Electron Plus CTL503 Manual de usuario
Copyright © 2018-2021 Electron Plus Design Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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Table of contents
Notices ............................................................................................................. 3
Copyright
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Part number .................................................................................................. 3
Issue
............................................................................................................ 3
Location ........................................................................................................ 3
Published by .................................................................................................. 3
Notes ............................................................................................................ 3
Trademark acknowledgement .......................................................................... 3
Purpose of manual ......................................................................................... 4
Safety warnings ............................................................................................. 4
Getting Started .................................................................................................. 5
System requirements ...................................................................................... 5
Getting help .................................................................................................. 6
Introduction
...................................................................................................... 7
Welcome ....................................................................................................... 7
Before you start ............................................................................................. 8
New in Software ............................................................................................ 9
Installation sequence
....................................................................................
10
Installing the Software ..................................................................................
11
Installing the USB driver ...............................................................................
12
Earthing for function and safety .....................................................................
13
Operation
........................................................................................................
14
Selecting Instrument .....................................................................................
14
Selecting Serial COM Port ..............................................................................
15
Connecting Instrument .................................................................................
16
Check for updates ........................................................................................
17
Calibration loading .......................................................................................
17
Control Ribbon ............................................................................................
19
Auto Capture ...............................................................................................
20
Auto Test ....................................................................................................
21
Menu Bar
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21
File .............................................................................................................
22
New topic ....................................................................................................
23
Technical .........................................................................................................
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Notices
Copyright
© Electron Plus Design Limited 2018-2021
This manual (or part thereof) may not be reproduced by any means (electronic or
photographic, including translation into a foreign language) without prior written consent
and agreement from Electron Plus Design Limited as set-out in United Kingdom and
international copyright laws.
Part number
CTL503 (EPIC 21) User Manual - work in progress
Issue
21.012
,
December 2021
Location
The latest version of this document can be found on our website:
www.electron.plus
Published by
Electron Plus Design Limited
Unit 8 Manor Farm Business Centre
Manor Lane
Stutton
Suffolk
IP9 2TD
UK
Hereafter referred to as
Electron Plus.
Notes
We frequently update our manuals and add new features and improvements as they
available, please ensure that you check our website for an updated version of this
document, especially if updating your
Electron Plus
software.
We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this manual’s contents. If you find
any errors, have suggestions for expanding on a feature, or feel that we can improve
it’s contents then please contact us at
Copying or reproducing this document or any part of this document without written
permission of
Electron Plus
is strictly prohibited.
Trademark acknowledgement
Electron Plus fully recognises and acknowledges any trademark(s) of the respective
trademark holder.
Windows
TM
is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Transzorb
TM
is a trademark of Vishay General Semiconductor, LLC.
Purpose of manual
The purpose of this manual is to enable you to safely setup, configure and operate your
Electron Plus
instrument, associated software and/or accessories.
Please pay particular attention to any section with a warning symbol.
Safety warnings
Warnings, cautions and notes are colour coded through-out this manual. These are divided
into several categories and are described below:
WARNING - Pay special attention to anything written here - this is for
your safety and continued protection and is critical information!
CAUTION - Damage may occur to your equipment or any DUT (device
under test).
NOTE - General text, with useful information or tips.
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Getting Started
System requirements
We recommend at least Windows 7 operating system (however, we know of Windows XP
and 32 bit machines working well with EPIC). EPIC is available in both 32 bit and 64 bit
from the
Electron Plus
website.
1x USB 2.0 type A (common) for connection to the instrument, at 0.0A
Screen resolution of at least 1440(W) x 900(H), it will work with others, but you risk some of
the CONTROL RIBBON items not being visible.
EPIC uses the PC sound card for various alerts, although it will operate correctly without
sound.
Technical Note
We test EPIC builds mainly on Windows 10/64 bit machines with
1920x1080 monitors.
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Getting help
Help is available by email (preferably) or via telephone.
email: [email protected]
from UK: 01473 327100
international telephone: +44 1473 327 100
If you are experiencing an issue with EPIC, please email a copy of the following files (see
below) found in the EPIC installation folder along with a description of the problem.
log.txt
bugreport.txt
This will help us understand your problem and provide a quicker fix.
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Introduction
Welcome
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an Electron Plus product.
Please take a few minutes to read the
‘Before You Start’
section of this manual, especially
as misusing this product can result in damage to it, your device-under-test or potentially
place you in-danger.
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Before you start
Please ensure you use the power supply adaptor supplied. It is important that this device is
powered with 11.75 to 12.5V, damage may occur if you exceed 12.5V.
Do not over-tighten the RED/BLUE/BLACK terminal post connections. You won't end up
with better curves and you will risk damaging the instrument.
If you wish to make a permanent safety connection to EARTH read
Earthing for function
and safety
section.
Like most 'old-style' curve tracers, the CTL503 is capable of
generating voltages in excess of 100V, users are expected to be fully
aware of the risks posed by these higher voltages and the
precautions and procedures required to maintain the safety of
personal operating the instrument and those nearby.
! If the red light is lit on the CTL503, assume there could be high
voltages present and act accordingly !
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New in Software
EPIC covers most
Electron Plus
instruments and not all instruments are updated between
versions.
V21.012
Bug fixes
ASA - addition of manual mode
V21.011
Bug fixes
CTL503 - Vgs vs Id (at fixed Vds) mode added
CTL503 - updates to status display
CTL503 - removal of DEVTEST button/function.
V21.010
Bug fixes
Addition of version compiled for 32 bit systems
CTL503 added to EPIC
ASA200/240 - addition of SIGNAL/COMMON to EDIT page
V21.009
Bug fixes
SPA100 added to EPIC
REF50X added to EPIC
V21.008
Bug fixes
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Installation sequence
Please install the EPIC software and the associated USB driver software BEFORE
connecting your device to a computer.
You do not need to remove a previous copy of EPIC, the new copy will overwrite the
necessary existing file(s). The "settings.txt" file will only be created if it is not present.
When EPIC is first started, it will build a number of files (unless they are already there from
a previous installation) in the installation directory.
If upgrading from EPIC V21.009 or earlier please be aware that the
new program EXE is called either EPIC32.EXE or EPIC64.EXE and that
previous shortcuts might not work or will link to previous EPIC.EXE
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