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1. 1 17 1 3 1 Front 4 000 8 17 1 3 2 The Display ers t RH E ERR ceva dese 19 1 3 2 1 AMMUNCIATOFS 19 1 3 3 The Rear Panel vec ie ex Ea eT e DATA RR AA M 20 2 BASIC MEASUREMENT 21 2 1 VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS DCV amp 2 7 2 2 21 2 2 RATIO MEASUREMENTS DC VOLTAGE ONLY memes 22 2 3 CURRENT MEASUREMENTS DC amp 2 2 1 4 23 2 4 RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS 2 amp 4 nenne 24 2 5 FREQUENCY amp PERIOD 5 25 2 6 CONTINUITY 5 2 1 00 27 2 7 DIODE MEASUREMENTS iiie etaed voce paar ROT EE Red 28 2 8 TEMPERATURE 5 29 2 8 1 Thermocouple 30 2 8 2 RTD 0 0 20000 30 2 8 2 1 2 Wire RTD 2 31 2 8 2 2 3 Wire RTD 2
2. 130 THE DEVQUERY 133 USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY Preface To use the product safely read this instruction manual to the end Before using this product understand how to correctly use it If you read the manuals but you do not understand how to use it ask us or your local dealer After you read the manuals save it so that you can read it anytime as required Pictorial indication and warning character indication The manuals and product show the warning and caution items required to safely use the product The following pictorial indication and warning character indication are provided lt Pictorial indication gt Some parts of this product or certain sections of the user s guide may show this pictorial indication In this case if that part of the product is used incorrectly the user s body or the product be exposed to serious danger Be sure to refer to this user s guide when using parts with this pictorial indication A Some part of this product or the manuals may show this pictorial indication In this case there are high voltage points Be careful enough to handle the product to avoid electric shock If you ignore this indication and incorrectly use the product you may be killed WARNING or seriously injured This indication means that a warning item is provided in order to avoid extreme risk If you ignore this
3. 3 25 Note To disable the limits function you always need to go to Math submenu and select OFF or press other measurement buttons The MATH annunciator should not be lit when disabled Remote Interface Operation Use the following commands to enable the limits function or to set the limits CALCulate FUNCtion LI Mit CALCulate STATe OFF ON CALCulate STATe CALCulate LI Mit LOWer value Nimum MAXimum CALCulate LI Mit Nimum MAXimum CALCulate LI Mit UPPer lt value gt MINimum MAXimum CALCulate LI Mit UPPer MI Nimum MAXimum Acquisition of limit test s result The result for Pass Fail test may be aquired from the USB connector located at rear panel for DL 1060 Please refer 4 1 Pass Fail Output From USB Connector for detail 69 3 3 5 MX B Definition This mathematical function multiplies a measurement reading X by a specified scale factor M and add an offset B automatically The answer Y will then be shown on the display according to the following equation Y MX B This is especially useful when you need to do slope calculations on a series of measurements The values of the M and B can be changed through the configuration of this function and they are stored in a volatile memory and will be cleared after the meter has been turned off or a remote interface reset How to use function You can use MX B function from the f
4. 7 11000V CAT 600 gt RANGE Figure 2 2 Remote Interface Operation Use the following command to make a RATIO measurement CONFigure VOLTage DC RATio range N DEF resolution MI N MAX DEF 22 2 3 Current Measurements amp The ranges for DC current measurements in DL 1060 10mA 100mA 1A 3A 10 For AC current measurements the range is 1A with a sensitivity of 1 A to 10A AC Coupled T RMS with a sensitivity of 10 pA Figure 2 3 shows you how to measure DC AC currents in DL 1060 To avoid damaging the fuse of current input Under current measurements the input source below 3A or between 3A and 10A will be measured only through the 3A 10A and LO input connectors Ensure the test leads are correctly connected to the DMM current inputs It s important to prevent the internal fuse damage from abusing source over 3 A on the 3A input connector or over 10 A on the 10 Amp coonector The measured values will be incorrect under the following conditions 1 At3A terminal Range 10 A Input Source 3A 2 At 10A terminal Range 3 A Input Source Please do not input the current to both 3A and 10A terminals simultaneously To eliminate the thermal EMFs due to the differences between two metals use copper leads to connect your source signal to the meter How to measure current 15 2 Connect the test leads to the termi
5. DIGITS NULL 7 Ese N v Y ON SES OE SS n 2 SG Figure 3 18 FUSE FUSE 250 15 250V CAT 1 1000V 600 gt Internal Immediate Trigger Mode Remote nterface Operation Only Definition The immediate triggering mode is only available through the remote interface operations and it is the default for the remote interface operations When the meter is in immediate trigger mode a trigger will be issued immediately as soon as the meter is in wait for event state 57 How to use Immediate Trigger Use the following command in your PC terminal to set the internal immediate trigger TRI Gger SOURce I MMediate C Single Trigger Mode Front panel operation only Definition Single trigger mode takes one reading or specified number of readings each time when user presses TRIGER key Please refer to 3 2 3 for setting the number of samples on each trigger When the TRIG annunciator on the display is lit the meter is ready for next trigger event The single trigger mode is only available through the front panel operations but it s not available for the diode and continuity functions How to use Single Trigger 1 Press one of the measurement function keys to select a measurement function as shown in Figure 3 19 Press TRIGGER key on the front panel to set the trigger mode 3 Disable the mode by pressing SHIFT TRIGGER TEXIO 61 2 DI
6. gt ON OFF gt ENTER to enable disable the beep as shown in Figure 3 31 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT VO AF A H 1000V 200V RATIO MAX REF 10A 500Vpk RMS RMS FUSE FUSE 250V 15 250V CAT 1 1000V 600v gt Figure 3 31 Remote Interface Operation The following commands show how to use the remote interface operation to disable or enable the beeper SYSTem BEEPer SYSTem BEEPer STATe OFF ON 76 3 4 3 Reading Memory Store amp Recall DL 1060 has a memory capacity of 2000 readings The readings are stored in first in first out order and the memory type is volatile which means the stored readings will be cleared when the multimeter is power off The reading memory feature can be used for all measurement functions math operations trigger operations and reading hold The default number of readings to store is 100 and the anunciator MEM will light up when STORE feature is enabled How to use the reading memory You can store the readings and access to the stored readings through either the front panel operation or the remote interface operation Note Each datum stored from 01 1060 to remote interface will be in a first and first out condition Front Panel Operation Before using the reading memory feature you need to select a measureme
7. 1 1000V CATH 600 gt SENSe TEMPerature RTD TYPE PT100 D100 F100 85 PT3916 USER SPRTD NTCT SENSe UNIT Cel Far K SENSe UNIT SENSe TEMPerature RTD RZERo lt value gt Nimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature RTD ALPHa lt value gt Nimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature RTD BETA lt value gt SENSe TEMPerature RTD DELTa lt gt SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD RZERo lt value gt MINimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD A4 lt value gt MINimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD B4 lt value gt MINimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD AX lt value gt MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD BX lt value gt MINimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD CX lt value gt MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD DX value MI Nimum MAXimum 51 Thermocouple Definition DL 1060 is built in cold junction compensation that can improve the accuracy of thermo measurements If you are using this function you have to set an adapter type For example through the TYPE selections you are available to use a specific adapter K J R S T E N B or C for temperature measurement Perhaps it s not the solution you want according to your application Pick the next selection RJUNCTION s REAL or RJUNCTION s SIMULATED by the procedure SHIFT gt TEMP gt CONFIG gt RJUNCTION gt REAL SIMULATED This procedure is not f
8. 27 0 nnns 85 5 ERROR MESSAGE aire or e eae eee 95 5 1 ERROR TYPE ER 95 Slet Execution ETOF S iae 95 APPENDIX pP 99 SPECIFICATION LIST 99 B REMOTE INTERFACE 103 1 An Introduction to the SCPI 103 B 2 Output Data 4 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 106 The MEASure Command 1 106 4 CONFigure Command sss 108 5 The Measurement Configuration Command 109 B 6 The Math Operation 114 B 7 The Triggering Commands sese 116 8 The System Related 117 9 The SCPI Status Reporting 120 B 10 Status Reporting 124 11 SCPI Compliance 125 12 GPIB IEEE 488 Compliance Information 126 C ABOUT APPLICATION PROGRAMS nnn 128 C 1 Using MEASure for a Single Measurement 128 C 2 Using CONFigure with a Math Operation
9. TCOUPL RMS RMS MAX POWER 22 Frea conr J AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH L mi Er s FUSE USE STORE DIGITS NULL 250V 15 250V CAT 1000 600v 3 OFF ON Figure 3 16 55 3 2 Trigger Operations The triggering system of the DL 1060 will be explained in this section DL 1060 provides a various trigger operations such as trigger mode trigger source and different trigger settings for a specific measurement The selected setup will be stored into the volatile memory and it returns to the default mode after power off Following Figure 3 17 describes the detail of the trigger setup fJ N Samle 1 TRIGger COUNT 1 Idle state Waiting for event lt N TRIGger COUNT 1 Trigger source TRiGger SOURce IMMediate TRIGger SOURce EXTernal TRIGger SOURce BUS Single Trigger Mode Samlez1 Sampling Trigger Operation Flow Chart Figure 3 17 The trigger system is supposed to be in an idle status when DL 1060 is not measuring sampling display will illuminates when measurement is in progress When starting measurement after idle status the trigger system should be in trigger waiting status To make is in trigger waiting status execute one of the following command via remote interface INTiate READ MEASure While DL 1060 is in t
10. respectively TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT vob 2 7 200 RATIO pns MAX REF 500V pk EE E Lo J NN NS FUNCTION RANGE ES NS ACH E sole En RMS RMS POWER ACV Q2 FREQ e p I L NI SS e AO JE AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU AUTO T m Ww FUSE FUSE nee TRIGGER STORE 8 NULL if 3A250V 15A 2500 ML CAT 1 1000V 600v gt Figure 3 12 52 Real Temperature Setup 1 2 3i Selet a type and matched an adaptor correctly as shown in Figure 3 13 Press SHIFT TEMP to choose thermocouple function Press CONFIG and then use gt to locate REAL then press ENTER to check the present temperature Press ESC to reach the upper layer Press lt and gt to locate RJUNCTION then do the prcedure ENTER gt REAL to execute the function TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw va FUNCTION 04 NU 3 FUSE FUSE Br 2 e 3A250V 45A 250V 5 1 1000 600v gt RANGE
11. Figure 3 13 Simulated Temperature Setup 1 2 4 Select a type and matched an adaptor correctly as shown in Figure 3 14 Press SHIFT TEMP to choose thermocouple function Press CONFIG and then use 4 and to locate RJUNCTION gt SIMULATED Use 4 and gt to move through the digits and A and to increase or decrease the numbers to a desired value Press ENTER to execute the function TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT 0n4W vn a _ lt FUSE FUSE STORE DIGITS NULL 4 3A 250V 15A 250V MILLE 1000 600v gt 3 14 53 Remote I nterface Operation Use the following commands to set up the thermocouple configuration SENSe UNIT Cel SENSe UNI T SENSe TCOuple TYPE SI T SENSe TCOuple SI Mulated value MI Nimum 3 1 8 Remote nterface Selection The DL 1060 Series provide USB GPIB and RS 232 interfaces DL 1060 provides USB interface and DL 1060G provides both GPIB and USB interfaces and DL 1060RS provides both RS 232 and USB interfaces but only one interface can be activated at a time If you are using GPIB you must set the address for the multimeter You can set the address to any value from O and 31 The address is set to 22 when the multimeter is shipped from the facto
12. How to make a ratio measurement There are two ways to make a ratio measurement Through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation The locations of the buttons are highlighted in Figure 2 2 Front Panel Operation 1 Connect the test leads to the terminals on the front panel Connect the reference signal to the SENSE HI and LO terminals Then connect the SENSE LO to the INPUT LO terminal Press DCV button to select DC voltage measurement Press CONFIG and then use lt and buttons to locate RATIO option Press ENTER to select it Connect test leads from the INPUT HI amp LO and the SENSE HI amp LO to your source signal and observe readings vig pa e X Note The limit of RATIO REF input is 1 2V X Note To turn off this function please press one of the measurement function buttons X Note RAT anunciator will lit when Ratio measurement is on TEXIO DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw va3 4F U AN MAX H E FUNCTION RANGE si YA 500V pk ACI 04 4 gt TCOUPL RMS RMS MX c 1 POWER Acv Q2 conr TEMP _ j id Li i My EAT a ee a 2 O AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU AUTO gt 2 L m _ FUSE FUSE OFF store blarts NULL 1 ese P dam SA 250V 15A 250V ON
13. O Available A Not covered Unavailable A This symbol indicates that the measured value is not covered by the specifications XxX Note To simultaneously measure the DCI amp DCV from the same input source you have to use three leads The voltage and current measurements must share the same common lead at the LO terminal However this application will cause an inaccurate measurement due to the leads combining with a small amount of internal resistance in the DMM and forming an IR which directly and annoyingly affects the measurement For instance 30 mQ of lead resistance will cause approximate 90 mV error at 3 A When executing the 2nd function with voltage and current measurements do not connect the different votage at the LO terminal Connecting the short condition may damage your meter and EUT Equipment Under TEST or cause possible fire or personal injury Voltage SENSE INPUT vote tk Current 34 How to use 2ND measurement 1 Press one of the measurement function keys to select a primary measurement 2 Press SHIFT ENTER to enter 2ND submenu 3 Use lt or gt button to locate a desired secondary measurement and press ENTER to select it 4 Use 4 or gt button to locate a desired secondary configuration and then press ENTER to select it If you need to set another configuration repeat the operation from Pressing SHIFT ENTER 5 Observe and take readings on the display The up
14. to 1767 C 1 5 C 5 to 1767 C 1 5 C T 250 C to 400 C 1 5 C 1 Specifications are for 2 hour warm up condition 6 1 2 digits and they re relative to calibration standards 7 The measurement accuracy excluded the error of test leads 101 General Specifications Item Limitation amp description Power Supply 100 V 120 V 220 V 220 V 10 Power Line Frequency 50 60 Hz 10 Power Consumption 25 VA peak Operating Temperature 0 to 50 C Operating Humidity Maximum relative humidity 80 for temperature up to 31 C Storage Temperature 10 to 60 Operating Altitude Up to 2000 m Bench Dimensions WxHxD 214 6 mm x 88 6 mm x 280 7 mm Weight Approx 2 7 kg Safety EN61010 1 2001 2 Edition conformity EMC EN61326 1 2006 conformity Accessories Power cable USB cable Test leads Fuse CD ROM Application amp Instruction manual 102 B Remote Interface Reference B 1 An Introduction to the SCPI Language SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments is an ASCII based instrument command language designed for test and measurement instruments SCPI commands are based on a hierarchical structure also known as a tree system In this system associated commands are grouped together under a common node or root thus forming subsystems A portion of the SENSe subsystem is shown below to ill
15. SENSe FUNCtion VOLTage DC FUNCtion VOLTage DC RATio FUNCtion VOLTage AC FUNCtion CURRent DC FUNCtion CURRent AC FUNCtion RESistance 2 wire FUNCtion FRESistance 4 wire FUNCtion FREQuency FUNCtion PERiod FUNCtion CONTinuity FUNCtion DIODe FUNCtion TCOuple FUNCtion TEMPerature FUNCtion CAPacitrance FUNCtion SENSe VOLTage DC RANGe 41 range MINimum MAXimum VOLTage DC RANGe MINimum MAXimum VOLTage AC RANGe lt range gt MINimum MAXimum VOLTage AC RANGe MINimum MAXimum CURRent DC RANGe lt range gt MINimum MAXimum CURRent DC RANGe MINimum MAXimum CURRent AC RANGe lt range gt MINimum MAXimum CURRent AC RANGe MINimum MAXimum RESistance RANGe 4 range MINimum MAXimum RESistance RANGe MINimum MAXimum FRESistance RANGe lt range gt MINimum MAXimum FRESistance RANGe MINimum MAXimum FREQuency VOLTage RANGe range FREQuency VOLTage RANGe MINimum MAXimum PERiod VOLTage RANGe lt range gt MINimum MAXimum PERiod VOLTage RANGe MINimum MAXimum 87 SENSe VOLTage DC RANGe AUTO OFF ON VOLTage DC RANGe AUTO VOLTage AC RANGe AUTO OFF ON VOLTage AC RANGe AUTO CURRent DC RANGe AUTO OFF ON CURRent DC RANGeAUTO CURRent AC RANGe AUTO OFF ON CURRent AC RANGe AUTO RESistance RANGe AUTO OFF ON RESistance RANGe AUTO FRESistance RANGe AUTO OFF ON FRESistance RANGe AUTO FREQuency VOLTag
16. SRE Event Register Enable Register Operation Complete Not Used Quen Enor Output Buffer Device Error Execution Error LU OR Command Error Not Used Power On ESR ESE value ESE About the Status Byte The conditions from other status registers will be reported by the status byte summary register To clear an event register will clear the according bits in the status byte summary register And to read all messages in the output buffer including all pending queries will clear the message available bit The following list shows the definition of each bit Bit Decimal Definition Value 0 Not Used 1 Set to 0 1 Not Used 2 Set to 0 2 Not Used 4 Set to 0 One or more bits are set in the questionable data register Bits 3 Questionable Data 8 have to be enabled in enable register 4 Message Available 16 Data in the DMM s output buffer is available One or more bits are set in the Standard Event Register Bits have 5 Standard Event 32 to be enabled in enable register 6 Request Service 64 The DMM is requiring service Serial Poll 7 Not Used 128 Set to 0 On the other hand there are some conditions that users have to note 121 The following conditions will clear the summary register Users execute a CLS clear status command To query the standard event and questionable data registers will clear only the separate bits
17. lt aad 5 Gees J A Wa scm y 4 CAT I 1000V 600 gt Y 9 NC J v J RECALL FILTER STORE DIGITS NULL Figure 3 21 D Trigger delay This feature is useful for user who needs a longer delay time to wait for the system to be stabilized The time needed to stabilize a measurement system is called the settling time The settling time depends on the measurement range cable properties and signal source Defaults The default of the trigger delay is automatic DL 1060 automatically selects a delay time for you according to the setting of the measurement if you do not specify a delay A list of the default for each measurement function is shown on Table 3 4 The range for the delay is from to 3600 seconds The defined selection of delay time is stored in a volatile memory and the default will be restored when the meter is power off The internal settings of automatic trigger delay The delay time for automatic trigger delay is determined by the selection of measurement function range and the setting of integration time and AC filter speed The following table shows the default delay time for each measurement setting 62 Table 3 4 1000 to 100kQ 1 5 ms Q2 and 04 PLC lt 1 1 10 ms External Trigger mur R te Interf emote Interface 1 0s Frequency Period Front Panel 05 Auto Trigger ON How to specify a d
18. FUNCTION o k E OFF ON MENU DL 1060 AUTO Sense 3 wire I 1000 600 gt Figure 2 11 In short Condition 2 8 2 3 4 Wire RTD Measurements How to measure temperature with 4 Wire RTD The following Figure 2 12 shows theory diagram of 4 Wire RTD measurement Press TEMP button Insert a specified adapter into the front terminals Selection or skip this step to use the default settings Observe and take readings on the display Sense 4 wire TEXIO 6 1 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER FUNCTION 4F DL 1060 INPUT RN Figure 2 12 32 Sense Q 4 wire LO 1000V 600V 3 USE 3A250V RTD Configure sensor type and unit by using the CONFIG button refer to 3 1 8 Sensor RTD 2 9 Capacitance Measurements The ranges for capacitance measurements in DL 1060 is 1 nF 10 nF 100 nF 1 pF 10uF 100 1000 10000pF The default for range is auto range How to measure capacitance 1 Connect the test leads to the terminals on the front panel as shown in Figure 2 13 2 Press SHIFT FREQ to select capacitance measurement function 3 Select the auto range function by pressing SHIFT ESC button on the front panel or use A and V buttons to manually s
19. M TCOUPL 2NG ACV ea cw 2 RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU AUTO stoe prs 50 Figure 1 18 TC INPUT 1 SENSE INPUT vo2 I 209 RATIO MAX a zg zg FUSE mazs masw Ay SATUS SOUv gt After finishing the above procedures you can plug in your power cord as shown in Figure 1 19 Figure 1 19 11 Step 9 Press on the power switch on the front panel for activating DL 1060 as shown in Figure 1 20 TEXIO gt MUITIMETFR DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INP JIT Yo II a Power Switch Condition 16 ON A SAN AGI LU M TCOLFL 2NG AMS RNS wa POWER DCV ACV R2 FREQ CONT TEMP i JL i ES AUTO HOLO RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU FUSE FUSE STORE DIGITS NULL maw Tea ON Ay eX CATE F Figure 1 20 12 1 2 2 3 To change the current input fuse The current input terminals are protected respectively by the fuses 3A 250V Fast Acting HBC Our part number F50 0268 08 or 15A 250V Fast Acting HBC Our part number F50 0269 08 at front panel Before replacing the current input fuse make sure the multimeter is disconnected from the AC power You must be qualified personnel to perform this action For continued protection ag
20. Preset and configure the multimeter for DC DC ratio measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement The specified range applies to the source signal and autorange is selected for the reference signal CONFigure VOLTage AC lt range gt MI N MAX DEF lt resolution gt N MAX DEF Preset and configure the multimeter for AC voltage measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement For AC measurement resolution is fixed at 61 digits Therefore the resolution parameter only affects the front panel display CONFigure CURRentDC range MI N MAX resolution MI N MAX DEF Preset and configure the multimeter for DC current measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement CONFigure CURRent AC range MI N MAX DEF lt resolution gt N MAX DEF Preset and configure the multimeter for AC current measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement For AC measurement resolution is fixed at 61 digits Therefore the resolution parameter only affects the front panel display CONFigure RESistance lt range gt N resolution MI N MAX DEF Preset and configure the multimeter for 2 wire O measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate th
