Opt. 006 General Overview

The parallel plate & inductance method 006 option is for E4980A/AL and E4990A instruments with 16451B and 16452A fixtures to measure permittivity and the 16454A fixture to measure permeability.

In this topic:

Basic Measurement Sequence

The following are the basic sequence of steps you would follow to complete a calibrated measurement. Keep reading below to see details of these steps.

  1. Click Calibration, then Define Measurement to setup the instrument and fixture.

  2. Perform a calibration. See Opt. 006 Calibration.

  3. Click Measure, then Trigger measurement to perform a measurement of the DUT.

  4. Click Chart to make various settings for analyzing the measurement data.

  5. Click File to save and recall Measurement Setup and Data.

Supported Instruments and Fixtures

Analyzers

Fixture

Method

Measurement

E4980A/AL

16451B/16452A

Parallel plate

Permittivity

E4990A

16451B/16452A

Parallel plate

Permittivity

E4990A (with opt. 120, 120 MHz option only) + 42942A (adapter)

16454A

Inductance

Permeability

Fixtures and Adapter

16451B

16452A

16454A

42942A (adapter)