M-109R High Resistance Decade

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CONTENT:

1. USE OF THE INSTRUMENT 2

2. CONTENTS OF DELIVERY 2
3. TECHNICAL DATA 2
4. OPERATION 3
4.1. FRONT PANEL 3
4.2. REAR PANEL 3
4.3. 19“ RACK VERSION (EXTRA ORDERED) 4
4.4. SUPPLYING FROM AN INTERNAL BATTERY 4
4.5. SUPPLYING FROM A POWER ADAPTER 4
4.6. CONNECTING THE DECADE 4
4.7. CALIBRATION 7
4.8. PERFORMACE VERIFICATION TEST 8
4.9. REMOTE CONTROL 9
LIST OF COMMANDS 10
DEMO PROGRAM 10
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM 11
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 11
4.10. MAINTENANCE 13
5. DESCRIPTION OF ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION 13
6. MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION 13
6.1. EXCHANGING THE BATTERY 13

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1. Use of the instrument

M-109R High resistance decade is designed for checking parameters of insulating

resistance meters and megaohm-meters. High-voltage relays with high insulating
resistance and steady high-voltage resistances steamed on ceramic substrate are used
for the design.Advantages of M-109R are easy operation with indication of maximum
voltage, which can be connected to the input terminals in the given configuration. as
well as battery-operated supplying supplemented with power adapter and possibility of
operating the decade through serial line RS-232.

2. Contents of delivery

High resistance decade M - 109R

Power adapter PSA18U-150
Cable RS 232
Demo program ( CD)
Operation manual

3. Technical data
Resistance range : 1 M - 12.221 G
Maximum voltage : 5000 V DC – terminals H-L, H-, L-
Connection : two-terminal +  (GUARD)
Type of terminals : ERTALYTE terminals
Capacitance between terminals. : H – GUARD, L – GUARD  150 pF
Remote control : RS-232 interface
Power supply : internal battery 12 V
line adapter 100–240VAC/50-60Hz
Operating period : typically 3 hours from internal battery
Reference temperatures : 23 C  5 C
Range of working temperatures : +5 C to +40 C
Range of storing temperatures : -10 C to +55 C
Relative humidity : 10 - 50 %
Instrument case : metal
Dimensions : W 362 mm, H 111 mm, D 316 mm
Weight : 4 kg
Nominal value Voltage coefficient Temperature Maximum
Range accuracy Coefficient voltage
+5 C to +40 C
 %   ppm/V    ppm / C   V DC/ RMS 
1 M - 11 M 0.1/100 V 1  100 1000/700
12 M - 121M 0.2/1000 V 1  100 2500/1700
122 M - 1.221 G 0.5/1000 V 2  100 5000/3500
1.222 G - 12.221 G 1.0/1000 V 2  100 5000/3500

Ref. temperature 23 C +/- 5 C

Note:

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In voltage range 0-1kV and in temperature range 1 -2 is total accuracy given by

basic accuracy of nominal value.
In voltage range 1-5kV and in temperature range without 1 -2 is total accuracy
given by basic accuracy of nominal value + influence of voltage coefficient +
influence of temperature coefficient

For example: ( 1GOhm, 5kV, 38°C )

Total accuracy : - ) pp 38 C- 8C) pp C

Insulation resistance of relays  10 15 

Surface resistance of material ERTALYTE  10 16 
Internal specific resistance of material ERTALYTE  10 16 .cm

4. Operation

4.1. Front panel

On the front panel, there are located all main operating and indicating elements
and input terminals. Individual rotary buttons allow you to set a required electrical
resistance value within the 1 M through 12.221 G. Red luminous LED diodes
designated 5kV, 2,5kV and 1kV signalize maximum input direct voltage, which can
be connected to the input terminals in the given setup configuration. A green LED
diode designated REM indicates a mode of remote control. A green LED diode
designated ON indicates switching the decade on. Successive dashed glare indicates
switching the decade off.

4.2. Rear panel

RS-232 BUS

PUSH BUTTON ON-OFF

POWER 15V DC

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On the rear panel is the ON/OFF button for switching the decade on and off,
supplying connector and a connector for connecting RS-232.