21. PviWrite usb m instr usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 6 amp nWritten Sleep 30 if status VI SUCCESS MessageBox NULL Write to device error DL 1060 multimeter device test PviClose_usb m_defaultRM_usbtmc hUSBTMCLIB NULL defaultRM usbtmc 0 return else printf output IDN n Sleep 1000 Read data from device len 64 if RUSBTMCLIB status PviRead usb m instr usbtmc pStrin len amp nRead if nRead gt 0 for len 0 len lt long nRead len buffer len pStrin len buffer nRead 0 printf input s n n buffer 135 Set sample count to 1 strcpy pStrout SAMP COUN 1 status PviWrite_usb m_instr_usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 12 amp nWritten Sleep 30 Set configure Voltage AC range 0 1A strcpy pStrout CONF VOLT AC 0 1 0 01 status PviWrite_usb m_instr_usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 22 amp nWritten Sleep 3000 Set configure frequency range Auto strcpy pStrout CONF FREQ status PviWrite usb m instr usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 10 amp nWritten Sleep 3000 Set configure Current DC range 0 1A strcpy pStrout CONF CURR DC 1 0 01 status PviWrite usb m instr usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 20 amp nWritten Sleep 3000 Fetch the DL 1060 measure value screen value Set Voltage DC measure strcpy pStrout CONF VOLT DC 0 1
22. RE EE EE SEE IV e E E EUER E EM 64 3 31 Bercent 90 ioci eere erede ria Due ERE RE IM OR EET 65 3 3 2 Average 66 3 3 3 gt Null Relative creige eriari reet arp 67 3 3 4 68 3 3 5 gt 70 3 3 6 eere eder TEE RU RECTE Rad 71 3 4 SYSTEM RELATED 2 1 0000 2 22 74 ES MISI PER 74 3 452 Beeper scs ee neni wes nents weak 75 3 4 3 Reading Memory Store amp 1 77 3 4 4 Sensitivity Band Hold sese mn 78 3 4 5 Initial Modeste es eR ERR A ROVER A a aD 80 3 4 6 Language ot eren ex exon nidi ER aa 81 3 47 Eror Condition essen lex SEA 81 3 4 8 Firmware REVISION i c eet Rx RR RR 82 3 49 Calibration exile er e yea 82 3 4 10 Self cia era ES 82 4 REMOTE INTERFACE 1 61 83 4 1 PASS FAIL OUTPUT FROM USB 2 4 83 4 2 SETTING UP FOR REMOTE INTERFACE 10 2 nns 84 4 3 REMOTE INTERFACE COMMANDS
23. viWrite sesn RST 4 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error RST vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send Clear command CLS Clear DL 1060 status register stat viWrite sesn CLS 4 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error CLS vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send measure command Set to 0 1 volt dc range stat viWrite sesn meas volt DC 0 1 0 01 22 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error meas volt dc vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem fetch the measure data stat viRead sesn readin 64 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox Read in data error vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Debug Print Rdg readin Rem set to local mode stat viWrite sesn system local 12 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error system local vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If stat viClose sesn stat viClose fList stat viClose dfltRM MsgBox End of Job End Sub 129 C 2 Using CONFigure with a Math Operation The following example uses CONFigure with the dBm math operation The CONFigure command gives you
24. 2 1 K 1 3A j 7 7 FUSE FUSE mares E 250V 15A 250V 42 CAT 1 1000V CAT Il 600V gt RANGE Figure 3 3 How to configure digital filter You can configure the digital Filter either through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation For MODE setting 1 Press SHIFT DIGITS buttons and then use and buttons to toggle between OFF MOVING AVG and REPEAT AVG as shown in Figure 3 4 2 Press ENTER on your selection TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 SENSE NEUT naw a FUNCTION 94 FUSE FUSE 250 15 250V CAT 11000 600V gt Figure 3 4 41 For READINGS setting 1 After enabling the filter see above use lt and gt button 5 to locate READINGS Press ENTER to select it Use 1 and gt to move through the digits and A and V buttons to increase or decrease the number to a desired to a value from 2 to 100 Press ENTER to set the value Press ENTER in RUN to start reading as shown in Figure 3 5 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vaJ 4F FUNCTION 04 pia FUSE FUSE 15 250V CAT 1 1000V 600 gt Figure 3 5 Remote I nterface Operation Use the following commands to set your digital filter SENSe AVERage
25. B dBm Definition With dBm selected a voltage measurement is displayed as the level of power relative to 1 milliwatt dissipated through a reference resistance The reference resistance is adjustable in DL 1060 The calculation of dBm is defined as below dB 10x10 ref Note 1 Vin is the input signal voltage Z ref is the reference resistance _ Note 2 Change of reference resistance will not affect the stored relative reference value Note 3 The Zref is adjustable with a range from 500 to 8000 Q The default value is 600 Q Note 4 The defined selected reference value is storedin a volatile memory and will becleared after the multimeter has been power off xX Note 5 This feature is available for DCV and ACV only 72 How to set the reference resistance User can set the reference resistance either through the front panel operation or the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation 1 Select a measurement function by pressing DCV or ACV button 2 Do the procedure SHIFT NULL gt dBm gt ENTER gt REL RES to access the setting as shown in Figure 3 28 3 Use 4 and to move through the digits and A and buttons to increase or decrease the numbers to your desired value Press ENTER to set the value 4 Press ENTER on RUN to start measurement TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vaJ 4r FUSE FUSE
26. DELay MINimum MAXimum TRI Gger DELay AUTO OFF ON DELay AUTO SAMPle COUNt lt value gt COUNt MINmum MAXimum TRI Gger COUNt lt value gt MINimum MAXimum INFinite COUNt MINmum MAXimum 92 SYSTEM RELATED Commands Each system related operation performs a task that is not measurement related but plays an important role in making your measurements FETCh READ DISPlay OFF ON DISPlay DISPlay TEXT lt quoted string gt TEXT TEXT CLEar SYSTem BEEPer BEEPer STATe OFF ON BEEPer STATe SYSTem ERRor SYSTem VERSion DATA POINts SYSTEM IDNSTR MANUFACTURER PRODUCT RST IDN LO 11 STATUS REPORTING Commands SYSTem ERRor STATus QUEStionable ENABle lt enable value gt QUEStionable ENABle QUEStionable EVENt STATus PRESet CLS ESE lt enable value gt ESE 93 ESR OPC OPC PSC 0 1 PSC SRE lt enable value gt SRE STB Other nterface Commands SYSTem LOCal SYSTem REMote GPIB I EEE 488 2 COMMON Commands CLS ESE lt enable value gt ESE ESR IDN OPC OPC PSC 0 1 PSC RST SRE lt enable value gt SRE STB TRG 94 5 Error Message Errors are retrieved in first in first out FIFO order The first error returned is the first error that was stored When user has read all errors from the queue the ERROR annunciator turns off DL 1060 beeps once ea
27. Function Range Resolution Test Current 1 Year 23 5 100 0000 100 uQ 1 mA 0 02 0 005 1 000000 1 1 mA 0 02 0 002 10 00000 10 100 0 02 0 002 Resistance 3 100 0000 100 mQ 10 uA 0 02 4 0 002 1 000000 MQ 10 1 pA 0 02 0 004 10 00000 MQ 100 0 1 pA 0 1 0 004 100 0000 1000 0 1 pA 10 1 5 0 005 Diode Test 1 0000 V 10 uV 1 mA 0 02 0 02 Continuity 1000 00 0 10 1mA 0 02 0 03 1 Specifications are for 2 hour warm up condition 10PLC and they re relative to calibration standards 2 20 over range on all ranges except 1000Vdc and 3A 10A range 3 Specifications are for 4 wire or 2 wire when a Null operation is used 99 Frequency and Period Characteristics Accuracy of reading 1 Function Range 2 Frequency Hz 1 Year 23 5 10 to 40 0 03 amp Period 750 V 4 40 to 300 k 0 02 1 Specifications are for 2 hour warm up condition 6 1 2 digits and they re relative to calibration standards 2 2096 over range on all ranges except 750Vac range 4 The Range 750Vac is limited to 100kHz AC Characteristics Accuracy of reading of range 1 Function Range 2 Resolution Frequency Hz 1 Year 23 5 10 to 20 k 0 12 0 05 20 k to 50 k 0 25 0 05 100 0000 mV 0 1 uV ACV 50 k to 100 k 0 65 0 08 True RMS 100 k to 300 k 4 8 0 8
28. 0 1 status PviWrite usb m instr usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 21 amp nWritten Sleep 1000 Send read command strcpy pStrout READ status PviWrite usb m instr usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 6 amp nWritten Sleep 30 printf output READ n status PviRead_usb m_instr_usbtmc pStrin 64 amp nRead if nRead gt 0 for len 0 len lt long nRead len buffer len pStrin len buffer nRead 0 printf input s n n buffer Set device to local mode strcpy pStrout system local status PviWrite_usb m_instr_usbtmc unsigned char pStrout 13 amp nWritten free pStrout Close device if IRUSBTMCLIB return m nCount 0 defaultRM usbtmc 0 FreeLibrary RUSBTMCLIB hUSBTMCLIB NULL return 136 TEXIO Test and Measurement Solutions NIKKE TECHNO SYSTEM CO LTD 1850 1 Tsuruma Machida shi Tokyo 194 0004 Japan http www texio jp
29. 10 Diode 1V 11 Continuity for 2W 10000 Some additional capabilities of DL 1060 include Full Math Functions Percent Average Null Limits MX B dB dBm Resolution Adjustment 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 and 100 NPLC USB GPIB DL 1060G and RS232 DL 1060R remote control interface Through DL 1060 AP software DL TOOL for simulating the real operation on PC Through Microsoft Office Word amp Excel DL LINK for remotely storing and recalling the measured values 1 1 2 Inspection Your product package is supplied with the following items One DL 1060 60G 60R Multimeter unit One power line cord One USB cable Standard Test Leads 1 One CD including this electronic User s Manual and software applications 1 DL 1060 series is provided with a Standard Test Lead set descryibed below Test Lead Ratings Material IEC 61010 031 CAT III Probe Body Outer Insulation Santoprene Rubber Operating Voltage 1000V DC Banana Plug Body Brass Nickel Plated Spring Beryllium Copper Current 10 Ampers Nickel Plated UL CE Rated Insulation Polypropylene Resin Flasme Retardant Grade 2038 Others If any part of the Test Lead Set is damaged please do not use and replace with a new set A wane If users use the Test Lead Set without following the specification of DL 1060 the protection of the Test Lead Set could be impaired In addition please don t use a damaged Test Lead S
30. 31 2 8 2 3 4 Wire RTD 32 2 9 CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENTS 33 2 10 2ND MEASUREMENT 2 566 teks da EnA E BERME EKERI REALIA EERS EERENS 34 FRONT PANEL OPERATIONS 4 6 37 3 1 MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION mns 37 3 1 1 Set ADC Auto 7 4 37 Be 152 texere reco Ev wed E EUR ele ER Saad up 39 3 1 2 1 Filter AC only eei nannten uana 39 3 1 2 2 Digital Eltern rcu Eten I pP ER bets 40 3 1 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting 1112221 43 3 1 4 Threshold Resistance 45 3 1 5 Range Manual amp Auto 2 4 0 2 2 2 46 3 1 6 Rate Integration 2 2 47 3 1 7 Sensor Selection for Temperature Measurements 49 3 1 8 Remote Interface Selection 54 3 2 TRIGGER OPERATIONS els deir o EROR lad vee ek bead RE E FEAR NE 56 3 2 1 EFT ies 57 3 2 2 hrigger SOUFGGe rex EET 59 3 2 3 Trigger e Y vr eu 60 3 3 MATH OPERATIONS
31. 3A250V 15A 250V A CAT Ltooov 600v gt Figure 3 28 X Note To disable the dBm function you always need to go to Math submenu and select OFF or press other measurement buttons The MATH annunciator should not be lit when disabled Remote I nterface Operation Use the following commands to enable dBm feature or to set the reference resistance CALCulate FUNCtion DBM CALCulate STATe OFF ON CALCulate STATe CALCulate DBM REFerence value MI Nimum MAXimum 73 3 4 System Related Operations In DL 1060 each system related operation performs a task that is not measurement related but plays an important role in making your measurements 3 4 1 Display DL 1060 has a dual LCD display screen A maximum of 11 characters are allowed for upper row primary display and a maximum of 16 characters are allowed for lower row secondary display as shown on Figure 3 29 You have an option to turn off the display for a faster measurement without waiting for display or when the measurement is done through the remote interface operations on their PC terminal Figure 3 29 When the display is turned off an OFF will be lit at right side of the display screen This doesn t mean the display is POWER OFF but only that the measurement readings will not be sent to the display This option will accelerate the measurement process because there is no I O delay But turning off the display will not affect the mess
32. CALCulate DB REFerence lt value gt MINimum MAXimum DB REFerence MINimum MAXimum CALCulate DBM REFerence lt value gt MINimum MAXimum DBM REFerence MINimum MAXimum DATA FEED RDG_STORE CALCulate DATA FEED 91 TRIGGERING DL 1060 provides a variety of trigger operations You can select a trigger mode a trigger source and different trigger settings for a specific measurement Refer to Figure 3 17 for triggering system flow chart Triggering from a remote interface is a multi step sequence You must first configure the mulitmeter by choosing the desired function range and resolution Specify the trigger source from which the multimeter will accept the trigger The multimeter takes immediate internal trigger a software trigger from a remote interface and external trigger from the rear panel Then be sure that the multimeter is ready for a trigger in the wait for trigger state DL 1060 accepts a trigger only when it is in the wait for trigger state When you have finished configuring the multimeter and have selected a trigger source you need to place the multimeter in the wait for trigger state so it will take the trigger and make the measurement The INITiate READ and MEASure commands all place the multimeter to the wait for trigger state Triggering Commands INITiate READ TRI Gger SOURce BUS I MMediate EXTernal SOURce TRI Gger DELay lt seconds gt MINimum MAXimum
33. F100 PT385 PT3916 USER SPRTD NTCT Select the RTD type for temperature measurement with RTD SENSe TEMPerature RTD TYPE Query the RTD type for temperature measurement with RTD SENSe TEMPerature RTD RZERo lt value gt MI Nimum Set the R Zero constant for the user defined RTD type SENSe TEMPerature RTD RZERo MI Nimum MAXimum Query the R Zero constant for the user defined RTD type SENSe TEMPerature RTD ALPHa lt gt MI Nimum Set the alpha constant for the user type SENSe TEMPerature RTD ALPHa MI Nimum MAXimum Query the alpha constant for the user type 111 SENSe TEMPerature RTD BETA lt value gt MINimum MAXimum Set the beta constant for the user type SENSe TEMPerature RTD BETA MI Nimum MAXimum Query the beta constant for the user type SENSe TEMPerature RTD DELTa value MI Nimum Set the delta constant for the user type SENSe TEMPerature RTD DELTa MI Nimum MAXimum Query the delta constant for the user type SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD RZERo lt lt gt MI Nimum Set the sensor R value at 0 degree Celsius SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD RZERo MI Nimum MAXimum Query the sensor R value at 0 degree Celsius SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD A4 lt value gt MINimum MAXimum Set the A4 coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD A4 MI MAXimum Query the A4 coefficient SENSe
34. Read in data error vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem set to local mode stat viWrite sesn system local 12 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error system local vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If stat viClose sesn stat viClose fList stat viClose dfltRM For i 0 To 5 1 print out the 4 times samples reading Debug Print Rdgs Mid readin i 16 1 15 Next MsgBox End of Job End Sub 132 Visual C This C sample application is a Win32 console application It illustrates how to use the TEXIO IOUtils command A Win32 console application is a Win32 application that uses text based input and output not a graphical interface This allows you to quickly create a Win32 application by using simple input and output functions C 3 THE DEVQUERY FUNCTION LISTING After the path CA Program Files I VI Foundation VI SA WinNT include has been entered you have to add an Include path Add C NWINDOWSsystem32Wisa32 dll to Project folder devquery cpp Defines the entry point for the console application Call the NI VISA library visa32 dll fi include stdafx h include visa h standard include for a Microsoft Visual C project include stdio h include windows h void main int argc char argv TODO Ad
35. SENSE INPUT naw 5 A NE 71 200V RATIO LFN te f J FUNCTION RANGE ANZ JJ 10A FUSE FUSE 250 15A 250V 11000 600 gt Figure 3 37 3 4 7 Error Condition The error annunciator on the front panel display tells about the error condition of the multimeter If there are one or more syntax or hardware errors found the error annunciator will be lit to inform you The multimeter stores errors using the first in first out FIFO order and it records up to 20 errors in the error queue The first error detected will be the first error retrieved In addition the general conditions of the ERROR are listed in the following For more ERROR information refer to Chapter 5 for the list of error messages Note The error annunciator will be turned off when you have read the errors in the memory If there is no error found when you check the error queue the multimeter shows NO ERRORS If there are more than 20 errors found the last error in the error queue will be replaced with 350 means too many errors The error queue is cleared when the multimeter is turned off or when a CLS command is received How to check the error queue 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG gt SYSTEM gt ENTER gt SCPI ERR gt ENTER to check the error message such as ERROR CODE or NO ERRORS a
36. TCONtrol MOVing REPeat SENSe AVERage TCONtrol SENSe AVERage COUNt lt value gt Nimum SENSe AVERage COUNt MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe AVERage STATe OFF ON SENSe AVERage STATe 42 3 1 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting Definition Resolution is the number of digits a multimeter can measure You can select the resolution for a specific measurement The choices for the resolution setting are 4 1 2 5 1 2 6 1 2 For a faster measurement you can select 0 001 PLC For a stable higher accuracy measurement 100PLC is suggested to select However the NPLC setting is used for DCV 02 amp Q4 functions only The Table 4 1 is the relationship between the resolution and the intergration time The lowest PLC on each digit range is the rapidest selection such as 0 001 PLC at 4 1 2 digits 0 2 PLC at 5 1 2 didits and 10 PLC at 6 1 2 digits In addition the resolution setting applies to all math operations under the selected measurement function The selected value is stored in a volatile memory and the setting is only valid for the present measurement functions You can select different resolution for different measurement functions Default The default value for the resolution is 6 1 2 digits with 10 PLC and the default value will be restored when the meter has been turned off or after a remote interface reset The manual selected value for the resolution setting is stored in a volatile memory and the setting i
37. Whenever the resolution is altered Auto Zero may be changed accordingly The relation between resolution and Auto Zero is shown in Table 3 1 You can change the Auto Zero setting through the front panel or through the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation 1 Press SHIFT CONFIG buttons as shown in Figure 3 1 2 Use 4 and buttons to toggle SET ADC ENTER gt AUTO ZERO ENTER gt ON OFF ENTER TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 FUNCTION DCI ACI 04 2 AUTO HOLD CALL FILTER MATH M GER m RIGGER STORE DIGITS NULL ON Q2 BG MENU AUTO S TC INPUT SENSE INPUT z vor 1 9 200V RATIO 1000V MAX REF MAX MAX 7 e RANGE CN 10A 500V RMS RMS MAX 7 A Yi 3A jj 10A FUSE FUSE 3A250V 15 250V CAT 1 1000V 600 gt RANGE Figure 3 1 Table 3 1 Resolution Auto Integration Fast 4 digits Off 0 001 Slow 4 digits On 0 006 Fast 4 digits Off 0 02 Slow 4 digits On 0 06 Fast 5 digits On 0 2 Slow 5 digits On 0 6 Slow 5 digits On 1 Slow 5 digits On 2 Slow 6 digits On 10 Slow 6 digits On 100 Note To change r
38. a little more programming flexibility than the MEASure command This allows you to incrementally change the multimeter s configuration LISTING 2 Set the startup object for a Windows application to Sub Main Add a Reference to the VISA Library The sample application requires the following referece C WINDOWS system32 visa32 dll Public Declare Sub Sleep Lib kernel32 ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long Sub main Rem EEE EEE EEE EEEE Using NI VISA library visa32 dll Rem Rem Set sample count 5 configuration and Rem read the trigger Rem Rem EE EEEE EEE EEE Dim stat As ViStatus Dim dfltRM As ViSession Dim sesn As ViSession Dim fList As ViFindList Dim desc As String VI FIND BUFLEN Dim nList As Long Dim ret As Long Dim readin As String 128 Dim i As Integer Array index stat viOpenDefaultRM dfltRM If stat VI SUCCESS Then Rem Error initializing VISA exiting MsgBox USBTMC resource not found vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test Exit Sub End If Rem Find all DL 1060 USBTMC instruments in the system stat viFindRsrc dfltRM USB 0 9 0x098F 0x2062 INSTR fList nList desc If stat VI SUCCESS Then Rem Error finding resources exiting MsgBox DL 1060 device not found vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test viClose dfltRM Exit Sub En
39. and an HI or LO message will be shown when the reading exceeds the upper or lower limit respectively You can specify the limit values and the values are stored in a volatile memory The default values for both upper and lower limits are 70 This function is available to all except continuity and diode measurements How to set the limits You can set the limits or make a limit testing either through the front panel or the remote interface operation 68 Front Panel Operation 1 Do the procedure SHIFT NULL gt LIMITS gt ENTER gt HIGH LIMIT LOW LIMIT gt ENTER to access the setting as shown in Figure 3 25 2 Use 4 and to toggle between options Press ENTER on your selection of LOW LIMIT or HIGH LIMIT 3 Use 4 and gt to move through the digits and A and V to increase or decrease the numbers to a desired value then confirm the value with ENTER button Press ENTER on RUN to start measurement TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vor ID 200V RATIO 1000 REF TOTON DCI Ac es TCOUPL 2ND POWER L ACV 40 500Vpk Q2 2 FREQ a N 2 3A 2 10A RECALL FILTER MATH Li L MENU AUTO _ FUSE FUSE 3A250V 15A 250V A T 600 ER G STORE 8 m A ON gt
