CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
NI PXIe-5653
This document contains the verification and adjustment procedures for the National Instruments
PXIe-5653 RF synthesizer (NI 5653). Refer to
ni.com/calibration
for more information
about calibration solutions.
Contents
Software.................................................................................................................................... 2
Documentation.......................................................................................................................... 2
Test Equipment......................................................................................................................... 2
Test Conditions......................................................................................................................... 5
Initial Setup............................................................................................................................... 5
Self-Calibrating the NI 5653 .................................................................................................... 5
As-Found and As-Left Limits................................................................................................... 6
Verification............................................................................................................................... 6
Verifying 10 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy ......................................................... 6
Verifying 10 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy......................................................... 7
Verifying 100 MHz Reference Frequency Accuracy ....................................................... 7
Verifying 100 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy....................................................... 8
Verifying LO1 Frequency Accuracy ................................................................................ 9
Verifying LO1 Amplitude Accuracy................................................................................ 10
Verifying LO2 Amplitude Accuracy................................................................................ 10
Verifying LO3 Amplitude Accuracy................................................................................ 11
Verifying LO1 Phase Noise.............................................................................................. 11
Verifying LO2 Phase Noise.............................................................................................. 12
Verifying LO3 Phase Noise.............................................................................................. 14
Adjusting Reference Accuracy......................................................................................... 15
Adjusting YIG Frequency ................................................................................................ 16
Adjusting LO1, LO2, and LO3 Output Power ................................................................. 17
Reverifying 10 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy ..................................................... 18
Reverifying 100 MHz Reference Amplitude Accuracy ................................................... 18
Reverifying LO1 Amplitude Accuracy ............................................................................ 18
Reverifying LO2 Amplitude Accuracy ............................................................................ 19
Reverifying LO3 Amplitude Accuracy ............................................................................ 19
Reverifying Other Device Performance Specifications.................................................... 20
