If you read the thread at the begining I wrote, people knows this is a 3rd-party modification, I don't think people will consider it to be official release, I made it very clear, and it takes many time to correct the "Chinese-English".
Also I don't benefit from it; I will withdrawl my work, if you think this would make you business better.
Also I don't benefit from it; I will withdrawl my work, if you think this would make you business better.
You are doing great service to the DIY community.
Don't be discouraged.
Some people just do not know how to appreciate even if others are trying to help without asking for anything in return.
Cheers,
Patrick
Don't be discouraged.
Some people just do not know how to appreciate even if others are trying to help without asking for anything in return.
Cheers,
Patrick
Hi,
@locky-z
could You please say something to the problem erikovsky detailed in #1 which I also reported in #3?
I waited now a couple of years and ordered the curve tracer as soon as it was offered again.
But at the time I´m really disappointed as it doesn´t seem to function correctly.
Also You never gave a rating on my ebay purchase, while you got instantly payed and got a good rating from me.
That´s certainly not the way to build confidence.
So I´m kindly asking You to offer a solution to the problem.
jauu
Calvin
@locky-z
could You please say something to the problem erikovsky detailed in #1 which I also reported in #3?
I waited now a couple of years and ordered the curve tracer as soon as it was offered again.
But at the time I´m really disappointed as it doesn´t seem to function correctly.
Also You never gave a rating on my ebay purchase, while you got instantly payed and got a good rating from me.
That´s certainly not the way to build confidence.
So I´m kindly asking You to offer a solution to the problem.
jauu
Calvin
Hi,
sometimes I get the same curves as shown in #1, but more often the curves begin as one would expect but break up like in #1 when the power levels increase.
I took care when setting the parameters to stay well within the DUTs limits.
My lab supply puts out 32V/3.2A at maximum (and I only tested with lower settings) ... staying within the limits of the curve tracer.
It looks as if the curve tracer for the most is producing wild cards.
jauu
Calvin
sometimes I get the same curves as shown in #1, but more often the curves begin as one would expect but break up like in #1 when the power levels increase.
I took care when setting the parameters to stay well within the DUTs limits.
My lab supply puts out 32V/3.2A at maximum (and I only tested with lower settings) ... staying within the limits of the curve tracer.
It looks as if the curve tracer for the most is producing wild cards.
jauu
Calvin
I don't know what type curve you're measuring.
The curve display is not smooth and is related to many situations, such as:
1.Y-axis scales are different, for example, the same curve under 0.5 and 5 on the Y-axis scale, and the fluctuations will be significantly different.
2."Hfe-Ic" curve, Y axis is Ic/Ib, at the beginning of the curve, Ic and Ib are particularly small, the measure result is not accurate. When perform a divide operation "Ic/Ib", the result amplitude changes particularly severely.
The curve display is not smooth and is related to many situations, such as:
1.Y-axis scales are different, for example, the same curve under 0.5 and 5 on the Y-axis scale, and the fluctuations will be significantly different.
2."Hfe-Ic" curve, Y axis is Ic/Ib, at the beginning of the curve, Ic and Ib are particularly small, the measure result is not accurate. When perform a divide operation "Ic/Ib", the result amplitude changes particularly severely.
This happened to me
Sent a message to Locky to se where to check first and what to replace
Have asked L to sell a bare board with only the pre-programmed uC due to the low and dubious component quality but not interested, so no business from me.
Would be good if others could try push for a bare board + uC only and maybe he will change his mind.
Would be good if others could try push for a bare board + uC only and maybe he will change his mind.
Tried that years ago, even before he was selling internationally.
Even promised to order 5x, or just the uC and we do our own boards.
No interest.
So we built our own in the end.
Cheers,
Patrick
Even promised to order 5x, or just the uC and we do our own boards.
No interest.
So we built our own in the end.
Cheers,
Patrick
sbelyo, if you don't hear from him, let me know and I think I still have the emails that he sent me. I can send those to you, if needed.
I did get it to work. It didn't like being plugged in to a USB hub and I started the powersupply at 2 volts and slowly ramped it up to 32 and it came alive
Since I've never used one before can somone suggest what template to load in the tracer to match BC556 (PNP) and BC546 (NPN) for Hfe and what settings to use. I'm kind of lost in that area and I've never used anything precise like this to match. The circuit runs at 20Vdc so I'm guessing I want to match for that voltage but other than that?
Here's the templates available and a screencshot of the settings for one of the PNP templates
Since I've never used one before can somone suggest what template to load in the tracer to match BC556 (PNP) and BC546 (NPN) for Hfe and what settings to use. I'm kind of lost in that area and I've never used anything precise like this to match. The circuit runs at 20Vdc so I'm guessing I want to match for that voltage but other than that?
Here's the templates available and a screencshot of the settings for one of the PNP templates
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To measure hfe-Ic curve, also use 'Auto mode'->'Vb variable/Constant Vce'
this mode have two control voltage:Vb and Vce.
