When you notice any of the unusual conditions listed below, immediately terminate operation and disconnect the power cable. Please Contact Applent Instruments Incorporation sales representative for repair of the instrument. If you continue to operate without repairing the instrument, there is a potential fire or shock hazard for operators.
In addition it violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Disclaimer The Applent Instruments assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements. To avoid electric shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cabinet must be...
CERTIFICATION, LIMITED WARRANTY, & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Applent Instruments, Inc. (shortened form Applent)certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory. Applent further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the People’s Republic of China National Institute of Standards and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institution’s calibration facility or by the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization...
5.2 Setup the record number and comparator ..................21 5.3 Setup Beeper ............................ 21 5.4 How the comparator work ....................... 22 6. Handler Interface (AT520) ..........................23 6.1 Pin Assignment ..........................23 6.2 Connection method .......................... 24 6.3 Power Rating ........................... 24 ...
Please use the following fuse type. UL/CSA type, Slow-Blow, 5×20-mm miniature fuse, 1A, 250 V When you need a fuse, contact your nearest Applent Instruments sales or service office. To verify and replace the fuse, remove the power cable and pull out the fuse holder.
Unpacking and Preparation NOTE Two fuses in Fuse Holder. Environmental Requirements Set up the AT520x where the following environmental requirements are satisfied. Operating Environments Ensure that the operating environment meets the following requirements. Temperature: 0C to 55C Temperature range at calibration: 23C±5C (<1C deviation from the temperature when performing calibration) Humidity: 15% to 85% at wet bulb temperature ≤...
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AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Figure 1-2 How to remove the handle 1 Retracted 3 Carrying Position 2 Extended Remove Handle(Lift the handle perpendicular to the unit while pulling it in the direction of 1.)...
This Meter is highly suitable for battery inspection lines as one unit can act as both a low-resistance meter and a volt meter. Functional Comparison Model Resistance Range Voltage Range Accuracy 0.0001~60.000V 0.3% AT520 0.001mΩ-3.2k 0.001~60.00V 0.5% AT520SE 0.01mΩ-3.2k 0.001~60.00V 0.5% AT520L 0.01mΩ-32...
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Up to 30 tables of comparator settings and Output HI/IN/LO and GD/NG io signals. Interface: Built-in RS232C: Used SCPI with single 3-wire serial interface Handler (AT520): Output the results of comparator, EOC signal and input the numbers of the compare file, Trigger signal from the PLC.
Start up 13 Start up This chapter describes names and functions of the front panel, rear panel, and screen display and provides the basic procedures for operating AT520x. Front panel summary Rear panel summary VFD Front panel Figure 3-1 Front panel Applent Brightness...
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Real panel Figure 3-2 Real panel Table 3-2 Real panel description Name Description Handler Interface AT520 only Power Inlet Built-in fuse type RS-232C Interface Keypad I Figure 3-3 Keypad I Comparator 30mV Limit I-Mode Relative -% Comp Rate...
Start up 15 Figure 3-4 Keypad II Brightness Range Data ← Trig Beep Enter Hold Key Lock Beeper Remote Trigger Table 3-4 Keypad II description Name Description Data Hold (Shift)Key Lock Keypad Locked Beep Beep ON/OF (Shift)Beeper Setup Beep Range Auto-range ON/OFF (Shift)Remote...
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Name Description (Lit) Beep Beep ON AUTO Auto range Auto ranging enabled Relative Relative is ON Not Good Voltage Not Good(Fail) Good Voltage Good(Pass) High(NG) Resistance beyond the upper limit Resistance Pass Low(NG) Resistance beyond the lower limit...
Hold range mode. Use the LEFT, RIGHT and AUTO keys to select the desired range. Press the Range key to select auto-range. Table 4-1 Range number, range resistance and range change process (AT520) Range Resistance Range up Range down ...
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Press Shift + Range to select the voltage range (AT520/AT520SE/AT520L). Range Maximum indication Resolution 6.0000V 100V 60.000V AT520M Range Maximum indication Resolution 10.000V 100.00V 100V 10mV 1. When auto-range is selected, both resistance and voltage ranges are set to auto-range Note mode.
Configuration 19 Z- L- Relative value Relative value is a function used to return the clear-Zero value to their default value. Step1: Under measurement mode, Press Shift Key. “Shift” appears lit on the VFD. Step2: Press Clear (Relative) key. “REL” disappears. Step3: The clear-zero value in full resistance and voltage ranges are returned to their default values.
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Deviation display High/In/Low The results of comparator Step3: The VFD no.2 line will display the deviation value. ABS = Measurement Value – Nominal Value % = ABS / Nominal Value * 100 4.10 Lock out the keypad Step1: Under measurement mode Step2: Press Shift Key Lock key to lock/unlocked the keypad.
Comparator 21 Comparator This chapter describes how to configure AT520x comparator. Include: Turn ON/OFF Comparator Setup the comparator record number Setup Comparator Turn ON/OFF the Comparator Step1: Under measurement mode Step2: Press Comp key to toggles the comparator ON and OFF. “COMP”...