4.3. 19“ rack version (extra ordered)

Resistance decade can be delivered in 3HE 19” rack module.

x 10M x 1M
1 0 11 1 0 11 1 0 11 1 0 11
H 5kV x 1G x 100M

10

10 8

10

10
4 3 2

4 3 2

4 3 2

4 3 2
2.5kV

98

98

98
L 1kV
7 65 7 65 7 65 7 65
REM

ON

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4.4. Supplying from an internal battery

The decade is equipped with an internal “non-service” 12V battery, as a

standard. The decade is switched on and off by pressing the ON/OFF button.
Switching the decade on is indicated by a green LED diode ON. If the decade is
inactive for 9 minutes (no manipulation with the buttons), a repeated long acoustic
signal is generated accompanied by a slowly flashing light of a green LED diode ON.
After approx. one minute the decade is switched off automatically. If the battery is
discharged when operating the decade, the operator is warned by a periodically
repeated sequence of short and long acoustic signals accompanied by quick flashing of
the green LED diode ON. After approx. one minute the decade is switched off. It is
necessary to recharge the internal battery.
To operate resistance decade, connect measuring terminals to the resistance
meter being checked with cables. Set required value with the front panel rotary
buttons.

4.5. Supplying from a power adapter

When supplying from a power adapter, the decade is not switched off
automatically and the internal non-maintenance battery is recharged simultaneously. A
green LED diode permanently indicates the decade switching on. The decade is
switched off automatically when you disconnect the power adapter, according to the
procedure described in chapter 4.3.

4.6. Connecting the decade

Considering the presumed high measuring voltage, it is necessary to give

relevant attention, when connecting the decade to the checked instrument. For safety

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reasons, always connect the  terminal to the grounding terminal of the supplying
system. Connections to the decade terminals must always be both mechanically as well
as electrically reliable in order that the electric circuit cannot be interrupted or
completely mechanically disconnected during the measuring procedure, and thus it
could create a possibility of electric injury.
It is always necessary to accept the maximum allowed input voltage, which is in
the given configuration indicated by red LED diodes. Setting of values is performed
with a delay of approximately 1s.

Recommended connection

 Two-terminals measuring

Decade M109R Isolation meter

terminal H - terminal H
terminal L - terminal L
ground terminal *

Note
If it is not excluded due to measuring method of tested isolation meter, it is
recommended to connect ground terminal on resistance decade housing with ground
terminal of power network or any other grounding point,

 Three-terminal measuring

Decade M109R Isolation meter

terminal H - terminal H
terminal L - terminal L
ground terminal - shielding (GUARD)

WARNING:
When the decade is switched off, input terminals H and L are in state open.

When manipulating with resistance decade, realize that you are operating with
device connected to dangerous high voltage.

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!!! WARNING !!!

Before using the resistance decade, follow these instructions:

1. Check the quality of a connection between terminals H, L.

2. Check the pre-defined resistance value relative to the value of

applied voltage.

3. When measuring and manipulating rotary buttons, work with

maximum caution – you are working with high voltage.

4. Connect measuring voltage only for the necessary time.

5. It is not allowable to leave the resistance decade unsupervised

when measuring voltage is connected.

6. Before manipulation with measuring cables, check switching off of

test voltage source.

If you are not absolutely sure about the safety of the connection, do
not touch operating elements or the instrument shield.

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4.7. Calibration

Individual resistance elements are switched in binary code. Information about

calibration data in positions 1, 2, 4, 8 of each individual decade is stored in an internal
memory EEPROM. The internal software provides optimal organization of individual
resistance elements with resolution of 1M.
When calibrating a resistance decade, it is necessary to test all resistance points
and with accuracy bellow described:

Calibrating points Decade Nominal value accuracy

1 x 1 M 0.1% at 100 V
2 x 1 M 0.1% at 100 V
4 x 1 M 0.1% at 100 V
8 x 1 M 0.1% at 100 V

Calibrating points Decade Nominal value accuracy

1 x 10 M 0.2% at 1000 V
2 x 10 M 0.2% at 1000 V
4 x 10 M 0.2% at 1000 V
8 x 10 M 0.2% at 1000 V

Calibrating points Decade Nominal value accuracy

1 x 100 M 0.5% at 1000 V
2 x 100 M 0.5% at 1000 V
4 x 100 M 0.5% at 1000 V
8 x 100 M 0.5% at 1000 V

Calibrating points Decade Nominal value accuracy

1 x 1 G 1.0% at 1000 V
2 x 1 G 1.0% at 1000 V
4 x 1 G 1.0% at 1000 V
8 x 1 G 1.0% at 1000 V

Ref. temperature 23 C
If any of the checking points does not match the specification, contact the
manufacturer.

