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The system error correction data determined in a calibration procedure are stored on
the analyzer. You can read these correction data using the remote control command
[SENSe<Ch>:]CORRection:CDATa
. You can also replace the correction data of the
analyzer by your own correction data sets.
A red label "Cal Off !" appears behind the trace list if the system error correction no
longer applies to one or more traces:
This may happen for one of the following reasons:
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The sweep range is outside the calibrated frequency range.
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The channel calibration is not sufficient for the measured quantity (e.g. a one-port
calibration has been performed, but the measured quantity is a transmission
parameter).
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The system error correction has been switched off deliberately ("Correction Off").
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The analyzer provides other labels to indicate the status of the current calibration;
refer to the Help system for details.
3.4.1 Calibration Standards and Calibration Kits
A calibration kit is a set of physical calibration standards for a particular connector type.
The magnitude and phase response of the calibration standards (i.e. their S-parame-
ters) must be known or predictable within a given frequency range.
The standards are grouped into several types (Open, Through, Match,...) correspond-
ing to the different input quantities for the analyzer's error models. The standard type
also determines the equivalent circuit model used to describe its properties. The circuit
model depends on several parameters that are stored in the cal kit file associated with
the calibration kit.
As an alternative to using circuit models, it is possible to describe the standards by
means of S-parameter tables stored in a file.
The analyzer provides a large number of predefined cal kits but can also import cal kit
files and create new kits:
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A selection of predefined kits is available for all connector types. The parameters of
these kits are displayed in the "Add/Modify Standards" dialog, however, it is not
possible to change or delete the kits.
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Imported and user-defined kits can be changed in the "Calibration Kits" dialog and
its various sub-dialogs.
Calibration kits and connector types are global resources; the parameters are stored
independently and are available irrespective of the current setup.
Calibration
