Agilent E4916A Operations Guide

Agilent E4915A

Agilent

E4916A

Crystal

Impedance

Impedance/LCR

Operation Manual

Meter

SERIAL

This

number

F

or additional

\Serial

NUMBERS

manual applies

prex JP1KD

Number"

directly to

,or

instruments which

rmware revision

important information

in

Appendix A.

A.02.1x

about serial

have

the

numbers,

serial

read

Agilent Part No. E4915-90050

Printed in JAPAN July 2000

Seventh Edition

c



Manual Printing

History

A

ugust 1996

::

:

First

Edition

(part

number:

E4915-90000)

January

April

1997

June

1997

March

July

2000

1997

1998

2000

:

::

Second Edition

:

::

:

Third

Edition

:

::

:

F

ourth

Edition

:

::

:

Fifth

Edition

:

::

:

Sixth

Edition

:

::

:

Seventh

Edition

(part

number:

E4915-90010)

E4915-90020)

E4915-90030)

E4915-90040)

E4915-90050)

iii

Safety

Summary

The

following general

phases

comply

in

In

intended

The

failure

of operation,

with these

this manual

addition it

use of

Agilent

to comply

safety precautions

service,

precautions or

may impair

violates safety

the instrument.

Technologies

with these

and repair

with specic

the protection

standards of

assumes no

requirements.

must be

of this

observed during

instrument. F

WARNINGS

provided by

design, manufacture

liability for

the

all

ailure to

elsewhere

the equipment.

,and

customer's

Ground The

DO

K

NOT

eep

A

way

Operate

Note

Instrument

In

An

From

Live

E4915A

and

POLLUTION

INDOOR

LEDs

CLASS

T

o

avoid electric

must

cable

Explosive

Do

not

fumes

constitutes

Circuits

Operating

replacement

maintenance

cable

exist

disconnect

and

E4916A

USE

product.

in

this

product

1

LED

be

connected to

with

earth

Atmosphere

operate

.

Operation

a

denite

personnel

and

personnel.

connected.

even

with

power

comply

DEGREE

are Class

PRODUCT

shock hazard,

a safety

blade

.

the

instrument

of

any

safety

must

internal

Under

the

power

and

discharge

with

2

in

IEC1010-1.

1in

the instrument

earth ground

in

the

electrical

hazard.

not

remove

adjustments

Do

not

replace

certain

cable

conditions

removed.

circuits

INST

ALLA

TION

E4915A

accordance with

chassis and

by the

presence

instrument

of

in

instrument

must

be

made

components

,

dangerous

T

o

avoid injuries

before

touching

CA

TEGORY

and

E4916A

IEC825-1.

supplied

ammable

such

an

covers

.

by qualied

with

voltages

II

are

cabinet

power

gasses

or

environment

Component

the

power

may

, always

them.

DO NOT Service Or A

DO NOT Substitute P

iv

djust Alone

Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person,

capable of rendering rst aid and resuscitation, is present.

arts Or Modify Instrument

Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards

, do not

install substitute parts or perform unauthorized modications to the

instrument. Return the instrument to a Agilent Technologies Sales and

Service Oce for service and repair to ensure that safety features are

maintained.

Dangerous

Procedure

W

arnings

W

procedures

warnings

arnings

,

such

as

throughout

must

be

the

example

this

followed.

below

manual.

,

precede

Instructions

potentially dangerous

contained

in the

W

arning

Dangerous voltages

instrument. Use

adjusting this

extreme caution

instrument.

,

capable

of

causing

when handling,

death,

are

present

testing,

in

and

this

v

Typeface Conventions

Bold

Italics

Computer

4

HARDKEYS

N

SOFTKEYS

Boldface type

F

or example:

Italic type

of

manuals

Italic

type is

when

a name

place

of the

copy

lename

to

type a

a

le

such

Computer font

and

messages.

5

N

Labeled keys

are

enclosed

Softkeys

enclosed

is used

icons

is used

and

also used

or a

words in

space,

as

file1

on the

in

located

N

.

in

when a

are

for emphasis

other

publications

variable must

italics.

means

to type

and then

.

is used

instrument

5

.

4

to

the

term is

symbols.

and for

.

for keyboard

be typed

For

example:

the word

to type

for

on-screen

the

front

right

of

the

dened.

titles

entries

copy

name

prompts

panel

CRT

are

in

,

of

vi

Certication

Warranty

Agilent

specications

T

echnologies further

traceable

T

echnology,

facility

Organization

This

defects

the

listed

be

T

echnologies

prove to

For

service facility

Technologies

,or

Agilent T

in material

date

of

in

General

for

the

be

warranty

at the

to the

members.

echnologies

shipment,

specied

will,

defective

service

designated by

United States

shipping charges

shall pay

Buyer shall

returned to

shipping

pay

Agilent

all

certies that

time of

certies that

this product

shipment from

its calibration

National Institute

extent allowed

by the

calibration facilities

instrument

and

workmanship

except

Information

period.

at

its

During

option,

that

of

either

in

this

.

or

repair

,

this

Agilent

to

Agilent

charges

shipping

T

echnologies

T

echnologies

to

return

charges

from

met its

the factory

measurements are

of Standards

Institution's calibration

of other

product

for

the

manual,

the

warranty

repair

product

T

echnologies

the

,

duties

another

International

is

a

period

case

of

or

must

and

Agilent

product

,

and

warranted

of

certain

the

warranty

period,

replace

be

.

to

taxes

country

published

. Agilent

one

year

components

Agilent

products

returned

Buyer

shall

T

echnologies

.

for

products

.

and

Standards

against

from

shall

that

to

a

prepay

However

,

Limitation

Of

W

arranty

Agilent

designated

execute

instrument.

of

error

The

improper

software or interfacing, unauthorized modication or misuse

T

its

the

instrument,

free

foregoing

echnologies

by

Agilent

programming

Agilent

.

warranty

or

inadequate

warrants

T

echnologies

instruction

T

echnologies

or

software

shall

maintenance

that

,

not

its

for

does

or

rmware

apply

software

use

when

not

to

by

Buyer

and

with

an

property

warrant

will

be

defects

,

Buyer-supplied

rmware

instrument

installed

that

the

operation

on

uninterrupted

resulting

from

,

will

that

or

operation outside the environmental specications for the product, or

improper site preparation or

No other warranty is expressed

specically disclaims the implied warranties of

tness for a particular purpose

maintenance.

or implied. A

.

gilent Technologies

merchantability and

vii

Exclusive Remedies

Assistance

The remedies

remedies.

indirect, special,

on contract,

provided herein

Agilent

Technologies

incidental, or

tort, or

Product maintenance

agreements are

F

or

any

assistance

and

Service

available for

,

contact

Oce

.

A

are buyer's

shall not

consequential damages

any other

legal

agreements and

Agilent

your

nearest

ddresses

are

theory

other

T

echnologies

Agilent

provided

sole and

be liable

.

customer

at

the

exclusive

for any

, whether

assistance

products

T

echnologies

back

of

direct,

.

Sales

this

manual.

based

viii

Safety

Symbols

General

are

listed below

denitions of

.

safety symbols

used on

equipment or

in manuals

Instruction

with

this symbol

refer

Alternating

Direct

On

(Supply).

O

(Supply).

