Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
Section 15: Calibration procedure
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
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Model 6517B
coulombs
range
Calibrator
voltage
Coulomb zero calibration
command
Coulomb full scale calibration
command
2 nC
2.0 V
:CAL:PROT:CZEROA2N :CAL:PROT:C2N
<value>
Voltage measurement ranges calibration
To calibrate the voltage measurement ranges:
1. Connect the DC voltage calibrator to the Model 6517B input.
2. Apply 0.0 V
3. Send the following commands to:
:CAL:PROT:VZERO2
:CAL:PROT:VZERO20
:CAL:PROT:VZERO200
4. Leaving the DC voltage calibrator connected, calibrate each polarity of each range:
a. Apply the voltage listed in the first column of the below table.
b. Send the calibration command listed in the second column of the below table with the voltage reading
from the DC voltage calibrator.
Model 6517 voltage range calibration commands
Model 6517B
Range/Full-scale
voltage
Voltage range calibration command
+2 V
:CAL:PROT:V2 <actual voltage value>
-2 V
:CAL:PROT:VN2 <actual voltage value>
+20 V
:CAL:PROT:V20 <actual voltage value>
-20 V
:CAL:PROT:VN20 <actual voltage value>
+200 V
:CAL:PROT:V200 <actual voltage value>
-200 V
:CAL:PROT:VN200 <actual voltage value>
Voltage source calibration
For all voltage source ranges, connect the DMM to the voltage source output. Set the DMM to
measure DC voltage, and then turn auto ranging on.
