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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #750 on: November 20, 2019, 03:39:14 pm »
I contacted Tektronix about the certificate, which was sent to me by mail.

CN rood was mentioned as the only and very thrust worthy local distributor, so that is a plus!

So the deal (658 euro ext vat) they offer at the moment might interest more of you:
https://www.cnrood.com/en/dmm6500-6-digit-touchscreen-multimeter

(My certificate is from dec 2018 so that might be a reason for the lower price.)
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #751 on: November 20, 2019, 04:04:43 pm »
Is there a way to check how much (turn on) power cycles the unit has?
You can check the number of autocal cycles. (System Calibration menu )
 

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #752 on: November 20, 2019, 07:54:09 pm »
Has this text always been present there for the DMM6500 Manual:
https://www.tek.com/product-support?series=DMM6500%206%C2%BD-Digit%20Graphical%20Touchscreen%20Digital%20Multimeter
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This revision is intended for use with firmware version 1.7.0 and later.
They updated the demo clock application to 2.0

Are we getting a firmware update as Christmas present??
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #753 on: November 21, 2019, 06:23:26 am »
Has this text always been present there for the DMM6500 Manual:
https://www.tek.com/product-support?series=DMM6500%206%C2%BD-Digit%20Graphical%20Touchscreen%20Digital%20Multimeter
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This revision is intended for use with firmware version 1.7.0 and later.
They updated the demo clock application to 2.0

Are we getting a firmware update as Christmas present??

According to the release notes on the clock application: https://download.tek.com/software/supporting_files/TSPAPP-CLOCK-V2.0.0.txt

"Highlights the customization capability by displaying an animated analog clock

Compatible with DAQ6510 and DMM6500 with v1.0.0 firmware minimum.
Compatible with 2450, 2460, 2461, 2470, DMM7510 with v1.7.0 firmware minimum".

So, it would appear that from this document at least, the "v1.7.0" firmware is not related to the DMM6500.
 
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #754 on: November 21, 2019, 10:30:50 am »
So, it would appear that from this document at least, the "v1.7.0" firmware is not related to the DMM6500.
Yes. Firmware "v1.7.0" has just appeared for 7510. And in this firmware for the first time added the ability to run applications. To interest users, the application of the clock has been fixed. Those. A new watch is needed for the 7510.
 
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #755 on: November 21, 2019, 12:22:24 pm »
I'm still looking into what info can be extracted from this DMM. Using the TSP (lua) language it is possible to get info on the members that can be used in scripts.

Code: [Select]
for key,value in pairs(getmetatable(localnode.fan).Setters) do print(key, value) end
results in:
Code: [Select]
level function: 2238968

Where
Code: [Select]
print(fan.level)Results in
Code: [Select]
fan.LEVEL_QUIET
However setting this property like:
Code: [Select]
fan.level = fan.OFFDoes not seem to work. But it should be the right enum value (2) to turn it off.

Exploring this metadata might become handy.  :-+
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #756 on: November 21, 2019, 12:34:06 pm »
This command speeds up the fan for a little second, so the device is responding to a change in this property.
Code: [Select]
fan.level = fan.LEVEL_QUIET
Also
Code: [Select]
fan.level = fan.LEVEL_NORMAL
Makes the fan a lot louder…

The problem seems that fan.OFF is not of the right type.
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #757 on: November 21, 2019, 01:33:50 pm »
I think it was mentioned by Keithley that it was already on its lowest setting and that off wasn't supported.
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #758 on: November 21, 2019, 02:17:17 pm »
Has anyone encountered the relay constantly clicking problem on 6500 when measuring current of a light load (~4mA, switching reagulator) ?
Setting to 1A manually works, but setting it to 10mA or 100mA results in "Overflow".
The load may have spikes, but definitely nothing in the 100+mA range.
Measuring voltage with shunt (0,1Ohm) works fine (100mV Range).

Any ideas ? Anyone encountered that ?

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #759 on: November 21, 2019, 02:20:14 pm »
So, it would appear that from this document at least, the "v1.7.0" firmware is not related to the DMM6500.
Yes. Firmware "v1.7.0" has just appeared for 7510. And in this firmware for the first time added the ability to run applications. To interest users, the application of the clock has been fixed. Those. A new watch is needed for the 7510.
I checked those release notes:
"KNOWN ISSUES" contains 1 record !?!
Maybe they mean newly added issues  ;D
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #760 on: November 21, 2019, 02:27:01 pm »
Could you please remind me, does the fan is always on, or only when the unit is booted up?
 

