T3Ster Hardware On-line Reference Manual: Table of Contents

• Introduction: T3Ster - the Thermal Transient Tester
• Overview of operation
  • Measurement control and data acquisition
• Installation and troubleshooting
  • Installation
  • Turning on your system
  • Turning off your system
  • Troubleshooting
• T3Ster Main System Unit
  • Main System Unit Assembly
    • Mandatory driver and measuring units
    • Optional measuring units
    • Mandatory control units
  • Switches and connectors
  • Main System Unit Specifications
• T3Ster Modules
  • Transistor driver unit (TRNDR)
  • Quad current source (QCUSO)
  • Power switch & thermostat driver (SWTDR)
  • One channel measuring unit (MEASUx)
  • Digital control unit 1 & 2 (DIGC1, DIGC2)
  • Adding and Removing Modules
• The control computer
  • Specification of the control computer
  • The parallel I/O interface card
  • The Centronics interface box
• Hardware parts and options
  • T3Ster standard configurations and add-on options overview
  • Standard configurations and options part numbers
  • Thermocouple pre-amplifiers for T3Ster: T3STERTHCAM-J/K
  • Computer controlled dry thermostat for T3Ster: T3STERTHSTA
  • The power booster unit: T3STERBOOST
• Appendix I: Summary of major characteristics of T3Ster
• Appendix II: Device calibration, absolute temperature
  • Appendix IIa: Calibration process of semiconductor devices
    • General procedure
    • Three-pole devices
    • Test structures with separate heaters and sensors
    • Diode type devices
  • Appendix IIb: Deriving absolute temperature in T3Ster measurements
• Appendix III: CE certificates of T3Ster
  
  
• T3Ster Measurement Control & Reference Guide including the description of the T3Ster Measurement Control & Evaluation Tool for Win32