40. can include the quote delimiter as part of the string by typing it twice without any characters in between The following command uses a string parameter DISPlay TEXT lt quoted string gt B 2 Output Data Formats Output data will be in one of formats shown in the table below Type of Output Data Non reading queries Single reading IEEE 488 RS 232 Multiple readings IEEE 488 RS 232 Output Data Format lt 80 ASCII character string SD DDDDDDDDESDD nl SD DDDDDDDDESDD nl SD DDDDDDDDESDD cr nl SD DDDDDDDDESDD cr nl S Negative sign or positive sign D Numeric digits E Exponent nl newline character cr carriage return character B 3 The MEASure Command MEASure VOLTage DC range MI N MAX DEF resolution MI N MAX DEF Preset and make a dc voltage measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer MEASure VOLTage DC RATio lt range gt M N MAX DEF resolution MI N MAX DEF Preset and make a dc dc ratio measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer For ratio measurements the specified range applies to input signal yet autorange is selected for the reference signal MEASure VOLTage AC lt range gt MI N MAX DEF resolution MI N DEF Preset and make an AC voltage measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading i
41. errors can be stored in the queue Errors are retrieved in first in first out FIFO order Each error string may contain up to 80 characters SYSTem VERSion Query the present SCPI version LO Set to the default identification string L1 Set to the compatible identification string DATA POI Nts Query the number of readings stored in the multimeter s internal memory RST Reset the multimeter to the power on configuration This command cannot clear the error queue Read the multimeter s identification string be sure to dimension string variable with at least 35 characters 118 Other I nterface Commands SYSTem LOCal Place the multimeter in the local mode All buttons on the front panel are fully functional SYSTem REMote Place the multimeter in the remote mode All buttons on the front panel except the LOCAL button are disabled 119 B 9 The SCPI Status Reporting Status registers provide the status mechanism described in IEEE488 2 And there are three register groups with various equipment conditions recorded by the status system They are the Status Byte Register the Standard Event Register and the Questionable Data Register The Status Byte Register collects and records high level summary information which is reported in other register groups With the following diagram illustration users would make themselves clear for the SCPI status system In addition the Standard Event and the Question
42. example uses the MEASure command to make a single ac current measurement This is the easiest way to program the multimeter for measurements However MEASure does not offer much flexibility LISTING C 1 Set the startup object for a Windows application to Sub Main Add a Reference to the VISA Library The sample application requires the following referece C WINDOWS system32 visa32 dll Sub Main Dim stat As ViStatus Dim dfltRM As ViSession Dim sesn As ViSession Dim fList As ViFindList Dim desc As String VI FIND BUFLEN Dim nList As Long Dim ret As Long Dim readin As String 64 stat viOpenDefaultRM dfltRM If stat VI SUCCESS Then Rem Error initializing VISA exiting MsgBox USBTMC resource not found vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test Exit Sub End If Rem Find all DL 1060 USBTMC instruments in the system stat viFindRsrc dfltRM USB 0 9 0x098F 0x2062 INSTR fList nList desc If stat VI SUCCESS Then Rem Error finding resources exiting MsgBox DL 1060 device not found vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test viClose dfltRM Exit Sub End If 128 Rem Open a session to each and determine if it matches stat viOpen dfltRM desc VI NULL NULL sesn If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox Open device failed vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send reset command RST reset DL 1060 stat
43. gt ESE ESR IDN 126 PSC 0 1 PSC RST SRE enable value SRE STB TRG Using Device Clear to Halt Measurements Device clear is an IEEE 488 low level bus message which can be used to halt measurements in progress Different programming languages and IEEE 488 interface cards provide access to this capability through their own unique commands The status registers the error queue and all configuration states are left unchanged when a device clear message is received Device clear performs the following actions All measurements in progress are aborted The multimeter returns to the trigger idle state The multimeter s input and output buffers are cleared The multimeter is prepared to accept a new command string 127 About Application Programs This section provides a brief description for each DL 1060 sample collection All of the following programs use the NI VISA If you want to modify the example programs or write your own programs and compile them you will need to install the NI VISA Visual Basic 6 0 and Visual C are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the USA and other countries NI VISA is trademark of National Instruments Corp Visual Basic 6 Learn how to create and use TEXIO IOUtils components controls data access and more with the following Visual Basic 6 sample applications C 1 Using MEASure for a Single Measurement The following
44. in a volatile memory The range for the relative value is between 0 dBm and 200 dBm and the default value is 0 dBm How to use dB feature You can either manually select a number for the relative reference or let the multimeter take the first reading dB as the relative reference Front Panel Operation to set the relative reference 1 Select a measurement function by pressing DCV or ACV button as shown in Figure 3 27 2 Dothe procedure SHIFT NULL gt dB gt ENTER gt dB REL to access the setting 3 Use lt and gt to move through the digits and A and V buttons to increase or decrease the numbers to your desired value Press ENTER to set the value 4 Press ENTER on RUN to start measurement 71 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT 0n4W LUN KO m Pe ZZ 200V RATIO REF m MAX LES o f AS 500V pk FUNCTION a M FUSE USE 3A250V 15A 250V CAT 1000V 600 gt Figure 3 27 X Note To disable the dB function you always need to go to Math submenu and select OFF or press other measurement buttons The MATH annunciator should not be lit when disabled Remote I nterface Operation Use the following commands from your PC terminal to make the dB measurement CALCulate FUNCtion DB CALCulate STATe OFF ON CALCulate STATe CALCulate DB REFerence lt value gt MINimum MAXimum
45. in the summary register The following conditions will clear the enable register Users turn on the power and have set the DMM previously by using the PSC 1 command Users execute a SRE 0 command Xx Note If you have set the DMM previously by using PSC 0 the status byte enable register won t be cleared at power on About the Standard Event Register The standard event register reports the instrument event types below such as power on detected command syntax errors command execution errors self test calibration errors query errors or the moment of executing an OPC command Then through the enable register all conditions will be reported in the standard event summary bit At the moment users have to write a decimal value by using the ESE command to set the enable register mask X Note 1 The errors the DMM s error queue except reading the error queue by using SYSTem ERRor will be recorded by an error condition including bits 2 3 4 or 5 of the standard event register X Note 2 In both the standard event register bit 3 and the questionable data event register bits 0 1 or 9 a reading overload condition can be reported all the time But in the DMM s error queue no error message will be recorded Bit Definitions for Standard Event Register Decimal Bit aua Definition Value commands prior to and including an OPC command have been 0 Operation Complete 1 executed 1 Not
46. indication and incorrectly use the product you may suffer slight injury or the product may be damaged This indication means that a caution item is provided in order to avoid risk Please be informed that we are not responsible for any damages to the user or to the third person arising from malfunctions or other failures due to wrong use of the product or incorrect operation except such responsibility for damages as required by law USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY WARNING Do not remove the product s covers and panels Never remove the product s covers and panels for any purpose Otherwise the user s electric shock or fire may be incurred E Warning on using the product Warning items given below are to avoid danger to user s body and life and avoid the damage or deterioration of the product Use the product observing the following warning and caution items E Warning items on power supply Power supply voltage The rated power supply voltages of the product are 100 120 220 and 240VAC The rated power supply voltage for each product should be confirmed by reading the label attached on the back of the product or by the rated column shown in the instruction manual The specification of power cord attached to the products is rated to 125VAC for all products which are designed to be used in the areas where the power line voltage is not higher than 125VAC Accordingly you must change the power cord if you want to use the produc
47. instruct the multimeter to take specific number up to 2000 of readings each time it receives a trigger The defined input setting is stored in a volatile memory which will be cleared after the meter has been turned off and the default value will be restored You can set the number of samples on each trigger through front panel or the remote interface 60 Front Panel Operation 1 Press SHIFT CONFIG buttons as shown in Figure 3 20 2 Set a defined parameter via the procedure TRIG SYS gt TRIG CNT gt ENTER 3 Set the desired number by pressing V buttons to increase or decrease the number and using lt and buttons to move through the digits Press ENTER to set the number TEXIO DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 SENSE INPUT Var 200V RATIO 1000V MAX REF u MAX HOL N A A FUNCTION 10A 500Vpk DCI ACI 04 215 TCOUPL RMS RMS MAX 2 T POWER 92 cont J i L L dd 7 3A 40A AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU AUTO Tr cr m BN I j FUSE FUSE nor TRIGgeR STORE 8 NULL 1 5 CN 15A 250V Gh __ __ 6 CAT 1 1000V 600 gt Figure 3 20 Remote I nterface Operation Use the following command to set the number of samples f
48. moment users have to write a decimal value by using the STATus QUESTionable ENABle command to set the enable register mask Bit Definitions for Questionable Data Register Bit Decima Definition Value 0 Voltage Overload 1 dc ac volts frequency period diode or ratio 1 Current Overload 2 Range overload on dc ac current function 2 Not Used 4 Set to 0 3 Not Used 8 Set to 0 4 Not Used 16 Set to 0 5 Not Used 32 Set to 0 6 Not Used 64 Set to 0 7 Not Used 128 Set to 0 8 Not Used 256 Set to 0 9 Ohms Overload 512 Range overload on 2 4 wired ohm function 10 Not Used 1024 Set to 0 11 Limit Failed at LO 2048 Reading is less than lower limit under limit test 12 Limit Failed at HI 4096 Reading is excess upper limit under limit test 13 Not Used 8192 Set to 0 14 Not Used 16384 Set to 0 15 Not Used 32768 Set to 0 The following conditions will clear the questionable data event register Users execute a CLS command Users query the event register by using STATus QUEStionable EVENt The following conditions will clear the questionable data enable register Users turn on the power without using PSC command Users execute the STATus PRESet command Users execute the STATus QUEStionable ENABle 0 command X Note The reset command RST or device clear in event registers won t clear bits 123 B 10 Status Reporting Commands SYST
49. not supply input exceeding the specifications that are indicated in the Rating column in the instruction manual of the product Also do not supply power to the output terminals from the outside Otherwise a product failure is caused B Calibration Although the performance and specifications of the product are checked under strict quality control during shipment from the factory they may be deviated more or less by deterioration of parts due to their aging or others It is recommended to periodically calibrate the product so that it is used with its performance and specifications stable For consultation about the product calibration ask us or your local dealer B Daily Maintenance When you clean off the dirt of the product covers panels and knobs avoid solvents such as thinner and benzene Otherwise the paint may peel off or resin surface may be affected To wipe off the covers panels and knobs use a soft cloth with neutral detergent in it During cleaning be careful that water detergents or other foreign matters do not get into the product If a liquid or metal gets into the product an electric shock and fire are caused During cleaning remove the power cord plug from the outlet Use the product correctly and safely observing the above warning and caution items Because the instruction manual indicates caution items even in individual items observe those caution items to correctly use the product If you have questions or comment
50. refer to the Table 3 1 to set digits TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT VO Ab if A Oa CO c V 20V RATIO 1000V MAX _ MAX N Lo VJ RANGE E p MAX i 1 1 d 1 un 4 3A jj 10 Auro WW FUSE FUSE Ga 3A 250V 15A 250V A SAT toov 600 gt RANGE Figure 3 7 Remote Interface Operation Use the following commands on your PC terminal to set the resolution for your measurement CONFigure function lt range gt lt resolution gt MEASure lt function gt lt range gt lt resolution gt SENSe lt function gt RESolution lt resolution gt You can specify the resolution in the same units as the measurement function not in number of digits For instance specify the resolution in volts and the frequency in herts Below are some examples CONF VOLT DC 10 0 001 4 1 2 digits the10Vdc range MEAS CURR AC 1 1E 6 6 1 2 digits on the1A range CONF FREQ 1kHz 0 1Hz 1000 Hz input 0 1Hz resolution VOLT AC RES 0 05 50mV resolution on the ac function 44 3 1 4 Threshold Resistance Continuity Definition When testing continuity the beeper goes off when the measured resistance is less than the threshold resistance The threshold resistance can be set to any value between 12 10000 Def
51. simply fills up the stack To yield a reading for display the filter produces an average of the stacked measurement readings every time when a new measurement reading is available and replaces the oldest reading in the stack In the repeating average mode the multimeter waits for the measurement reading stack to fill up and then take an average to produce a reading for display It then flushes the stack and starts over with an empty stack Consequently the repeating digital filter yields one reading for display every specified number of measurement readings Note Digital filter is not available for diode continuity frequency and period measurements 40 Default The digital filter is enabled and is in moving average mode with 10 readings by default Front Panel Operation How to enable disable digital filter 1 Press SHIFT DIGITS buttons to switch to the digital filter function as shown in Figure 3 3 Use 4 and gt buttons to toggle between options 3 Press ENTER on to disable the filter Or Press ENTER on the other two options to enable it 4 Press RUN to start The FILT anunnciator lights up when filter is enabled TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT A var 3 A 5V N h 20V 1000V EF MAX 500V pk pt p Ly FUNCTION RINGE m 500Vpk 5 2 N un RMS
52. since it is aimed for maker calibration 3 4 10 Self test Notice Do not use SELF TEST since it is used only for an after sales service operation 82 4 Remote I nterface Operations DL 1060 Series supports three remote interfaces the built in USB GPIB G type only and RS232 R type only With GPIB you will need a GPIB interface card This chapter lists the SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instrument commands available to control the multimeter For the first time to use SCPI users would better to refer to Appendix B for SCPI reference 4 1 Pass Fail Output From USB Connector The USB connector on the rear panel of DL 1060 is a type B connector When the USB interface is disabled the internal pass and fail TTL output signals limit testing will be transmitted to the USB connector The pass and fail signals are low true and indicate the Math Pass Fail Limit Test result for the next reading to be output to the GPIB interface The signals are active low for approximately 2ms 100 usec for each reading taken Figure 4 1 shows the USB connector type B Table 4 1 Contact Number Signal Name Typical Wiring Assignment Description 1 VBUS Red Floating 2 D White Limit Test Pass 3 D Green Limit Test Fail 4 GND Black GND JTN 22 Figure 4 1 If you disable the USB interface the Pass Fail output function will enable automatically Please follow the procedure below t
53. start to make measurements when a required triggering condition is met after the READ Command is received Readings are sent to the output buffer right away TRI Gger SOURce BUS IMMediate EXTernal Select a trigger source The multimeter will accept a software BUS trigger an immediate internal trigger or a hardware trigger from the rear panel EXT TRIG terminal TRI Gger SOURce Query the trigger source TRI Gger DELay lt seconds gt MI Nimum Set a trigger delay time in seconds The delay is the time between the trigger signal and each sample that follows Specify a delay time from to 3600 seconds 116 TRI Gger DELay Query the trigger delay time TRI Gger DELay AUTO OFF ON Disable or enable a automatic trigger delay The delay is determined by function range integration time and ac filter setting Specifying a delay time automatically turns off the automatic trigger delay TRI Gger DELay AUTO Query the automatic trigger delay mode Returns 0 OFF or 1 ON SAMPIe COUNt lt value gt MI Nimum Set the number of readings samples the multimeter takes per trigger Select a number from 1 to 50 000 readings per trigger SAMPIe COUNt MI Nimum MAXimum Query the sample count TRI Gger COUNt value Nimum MAXimum I NFinite Specify the number of triggers the multimeter will accept before returning to the idle state Select from 1 to 50 000 triggers T
54. switch 100Vac 120Vac 220Vac and 240Vac along with the power supply voltage selector which is equal to fuse folder 6 GPIB 488 2 Connection RS 232 Connects a remote computer with an IEEE488 cable or RS 232 card for changing operation environment instead of the front panel control Model DL 1060G DL 1060R 20 2 Basic Measurement Function This chapter introduces some basic measurement functions in DL 1060 You will learn how to use your DL 1060 multimeter to measure voltage current resistance frequency period continuity diode temperature capacitance and 2nd Measurement in this chapter 2 1 Voltage Measurements DCV amp ACV The ranges for DC voltage measurements DL 1060 are 100mV 1V 10V 100V and 1000V For AC voltage measurements the ranges 100mV to 750V AC Coupled T RMS or 1000V peak Figures 2 1 shows the locations of the buttons needed and message display for voltage measurement Warning Do not apply more than 1000V peak to the multimeter WARNING Applying excess voltage may damage your meter or cause possible electric shock or personal injury Note To eliminate the thermal EMFs due to the differences between two metals use copper leads to connect your source signal to the meter How to measure voltage 1 Connect the test leads to the terminals on the front panel 2 Set RESOLUTION of DCV refer to 3 1 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting BANDWIDTH of ACV refer to 3 1 2 1 A
55. the second response you may receive some data from the first response followed by the complete second response To avoid this do not send a query command without reading the response When you cannot avoid this situation send a device clear before sending the second query command 104 SCPI Command Terminators A command string sent to the multimeter must terminate with a lt new line gt character The IEEE 488 EOI end or identify message is interpreted as a lt new line gt character and can be used to terminate a command string in place of a lt new line gt character A lt carriage return gt followed by a lt new line gt is also accepted Command string termination will always reset the current SCPI command path to the root level 488 2 GPIB Common Commands The IEEE 488 2 standard defines a set of common commands that perform functions like reset self test and status operations Common commands always begin with an asterisk are four to five characters in length and may include one or more parameters The command keyword is separated from the first parameter by a blank space Use a semicolon to separate multiple commands as shown below RST CLS ESE 32 SCPI Parameter Types The SCPI language defines several different data formats to be used in program messages and response messages Numeric Parameters Commands that require numeric parameters will accept all commonly used decimal repres
56. then calculates the average value of all readings and reading counts The number of readings taken since Average operation is enabled is recorded as well These data are stored ina volatile memory presenting promptly on the secondary display and will be cleared when the meter is turned off or when the Average is turned on again or after a remote interface reset How to use Average You can use the Average feature either through the front panel operation or the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation 1 Press one of the measurement function buttons to select a measurement function as shown in Figure 3 23 Press SHIFT NULL buttons to enter MATH submenu 3 Use 4 gt and ENTER buttons to locate AVERAGE submenu and then press ENTER to actuate it 4 read the average value min max value and total counts you can press 1 and buttons to switch between those values TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT vnJ 4F gqu A HI a rs 571 200V RATIO 1000V MAX REF u MAX Lo J Be 8 88 5 4 2 EE Eri a DCI NIE J TCOUPL M lt 2 Kis POWER ACV 205 1 conr TEMP am WUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH FUSE USE 250V 15A 250V STORE 010175 d CAT 1 1000V 600 Figure 3 23 Note Pres
57. valid for frequency period or ratio Specify the resolution in the same units as the measurement function not in number of digits MIN selects the smallest value accepted which gives the most resolution MAX selects the largest value accepted which gives the least resolution SENSe function RESolution MI Nimum MAXimum Query the resolution for the selected function SENSe UNI T Cel Far Select units for temperature measurement Cel means Celsius Far means Fahrenheit and K means Kelvin 110 SENSe UNIT Query units for temperature measurement SENSe TCOuple TYPE B C E J K S T Select thermocouple sensor type SENSe TCOuple TYPE Query thermocouple sensor type SENSe TCOuple RJ UNction RSELect REAL SI Mulated Select a reference junction type real or simulated SENSe TCOuple RJ UNction RSELect Query the reference junction type real or simulated SENSe TCOuple RJ UNCtion SI Mulated lt value gt MI Nimum MAXimum Set the default temperature of the simulated reference junction SENSe TCOuple RJ UNction SI Mulated Query the default temperature of the simulated reference junction SENSe TCOuple RJ UNction REAL OFFSet lt value gt MI Nimum Set the offset voltage of the real reference junction SENSe TCOuple RJ UNction REAL OFFSet MI Nimum MAXimum Query the offset voltage of the real reference junction SENSe TEMPerature RTD TYPE PT100 D100
