Agilent Technologies 4291B User manual

Agilent 4291B RF Impedance/Material Analyzer

Quick Start Guide

SERIAL NUMBERS

This manual applies directly to instruments with serial number prex

JP1KE and above

,or whose rmware is version 1.xx. For additional

important information about serial numbers

,read \Serial Number" in

Appendix Aof this manual.

Agilent Part No. 04291-90031

Printed in JAPAN March 2001

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Safety Summary

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all

phases of operation, service

,and repair of this instrument. F

ailure to

comply with these precautions or with specic

ARNINGS

elsewhere

in this manual may impair the protection provided by the equipment.

In addition it violates safety standards of design, manufacture

,and

intended use of the instrument.

The A

gilent T

echnologies assumes no liability for the customer's

failure to comply with these requirements

Note

4291B comply with INST

ALLA

TION CA

TEGORY II and POLLUTION

DEGREE 2in IEC1010-1. 4291B are INDOOR USE product.

Note

LEDs in 4291B are Class 1in accordance with IEC825-1.

CLASS 1LED PRODUCT

Ground The

Instrument

oavoid electric shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet

must be connected to a safety earth ground by the supplied power

cable with earth blade.

DO NOT Operate In An

Explosive Atmosphere

Do not operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or

fumes

.Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment

constitutes adenite safety hazard.

Keep Away From Live

Circuits

Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers

. Component

replacement and internal adjustments must be made by qualied

maintenance personnel. Do not replace components with the power

cable connected. Under certain conditions

, dangerous voltages may

exist even with the power cable removed. T

o avoid injuries

,always

disconnect power and discharge circuits before touching them.

iii

DO NOT Service Or

djust Alone

Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person,

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

DO NOT Substitute

arts Or Modify

Instrument

Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards

,donot

install substitute parts or perform unauthorized modications to the

instrument. Return the instrument to aAgilent T

echnologies Sales and

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

maintained.

Dangerous Procedure

arnings

,such as the example below

, precede potentially dangerous

procedures throughout this manual. Instructions contained in the

warnings must be followed.

arning

Dangerous voltages

,capable of causing death, are present in this

instrument. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and

adjusting this instrument.

Safety Symbols

General denitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals

are listed below

Instruction manual symbol: the product is marked

with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to

refer to the instruction manual.

Alternating current.

Direct current.

On (Supply).

O (Supply).

In position of push-button switch.

Out position of push-button switch.

Frame (or chassis) terminal. Aconnection to the

frame (chassis) of the equipment which normally

include all exposed metal structures

This

Warning

sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention

to a procedure

, practice

, condition or the like

, which,

if not correctly performed or adhered to

, could result

in injury or death to personnel.

This

Caution

sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention

to a procedure

, practice

, condition or the like

, which,

if not correctly performed or adhered to

, could result

in damage to or destruction of part or all of the

product.

This

Note

sigh denotes important information. It

calls attention to a procedure, practice, condition or

the like, which is essential to highlight.

Axed to product containing static sensitive devices

use anti-static handling procedures to prevent

electrostatic discharge damage to component.

Typeface

Conventions

Bold

Boldface type is used when a term is dened.

or example:

icons

are symbols.

Italics

Italic type is used for emphasis and for titles

of manuals and other publications

Italic type is also used for keyboard entries

when a name or a variable must be typed in

place of the words in italics. For example:

copy

lename

means to type the word

copy

to type a space, and then to type the name of

ale such as

file1

Computer

Computer font is used for on-screen prompts

and messages.

HARDKEYS

Labeled keys on the instrument front panel

are enclosed in

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

SOFTKEYS

Softkeys located to the right of the LCD are

enclosed in

NNNNN

Certication

Agilent Technologies certies that this product met its published

specications at the time of shipment from the factory

. Agilent

echnologies further certies that its calibration measurements are

traceable to the United States National Institute of Standards and

echnology, to the extent allowed by the Institution's calibration

facility

,orto the calibration facilities of other International Standards

Organization members.

Warranty

This Agilent T

echnologies instrument product is warranted against

defects in material and workmanship for aperiod of one year from

the date of shipment, except that in the case of certain components

listed in

General Information

of this manual, the warranty shall

be for the specied period. During the warranty period, Agilent

echnologies will, at its option, either repair or replace products that

prove to be defective

For warranty service or repair

,this product must be returned to a

service facility designated by Agilent T

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shipping charges to Agilent T

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designated by Agilent T

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execute its programming instruction when property installed on that

instrument. Agilent T

echnologies does not warrant that the operation

of the instrument, or software

,or rmware will be uninterrupted or

error free

Limitation Of

arranty

The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from

improper or inadequate maintenance by Buyer

,Buyer-supplied

software or interfacing, unauthorized modication or misuse

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

improper site preparation or maintenance

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specically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and

tness for a particular purpose

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Exclusive

Remedies

The remedies provided herein are buyer's sole and exclusive

remedies

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indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, whether based

on contract, tort, or any other legal theory.

