
ES User’s Guide
6-7
Calibrating for Increased Measurement Accuracy
Measurement Calibration Overview
The Calibration Reference Plane
Most often you will not be connecting your DUT directly to the
analyzer's front panel. More likely, you will be connecting your DUT to
some sort of test fixture or cable(s) that is connected to the analyzer. See
Figure 6-3, “The Calibration Reference Plane.”
The calibration reference
plane is where you connect your calibration standards, and the
measurement reference plane is where you connect your DUT. Best
measurement results occur when these reference planes are aligned so
that you calibrate out the effects of the test fixture and its associated
cables and hardware.
illustrates that one method of aligning
the reference planes is to connect your calibration standards at the same
point that you connect your DUT. For information on selecting
calibration standards, refer to
“Calibration Kits” on page 6-23
accurate method is to connect the calibration standards to the analyzer’s
ports and then use the port extensions feature, previously explained in
.
Figure 6-3
The Calibration Reference Plane
Summary of Contents for HP 8712ES
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Page 17: ...ES User s Guide 1 1 1 Installing the Analyzer ...
Page 34: ...1 18 ES User s Guide Installing the Analyzer Preventive Maintenance ...
Page 35: ...ES User s Guide 2 1 2 Getting Started ...
Page 52: ...2 18 ES User s Guide Getting Started Performing the Operator s Check ...
Page 53: ...ES User s Guide 3 1 3 Making Measurements ...
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Page 159: ...ES User s Guide 4 25 Using Instrument Functions Using Markers Figure 4 15 Delta Marker Mode ...
Page 165: ...ES User s Guide 4 31 Using Instrument Functions Using Limit Testing Figure 4 16 Limit Lines ...
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Page 225: ...ES User s Guide 5 1 5 Optimizing Measurements ...
Page 246: ...5 22 ES User s Guide Optimizing Measurements Measuring Devices with Long Electrical Delay ...
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