58. AD Command changes the state of the trigger system from the idle state to the wait for trigger state When the specified trigger condition requirements are met after the multimeter receives the READ command the measurement will be initiated The results are sent to the output buffer right away You must enter the reading data into your bus controller or the multimeter will stop making measurements when the output buffer fills Readings are not stored in the multimeter s internal memory when using the READ Command Using the READ Command has a similar effect as using the INITiate command followed immediately by the FETCh command except readings are not buffered internally The INI Tiate and FETCh Commands These two commands provide the lowest level of control of measurement triggering and reading retrieval but offer the most flexibility After you have configured the multimeter use INITiate command to change the state of the triggering system from the idle state to the wait for trigger state The multimeter will start the measurements when the specified trigger condition requirements are met after it receives the INITiate command The results are sent to the internal memory and stored until you are ready to read them The FETCh command sends the data in the multimeter s internal memory to the output buffer where you can read them into your bus controller 86 The SENSe Commands X Note Default parameters are shown in bold italic
59. C Filter or skip this step if default is to be used 3 Press DCV or ACV button for DC or AC voltage measuring Select auto range function by pressing SHIFT ESC button on the front panel or use and V buttons to manually select desired range 5 Connect test leads to your source signal and observe readings shown on the display If the input signal is beyond the allowed range an overflow message OVLD will be displayed TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT vnJ 4F 1 A 1 BS 200V RATIO 1000V MAX REF _ LASS NM FUNCTION me RANGE lt A DCI ACI 04 ale TCOUPL 2ND RMS RMS MAX z a te T 9 v Q2 FREQ conr TEMP A on IN al d jji 10 i AUTO HOLD RECALL FIL ER MATH LOCAL MENU 2 MT SERO m LL FUSE FUSE Dum 5 STORE SHIT 250V 15A 2500 ON NS A SAT 600 gt Figure 2 1 21 2 2 Ratio Measurements DC Voltage only This function calculates the ratio of an input DC voltage to a reference DC voltage according to the following equation DC Input Voltage DC Reference Voltage X Note This function only applies to DC voltage measurement
60. Ction 1 2 RESistance FUNCtion 1 2 FRESistance FUNCtion 1 2 CAPacitance FUNCtion 1 2 TEMPerature FUNCtion 1 2 TCOuple FUNCtion 1 2 NONE FUNCtion 1 2 When enabling the 2nd function you can still set the range and NPLC individually The setting procedures are as usual To set the range and NPLC through the remote interface use the following commands SENSe function RANGe lt range gt MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe function RANGe AUTO OFF SENSe function NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 MI N MAX To read and fetch values from the DMM use the following commands READ 1 2 FETCh 1 21 For example FUNC2 VOLT DC Set secondary function to DCV READ2 Take secondary reading READ Take readings SD DDDDDDDDESDD SD DDDDDDDDESDD lt gt The following error codes might occur when corresponding function or range is not enabled or mismatch 243 Second function invalid It means Secondary function is not enabled e 223 2nd function mismatch It means function 2nd func mismatch e 225Function range mismatch It means function range mismatch 36 3 Front Panel Operations This chapter contains information about how to change the parameters and settings for your measurements and all the details about each feature and function 3 1 Measurement Configuration The following information will guide you through ways to configure mea
61. DBM REFerence lt value gt MINimum MAXimum Set the dBm reference value Choose from 50 8000 ohms CALCulate DBM REFerence MI MAXimium Query the dBm reference value DATA FEED RDG STORE CALCulate Selects whether readings taken using the INITiate command are stored in the multimeter s internal memory default or not stored at all In the default state DATA FEED RDG_STORE CALC up to 2000 readings are stored in memory when INITiate is executed The MEASure And CONFigure commands automatically select CALC With memory disabled DATA FEED RDG STORE readings taken using INITiate are not stored This may be useful with the Min Max operation since it allows you to determine an average of the readings without storing the individual values An error will be generated if you attempt to transfer readings to the output buffer using the FETCh command DATA FEED Query the reading memory state Return CALC or B 7 The Triggering Commands I NI Tiate Change the state of the triggering system from the idle state to wait for trigger state The meter will start to make measurements when a required triggering condition is met after the INITiate command is received Readings are stored in memory until you are ready to read them Use FETCh command to retrieve your measurements results READ Change the state of the triggering system from the idle state to wait for trigger state The meter will
62. G Input pulse Input MEUM gt 1us VM COMP Voltmeter Complete Terminal The rear panel VM COMP terminal provides a low true pulse after finishing each measurement The VM COMP and external trigger shown below provides a standard hardware handshake sequence between measurement and switching devices Figure VM COMP Output pulse Output JTL Approximately 2 Us 59 Remote Interface Operation By software or internal trigger By software trigger The software trigger is similar to the single triggering but instead of using the TRIGGER button on the front panel you send a command from your PC to the multimeter to generate an event For using software trigger use the following command from your PC terminal to set trigger source TRI Gger SOURce BUS By internal trigger The internal trigger is the default trigger mode for the Remote Interface Operation In the internal trigger mode a trigger signal will be issued whenever the multimeter is in the wait for trigger state To set the internal trigger use the following command from your PC terminal TRI Gger SOURce I MMediate 3 2 3 Trigger Setting In DL 1060 you can specify a variety of trigger settings including the number of samples per trigger the number of triggers per event reading hold and the trigger delay for your measurements A Number of samples on each trigger By default the multimeter takes only one reading on each trigger but you can
63. GITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT G TZ 200 r LO A 8A 40A 500Vpk RMS RMS MAX 0 2 W 108 REY FUSE FUSE 250 15 250V CAT 1 1000V 600v gt Figure 3 19 58 3 2 2 Trigger Source In DL 1060 you can specify the trigger source to be one of these three options front panel operations external hardware trigger source and remote interface operations Front Panel Operation Use SHIFT TRIGGER buttons for auto triggering and TRIGGER button for single triggering External Hardware Trigger You apply a trigger pulse to the EXT TRIG BNC terminal on the rear panel External hardware triggering is like using single trigger but the trigger source is an external hardware When the multimeter receives a pulse from the trigger source it takes one reading or a specified number of readings To set the external hardware trigger connect an external source to Ext TRIG terminal on the rear panel and press TRIGGER buttons to enable external hardware trigger External Trigger Terminal You can trigger the DL 1060 by using a low true pulse to the Ext Trig external trigger terminal located on the rear panel And to use this terminal via the remote interface you have to select the external trigger source by using the TRI Ger SOURce EXTernal command Figure EXT TRI
64. Hz and 300kHz With no input signal applied frequency measurements return 0 MEASure PERiod lt range gt DEF lt resolution gt DEF Preset and make a period measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer For period measurements the meter uses only one range for all inputs between 0 33 seconds and 3 3 Usec With no input signal applied period measurements return 0 MEASure CONTinuity Preset and make a continuity measurement The reading is sent to the output buffer The range and resolution are fixed at 1 and 5 digits respectively MEASure DI Preset and make a diode measurement The reading is sent to the output buffer The range and resolution are fixed at 1Vdc with 1mA current source and 5 digits respectively MEASure TEMPerature Preset and make a temperature measurement with RTD The reading is sent to the output buffer MEASure TCOuple Preset and make a temperature measurement with thermocouple The reading is sent to the output buffer 107 B 4 The CONFigure Command CONFigure VOLTage DC lt range gt MI N MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF Preset and configure the multimeter for DC voltage measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement CONFigure VOLTage DC RATio lt range gt N MAX DEF lt resolution gt MI N MAX DEF
65. Query the present math function Returns PERC AVER NULL LIM MXB DB or DBM CALCulate STATe OFF ON Disable or enable the selected math function CALCulate STATe Query the state of the math function Returns O OFF or 1 ON CALCulate PERCent TARGet value MI Nimum MAXimum Set the target value for percent math function The multimeter clears the value when Min Max is turned on when the power has been off or a remote interface reset CALCulate PERCent TARGet MI Nimum MAXimum Query the target value for percent math function CALCulate AVERage MI Nimum Read the minimum value found during the Min Max operation The multimeter clears the value when Min Max is turned on when the power has been off or a remote interface reset CALCulate AVERage MAXimum Read the maximum value found during the Min Max operation The multimeter clears the value when Min Max is turned on when the power has been off or a remote interface reset CALCulate AVERage AVERage Read the average value of all readings taken since the Min Max operation has been enabled The multimeter clears the value when Min Max is turned on when the power has been off or a remote interface reset 114 CALCulate AVERage COUNt Read the number of readings taken since Min Max has been enabled The multimeter clears the value when Min Max is turned on when the power has been off or a remote interface reset CALCulate NULL OFFSet lt value gt MINimum MAXim
66. Remote Interface Operation Use the following commands from your PC terminal to set the range CONFigure function lt range gt lt resolution gt MEASure lt function gt lt range gt lt resolution gt SENSe lt function gt RANGe lt range gt SENSe lt function gt RANGe AUTO OFF ON 46 3 1 6 Rate Integration Time Definition Integration time is the period of time the analog to digital A D converter takes to sample the input signal The integration time feature allows user to optimize either the speed or the resolution as well as the noise rejection and the accuracy of the measurement The unit of the integration time is in PLC power line cycles One PLC for 60 Hz is 16 67 ms and for 50 Hz is 20 ms There are 10 different integration times in DL 1060 for user to select from 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 and 100 PLC Default For DCV DCI and resistance measurement the default integration time is 1 PLC The manual selected value is stored in a volatile memory and the default value will be restored when the meter is power off How to set the integration time You can set the integration time either through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation Integration time is set indirectly when you select the measurement resolution Please refer to chapter 3 1 3 for details about how to set resolution or NPLC Table 3 1 shows the relationship between the re
67. STi 600 3 10 50 Choosing USER takes you to a menu where you can specify factors used in the calculation equation to obtain the temperature Use 4 and gt to move through the digits and and to change the numbers to a desired value Press ENTER to set the value Choosing SPRTD takes you to a menu where you can specify the seven coefficients that are used to determine the temperature Use lt and gt to move through the digits and A and V to change the numbers to a desired value Press ENTER to set the value 2 wire 4 wire selection 1 Press TEMP button to select RTD temperature measurement function as shown in Figure 3 11 Press CONFIG button Use lt and gt to locate TRANSDUCER submenu Press ENTER to select it Use lt and gt to locate a desired option Press ENTER to finish the process TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT POWER AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER LOCAL MENU Remote I nterface Operation Use the following commands to set up the RTD configuration Figure 3 11 i 4 MALTA Auro KN 4 see WN 7 RIGER store NULL ON a di SENSE O 200V RATIO MAX REF FUSE 3A 250V INPUT va 5 8 lt 2e s aie s 2 g 2 Ez Ei Y gt 15 250V
68. TEMPerature SPRTD RZERo MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD A4 value gt TEMPerature SPRTD A4 TEMPerature SPRTD B4 lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD B4 MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD AX lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD AX MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD BX lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD BX MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD CX lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD CX MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD DX lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD DX MINimum MAXimum SENSe VOLTage DC NPLCycles 40 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 VOLTage DC NPLCycles MINimum MAXimum CURRent DC NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 MINimum MAXimum CURRent DC NPLCycles MINimum MAXimum RESistance NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 RESistance NPLCycles MINimum MAXimum FRESistance NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 1L0 100 MINimum MAXimum FRESistance NPLCycles MINimum MAXimum 89 SENSe FREQuency APERture 0 01 0 1 1 MINimum MAXimum FREQuency APERture MINimum MAXimum PERiod APERture 0 01 0 1 1 PERiod APERture MINimum MAXimum SENSe DETector BANDwidth 3 20 200 MINimum MAXimum DETector BANDwidth MINimum MAXimu
69. TEMPerature SPRTD B4 lt value gt MINimum MAXimum Set the B4 coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD B4 MI Nimum MAXimum Query the B4 coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD AX value MI Nimum Set the A coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD AX MI Nimum MAXimum Query the A coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD BX value Nimum Set the B coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD BX MI Nimum MAXimum Query the B coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD CX value MI Nimum Set the C coefficient 112 SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD CX MI Nimum MAXimum Query the C coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD DX lt value gt MINimum MAXimum Set the D coefficient SENSe TEMPerature SPRTD DX MI Nimum MAXimum Query the D coefficient SENSe TEMPerature TRANsducer FRTD Set the RTD Measurement to 4 Wire SENSe TEMPerature TRANsducer RTD Set the RTD Measurement to 2 Wire SENSe function NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 MI Nimum MAXimum Set the integration time in number of power line cycles for the selected function This command is valid only for DCV DCI 2 wire ohms and 4 wire ohms SENSe function NPLCycles MI Nimum MAXimum Query the integration time for the selected function SENSe FREQuency APERture 0 01 0 1 1 MI Nimum Set the gate time or aperture time for freq
70. Test and Measurement Solutions INSTRUCTION MANUAL 6 1 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 DL 1060G DL 1060R PRINTED IN JAPAN 68 0180 01 CONTENTS USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY wA REN SEE TTT Ce Tee eee ee eT ee ee ee ee oa 1 OVERVIEW 1 1 1 GENERAL INFOMATION zi Risa A amen a DOR A EVA ANES 1 1 1 1 Feature Overview 2 2 2 1 12 25 rea E 2 1 1 3 Taking off the black rubber 2 1 1 4 The DL 1060 s Dimension 0 1 2 2 7 7 2 3 1 1 5 Update of the user s 44 3 1 2 SETTIING UPIDE S 1060 5 2 ci ra naani niri e extr e eov Feu st eet Cuna Y Fed o RUE OA 4 1 2 1 To adjust the 4 1 2 2 To connect the 2 4 4 00 6 1 2 2 1 To convert the 6 1 2 2 2 To change the power line 9 1 2 2 3 To change the current input 13 1 2 3 Factory Default When 16 1 3 01 1060 FUNCTION
71. Used 2 Set to 0 The DMM output buffer was empty as the DMM tried to read from 2 Query Error 4 it Or a new command line was received before a previous query has been read Or both the input and output buffers are full 3 Device Error 8 Error occurrence from a self test calibration or reading overlaod 4 Execution Error 16 Error occurrence from an execution 5 Command Error 32 Error occurrence from a command s syntax 6 Not Used 64 Set to 0 7 tower On 128 Since the last time the event register was read or cleared power has been turned off and on The following conditions will clear the standard event register Users send a CLS command Users query the event register by using the ESR command 122 The following conditions will clear the standard event enable register Users turn on the power and have set the DMM previously by using the PSC 1 command Users execute a ESE 0 command Note 1 When the DMM is powered the standard event enable register won t be cleared if users have set the DMM previously by using PSC 0 X Note 2 The reset command RST or device clear in event registers won t clear bits About the Questionable Data Register The questionable data register reports the quality of the DMM s measurement results as well overload conditions and high low limit test results Through the enable register all of the conditions can be reported in the questionable data summary bit At the
72. Voltage 10 to 20 k 0 12 4 0 04 5 1 000000 V 20 kto 50 k 0 25 0 05 to 1 1 mV 750 000 V 4 50 kto 100 k 0 65 0 08 100 k to 300 k 4 8 0 8 10 toik 0 2 0 04 1 000000 A 1 uv ACI 1kto5k 1 00 0 1 True RMS 10 to1k 0 3 0 06 3 00000 A 10 Current 1kto5k 1 5 0 15 5 10 to1k 0 5 0 12 10 00000 A 10 uV 1kto5k 2 5 0 2 1 Specifications are for 2 hour warm up condition 6 1 2 digits and they re relative to calibration standards 2 20 over range on all ranges except 750Vac range 4 The Range 750Vac is limited to 100kHz 5 Specifications are for sine wave input gt 5 of range 3 Hz Bandwidth 100 Capacitance Characteristics Accuracy of reading of range 1 Function Range Test Current 1 Year 23 Cx 5 1 nF 10 HA 2 0 0 80 10 nF 10 pA 1 00 50 100 nF 100 1 00 50 Capscitancefl 1 UF 100 pA 1 0 0 50 10 uF 100 pA 1 0 0 50 100 1 1 0 0 50 1 mF 1 1 0 0 50 10 mF 1mA 2 0 0 50 1 Specifications are for 2 hour warm up condition 6 1 2 digits and they re relative to calibration standards 6 The Null function must be used Thermocouple Characteristics 1 Function Type Range 1 Year 23C 5 B 600 C to 1820 C 1 52 to 2316 C 1 5 C E 250 C to 1000 C 1 5 1 210 to 1200 C 1 0 K 200C to 1372 10 P N 200 C to 1300 C 1 0 C R
73. able Data Registers have event registers which belong to read only registers and report defined conditions in a multimeter Bits are latched in the event registers As long as an event bit is set subsequent state changes will be ignored To query an event register will return a decimal value corresponding to binary weighted sum of all bits set in the register An enable register is readable and writable and can define which bits in the corresponding event register ORed together to generate a single summary bit To query an enable register won t clear it as well the command CLS but it can clear the bits in the event registers Moreover to enable bits in an enable register users have to write a decimal value corresponding to the binary weighted sum of the bits in the register by their demands Binary Weights 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 120 Questionable Data Event Register Enable Register 0 Voltage Overload 1 Current Overload Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used 59 Not Used e OR Not Used j Status Byte 9 Ohms Overload Summary Register Enable Register Not Used 0 Not Used 11 Limit Test Fail LO 12 Limit Test Fail A Not Used 3 Questionable Data Not Used 4 Message Available yp 15 Not Used Standard Event STAT QUES EVEN STAT QUES ENAB value g STAT QUES ENAB 7 Not Used Standard Event Sarial Poll SPOLL SRE value STB
74. ages displayed from the RECALL MENU and CONFIG operations You can send a message through the remote interface from their PC terminal to the lower row display and will substitute the original display Default The display default is ON The On Off selection made by you are stored in a volatile memory and the default ON will be restored when the meter is power off How to control the display You can control the display through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation The remote interface operation has higher priority over the front panel operation 74 Front Panel Operation Use the following steps to control the display 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG buttons gt SYSTEM gt ENTER gt DISPLAY gt ENTER gt ON OFF gt ENTER to enable disable the display as shown in Figure 3 30 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vaJ 4F UI 200v 4000V MAX MAX FUNCTION 12 91 aal o NE POWER E lt a lt AUTO 5 59 J Figure 3 30 500Vpk EXE TEMP N 0S Jj j 10A LOCAL MENU AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER pam FUSE FUSE 15 250V A 600 ER sre STORE DIGITS ns NULL ON Remote Interface Ope
75. ainst fire or instrument damage only WARNING replace fuse with of the same type and rating noted on the rear panel If the instrument repeatedly blows fuses locate and correct the cause of the trouble before replacing the fuse Current Input Fuse Replacement 10A on the Front Panel Verify that the power line fuse is good Replace the fuse if it is damaged Use only the same type and same rating fuse 15A 250V Fast Acting HBC Our part number F50 0269 08 Please follow the steps below to change the fuse Step 1 Verify that the DMM is disconnected as shown in Figure 1 21 Figure 1 21 13 Step 21 Push the current input terminal and turn it right as shown in Figure 1 22 Figure 1 22 Step 3 Pull out the terminal fuse holder gently and you will find the current input fuse as shown in Figure 1 23 Figure 1 23 14 Step 4 Remove the broken fuse and replace a new one with the same type or same rating as Current Fuse Holder shown in Figure 2 19 Figure 1 24 Step 5 Insert the fuse holder back and turn it left as shown in Figure 1 25 Make sure the fuse holder is properly seated and secured Figure 1 25 15 1 2 3 Factory Default When Power ON Table 1 1 shows the factory default of DL 1060 Table 1 1 Function Default Location after Power On DCV Autozero On Frequency and Period Sourc
76. ault The factory default for continuity threshold resistance is 100 Your selection is stored in a volatile memory and the default value will be restored after the meter has been turned off How to set the threshold resistance You can change the threshold resistance only through the front panel as shown in Figure 3 8 1 Press CONT button and then CONFIG button Press ENTER button to access the threshold resistance settings 3 Use 4 and gt buttons to move through the digits and lower or increase the number to your desired value by using and buttons 4 Press ENTER button again to confirm the value TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT aw vob 200V RATIO o MAX Le 10 500 RMS RMS MAX J N FUSE FUSE 250V 15A 250V CAT I 1000V CATH 600v gt Figure 3 8 45 3 1 5 Range Manual amp Auto Definition When making measurements except CONT DIODE TCOUPL and Temperature DL 1060 will automatically choose a range for you or you can select the appropriate range manually The difference between auto range and manual range is the settling time Auto range is a convenient way for you but manual range can usually speed up the process If the input signal is beyond allowed range an OVLD message will be shown on the display The threshold of maximum minimum readings for each range ar
