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Agilent 41900A PI-Network T

est Fixture

Operation and Service Manual

Agilent Part No. 41900-90020

Printed in JAPAN January 2000

Fourth Edition

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est PGU-Kobe

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Hyogo

,651-2241 Japan

arranty

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echnologies instrument product is warranted against defects in material and

workmanship for aperiod of three months from the date of shipment, except that in the case

of certain components listed in this manual, the warranty shall be for the specied period.

During the warranty period, Agilent T

echnologies will, at its option, either repair or replace

products that prove to be defective

or warranty service or repair

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or software

,orrmware will be uninterrupted or error free

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arranty

The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate

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or misuse, operation outside of the environmental specications for the product, or improper

site preparation or maintenance

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. Agilent T

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Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institute's calibration facility, or to the calibration

facilities of other International Standards Organization members.

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whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory

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technical changes are incorporated.

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First Edition (part number: 41900-90000)

ugust 1996

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Second Edition (part number: 41900-90010)

March 1998

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Third Edition (part number: 41900-90010)

January 2000

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ourth Edition (part number: 41900-90020)

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

given elsewhere in this manual 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

Do NOT Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere

not

operate the instrument in the presence of ammable gasses or fumes

.Operation of any

electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes asafety hazard.

eep A

way from Live Circuits

Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers

.Component replacement and

internal adjustments must be made only 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

oavoid injury

,always disconnect power and

discharge circuits before touching them.

Do NOT Service or A

djust While Alone

not

attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person, capable of turning o

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

Do NOT Substitute P

arts or Modify Instrument

Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards

,do

not

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 the safety features are maintained.

Dangerous Procedure Warnings

arnings

,such as the example below

,precede

TENTIALL

ANGEROUS PROCEDURES

throughout this manual. Instructions contained in the

warnings

must be followed.

Warning

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:

Instruction manual symbol. The product will be marked with this symbol

when it is necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual in order to

protect against damage to the instrument.

Indicates dangerous voltage (terminals fed from the interior by voltage

exceeding 1000 volts must be so marked).

Protective ground terminal. F

or protection against electrical shock in case of

afault in the instrument. Used with wiring terminals to indicate the terminal

that must be connected to ground before operating equipment.

Low-noise or noiseless

,clean ground (earth) terminal. Used for a signal

common, as well as providing protection against electrical shock in case

of afault in the instrument. A terminal marked with this symbol must be

connected to ground in the manner described in the installation (Operation)

manual, and before operating the equipment.

Frame or chassis terminal. Aconnection to the frame (chassis) of the

equipment that normally includes all exposed metal structures

Alternating current (power line).

Direct current (power line).

Alternating or direct current (power line).

arning

denotes ahazard. It calls attention to aprocedure

,practice

condition or the like

,which, if not correctly performed or adhered to

,could

result in

injury

death

to personnel.

Caution

denotes ahazard. It calls attention to aprocedure

,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.

Note

denotes important information. It calls attention to a procedure

practice

,condition or the like

,which is essential to highlight.

Contents

1. General Information

Introduction ..................

.........1-1

Specications ..................

........1-1

or the 41900A .................

.........1-1

or the 41900A used with the 87510A ............... .. ..1-1

or the 41900A used with the E5100A/B .............

.1-2

Supplemental P

erformance Characteristics .............

.1-3

or the 41900A ............... ..

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

2. Preparation for Use

Introduction . .......................

.....2-1

Initial Inspection ................. .. ............2-1

Repackaging the 41900A for Shipment .............. .. .. ..2-5

3. Operation

Introduction ..................

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

Connecting the 41900A for Use ........................3-1

Assembling the C

dapter Board (Option 001) ........

........3-2

Using the Sample Programs (Option 001) ...................3-5

Connecting the 41900A to the 87510A,E5100A/B .......

.......3-5

Executing the Sample Program ...........

............3-5

4. Service

Introduction ......

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

41900A Replaceable P

arts . ..

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

Contents-1

Figures

1-1. Circuit model of the calibration standards ................

.. 1-2

2-1. 41900A PI-Network T

est Fixture Product Overview ............. 2-2

2-2. Option 001 Load Capacitor A

dapter Kit Product Overview .......... 2-4

3-1. Connecting the 41900A to the 87510A,E5100A/B ............

.. 3-1

3-2. C

Adapter Board Circuit Diagram .................... . 3-2

3-3. C

Location .................... .. ......3-4

3-4. SHORT and LO

AD Calibration .............

......3-7

3-5. C

dapter Board Insertion ................. .. ......3-8

3-6. Load Capacitance A

djustment .................. .....3-9

4-1. Replaceable P

arts .............................4-2

ables

1-1. P

arameters ......................

..........1-2

1-2. P

arameters ................................1-2

2-1. 41900A Contents .............................2-3

2-2. Option 001 Contents ............................2-4

3-1. Example of C

Combinations . ...................3-3

3-2. Contents of Disk ...............

.............3-5

3-3. P

arameters Measured ................. ..........3-9

4-1. Replaceable P

arts ................. ............4-3

Contents-2

General Information

Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to enable you to use your 41900A PI-Network T

est Fixture

eciently and condently

. This manual contains the following:

The specications of the 41900A (see this chapter).

Installing the 41900A (see chapter 2).

Operating the 41900A (see chapter 3).

Ordering replaceable parts for the 41900A (see chapter 4).

Specications

This section lists the complete 41900A specications

.These specications are the performance

standards and limits against which the 41900A is tested. When shipped from the factory

,the

41900A meets the following specications:

or the 41900A

vailable T

est Device

:::: :::::::::::::::::::::::

::::::::::::::::::::

Leaded Crystal Resonator

vailable Measurement Conguration

:::

Direct Measurement or Measurement with Load

Capacitor

Dimensions

PI-Network Test Fixture Main Assembly

::::::::::::

approx. 30 (H)

50 (W)

110 (D) mm

eight

PI-Network Test Fixture Main Assembly

::::::::::::::::::

::::::::::::::::

approx. 0.4 kg

For the 41900A used with the 87510A

The following specications show the performance when the 41900A is used with the 87510A

Gain-Phase Analyzer:

Calibration method

:::: ::: :: :: :: ::: :: :: :: :: ::: :: :: ::

3-term calibration (OPEN/SHORT/LO

AD)

(at the measurement terminal to which a device under test (DUT) is connected)

Circuit model of the calibration standards

OPEN Capacitance :

SHORT and LO

AD Impedance @ frequency





f L

General Information 1-1

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