In position

Out

position

Frame

manual symbol:

to the

instruction manual.

current.

of push-button

of

(or

chassis)

frame (chassis)

include

This

attention to

like,

could result

This

to

if

in

all exposed

W

arning

which,

Caution

a

procedure

not

correctly

damage

a procedure

if

in

to

product.

when it

push-button

terminal.

of

the

metal

sign

denotes

not

correctly

injury

sign

,

or

denotes

practice

performed

or

destruction

the product

is necessary

switch.

A

equipment

structures

a

hazard.

,

practice

performed

death

to

a

hazard.

,

condition

or

adhered

of

part

for the

connection

which

normally

.

It

,

condition

or

personnel.

It

calls

or

the

to

or

all

is marked

user to

to

the

calls

or

the

adhered

attention

like

,

which,

,

could

result

of

the

to

,

Note

attention

like

Axed

use

denotes

to

,

which

to

anti-static

electrostatic

important

a

procedure

is

essential

product

handling

discharge

information.

,

practice

to

highlight.

containing

procedures

damage

It

calls

,

condition

static

sensitive

to

prevent

to component.

or

the

devices

ix

Contents

1.

Introduction

About

Specications

2.

Front

LCD

Comparator

Key

Function

3.

Commands

Function

Hard

Soft

the

E4915A/E4916A

and

P

anel,

Rear

P

anel

Screen

Items

Labels

Rear

Reference

Unit

Data Entry

Keys

Crystal

Spurious

Drive

Mode) .

Evaporation

LCR

Filter

Comparator

System

.

Displayed

below

P

anel

Setting

Entry

Available

Assigned

.

Resonator

Measurement

Level

Measurement

Setup

Functions

P

anel,

.

on

Screen

the

Screen

ass/F

ail

LED

.

..

.

..

Keys

Keys .

.

via

to

Keys .

.

..

.

Measurement

Dependency

.

Monitor

Mode

Setup

Mode

.

Crystal

of

E4915A/E4916A

and

Display

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

Hard

and

.

Mode

Measurement

.

mode

.

(Flt

(Xtal,

.

Impedance

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

Soft

K

.

Mode

.

Mode)

DLD

.

,

.

Flt,

..

.

eys

.

(Xtl

.

Mode

.

LCR

Meter

..

.

Mode)

.

..

.

..

.

(DLD

.

..

.

only)

..

.

. 2-3

.

..

.

..

. 3-12

.

..

1-1

1-2

2-1

2-3

2-5

2-6

2-8

2-9

3-1

3-2

3-6

3-8

3-9

3-10

3-11

3-13

3-14

3-15

4. Function Reference

Measurement Modes

Crystal Resonator Measurement Mode (Xtl Mode)

common between the E4915A and E4916A .

Purpose and Principle

Search Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fr search by phase mode

Fa search by phase mode

Fr search by peak mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Fs search .................... 4-7

Parameters and Their Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Search Mode and Pair of Measurement Parameters . 4-10

Measurement Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Measuring Resonant Frequency (FL) with Capacitive

Load Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

...

.... ...... ....

...... ...... ..

.............

0

....

. 4-3

...

Contents-1

4-1

4-3

4-5

4-6

T

arget Capacitance

Selecting

Procedure

Equivalent

High

ALC

Aging

Output

LCD

GPIB

LED

Beep

Handler

Analog

Spurious

E4915A

Purpose

P

arameters

Output

Drive

Level

Purpose

P

arameters

Measurement

Specifying

Delta

High

ALC

Output

LCD

GPIB

LED

Beep

Handler

Analog

Evaporation

Purpose

Reverse

P

arameters

Setting

Measurement Functions . . . . . . . .

ALC Mode

Output of Measurement Results

LCD Screen/GPIB . . . . . . . . . . .

Handler Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Analog OUT T

Filter Measurement Mode (Flt Mode) . . . . . . . . . .

Purpose and Principle

Parameters and Their Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37

Measurement Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38

HighQMode... ...... ..... ..... 4-38

Output of Measurement Results ........... 4-39

LCD Screen/GPIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39

LCR Measurement Mode ............... 4-40

Purpose and Principle ............... 4-40

aCL

..

Circuit Analysis

QMode

Mode .

Mode

of

Measurement

Screen

.

talk

only

Output

Interface

OUT

T

Measurement

and

E4916A

and

Principle

and

of

Measurement

Dependency

and

Principle

and

Functions

How

Mode

.

Q

Mode

of

Screen

Output .

Using

.

Measurement

..

.

Interface

OUT

T

Monitor

and

Principle

monitor

and

Trap

...... ...

trimming Function

adapter

.

mode

.

erminal

Their

Their Settings

T

.

erminal

mode

Their

erminal...............

board

.

Results

.

(for

.

Mode

.

Settings

Results

Measurement

.

..

oSweep

..

.

..

.

Results

.

Mode

(EM

.

Settings

P

oint

List (GPIB

...............

.

Function

.

output

.

0

common

.

..

the Drive

.

Mode)

.

..

.

..

...........

........

(

CL_a

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

to

printer)

..

.

..

.

..

between

.

..

.

Mode

.

..

.

Level

.

..

Only)

...... .

/

CL_t

)

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

the

..

.

..

.

(DLD

Mode)

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

...

......

.

. 4-12

.

. 4-14

.

. 4-29

.

. 4-32

.

4-11

4-12

4-13

4-14

4-15

4-17

4-18

4-19

4-20

4-21

4-25

4-28

4-29

4-31

4-32

4-34

4-35

4-37

Contents-2

P

arameters and

The

Actual

measurement

Calibration

P

erforming the

Calibration

Fixture

Using

Delta

Turning

Setting

Crystal

Drive

LCR

A

cquiring

Comparator

P

arameters

P

Bin

Sorting

Sequential

T

olerance Mode

A

ux Bin

Output

LCD

LED

Beep

Handler

Memory

Save/Recall

Memory Buer Function

Selecting the Measuring Circuit Type

Key Lock

ResetFunction...........

Trigger Function ...................

Trigger Modes ...... ...... ...... .

Selecting a Trigger Mode

Display of Trigger Mode Status

Manual Trigger (

Signal

and Fixture

Measurements

Compensation

the

Open/Short

the

Open/Short/Loaded

Mode

ON/OFF

Up

Level

Mode)

Measurement

V

alues

arameter

Comparator

arameters

of

Screen

Output

F

acilities

Their Settings

Level

and

Setting

..

.

Compensation

Calibration

..

Standard

Fixture

.

Delta

Measurement

A

Function

.

Mode

Mode .

.

Comparison

Interface

...... ....

Compensation

Combination

Compensation

.

Delta

Mode

Dependency

.

ctual

V

alues

.

That

Control the

that

control the

function

that

control

that

control

that

control

.

and

.

Function

4

Trig

.

5

and

.

V

alues

.

0

E4916A

.

Combination

.

..

Mode

.

Mode

Measurement

.

Mode

T

Key).... ...... .... 4-65

.

as

Delta

.

..

.

Comparator Function

.

primary

secondary

tertiary

.

olerance

.

Results

.

..

.

..

...... .

.............

.

Level

at

LCR

.

..

.

Compensation

.

..

.

..

Only

.

Function

.

Function

..

.

..

.

Mode

..

.

..

basic behavior

..

sorting .

sorting

.

Mode

.

..

.

...... ......

...... ....

in

.

in

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

Mode

(DLD

..

.

Reference

.

