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PXI7052 User`s Manual

1. 1 5 Note The test current is about 0 7mA Logical Frequency 10Hz 1MHz Vp 2 5VSquare wave 2Hz 0 06 4 Duty Cycle 10Hz 500KHz 10 90 0 01 0 06 4 BUY ONWIRE at art control com englishs or CALL 86 010 62991792 609 CN 13 PX17052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 Chapter5 Notes Calibration and Warranty Policy 5 1 Notes In our products packing user can find a user manual a PXI7052 module and a quality guarantee card Users must keep quality guarantee card carefully if the products have some problems and need repairing please send products together with quality guarantee card to ART we will provide good after sale service and solve the problem as quickly as we can When using PXI7052 in order to prevent the IC chip from electrostatic harm please do not touch IC chip in the front panel of PXI7052 module 5 2 Fault Diagnosis 1 If the multimeter card does not read we can press the Ctrl R of the keyboard to reset the chip of the multimeter 2 If the measured value is higher than the selection range it will display OL please select the right range 5 3 Warranty Policy Thank you for choosing ART To understand your rights and enjoy all the after sales services we offer please read the following carefully 1 Before using ART s products please read the user manual and follow the instructions exactly When sending in damaged products for repair please attach an RMA application for
2. click the Range 1 button to select a small range by descending However if in the minimum range to click the Range 1 button it will return to select the maximum range 3 12 Calibration The card has been calibrated before leave the factory only after use a period of time it needs to be calibrated In the calibration we should use the multimeter and signal source that the accuracy is higher than the card The function that can be calibrated shown as the follwoing voltage AC current AC use 10KHz AC signal source for calibration default DC mV V DC uA DC mA DC A and the resistance Click the Adjust button the calibration dialog box will pop up then we can do zero point calibration full scale calibration and clear the calibration value Function DC Volt Unit STARE SAE Dies TaPREHEIE PXI7052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 3 12 1 Zero point Calibration Connect the red and black test wire of the card short the red and black table click on the zero calibration button then wait for the screen to prompt the zero point calibration is completed advanced program will record zero code value If not shorted the table it will pop up dialog box Please confirm whether connect the positive and negative port of the table then connected the table to complete the zero point calibration A PURSE SE 3 12 2 Full scale Calibration Only after the zero point calibration we can do the full s
3. 1 ON 1 7 7 ON 1 OFF 0 OFF 0 OFF 0 8 8 ON 1 OFF 0 OFF 0 ON 1 9 9 ON 1 OFF 0 ON 1 OFF 0 A 10 ON 1 OFF 0 ON 1 ON 1 B 11 ON 1 ON 1 OFF 0 OFF 0 C 12 ON 1 ON 1 OFF 0 ON 1 D 13 ON 1 ON 1 ON 1 OFF 0 E 14 ON 1 ON 1 ON 1 ON 1 F 15 PX17052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 Chapter 3 Operation Method Measurement software interface is shown as below the following details are about the operation of the measurement method PEI7052 0 Multimeter Range 500m v Rangetl Kange 1 Res Short re Diode VP 3 1 Voltage AC V Measurement Measurement the voltage range AC 0 5V 1000V Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the AC V button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to V Q F Hz side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 before to measure connect the other side of the red and black test wire to the both ends of the voltage that is measured 4 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the range selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO then the measurement range will be automatically selected based on the size of the measured signal 5 read the measurement value from the display box If display OL means the measurement voltage is over the instrument s
4. 10 50mA luA 0 25 10 1 5mV mA 500mA 10nA 0 25 10 5A 0 lmA 0 5 10 30mV A 10A ImA 0 5 10 Note The above accuracy can be guaranteed within the all ranges 4 2 AC Measurement Voltage AC 5V 0 1mV 2 5 40 1 40 2 5 40 50V Imv 2 5 40 1 40 2 5 40 500V 10mV 2 5 40 reserved reserved 1000V 0 1V 2 5 40 reserved reserved Note The above accuracy can be guaranteed within the 10 100 of the full range Current AC Sopa ou 2 20 Le 0 75 20 206420 vna 5000nA OlpA 2 10 0 75 10 2 10 E 50mA A 2 20 0 75 20 2 20 1 5mV mA PX17052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 500mA 10nA 2 10 0 1 10 2 10 5A 0 lmA 2 20 0 75 20 2 20 30mV A Note The above accuracy can be guaranteed within the 10 100 of the full range 4 3 Other Measurement Resistance Range Resolution Accuracy 5009 0 010 0 5 10 5KO 0 19 0 5 5 50KQ LO 0 5 45 500KQ 10Q 0 5 5 5MQ 100Q 0 5 10 50MQ IKQ 1 10 Note The above accuracy can be guaranteed within the all ranges Capacitance 500nF 0 InF 1 15 5uF InF 1 10 50uF 10nF 1 10 500uF 0 1uF 10 10 Diode 2 5V 0 1mV
