
ET User’s Guide
6-5
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 6-16
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 8712ET
Page 8: ...viii ET User s Guide ...
Page 17: ...ET User s Guide 1 1 1 Installing the Analyzer ...
Page 34: ...1 18 ET User s Guide Installing the Analyzer Preventive Maintenance ...
Page 35: ...ET User s Guide 2 1 2 Getting Started ...
Page 52: ...2 18 ET User s Guide Getting Started Performing the Operator s Check ...
Page 53: ...ET User s Guide 3 1 3 Making Measurements ...
Page 118: ...3 66 ET User s Guide Making Measurements Measuring Impedance Magnitude ...
Page 119: ...ET User s Guide 4 1 4 Using Instrument Functions ...
Page 143: ...ET User s Guide 4 25 Using Instrument Functions Using Markers Figure 4 15 Delta Marker Mode ...
Page 149: ...ET User s Guide 4 31 Using Instrument Functions Using Limit Testing Figure 4 16 Limit Lines ...
Page 207: ...ET User s Guide 5 1 5 Optimizing Measurements ...
Page 226: ...5 20 ET User s Guide Optimizing Measurements Measuring Devices with Long Electrical Delay ...
Page 227: ...ET User s Guide 6 1 6 Calibrating for Increased Measurement Accuracy ...
Page 266: ...6 40 ET User s Guide Calibrating for Increased Measurement Accuracy Checking the Calibration ...
Page 267: ...ET User s Guide 7 1 7 Front Rear Panel ...
Page 292: ...7 26 ET User s Guide Front Rear Panel Line Module ...
Page 293: ...ET User s Guide 8 1 8 Hardkey Softkey Reference ...
Page 395: ...ET User s Guide 9 1 9 Specifications ...
Page 397: ...ET User s Guide 9 3 Specifications System Performance ...
Page 443: ...ET User s Guide 10 1 10 Safety and Regulatory Information ...
Page 449: ...ET User s Guide 10 7 Safety and Regulatory Information Regulatory Information ...
Page 450: ...10 8 ET User s Guide Safety and Regulatory Information Regulatory Information ...
Page 451: ...ET User s Guide 11 1 11 Factory Preset State and Memory Allocation ...