..

of

the

.

sorting .

.

..

.

.......

......

.........

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

...

.

..

.

..

. 4-45

.

. 4-47

.

. 4-47

.

..

.

. 4-49

.

. 4-50

.

. 4-57

..

. 4-58

.

4-41

4-43

4-44

4-45

4-46

4-49

4-50

4-51

4-52

4-53

4-55

4-56

4-58

4-59

4-61

4-62

4-63

4-64

Contents-3

5.

GPIB Command

Conventions

Program

Case

..

Program

Common

P

arameters

P

arameter

Multiple

Query

Command

GPIB

MEASFunction

MEASP

SRCHTGT

SRCHRange

TGTPhase

NOMFreq

NOMCI

POWEr

ALC

MEASTime

GPIB

Measurement

*TRG

FETCh?

EQUCkt

DSPQ

A

GING

A

GINGTIME

OUTPMData?

CLA

CL

GPIB

*TRG

FETCh?

SPRANGe

SPNUM

SPTGT

SPPHAset<

SPDISPtfWorstjNth,<value>g

GPIB Commands Specic to the Evaporation Monitor

Mode (Trap Function)

*TRG ........ ...... ...... .

FETCh? .... ...... ...... ......

EMDIRtfDOWNjUPg...... ...... ....

EMMANmodetfONjOFFg..............

Messages

and

Reference

Commands

ARA

t

<

t

<

tf

OFF

Commands

.

tf

OFF

tf

CT

t

<

TGT

t

<

Command

.

t

tf

Reference

and Syntax

..

.

Message Syntax

.

Message T

Command

.

Types

Response

tf

PHase

t

<

t

<

value

j

ON

t

<

.

DEV4

j

OFF

t

value

.

t

<

value

PHase

value>.....

.

A

vailable

tf

FR

<

value

>

j

0

j

value

Specic

Mode

.

..

.

j

DEV6

ON

j

0

j

ON

<

value

..

>

Specic

.

value

>

j

PEak

erminator

Syntax

.

Message

by

Function

Xtal

j

Spur

j

F

A

j

FS

j

PEak

>

.

>

.

>

.

1

g

.

..

>

..

(Xtl

.

..

.

j

1

g

.

j

0

j

1

g

.

>

.

to

.

>

.

..

g

.

..

.

..

.

Syntax

in

All

j

Dld

j

FL

g

..

g

.

..

.

to Crystal

Mode) .

.

OFF

g

.

Spurious

.

..

.

...... ....

.

the

Measurement

Em

j

Lcr

j

Filter

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

Resonator

..

.

..

Measurement

.

..

.

..

.

...... ......

.

...........

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

Modes

g

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

Mode

..

.

..

.

..

.....

..

. 5-1

. 5-2

..

.

. 5-3

.

. 5-5

..

.

..

.

. 5-13

.

..

5-1

5-2

5-3

5-5

5-6

5-7

5-9

5-10

5-11

5-12

5-13

5-14

5-15

Contents-4

EMLISTt<

EMLSIZEt<

EMLCLEar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

EMSTARTPointt<

EMTMOUTt<

EMOPEBtfOFFjONj0j1g,<value>.......... 5-17

value1>,<value2>,<value3>,fOFFjONj0j1g,<value4

value>................. 5-16

value>...... ...... .. 5-17

value>..... ..... ...... 5-17

>

EMCLOB

GPIB

Measurement

*TRG

FETCh?

PTW

PTRA

PTCLEar

PTST

PT

ABORT

PTSTDP

PTLIST

PTLSIZE

PTMINP

PTMAXP

PTSWPType

GPIB

*TRG

FETCh?

FL

TMODE

FL

TDB

GPIB

COMPST

COMPPRIMode

COMPTOLSTD

COMPPLIMit

COMPSEC

COMPSLIMit

COMPSECA

BINSIZE

BINCNT?

BINCNT

BINCNTCLEar

COMPCLEar

COMPBEEPStat

COMPBEEPCond

COMPLEDCond

COMPDL

COMPDLTCILimt<

COMPBWtfOFFjONj0j1g.

COMBWLimt<

GPIB Commands Associated with Memory Buer

Function .....................

MESTATetfOFFjONj0j1g..........

MEMCLEar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MEMSIZEt<

MEMRETEST.................... 5-34

MEMINDEX?.................... 5-35

MEMREAD? .................... 5-35

GPIB Commands Associated with Delta Mode ..... 5-37

DLTSTATetfOFFjONj0j1g.............. 5-37

DLTModetPRI,fOFFjDEVjPPMg........... 5-37

DLTModetSEC,fOFFjDEVjPCNTg...... .... 5-37

tf

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

Commands Specic

Mode .

..

.

..

.

AIT

t

<

value

>

.

CK

tf

ON

j

OFF

j

0

j

.

ARTP

oint

t

<

value

tf

OFF

j

ON

j

0

ower

t

<

value

t

<

value1

t

<

ower

Commands

.

tf

t

<

value

Commands

A

T

tf

t

<

tf

ALL? .

TF

TCI

TFLim

>

,

<

value2

value

>

.

t

<

value

t

<

value

tf

UPDOWN

Specic

.

CONST

e

tf

t

OFF

t

UX

value

BIN1

tf

value>.................

ant

>

.

Specic

OFF

j

ON

tf

ABSTOL

t

<

value

BIN

<

n

>

j

ON

j

0

<

value1

tf

OFF

>

.

j

.

..

.

tf

OFF

tf

F

AIL

tf

F

AIL

OFF

j

ON

OFF

j

ON

t

<

value

value>....

value1>,<value2>...

1

g

,

<

value

to

Drive

.

1

g

.

>

.

j

1

g

.

>

.

>

.

>

.

>

.

j

UP

to

Filter

.

..

.

j

MINimum

.

..

to

Comparator

j

0

j

1

g

j

PCNTTOL

>

..

,

<

value1

j

1

g

.

>

,

<

value2

j

ON

j

0

j

1

.

j

BIN10

.

j

ON

j

0

j

P

ASS

j

P

ASS

j

0

j

1

g

j

0

j

1

g

>

.

>

.

..

Level

Dependency

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

,

f

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

1

g

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

j

UPMIN

.

..

.

g

.

j

OUTOF

.

j

1

g

.

.............

j

LIST

g

Measurement

..

.

..

g

.

..

.

Function

.

j

SEQ

g

.

>

,

<

value2

.

>

.

g

.

g

.

..

.

...... ....

>

.

j

A

UX

g

.

..

.

..

.

.......

.

..

Mode

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

.....

.

..

.

..

.

..

. 5-20

.

. 5-20

.

. 5-21

.

..

.

. 5-30

.

5-18

5-19

5-20

5-21

5-22

5-23

5-24

5-25

5-26

5-27

5-28

5-29

5-30

5-31

5-32

5-33

5-34

Contents-5

DL

TREF

tf

PRI

j

SEC

g

,

<

value

>

.

..

. 5-38

DL

TREFType

GPIB

Commands Associated

DISPST

DISP

tf

GPIB

Commands Associated

Compensation

CALibration

CALSTD

THRUCAL

COMPENsation

COMPENSTD

CALST

COMPENST

CALERR?

GPIB

TRIGIMMediate

TRIGSOURce

GPIB

ANLGOUT

ANLGREF

ANLGDFDV

GPIB

OSR?

OSE

OSER?