77. ch time an error occurs Should more than 20 errors have existed the last error stored in the queue the most recent error is replaced with 350 Too many errors No additional errors are saved until you remove errors from the queue the multimeter responds with 0 No error The error queue is cleared when power has been off or after a CLS clear status command has been executed The RST reset command does not clear the error queue 5 1 Error Type There is only one type over here execution errors 5 1 1 Execution Errors 101 Invalid character An invalid character was found in the command string 102 Syntax error Invalid syntax was found in the command string 103 Invalid separator An invalid separator was found in the command string 104 Data type error A parameter type error was found in the command string 105 GET not allowed A Group Execute Trigger GET is not allowed in the command string 108 Parameter not allowed More parameters were found than needed for the command 109 Missing parameter Not enough parameters were received for the command 95 112 Program mnemonic too long command header with too many characters was received 113 Undefined header An invalid command was received 121 Invalid character in number An invalid character was found in the number specified for a parameter value 123 Numeric overflow A numeric parameter w
78. ct DL 1060R to a PC or terminal you must use InterLink cable This cable is also called null modem cable If you selected NONE Flow Control your PC has 25 pin connector or etc Then prepare a proper cable for your configuration The connecting diagram is shown below DL 1060 InterLink Cable DCD QD DCD D sub 9Pin RXD 9 RXD x TXD e TXD x DTR e DTR GND GND x DSR DSR x RTS RTS 4 40 UNC CTS CTS RI D sub9 D sub9 D sub9 D sub9 Male Female Female Male Used in this Instrument How to set the RS232 configuration 1 Press SHIFT CONFIG buttons and then use 4 and gt buttons to locate INTERFACE Press ENTER to select it as shown in Figure 3 16 2 Use 4 and gt buttons to locate RS232 Press ENTER to select it Then use lt and gt buttons to locate BAUD RATE DATA BITS PARITY STOP BITS or FLOW CONTROL Press ENTER to select it 3 Use 4 and gt buttons to select the desired option Press ENTER to set it BAUD RATE 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 bps DATA BITS 7 BITS or 8 BITS PARITY NONE ODD or EVEN STOP BITS 1 BIT or 2 BITS FLOW CONTROL NONE or DTR DSR Delimiter LF fixed TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT 04W vnJ 4F ZA ZAA JH 200V RATIO 1000V MAX REF _ Lo 7 FUNCTION 7 10A 500Vpk DCI ACI 04 dr
79. d If Rem Open a session to each and determine if it matches stat viOpen dfltRM desc NULL NULL sesn If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox Open device failed vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If 130 Rem send reset command RST reset DL 1060 stat viWrite sesn RST 4 ret If stat lt 50 55 Then MsgBox System command error RST vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send Clear command CLS Clear DL 1060 status register stat viWrite sesn CLS 4 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error CLS vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send command 50 ohm reference resistance stat viWrite sesn CALC DBM REF 50 15 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send command Set kDL 1060 to 1 amp ac range stat viWrite sesn CONF VOLT AC 1 0 001 20 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send command Select 200 Hz fast ac filter stat viWrite sesn DET BAND 200 12 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error vbExclamati
80. d your control notification handler code here HINSTANCE hUSBTMCLIB for USBTMC HANDLE unsigned long m defaultRM usbtmc m instr usbtmc unsigned long m findList usbtmc unsigned long m nCount ViStatus status int m Timeout 7000 char pStrout Write out data buffer BYTE pStrin 64 Read in data buffer int len ULONG nWritten ULONG nRead 0 char buffer 256 char instrDescriptor 256 Load the NI VISA library for USBTMC device hUSBTMCLIB LoadLibrary visa32 dll if IRUSBTMCLIB MessageBox NULL NIVISA for USBTMC library not found DL 1060 multimeter device test MB_OK return Link the libraries signed long __stdcall PviOpenDefaultRM_usb unsigned long vi 133 signed long __stdcall PviFindRsrc usb unsigned long sesn char expr unsigned long vi unsigned long retCnt char far desc signed long __stdcall PviOpen usb unsigned long sesn char name unsigned long mode unsigned long timeout unsigned long vi signed long __stdcall PviClose usb unsigned long signed long __stdcall PviWrite usb unsigned long vi unsigned char name unsigned long len unsigned long retval signed long __stdcall PviRead usb unsigned long vi unsigned char name unsigned long len unsigned long retval signed long __stdcall PviSetAttribute usb unsigned long vi unsigned long viAttr unsigned long attrstat PviOpenDefaultRM usb signed long __stdca
81. defined selection is stored in a volatile memory and it will be cleared after the meter has been turned off 78 How to enable disable HOLD feature 1 Press SHIFT TRIGGER buttons The HOLD anunciator will light up when HOLD feature is enabled as shown in Figure 3 34 2 To disable HOLD feature press SHIFT TRIGGER again TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw FUNCTION FUSE FUSE 250 15 250V 5 NS 2 CAT I 1000V 2 600 Figure 3 34 How to adjust the sensitivity band You can adjust the sensitivity band through the front panel operation Front Panel Operation 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG gt TRIG SYS gt READ HOLD gt 0 01 0 1 1 0 10 0 to choose a desired band Press ENTER on the desired sensitivity band TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT gt naw va AF POWER J AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH ue FUSE FUSE 250V 15 250V ON CAT 1 1000V 600 Figure 3 35 79 3 4 5 Initial Mode The section contains two selections DEFAULT and SAVE DATA You can select SAVE DATE to save the current configuration or select DEFAULT SET to restore the factory value after restarting DL 1060 The valid range of SAVE DATA i
82. ds to the terminals as shown in Figure 2 4 2 wire or Figure 2 5 4 wire 2 Set RESOLUTION refer to 3 1 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting or skip this step to use the default setting 3 Press 02 button 2 wire measurement or SHIFT 22 buttons for 4 wire measurement 4 Select the auto range function by pressing SHIFT ESC button on the front panel or use A and buttons to manually select the desired range 5 Connect test leads to your source signal and observe readings shown on the display If the input signal is greater than the allowed range an overflow message OVLD will be displayed TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT o a N ENa a A a B gt LN MAY Te 3A MJ AN 10A v 250 15 250V CAT 1 1000 CATH 600V gt RANGE Figure 2 4 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 SENSE INPUT 04W rar 9 200V RATIO i3 1000V MAX REF MAX Lo X FUNCTION NGI 9 04 J eo RMS RMS MAX JJ 10A 3A250V 15 250V CAT 11000V CATH 600v gt Figure 2 5 X Note Ensure the chassis ground is leaded to the ground before measurement in order to prevent the measuring deviation 24 2 5 Frequency amp Period Measurements DL 1060 uses an on board counter with 25MHz to measure the frequency period Th
83. e measurement band is from 3Hz to 300kHz 333 ms to 3 3 us the measurement voltages range from 100mvV to 750 AC The range default setting is auto range The maximum input allowed is 1000V peak Applying excess voltage WARNING may damage your meter How to measure frequency 1 2 Connect the test leads to the terminals on the front panel as shown in Figure 2 6 Set RESOLUTION refer to 3 1 3 Resolutin amp NPLC Setting or skip this step to use the default setting Press FREQ button for frequency measurement 4 Press CONFIG button and use 4 and gt buttons to locate the FREQ option Press ENTER to select Frequency measurement Select the auto range function by pressing AUTO button on the front panel or use A and V buttons to manually select the desired range Connect test leads to your source signal and observe readings shown on the display If the input signal voltage is beyond the allowed range an overflow message VAC OVLD will be displayed TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vaJ 4F FUSE FUSE 3A 250V 25 A SETI 10007 CAT It 600v Figure 2 6 25 How to measure period 1 2 Connect the test leads to the terminals on the front panel as shown in Figure 2 7 Set RESOLUTION refer to 3 1 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting or skip this step to use the default setting Press FREQ button f
84. e 120 of the range for maximum and 10 of the range for minimum Default The default is auto range The manual selected range is stored in volatile memory and the default will be restored when the meter is power off Please refer to Table 1 1 on chap Factory Default When Power ON How to set the auto manual range You can set the auto manual range either through the front panel operation as shown in Figure 3 9 or through the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation 1 Choose a measurement function 2 Press SHIFT ESC button to select auto range feature Or use and V buttons to manually select a range MAN anounciator will lit when manually selecting a range TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT 04W vn n A MAK 7g J 200V RATIO 1000V MAX 500V pk MAX at Ly LO J meme RANGE i z pk DCI ACI 04 ale TCOUPL 2ND RMS RMS MAX N 4 POWER bov FREQ CONT TEMP i I Lem RS SS a A We a AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU ES MAE ws Tm v f FUSE FUSE TRIGGER STORE DIGITS NULL CONFIG 250V 15 250 2 CAT 1 1000V 600v gt RANGE Figure 3 9
85. e AC Voltage Output Format ASCII Ratio Off AC Bandwidth 20Hz AC Voltage AC Digits 5 1 2 Auto DC Digits 6 1 2 10 PLC DC Voltage Range Auto AC Bandwidth 20Hz AC Current AC Digits 5 1 2 Range Auto DC Digits 6 1 2 10 PLC DC Current Range Auto Digits 5 1 2 Frequency and Range AUTO Period Gate Time 0 1 Sec Digits 41 2 Capacitance Range AUTO Digits 5 1 2 Diode Test Range 1 Rate 0 1 PLC Resistance Digits 6 1 2 10 PLC 2 4 wire Range AUTO Digits 6 1 2 10 PLC Temperature Thermocouple K Type C Source Immediate Triggers Delay AUTO Input Resistance 10MQ 16 1 3 01 1060 Function Introduction For users to become familiar with the DL 1060 DMM we will give a brief introduction to the basic operations of DL 1060 DMM There are three major parts of DL 1060 1 3 1 the front panel 1 3 2 the display and 1 3 3 the rear panel We will discuss each of them in the following sections 1 3 1 The Front Panel There are different buttons and terminals on the front panel They are shown in Figure 1 26 mous STORE rte ser come esc Figure 1 26 1 Power amp Display Power Activates DL 1060 DMM 2 1 First row without SHIFT button DCV Selects DC voltage measurement ACV Selects AC voltage measurement Q2 Selects 2 wire resistance measurement FREQ Selects frequency measurement CONT Selects the continuity test TEMP Selects RTD temperature measureme
86. e RANGe AUTO OFF ON FREQuency VOLTage RANGe AUTO PERiod VOLTage RANGe AUTO OFF ON PERiod VOLTage RANGe AUTO SENSe VOLTage DC RESolution lt resolution VOLTage DC RESolution MINimum MAXimum VOLTage AC RESolution lt gt VOLTage AC RESolution MINimum MAXimum CURRent DC RESolution lt resolution gt MINimum MAXimum CURRent DC RESolution MINimum MAXimum CURRent AC RESolution lt resolution gt MINimum MAXimum CURRent AC RESolutioin MINimum MAXimum RESistance RESolution lt resolution gt MINimum MAXimum RESistance RESolution MINimum MAXimum FRESistance RESolution lt resolution gt MINimum MAXimum FRESistance RESolution MINimum MAXimum SENSe UNIT Cel Far K UNIT TCOuple TYPE E J K N R S T TCOuple TYPE TCOuple SIMulated lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TCOuple SIMulated SENSe TEMPerature RTD TYPE PT100 D100 F100 PT385 PT3916 USER SPRTD NTCT TEMPerature RTD TYPE TEMPerature RTD RZERo value MINimum MAXimum 88 TEMPerature RTD RZERo MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature RTD ALPHa lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature RTD ALPHa MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature RTD BETA lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature RTD BETA MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature RTD DELTa lt value gt MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature RTD DELTa MINimum MAXimum TEMPerature SPRTD RZERo lt value gt MINimum MAXimum
87. e continuity 1 Connect the test leads to the terminals on the front panel as shown in Figure 2 8 2 Connect test leads to your source signal 3 Press CONT button 4 Set RESOLUTION refer to 3 1 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting or skip this step to use the default setting 5 The result will be shown on the display automatically Meter beeps when measured resistance value is lower than threshold value 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT RANGE 2 i cuum X cue J QUIC ON FUNCTION 500V pk 04 dk RMS RMS MAX 3 24 NN 10 REY 5 FUSE FUSE BOF TRIGGER STORE 250V 15 250V 5 2 CAT 1 1000V 600v gt RANGE Figure 2 8 27 2 7 Diode Measurements DL 1060 uses a current source of 1 mA for diode testing The maximum resolution is 10 HV on a fixed range of 1 V DC The default threshold voltage is fixed between 0 3 and 0 8 volts and the reading rate is fixed at 0 1 PLC The voltage bound is adjustable from 0 01V up to 1 2V The meter beeps when the diode measured value is in the range The positive end of the diode should be connected to HI of the input terminals and the negative end to LO How to measure diode 1 Connect the diode to the terminals For forward bias connect the probe from input
88. e input source The value with null offset will show on the display Way Two Pressing NULL to actuate it Or you want to define the value by doing the procedure SHIFT NULL gt NULL gt ENTER gt RUN VALUE as shown in Figure 3 24 And use lt and to move through the digits and and v to increase or decrease the numbers to a desired value Then press ENTER to actuat it Note Press NULL again to disable this feature The MATH anunnciator on the display indicates the state of a mathematical feature 67 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT P naw vas NANA 200V RATIO 1000V REF _ SJ HOH 2 FILTER f 1 Gi QU FUSE FUSE TRIGGER STORE DIGITS NC ge 3 250V 45A 250V A CAT Ltooov 600V gt Figure 3 24 XNote Press NULL button again or press other measurement buttons to disable this feature The MATH anunnciator on the display indicates the state of a mathematical operation The Remote I nterface Operation You can use the following commands on your PC terminal to make a null measurement CALCulate FUNCtion NULL CALCulate STATe OFF ON CALCulate STATe CALCulate NULL OFFSet value Nimum 3 3 4 Limits Test The limits testing operation allows user to adjust a maximal and a minimal limit values The multimeter beeps
89. e measurement CONFigure FRESistance range MI N MAX DEF resolution N MAX DEF Preset and configure the multimeter for 4 wire O measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement CONFigure FREQuency lt gt N MAX resolution MI N MAX DEF Preset and configure the multimeter for frequency measurements with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement For frequency measurements the meter uses only one range for all inputs between 3Hz and 300kHz With no input signal applied frequency measurements return 0 CONFigure PERiod lt range gt MI N resolution MI MAX DEF Preset and configure a period measurement with the specified range and resolution This command does not initiate the measurement For period measurements the meter uses only one range for all inputs between 0 33 seconds and 3 3 usec With no input signal applied period measurements return 0 108 CONFigure CONTinuity Preset and configure for a continuity measurement This command does not initiate the measurement The range and resolution are fixed at 1kQ and 5 digits respectively CONFigure DI ODe Preset and configure for a diode measurement This command does not initiate the measurement The range and resolution are fixed at 1Vdc with 1mA current source and 57 digits respectiv
90. e the multimeter is disconnected from the AC power You must be qualified personnel to perform this action For continued protection against fire or instrument damage only T Was replace with fuse of the same type and rating noted on the rear panel If the instrument repeatedly blows fuses locate and correct the cause of the trouble before replacing the fuse Fuse to replace 250VT250mA Verify that the power line fuse is good Replace the fuse if it is damaged Follow the steps below to change the fuse Step 1 Verify that the DMM is disconnected as shown in Figure 1 14 Figure 1 14 Step 2 Press the latch to the voltage setting selector container as shown in Figure 1 15 You may need a screwdriver to do so Figure 1 15 Step 31 Remove the voltage setting selector container as shown in Figure 1 16 You may need a screwdriver to do so Figure 1 16 Step 4 Remove the broken fuse from the container as shown in Figure 1 17 Thy EJ Figure 1 17 Step 5 Replace with the new standard fuse Step 6 Insert the voltage setting selector container back into the Step 7 Make sure the power switch on the front panel is in Power OFF condition before plugging as shown in Figure 1 18 TEXIO a DATA MUITIMFTER DL 1060 Power Switch Condition OFF POWER ON Step 81 DCI DCV TRIGGER FUNCTION ACI
91. elay time User can set the delay time from either the front panel operations or the remote interface operations 63 Front Panel Operation 1 Press SHIFT CONFIG buttons as shown in Figure 3 22 2 Seta difined parameter via the path TRIG SYS gt DELAY gt MANUAL gt ENTER 3 Use lt and gt buttons to move through the digits and and buttons to increase or decrease the numbers to set the desired delay time between to 3600 second Then press ENTER to actuate the delay time TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT vnJ 4t 5V s C 7 200V RATIO 1000V 500V pk MAX REF MAX MAX SN dis LO FUNCTION RANGE Ge 04 215 TCOUPL L RMS RMS MAX n Am POWER pev 22 Frea conr ey S JL 7 AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU AUTO H E 4 Emm us FUSE FUSE TRIGGER STORE NULL VC 7 250V 15A 250V Gh __ __ 6 CAT 1 1000V 600v gt RANGE Figure 3 22 Remote I nterface Operation You can also use the remote interface operations from your PC terminal to set the trigger delay To select a delay time use the following command or set the trigger delay to be automatic TRI G
92. elect the desired range 4 Observe and take readings on the display TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT vnJ 4rF gt 5 2 A 1 1000 500V pk MAX FUNCTION RANGE BN m 1 RMS RMS MAX gt M 3A 10A 4 5 gt FUSE FUSE Esc NS n 250V 15A 250V cd bu Pd CAT I 1000V 7 600 RANGE Figure 2 13 33 2 10 2ND Measurement DL 1060 provides a secondary measurement function as users make primary measurement By using 2nd function users are able to make two measurements at the same time The Table 2 2 below shows the available measurement functions for each primary measurement on DL 1060 Table 2 2 Available 2ND functions on DL 1060 2 aa DCV DCI 2W 4W ACV ACI FREQ PER FREQ PER rim DCV O m 2 el Ee Ly pe 71710 aw te av 0 4 AG sr sie FREQ 0 0 0 0 Perc 0 2 cap mE E m m m m
93. ely CONFigure TEMPerature Preset and configure for a RTD measurement This command does not initiate the measurement The resolution is fixed at 6 digits CONFigure TCOuple Preset and configure for a thermocouple measurement This command does not initiate the measurement The resolution is fixed at 61 2 digits CONFigure Query a recent condition of function and return a quoted string B 5 The Measurement Configuration Command SENSe FUNCtion lt function gt Select a measurement function and enclose it in quotes the command string FUNC VOLT DC Use one of the following strings VOLTage DC FREQuency VOLTage DC RATio PERiod VOLTage AC CONTinuity CURRent DC DIODe CURRent AC TCOuple RESistance for 2 wire ohms TEMPeratue 0 00 po eee TUN PUER 22 _ SENSe FUNCtion Query the measurement function and return a quoted string SENSe FUNCtion 1 2 lt function gt Sets DMM to the measurement function listed in the function parameter The function must be enclosed in quotes the command string FUNC VOLT DC for Example In addition Parameters 1 2 means that use 1 for primary display and 2 for secondary display The followings are the valid commands xX Note Using FUNC without 1 or 2 will default to 1 for the primary display 109 SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 VOLTage DC SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 VOLTage AC SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 CURRe
94. em ERRor Query the multimeter s error queue Up to 20 errors can be stored in the queue Errors are retrieved in first in first out FIFO order Each error string may contain up to 80 characters STATus QUEStionable ENABle lt enable value gt Enable bits in the Questionable Data enable register The selected bits are then reported to the Status Byte STATus QUEStionable ENABle Query the Questionable Data enable register The multimeter returns a binary weighted decimal representing the bits set in the enable register STATus QUEStionable EVENt Query the Questionable Data event register The multimeter returns a decimal value which corresponds to the binary weighted sum of all bits set in the register STATus PRESet Clear all bits in the Questionable Data enable register CLS Clear the Status Byte summary register and all event registers ESE enable value Enable bits in the Standard Event enable register The selected bits are then reported to the Status Byte ESE Query the Standard Event enable register The multimeter returns a decimal value which corresponds to the binary weighted sum of all bits set in the register ESR Query the Standard event register The multimeter returns a decimal value which corresponds to the binary weighted sum of all bits set in the register OPC Sets the operation complete bit bit O in the Standard Event register after the command is executed OPC Returns 1 to the outpu
95. entations of numbers including optional signs decimal points and scientific notation Special values for numeric parameters like MINimum MAXimum and DEFault are also accepted You can also send engineering unit suffixes with numeric parameters e g If only specific numeric values are accepted the multimeter will automatically round the input numeric parameters The following command uses a numeric parameter VOLTage DC RANGe lt range gt Nimum MAXimum Discrete Parameters Discrete parameters are used to program settings that have a limited number of values like BUS IMMediate EXTernal They have a short form and a long form just like command keywords You can mix upper and lower case letters Query responses will always return the short form in all upper case letters The following command uses discrete parameters TRI Gger SOURce BUS I MMediate EXTernal Boolean Parameters Boolean parameters represent a single binary condition that is either true or false For a false condition the multimeter will accept OFF 70 For a true condition the multimeter will accept ON or 1 When you query a boolean setting the instrument will always return O or 1 The following command uses a boolean parameter VOLTage DC RANGe AUTO OFF ON 105 String Parameters String parameters can contain virtually any set of ASCII characters A string must begin and end with matching a double quote You