5. and the earth is 1000V AC DC 1000V CAT II pollution degree 2 gt Operating Temperature 5 C 30 C relative humidity 0 80 31 C 41 C relative humidity 0 50 gt Storage Temperature 20 C 60 C relative humidity lt 80 FEATURES gt Auto manual range selection gt Computer display record gt Overload protection gt Measurement signal digital isolation PXI7052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 Chapter 2 Component Layout Diagram and a Brief Description 2 1 The Main Component Layout Diagram W ZA Set zs 646 ELE KEE TF Bay ad VU dt 4 Dr H H Gem ISCHT E H 2 2 The Function Description for the Main Component 2 2 1 Signal Input and Output Connectors V Q F Hz except the current measurement all the other measurements use it as the input port connect with the red multimeter pen COM the negative input of the all measurements connect with the black multimeter pen uA mA it is the positive input when measuring current pA mA connect with the red multimeter pen 10A it is the positive input when measuring current 0 5A 10A connect with the red multimeter pen 2 2 2 Physical ID of DIP Switch DIDI Set physical ID number When the PC is installed more than one PXI8191 you can use the DIP switch to set a physical ID number for each board which makes it very convenient for users to distinguish and visit each board in the progress of the hardware configuration and software programmi
6. click the Res Short button to select Resistance the resistance measurement mode and the Short is ON OFF mode 4 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the range selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO then the measurement range will be automatically selected based on the size of the measured signal 5 for the resistance measurement connect the red and black test wires with the resistance read the measurement value from the display box In Manual mode if it displays OL it means over the range and we should select the greater range to measure If it displays OL in the maximum range it means the resistance is greater than 50MQ For ON OFF measurement connect the red and black test wires with the two measurement points if the resistance between two points is less than 5002 60Q the buzzer will sound and the display box shows the resistance value if display OL it means the resistance is greater than 500Q Note If test the ON OFF in the circuit board we should power off and then measure Because there may be other parallel circuit the test value maybe not the real value of the resistance PX17052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 3 8 Current A Measurement Current measurement range is DC 0 1mA 10A AC 0 5A 10A Measurement method is as follows 1
7. for the DC measurement mode or select AC Current for the AC measurement mode 4 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the range selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO in this mode Range selection box is invalid 5 turn off the power of the circuit access the red and black test wire to the test circuit in series mode and then turn on the power of the test circuit under 6 read the measurement value the from the display box In DC mode if it displays positive means the current is from the red test wire to the instrument If it displays negative means the current is from the black test wire to the instrument If display OL means the current over range Note pre estimated the measurement current and the A table should be not over fuse current value 0 63A 3 10 Current uA Measurement Current measurement range is DC 0 01nA S5000HA AC SuA 5000nA Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the uA button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to uA mA side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 click the A button to select DC Current for the DC measurement mode or select AC Current for the AC measurement mode 4 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the rang
8. open the program press the A button 2 connect one side of the red test wire tol0A side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 click the A button to select DC Current for the DC measurement mode or select AC Current for the AC measurement mode 4 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the range selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO in this mode Range selection box is invalid 5 turn off the power of the circuit access the red and black test wire to the test circuit in series mode and then turn on the power of the test circuit under 6 read the measurement value the from the display box In DC mode if it displays positive means the current is from the red test wire to the instrument If it displays negative means the current is from the black test wire to the instrument If display OL means the current over range Note pre estimated the measurement current and the A table should be not over fuse current value 0 63A 3 9 Current mA Measurement Current measurement range is DC IuA 500mA AC 5mA 500mA Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the mA button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to uA mA side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 click the A button to select DC Current
