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CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

PXIe-5413

PXIe, 20 MHz Bandwidth, 16-Bit PXI Waveform Generator

This document contains the verification and adjustment procedures for the PXIe-5413. Refer
to 

ni.com/calibration

 for more information about calibration solutions.

Contents

Required Software.....................................................................................................................1
Related Documentation.............................................................................................................2
Test Equipment..........................................................................................................................2
Test Conditions..........................................................................................................................4
Password................................................................................................................................... 5
Calibration Interval................................................................................................................... 5
As-Found and As-Left Limits................................................................................................... 5
Calibration Overview................................................................................................................5
Verifying the PXIe-5413........................................................................................................... 6

Verifying Timebase Accuracy...........................................................................................6
Verifying DC Voltage Accuracy........................................................................................7
Verifying AC Amplitude Accuracy...................................................................................9
Verifying Passband Flatness Accuracy........................................................................... 11

Adjusting the PXIe-5413........................................................................................................ 14

Adjusting Timebase.........................................................................................................14
Adjusting DC Voltage..................................................................................................... 15
Adjusting Passband Flatness...........................................................................................16

Reverification..........................................................................................................................18
Setting the Calibration Date and Due Date.............................................................................18
Worldwide Support and Services............................................................................................ 18

Required Software

Calibrating the PXIe-5413 requires you to install the following software on the calibration
system:

NI-FGEN 17.1 or later
The PXIe-5413 was first supported in NI-FGEN 17.1.

LabVIEW 2016 or later, Full Development System or Professional Development System

You can download all required software from 

ni.com/downloads

.

Summary of Contents for PXIe-5413

Page 1: ...imebase Accuracy 6 Verifying DC Voltage Accuracy 7 Verifying AC Amplitude Accuracy 9 Verifying Passband Flatness Accuracy 11 Adjusting the PXIe 5413 14 Adjusting Timebase 14 Adjusting DC Voltage 15 Ad...

Page 2: ...of the PXIe 5413 If you do not have the recommended equipment select a substitute calibration standard using the minimum requirements specifications listed in the table Table 1 PXIe 5413 Test Equipmen...

Page 3: ...e accuracy Adjustments DC voltage DC voltage range 5 V DC voltage accuracy 40 ppm AC voltage accuracy 0 1 of reading at 50 kHz AC Input Range 0 05 VRMS to 5 VRMS AC Input Impedance 10 M Bandwidth 100...

Page 4: ...15 minutes at ambient temperature Warm up begins after the chassis is powered and the PXIe 5413 is recognized by the host and configured using NI FGEN All test instruments are warmed up for at least t...

Page 5: ...s are equal to the published NI specifications for the PXIe 5413 less guard bands for measurement uncertainty temperature drift and drift over time NI uses these limits to reduce the probability that...

Page 6: ...ification of the PXIe 5413 is complete only after you have successfully completed all verification tests in this section using the as found limits Related Information Calibration Overview on page 5 Ve...

Page 7: ...the peak frequency Hz using the oscilloscope and the Extract Single Tone Information VI and record this as FMeasured 7 Calculate the timebase error using the following formula Timebase Error ppm Measu...

Page 8: ...0 0 885 0 885 9 79 2 69 9 1 686 0 843 0 843 9 35 2 57 10 0 696 0 348 0 348 4 15 1 06 11 0 214 0 107 0 107 1 62 0 68 12 0 1 0 066 0 033 0 033 0 85 0 53 13 10 7 340 3 670 3 670 39 04 11 17 14 2 268 1 13...

Page 9: ...g 5 Measure the DC voltage V using the DMM and record this as DC Voltage Measured 6 Calculate the DC voltage error using the following formula DC Voltage Error mV DC Voltage Measured Expected Amplitud...

Page 10: ...H 0 of the PXIe 5413 Connect the other end to the double banana plug to BNC f adapter and connect the double banana plug to BNC f adapter to the HI and LO connectors of the DMM 2 Configure the DMM wit...

Page 11: ...table 9 Repeat steps 2 through 8 for each configuration listed in the AC Amplitude Accuracy Verification table 10 If you are verifying a two channel PXIe 5413 complete the following steps to verify CH...

Page 12: ...05 36 1 0 40 0 25 37 20 0 40 0 11 1 Connect the SMA m to N f adapter to the power sensor 2 Zero the power sensor a Ensure that the power sensor is not connected to any signals b Zero the power sensor...

Page 13: ...ured at Current Test Frequency 8 Skip this step if the PXIe 5413 frequency is configured to 0 05 MHz Calculate the passband flatness error using the following formula Passband Flatness Error dB PMeasu...

Page 14: ...data stored in the onboard memory Self calibrate the PXIe 5413 after completing adjustment and before reverification Related Information Password on page 5 Calibration Overview on page 5 Adjusting Ti...

Page 15: ...l niFgen ni5433 ADC Cal Initialize with the following settings Channel Channel of the PXIe 5413 connected to the DMM 3 Call niFgen ni5433 ADC Cal Configure to obtain the Approximate Voltage Generated...

Page 16: ...the following settings Auto range Enabled Maximum noise ratio 0 005 dB Power measurement Continuous average Path selection Automatic Averaging Automatic Aperture 20 ms Timeout 10 s Frequency Frequency...

Page 17: ...Power dBm Power of the waveform present on CH 0 of the PXIe 5413 and measured by the power sensor in the previous step in dBm 10 If the Next Configuration output of niFgen ni5433 Flatness Cal Configur...

Page 18: ...r the LabVIEW NI System Configuration API NI recommends a calibration due date of the date of external calibration plus the external calibration interval for the PXIe 5413 MAX Navigate to the External...

Page 19: ...cate for your product at ni com calibration NI corporate headquarters is located at 11500 North Mopac Expressway Austin Texas 78759 3504 NI also has offices located around the world For telephone supp...

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