QSR?

QSE

QSER?

SER?

SEE

SEER?

Other

FORMat

CIRcuit

GPIB

INITIMMediate

INITCONTinuous

ABORt

ERRor? .. ...... .

BEEPSTATetfOFFjONj0

VERSion? .. ...... ...

KLOCktfOFFjONj0j1g...

PRESet .. ...... ...... ...... .

OUTIOt<

OUTIOSTATetfOFFjONj0j1g...... .....

EXTRLOCK? ....................

Common Commands ................. 5-51

*CLS .. ...... ...... ...... ... 5-51

*ESEt<

*ESE? .. ..... ...... ...... .... 5-51

*ESR? ....................... 5-51

*IDN? .. ...... ...... ...... ... 5-51

*OPC ........ ...... ...... ... 5-52

A

Commands

T

erminal

Commands

t

<

t

<

t

<

GPIB

ADDRess

tf

PRI

j

SEC

g

,

f

User

j

Nom

g

.

..

. 5-38

with

Display

ATus

tf

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

1

g

.

..

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

1

g

.

..

with

Calibration

.

tf

OPEN

j

SHORT

tf

Open

j

Short

.

tf

OPEN

tf

Open

j

Short

T

e?

tf

OPEN

j

SHORT

A

T

e?

tf

OPEN

.

Associated

.

tf

INT

ernal

Associated

.

t

f

OFF

j

ON

j

t

<

value

>

t

<

value

>

Associated

.

..

.

value

>

..

.

..

.

value

>

.

..

.

value

>

.

..

.

Commands

tf

ASCii

j

REAL[,64]

tf

NON

j

PI

j

PRObe

t

<

value

.

f

OFF

.

..

.

value>...... ...... ......

value>...... ...... ...... 5-51

j

LO

AD

g

j

Load

g

,

f

G01

j

C0

.

j

SHORT

j

.

j

MANual

.

0

j

1

.

j

>

.

j

ON

.

j

1g...... ...... .

j

LO

AD

j

Load

g

,

f

C0

j

LO

AD

j

THRU

SHORT

.

g

.

..

.

BRIdge

.

j

LO

AD

.

with

Trigger

.

j

EXT

with

the

.

..

.

..

.

with Status

.

g

.

g

.

j

0

j

1

g

..

.

.............

.

..

. 5-39

..

. 5-39

and

.

..

.

..

j

R0

j

L0

g

,

<

value

>

.

..

g

.

..

. 5-41

j

R0

j

L0

g

,

<

value

>

g

..

.

g

..

.

..

.

Mode

.

..

.

ernal

j

BUS

g

..

.

Analog

.

..

.

...... ....

OUT

.

..

.

..

.

Registers .

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

. 5-45

.

. 5-47

..

.

. 5-49

..

5-39

5-40

5-41

5-42

5-43

5-44

5-45

5-46

5-47

5-48

5-49

5-50

Contents-6

*OPC?

*OPT?

*RCL

*RST

*SA

*SRE

*SRE?

*STB?

*TRG

*TST?

*W

Alphabetical

ABORt

A

GING

A

GINGTIME

ALC

ANLGDFDV

ANLGOUT

ANLGREF

BEEPST

BINCNT?

BINCNT

BINCNTCLEar

BINSIZE

CALERR

CALST

CALSTD

CALibration

CIRcuit

CLA

*CLS

CL

COMPBEEPCond

COMPBEEPStat

COMPBW

COMBWLim

COMPCLEar

COMPDL

COMPDLTFtfOFFjONj0j1

COMPDLTFLimt<

COMPENSTATe?tfOPENjSHORTjLOAD

COMPENSTDtfOpenjShortjLoadg,fC0jR0

COMPENsationtfOPENjSHORTjLOADg........

COMPLEDCondtfFAILjPASSg............

COMPPLIMittBIN<n>,<value1>,<value2>.....

COMPPRIModetfABSTOLjPCNTTOLjSEQg......

COMPSECAUXtfOFFjONj0j1g............ 5-67

COMPSECtfOFFjONj0j1g.............. 5-67

COMPSLIMitt<

COMPSTATetfOFFjONj0j1g...... ...... . 5-68

COMPTOLSTDt<

DISPtfOFFjONj0j1g................. 5-68

DISPSTATustfOFFjONj0j1g...... ...... . 5-68

V

AI

tf

CT

TGT

t

<

tf

OFF

A

tf

t

..

.

value

..

.

value

..

.

Command

.

OFF

t

j

ON

t

f

t

<

A

T

e

tf

BIN1

ALL?

t

<

value

.

T

e?

tf

Open

tf

NON

<

value

..

.

<

value

tf

OFF

t

TCI

tf

TCILim

.

..

.

..

>

.

..

. 5-52

.

..

>

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

Reference

.

j

ON

j

0

j

1

g

.

..

<

value

>

.

j

0

j

1

g

.

..

<

value

>

.

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

1

g

value

>

.

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

1

g

j

.

j

BIN10

.

..

.

..

>

..

.

..

.

OPEN

j

SHORT

j

Short

j

Load

OPEN

j

SHORT

j

PI

j

PRObe

>

.

>

tf

OFF

j

ON

<

value1

.

OFF

t

<

value>.....

value1>,<value2>.......... 5-67

value

.

F

AIL

j

0

.

j

ON

value

.

j

ON

j

1

g

>

,

.

j

0

>

j

BRIdge

.

j

P

ASS

j

0

.

<

value2

.

j

1

g

>

g

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

j

OUTOF

.

j

LO

g

,

f

j

LO

.

g

j

1

g

.

.............

.............. 5-68

.

AD

G01

AD

g

.

>

.

..

.

j

A

UX

g

..

.

j

THRU

g

.

j

C0

j

R0

j

L0

g

,

<

g

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

.........

g

...... .

jL0g,<

.

value

.

..

.

..

.

value

.

>

.

. 5-61

.

. 5-62

.

..

>

5-52

5-53

5-54

5-55

5-56

5-57

5-58

5-59

5-60

5-61

5-62

5-63

5-64

5-65

5-66

Contents-7

DL

TMode

DL

TMode

DL

TREF

tf

DL

TREFType

DL

TSTA

T

e

DSPQ

tf

OFF

EMCLOB

EMDIR

EMLCLEar

tf

t

PRI,

t

SEC,

PRI

tf

OFF

j

ON

OFF

DOWN

.

f

j

SEC

PRI

j

.

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

ON

j

UP

.

g

1

.

j

DEV

j

,

j

SEC

j

0

g

j

0

g

.

DEV

<

value

j

1

g

.

j

1

g

.

j

g

,

.

,

<

.

PPM

j

PCNT

>

f

User

..

.

value

.

g

.

j

Nom

..

>

.

..

g

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

. 5-69

. 5-70

..

.

..

5-69

5-70

5-71

EMLIST

EMLSIZE

EMMANmode

EMOPEB

EMST

EMTMOUT

EQUCkt

ERRor?

*ESE

*ESE?

*ESR?

EXTRLOCK?

FL

TDB

FL

TMODE

FORMat

GPIB

ADDRess

*IDN?

INITCONTinuous

INITIMMediate

KLOCk

MEASFunction

MEASP

MEASTime

MEMCLEar

MEMINDEX?

MEMREAD?

MEMRETEST

MEMSIZE

MEST

NOMCI

NOMFreqt<

*OPC? . . . . . . . . . .

