National Instruments NI 54 Series, Calibration Procedure

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Chapter 1 Introduction—Document Scope
© National Instruments Corporation 1-3 NI 54XX Calibration Procedure
Software
This section describes the software and documentation you need to
calibrate your NI 54
XX device.
Writing Your Calibration Procedure
The calibration process is described in Chapter 3, Adjustment , including
step-by-step instructions on calling the appropriate calibration functions.
Be aware that many of the functions listed in Chapter 3, Adjustment , use
constants defined in the
niArbCal.h
file. To use these variables, you must
include
niArbCal.h
in your code. See Table 1-3 for file locations.
Table 1-2. Equipment Required for Calibrating NI 54 XX Devices
Instrument Specifications Recommended Equipment
5 1/2 Digit Digital Multimeter
(DMM) At least 1 kHz bandwidth NI 4060 or HP 34401A
Digital Counter Ability to make duty cycle
measurements, measure
1 MHz frequency, and have
frequency measurement
accuracy
≤
1 ppm (accounting
for clock stability and
measurement error due to
resolution)
NI 6608 or HP 53131A with
appropriate timebase option
BNC Cable 50
Ω
—
BNC Connector (for signal
sources in PXI form factor) 50
Ω
—
SMB Connector (for signal
sources in PCI form factor) 50
Ω
—
50
Ω
Terminator — —
Spectrum Analyzer Bandwidth > 32 MHz
Distortion < –70 dBc
Spurs to 32 MHz HP 8590 or better
Power Meter or
Thermoconverter 100 kHz to 16 MHz equal or
better than ±2% or ±0.2 dB —