96. esolution refer to Section 3 1 chapter 38 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting in this Remote Interface Operation To set Auto Zero through the remote interface use the following commands SENSe ZERO AUTO OFF ONCE The OFF and ONCE parameters have a similar effect Auto Zero OFF doesn t issue a new offset measurement However Auto Zero ONCE issues an immediate offset measurement 3 1 2 Filter Filter is used to remove noises in measurement readings DL 1060 is equipped with two types of filters AC filter and digital filter AC filter is for AC measurements only It also affects the speed of the multimeter to yield a measurement reading Digital filter further stabilizes the measurement readings by averaging Both filters are described in detail in the subsequent sections respectively 3 1 2 1 AC Filter AC only Definition You can refer to Table 3 2 to set the bandwidth User is allowed to set the bandwidth for selecting one of the three AC filters Slow Medium and Fast in order to achieve either higher accuracy in low frequency measurements or faster AC settling time Defaults The factory default is 20Hz Medium You can select your filter type as you wish when setting bandwidth value The defined selection is stored in a volatile memory and the default setting will be restored when the meter is power off Table 3 2 Remote Trigger Delay Bandwidth AC Filter seconds per reading 3 Hz to 300 KHz S
97. et against the instrument break or personal injury 1 1 3 Taking off the black rubber ring Before using the DL 1060 DMM taking off the black rubber ring from the Power Switch 1 1 4 The DL 1060 s Dimension Please get the dimension s information in the following different ways 1 The dimension without the handle and the front amp Rear Bumpers is in the following Figure 1 1 LxWxD 214 6x88 6x280 7 mm 2 The dimension with the handle and the front amp Rear Bumpers is in the following 1 2 LxWxD 252 8x107x305 mm 3 The dimension with the front amp Rear Bumpers but without the handle is in the following Figure 1 3 LxWxD 226 8x107x305 mm 214 6mm Figure 1 1 88 6mm ee Figure 1 2 107mm 305mm T 107mm Figure 1 3 1 1 5 Update of the user s manual To update the user s manual please check our web site The last update may be downloaded from the web site http www texio jp 1 2 Setting up DL 1060 The purpose of this section is to prepare you for using DL 1060 DMM You may want to check if you have all the parts with your multimeter All our products are handled and inspected professionally before shipping out to our customers If you find any damaged or missing parts please contact your local service representative immediately and do not attempt to operate the damaged product 1 2 1 To adjust the handle You may adjust the car
98. ge gt MIN MAX DEF3 4 resolution MIN MAX DEF RESistance lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF FRESistance lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF FREQuency lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF PERiod lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF CONTinuity DIODe TCOuple TEMPerature The CONFigure Command The CONFigure command offers a little more flexibility than the MEASure Command The multimeter sets the parameters for the requested function range and resolution but does not make the measurements You have an option to change the configuration To initiate the measurement use INITiate or READ Command CONFigure VOLTage DC lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF VOLTage DC RATio lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF VOLTage AC lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF 85 CURRent DC lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF CURRent AC lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF RESistance lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF FRESistance lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF FREQuency lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF PERiod lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF CONTinuity DIODe TCOuple TEMPerature CONFigure The READ Command The RE
99. ger DELay lt seconds gt MI Nimum MAXimum or TRI Gger DELay AUTO OFF 3 3 Math Operations This section will introduce the mathematical operations in DL 1060 There are eight math operations PERCENT AVERAGE NULL LIMITS HIGH LIMIT LOW LIMIT MX B dB and dBm testing They either store data for later use or perform mathematical operations on the readings Note that these math operations are available to all measurement functions except diode and continuity testing xX Note The MATH anunnciator on the display indicates the state of a mathematical feature excluding Ratio and will be lit when enabling whichever math feature 64 3 3 1 Percent Definition This mathematical function calculates the ratio of a measurement reading to a specified target value as the form of percentage The calculation formula is shown below Input Reading 100 Target Value The specified target value is store in a volatile memory and will be cleared after the meter has been turned off or a remote interface reset How to use Percent function There are two ways to make a percent measurement Through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation 1 Press SHIFT NULL to enter MATH submenu as shown in Figure 3 23 2 Set a difined parameter via the path PERCENT gt TARGET gt ENTER 3 Use 4 and gt and to move through the digits and A and V buttons to increase o
100. he INFinite parameter instructs the multimeter to take triggers continuously Trigger count is ignored while in local operation TRI Gger COUNt MI Nimum I NFinite Query the trigger count Returns 9 90000000E 37 when you select the infinite trigger count B 8 The System Related Commands FETCh Transfer readings stored in memory by the INITiate command to output buffer where you are able to read them into your bus controller READ Change the state of the triggering system from the idle state to wait for trigger state The meter will start to make measurements when a required triggering condition is met after the READ command is received Measurement readings are sent to the output buffer immediately DISPlay OFF ON Turn off or on the display DI SPlay Query the display setting Returns 0 OFF or 1 ON 117 DISPlay TEXT lt quoted string gt Show a message on the front panel display The allowed message can be up to 16 characters in the lower row display any additional characters will be truncated DISPlay TEXT Query the message sent to the front panel display DI SPlay TEXT CLEar Clear the message shown on the front panel display SYSTem BEEPer Issue a single beeping tone SYSTem BEEPer STATe OFF ON Disable or enable the beeper SYSTem BEEPer STATe Query the beeper mode Returns 0 OFF or 1 SYSTem ERRor Query the multimeter s error queue Up to 20
101. he calibration point of temperature scale and are based on the melting or triple points of various pure substances For an exact list of the elements needed and details on RTD calibration refer to NIST Technical Note 1265 Guidelines For Realizing the International Temperature Scale of 1990 In each subrange the calibration constants required for that subrange are listed Default The default sensor type in DL 1060 is PT100 How to set up RTD You can set up the RTD configuration either through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation as shown in Figure 3 10 or through the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation 1 Press TEMP button to select RTD temperature measurement function 2 Press CONFIG button 3 Use lt and to locate SENSOR submenu Press ENTER to select it 4 Use lt and to locate your sensor type Press ENTER to select your desired sensor type TEXIO DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 FUNCTION DCI Aci 04 dk POWER pev AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER TRIGGER store DIGITS NULL ON OS TC INPUT SENSE Naw 200V RATIO REF LOCAL AUTO ES 2 RANGE LIN 83A RMS RMS INPUT 271 2 J 40 500V pk MAX 1 j j 10A FUSE 15A 250V A
102. he setting make sure the multimeter is disconnected from the AC power An incorrect voltage setting may cause severe damage to your instrument The power cord supplied with DL 1060 contains a separate ground wire for use with grounded outlets When proper connections are made instrument chassis is connected to power line ground through the ground wire in the power cord Failure to use a grounded outlet may result in personal injury or death due to electric shock Suppose your multimeter is under the AC 220V condition and you want to convert it to 100V Follow the following steps to change the voltage setting Step 1 Verify that the DMM is disconnected as shown in Figure 1 9 Figure 1 9 Step 2 Press the latch to unlatch the voltage setting selector container as shown in Figure 1 10 You may need a screwdriver to do so Figure 1 10 Step 3 Remove the voltage setting selector container as shown in Figure 1 11 You may need a screwdriver to do so Figure 1 11 Step 4 Open the clips on the sides and remove the voltage setting selector from the container 5 Figure 1 12 as shown in Figure 1 12 Step 5 Turn the voltage setting selector so that the desired voltage setting appears in the container as shown in Figure 1 13 Figure 1 13 Step 6 Insert the voltage setting selector container back into the socket 1 2 2 2 To change the power line fuse Before replacing the power line fuse make sur
103. ing from the first reading Use 1 and gt buttons to move from the first reading to the last reading the meter has stored as shown in Figure 3 33 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw 200V r 10 I BOOV pk MAX ANZ 10A REY FUSE FUSE 250 15A 250V 11000 600 gt Figure 3 33 Remote I nterface Operation You can use the following commands from the your PC terminal to store or retrieve readings in the memory In addition the number for STORE function only can be set through front panel INITiate This command tells the meter to be on wait for trigger state After a measurement is taken measurement readings will be placed in the memory FETCh Use this command to retrieve stored readings DATA POI Nts Use this command to query the number of stored readings 3 4 4 Sensitivity Band Hold The reading hold function captures and holds a stable reading on the display DL 1060 beeps and holds the value when it detects a stable reading The sensitivity band in reading hold decides which reading is stable enough This band is expressed as a percent of reading on the selected range DL 1060 considers a reading stable when three consecutive values are within the band You have an option to adjust this sensitivity band Default The default band is 0 1 The
104. ith exponent larger than 32000 was found 124 Too many digits A numeric parameter was found whose mantissa contained more than 255 digits excluding leading zeros 131 Invalid suffix A suffix was incorrectly specified for a numeric parameter 138 Suffix not allowed A suffix was received following a numeric parameter which does not accept a suffix 148 Character not allowed A discrete parameter was received but a character string or a numeric parameter was expected 151 Invalid string data An invalid character string was received 158 String data not allowed A character string was received but not allowed for the command 160 168 Block data errors Block data is not acceptable 170 178 Expression errors The meter does not accept mathematical expression e 211 Trigger ignored A Group Execute Trigger GET or TRG was received but the trigger was ignored 213 Trigger deadlock A trigger deadlock occurs when the trigger source is BUS and a READ Command is received e 214 Init Ignored An INITiate command was received but could not be executed because a measurement was already in progress Send a device clear to halt a measurement in progress and place the meter in the idle state 96 221 Settings conflict This error can be generated in one of the following situations Situation 1 You sent a CONFigure or MEASure command with autorange enabled and with a fixed resolution Sit
105. ll unsigned long GetProcAddress hUSBTMCLIB LPCSTR viOpenDefaultRM PviFindRsrc usb signed long __stdcall unsigned long char unsigned long unsigned long char GetProcAddress hUSBTMCLIB LPCSTR viFindRsrc PviClose usb signed long __stdcall unsigned long GetProcAddress hUSBTMCLIB LPCSTR viClose PviOpen usb signed long __stdcall unsigned long char unsigned long unsigned long unsigned long GetProcAddress hUSBTMCLIB LPCSTR viOpen PviWrite usb signed long __stdcall unsigned long unsigned char unsigned long unsigned long GetProcAddress hUSBTMCLIB LPCSTR viWrite PviRead usb signed long __stdcall unsigned long unsigned char unsigned long unsigned long GetProcAddress hUSBTMCLIB LPCSTR viRead PviSetAttribute_usb signed long __stdcall unsigned long unsigned long unsigned long GetProcAddress hUSBTMCLIB LPCSTR viSetAttribute if PviOpenDefaultRM usb NULL PviFindRsrc_usb NULL PviClose_usb NULL PviOpen_usb NULL PviWrite_usb NULL PviRead_usb NULL PviSetAttribute_usb NULL FreeLibrary RUSBTMCLIB hUSBTMCLIB NULL MessageBox NULL NIVISA for USBTMC library not ready DL 1060 multimeter device test MB OK return printf n Start C Example program n printf We check the DL 1060 multimeter on USB port and n printf identify the first connected DL 1060 device n
106. low 7 20 Hz to 300 KHz Medium 1 200 Hz to 300 KHz Fast 0 1 How to set AC Filter in AC measurements You can set the AC Filter either through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation 39 Front Panel Operation 1 Press ACV button and then CONFIG buttons as shown in Figure 3 2 2 Use 4 and buttons to locate BAND WIDTH submenu and then press ENTER to select it There are three options 3Hz 20Hz and 200 2 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw 200V RATIO 1000 Lif 3A 10A RMS RMS VV S ZA JJ 10A SZ REY FUSE FUSE 250 15 250V 600v gt Figure 3 2 Remote I nterface Operation From your PC terminal use the following command to specify the filter type DETector BANDwidth 3 20 200 MI N MAX 3 1 2 2 Digital Filter Definition DL 1060 uses an averaging digital filter to yield a reading for display from a specified number of measurement readings in the past The past measurement readings are stored in a stack of memory The number may be in the range of 2 to 100 You may select one of the two modes of digital filter operations Moving Average and Repeating Average The moving average filter puts the specified number of reading conversions in a first in first out order The very first measurement reading
107. m SENSe AVERage TCONtrol MOVing REPeat TCONtrol AVERage COUNt 1 value MINimum MAXimum AVERage COUNt MINimum MAXimum AVERage STATe OFF ON AVERage STATe SENSe ZERO AUTO OFF ONCE ON ZERO AUTO INPut IMPedance AUTO OFF ON IMPedance AUTO MATH OPERATI ON Commands There are seven math operations Only one of them can be enabled at a time They either store data for later use or perform mathematical operations on the readings Note that these seven math operations are available to all measurement functions except continuity and diode testing The math operations use one or more internal registers You can preset the values in some of the registers while others hold the results of the math operations CALCulate FUNCtion PERCent AVERage NULL LIMit MXB DB DBM FUNCtion STATe OFF ON STATe CALCulate PERCent TARGet lt value gt MINimum MAXimum PERCent TARGet MINimum MAXimum CALCulate 90 AVERage MINimum AVERage MAXimum AVERage AVERage AVERage COUNt CALCulate NULL OFFSet lt value gt MINimum MAXimum NULL OFFSet MINimum MAXimum CALCulate LIMit LOWer lt value gt MINimum MAXimum LIMit LOWer MINimum MAXimum LIMit UPPer lt value gt MINimum MAXimum LIMit UPPer MINimum MAXimum CALCulate MXB MMFactor lt value gt MINimum MAXimum MXB MMFactor MINimum MAXimum MXB MBFactor lt value gt MINimum MAXimum MXB MBFactor MINimum MAXimum
108. mand already described in this chapter MEASure CONTinuity DIODe SAMPle COUNt 4 value MINimum MAXimum COUNt MINimum MAXimum SENSe FUNCtion CONTinuity FUNCtion DIODe FREQuency VOLTage RANGe 1 range gt FREQuency VOLTage RANGe FREQuency VOLTage RANGe AUTO OFF ON 125 FREQuency VOLTage RANGe AUTO PERiod VOLTage RANGe lt range gt MINimum MAXimum PERiod VOLTage RANGe MINimum MAXimum PERiod VOLTage RANGe AUTO OFF ON PERiod VOLTage RANGe AUTO ZERO AUTO CALCulate PERCent TARGet lt value gt MINimum MAXimum PERCent TARGet MINimum MAXimum AVERage MINimum AVERage MAXimum AVERage AVERage AVERage COUNt NULL OFFSet lt value gt MINimum MAXimum NULL OFFSet MINimum MAXimum LIMit LOWer lt value gt MINimum MAXimum LIMit LOWer MINimum MAXimum LIMit UPPer lt value gt MINimum MAXimum LIMit UPPer MINimum MAXimum MXB MMFactor lt value gt MINimum MAXimum MXB MMFactor MINimum MAXimum MXB MBFactor lt value gt MINimum MAXimum MXB MBFactor MINimum MAXimum DB REFerence lt value gt MINimum MAXimum DB REFerence MINimum MAXimum DBM REFerence lt value gt MINimum MAXimum DBM REFerence MINimum MAXimum CONFigure CONTinuity DIODe INPut IMPedance AUTO OFF ON IMPedance AUTO B 12 GPIB I EEE 488 Compliance nformation GPIB Common Commands CLS ESE lt enable value
109. n Open Device Resource Manager status PviOpenDefaultRM usb amp m defaultRM usbtmc if status OL PviClose_usb m_defaultRM_usbtmc hUSBTMCLIB NULL m_defaultRM_usbtmc 0 MessageBox NULL USBTMC resource not found DL 1060 multimeter device test MB_OK return else Find the USBTMC device USB 0 9 0x098F 0x2061 INSTR Dec status PviFindRsrc usb m defaultRM usbtmc USB 0 9 0x098F 0x2062 INSTR amp m findList usbtmc amp m_nCount instrDescriptor if status OL 134 Find the USBTMC device USB 0 9 0x098F 0x2061 INSTR Hex status PviFindRsrc usb m_defaultRM_usbtmc USB 0 9 2447 080E INSTR amp m findList usbtmc amp m nCount instrDescriptor if status OL i PviClose usb m defaultRM usbtmc hUSBTMCLIB NULL m defaultRM usbtmc 0 else PviOpen usb m defaultRM usbtmc instrDescriptor 0 0 amp m instr usbtmc status PviSetAttribute usb m instr usbtmc ATTR VALUE m Timeout else PviOpen usb m defaultRM usbtmc instrDescriptor 0 0 amp m instr usbtmc status PviSetAttribute usb m instr usbtmc ATTR VALUE m Timeout if IRUSBTMCLIB printf DL 1060 device connect failed n return Write command IDN and read the DL 1060 identification string len 64 pStrout new char len ZeroMemory pStrout len strcpy pStrout idn status
110. nal memory using the INITiate command The product of the sample count SAMPle COUNt and the trigger count TRIGger COUNt must not exceed 2000 readings 532 Cannot achieve requested resolution The multimeter cannot achieve the requested measurement resolution You may have specified an invalid resolution in the CONFigure or MEASure command 540 Cannot use overload as math reference The multimeter cannot store an overload reading 9 90000000E 37 as the math reference for null or dB measurements The math state is turned off as a result of this condition 550 Command not allowed in local The multimeter received a READ Command while in the local mode e 225 Function range mismatch It means function range mismatch 98 Appendix A Specification List DC Characteristics Accuracy of reading of range 1 Function Range 21 Resolution Input resistance 1 Year 23 C 5 100 0000 mV 0 1 uV 10 MQ 0 008 0 0045 1 000000 V 1 uV 10 MQ 0 009 0 001 DC Voltage 10 00000 V 10 uV 10 MQ 0 012 0 002 100 0000 V 100 uV 10 MQ 0 012 0 002 1000 000 V 1 mV 10 MQ 0 02 0 003 Function Range 21 Resolution Shunt Resistance 1 Year 23 C 5 10 00000 mA 10 nA 5 10 0 05 0 005 100 0000 mA 100 nA 5 10 0 05 0 01 DC Current 1 000000 1 pA 0 10 0 15 0 02 3 00000 10 uA 0 10 0 2 0 03 10 00000 A 10 uA 0 005 Q 0 25 0 05
111. nals the front panel Set RESOLUTION of DCI refer to 3 1 3 Resolution amp NPLC Setting BANDWIDTH of ACI refer to 3 1 2 1 AC Filter or skip this step if default is to be used Press SHIFT DCV or SHIFT ACV buttons for DCI or ACI measurement Select the auto range function by pressing SHIFT ESC buttons on the front panel or use and buttons to manully select a desired range Connect test leads to your source signal and observe readings shown on the display If the input signal is greater than the allowed range an overflow message OVLD will be displayed TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT gt 04 vnJ 4dF 2 Figure 2 3 23 2 4 Resistance Measurements 2 amp 4 wire The ranges for resistance measurement 100 2 1KO 10kO 100kO 1 10MQ 100MQ with a sensitivity of 100 uQ at 100 Q range There are two modes for measuring the resistance 2 wire mode as shown in Figure 2 4 and 4 wire mode as shown in Figure 2 5 With 4 wire mode the test current is measured from the test resistance through one pair of the test leads and the test voltage across the resistance under test is measured from another set of the test leads As a result the 4 wire mode is more accurate for low resistance measurements The trade off is the longer settling time for 4 wire mode How to measure resistance 1 Connect the test lea
112. ngs interface configurations and calibration information AUTO Enables auto range Range Section lt gt Scrolls through options A V Changes the range while measuring or changes a digit when setting parameters INPUT section The terminals at the TC INPUT section provide thermocouple temperature measurement They come with built in cold junction compensation so no extra thermocouple adapter is needed 5 Inserted Connections amp Fuse Device HI amp LO Used for all measurements except DC and AC current Maximum input voltage 1000V for voltage measurements 200V for 4 wire measurement LO amp I Used for making DC and AC current measurements Two Front Fuse Protects current input terminal from overcurrent Maximum current 3A 250V and 15A 250V 18 1 3 2 The Display DL 1060 has a dual LCD display for a better view There are two rows in the dual display screen The upper row Primary displays readings and units A maximum 11 characters are allowed for upper row LCD display The lower row Secondary displays range of the measurements condition the secondary readings amp units or information about an ongoing configuration A maximum 16 characters are allowed for lower row LCD display There are additional annunciators at upper side and right side of the display screen for indicating the state or the condition of an ongoing measurement They are explained individually in the following sections Up
113. nt ENTER Accepts selection moving to next choice or back to measurement display 2 2 First row with SHIFT button DCI Selects DC current measurement ACI Selects AC current measurement 04 Selects 4 wire resistance measurement 17 Selects capacitance measurement Selects diode testing TCOUPL Selects thermocouple temperature measurement 2ND Setting Secondary measurement 2 3 Second row without SHIFT button TRIGGER Manually triggers the multimeter to make measurements or sets the multimeter to take external triggers STORE Stores a specified number of subsequent readings DIGITS Changes measurement resolution NULL Activates the null function in order to offset the measurement error due to the test leads SHIFT in blue Used to access other functions in blue upper print CONFIG Configures the settings of selected measurement function ESC Cancels selection moving back to measurement display 2 4 Second row with SHIFT button 4 AUTO HOLD Enables or disables the reading hold function RECALL Displays stored readings Use lt gt and AV buttons to select a reading for display FILTER Enables or disables averaging digital filter MATH Enables or disables mathematical operations tests including PERCENT AVERAGE NULL LIMITS MX B dB and dBm LOCAL Switches the multimeter to the local mode from the USB or GPIB remote mode MENU Offers system wide settings trigger setti
