DS-CAL
SOFTWARE USER MANUAL
4.3. Multifunction calibrator setup
Power on your multifunction calibrator and let it warm up prior to usage according to the provided
User’s manual of your multifunction calibrator.
4.3.1. FLUKE 57XX setup
The example below is based on FLUKE 5720A, but should apply in similar ways on the FLUKE 57XX series
of multifunction calibrators.
DSCalibrator communicates with FLUKE 5720A multifunction calibrator via a serial port (RS 232)
connection. Plug in a serial port cable along with the USB-to-RS232 converter and start configuring the
multifunction calibrator. For this specific calibrator you will require an additional DSUB25-to-DSUB9
serial port adapter (see Illustration 5).
Go to Setup Menus → Instmt Setup → Remote Port Setup → Remote Port.
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Select RS 232
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Remote lang → Select Normal
Go to RS 232 Port Setup where the following settings must be set:
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8 data bits
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1 stop bit
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Stall → *S/*Q
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Parity → None
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9600 baud
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Wait → Off
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EOL → CRLF
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Remote I/F → Terminal
Save the configuration by exiting the menus:
Done Setting Port → Done Setting Port → Done Setting Up → Done Setup.
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