National Instruments NI PXIe-4138, Calibration Procedure

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CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
NI PXIe-4138
Single-Channel System Source-Measure Unit (SMU)
This document contains the verification and adjustment procedures for the
National Instruments PXIe-4138 (NI 4138). Refer to
ni.com/calibration for more information
about calibration solutions.
Contents
Software Requirements............................................................................................................. 1
Related Documentation.............................................................................................................2
Password................................................................................................................................... 2
Calibration Interval................................................................................................................... 3
Test Equipment..........................................................................................................................3
Test Conditions..........................................................................................................................3
As-Found and As-Left Limits................................................................................................... 4
Calibration Overview................................................................................................................5
Verification................................................................................................................................6
Self-Calibrating.................................................................................................................6
Voltage and Current Verification.......................................................................................6
Adjustment.............................................................................................................................. 15
Adjusted Specifications...................................................................................................15
Initiating the Adjustment Session................................................................................... 15
Voltage and Current Output............................................................................................ 16
Residual Offset Voltage...................................................................................................20
Closing the Adjustment Session..................................................................................... 20
Alternative to Adjustment Procedures............................................................................ 20
Reverifying..............................................................................................................................21
Worldwide Support and Services............................................................................................ 21
Software Requirements
Calibrating the NI 4138 requires the following software on your system. All required NI
software is available at
ni.com/downloads .
• NI-DCPower 1.9 or later
• Supported application development environment (ADE)—LabVIEW or
LabWindows
™
/CVI
™
• Supported operating system—Windows