(1)
'Vb' generates a base current through RB,
Because of the supply voltage limit, the absolute value of the maximum output is less than the supply voltage-4~-6V. If you use 32V power supply,the Vb maximum is 28V or -28V.
select another RB range will gererate different class base current. example use RB=1360K, and VB set "1 to 28V step 0.5V", then the Ib is about 0.7uA~20uA. If select RB=500ohm, Ib is about 2mA~28mA.
(2)Ic=Hfe*Ib
also supply voltage limit, the “Ic*Rc+Vce” must less than the supply voltage-4~-6V. If you Ic is about 30mA, and you select RC=1K, then the Vce can not reach to 10V, because the Ic*Rc=30V and your power supply just 32V.
note: Do not measure small currents with small RC resistors due to measurement accuracy limitations.
Example you Ic is about 1-10mA, and you select RC=5ohm. The measurement will be bad. because the Ic*RC=50mV, The curve tracer resolution is approximately 1-2mV.For better results, the pressure drop on the RC/RB resistor is greater than 0.5V.
(3)How much should I set Vce?
You can find the value on the ‘Hfe-Ic’ curve on the transistor pdf.
(4)If you measure PNP, you need set the voltage to negative.
this mode have two control voltage:Vb and Vce.
(1)
'Vb' generates a base current through RB,
Because of the supply voltage limit, the absolute value of the maximum output is less than the supply voltage-4~-6V. If you use 32V power supply,the Vb maximum is 28V or -28V.
select another RB range will gererate different class base current. example use RB=1360K, and VB set "1 to 28V step 0.5V", then the Ib is about 0.7uA~20uA. If select RB=500ohm, Ib is about 2mA~28mA.
(2)Ic=Hfe*Ib
also supply voltage limit, the “Ic*Rc+Vce” must less than the supply voltage-4~-6V. If you Ic is about 30mA, and you select RC=1K, then the Vce can not reach to 10V, because the Ic*Rc=30V and your power supply just 32V.
note: Do not measure small currents with small RC resistors due to measurement accuracy limitations.
Example you Ic is about 1-10mA, and you select RC=5ohm. The measurement will be bad. because the Ic*RC=50mV, The curve tracer resolution is approximately 1-2mV.For better results, the pressure drop on the RC/RB resistor is greater than 0.5V.
(3)How much should I set Vce?
You can find the value on the ‘Hfe-Ic’ curve on the transistor pdf.
(4)If you measure PNP, you need set the voltage to negative.
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Some further mod based on erik's work.
Please unzip and overwrite the ads7871_V3.exe
As for manaul, it's painful to translate, so anything that is unclear and unrealizable from the UI or manaul, please feel free to let me know, I can make better translation. This is important for upcoming users, especially newbie for measuring transistors.🙂
All newer version will be downloadable at GitHub:
Releases * Erikovsky/Tracer-System * GitHub
Please unzip and overwrite the ads7871_V3.exe
As for manaul, it's painful to translate, so anything that is unclear and unrealizable from the UI or manaul, please feel free to let me know, I can make better translation. This is important for upcoming users, especially newbie for measuring transistors.🙂
All newer version will be downloadable at GitHub:
Releases * Erikovsky/Tracer-System * GitHub
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Yes. It seems, the entire sweep is done as one piece. That leads to a changing DUT
temperature during the measurement, and as a prof. of mine used to say:
The only thing constant with a transistor is its weight.
It takes more time but is more precise if the device is parked at Vcc = Icc = 0,
and only one data point is taken per second to keep the average dissipation low.
Maybe it could work faster, depending on the time it takes to generate one data point.
Probably only Locky-Z can do that.
Gerhard
> It takes more time but is more precise if the device is parked at Vcc = Icc = 0,
> and only one data point is taken per second to keep the average dissipation low.
> Maybe it could work faster, depending on the time it takes to generate one data point.
That is only the case if you want to measure at Tj=22°C exactly.
In e.g. a Class A operation, the DUT sees a continuous DC dissipation.
That is not possible with this device.
Hence we make our own to operate at continuous mode.
Many power devices are extremely thermally sensitive.
So the only truth is to measure at operating conditions, which has a contnuous Iq.
Patrick
> and only one data point is taken per second to keep the average dissipation low.
> Maybe it could work faster, depending on the time it takes to generate one data point.
That is only the case if you want to measure at Tj=22°C exactly.
In e.g. a Class A operation, the DUT sees a continuous DC dissipation.
That is not possible with this device.
Hence we make our own to operate at continuous mode.
Many power devices are extremely thermally sensitive.
So the only truth is to measure at operating conditions, which has a contnuous Iq.
Patrick
Most power devices will settle within 100us (a.k.a. 10kHz square wave), and thats how (big) power semis are measured - very short pulses. Most of them have a "thermal impedance" diagram in their datasheets, showing how long your pulse can be (voltage / current) until you reach maximum junction temperature. It also tells you how much time is needed to cool down between pulses.