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ddresses are provided at the back of this manual.

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Contents

1. Introduction

Using This Manual .................. 1-1

Brief Description of the 4291B ............1-3

Additional F

eatures ................. 1-3

2. Installation and Set Up Guide

Incoming Inspection ...............

.. 2-1

ower Requirements ................ .2-5

ower Cable .................. ..2-5

Replacing the Fuse ................2-7

Fuse Selection .... .. .............2-7

Procedure ..... .. .. ............2-7

Operation Conditions ....

...........2-8

entilation Requirements ...............2-8

Instruction for Cleaning ................2-8

Rack Mounting ....................2-8

Rack/Handle Installation ...............2-9

Option 1CN Handle Kit ...............2-9

Installing the Handle ...............2-9

Option 1CM Rack Mount Kit .............2-9

Mounting the Rack ................ 2-9

Option 1CP Rack Mount &Handle Kit ........2-10

Mounting the Handle and Rack ..........2-10

Connecting the T

est Station ............

.. 2-11

Connecting the T

est Head ......

.....2-12

Selecting the T

est Head ......

.....2-12

Connecting the T

est Head to the T

est Station . .... 2-12

Connecting aBNC A

dapter (Option 1D5 Only) ...

.. 2-13

Connecting aKeyboard ........ ..

.. 2-13

3. Impedance Measurement Quick Start

Overview .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... 3-1

Basic Measurement Flow .............. 3-2

Required Equipment ................ 3-3

1. P

ower ON .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-4

2. Calibration ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 3-4

Calibration Procedure . . . . .... .. .. .. .. 3-5

3. Connecting the T

est Fixture ... .. .. .. .. . 3-8

Selecting a TestFixture.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-8

Connecting the Test Fixture to the Test Head . . . . . 3-9

4. Setting the Electrical Length of the Test Fixture . . . 3-10

5. Fixture Compensation ............... 3-11

Performing SHORT Compensation .......... 3-12

Selecting the Shorting Device .... .. .. .. . 3-12

SHORT Compensation Key Sequence . . . . . . . . 3-14

Contents-1

erforming OPEN Compensation . ..........3-14

OPEN Compensation Key Sequence ........3-14

6. Connecting the DUT to the T

est Fixture ....... 3-15

7. Setting up the Analyzer .............

. 3-15

7-1. Setting up for



.Frequency ........ 3-16

7-2. Setting up for C-Dvs

.Frequency .......3-17

7-3. Setting up for C-Dvs

.OSC Level .....

.. 3-18

7-4. Setting up for C-Dvs

.dc-V (Option 001 only) ..3-19

Display Annotations ................ 3-20

8. Measuring the DUT ..............

.. 3-21

erforming A

utomatic Scaling ............ 3-21

9. Analyzing aMeasurement Result .........

.3-21

Using the Marker ............. .. .. .3-21

Reading aMeasured V

alue .........

.. 3-21

Moving the Marker to the Minimum P

oint .....3-22

Clearing the Marker ...........

.. 3-23

Equivalent Circuit Analysis ............. 3-23

Approximation ............. ......3-23

Simulation .....................3-24

Clearing the Approximated Constant Data .....3-24

Clearing the Simulated Data ........... .3-25

10. Measuring Other DUT ............. .. 3-25

or More Information ...

............3-25

4. Dielectric Material Measurement Quick Start

Overview ......................4-1

Brief Measurement Theory ......

.......4-2

Basic Measurement Flow ..............4-3

Required Equipment . ...............4-4

1. Power ON .....................4-5

2. Calibration . ...................4-5

Calibration Procedure . ...............4-6

3. Connecting the T

est Fixture ............4-9

Connecting the T

est Fixture to the T

est Head .....4-9

Selecting the T

est Fixture .............. 4-10

4. Input Load Thickness ...............4-11

5. Fixture Compensation ...............4-12

erforming SHORT Compensation ..........4-12

SHORT Compensation Key Sequence ........ 4-12

erforming OPEN Compensation ...........4-13

OPEN Compensation Key Sequence .... .. .. 4-13

Performing LO

AD Compensation . . . . . . .. .. . 4-14

LOAD Compensation Key Sequence ........ 4-14

6. Input the MUT Thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

7. Placing the MUT in the T

est Fixture . . . . . . . . . 4-15

8. Setting up the Analyzer ...... .. .. .. .. 4-16

8-1. Setting up for

-tan



vs. Frequency ..... 4-17

Display Annotations . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 4-18

8-2. Setting up for a Cole-Cole Plot .... .. .. . 4-19

Display Annotations . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 4-20

9. Measuring the MUT ...... .. .. .. .. .. 4-21

Performing Automatic Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Using the Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

Marker for Frequency/OSC Level/dc bias

Characteristics ................ 4-21

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