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Step3: Press Enter key to exit with setting value saved. Press ESC key to exit without being saved. How the comparator work When comparator is ON, Resistance: Limit Lower < Rx/< Limit Upper Rx Limit Lower Rx Limit Upper...
(GD/NG/HI/IN/LO), and so on to external devices from the AT520. You can also input the external trigger signal and the comparator select signal to the AT520. With this interface and the comparator function, you can build an automatic screening system composed of the AT520 and the handler.
In order to avoid electric shock, turn off the instrument power before plugging in or plugging any of the interface connectors. AT520 handler output signal CAN NOT drive relay. If you need to connect a relay, use external transistor to drive. ...
6.4.2 Output Signal: Each output signal is outputted via a open collector by using a photo-coupler. The voltage of each output is obtained by connecting pull-up resistors, inside or outside of the AT520. 6.4.3 Power supply The power supply for the judgment output signal pull-up and that for the operation output signal pull-up and input signal drive can be set separately.
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AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Table 6-6 Timing Time Description FAST 52ms 54ms 56ms One Measurement Circle MEDIUM 193ms 195ms 197ms SLOW 1.05s 1.065s 1.07s Trig pulse width Trig Delay Time 25s FAST 44ms 46ms 48ms MEDIUM 186ms 188ms 190ms AD Time(EOC[BUSY])...
Remote Control 27 Remote Control This chapter provides the following information to remotely control the AT520x via the RS-232C interface. About RS-232C RS-232C operation. About SCPI AT520x can use the RS-232 interface to communicate with the computer to complete all the instrument functions.
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Step4: Rotate knob to choose 4800 / 9600/12800/19200/ 38400/ 57600 Steip5: Confirm your selection by pressing ENTER SCPI Language Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) is fully supported by the RS-232 interfaces. NOTE: AT520x ONLY supports the SCPI Language.
The common commands are defined in IEEE std. 488.2-1987, and these commands are common for all devices. The SCPI commands are used to control all of the AT520/A520SE's functions. The SCPI commands are tree structured three levels deep. The highest level commands are called the subsystem commands in this manual.
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AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Example: function:range:auto on function Subsystem Command range Level 2 auto Level 3 Parameter The basic rules of the command tree are as follows. Letter case (upper and lower) is ignored. For example, FUNCTION:RANGE = function:range ...
Command Reference 31 single word, are then applied to the resulting long form mnemonic to obtain the short form. For example: PercentTolerance abbr. to ptol The AT520x accepts the three forms of the same SCPI commands: all upper case, all ...
Command Reference 33 Query Response {on,off} Tx> func:rang:auto? : For example Rx> off Constraints none 8.6.2 :RANGe The :RANGe command sets the measurement range. Command Syntax FUNCtion:RANGe {<integer>,MIN,MAX} Parameters {<integer>,MIN,MAX} where, <interger> Range no from 1 to 6. MIN =1 MAX =6 //set range to 5 :...
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Tx> func:curr? : For example Rx> rd Constraints none TRIG Subsystem The TRIG subsystem command group is used to enable a measurement and to set the trigger mode. Figure 8-3 TRIG Subsystem Tree TRIG <no parameter> :SOURce INTernal...
Command Reference 35 BEEPer ON (1) OFF (0) :BINmode GOOD NOTgood The :BEEPer command set beep to ON or OFF. Command Syntax BEEPer {on(1),off(0)} Parameters {on(1),off(0)} : For example Tx> beep on Query Syntax BEEPer? Query Response {on,off} Tx> beep? :...
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide 8.10 ERRor Subsystem The ERRor subsystem sets or retrieves last error information. Figure 8-6 ERRor Subsystem Tree ERRor? Query Syntax ERRor? Query Response no error. Tx> ERR? : For example Rx> no error Constraints None 8.11 *IDN? Common Command The *IDN? query returns AT520x Version.
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Command Reference 37 *TRG Command Syntax *TRG Parameters None Query Response <float>,<float> Where: <float> Rx <float> Vx Tx> TRG : For example Rx> 1.0000e+1,1.5000e+1...
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide Specification This chapter describes the specifications and supplemental performance characteristics of the AT520/520SE/AT520L/AT520M: Specifications Dimension Accuracy is defined as meeting all of the following conditions. Temperature: 23℃±5℃ Humidity: 65% R.H. Zeroing: Short Correction Warm up time is 30 min or more.
AT520/AT520SE/AT520L/AT520M User’s Guide General Specification Display: Vacuum-Fluorescent-Display (4-Colors VFD) Size: 98x55mm Display Mode: Direct reading ,(ABS),(%),(GD/NG) . Maximum reader: AT520 Resistance 32000, voltage 50000. AT520SE/AT520L Resistance 3200, voltage 5000. Trigger: Internal, External and Remote (Manual). Range Mode: Auto and Manual Correcting: Short Clear Zero Comparator function: Output: NG-LO, GD-IN, NG-HI,up to 30 tables.
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