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4.8. Performace verification test

Parametr verication procedure is described in the chapter. Verification procedure

is based on measuring resistance in recommended points.

Required equippment

Calibrator voltage 100V –1000V DC accuracy 0.01% ( type M140, M142 ),

multimetr with range of DC current 100nA – 100uA accuracy 0.01%-0.1% depends
on range ( type HP3458 ).

Procedure

Use following procedure to perform parametr verification test.

1. Disconnect the power supply adapter from the decade. Use the internal battery.
2. Connect the H terminal of the decade to the H terminal of the calibrator. Connect
the L terminal of the decade to the H terminal of the multimeter. Connect the L
terminal of the multimeter to the L terminal of the calibrator. Set the multimeter to
the current DC mesurement.
3. Case of decade schould be grounded or connected to the L terminal of multimeter.
4. Switch both instruments on and let them for 1 hour stabilise in the laboratory with
ambient temperature 231 oC.
5. Repeat the test for all points in the table below. The resistance value is calculated
as:
R = ( UK – UA ) / I A
Where:
UK is voltage set on the calibrator
UA is drop of voltage on the multimetr ( not important for most measured points )
IA is current measured with multimetr

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Maximal deviations M-109R

Nominal value [M] Max.deviation [] Voltage [V]

1 1k 100
2 2k 100
4 4k 100
8 8k 100
10 20 k 1000
20 40 k 1000
40 80 k 1000
80 160 k 1000
100 500 k 1000
200 1M 1000
400 2M 1000
800 4M 1000
1000 10 M 1000
2000 20 M 1000
4000 40 M 1000
8000 80 M 1000

4.9. Remote control

Parameters of serial link are fixed as follow:

transmission speed 1200 Bd

number of data bits 8
number of stop bites 1
parity not used

For data flow operation neither hardware handshake (RTS/CTS) nor program
handshake (XON/XOFF) is used, however the presence of operating signals is
necessary for correct voltage levels on the TXD data signal leading from the decade.
Communication between the computer (PC) and the instrument runs in a periodic
exchange of the command-response type. A command is always an upper case letter
followed by an alternative parameter without a space and ended by the CR symbol,
again without a space. The instrument response is always ended by the operating
symbol CR ( \r ). The serial interface of the instrument requires signals RXD, TXD,
RTS (static on level -3 through -12V), DTR (static on level +3 through +12V) and
GND.
Serial line cable connects pins of relevant numbers of both connectors (connection
1:1).

Example of initialization of a serial line COM1 and setup of operating signals for
operating the M-109 decade in the BASIC language is shown:

10 OPEN "COM1:1200,N,8,1,RS,CD,DS,CD" FOR RANDOM AS #1

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List of commands

I - instrument identification - reading the serial number (response of the

instrument is for example „10901\r“)
K - reading the controllers status, it is set for example 110 MOhm – the
response is a five-digit integer number corresponding to the set value in
MOhm, e.g. „00110\r“
Lx - L0 - remote control - the resistance value is determined by the last Rx
command on the serial line RS232
- L1 - local control - the resistance value is given by the position of rotary
controllers (switches) on the front panel of the instrument
M - reading the maximum allowed voltage [V] for the given setup, the response
is a four-digit integer, e.g. „5000\r”
Px - P0 - disconnection of the battery (if external supplying is not connected, the
instrument is switched of by this command)
Rx - setting the resistance value x on the instrument (x is a whole non-negative
number within the range 0 to 15000 without a space, corresponding to the
required resistance value in MOhm, e.g. „R10000\r”
V - reading the set decade resistance, the instrument response is a 5-digit integer
number corresponding to the resistance value in MOhm, e.g. „12000\r”
S - version of internal SW

The response of M-109 when received an unknown command is the string "?\r“. A
correctly executed command is confirmed by "ok\r. Commands must be ended by the
CR symbol (\r,\0x0d). The program is case sensitive.

Demo program

A simple operating program is supplied with the decade in order to provide easy
operation of the decade from the computer, and to check the RS-232 line of the
instrument. The installation CD ROM contains a program (for
WIN95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista only), you can communicate with the instrument
through standard serial line with. For example, you can read a value pre-defined on
switches from the decade and, conversely, from the computer you can set any value
(within range of the instrument).
When using remote control, the value set on individual switches does not
correspond to the actual decade resistance value – the resistance value is
corresponding to the value setup through the RS-232.