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #761 on: November 21, 2019, 02:47:45 pm »
Has anyone encountered the relay constantly clicking problem on 6500 when measuring current of a light load (~4mA, switching reagulator) ?
Setting to 1A manually works, but setting it to 10mA or 100mA results in "Overflow".
The load may have spikes, but definitely nothing in the 100+mA range.
Measuring voltage with shunt (0,1Ohm) works fine (100mV Range).

Any ideas ? Anyone encountered that ?

Thanks,
Thomas

Yes but there were very short spikes that i didn't expect, it is very sensitive to very short current spikes.
Do a fast digitize if you want to see prove of those spikes.
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #762 on: November 21, 2019, 04:41:02 pm »
Could you please remind me, does the fan is always on, or only when the unit is booted up?
The fan is only on when the device is on. However a transformer hum can be heard even when the device is not on. Which can be heard in a silent room from I think 1.0 m. The fan can then be heard from 10 m.
I've heard worse. (My PC is water cooled to battle fan noise and near silent, so I'm not insensitive about fans)

My device is BTW about to be replaced by CN Rood. I hope the calibration date of the new device will be more recent. Are you tempted  :P?
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #763 on: November 21, 2019, 08:06:09 pm »
Hi All, long time lurker..

I can confirm, there is no officially sanctioned way to turn the fan off.
The specs (under all operating conditions) require the little bit of air movement inside the instrument.
Hi,

Do you think that blocking the inlet or outlet (left or right) would still provide this required little air movement?
Because you can make it much more silent by blocking it with paper on the outside.
I didn't want to keep the blocking since I saw the low voltage measurement move a little.

Also any advice on the hum, I have two one is louder than the other one, but how to know if it's out of spec and need to be returned? anything I can check/fix?

P.S. Do you speak in name of Keithley or is this more in your free time giving your own opinion?

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #764 on: November 21, 2019, 08:15:30 pm »
My device is BTW about to be replaced by CN Rood. I hope the calibration date of the new device will be more recent. Are you tempted  :P?

Yeah, but I'll restrain myself :)
 

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #765 on: November 21, 2019, 09:46:42 pm »
I work on the product analog design for Keithley.

For the fan air - you could try blocking the vents with a breathable fabric. If placed loosely nearby it should still allow some air exchange while reducing the audible noise. If it is completely blocked off, the internal temp will rise and after some time, you may see measurements have drifted. A good test is turn autozero OFF then block up your airflow.. after 30 minutes see how much drift has occurred (in addition to the normal spec) - it might be perfectly acceptable to your application. This kind of operation wasn't characterized very much.

For your transformer hum - Early units are known to exhibit this. I think if you find it too loud, you can return it for exchange if its still in warranty. Brad O can better help with that. Otherwise, this problem can be fixed but it requires something most users would rather not deal with.

Everything I do on this forum is my free time but I can help answer questions since Brad seems quite busy these days - glad to help out.

Thanks for the quick response :)

Ok so it's not like the DMM would get damaged or get a reduced lifetime if it the air inlet is always blocked, you just have to accept the drift while blocked, correct?

About the hum, it's actually the more recent version that is louder (5/2019), can I check somehow if the fix was applied or not? (both are still in warranty)
I don't like sending it and getting the same back after weeks. (since there is no hum spec, I can't say "out of spec")

edit: since you are Analog Design, is this a known issue at Keithley?

Thanks
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #766 on: November 21, 2019, 11:31:00 pm »
MULTI-MEASURE bug - If I understood correctly what the video was showing (when going to 100V or 1kV range), then yes its a known hardware issue that will be resolved on the next revision.

Ouch, I wonder if this will be covered under warranty or is at least a mod we can perform ourselves.. thanks for providing information btw.
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #767 on: November 22, 2019, 12:09:20 am »
Hi All, long time lurker..

I can confirm, there is no officially sanctioned way to turn the fan off.
The specs (under all operating conditions) require the little bit of air movement inside the instrument.

Welcome to the forum.
I was wondering... what happened to Brad?

In my case, I do not consider my DMM6500 noisy at all.

Are there some more noisy than others?
Is the fan speed not regulated by temperature?
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #768 on: November 22, 2019, 12:49:42 am »
MULTI-MEASURE bug - If I understood correctly what the video was showing (when going to 100V or 1kV range), then yes its a known hardware issue that will be resolved on the next revision.

Ouch, I wonder if this will be covered under warranty or is at least a mod we can perform ourselves.. thanks for providing information btw.

I am unsure about covered under warranty (you will have to contact applications ENG for that) -- I don't recall all the details ATM, I thought it might only be reproduced with open voltage input connections or something along those lines (not a common or normal use case if I am remembering right)
If you could post your setup details and how the issue is causing problems for you, we can assist in finding a workaround that could be satisfactory for you. In any case, I think the issue is logged in our system.