9. range the red and black test wire should be disconnected from the test circuit immediately Note The measurement voltage should be not over 1000V 3 2 Voltage DC mV Measurement Measurement the voltage range DC 1nV 500mV Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the DC mV button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to V Q F Hz side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal BUY ONWIRE at art control com englishs or CALL 86 010 62991792 609 CN 6 PXI7052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 3 before to measure connect the other side of the red test wire with the positive side of the measured voltage signal and the black test wire to the negative side of the measured voltage signal 4 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the range selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO then the measurement range will be automatically selected based on the size of the measured signal 5 read the measurement value from the display box If display OL means the measurement voltage is over the instrument s range the red and black test wire should be disconnected from the test circuit immediately Note when the test wire is floating there may be display a stable reading caused by the the sense voltage in the test wire but does not affect the measureme
10. test wire to V Q F Hz side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 if the capacitance has voltage shorted the capacitance to discharge 4 connect the red and black test wire to the capacitance if the capacitance is polarity the red test wire should connect with the anode the black test wire connect with the cathode 5 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the range selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO then the measurement range will be automatically selected based on the size of the measured signal 6 read the capacitance value from the display If the capacitance value gt 500uF meter will display OL If the capacitance lt 10nF will display 0 Note when measure 50uF 500uF capacitance in order to ensure the measurement accuracy the instrument will take a long time to discharge for the capacitance so the measurement value is refreshed slowly Do not measure the capacitance on the circuit that has other components in parallel because it will cause large error 3 7 Resistance ON OFF Measurement Resistance measurement range is 0 12 50MQ Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the Res Short button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to V Q F Hz side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3
11. Multimeter V6 022 Chapter I Overview Unpacking Checklist Check the shipping carton for any damage If the shipping carton and contents are damaged notify the local dealer or sales for a replacement Retain the shipping carton and packing material for inspection by the dealer Check for the following items in the package If there are any missing items contact your local dealer or sales gt PXI7052 Card gt ART Disk a user s manual pdf b drive c catalog gt Warranty Card PARAMETER gt 5000 counting measurement max display 4999 that is 4 15 digits gt Auto manual range the basic sample rate is 2 5 times sec gt Measurement Type AC voltage DC voltage current resistance capacitance diode frequency gt Measuring range AC voltage 5V 50V 500V 1000V DC voltage 50mV 500mV 5V 50V 500V 1000V Current 500nA 5000uA 50mA 500mA 5A 10A Resistance 5009 5KQ 50KQ 500KQ 5M80 50MQ Capacitance 500nF 5uE 50uF 500uF gt ACV and DCV measurements up to 1000V gt AC true RMS measurement gt DC measurement accuracy is 0 03 gt 0 010 resistance resolution and the 1uV voltage resolution gt Inthe pA mA measurement the protection current is 0 64A gt Capacitance measurement from 0 01nF to 500uF gt Wirear frequency measurement logic frequency duty cycle measurement gt Over range indicator OL gt Fuse 0 63A S500V LA mA side 10A S00V 10A side gt The max voltage between the measurement side
12. PXI17052 User s Manual CO Beijing ART Technology Development Co Ltd PXI17052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 Contents EEN ice da Ee EE 2 Chapter L OVerview Bssessezzezznnzizzzt iben ra e ARA Ea Ag AE E E EARE EROE E AERES 3 Chapter 2 Component Layout Diagram and a Brief Description 4 2 1 The Main Component Layout Diagram 0 eecessceseceseceeceseceseeeseceseceseceseeeseceaeeeseceseeeseeeaeceecesaeeeeeeneeeneeeneeesees 4 2 2 The Function Description for the Main Component sse eeesensnenenzznnzzznzzznznnzzznzzznananananana nazz ntnenanantnznnnz 4 2 2 1 Signal Input and Output Connectors 4 2 2 2 Physical ID of DIP Switch 4 Chapter 3 Operation Method E 6 3 1 Voltage AC V Measurement stn tEn tutt SNEESES SEESE S SENE ESS EEn ES nentes nenes senesne nennen 6 3 2 Voltage DC mV Measurement cccccecssesssceesseeeestecsseeeesecesseecsseecnscecseeeeeeneeeseeeeseeesseecsseeeseceeseceeeseeesereeeeeeeenes 6 3 3 Voltage DC REEL 7 3 4 Logic Frequency Duty Cycle Measurement 0 cescescceseceseceeceseceseceseceseceaeceseceaeceseceseceseceseceseeeseeeseeeaeceaeeeaeeeaeee 7 3 5 Diode Measurement Diode VE 7 3 6 Capacitance Measurement cccccscccsssscessseesseeeeseeesscecscecessecesseecssaecssecsseeessneesceeesseeesseecssaseseeseeesaeecsaeeesaneeseseeeeaes 8 3 7 Resistance ON OFF Measurement sccscccsscssscesscsssccsscesscesseesscsssessessscessessceessessceescessseescesscensesessces
