
Important hints
Important hints
Security
This instrument has been designed and tested
in accor dance with IEC Publication 1010-1, Safety require ments for electrical equipment for
measurement , control, and l aborator y use. It corresponds as well to the the CENEL EC regulations
EN 61010-1. All cas e and chassis part s are connected to the safety earth conductor. Corresponding
to Safety Class 1 regulations (three-conductor
AC power cable).
Do not disconnect the safety ground either inside
or outside of the instrument!
The instrument must be disconnected and secured against unintentional operation, if you suppose
that safe operation is not possible.
This may occur:
– if the instrument shows visible damage,
– if the instrument has loose parts.
– if the instrument does not function,
– after long storage under unfavourable
circumstances (e.g. outdoors or in moist
environments).
When removing or replacing the metal case, the
instrument must be completely disconnected from
the mains supply.
Warranty and Repair
Our instruments are subject to strict quality control s. Prior to le aving the manu facturin g site, each
instr ument undergoes a 10-h our burn-in te st. This
is followed by extensive functional quality testing
to examine all operating modes and to guarantee
compliance with the specied technical data. The
testing is performed with testing equipment that
is calibrated to national standards. The statutory
warrant y provisions shal l be governed by the laws
of the country i n which the product w as purchased.
In case of any complaints, please contact your
supplier.
The product may only be opened by
authorized and qualied personnel.
Prior to working on the product or
before the product is opened, it must
be disconnected from the AC supply
network. Other wise, personnel will
be exposed to the risk of an elec tric
shock.
Any adjustments, replacements of parts, maintenance and repair may be carried out only by
authorized technical personnel . Only original parts
may be used for replacing par ts relevant to safet y
(e.g. po wer switche s, power tr ansformer s, fuses).
A safet y test must alw ays be per formed af ter parts
relevant to safety have been replaced (visual inspection, PE conductor test, insulation resistance
measurement, leakage current measurement,
functional test). This helps ensure the continued
safety of the product.
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Setup of the BINs
Binning Interface HO118
Introduction
The binning inter face for the HM8118 allows the
unit to operate with external hardware, which
will physically sort components according to the
measurement of the HM8118. Data lines for eight
sor ting BINs are pr ovided, as well as control lines
(ALARM, INDEX, EOM,TRIG).
Specication
Output signal:
Negative TRUE, open collector,
opto-isolated, selectable pull-ups.
Measurement modes:
While the HM8118 is used for binning, the
number of measurement modes is limited to
the necessary modes for characterizing com-
ponents.
These modes can be selected:
– R-Q: Resistance-Quality factor
– C-D: Capacitance-Dissipation factor
– L-Q: Inductance-Quality factor
Decision output:
– pass BINs:
BIN 0...5 for primar y parameter
– fail BINs:
BIN 6 for secondary parameter
BIN 7 for general failure BIN
– Maximum current is 15 mA for output
voltage of 1 V.
Index:
Analog measurement complete
compared to each others. The binning feature is
an automatic process which simplies the sorting
eliminating the need to compare m anually the pa-
ramet er s . A maximu m of 9 bi n ning con g ur ations
can be set using the store/recall feature. Binning
co ngu r atio ns can al so be op erate d usi ng the re mote inter face. The HM 8118 can sort components
into as many as 8 separate BINs: six pass BINs,
a secondary parameter BIN and a general failure
BIN. At any given time only one BIN is activated.
The following table shows details for each BIN.
BIN TYPE Description
0..5 Pass BIN Output BIN is activ ated when
6 Secon-
dary pa rameter
failure
BIN
7 General
failure
BIN
the measured v alue is within
the user dened limit of the
BIN. Sorting star ts with BIN
0. If the value is outside the
limits of BIN 0 the sorting is
performed with the limits of
BIN 1. This sequential process r epeats, until the limits
of BIN #5 ar e exceeded. If the
value isn´t within the limits
of any enabled BINs the genera l failure BIN is ac tivated.
This BIN is used, if the primary value would be inside
the BIN 0...5 range and only
the secondary parameter
exceeds the limit of BIN 6
This BIN output is activated
when the sor ting doesn‘t fall
into any of the 7 rst BINs.
Measurement complete:
Full measurement complete
Alarm:
Notication that an error was detected
External trigger:
Opto-isolated, selectable pull-up, pulse width
> 10µs
The component sorting option is especially useful
for production testing, component matching or
other tests where similar components must be
Setup of the BINs
The HM8118 must be in manual function mode.
Selec t the function corr esponding to the par ameter to be sorted. All functions as mentioned above
in section „Measurement modes“ can be used.
To enter binning p arameters p ress the MENU ke y,
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