*OPC ........ ...

*OPT?............

OSEt<

OSER?..... ...... ..... ......

OSR? .. ...... ...... ...... ...

OUTIOt<

OUTIOSTATetfOFFjONj0j1g...... ..... .. 5-84

OUTPMData? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85

POWErt<

PRESet .. ...... ...... ...... .. 5-85

PTABORTtfOFFjONj0j1g.............. 5-85

PTCLEar...................... 5-86

PTLISTt<

t

<

value1

t

<

value

tf

OFF

ARTP

oint

t

<

value

tf

DEV4

.

t

<

value

>

.

t

<

value

tf

CONSTant

tf

ASCii

t

.

tf

OFF

j

ON

ARA

tf

FR

t

<

value

.

t

<

value

A

T

e

tf

OFF

t

<

value

value>.....

value>.................

value>...... ...... ......

value>.................. 5-85

value1>,<value2>,fOFFjONj0j1g..... 5-86

>

.

ON

j

OFF

j

ON

j

0

j

1

t

<

value

>

j

DEV6

.

>

.

j

REAL[,64]

<

value

..

.

f

OFF

.

j

0

j

1

g

tf

Xtal

j

F

A

j

FS

>

.

>

.

j

ON

j

0

j

1

>

..

,

<

value2

.

g

.

g

,

<

value

>

.

j

OFF

g

.

..

.

j

MINimum

g

>

.

j

ON

j

0

j

.

Spur

j

Dld

j

FL

g

.

g

.

..

.

>

,

<

value3

.

..

.

..

>

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

g

.

1

g

.

j

Em

j

Lcr

.

..

.

............

...... ...... .

............

...........

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

j

Filter

.

..

.

>

,

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

f

OFF

.

..

.

g

.

..

.

..

j

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

ON

j

0

j

1

.

..

.

. 5-78

.

..

. 5-79

. 5-82

..

.

..

. 5-84

g

,

5-72

5-73

5-74

5-75

5-76

5-77

5-78

5-79

5-82

5-83

5-84

<

value4

>

Contents-8

PTLSIZE

PTMAXP

PTMINP

PTRA

PTST

PTSTDP

PTSWPType

PTW

QSE

QSER?

QSR?

*RCL

*RST

*SA

SEE

SEER?

SER?

SPCENT

SPDISP

SPNUM

SPPHAse

SPRANGe

SPTGT

SRCHRange

SRCHTGT

*SRE?

*SRE

*STB?

TGTPhase

THRUCAL

*TRG(Crystal

*TRG(Spurious

*TRG(Evaporation

*TRG(Drive

*TRG(Filter

*TRG(Common

TRIGIMMediate

TRIGSOURce

*TST?

VERSion?

*WAI .... ....

LCR Meter Command Reference . . . . . . .

Subsystem Commands

Subsystem Command Tree

Program Message Syntax

Case......................

Program Message T

Subsystem Command Syntax

Common Command Syntax ............ 5-106

Parameters.................... 5-106

Parameter Types ...... ...... ..... 5-106

Units ...................... 5-107

Multiple Messages ........ ..... ... 5-108

Query and Response Message Syntax . . . . . . . . 5-108

Notations .... ...... ...... .... 5-109

t

<

ower

CK

tf

ARTPoint

ower

AIT

t

<

t

<

value

.

t

<

value

.

V

t

<

value

t

<

value

.

er

t

tf

W

t

<

t

tf

PHase

tf

.

t

.

value

>

.

t

<

value

>

.

t

<

value

>

.

ON

j

OFF

j

0

j

1

g

.

t

<

value

>

.

t

<

value

>

.

tf

UPDOWN

value

>

.

>

.

>

.

<

value

orst

j

Nth,

value

>

<

value

>

<

value

j

PEak

t

<

value

PHase

.

..

.

..

.

<

value

.

Resonator Measurement

Measurement Mode)

Level

Measurement

Commands)

.

tf

INT

.

j

UP

j

UPMIN

.

..

.

..

.

>

.

<

value

>

g

.

..

>

.

g

.

>

..

.

j

PEak

g

.

>

.

Monitor Mode)

Dependency

Mode)

.

ernal

j

MANual

..

.

..

.

...... ...... ...

..... .....

..........

.............

erminator ...... .....

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

j

LIST

g

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

Mode)

.

Measurement

.

j

EXT

ernal

..

.

...........

.

j

.

Mode)

.

..

BUS

g

.

..

.....

.

...

.

..

. 5-87

..

. 5-88

. 5-89

..

.

. 5-95

.

..

.

. 5-106

5-87

5-88

5-89

5-90

5-91

5-92

5-93

5-94

5-95

5-96

5-97

5-98

5-99

5-100

5-101

5-104

5-106

Contents-9

Command

:ABORt

CALCulate

:CALCulate

D

A

T

A

:D

A

:D

A

:D

A

:D

A

:D

A

DISPlay

:DISPlay[:WINDow][:ST

:DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT:ST

:DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT1:DIGit

:DISPlay[:WINDow]:TEXT2:P

FETCh?

:FETCh?

FORMat

:FORMat[:D

INITiate

:INITiate[:IMMediate]

:lNITiate:CONTinuous

SENSe

[:SENSe]:A

[:SENSe]:CORRection

[:SENSe]:CORRection:D

[:SENSe]:FIMP

[:SENSe]:FUNCtion[:ON]<sensor

SOURce Subsystem . . . . . . . . .

:SOURce:FREQuency[:CW]<value>[HZjKHZjMHZ] . 5-124

:SOURce:VOLTage[:LEVel][:IMMediate][:AMPLitude]

STATus Subsystem

:STATus:OPERation[:EVENt]? .. ..... ....

:STATus:OPERation:CONDition? . . . . . . . . . .

:STATus:OPERation:ENABle<value>...... . 5-125

:STATus:PRESet ................. 5-125

:STATus:QUEStionable[:EVENt]? . . . . . . . . . . 5-125

:STATus:QUEStionable:CONDition? ........ 5-126

:STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle<value>...... 5-126

SYSTemSubsystem ...... ...... ..... 5-127

:SYSTem:BEEPer[:IMMediate] .... ...... . 5-127

Reference .

..

.

Subsystem .

f

1

j

3

g

j

MLINear

:CALCulate

j

PCNT

Subsystem

T

A[:D

T

A[:D

T

A[:D

T

A:FEED:CONTrol

T

A:POINts

Subsystem

f

1

j

2

j

Query

Subsystem

Subsystem .

<

value

ST

ANdard

<

value>[MWjUWjNWjWjMAjUAjAjMVjUV

j

CP

f

2

f

l

j

2

j

3

f

l

j

2

j

3

g

.

f

1

j

2

j

3

f

1

j

2

j

3

f

5

j

6

g

A

T

A]

f

A

T

A]?

f

A

T

A]?

f

<

3

j

4

j

5

j

6

j

7

.

A

T

A]

VERage:COUNt

VERage[:ST

>

,

<

value

f

1

j

edance:APERture

..

.

..

.

:FORMat

j

4

g

j

4

g

j

4

g

.

j

4

g

j

4

g

:MA

.

REF1

BUF1

IMON

value

.

j

8

j

9

..

.

..

.

f

ASCii

.

2

j

3

g

.................

f

REAL

CS

j

LP

j

LS

g

:FORMat

:MA

.