13. arry out the following operations In Resource Explorer open CD ROM drive run Others gt SUPPORT gt PCI bat procedures and delete the hardware information that relevant to our boards and then carry out the process of section I all over again we can complete the new installation
14. cale calibration Access the signal source that is about the full range of the PXI7052 to the PXI7052 card use the multimeter which accuracy is higher than the PXI7052 to measure the true value then write the actual measurement value into the actual measurement value dialog box last click full scale calibration button to complete the full scale calibration Click OK to exit calibration Function DC Volt Unit V SES SEI E TAREE UE Special Note the AC signal only need to do full scale calibration Operation Method after the zero point calibration click Clear calibration value button then wire the actual standard measurement value to actual measurement value dialog last click the full scale calibration to complete the full scale calibration PX17052 Digital Multimeter Chapter4 Range and Accuracy Following range is the instrument calibrated within one year under normal use the basic conditions for the working temperature is 18 C 28 C relative humidity less than 80 The accuracy is of reading low number 4 1 DC Measurement Voltage DC 50mV 0 001mV 0 05 15 500mV 0 01mV 0 05 10 5V 0 1mV 0 05 10 50V ImV 0 05 10 500V 10mV 0 05 10 1000V 0 1V 0 05 10 Note The above accuracy can be guaranteed within the all ranges Current DC 500uA 0 01uA 0 25 15 102uV uA 50004A 0 luA 0 25
15. e selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO in this mode Range selection box is invalid BUY ONWIRE at art control com englishs or CALL 86 010 62991792 609 CN 9 PXI7052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 5 turn off the power of the circuit access the red and black test wire to the test circuit in series mode and then turn on the power of the test circuit under 6 read the measurement value the from the display box In DC mode if it displays positive means the current is from the red test wire to the instrument If it displays negative means the current is from the black test wire to the instrument If display OL means the current over range Note pre estimated the measurement current and the A table should be not over fuse current value 0 63A 3 11 The Range Addition Subtraction Selection For various measurements there are two shortcut keys Range 1 and Range 1 corresponding to range y g 8 p 8 8 addition and subtraction 3 11 1 Range Addition When select a range measurement it displays OL means the measurement value is over the setting range should choose a greater range to measure this time click on Range 1 to select the greater range However if it displays OL in the maximum range click Range 1 button to return to select the smallest range 3 11 2 Range Subtraction When select a measurement range
16. gic high level and the black test wire to the logic low level 4 the measured value read from the display 5 this item is automatic range Manual Auto button is invalid Note the signal frequency is lower or higher than the measuring range of the instrument the reading value maybe not correct 3 5 Diode Measurement Diode VF The forward voltage drop of the diode is 0 2 5V Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the Diode VF button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to V Q F Hz side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 connect the red test wire with the anode of the diode the black test wire to the cathode of the diode the display will show the forward voltage drop of the diode 4 connect the black test wire with the anode of the diode the red test wire to the cathode of the diode if the display shows OL it means the reverse resistance is normal otherwise it means diode reverse leakage BUY ONWIRE at art control com englishs or CALL 86 010 62991792 609 CN 7 PXI7052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 Note If test the diode in the circuit board we should power off and then measure Because there may be other parallel circuit the test value maybe not listed as the 3 4 above 3 6 Capacitance Measurement Capacitance measurement range is 100nF 500uF Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the CAP button 2 connect one side of the red
