Teledyne-lecroy HFP2500 User Manual

Operator’s Manual HFP2500 High Frequency Probe

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 4 922253-00 Rev A Leaf Pogo Ground Assembly 1 Pogo Ground Lead 2 Pivot Ground Lead 2 FreeHand Probe Holder 1 Soft

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 5 Warranted Characteristics Warranted characteristics are parameters with guaranteed performance. Unless otherwise

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 6 922253-00 Rev A Physical Characteristics Probe Head Size: Length 61 mm (2.4 in) Width 7.3 mm (0.29 in) Height 13.1

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 7 Features and Accessories The HFP2500 probe is provided with numerous features and accessories to make probing and

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 8 922253-00 Rev A Accessory Descriptions The following Tip and Clip accessories can be pushed into the probe tip socket

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 9 Tips, continued SMD DISCRETE TIP The crescent shape of this tip is designed to fit tightly on capacitors, resis

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 10 922253-00 Rev A Clips, continued CLIP (0.8 MM) A pincher like tip designed to hold onto larger wires and components

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 11 Leads While longer leads provide greater flexibility when connecting the probe to a circuit, the added inductanc

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 12 922253-00 Rev A Probe Holder The FreeHand Probe Holder lets you focus on the oscilloscope screen instead of on maint

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 13 Cartridges REPLACEABLE SOCKET CARTRIDGE If the input tip socket gets damaged, you don’t have to replace the en

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 14 922253-00 Rev A Operation Handling the Probe Exercise care when handling and storing the probe. Always handle the pro

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 15 Offset The HFP2500 has true offset capability. This allows you to remove a DC bias voltage from the input signal

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 16 922253-00 Rev A Care and Maintenance Cleaning The exterior of the probe and cable should be cleaned only using a soft

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 17 Returning a Defective Probe Contact your local Teledyne Lecroy sales representative to find out where to return

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 18 922253-00 Rev A Replacement Parts The probe connection accessories and other common parts can be ordered through the

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 19 High Frequency Measurements Input Loading When you touch a probe to the circuit under test, the probe will affec

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 20 922253-00 Rev A Since the input capacitance is already very low and cannot be reduced, you can only try to reduce the

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 21 For a setup where Ct = 0.7 pF and a source resistance is 250 Ω, the measured rise time will be 0.385 ns, which w

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 22 922253-00 Rev A Performance Verification This procedure can be used to verify the warranted characteristics of the HF

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 23 Table 2: List of Required Equipment Description Minimum Requirements Example Test Equipment Digital Oscilloscope

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe Operator’s Manual

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 24 922253-00 Rev A 5. Select the channel to which the probe is connected. Set the oscilloscope scale factor to 20mV/div

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 25 Procedure A. Output Zero Voltage Figure 5, Output Zero Voltage Test Setup 1. Connect one end of a BNC cable to

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 26 922253-00 Rev A B. LF Attenuation Accuracy Figure 6, Attenuation Accuracy Test Setup 1. Connect the BNC end of the

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 27 7. Record the DMM reading, which should be a negative number, to 10 mV resolution as ’Power Supply Negative Out

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 28 922253-00 Rev A 22. Subtract 10 from the output voltage recorded in step B-21. Divide this number by 10. 23. Record t

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 29 8. After the DMM reading has stabilized, record the reading to 100 μV resolution as ’Measured Output Voltage, t

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 30 922253-00 Rev A 21. Record the calculated error to two decimal places (±0.xx %) as ’Gain Error, mid range’ in the Tes

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 31 Test Equipment Required Table 3: Required Equipment lists the test equipment and accessories (or their equivale

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 32 922253-00 Rev A Preliminary Procedure 1. Remove the two screws that secure the plastic cover on the cable end of the

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 33 3. Select the channel to which the probe and ProBus extender is connected. Set OFFSET on the oscilloscope to ze

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HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 34 922253-00 Rev A Adjust Offset Range Figure 10, Offset Range Adjustment Setup 1. Connect the BNC end of the BNC to m

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 35 6. Using the DMM to monitor the voltage, adjust the power supply to an output of 10.00 V ±10 mV. Record the rea

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 36 922253-00 Rev A Reference Certifications This section contains the probe’s Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Safet

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 37 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY—EMC The probe complies with the EMC provision of the Radio

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 38 922253-00 Rev A Contact Teledyne LeCroy Teledyne LeCroy Service Centers United States and Canada - World Wide Corpor

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 39 Appendix A Performance Verification Test Record This record can be used to record the results of measurements ma

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 40 922253-00 Rev A HFP2500 TEST RECORD Step Description Intermediate Data Test Result Output Zero Voltage A-5 Output Z

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A i TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions ...

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe ii 922253-00 Rev A High Frequency Measurements ...

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 1 Safety Instructions This section contains instructions that must be observed to keep this oscilloscope accessory

HFP2500 High Frequency Probe 2 922253-00 Rev A Do not overload. To avoid electric shock or damage to probe or instrument it is connected to, do not a

Operator’s Manual 922253-00 Rev A 3 Key Benefits • High frequency performance • Low input capacitance • Wide dynamic range • ProBus interface •