:MA

:P

A

TH:ST

.

j

BUF2

j

VMON

f

>

.

j

10

j

..

.

f

.

A

f

1

>

.

f

1

.

f

IMA

Ginary

TH:EXPRession:CA

TH:EXPRession:NAME

.

TH:ST

A

T

e

f

ON

TH?

.

..

A

T

e

f

ON

j

OFF

.

..

REF2

g

,

<

value

g

..

g

..

AL

W

ays

j

NEV

.

..

.

A

T

e]

f

ON

j

OFF

A

T

e

f

ON

f

3

j

A

GE

11

g

.

..

.

j

REAL[,64]

.

ON

j

OFF

.

<

T

e]

f

ON

j

2

g

:CKIT:ST

.

j

2

g

:COLLect[:A

.

A

T

A?

g

.

j

1

j

0

g

.

value

>

j

OFF

j

ANdard

.

..

f

Short

function>....

..

j

..

j

1

..

>

..

er

.

j

OFF

4

j

5

g

.

..

.

1

j

0

g

.

CQuire]

..

j

Med

...... ..

.

..

.

..

j

PHASe

T

alog?

f

DEV

..

OFF

j

1

..

.

j

0

g

.

..

.

g

..

.

..

1

j

0

g

.

j

1

j

0

g

..

.

..

.

..

f

1

j

2

j

3

..

j

Long

j

VjDBM] 5-124

j

g

.

..

0

.

..

g

.

5-110

. 5-110

. 5-111

j

D

j

Q

5-113

5-114

g

5-114

.

5-114

.

5-114

.

5-115

.

5-115

.

5-115

.

5-116

. 5-116

.

5-116

.

5-117

.

5-117

.

5-117

. 5-117

.

5-117

.

5-118

.

5-118

.

5-119

.

5-119

.

5-120

.

5-120

.

5-120

.

5-121

.

5-121

5-122

. 5-122

.

5-122

5-124

5-125

j

REAL

j

R

Contents-10

:SYST

em:BEEPer:ST

:SYST

em:ERRor? .

:SYST

em:KLOCk

:SYST

em:PRESet .

:SYST

em:VERSion? .

TRIGger

:TRIGger:DELay

:TRIGger[:IMMediate]

:TRIGger:SOURce

COMP

:CALCulate:COMP

subsystem .

arator

f

<

limit

,

<

f

limit

f

Subsystem

ABSTOL

value

>

,

<

>

,

<

BINn

ON

j

OFF

>

,

<

F

AIL

j

P

ON

j

OFF

j

PCNTTOL

.

high

BIN1

high

j

1

j

0

high

ASS

g

j

1

j

0

AT

e

f

ON

j

OFF

j

1

j

0

g

.

f

ON

j

OFF

j

1

j

0

g

.

<

value

>

[MS

j

S]

.

f

BUS

j

EXT

ernal

j

INT

ernal

.

arator[:ST

arator:MODE

arator:TOLerance:NOMinal

.

arator:TOLerance:BIN

limit

>

arator:SEQuence:BIN

high

limit

>

arator:SECondary[:ST

g

..

arator:SECondary:LIMit

limit

>

arator:A

arator:BIN:CLEar

arator:BIN:COUNt:D

arator:BIN:COUNt:CLEar

arator:BEEP

.

arator:BEEPer[:ST

g

.

j

SEQ

.

limit

.

..

.

A

T

e]

f

g

.

..

.

>

,

<

BIN2

.

..

.

UXBIN

f

er:CONDition

.

ON

..

.

ON

.

A

.

j

OFF

..

high

.

j

OFF

.

A

.

T

e]

.

..

.

j

..

<

n

..

<

BIN1

limit

.

A

T

.

T

A?

.

e]

.

..

.

..

.

j

MANual

.

..

1

j

0

g

..

.

>

,

<

low

..

low

>

.

..

.

<

low

.

j

1

j

0

g

..

.

..

.

..

.

,

..

.

..

5-127

. 5-127

5-128

. 5-129

5-129

g

5-129

5-130

. 5-130

5-130

.

5-131

.

5-131

.

5-131

.

5-131

.

5-132

.

5-132

.

5-132

.

5-132

.

5-132

.

5-132

5-133

6.

Status

General

Status

Referencing and Setting Status Registers . . . . . . . .

Reporting

Status

Event

Enable

Status

Service

Status Byte Register

Statndard Event Status Register . . . . . . .

Standard Operation Status Group

Operation Status Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Questionable Status Register

Search Event Status Register

Reporting the Instrument Status . . . . . . . . . . .

Register

Byte

Registers

Request

System

Register

.

Register

of

E4915A/E4916A

(SRQ)

Model

.

..

.

.......

............

.

..

.

..... ....

........

.

..

.

..

.

....

.

. 6-2

. 6-3

..

.

..

6-10

Contents-11

6-4

6-5

6-7

6-8

6-9

7.

Data Transfer

ASCII

Binary

Data

Getting

8.

Sample

Calibration

Fixture

Comparater

Sequential

T

DLD

Evaporation

LCR

Error

Tips

Basic

Measurement

Nominal

T

Measurement

A

Comparater

KEYLOCK

Selftest

Delta

Save

Binary

Data

Trigger

Methods

Transfer .

Header .

Data from

Program

.

Compensation

Function

Mode

olerance

Measurement

Process

of

Programming

Settting

est

veraging

in

Monitor

.

Setup

Frequency

Signal

Level .

(LCR

.

Mode

.

and Recall

Data and

Buer

.

Analyzer

.

Absolute

P

ercentage

and

Mode

.

Time

only)

.

Data

.

of

LCR

measurement

of

X'tal

measurement

.

value

.

Equivalent

(EM

Mode)

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

Buer

.

Circuit

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

mode

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

. 7-3

..

. 7-4

.

..

. 8-2

.

. 8-4

.

..

.

7-2

7-3

8-1

8-2

8-3

8-5

8-6

8-11

8-14

8-17

8-18

8-19

Contents-12

9.

Specications

Measurement

Source

Frequency

Output

Spectral Purity Characteristics . . . . . . .

Other Source Information . . . . . . . .

Receiver . . . . . . . . . . .

Input Characteristics

Ratio Characteristics ...............

Phase Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LCR Meter Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Furnished Accessories ................ 9-7

Specications of E4916A Option 001 Impedance Probe

Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7

Supplemental Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . 9-8

P

arameters

.

Characteristics

P

ower

.

..

.

Characteristics

................

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

.....

......

............

..

.

..

.

9-1

.

9-2

.

9-2

9-3

9-4

9-5

9-6

A.

Manual Changes

Introduction

Manual

Serial

Number .

B

. V

alid

Ranges

Crystal

Spurious

Evaporation

Drive

Level

LCR

Measurement

Filter

Measurement

Comparator

1F

Limit/1CI

System

Other

Functions

C.

Handler

Specication

Electrical

Output

Input

D

.

Options

Introduction

Options

Option

Options

Option

A

ccessories

41900A

41901A

16092A

16093A/B

16099A

16191A

16192A

16193A Small Side Electrode SMD T

16194A High T

..

Changes .

and

Resonator

Measurement

Monitor

Dependency

Function

Limit

Menu

Settings

Interface

.

Characteristics

Signals

Signals .

and A

ccessories

.