I know I wrote about this problem directly to Brad, made a video of my setup for him, and posted on the Tek support forums.  No one ever contacted me again.  Brad completely dropped off the forum after I brought this to his attention.  So, based on how Keithley has previously handled this issue I'm not exactly hopeful anything will be done.  I would certainly love to be proven wrong though.
 

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #769 on: November 22, 2019, 02:48:14 am »
JxR - sorry to hear you didnt get contacted again to get a satisfactory result to your issue. I'll "remind" some guys about this to close the loop with you. I dont follow the Tek forums (where you posted)  as they seem to not be as active as this place. However, the Tek forums are the "official" place to document the reports / ask questions so you did the right thing.

Everyone here, myself included, is very happy to see Keithley back on the forum.  I hope you will continue to stay and engage with your customers.

I know you were not involved with that particular finding months ago.  Although just to be clear, 99% of the discussion was here on this forum (and through private messages between Brad and myself).  I only posted a single time to the Tek forum as a last resort once Brad stopped posting here. 

Your post earlier today is the first official response on the subject that any of us have heard. For myself, I would love to know if existing customers will have their units repaired/replaced under warranty now that the hardware is known to be at fault.
 

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #770 on: November 22, 2019, 03:00:54 am »
Perhaps it's something to do with fact that 100V/1kV ranges use high voltage divider on the front end, but lower ranges are high impedance input.

I'm also happy to see Keithley back in this thread.  :-+
May not look like much, but it does mean a lot to T&M community and loyal Keithley fans like myself.

Private messages / emails / phone calls to support are great for urgent issues, but for normal feedback process forum is a great way, as all owners can follow up the thread, instead of spending time (both user's and support team's) over similar/same topics.
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #771 on: November 22, 2019, 03:39:45 am »
MULTI-MEASURE bug - If I understood correctly what the video was showing (when going to 100V or 1kV range), then yes its a known hardware issue that will be resolved on the next revision.

This known hardware issue will be fixed by a firmware revision?
 

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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #772 on: November 22, 2019, 09:51:55 am »
Some comments
MULTI-MEASURE bug - If I understood correctly what the video was showing (when going to 100V or 1kV range), then yes its a known hardware issue that will be resolved on the next revision.
Personally I'm not so worried about this 36mV jump (on 100V range) to 2.4V, 2.4V is not present on the terminal (it's still 36mV)  (the voltage terminals were not floating, 50ohm)

Maybe you can shine some light on the limitations of MULTI-MEASURE of voltage and current (excluding the 100V range bug)
In this thread we checked other DMMs (not Keithley) and also much more expensive DMMs and they all have this xx mV reading when running 1A through the device.
So that seems to be a common thing to happen, that is how it should work.
But how does Keithley or any other manufacture then say voltage can be measured while current is running through the device?  Seems to me the best you can say is it can be done but then the voltage is completely out of spec.

Anyway it's better to have it and understand what the limitations are than having it disabled.
From what I experience it's rarely a good idea to do both on one device hence why I don't really worry about the 100V range bug.

One other question: to request software improvements or report bugs what is the best way to do it so the info gets to a place were it will be logged and read by the software developers?
Although the https://forum.tek.com/ forum seem to be the place, it doesn't seem to be read by Keithley.
(I would expect at least an "We look into it" reply within a few weeks when a bug is posted)

Thanks
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #773 on: November 22, 2019, 01:55:28 pm »
Not to interrupt this thread, but I think it's only fair to mention that the new DMM I received today from CN Rood was calibrated a lot more recent (September 2019). The fan and hum are about the same loudness.
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Re: New Keithley DMM6500 and now DAQ6510
« Reply #774 on: November 22, 2019, 11:19:51 pm »
Maybe you can shine some light on the limitations of MULTI-MEASURE of voltage and current (excluding the 100V range bug)
In this thread we checked other DMMs (not Keithley) and also much more expensive DMMs and they all have this xx mV reading when running 1A through the device.
So that seems to be a common thing to happen, that is how it should work.
But how does Keithley or any other manufacture then say voltage can be measured while current is running through the device?  Seems to me the best you can say is it can be done but then the voltage is completely out of spec.

Anyway it's better to have it and understand what the limitations are than having it disabled.
From what I experience it's rarely a good idea to do both on one device hence why I don't really worry about the 100V range bug.

I just want to clarify since we didn't really compile a list of DMMs that perform dual V/I measurements and test them.  The DMM7510 doesn't suffer from this same hardware problem, it does dual measurements fine and provides the expected results on the voltage reading.  While both the DMM6500 and DAQ6510 cannot perform a reliable dual measurements on either the 100/1000V ranges.
 


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