43

8-10. FETCh? Subsystem Command Tree . . . . . . 8-45

8-11. MEMory Subsystem Command Tree . . . . . . 8-49

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Tables

1-1.

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10-6. DC Bias Level Test Limits (Hi-PW ON) . . . . . 10-11

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Overview

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FREQ

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LEVEL

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,

BIAS

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yed page. These conditions can be set from the

page or

CORRECTION

page. (F

or more

Y

,

FUNC

MENU

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MEAS

detail of the

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OPEN, SHORT, LOAD on/o setting conditions (

V

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,

Channel Number (CH) when the scanner interface is used.

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on this page are shown in Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 respectively.

DISPLAYFORMAT Menu 3-1

h

Figure

3-1.

Av

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Fields on

the MEAS

DISPLA

Y

P

age

3-2 DISPLAYFORMATMenu

Figure 3-2. Av

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eys on the MEAS DISPLA

YP

age

DISPLAYFORMAT Menu 3-3

Measurement

Function

Description

The 4284A

(parameters)

measuremen

Primary P

j

Z

j

j

Y

j

measures t

at the

t

parameters

arameters

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(absolute

L (inductance)

C

R

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Q

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s

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parameter

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parameter

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Table

3-1. Measurement

Function

Front

P

erform

Primary

Parameter

Z

Y

C

L

R

G

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the

follo

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Z-

Z-

for Setting

wing steps

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Cs-Q

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Ls-Q

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s

the Measurement

set

the

measuremen

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Y-

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(deg)

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p

function.

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N

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N

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

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NN

NN

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N

N

N

N

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N

N

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N

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N

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function.

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N

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Cs-Rs

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more 2/6

3. Select and press a softkey to set the measurement function. If the

softkey you want is not displayed, press

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

more 2/6

to display the

following set of softkeys.

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Lp-D

NNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Lp-Q

DISPLAYFORMAT Menu 3-5

4.

5.

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NN

N

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N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

more

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NN

NN

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N

NN

N

N

Ls-Q

N

N

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

more

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softk

follo

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N

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

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NN

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

more

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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NN

NN

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

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N

N

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N

N

N

N

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N

N

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N

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press

y

ou

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N

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N

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N

N

N

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set

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

(deg)

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N

N

N

N

N

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NN

(rad)

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NN

N

N

N

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5/6

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N

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softk

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to

set

the measuremen

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an

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is

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w

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not

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of

softk

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N

N

N

N

N

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NN

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

NN

more

press

measuremen

NN

NN

N

N

more

press

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

t function.

N

N

N

N

N

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NN

NN

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3/6

t

function.

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

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4/6

to

to

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displa

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y

the

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y

the

Measurement Range

6.

Select

softk

follo

7. Select

When

display

w

Description

The

k, 10 k, 30 k, and 100 k. When Option 001 is installed, the

4284A has nine measuremen

k, 10 k, 30

according to the DUT's imp edance even if measurement parameter is

capacitance or inductance.

and

press

ey

y

ou

w

ant

wing

set

of softk

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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

(deg)

NN

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y-



(rad)

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

more

and press

N

N

more 6/6

ed. Retry

ere

lo

oking

4284A has eigh

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

N

N

NN

NN

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

N

6/6

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

N

for.

k, and 100 k. The measuremen

a

softk

ey

is

not

displa

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a

softk

N

N

N

N

N

t measuremen

ey

is pressed,

steps 1

through 7

t ranges: 1, 10, 100, 300, 1 k, 3

to

set

the

measuremen

N

N

N

N

N

N

y

ed,

to

set

the

the

softk

t ranges: 10, 100, 300, 1 k, 3

more

press

measuremen

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sho

if y

ou missed

t

N

N

N

N

function.

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

5/6

to

displa

t

function.

wn

in

step

the

function

t range is selected

1

will

If

the

y

the

b

e

y

ou

3-6 DISPLAYFORMATMenu

Figure 3-3 shows the display range and eective measuring range for

each measurement range while in the imp edance mo de (jZj,R, X).

For example, 50 k DUT imp edance can be measured using from the

100 

sp

to the

ecication

measured

b

y

30 k

is

only

the 100

range, but

met

b

y

using

k range,

the 4284A

the

30

UNBAL

will

's

measuremen

k

range.

be

display

t

If this

ed.

accuracy

DUT is

Figure

Figure

3-3.

3-4

measuremen

meets

the

the

Figure

A

according

its

optim

DUT's imp

3-4

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sp

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to

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and

Figure

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range,

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.

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measuring

measurement

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measuring

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t

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automatically

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of

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set

manually

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in

set

selected

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to

h

,

DISPLAYFORMAT Menu 3-7

3-8 DISPLAYFORMATMenu

Figure

3-4.

Effective Measuring Range

(Oscillator Lev

el2V or



20 mA)

Effectiv

(Oscillator

Figure

e

Measuring

Level

>

3-5.

2V

Range

or

>

20

mA)

Note

The measuremen

when the oscillator lev

the measuremen

abo

ve conditions, the test frequency m

measurement range. If y

frequency, the resulting

t range is

limited b

y the test frequency setting

el is equal to 2 V or less than 2 V. When

t range and the test frequency are

ust be set rst, and then the

ou set the measuremen

measurement range ma

t range rst and then

y not b e the one y

set under the

wanted to set.

Front Panel Operation for Setting the Measurement Range

Perform the following procedure to set the measurement range.

1. Move the cursor to the

RANGE

eld using the CURSOR keys.

The following softkeys will be displayed.

DISPLAYFORMAT Menu 3-9

ou

T

est

Frequency

NN

NN

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

AUTO

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

HOLD

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

NN

NN

N

INCR

*

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

DECR

+

2.

Use

the

Description

The

4284A

in

b

et

w

een.

using the

kHz

are

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softkey

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softk

from

the A

the measuremen

imp

edance

and

the imp

eld.

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N

N

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range

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softk

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used

the HOLD

set

the

measuremen

20

Hz

frequency

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endix

F.)

[

kHz

]

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to c

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range

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increment

(xed

to

decremen

(xed range)

to

1

MHz with

p

oin

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a

v

ailable

the measuremen

measurement

mode.

to

the

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the

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ed

the

measuremen

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t

the

t range

in

the

measuremen

mode.

t

range.

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(F)

are

calculated

frequency

p

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mo

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ts

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the

setting,

t

t

steps

v

alues

ab

o

v

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1

m n

60,

62.5,

and

75

120,

125,

and

150

240,

250,

and

300

480,

500

and 600

960, 1000

13

to

3750

(in

teger)

13

to

29

(in

teger)

13

to

29

(in

teger)

2

to 29

(integer)

2, 3, and 4

20

Hz

5

kHz

10

kHz

20

kHz

250 kHz

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F

<

<

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requency

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kHz

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kHz (34

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F

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250

500 kHz (6 poin

kHz

kHz

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p

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p

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p

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p

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and 1200

500 kHz

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1 MHz (6

poin

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1920, 2000

2, 3, and 4

and 2400

When numeric data is entered, the nearest available frequency point

is automatically set.

3-10 DISPLAYFORMAT Menu

Front P

anel Operation

for Setting

the T

est Frequency

There

softk

are t

eys,

following

1.

Mov

e

will

b

N

N

N

N

N

N

INCR

This softk

incremen

tenfold

softk

N

N

N

N

N

N

INCR

This

incremen

higher

successive

can

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

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the

other

set the

CURSOR

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the

value

after 20

are

as

follo

20

Hz

N

NN

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the

frequency

decade v

set

using

20

Hz

25

Hz

30

Hz

40

Hz

50

Hz

60

Hz

80

Hz

set

is

to

test frequency

to

the

coarse

test

frequency

ws.

100

Hz 1

the ne

curren

t

p

oin

alues.

this

100 Hz

120

Hz 1.2

150

Hz 1.5

200

Hz

250

Hz

300

Hz

400

Hz

500 Hz

600

Hz

800

Hz

the

test

frequency

use

the

n

umeric

.

the

FREQ

frequency

Hz. The

eld.

incremen

to

the

next

frequency p

kHz 10

frequency incremen

test

frequency

t.

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softk

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1

2

2.5

3

4

5

6

8

are

sequen

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

10

as follo

10

12

15

20

25

30

40

50

60

80

.

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entry

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follo

sequen

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kHz 100

t

to

the

next sequen

frequency

tial

frequency

ws.

kHz

100

kHz

120

kHz

150

kHz

200

kHz

250

kHz

300

kHz

400

kHz

500

kHz

600

kHz

800

is

keys.

wing

t

softk

ts

kHz

softk

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

kHz

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set

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higher

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the

to

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N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

NN

NN

DECR

This

decrease the test frequency to the next sequen

frequency poin

successive decade v

softkey are the same v

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

DECR

This softkey is the coarse frequency decremen

NN

#

softkey

NNN

+

is

the

ne

frequency

t. There

are ten frequency p oin

alues. The frequency p oin

alues as

set using

decremen

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t

softk

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used

tially lo

ts bet

ts set using this

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wer

ween

t softkey whic

to

his

used to decrement the test frequency to the next sequentially

lower tenth value. The frequency points set using this softkey

are the same as the frequency p oints set using

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

INCR*.

2. Select and set the test frequency using either the softkeys or the

numeric entry keys. When the test frequency is entered using the

numeric entry keys, the softkey labels are changed to the available

DISPLAYFORMAT Menu 3-11

units

instead

4

ENTER

unit.

N

NN

NN

NN

Hz

(

of

5

is used,

N

NN

N

kHz

,

4

ENTER

NN

NN

NN

N

N

,and

the n

N

NN

NN

MHz

5

to

en

umeric data

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NN

ter

N

N

), and

the

so y

units

is en

ou

can

and

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tered with

use

ter

these

the

data. When

Hz as

softk

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the default

Oscillator

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Lev

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Description

The 4284A

v

alue)

oscillator.

oscillator curren

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measuremen

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measuremen

When

the

resolution

set

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of

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set

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t

set

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the

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oscillator v

as

from

0

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the

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able

3-2.

level

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set

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oscillator

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oscillator

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(p

o

w

el can

in

T

able

20

mA

rms

Oscillator

Oscillator

5

mV

rms

210

can b

e

set

as

test

frequency

the

oscillator v

output

er

3-2,

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to

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0

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200

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to

2

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from

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