A

vailable

A

vailable

1CN

Front

1CM

Rack

Dedicated

001 A

dd

010 A

dd

A

vailable

PI-Network

SMD

PI-network

Spring

T

Side

P

Clip

Binding

est

Fixture

Electrode

arallel

emperature Component Fixture

.

Initial

Measurement

Mode

.

..

.

Electrode

Settings

Mode

(EM

Measurement

.

Mode

(Flt

(Bin

Sorting)

T

est

Function

.

of

the

.

..

.

..

.

for

Both

Handle

mount

to

E4916A

Impedance

LCR

Meter

.

T

est

Fixture

T

est

T

est

Fixture

P

ost

T

est

A

dapter

SMD

.

E4915A

Kit

.

Mode

.

Mode)

.

Mode)

.

Handler

.

..

.

Kit

.

Probe

Function

.

Fixture

.

Fixtures

.

T

est

Fixture .

Test

.

..

.

..

.

..

(Xtl

Mode)

.

Mode

.

..

.

..

.

Interface

..

.

and

E4916A

.

Kit

.

..

Fixture

est Fixture . .

.

(DLD

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

....

..

.

Mode)

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

. A

..

.

..

.

..

. B-5

. B-6

..

.

..

.

. D-2

.

..

.

..

A-1

-1

A-2

B-2

B-3

B-4

B-5

B-6

B-7

C-1

C-5

C-8

D-1

D-2

D-3

Messages

Warning Messages

Instrument Errors .... ...... ...... ..

GPIB Errors

Index

..................

...... ...... ...... ...

Messages-1

Messages-2

Messages-4

Contents-13

Figures

2-1. Front

2-2. Front

2-3. LCD

2-4. LEDs

2-5. Rear

2-6.

2-7.

2-8.

2-9.

4-1.

4-2.

4-3. F

4-4.

4-5.

4-6.

4-7.

4-8.

4-9.

4-10.

4-11.

4-12.

4-13.

4-14.

4-15.

4-16.

4-17.

5-1.

5-2.

6-1. General Status Register Model . . . . . . . . . . . .

6-2. Status Byte Register

6-3. Standard Event Status Register

6-4. Standard Operation Status Group Structure

7-1. Simplied Internal Process of ASCII and Binary

7-2. IEEE 64-bit oating point format

7-3. Binary Data Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A-1. Serial Number Plate .. ...... ...... .. A-2

C-1. Pin Assignment of Handler Interface Connector ... C-1

C-2. Timing Diagram . ..... ...... ...... C-4

C-3. Handler Interface Comparison Output Signals Diagram C-6

C-4. Handler Interface Control Output Signals Diagram .. C-7

C-5. Handler Interface Input Signal Diagram .. ..... C-8

P

anel

of

the

E4915A

P

anel

of

the

E4916A

Screen

for

P

anel

Rear

P

anel

Function

Unit

Entry

Data

Entry

Frequency

resonator

Circle

Spurious

Drive

Sweep

Trap

Constant

Relationship

Equivalent

Calibration

OPEN/SHORT

Sequential

T

Results

Results of

Proper Use

Correction

diagram

our-

and

level

Type

function

olerance

of

OFF

ON

Transfer ........

.

E4915A/E4916A

(E4915A)

(E4916A)

Setting

0

six-element

points

loss

Mode

secondary

..

secondary sorting

..

Key

Blocks

Key

Block

impedance

.

for

admittance

of

a

crystal

dependency

.

and

minimum

between

Circuit

Model

standard

mode

..

of the

Data

of

.

compensation

.

..

Colon and

.

model

sorting

Block

equivalent

Measurement

Impedance

.

characteristics

.

characteristics

resonator

of

a

crystal

.

loss

.

model

.

..

with

.

with the

.

Semicolon .

.

..

..............

............

of

a

crystal

.

circuits

.

Probe

.

the

.

..

.

resonator

.

..

.

P

arameters

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

A

ux

bin function

.

Aux

bin

.

..

.

.........

..

..........

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

function

.

...

. 2-1

.

. 2-8

. 2-9

.

4-13

.

4-17

.

4-20

4-27

.

4-31

4-37

.

4-40

.

4-43

.

4-44

.

4-45

4-47

.

4-55

.

4-56

.

4-57

.

4-58

.

5-104

.

5-122

. 7-3

2-3

2-5

2-6

2-9

4-3

4-5

6-2

6-4

6-6

6-7

7-1

7-3

Contents-14

T

ables

1-1. Specications

1-2.

Functions

2-1.

Connectors

2-2.

Sammary:

2-3.

Summary:

2-4.

Summary:

3-1.

Functions

3-2.

Soft

Keys

Measurement

3-3.

Soft

Keys

Measurement

3-4. Soft

3-5.

3-6.

3-7.

3-8.

3-9.

4-1.

4-2.

4-3.

4-4.

4-5.

4-6.

4-7. Setting Up Sweep P

4-8. Setting Up Sweep P

4-9. Default value of PTLIST

4-10. Soft Keys/Commands Used to Specify the

4-11.

4-12. Delta

4-13. Accessing the Calibration Function ... ...... 4-45

4-14. Accessing the Fixture Compensation Function .... 4-45

4-15. Calibration Standard Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46

4-16. Sequential and Tolerance modes for Primary Sorting . 4-55

4-17. Forms of Deviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56

4-18. Accessing the Save/Recall Function .... ..... 4-59

4-19. Accessing the Memory Buer Function . . . . . . . . 4-59

Keys and

Dependency

Soft

Keys

Monitor

Soft

Keys

Mode

Soft

Keys

Mode

Soft

Keys

Mode

Soft

Keys

Search

Settings

High Q

Measurement P

Drive Levels A

T

(Mainly

T

(Mainly

Mode

Displayed

Mode .

Minimum/Maximum V

Mode and Soft Keys in Drive Level Dependency

Measurement Mode

and Applicable

and

Applicable

Occupied

Function

Unit

Entry

Data

Entry

Assigned

and

Functions

and

Functions

Measurement

and

Functions

Mode

and

Functions

.

and

Functions

.

and

Functions

.

and

Functions

argets

argets and

of

and

for

Crystal

for

Ceramic

and

EQUC

and

Constants .

.

arameters Determined

utomatically Established .......

Models

by

the

Device

Setting

to

Mode

.

Search

Search Conditions

Measurement

DspQ

.

oints .......

oints Using the PTLIST Command .

Key

Blocks

Key

Block

Hard

Keys

Specic

.

Specic

.

Specic

Mode

Specic

.

Specic

.

Specic

.

Specic

.

Specic

Conditions

Resonators)

Resonators) .

and

..

.

...... ...... ..

alues and Sweep Type

...... ...... ...

.

Block

.

Parameters

Combinations of

.

to

Crystal

.

to

Spurious

.

to

Drive

.

to

Evaporation

.

to

LCR

.

to

Filter

..

.

to

Comparator

.

..

.

to

System

F

or

.

..

For

..

.

in DLD

.

Resonator

.

Level

.

Measurement

.

Measurement

.

Setup

TGT=PHASE

..

TGT=PEAK

..

.

.......

.

..

.

Setup

.

..

.

Mode .

.

..

. 3-11

.

Mode

.

..

.

...

1-2

2-7

2-8

2-9

2-10

3-3

3-8

3-9

3-10

3-12

3-13

3-14

3-15

4-4

4-10

4-13

4-14

4-21

4-25

4-26

4-27

4-28

Contents-15

4-20.