17. m which can be downloaded from www art control com 2 All ART products come with a limited two year warranty gt The warranty period starts on the day the product is shipped from ART s factory gt For products containing storage devices hard drives flash cards etc please back up your data before sending them for repair ART is not responsible for any loss of data gt Please ensure the use of properly licensed software with our systems ART does not condone the use of pirated software and will not service systems using such software ART will not be held legally responsible for products shipped with unlicensed software installed by the user 3 Our repair service is not covered by ART s guarantee in the following situations gt Damage caused by not following instructions in the User s Manual gt Damage caused by carelessness on the user s part during product transportation gt Damage caused by unsuitable storage environments i e high temperatures high humidity or volatile chemicals gt Damage from improper repair by unauthorized ART technicians gt Products with altered and or damaged serial numbers are not entitled to our service 4 Customers are responsible for shipping costs to transport damaged products to our company or sales office 5 To ensure the speed and quality of product repair please download an RMA application form from our company website PX17052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 Products Rapid I
18. ng The following four bit number is expressed by the binary system When DIP switch points to ON that means 1 and when it points to the other side that means 0 As they are shown in the following diagrams ID3 is the high bit IDO is the low bit and the black part in the diagram represents the location of the switch Test software of the company often uses the logic ID management equipments and at this moment the physical ID DIP switch is invalid If you want to use more than one kind of the equipments in one and the same system at the same time please use the physical ID as much as possible BUY ONWIRE at art control com englishs or CALL 86 010 62991792 609 CN 4 PX17052 Digital Multimeter V6 022 ID3 ID2 IDI IDO 4 3 2 1 DIDI ON on The above chart shows 1111 so it means that the physical ID is 15 ID3 ID2 IDI IDO 4 3 2 1 DIDI ON on The above chart shows 0111 so it means that the physical ID is 7 ID3 ID2 IDI IDO 4 3 2 1 DIDI ON on The above chart shows 0101 so it means that the physical ID is 5 OFF 0 OFF 0 OFF 0 OFF 0 0 0 OFF 0 OFF 0 OFF 0 ON 1 1 1 OFF 0 OFF 0 ON 1 OFF 0 2 2 OFF 0 OFF 0 ON 1 ON 1 3 3 OFF 0 ON 1 OFF 0 OFF 0 4 4 OFF 0 ON 1 OFF 0 ON 1 5 5 OFF 0 ON 1 ON 1 OFF 0 6 6 OFF 0 ON 1 ON
19. nstallation and Self check Rapid Installation Product driven procedure is the operating system adaptive installation mode After inserting the disc you can select the appropriate board type on the pop up interface click the button driver installation Jor select CD ROM drive in Resource Explorer locate the product catalog and enter into the APP folder and implement Setup exe file After the installation pop up CD ROM shut off your computer insert the PCI card If it is a USB product it can be directly inserted into the device When the system prompts that it finds a new hardware you do not specify a drive path the operating system can automatically look up it from the system directory and then you can complete the installation Self check At this moment there should be installation information of the installed device in the Device Manager when the device does not work you can check this item Open Start gt Programs gt ART Demonstration Monitoring and Control System gt Corresponding Board gt Advanced Testing Presentation System the program is a standard testing procedure Based on the specification of Pin definition connect the signal acquisition data and test whether AD is normal or not Connect the input pins to the corresponding output pins and use the testing procedure to test whether the switch is normal or not Delete Wrong Installation When you select the wrong drive or viruses lead to driver error you can c
20. nt accuracy 3 3 Voltage DC V Measurement Measurement the voltage range DC 0 5V 1000V Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the DC V button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to V Q F Hz side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 before to measure connect the other side of the red test wire with the positive side of the measured voltage signal and the black test wire to the negative side of the measured voltage signal 4 when measurement the Manual button is Manual selection range we can manually select the range in the range selection box And we also can press the Manual button to switch to the Auto automatically select range the display box will show AUTO then the measurement range will be automatically selected based on the size of the measured signal 5 read the measurement value from the display box If display OL means the measurement voltage is over the instrument s range the red and black test wire should be disconnected from the test circuit immediately Note The measurement voltage should be not over 1000V 3 4 Logic Frequency Duty Cycle Measurement Frequency range is 10Hz 1MHz Vp 2 5 5V duty cycle range is 10 90 Measurement method is as follows 1 open the program press the Hz button 2 connect one side of the red test wire to V Q F Hz side and one side of the black test wire to the COM terminal 3 connect the red test wire with the lo
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