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Installing the program

Insert the software CD into your CD ROM drive. Wait for autorun and select
“Software installation” and “M109” or start direct
„install\freeware\M109\en\setup.exe“. When you launch SETUP.EXE, the installation
program asks for the destination directory and executes the actual installation. The
UNINST.EXE program is also copied into the selected directory for alternative delete
of the directory from the system.

Program description

When you launch M190 program, following control panel is displayed on the
screen.

First use the operating element COM to select a serial port number to which the
instrument is connected. Check if slide button REMOTE is in position OFF and
confirm this selection using the START button. If the instrument is found on the serial
line, actual instrument setup is read periodically and the setup of rotary buttons on the
screen correspond to the setup on the instrument.

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The light of indicating elements on the left-hand part of the screen is corresponding to
LED diodes on the instrument panel. Rotary buttons on the control panel are displayed
like “enable”. They are only indicators of the real switches setup position on the front
panel of the instrument now.
If the instrument is not switched on or connection is incorrect or the instrument is
connected on a different port, the program is terminated after sending error message.

When you switch the operating element REMOTE to the ON position, the signal
diodes REM on both the instrument as well as on the control panel are switched on,
and the setup resistance value can be set from the control panel on the computer
screen. It is possible in several ways:

Using the mouse:

- Place the mouse cursor on any rotary button now fully displayed on the screen and
press and hold the left mouse-button to rotate the button
- Place the mouse cursor on a small black up arrow (or down arrow) located to the
left from the numeric resistance value, press and hold the left mouse-button to
increase or decrease the setup resistance value.

From the keyboard:

- Select a field containing a numeric resistance value (using the mouse or the TAB
or SHIFT TAB keys). Enter a resistance value directly and confirm this value
using the ENTER key
- Select a field containing a numeric resistance value (using the mouse or the TAB
or SHIFT TAB keys) and press the up (down) arrow keys to increase (decrease)
the resistance value by steps of 1 MOhm
- Select appropriate rotary button (using the mouse or the TAB or SHIFT TAB keys)
and press the up (down) arrow keys to increase (decrease) the resistance value in
steps corresponding to the given button (only within the limits of each decade).

When supplying from a battery, you can switch off the instrument from the control
panel by pressing the OFF button. This will break communication between the
computer and the instrument.

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You can end the program at any time by pressing the QUIT button.

4.10. Maintenance
Although the decade contains mechanical switches, it does not require any special
cleaning. Keep output terminals and ERTALYTE grommets absolutely clean.
Recharge the internal battery if necessary. Frequency of recharging depends on the
proportion of operating the decade in the mode when it is supplied from the internal
battery or from a power adapter. If the battery is discharged and the decade was
switched off automatically, it is recommended to recharge battery for approx. 10
hours. If the battery is recharged properly, you can operate the decade without a power
adapter for 3-8 hours depending on the set resistance value and the number of
switching on high-voltage relays. The current consumption of the decade is lowest
when the resistance value is set to 0 MOhm.

5. Description of electrical construction

Individual resistors are connected in a binary code using high-voltage relays. Relay
board with individual resistors which are placed on Teflon grommets, forms a separate
construction unit. Resistors are submitted to temperature cycles and strict selection of
accuracy of both the nominal value as well as temperature coefficient. The value of the
setup resistance is defined between output terminals. The metal-enclosed case is
connected only to the GND terminal.
The CPU unit with a one-chip computer control decade operation and communication
through the RS-232.

6. Mechanical construction
High resistance decade M - 109R is placed in a standardized metal case made from
aluminum alloys. Rotary buttons and input terminals are placed on the front panel. The
end position of switches is locked. PCB with high-voltage relays and resistors is
placed in a separate build-in metal case, which is connected to the  terminal. The
CPU board is mechanically connected to the relay board, and thus they form a joint
assembly unit. On the rear panel you is situated ON/OFF button, supplying connector
for power adapter connecting and RS 232 connector. Internal battery is also
mechanically attached to this panel.

6.1. Exchanging the battery

When exchanging the battery, you must disconnect the power supply and the RS 232
cable. Unscrew the 4 screws in the corners of the rear panel and tip the panel out
together with the battery. Then disconnect connectors of the battery and release the lug
that secures the battery mechanically. Exchange the battery and execute its mechanical
and electrical installation following a reverse procedure.

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Manufacturer

MEATEST, s.r.o. tel: + 420 – 5 - 43 250 886

Železná 93 6 9 Brno fax: + 420 – 5 -43 250 890
Czech Republic meatest@meatest.cz
www.meatest.cz

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