Selecting the

4-21.

Trigger Modes

4-22.

Selecting a

5-1.

Setting Up

5-2.

Setting Up

5-3.

Setting Up

5-4.

Setting

5-5.

Setting

5-6.

Setting

5-7.

Setting

5-8.

Usable

5-9.

Measurement

5-10.

Standard

6-1.

Status

6-2.

Standard

6-3.

Operation

6-4.

Operation

6-5.

Questionable

6-6.

Search

A

-1.

Manual

A

-2.

Manual

C-1.

C-2.

Denition

C-3.

Handler

C-4.

Handler

Measuring Circuit

of

Trigger

the

Sweep

the

Sweep

the

Sweep

Up

the

Sweep

Up

the

Sweep

Up

the

Sweep

Up

the

Sweep

Units

V

alues

.

P

arameter

Compensation

Byte

Assignments

Event

Status

Event

Status

Changes

Assignment

of

Data Output

Output

Interface

Type

E4915A/E4916A

.

Mode

.

P

attern

P

attern

P

attern

P

attern

P

attern

P

attern

P

attern

.

Choices

for

Calibration

.

Status

Register

Condition

Event

Register

Assignments

Register

by

Serial

Number

by

ROM

V

ersion

of Handler

Interface Connector

for Each

.

..

.

and

Fixture

.

Assignments

.

..

Measurement

Electrical Characteristics

Input

Electrical

Characteristics .

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

..

.

Mode

.

. 4-64

. 5-22

. 5-23

. 5-86

. 5-87

. 5-88

. 5-90

.

. 5-113

.

..

.

. 6-8

.

4-61

5-108

5-122

6-5

6-6

6-8

6-9

A

-1

A

-1

C-2

C-3

C-5

C-8

Contents-16

Introduction

1

About

the

E4915A/E4916A

Crystal

Models

to

Employing

method),

E4915A and

meet various

the network

these crystal

measurements

The

E4915A and

impedance

and

impedance

search,

The

E4916A

The

E4916A

extended

mode

testing including

High

features

,

Evaporation Monitor

measurement

to

the

E4916A

frequencies

from

Impedance

E4916A are

testing needs

over a

wide range

E4916A share

characteristics

Q

mode,

extends

provides

and

the

variable

including

mode

,and

enables

1

MHz

Meter

crystal impedance

on crystal

analyzer method

impedance meters

of

frequencies:

the

same

the measurement

,

equivalent

comparator

basic

capabilities

signal

Drive

.

levels

Level

mode (trap

so on.

it to

to 180

In

function

MHz.

addition,

as

meters designed

resonator production

(transmission

provide

basic

capabilities

of

circuit

it

shares

,

and

incorporates many

Dependency

measurement),

attaching

an

LCR

meter



network

highly

1

MHz

accurate

to

resonance

analysis,

with the

measurement

Filter

Options

that

lines

180

MHz.

for

crystal

frequency

spurious

E4915A.

001/010

supports

.

Introduction 1-1

Specications and

Functions of

Table

E4915A/E4916A

1-1. Specications

and Applicable

Models

Spec items

Measuring

frequency

Range

A

ccuracy

1

6

Basic Fr

L1,

Spurious

Fr/CI

accuracy

(for

reference

Fr/CI measuring

purpose

time

only)

Fr

CI

6

125 msec

(typical)

Output

power

1

100

0

to

with

100

to

180



MHz

circuit

-5

Approx.

connected

(CI =

25

)

T

able

1-2.

Functions

and

Function

Crystal

Resonator

measurement

Equivalent

Spurious

Drive

measurement

Evaporation

Filter

measurement mode

mode

circuit analysis

measurement

Level

Dependency

mode

Monitor

mode

E4915A E4916A

MHz

to 180

2

ppm

,Fs

,FL,

F

C0,

a,

Q,

2

R1,

ppm

5%

to

10

dBm(constant)

5



W

Applicable

E4915A

p

-

MHz 1

CI,

G0,

sec

6

Fr,

C1,

L1,

Q,

6

125

0

0.1

Models

E4916A

MHz to

2

Spurious

2

5%

60

p

ppm

Fs,

FL, F

R0,

ppm

msec

to

nW to

180 MHz

R1,

to

+22

+16

1mW

a,

C0,

10

dBm

CI,

C1,

G0,

sec

1-2 Introduction

LCR measurement

Impedance

Probe

Comparator function

mode

-

Option

p p

010

001

2

Front

Panel,

P

anel

Rear P

Figure

anel, and

2-1.

Front

P

anel of

Display

the

E4915A

Figure 2-2. Front Panel of the E4916A

1.

LCD screen -

and messages.

Displays measurement results, instrument settings,

Front Panel, Rear Panel, and Display 2-1

Note

2.

LINE

3.

SOURCE

the TEST

The SOURCE

TEST xture

4.

TEST

the

SOURCE

The

TEST

while

INST

ALLA

F

or

the E4916A,

rear panel,

5.

Comparator

has

passed

switch -

Turns ON/OFF

terminal (E4915A

terminal, to

connect your

terminal sends

receives measurement

terminal (E4915A

the

terminal,

xture

SOURCE

TION

CA

to

receives

terminal

TEGORY

the SOURCE

instead of

or

P

ass/F

failed

the front

ail

the

the E4915A/E4916A.

only) -

source signals

only)

-

connect

measurement

sends

I

and TEST

panel.

LED

-

Indicates

Comparator

Use

this

E4915A

signals from

Use

this

your

E4915A

signals

source

signals

terminals are

whether

test.

terminal,

with

a

to

the

xture

the

terminal,

with

from

to

located

the

test

xture

along

a

test

the

current

along

xture

while

.

with

xture

on

with

.

the

.

the

DUT

6.

5

key

4

T

rig

-

Press

E4915A/E4916A.

7.

Function

number

setting

of

keys

E4915A/E4916A.

Setting

8.

Unit

that

9.

Data

that

individual

10.

Arrow keys

soft

pair

soft

has

the

Keys"

entry

let

you

entry

you

key

set

key

enter

keys

-

key selected,

of soft

keys.

two or

options.

keys while

If you

more options

(For

3).

11.

4

Select

of

the

5

keys -

LCD

screen. Y

key to select the rst or

on soft keys

, refer to

this

key

to

key

block

that

let

you

F

or

the

individual

in

this

chapter

block

-

This

the

units

for

block

-

This

the

values

,

refer

to

\Data

These

keys

pressing the

have already

,the

more information

5

Select

ou

keys are

can

Two

4

second soft key

Chapter 3).

manually

-

This

control

trigger

block

various

keys

,

contains

refer

.

block

contains

various parameters

block

contains a

of

various

Entry

provide

4

*

selected

arrow

)

parameters

Keys"

navigational

5

key displays

5

displays the

4

(

+

a

soft

keys

let

on soft

arranged vertically

press

either

the

.(F

the

a

functions

to

a

number

of

the

\Function

of

keys

.

number

in

this chapter

means

.F

or

.

of

the

With

keys

.

the previous

next pair

key

and

the

soft

you

move

between

keys

,

refer

to

Chapter

to

the

right

upper

or

lower

4

Select

or more information

no

of

key

5

2-2 Front Panel, Rear Panel, and Display

Agilent E4916A Operations Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual