Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• 1 Before You Start
  • 1.1 Symbols Used
  • 1.2 Safety Information
    • 1.2.1 WARNINGS
    • 1.2.2 CAUTIONS
  • 1.3 Authorized Service Centers
• 2 Introduction and Specifications
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Specifications
    • 2.2.1 General
    • 2.2.2 Primary Specifications
      • 2.2.2.1 Resistance Ratio Accuracy
      • 2.2.2.2 Resistor Stability
      • 2.2.2.3 Absolute Resistance Accuracy
      • 2.2.2.4 Measurement Current Accuracy
    • 2.2.3 Ancillary Specifications
      • 2.2.3.1 Temperature Measurement Noise
      • 2.2.3.2 Relative Measurement Current Accuracy
    • 2.2.4 General Specifications
    • 2.2.5 Applying the Specifications
      • 2.2.5.1 Introduction
      • 2.2.5.2 How the Super-Thermometer Measures
      • 2.2.5.3 Example 1: Measuring an SPRT
      • 2.2.5.4 Example 2: Calibrating an SPRT
      • 2.2.5.5 Example 4: Measuring a 100 Ω PRT
      • 2.2.5.6 Example 5: Measuring a 10 kΩ Thermistor
• 3 Preparation for Operation
  • 3.1 Unpacking and Inspection
  • 3.2 Instruction Manuals
  • 3.3 Line Voltage and Fuses
  • 3.4 Connecting to Line Power
  • 3.5 Placement and Rack Mounting
• 4 Front and Rear Panel Features
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Front Panel Features
    • 4.2.1 Measurement Inputs
    • 4.2.2 USB Connection
    • 4.2.3 Front Panel Keys
      • 4.2.3.1 Front Panel Display
  • 4.3 Rear Panel Features
    • 4.3.3.1 External Resistor Inputs
    • 4.3.1 Scanner Connection
    • 4.3.2 Future Peripheral Connection
    • 4.3.3 Remote Operation Connections
    • 4.3.4 Line Voltage Connection
    • 4.3.5 Earth Ground Connection
• 5 Menus and Screens
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Changing Settings
  • 5.3 Password Protection
  • 5.4 Menu Navigation
  • 5.5 Menu System
  • 5.6 Measurement Screen
    • 5.6.1 Channel Measurement Display
    • 5.6.2 Channel Summary Section
    • 5.6.3 Statistics Fields
    • 5.6.4 Data/Graph Section
    • 5.6.5 Status and Alert Section
    • 5.6.6 START/STOP MEASUREMENT (F1)
    • 5.6.7 SHOW TABLE/GRAPH (F2)
    • 5.6.8 RESET STATISTICS (F3)
    • 5.6.9 CLEAR GRAPH/CLEAR MESSAGE (F4)
    • 5.6.10 START/STOP RECORD (F5)
  • 5.7 Main Menu
    • 5.7.1 CHANNEL SETUP (F1)
      • 5.7.1.1 ASSIGN PROBE (F1)
      • 5.7.1.2 CHANNEL SETTINGS (F2)
    • 5.7.2 PROBE MENU (F2)
      • 5.7.2.1 ADD PROBE (F1)
      • 5.7.2.2 COPY PROBE (F2)
      • 5.7.2.3 EDIT PROBE (F3)
      • 5.7.2.4 READ PROBE (F4)
      • 5.7.2.5 MANAGE PROBES (F5)
    • 5.7.3 MEASURE MENU (F3)
      • 5.7.3.1 SCAN SETTINGS (F1)
      • 5.7.3.2 TIMING SETTINGS (F2)
      • 5.7.3.3 DIGITAL FILTER (F3)
      • 5.7.3.4 RECORDING MENU (F4)
      • 5.7.3.5 ZERO-POWER MEASUREMENT (F5)
    • 5.7.4 DISPLAY MENU (F4)
      • 5.7.4.1 USER SETTINGS (F1)
      • 5.7.4.2 FIELD SETTINGS (F2)
      • 5.7.4.3 STATISTICS SETTINGS (F3)
      • 5.7.4.4 GRAPH SETTINGS (F4)
      • 5.7.4.5 TEMPERATURE UNIT (F5)
    • 5.7.5 SYSTEM MENU (F5)
      • 5.7.5.1 TIME DATE (F1)
      • 5.7.5.2 REMOTE INTERFACE (F2)
      • 5.7.5.3 CONFIG (F3)
    • 5.7.6 RECALL CONFIG (F2)
    • 5.7.7 DELETE CONFIG (F3)
      • 5.7.7.1 PASSWORD (F4)
      • 5.7.7.2 CALIBRATION (F5)
• 6 Getting Started
  • 6.1 Powering on the Super-Thermometer
  • 6.2 User Settings Screen
  • 6.3 Connecting a Probe or Resistor
• 7 Making Measurements
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Measuring a Temperature Probe
  • 7.3 Scanning Multiple Temperature Probes
  • 7.4 Measuring Resistance Ratio
  • 7.5 Configuring an External Reference Resistor
  • 7.6 Making A Zero-Power Measurement
• 8 Remote Operation
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Configuring the Network (LAN) Port
    • 8.2.1 Hardware Mac Address
    • 8.2.2 Selecting Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
    • 8.2.3 Setting a Static Internet Protocol (IP) Address
    • 8.2.4 Setting the LAN Gateway Address
    • 8.2.5 Setting the LAN Subnet Mask
    • 8.2.6 Setting the Host Name
  • 8.3 Using the Web Interface
  • 8.4 Configuring the USB Port
  • 8.5 Configuring the RS-232 Serial Port
  • 8.6 Configuring the IEEE-488 Port
  • 8.7 Interface Commands
    • 8.7.1 Command Syntax
    • 8.7.2 List of Commands
    • 8.7.3 Descriptions of Commands
      • 8.7.3.1 *CLS
      • 8.7.3.2 *ESE <value>
      • 8.7.3.3 *ESR?
      • 8.7.3.4 *IDN?
      • 8.7.3.5 *RST
      • 8.7.3.6 *SRE <value>
      • 8.7.3.7 *STB?
      • 8.7.3.8 CAL:DATE <year>,<month>,<day>
      • 8.7.3.9 CAL:PAR:LIN<n> <value>
      • 8.7.3.10 CAL:PAR:RES<n> <value>
      • 8.7.3.11 CAL:PAR:ZERO <value>
      • 8.7.3.12 CALC<n>:AVER:ALL?
      • 8.7.3.13 CALC<n>:AVER:AVER?
      • 8.7.3.14 CALC[<n>]:AVER:CLEA
      • 8.7.3.15 CALC:AVER:COUN <value>
      • 8.7.3.16 CALC<n>:AVER:MAX?
      • 8.7.3.17 CALC<n>:AVER:MIN?
      • 8.7.3.18 CALC<n>:AVER:SDEV?
      • 8.7.3.19 CALC<n>:AVER:SEM?
      • 8.7.3.20 CALC<n>:AVER:SPR?
      • 8.7.3.21 CALC<n>:AVER:SSIZ?
      • 8.7.3.22 CALC:AVER:TCON NORM|MOV
      • 8.7.3.23 CALC:DELT:CHAN <channel>
      • 8.7.3.24 CALC<n>:DELT:DATA?
      • 8.7.3.25 CALC:DELT:MODE OFFS|CHAN
      • 8.7.3.26 CALC:DELT:OFFS <value>
      • 8.7.3.27 CALC<n>:TYPE TEMP|RES|RAT
      • 8.7.3.28 DATA:REC:ALL <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.29 DATA:REC:FILE <name>
      • 8.7.3.30 DATA:REC:MEM INT|USB|BOTH
      • 8.7.3.31 DATA:REC[:STAT] <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.32 DISP:ALER:CLEA
      • 8.7.3.33 DISP:ALER[:READ]?
      • 8.7.3.34 DISP:DATE:FORM YMD|DMY|MDY
      • 8.7.3.35 DISP:DEC:FORM PER|COMM
      • 8.7.3.36 DISP:FIEL:FEED<n>?
      • 8.7.3.37 DISP:FIEL:MEM <n>
      • 8.7.3.38 DISP:FIEL:MEM<n1>:FEED<n2> <feed>
      • 8.7.3.39 DISP:HELP <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.40 DISP:LANG ENGLISH|CHINESE|JAPANESE|SPANISH|GERMAN|FRENCH|RUSSIAN
      • 8.7.3.41 DISP:TEMP:DIG <digits>
      • 8.7.3.42 DISP:WARN:DUE <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.43 DISP:WARN:ITS <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.44 FETC? <channel>
      • 8.7.3.45 INIT:CONT <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.46 INIT:STOP:BEEP <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.47 INIT:STOP:DUR <value>
      • 8.7.3.48 INIT:STOP[:STAT] <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.49 INIT:STOP:TIME?
      • 8.7.3.50 INP<n>:CURR <current>
      • 8.7.3.51 INP<n>:CURR:DATA?
      • 8.7.3.52 INP<n>:CURR:STAN <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.53 INP:PROB:ADD <id>
      • 8.7.3.54 INP:PROB:COUN?
      • 8.7.3.55 INP:PROB:DEL <id>
      • 8.7.3.56 INP:PROB:FIRS?
      • 8.7.3.57 INP<n>:PROB:IDEN <id>
      • 8.7.3.58 INP:PROB:NEXT?
      • 8.7.3.59 INP:PROB:PAR <id>,<name>,<value>
      • 8.7.3.60 INP:PROB:TEST? <id>,<resistance>
      • 8.7.3.61 INP:REAR<n>:RS:IDEN <id>|VAR|NONE
      • 8.7.3.62 INP:RS:ADD <id>
      • 8.7.3.63 INP:RS:COUN?
      • 8.7.3.64 INP:RS:DEL <id>
      • 8.7.3.65 INP:RS:FIRS?
      • 8.7.3.66 INP<n>:RS:IDEN <id>|VAR|NONE
      • 8.7.3.67 INP:RS:NEXT?
      • 8.7.3.68 INP:RS:OVEN:STAB?
      • 8.7.3.69 INP:RS:PAR <id>,<name>,<value>
      • 8.7.3.70 INP<n>:RS:ROUT <source>
      • 8.7.3.71 ROUT:CLOS <channel>
      • 8.7.3.72 ROUT:CLOS:STAT?
      • 8.7.3.73 ROUT:SCAN <channel list>
      • 8.7.3.74 ROUT:SCAN:ADD <channel list>
      • 8.7.3.75 ROUT:SCAN:ALT <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.76 ROUT:SCAN:DEL <channel list>
      • 8.7.3.77 ROUT:SCAN:REF <channel>
      • 8.7.3.78 ROUT:SCAN:REP <value>
      • 8.7.3.79 ROUT:SCAN:STAT <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.80 SENS:APER[:DISP] <time>
      • 8.7.3.81 SENS:APER:PRES NORM|PREC|FAST|LONG
      • 8.7.3.82 SENS:APER:SAMP <time>
      • 8.7.3.83 SENS:AVER1[:STAT] <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.84 SENS:AVER2[:STAT] <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.85 SENS:AVER2:COUN <count>
      • 8.7.3.86 SENS:AVER2:CLEA
      • 8.7.3.87 SENS[<n>][:FRES]:DATA?
      • 8.7.3.88 SENS[<n>]:RRAT:DATA?
      • 8.7.3.89 STAT:OPER?
      • 8.7.3.90 STAT:OPER:COND?
      • 8.7.3.91 STAT:OPER:ENAB <value>
      • 8.7.3.92 STAT:QUES?
      • 8.7.3.93 STAT:QUES:COND?
      • 8.7.3.94 STAT:QUES:ENAB <value>
      • 8.7.3.95 SYST:BEEP[:IMM]
      • 8.7.3.96 SYST:BEEP:KEY <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.97 SYST:BEEP:ALER <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.98 SYST:CODE:VERS?
      • 8.7.3.99 SYST:COMM:GPIB:ADDR <value>
      • 8.7.3.100 SYST:COMM:GPIB[:STAT] <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.101 SYST:COMM:GPIB:TERM LIN|RET
      • 8.7.3.102 SYST:COMM:SER:BAUD <value>
      • 8.7.3.103 SYST:COMM:SER:LIN <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.104 SYST:COMM:SOCK:ADDR <IP address>
      • 8.7.3.105 SYST:COMM:SOCK:CONT OFF|ON|QUER
      • 8.7.3.106 SYST:COMM:SOCK:DHCP <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.107 SYST:COMM:SOCK:GAT <IP address>
      • 8.7.3.108 SYST:COMM:SOCK:KEEP <seconds>
      • 8.7.3.109 SYST:COMM:SOCK:MAC?
      • 8.7.3.110 SYST:COMM:SOCK:MASK <IP address>
      • 8.7.3.111 SYST:COMM:SOCK:NAME <name>
      • 8.7.3.112 SYST:COMM:USB[:STAT] <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.113 SYST:CONF:CHAN?
      • 8.7.3.114 SYST:CONF:SCAN?
      • 8.7.3.115 SYST:DATE <year>,<month>,<day>
      • 8.7.3.116 SYST:ERR?
      • 8.7.3.117 SYST:KLOC <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.118 SYST:PASS:CDIS
      • 8.7.3.119 SYST:PASS:CEN <password>
      • 8.7.3.120 SYST:PASS:CEN:STAT?
      • 8.7.3.121 SYST:PASS:GROU:MEAS <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.122 SYST:PASS:GROU:PROB <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.123 SYST:PASS:GROU:RES <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.124 SYST:PASS:GROU:TIME <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.125 SYST:PASS:NEW <current password>,<new password>
      • 8.7.3.126 SYST:PON:MIN?
      • 8.7.3.127 SYST:TIME <hour>,<minute>,<second>
      • 8.7.3.128 SYST:TIME:DAYL OFF|NAM|EUR
      • 8.7.3.129 TEST:CURR:CONF <channel>,<current>,<polarity>
      • 8.7.3.130 TEST:CURR[:STAT] <boolean>
      • 8.7.3.131 TEST:LIN:ABOR
      • 8.7.3.132 TEST:LIN:PAR?
      • 8.7.3.133 TEST:LIN:INIT
      • 8.7.3.134 TEST:LIN:REP<n>?
      • 8.7.3.135 TEST:LIN:REP:TIME?
      • 8.7.3.136 TEST:LIN[:STAT]?
      • 8.7.3.137 TEST:LIN:TIME?
      • 8.7.3.138 TEST:LIN:TOL<n>?
      • 8.7.3.139 TEST:SYST:ABOR
      • 8.7.3.140 TEST:SYST:INIT
      • 8.7.3.141 TEST:SYST:REP[<n>]?
      • 8.7.3.142 TEST:SYST:STAT?
      • 8.7.3.143 UNIT:TEMP C|K|F
• 9 Calibration
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 SYSTEM TEST (F1)
  • 9.3 CURRENT TEST (F2)
  • 9.4 RATIO CALIBRATION (F3)
    • 9.4.1 WRITE FILE (F1)
    • 9.4.2 ADJUST PARAMETERS (F2)
  • 9.5 RESISTANCE CALIBRATION (F4)
    • 9.5.1 WRITE FILE (F1)
    • 9.5.2 ADJUST RESISTOR (F2)
  • 9.6 CALIBRATION PARAMETERS (F5)
    • 9.6.1 Calibration Interval
    • 9.6.2 Standby Current Check
• 10 Maintenance
• 11 Troubleshooting
• Index
• Figures
  • Figure 1 PEM (Power Entry Module)
  • Figure 2 Front view
  • Figure 3 Front Panel Display
  • Figure 4 Rear view
  • Figure 5 External Resistor Inputs
  • Figure 6 Power Entry Module
  • Figure 7 Location Descriptor Example
  • Figure 8 Alpha-Numeric Interface
  • Figure 9 Measurement Screen
  • Figure 10 Channel Setup Screen
  • Figure 11 Probe Menu Screen
  • Figure 12 Measure Menu Screen
  • Figure 13 Measurement Process Block Diagram
  • Figure 14 Display Menu Screen
  • Figure 15 System Menu Screen
  • Figure 16 Input Wiring
  • Figure 17 Super-Thermometer Web Interface
  • Figure 18 Current meter connection diagram
• Tables
  • Table 1 Symbols
  • Table 2 Resistance Ratio Accuracy Specifications
  • Table 3 Resistor Stability Specifications
  • Table 4 Absolute Resistance Accuracy Specifications
  • Table 5 Measurement Current Accuracy Specifications
  • Table 6 Temperature Measurement Noise Specifications
  • Table 7 Relative Measurement Current Specifications
  • Table 8 General Specifications
  • Table 9 Optional Accessories
  • Table 10 Front panel key descriptions
  • Table 11 Remote Operation Connections
  • Table 12 Alert Messages
  • Table 13 Recommended Reference Resistor for Various Probe Types
  • Table 14 Probe Conversion Information
  • Table 15 Default Statistical Fields
  • Table 16 Statistical Field Descriptions
  • Table 17 Recommended Reference Resistors and Sensing Current
  • Table 18 Remote Operation Ports
  • Table 19 Report Operation Commands
  • Table 20 Recommended Resistors For Testing The Current