Circuit Type; Instrument Functions; Setup Menu; Measurement Frequency Frq - Hameg R&S HM8118 Benutzerhandbuch

Instrument Functions

nual measurement range selection for high-precision mea-
surements to prevent potential measurement errors due to
incorrect use and other uncertainties. Whenever possible,
make sure to perform measurements with the automatic
measurement range selection activated.
Use the function RNG in the SETUP menu to activate the
manual measurement range selection. Press the knob to
activate the editing mode. You can then press the knob
to select the manual measurement range. If the manual
measurement range selection is activated, you can use the
UP key to manually switch to a higher measurement
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range. Press the DOWN
wer measurement range.
6.5

Circuit Type

If the automatic circuit type selection is activated (by pres-
sing the AUTO key), the LCR bridge R&S®HM8118 will
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automatically select the circuit type (serial or parallel) that
is best suited for the precise measurement, according to
the connected component. It is also possible to select the
circuit type manually (by pressing the SER
or by pressing the PAR
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The circuit type displays the equivalent circuit diagram of
the measurement circuit. Typically, the inductance of coils
is measured in serial mode. However, for certain situations
the parallel equivalent circuit diagram may be better suited
to measure physical components. For instance, this is the
case for coils with iron core which most significantly expe-
rience core losses. If the most significant losses are ohmic
losses or losses in the connecting wires of wired compo-
nents, a serial circuit would be better suited as equivalent
circuit diagram for the measurement circuit. In the auto-
matic mode, the bridge selects the serial equivalent circuit
diagram for impedances below 1kΩ and the parallel equi-
valent circuit diagram for impedance above 1kΩ.
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key to manually switch to a lo-
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key for serial,
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key for parallel).
7 Instrument
Functions
Press the SELECT key to open the main menu. The main
menu enables you to access the submenus SETUP, CORR
and SYST via numeric keypad.
7.1

SETUP Menu

Fig. 7.1: Menu function SETUP display

7.1.1 Measurement Frequency FRQ

The LCR bridge HM8118 includes a measurement fre-
quency range from 20 Hz to 200 kHz (in 69 increments)
with a base accuracy of 100 ppm. The 69 increments of the
measurement frequency range are as follows:
Measurement Frequencies
20Hz 90Hz 500Hz
24Hz 100Hz 600Hz
25Hz 120Hz 720Hz
30Hz 150Hz 750Hz
36Hz 180Hz 800Hz
40Hz 200Hz 900Hz
45Hz 240Hz 1.0kHz
50Hz 250Hz 1.2kHz
60Hz 300Hz 1.5kHz
72Hz 360Hz 1.8kHz
75Hz 400Hz 2.0kHz
80Hz 450Hz 2.4kHz
You can set the measurement frequency either in the SE-
TUP menu via FRQ or via FREQ
knob or the keys
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rement range selection is activated (AUTO
pedance exceeds a value of 1000 Ω, a change in the mea-
surement frequency may result in a change in circuit type
(serial or parallel). In case of high impedances and a power
frequency of 50 Hz/60 Hz, a measurement frequency of
100 Hz/120 Hz may result in an instable measurement va-
lue display due to interferences with the power frequency.
Therefore, depending on the power frequency, it will be
necessary to select a different measurement frequency.
2.5kHz 12kHz 72kHz
3.0kHz 15kHz 75kHz
3.6kHz 18kHz 80kHz
4.0kHz 20kHz 90kHz
4.5kHz 24kHz 100kHz
5.0kHz 25kHz 120kHz
6.0kHz 30kHz 150kHz
7.2kHz 36kHz 180kHz
7.5kHz 40kHz 200kHz
8.0kHz 45kHz
9.0kHz 50kHz
10kHz 60kHz
key by means of the
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. If the automatic measu-
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) and the im-
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