114. nt DC SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 CURRent AC SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 FREQunecy SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 PERiod SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 FREQunecy CURR SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 PERiod CURR SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 RESistance SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 FRESistance SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 CAPacitance SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 TEMPerature SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 TCOuple SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 3 Note Query measurement function SENSE FUNCtion 1 2 NONE X Note Turn off secondary display and it svalid only when used with FUNC2 SENSe function RANGe lt range gt MI Nimum MAXimum Select a range for the selected function For frequency and period measurements range applies to the signal s input voltage not its frequency use FREQuency VOLTage or PERiod VOLTage MIN selects the lowest range for the selected function MAX selects the highest range SENSe function RANGe MI Nimum MAXimum Query the range for the selected function For frequency and period use FREQuency VOLTage or PERiod VOLTage Autorange thresholds Down range at lt 10 of range Up range at gt 120 of range SENSe function RANGe AUTO OFF ON Disable or enable autorange for the selected function SENSe function RANGe AUTO Query the autorange setting Return 1 ON or 0 OFF SENSe function RESolution resolution MI Nimum Set resolution for the selected function not
115. nt function or the math function first and then select the trigger mode How to enable Reading Memory to store readings Press STORE button and the multimeter will start to store the readings produced until the specified number of readings is reached How to set the number of readings to be stored 1 Press SHIFT CONFIG buttons as shown in Figure 3 32 2 Do the procedure TRIG SYS STORE RDGS ENTER to set the number of readings Use lt and gt buttons to move between the digits and V and A buttons to increase or decrease numbers as desired When ready press ENTER button TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 SENSE INPUT vnJ 4rF N A A 200V RATIO 1000V EF MAX FUNCTION 410A S00V pk pet ACH i4 alz TCOUPL RMS RMS POWER ACV Q2 FREQ conr i LZ 3A AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH fam m Nas P FUSE FUSE Ls TRIGGER NULL v 250V 15A 250V _ Mie N ON 11000V 600v gt Figure 3 32 77 X Note The MEM annunciator will be lit while the multimeter stores readings and be turned off when the specified number of readings is reached How to recall the stored readings 1 Press SHIFT STORE buttons and the multimeter will display all the stored readings start
116. o enable disable this function 83 How to set I nterface 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG gt INTERFACE gt ENTER gt USB gt ENTER gt ON OFF gt ENTER to set the interface TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw va 4b 20V REF MAX LYS o XJ RANGE 8A 500Vpk RMS RMS MAX FUNCTION 2 7 ES FUSE FUSE E z 250 15 250V 11000 600 RANGE Figure 4 2 You can t use the USB interface if you want to enable the Pass Fail signal output You must use the GPIB interface G type only or remote control Please disconnect the USB cable from your multimeter The signal from the USB cable may make the Pass Fail signal output abnormal 4 2 Setting Up For Remote Interface DL 1060 may be remote controlled through USB GPIB interface only G type or RS 232 interface only R type Kind of interface should be selected in order to use remote interface Please refer to chapter 3 1 8 for detail of selection Next following software should be installed into the PC for control Following to NI VISA3 1 DL 1060 Driver Also application software for control is prepared into the attached CD besides of above software Using this an easy operation of multimeter from the PC is possible Please refer install manual for detail
117. of install method X Note Please download from our Web site http www texio jp or from NI s Web site http www ni com visa for latest version of each software 84 4 3 Remote Interface Commands You can instruct the multimeter to take measurements by using the SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments commands after the appropriate setup for their selected remote interface The following conventions are used in SCPI command syntax Triangle brackets lt gt indicates that you must specify a value for the enclosed parameter The square brackets indicates that the parameter is optional and can be omitted The braces enclose the parameter choices for a given command string The vertical bar separates several choices for a parameter The MEASure Command Although it does not offer much flexibility using the MEASure Command is the simplest way to program the multimeter for measurements You select the measurement function range and resolution the multimeter automatically sets the other parameters for you make the measurement and send the result to the output buffer MEASure VOLTage DC lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF VOLTage DC RATio lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF VOLTage AC lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF CURRent DC lt range gt MIN MAX DEF lt resolution gt MIN MAX DEF CURRent AC lt ran
118. on DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send command kDL 1060 will accept 5 triggers stat viWrite sesn SAMP COUN 5 11 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send command Trigger source is IMMediate stat viWrite sesn TRIG SOUR IMM 13 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command error vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send command Select dBm function stat viWrite sesn CALC FUNC DBM 13 ret If stat lt SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Rem send command Enable math stat viWrite sesn CALC STAT ON 12 ret If stat lt SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList 131 Exit Sub End If Rem send command Take readings stat viWrite sesn READ amp vbLf 6 ret If stat lt VI_SUCCESS Then MsgBox System command vbExclamation DL 1060 multimeter device test stat viClose fList Exit Sub End If Sleep 3000 wait for math processing Rem fetch the measure data stat viRead sesn readin 128 ret If stat VI SUCCESS Then MsgBox
119. or frequency measurement and then press CONFIG button use lt and gt buttons to locate PERIOD Press ENTER to switch the frequency measurement to period measurement Select the auto range function by pressing AUTO button on the front panel or use A and V buttons to manually select the desired range Connect test leads to your source signal and observe readings shown on the display If the input signal voltage is beyond the allowed range an overflow message VAC OVLD will be displayed TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT 6 FUNCTION pm RANGE mm Be C ON m AU FUSE FUSE 250V 15A 250V CAT11000V CATI eov gt Figure 2 7 26 2 6 Continuity Measurements DL 1060 uses 1kQ range for the continuity measurement The meter beeps when the test resistance is less than the threshold resistance The default threshold resistance is 102 but user set the threshold resistance to anything between 12 and 1k The resistance value set by user is stored in a volatile memory and will be cleared after the meter has been turned off The source current for the continuity measurement is 1mA The maximum input voltage allowed is 1000 V peak Applying excess WARN voltage may damage the meter and cause unpredictable hazards How to measure th
120. or the settings but the function execution Before executing please go setting REAL or SIMULATED peremeters by the procedure SHIFT gt TEMP gt CONFIG gt SIMULATED REAL What s the difference between the REAL and the SIMULATED For the REAL the REAL value is a standard value detected from the present internal equipment i e the value would be frequently influenced and changed at different environments and climates and it can t be adjusted For the SIMULATED the SIMULATED value is a reference value To use this function you need to be aware that the temperature value from a certain object is absolute meaningful and accurate for example O C mixed ice and water After you well selet the type and matched the correct adaptor the tested result from the mixed and water is 2 C At this circumstance you know the real and tested error is 2 C So the next step is to adjust the default value from 25 C to 23 C Then your following thermocouple measurements with the simulated function would be accurate How to set up thermocouple You can set up the thermocouple configuration either through the front panel operation or through the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation Unit and Thermocouple configuration 1 Press SHIFT TEMP to choose thermocouple function as shown in Figure 3 12 2 Press CONFIG and then use lt and to toggle between options 3 To configure unit or thermocouple type press ENTER on UNIT and
121. per Row Display Lower Row Display Figure 1 27 1 3 2 1 Annunciators ADR Indicates the multimeter is via GPIB Interface RMT REMOTE Indicates the remote state MAN Indicates the manual range is taken TRIG Shows the single triggering is enabled EXT Indicates the External Trigger Mode is enabled HOLD Indicates reading hold function is enabled MEM Indicates the using of internal memory MATH Indicates the MATH operation is taken FILT The digital filter is started SHIFT Indicates SHIFT button is pressed ERR Error occurs 4W Indicates 4 wire mode is selected for resistance measurement Indicates the continuity testing is enabled OFF Indicates the front panel display is turned off RAT Indicates the RATIO operation is taken 2nd Indicates 2ND function in use 19 1 3 3 The Rear Panel The rear panel of the DL 1060 is shown in Figure 2 20 This figure includes important abbreviated information that should be reviewed before using the instrument Fgure 1 28 1 VM COMP Voltmeter Complete Output Terminal Outputs a low true pulse from a remote interface 2 EXT TRIG Terminal to be used when choosing external triggering 3 USB Connection USBTMC Connects a remote computer for changing operation environment instead of the front panel control 4 Chassis ground terminal 5 Power Module Contains the AC line receptacle power line fuse and line voltage setting It is possible to
122. per row display is the primary measurement and the lower row display is the secondary measurement Note To execute the 2nd function with DCI applying the range at 1A or up TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT 04W VO AF 1 5V HI 10 7 200V RATIO 1000V pk MAX MAX MAX NN d SW LO v dp RANGE mm 10 500V pk RMS RMS MAX DCI ACI 04 dk TCOUPL POWER ACV FOr cont TEMP A A 2 AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER LOCAL MENU AUTO ee FUSE FUSE ases STORE NULL fic ese o 7 250 15 250V CAT 1 1000V CATH 600v gt RANGE Figure 2 14 Upper Row Display Lower Row Display Remote I nterface Operation To set 2nd through the remote interface use the following commands These commands are used for selecting two functions on the 2nd applications 1 stands for the selected function which will act on the main display 2 stands for the selected function which will act on the secondary display SENSe FUNCtion lt function gt 35 For example FUNCtion 1 2 VOLTage DC FUNCtion 1 2 VOLTage AC FUNCtion 1 2 CURRent DC FUNCtion 1 2 CURRent AC FUNCtion 1 2 FREQunecy FUNCtion 1 2 PERiod FUNCtion 1 2 FREQunecy CURR FUNCtion 1 2 PERiod CURR FUN
123. peratures a fire may occur Use the product within the operating humidity indicated in the rating humidity column Watch out for condensation by a sharp humidity change such as transfer to a room with a different humidity Also do not operate the product with wet hands Otherwise an electric shock or fire may occur Use in gas Use in and around a place where an inflammable or explosive gas or steam is generated or stored may result in an explosion and fire Do not operate the product in such an environment Also use in and around a place where a corrosive gas is generated or spreading causes a serious damage to the product Do not operate the product in such an environment Installation place Avoid installing the product on inclined places or on places subject to vibration Otherwise the product may slip or fall down to cause damages or injury accidents USING THE PRODUCT SAFELY Do not let foreign matter Do not insert metal and inflammable materials into the product from its vent and spill water on it Otherwise electric shock or fire may occur Warning item on abnormality while in use If smoke or fire is generated from the product while in use stop using the product turn off the switch and remove the power cord plug from the outlet After confirming that no other devices catch fire ask us or your local dealer B input output terminal Maximum input to terminal is specified to prevent the product from being damaged Do
124. r decrease the numbers to a desired target value Press ENTER to confirm and use the value Observe the calculated percent value on the display TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 INPUT TC INPUT 2 vo SENSE n4w Y A Nc 200V RATIO 1000 _ Lo N FUNCTION 571 Aci 04 TCoUPL POWER ACV Q2 FRE conr Ma L SN S M UO m N 2 AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER LOCAL AUTO Paes STORE DIGITS Ese NT Em 3A 250V 15A 250 ON 4 om N CAT 1 1000V CATH gt Figure 3 23 Note To disable the percent function you need to go into MATH submenu by pressing SHIFT NULL buttons and select OFF to turn it off The MATH annunciator should not be lit when disabled Remote I nterface Operation Use the following commands to enable and configure Percent function CALCulate FUNCtion PERCent CALCulate STATe OFF ON CALCulate STATe CALCulate PERCent TARGet lt gt MI Nimum CALCulate PERCent TARGet MI Nimum MAXimum 65 3 3 2 Average AVG MIN MAX COUNT Definition When the Average function is enabled DL 1060 takes in a series of readings from the measurements stores the minimum and maximum readings in the memory and
125. ration The following commands show how to control the display as well as how to send a message to the display DI SPlay OFF ON turns off or turns on the display DI SPlay TEXT quoted string displays the string you type in DI SPlay TEXT CLEar clears the message displayed 3 4 2 Beeper DL 1060 beeps when some certain conditions are met or when an error occurs But there may be time you want to disable the beeper for some operations Although you can turn off the beeper the click sound you hear when a button is pressed will not be disabled The beeper state is stored in a volatile memory and the default will be restored when the meter has been turned off or after a remote interface reset By disabling the beeper you will not hear the meter beeps when Anew minimum or maximum is found in Min Max operation A stable reading is detected and held The test voltage is within the limits in diode testing The source signal fails the limit testing 75 After the beeper is disabled the meter still emits a tone when occurs Any button on the front panel is pressed e The threshold value is exceeded in continuity testing Default The beeper is enabled when it is shipped from the factory How to control the beeper User can control the beeper from either the front panel operation or the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG buttons gt SYSTEM gt
126. rements The multimeter supports both thermocouple and RTD User needs to configure the multimeter for the right sensor type before they can make temperature measurements RTD Definition If you are using RTD the options are PT100 D100 F100 PT385 PT3916 user defined RTD NTCT and SPRTD If you need to change the factors that are used to calculate the temperature in RTD choose user defined RTD in which you are able to change any factors as you wish The default factors used are listed in Table 3 3 Table 3 3 Type Alpha Beta Delta R zero PT100 0 003850 0 10863 1 49990 1002 D100 0 003920 0 10630 1 49710 1002 F100 0 003900 0 11000 1 49589 1002 PT385 0 003850 0 11100 1 50700 1002 PT3916 0 003916 0 11600 1 50594 1002 NTCT 0 003850 0 10863 1 49990 1002 Here is the temperature equation that is used to determine the RTD temperature When 1 lt 0 R R l At Br ce r 100 When 0 C lt t lt 630 C R R 1 At Br A 41 100 107 10 Where 49 If you are using SPRTD Standard Platinum RTD select SPRTD and specify the seven coefficients under SPRTD submenu The ITS International Temperature Scale 90 standard provides two reference equations for Standard Platinum Thermometers covering temperature range from 18 8033K to 1234 93K However one SPRTD usually cannot cover the entire range so the temperature range is broken up into a few subranges These subranges depend on t
127. rigger waiting status Waiting for event the measurement operation will starts after execution of trigger delay when the trigger condition matches by detecting trigger signal from the selected trigger source etc The operation form the front panel will always be trigger waiting status then receives trigger signal at any time 56 3 2 1 Trigger Mode There are three trigger modes in DL 1060 auto immediate and single triggering You can specify the trigger mode for your measurement The factory default is auto triggering when the meter is power on A Auto Triggering Mode Front Panel Operation only Definition Auto triggering takes continuous readings at a fastest rate possible for the present measurement The rate of taking readings depends on the current settings This function is only available through the front panel The auto triggering is also the default for trigger mode in DL 1060 How to use Auto Trigger 1 Press SHIFT and TRIGGER on the front panel to enable auto trigger mode as shown in Figure 3 18 xX Note This operation is only used to return from Single Triggering Mode TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vaJ 4F 200V RATIO 1000 REF FUNCTION RANGE Ber ACI HET ES POWER rs f eon 7 mag Ao 09 2
128. ring Triangle brackets lt gt indicate that you must specify a value for the enclosed parameter For example the above syntax statement shows the range parameter enclosed in triangle brackets The brackets are not sent with the command string You must specify a value for the parameter such as VOLT DC RANG 10 Some parameters are enclosed in square brackets The brackets indicate that the parameter is optional and can be omitted The brackets are not sent with the command string If you do not specify a value for an optional parameter the multimeter chooses a default value Using the MIN and MAX Parameters You can substitute MINimum or MAXimum in place of a parameter for many commands For example consider the following command VOLTage DC RANGe lt gt MI Nimum Instead of selecting a specific voltage range you can substitute MIN to set the range to its minimum value or MAX to set the range to its maximum value Querying Parameter Settings You can query the current value of most parameters by adding a question mark to the command For example the following command sets the sample count to 10 readings SAMP COUN 10 You can query the sample count by executing SAMP COUN You can also query the minimum or maximum count allowed as follows SAMP COUN MIN SAMP COUN MAX X Note If you send two query commands without reading the response from the first and then attempt to read
129. rom your PC terminal SAMPIe COUNt value B Number of triggers Although the meter normally takes one trigger before returning to the idle state you can manually specify the number of triggers it accepts before the idle state However this can only be done through the remote interface The following command shows how to set multiple triggers before returning to idle state TRI Gger COUNt value C Reading hold Front panel operation only The reading hold feature is used to hold a stable reading on the display When a reading is stable enabling the reading hold will hold the stable reading and trigger a beeping sound Reading hold feature depends on an adjustable sensitivity band to determine if a reading is stable The multimeter considers a reading stable when three consecutive readings are within Sensitivity Band Hold will explain how to adjust the sensitivity band This feature is only available from the front panel operation 61 How to enable disable reading hold 1 Press SHIFT TRIGGER buttons 2 To disable it press SHIFT TRIGGER buttons again as shown in Figure 3 21 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw NM 200V RATIO r FUNCTION pel o dale Jue eget BOOV pk MAX eM E POWER pcv acv Q2 cont ENTER JN
130. ront panel operation or the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation To set the values of M and B 1 Do the procedure SHIFT NULL gt MX B gt ENTER gt SET M SET B gt ENTER to access the setting as shown in Figure 3 26 2 Use lt and gt to move through the digits and use A to increase or decrease the number to a desired value under the SET M and SET B setting mode Press ENTER to confirm the value and actuate the function TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vnJ 4F 200 RATIO b LA o f SY FUSE FUSE 3A250V 15A 250V A CAT Ltooov 600v gt Figure 3 26 70 Remote Interface Operation Use the following commands to enable and configure MX B function CALCulate FUNCtion MXB CALCulate STATe OFF ON CALCulate STATe CALCulate MXB MMFactor lt value gt MINimum MAXimum CALCulate MXB MMFactor MI Nimum MAXimum CALCulate MXB MBFactor value MI Nimum MAXimum CALCulate MXB MBFactor MI Nimum MAXimum 3 3 6 dB dBm A dB Definition The dB feature takes a DC or AC voltage measurement and displays it in decibel unit in correspondence to a relative reference value The calculation of dB is listed below dB Input signal in dBm Relative value in dBm The dB measurement is applied to DC and AC voltage only The relative value is adjustable and is stored
131. ry Note The remote interface can only be set through the front panel operations How to select a remote interface 1 Press SHIFT CONFIG buttons Then use lt and gt buttons to locate INTERFACE Press ENTER to select it as shown in Figure 3 15 2 Use 4 and b buttons to toggle between USB and RS232 Press ENTER on your choice of interface TEXIO DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw vote oV RATIO 1000V x REF _ NN Lo FUNCTION ER DCI 94 TCOUPL RMS RMS oni POWER pov acv Q2 FREQ 1 conr mA A Jl J AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH LOCAL MENU AUTO 5 S Mr ZERO SY SN FUSE FUSE GGER STORE DIGITS NULL 5 w vyv 250V 15A 250V E AN RANGE CATH 600V Figure 3 15 How to set the Address when using GPIB 1 Press SHIFT CONFIG buttons and then use lt and gt buttons to locate INTERFACE Press ENTER to select it as shown in Figure 3 16 2 Use 4 and gt buttons to locate GPIB Press ENTER to select it 3 Use lt and gt buttons to move through the digits and and buttons to adjust the numbers to a desired GPIB address Press ENTER to set the address 54 How to set up RS232 The RS 232 interface port of DL 1060R uses 9 pin D sub connector To conne
