LCR Meter Sample Application
LCR Meter Sample Application
-1 Overview
The LCR Meter Sample Application is a sample application software for LCR meters.
(1) Functionality
This software provides the following functionality:
LCR mode measurement
Configuration of LCR mode measurement conditions
Display of LCR mode measured values
Saving of LCR mode measurement data
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TRANSFORMER mode measurement
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Configuration of TRANSFORMER mode measurement conditions
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Display of TRANSFORMER mode measured values
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ANALYZER mode measurement
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Configuration of ANALYZER mode measurement conditions
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Display of ANALYZER mode measured values as a graph
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Display of ANALYZER mode measured values as a list
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Saving of ANALYZER mode measured value lists
Calculation of measurement accuracy
Calculation of the measurement range
Acquisition of measurement screens
Measurement of communications times
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Saving and loading of LCR meter settings
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IM3533 and IM3533-01 only
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IM3533-01, IM3570, IM3590, and IM7580 only
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IM3523 only
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IM7580 only
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LCR mode only
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(3) Operating environment
Supported operating systems Windows Vista SP1 or later (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows 8 (32-bit/64-bit)
Windows 10 (32-bit/64-bit)
Software environment Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
CPU 1 GHz or greater
RAM 512 MB or greater
Display resolution 1024 X 768 pixels or greater
Hard disk At least 5 MB available
(If .NET Framework 4.0 has not yet been installed,
an additional 900 MB of space is required.
Additional space is required in order to store
recorded data.)
Communications interfaces RS-232C, GPIB, USB, LAN
Table 1-1 Operating environment
The following cables are required in order to connect the LCR meter to a computer:
RS-232C connection: RS-232C cross cable (9-pin female to 9-pin female)
GPIB connection: National Instruments GPIB-USB-HS
USB connection: USB cable (AB type)
LAN connection: LAN cross cable
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-2 Start screen
The start screen is displayed when the LCR Meter Sample Application is launched.
Select the interface you're using to connect the LCR meter and switch to a function screen.
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-3 LCR mode
You can perform LCR mode measurement.
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(2) Frequency, voltage, and current characteristics measurement
You can make measurements while varying the frequency, power, voltage, or current.
Measurement data can be saved as a Microsoft Excel or CSV file.
You can set automatically set sweep points by specifying the start value, end value, and
number of data points.
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Example CSV file saved during frequency/voltage/current characteristics measurement
MODEL,IM3570
Ver,V3.11
DATE,2017-05-30
TIME,18:31:12
AC SETTINGS
FREQ,5000000.00,Hz
V,1,V
LIMIT,OFF
RANGE,HOLD,1Mohm
LOW Z,OFF
SPEED,SLOW2
AVG,OFF
DELAY,0.00000,s
DC BIAS,OFF
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(3) Time interval measurement
You can make measurements at a user-specified time interval. Measurement data can be saved
as a Microsoft Excel or CSV file.
MODEL,IM3570
Ver,V3.11
DATE,2017-05-30
TIME,18:32:10
AC SETTINGS
FREQ,5000000.00,Hz
V,1,V
LIMIT,OFF
RANGE,HOLD,1Mohm
LOW Z,OFF
SPEED,SLOW2
AVG,OFF
DELAY,0.00000,s
DC BIAS,OFF
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(4) "Acquire by pressing ENTER" measurement
You can make measurements whenever the ENTER key is pressed. Measurement data can be saved
as a Microsoft Excel or CSV file.
MODEL,IM3570
Ver,V3.11
DATE,2017-05-30
TIME,18:34:20
AC SETTINGS
FREQ,5000000.00,Hz
V,1,V
LIMIT,OFF
RANGE,HOLD,1Mohm
LOW Z,OFF
SPEED,SLOW2
AVG,OFF
DELAY,0.00000,s
DC BIAS,OFF
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(5) Test measurement
You can perform a series of measurements under the set measurement conditions and display
the results.
To start test measurement, choose [Start Test Measurement] on the [Measure] menu.
To stop test measurement, choose [Stop Test Measurement] on the [Measure] menu.
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-4 TRANSFORMER mode
You can perform measurements in TRANSFORMER mode.
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-5 ANALYZER mode
You can perform measurements in ANALYZER mode. You can save a graph of measured values as
a BMP file, or a list of measured values as a CSV file.
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(1) ANALYZER settings
You can set the measurement conditions to use in ANALYZER mode.
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(3) Example BMP file created by saving a measured value graph in ANALYZER mode
(4) Example CSV file created by saving a measured value list in ANALYZER mode
No.,FREQUENCY(Hz),Z,PH
1,1.00,48787500000.0000,17.6920
2,1.063,57611300000.0000,46.0820
3,1.13,36199600000.0000,81.7180
4,1.201,42558200000.0000,61.6280
5,1.276,95780500000.0000,-44.2260
6,1.357,118187000000.0000,-71.5620
7,1.442,67025000000.0000,29.4440
8,1.533,141748000000.0000,-83.1220
9,1.629,111160000000.0000,-50.5320
10,1.732,57342600000.0000,21.6520
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-6 Accuracy calculation
You can set measurement conditions and calculate the measurement accuracy.
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-8 Screenshots
You can save the measurement screen as a BMP file.
Figure 8-2 Example BMP file created by saving the measurement screen
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-9 Measurement of communication times
You can send a communications command and measure the communication time.
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-10 Saving and loading of settings
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