National Instruments NI PXI-5922, Manual

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CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
NI PXI/PCI-5922
Flexible-resolution Oscilloscope
This document contains instructions for writing an external calibration procedure for the
NI PXI/PCI-5922 (NI 5922) flexible-resolution oscilloscope. This calibration procedure is
intended for metrology labs. For more information about calibration solutions,
visit
ni.com/calibration
.
Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 2
Self-Calibration ................................................................................................................ 2
External Calibration.......................................................................................................... 2
Calibration Intervals ......................................................................................................... 2
Software and Documentation ........................................................................................... 2
Documentation.......................................................................................................................... 4
Self-Calibration Procedures...................................................................................................... 4
MAX................................................................................................................................. 5
Scope SFP......................................................................................................................... 5
NI-SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 5
External Calibration Options .................................................................................................... 6
Complete Calibration........................................................................................................ 7
Optional Calibration ......................................................................................................... 7
External Calibration Requirements .......................................................................................... 9
Test Equipment................................................................................................................. 9
Test Conditions................................................................................................................. 9
External Calibration Procedures............................................................................................... 10
Verifying NI 5922 Specifications..................................................................................... 10
Vertical Offset Accuracy .......................................................................................... 10
Noise......................................................................................................................... 11
Input Bias Current .................................................................................................... 13
Vertical Gain Accuracy ............................................................................................ 15
Timing Accuracy ...................................................................................................... 17
Adjusting the NI 5922 ...................................................................................................... 18
Calibration Utilities .................................................................................................................. 20
MAX................................................................................................................................. 20
NI-SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 20
Where to Go for Support .......................................................................................................... 21