132. rying handle to suit your needs The following figures shows you how to adjust the handle Taking off the handle from the Multimeter Step 1 Turn up the handle Pull slightly outward on both sides of the handle and slowly rotate it up as shown in Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 Step 2 Pull out the handle When the handle is turned up to 90 with the multimeter please pull out the handle from the multimeter as shown in Figure 1 5 Figure 1 5 Adjusting the position for your convenience Here are some example positions to for your reference Position 1 The default position is for packing as shown in Figure 1 6 Position 2 The position shown in Figure 1 7 is for operating the multimeter Figure 1 7 Position 3 The position shown in Figure 1 8 is for carrying the multimeter Figure 1 8 1 2 2 To connect the power Check the power line voltage on the rear panel to see if voltage setting is correct for your area Change the voltage correctly or replace a new fuse if the voltage is not correct or the fuse is broken Please follow the steps below 1 2 2 1 To convert the voltage A wns A In some areas the power supplied voltage is 240Vac or 120Vac in others the power supplied voltage is 220 Vac or 100 Vac Please refer to your local power supplied voltage to see if you have the right setting Before changing t
133. s only valid for the present measurement function Please refer to Table 1 1 on page 16 How to set the resolution The resolution can be set either through the front panel or the remote interface operation Front Panel Operation There are two ways to set the resolution The locations of the buttons are shown with red rectangle frames in Figure 3 6 and Figure 3 7 Way One 1 First select your desired measurement function by pressing one of the function buttons located on the first row of your meter s front panel 2 Press DIGITS button to select your desired resolution for your measurement 43 TEXIO 1 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT aw gt Sty S 2 B o m 2s 28 i gt g FILTER AUTO o0 o7 FUSE FUSE 250V 15A 250V CAT11000V CATI 600v gt Figure 3 6 X Note When using the Way One to set the resolution your options with each press on the same button are 4 1 2 5 1 2 and 6 1 2 And under tha DCV DCI 22 amp 94 functions the NPLC just be set by pressing CONFIG gt NPLC gt ENTER gt 4 and gt gt Target Way Two for DCV 22 amp 94 functions only 1 Select a desired function within DCV DCI 02 amp 04 2 Do the procedure CONFIG gt NPLC gt ENTER gt 4 and gt gt Target NPLC to set NPLC Please
134. s SHIFT NULL gt OFF or switch to other measurement to disable this feature The MATH anunnciator on the display indicates the state of a mathematical feature 66 Remote I nterface Operation The following commands show you how to use the Average operation from your PC terminal CALCulate FUNCtion AVERage CALCulate STATe OFF ON CALCulate STATe CALCulate AVERage MI Nimum CALCulate AVERage MAXimum CALCulate AVERage AVERage CALCulate AVERage COUNt 3 3 3 Null Relative Definition When the null function is enabled the displayed measurement reading will show something difference between the measured input signal reading and the stored null also called relative value The null relative value is stored in a volatile memory and the value will be cleared when the multimeter is power off Moreover you can specify or alter a null value The null function is available for all types of measurement except continuity and diode When you select the null function for a measurement it is visible only for this measurement How to operate null relative measurement You can operate the null function from either the front panel operation or the remote interface operation The Front Panel Operation Way One Store the null test lead resistance First of all short the two test leads together and then press NULL button The new reading taken will replace the old value if any in the null register Then connect the two test leads to th
135. s about the manuals ask us or E Mail us 1 Overview This chapter will give you an overview of DL 1060 s features and guide you through the basics of DL 1060 digital multimeter 1 1 General Infomation This section contains general information about Nikke Techno Sytem DL 1060 Multimeter 1 1 1 Feature Overview DL 1060 series is a 6 1 2 digits multimeter It has Best performance price ratio High speed sampling rate 50000 Rdgs sec at NPLC 0 001 Direct Thermocouple Measurement Built In Cold Junction Compensation to improve Accuracy Dual Measurement amp Dual Display Including Thermocouple Measurement Capacitance Measurement Several Measurements amp Mathematic Functions Wide Range Current Measurement Up to 10A DCV Accuracy 0 012 in 1 year High Sensitivity 0 1 uV amp Resistance 100 uQ Plug amp Play Interface Built In USB USBTMC High Storage Memory Up to 2000 Readings Free Application Software In addition the DL 1060 series provides wide ranges for general measurements Such as OMONAMAWN Ee DCV 100mV 1V 10V 100V and 1000V 100 1V 10V 100V and 750V DCI 10 100mA 1A and 10 ACI 1A 3A and 10A 2 and 4 wired resistance 1000 1KQ 10KQ 100KO 1 10MQ and 100MO Capacitance 1nF 10nF 100nF 1uF 10 100 1000 and 1O000UF Thermocouple 250 C to 1820 C RTD 2W and 4W Frequency and Period 100mV to 750V From 3Hz to 300KHz
136. s listed in Table 3 5 Table 3 5 No Items of Save Data Contents 1 Continuity Threshold Resistance 2 Diode Boundary Voltage 3 Temperature RTD Sensor Types Units USER define SPRTD 4 Thermocouple Types Units R Junction 5 dBm Reference Resistance 6 MX B Values M B 7 Reading Hold Sensitivity Band How to save the settings 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG gt SYSTEM gt ENTER gt INIT MODE gt ENTER gt SAVE DATA DEFAULT SET gt ENTER to Save your current setting or to resume the default setting as shown in Figure 3 36 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw t 200V EN DC TCouPL POWER gt acy Q2 6 FREQ JE CONT Tw 96 gt JAN 2 a 0 AUTO HOLD RECALL FILTER MATH L MENU AUTO ae ER jJ STORE DIGITS NULL y 250 15A 250V CAT 1 1000 CATH 600 gt Figure 3 36 80 3 4 6 Language DL 1060 supports two languages DEFAULT DL 1060 and COMPATIBLE Agilent 34401A How to set up the language 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG gt SYSTEM gt ENTER gt LANGUAGE gt ENTER gt DEFAULT COMPATIBLE gt ENTER to select the language as shown in Figure 3 37 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT
137. s sent to the output buffer For AC measurement resolution is fixed at 6 digits Therefore the resolution parameter only affects the front panel display 106 MEASure CURRent DC lt range gt N MAX DEF lt resolution gt MI N MAX DEF Preset and make a dc current measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer MEASure CURRent AC lt range gt MI N DEF lt resolution gt MI N MAX DEF Preset and make a AC current measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer AC measurement resolution is fixed at 6 digits Therefore the resolution parameter only affects the front panel display MEASure RESistance lt gt N MAX DEF lt resolution gt MI N MAX DEF Preset and make a 2 wire measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer MEASure FRESistance lt range gt N MAX DEF lt resolution gt MI N MAX DEF Preset and make a 4 wire measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer MEASure FREQuency lt range gt MAX DEF lt resolution gt MI N MAX DEF Preset and make a frequency measurement with the specified range and resolution The reading is sent to the output buffer For frequency measurements the meter uses only one range for all inputs between 3
138. s shown in Figure 3 38 81 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 SENSE INPUT 0n4W TC INPUT 200V i ee EA ANM NN M MATH LOGA Auro K VY P 7 a 3 misc STORE DIGITS NULL 4 sse N 415A 250V 4 lS CAT I 1000V S E CAT 600v 3 Figure 3 38 3 4 8 Firmware Revision DL 1060 has three microprocessors for various internal systems You can query the multimeter to determine which revision of firmware is installed for each icroprocessor How to check the firmware revision 1 Do the procedure SHIFT CONFIG gt SYSTEM gt SYSTEM VER gt ENTER to check the DL 1060 s firmware version The multimeter gives three numbers in format on the display The first number is the firmware revision number for the measurement microprocessor the second number is for I O processor and the third number is for the front panel processor as shown in Figure 3 39 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT SENSE INPUT naw FUNCTION FILTER MATH 10 jJ EN r Ta FUSE FUSE NULL 3A 250V 45A 250V mmn Mo nsi CAT 1 1000V 600v gt Figure 3 39 3 4 9 Calibration Notice Do not use CALI BRATE
139. solution and the integration time Remote I nterface Operation Use the following commands on your PC terminal to set the resolution CONFigure function range resolution MEASure lt function gt range resolution SENSe function RESolution resolution Or you can set integration time directly by the following commands SENSe VOLTage DC NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe VOLTage DC NPLCycles MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe CURRent DC NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe CURRent DC NPLCycles MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe RESistance NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 MI Nimum MAXimum 47 SENSe RESistance NPLCycles MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe FRESistance NPLCycles 0 001 0 006 0 02 0 06 0 2 0 6 1 2 10 100 MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe FRESistance NPLCycles MI Nimum MAXimum For frequency and period measurements aperture time or gate time is analogous to integration time and you can use the following commands to set it Specify 10 ms 4 1 2 digits 100 ms default 5 1 2 digits or 1 second 6 1 2 digits SENSe FREQuency APERture 0 01 0 1 1 MAXimum SENSe FREQuency APERture MI Nimum MAXimum SENSe PERiod APERture 0 01 0 1 1 SENSe PERiod APERture MI MAXimum 48 3 1 7 Sensor Selection for Temperature Measu
140. surement Insert a specified adapter into the front terminals Press TEMP button Configure sensor type and unit by using the CONFIG button refer to 3 1 8 Sensor Selection or skip this step to use the default Observe and take readings on the display DL 1060 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER 4 FUNCTION tel oe 215 a POWER Fre 5 Roos neoan PETER nex wiesen STORE NULL if HIFT B a a i d ett Figure 2 10 N Ww Auro 00 settings TC INPUT SENSE INPUT o4w RTD FUSE 15 250V FUSE 3A250V 1 1000V CATI 600v gt 2 8 2 2 3 Wire RTD Measurements How to measure temperature with 3 Wire RTD The following Figure 2 11 shows theory diagram of 3 Wire RTD measurement Insert specified adapter into the front terminals and connect the low thermal patch leads to the adapter Press TEMP button Configure sensor type as you would be with 4 wire RTD and unit by using the CONFIG button refer to 3 1 8 Sensor Selection or skip this step to use the default settings Observe and take readings on the display Note When users do the 3 wire RTD measurement the input LO and sense LO have to be connected in short condition x Note Source means RTD Probe RTD Simulator 31 TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER
141. surement functions It provides you the flexibility to change any parameter in any measurement function when needed including ADC setting filter resolution setting digits threshold resistance continuity range manual amp auto rate integration time sensor type for temperature measurements and remote interface selection 3 1 1 Set ADC Auto Zero Zero The purpose of Auto Zero function is to minimize the offset influence on your measurements When Auto Zero is enabled DL 1060 takes the input signal reading as a base value and then internally disconnects the input signal and takes a offset reading a null offset It then subtracts the offset from the base to get an accurate measurement Displayed reading Base value input signal Offset value When the Auto Zero is enabled the meter takes an offset reading for each subsequent measurement However when Auto Zero is disabled the meter only takes one offset reading each time when you change the function settings User can set PERIOD to change the time interval for taking an offset reading Defaults The default settings for Auto Zero is enabled The user selected values for Auto Zero are stored in a volatile memory and the default settings will be restored when the meter is power off 37 How to set Auto Zero The following steps show how to set Auto Zero directly through the front panel Be aware that Auto Zero setting is always affected by the resolution setting
142. t at the power supply voltage higher than 125VAC If you use the product without changing power cord to 250VAC rated one electric shock or fire may be caused When you used the product equipped with power supply voltage switching system please refer to the corresponding chapter in the instruction manuals of each product Power cable Important The attached power cord set can be used for this device only If the attached power cord is damaged stop using the product and call us or your local dealer If the power cord is used without the damage being removed an electric shock or fire may be caused Protective fuse If an input protective fuse is blown the product does not operate For a product with external fuse holder the fuse may be replaced As for how to replace the fuse refer to the corresponding chapter in the instruction manual If no fuse replacement procedures are indicated the user is not permitted to replace it In such case keep the case closed and consult us or your local dealer If the fuse is incorrectly replaced a fire may occur E Warning item on Grounding If the product has the GND terminal on the front or rear panel surface be sure to ground the product to safely use it Warnings on installation environment Operating temperature and humidity Use the product within the operating temperature indicated in the rating temperature column If the product is used with the vents of the product blocked or in high ambient tem
143. t buffer after the command is executed 124 PSC 0 1 Power on status clear Clear the Status Byte and Standard Event register enable masks when power is turned on PSC 1 When PSC 0 is in effect the Status Byte and Standard Event register enable masks are not cleared when power is turned on Stored in non volatile memory PSC Query the power on status clear setting Returns 0 PSC 0 or 1 PSC 1 SRE lt enable value gt Enable bits in the Status Byte enable register SRE Query the Status Byte enable register The multimeter returns a decimal value which corresponds to the binary weighted sum of all bits set in the register STB Query the Status Byte summary register The STB command is similar to a serial poll but it is processed like any other instrument command The STB command returns the same result as a serial poll but the request service bit bit 6 is not cleared if a serial poll has occurred B 11 SCPI Compliance I nformation This section encloses a list of commands that are device specific to the DL 1060 Although not included in the 1999 0 version of the SCPI standard these commands are designed with the SCPI format in mind and they follow all of the syntax rules of the standard Many of the required SCPI commands are accepted by the multimeter but are not described in this manual for simplicity or clarity Most of these non documented commands duplicate the functionality of a com
144. terminal HI to the positive end of the diode and connect the probe from input terminal LO to the negative end of the diode as shown in Figure 2 9 2 Press SHIFT CONT gt buttons to select the diode testing function 3 Set voltage bound by pressing SHIFT CONT buttons and then pressing CONFIG When ready press ENTER Or skip this step to use the default voltage bound 4 Observe and take readings on the display TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER DL 1060 TC INPUT E FUSE 250V 15A 250V MENU S Ve A soov Figure 2 9 28 2 8 Temperature Measurements DL 1060 supports thermocouples and resistance temperature detector RTD types of probes For thermocouples DL 1060 supports 9 types E J K R S B C Please refer to Table 2 1 for their temperature ranges Be sure that the temperature function is configured for the right sensor type before making measurements Refer to 3 1 8 Sensor Selection for how to make the sensor configuration In general RTDs have a better accuracy and long term stability than thermocouples The default RTD type in DL 1060 is PT100 and the thermocouple is type K Table 2 1 sensor type rere E 250 to1000 418 to 1832 J 210 to1200 346 to 2192 K 200 to 1372 328 to 2501 6 N 200 to1300 518 to 2372 R 0 to 1767 32
145. to 3212 6 5 0 to 1767 32 to 3212 6 B 600 to 1820 1112 to 3308 T 250 to 400 418 to 752 C 0 to 2316 32 to 4200 8 RTD PT 100 200 to 850 392 to 1562 29 2 8 1 Thermocouple Measurements Connect the thermocouple to the TC INPUT jack on the front panel The difference between each type is subject to sensors How to measure thermocouple 1 To measure thermocouple must be via a purposive sensor as shown in Figure 2 9 2 Press SHIFT TEMP buttons to select thermocouple measurement 3 Configure the thermocouple type by using the CONFIG button refer to 3 1 8 or skip this step to use the default settings 4 Observe and take readings on the display TEXIO 61 2 DIGITAL MULTIMETER SENSE INPUT 04 VO AF m WA 200V RATIO 1000V MAX REF MAX UN f FUNCTION SSS ESS NGI 10 500V pk RMS RMS zl cs d d Wi 3A 10A FUSE FUSE 250 15A 250V CAT I 1000 600 gt Figure 2 9 2 8 2 RTD Measurements There are three kinds of temperature measurements with RTDs 2 wire 3 wire and 4 wire measurements You will find connection instructions and measuring procedures in the following sections The source current for the RTD measurement is 1 mA 30 2 8 2 1 2 Wire RTD Measurements How to measure temperature with 2 Wire RTD The following Figure 2 10 shows theory diagram of 2 Wire RTD mea
146. uation 2 You turned math on and then changed to a math operation that was not valid with the present measurement function 222 Data out of range A numeric parameter value is out of range 223 Too much data A character string was too long e 224 Illegal parameter value A discrete parameter was received which was not a valid choice for the command 230 Data Stale A FETCh Command was received but the memory was empty 350 Too many errors The error queue is full 243 Second function invalid It means Secondary function is not enabled 410 Query INTERRUPTED A command was received which sends data to the output buffer but the output buffer contained data from a previous command 420 Query UNTERMINATED The multimeter was addressed to talk i e to send data over the interface but a command has not been received which send data to the output buffer 430 Query DEADLOCKED A command was received which generates too much data to fit in the output buffer and input buffer is also full Command execution continues but all data is lost 440 Query UNTERMINATED after indefinite response The IDN Command must be the last query command within a command string e 223 2nd function mismatch It means function 2nd func mismatch 521 Input buffer overflow 97 522 Output buffer overflow 531 Insufficient memory There is not enough memory to store the requested number of readings in inter
147. uency function Specify 10 ms 4 1 2 digits 100 ms default 5 1 2 digits or 1 second 6 1 2 digits SENSe FREQuency APERture MI Nimum MAXimum Query the gate time or aperture time for frequency function SENSe PERiod APERture 0 01 0 1 1 Nimum Set the gate time or aperture time for period function Specify 10 ms 4 1 2 digits 100 ms default 5 1 2 digits or 1 second 6 1 2 digits SENSe PERiod APERture MI Nimum MAXimum Query the gate time or aperture time for period function SENSe DETector BANDwidth 3 20 200 MI Nimum Specify the lowest frequency expected in the input signal The meter selects the slow medium or fast ac filter based on the frequency you specify SENSe DETector BANDwidth MI Nimum MAXimum Query the ac filter and return the bandwidth 113 SENSe ZERO AUTO OFF ON Disable or enable the auto zero mode The OFF and ONCE have a similar effect OFF mode does not issue a new offset measurement until the multimeter goes to the WAIT FOR TRIGGER state Parameter ONCE issues an immediate offset measurement SENSe ZERO AUTO Query the auto zero mode Returns 1 ON or O OFF or ONCE B 6 The Math Operation Command CALCulate FUNCtion PERCent NULL LI Mit MXB DB DBM Select the math function Only one function can be enabled at a time The default function is percent CALCulate FUNCtion
148. um Store a null value in the multimeter s Null Register You must turn on the math operation before writing to the math register You can set the null value to any number between and 120 of the highest range CALCulate NULL OFFSet Query the null value CALCulate LI Mit LOWer lt value gt Nimum Set the lower limit for limit testing You can set the value to any number from 0 to 120 of the highest range for the present function CALCulate Ll Mit LOWer Query the lower limit for the limit testing CALCulate LI Mit UPPer value MI Nimum Set the upper limit for limit testing You can set the value to any number from 0 to 120 of the highest range for the present function CALCulate LI Mit UPPer Query the upper limit for the limit testing CALCulate XB MMFactor value MI Nimum Set the value of M CALCulate MXB MMFactor MI Nimum MAXimum Query the value of M CALCulate MXB MBFactor value MI Nimum MAXimum Set the value of B CALCulate MXB MBFactor MI Nimum MAXimum Query the value of B CALCulate DB REFerence lt value gt MINimum MAXimum Store a relative value in the dB Relative Register You must turn on the math operation before writing to the math register You can set the relative value to any number between 0 dBm and 200 dBm CALCulate DB REFerence MI Nimum MAXimum Query the dB relative value 115 CALCulate
149. ustrate the tree system SENSe VOLTage DC RANGe range MINimum MAXimum VOLTage DC RANGe MINimum MAXimum FREQuency VOLTage RANGe lt range MINimum MAXimum FREQuency VOLTage RANGe MINimum MAXimum DETector BANDwidth 3 20 200 MINimum MAXimum DETector BANDwidth MINimum MAXimum ZERO AUTO OFF ONCE ON ZERO AUTO SENSe is the root keyword of the command VOLTage and FREQuency are second level keywords and DC and VOLTage are third level keywords A colon separates a command keyword from a lower level keyword Command Format Used in This Manual The format used to show commands in this manual is shown below VOLTage DC RANGe range MI Nimum 103 The command syntax shows most commands and some parameters as a mixture of upper and lower case letters The upper case letters indicate the abbreviated spelling for the command For shorter program lines send the abbreviated form For better program readability send the long form For example in the above syntax statement VOLT and VOLTAGE are both acceptable forms You can use upper or lower case letters Therefore VOLTAGE volt and Volt are all acceptable Other forms such as VOL and VOLTAG will generate an error Braces enclose the parameter choices for a given command string The braces are not sent with the command string A vertical bar separates multiple parameter choices for a given command st

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