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Table 1.

 NI 5170R Test Equipment (Continued)

Equipment

Recommended

Model

Where Used

Minimum Requirements

 

 

 

 

DMM

NI PXI-4071

Verifications:

AC amplitude
accuracy

AC voltage accuracy:
±0.1% of reading at 50 kHz

AC Input Range: 0.1 V

pk-pk

to 3.5 V

pk-pk

AC Input Impedance:
≥10 MΩ

Bandwidth: ≥100 kHz

Function
generator

NI PXI-5402 or
Agilent 33220A

Verifications:

AC amplitude
accuracy

Sine Wave Frequency:
50 kHz

Sine Wave Amplitude
Range: 0.1 V

pk-pk

 to

3.5 V

pk-pk

 into 50 Ω

SMA Tee (f-f-f) Fairview Microwave

SM4942

Verifications:

AC amplitude
accuracy

Impedance: 50 Ω

SMA (m)-to-
SMA (m)
adapter (x2)

Fairview Microwave
SM4960

Test system
characterization

Verifications:

AC amplitude
accuracy

Flatness and
bandwidth

Frequency range: DC to
275 MHz

VSWR: <1.05

Impedance: 50 Ω

Double banana
plug to BNC (f)

Pasternak PE9008

Verifications:

AC amplitude
accuracy

Impedance: 50 Ω

SMA (m)-to-
BNC (m) cable
(x2)

Verifications:

AC amplitude
accuracy

Frequency range: DC to
275 MHz

Impedance: 50 Ω

Length: <1 meter

NI PXIe-5170R Calibration Procedure

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Summary of Contents for PXIe-5170R

Page 1: ...ng Power Splitter Amplitude Imbalance 7 Verification 10 Verifying Timebase Accuracy 11 Verifying DC Accuracy 12 Verifying AC Amplitude Accuracy 14 Verifying Flatness and Bandwidth 18 Adjustment 21 Adj...

Page 2: ...ng the specifications listed in the table Table 1 NI 5170R Test Equipment Equipment Recommended Model Where Used Minimum Requirements Oscilloscope calibrator Fluke 9500B 600 with Fluke 9530 Active Hea...

Page 3: ...Amplitude Range 0 1 Vpk pk to 3 5 Vpk pk into 50 SMA Tee f f f Fairview Microwave SM4942 Verifications AC amplitude accuracy Impedance 50 SMA m to SMA m adapter x2 Fairview Microwave SM4960 Test syst...

Page 4: ...Hz 0 031 dB for 100 MHz to 275 MHz VSWR 1 11 Signal generator Rhode Schwartz SMA100A Test system characterization Verifications Flatness and bandwidth Frequency range 50 kHz to 275 MHz Amplitude range...

Page 5: ...s warmed up for 15 minutes at ambient temperature Warm up begins after the chassis is powered the device is recognized by the host and the ADC clock is configured using either instrument design librar...

Page 6: ...bility that the instrument will be outside the published specification limits at the end of the calibration cycle Use the as left limits when performing verification after adjustment Measurement Uncer...

Page 7: ...est equipment used during verification Caution The connectors on the device under test DUT and test equipment are fragile Perform the steps in these procedures with great care to prevent damaging any...

Page 8: ...onnect the power sensor to splitter output 2 The following figure illustrates the hardware setup Figure 1 Connection Diagram for Measuring at Splitter Output 2 1 3 8 6 7 6 5 4 2 1 Signal Generator 2 S...

Page 9: ...litter output 1 14 Connect the 50 SMA terminator f to splitter output 2 The following figure illustrates the hardware setup Figure 2 Connection Diagram for Measuring at Splitter Output 1 1 6 5 4 5 3 7...

Page 10: ...r assembly The power sensor assembly will be used in the Verifying Flatness and Bandwidth procedure Related Information Verifying Flatness and Bandwidth on page 18 Follow this procedure to verify the...

Page 11: ...ted Information Test Equipment on page 2 This section lists the equipment required to calibrate the NI 5170R Verifying Timebase Accuracy Follow this procedure to verify the frequency accuracy of the N...

Page 12: ...ation is only required on one channel Verifying DC Accuracy Follow this procedure to verify the DC accuracy of the NI 5170R by comparing the voltage measured by the NI 5170R to the value sourced by th...

Page 13: ...figure the NI 5170R with the following settings Bandwidth the Bandwidth value from the DC Accuracy Verification table Vertical range the Vertical Range value from the DC Accuracy Verification table Sa...

Page 14: ...f adapter and repeat steps 3 through 9 for each configuration listed in the DC Accuracy Verification table 16 Connect the calibrator test head to channel 6 of the NI 5170R using the SMA m to BNC f ad...

Page 15: ...s Left Limit dB Measurement Uncertainty dB 3 1 Full Bandwidth 0 2 0 05 0 14 0 15 0 025 0 006 2 Full Bandwidth 0 4 0 5 0 34 0 15 0 025 0 007 3 Full Bandwidth 1 0 5 0 70 0 15 0 025 0 006 4 Full Bandwidt...

Page 16: ...erator to channel 0 of the NI 5170R as shown in the AC Verification Test Connections figure 2 Configure the DMM with the following settings Function AC voltage Resolution 6 5 digits Min frequency 49 k...

Page 17: ...repeat steps 2 through 9 for each configuration listed in the AC Amplitude Accuracy Verification table 12 Connect the DMM and function generator to channel 2 of the NI 5170R as shown in the AC Verifi...

Page 18: ...dth 1 50 1 7 5 0 50 0 32 0 12 3 Full Bandwidth 1 90 1 7 5 1 00 to 0 50 0 63 to 0 25 0 14 4 Full Bandwidth 1 100 1 7 5 3 00 to 0 50 2 63 to 0 13 0 14 1 Connect splitter output 2 of the power sensor ass...

Page 19: ...to SMA m Adapter 4 Power Splitter 5 SMA m to SMA m Adapter 6 NI 5170R 7 SMA m to SMA m Cable 8 SMA f to N m adapter 9 Signal Generator 2 Configure the NI 5170R with the following settings Bandwidth th...

Page 20: ...te the power reference using the following equation power reference device input power corrected input power 10 Proceed to step 13 The power error is not calculated for this configuration 11 Calculate...

Page 21: ...e NI 5170R to meet published specifications Adjusting DC Follow this procedure to adjust the DC gain and offset of the NI 5170R 1 Call the niHSAI Open Ext Cal Session VI to obtain an external calibrat...

Page 22: ...BNC f adapter and repeat steps 5 through 11 changing the value of the channels parameter from 6 to 7 19 Disable the calibrator output 20 Call the niHSAI Close Ext Cal Session VI with the following set...

Page 23: ...ter performing an adjustment verify that you have met the Test Conditions before returning your device to NI Refer to the Worldwide Support and Services section for information about support resources...

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