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PS-CAL

Power Sensor Calibration Software

Instruction Manual

PN# PS-CAL-900

Publication Date: February, 2018

REV. B

Summary of Contents for PS-CAL-900

Page 1: ...10 TEGAM WAY GENEVA OHIO 44041 440 466 6100 FAX 440 466 6110 www tegam com PS CAL Power Sensor Calibration Software Instruction Manual PN PS CAL 900 Publication Date February 2018 REV B...

Page 2: ...meters handheld temperature calibrators thermometers humidity and temperature control devices and more TEGAM also repairs and calibrates test and measurement equipment formerly manufactured by Electr...

Page 3: ...rement Methodology Selection 3 1 Station Configuration 3 1 Editing Calibration Data for Standards 3 2 Editing Power Sensor Data 3 2 Editing Power Splitter Data 3 4 Editing Thermistor Mount Data 3 5 IV...

Page 4: ...amage to the equipment or other property WARNING statements identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury or loss of life Terms as Marked on Equipment CAUTION indicates a perso...

Page 5: ...to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation b Rental You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE PRODUCT c Software Transfer This software is...

Page 6: ...mework or higher If necessary update the workstation Net installation at microsoft com Installing Proper VISA Libraries PS CAL is designed to work will any VISA library Use the manufacturer VISA insta...

Page 7: ...e right lists all the standards configured on this station This list contains the name of the driver followed by the instance of the driver The instance of the driver is used to distinguish instrument...

Page 8: ...struments The second tab on the Station Configuration form also contains a list of global station variables PS Cal uses the variables as global variables to set values custom configurations and execut...

Page 9: ...ta file is stored for the sensor file you wish to edit or view select the file and then press Open Figure 3 3 Editing Power Sensor Data PS Cal loads the data into a Power Sensor Data Edit form This fo...

Page 10: ...g Data files for the first time you can load a blank data file from the C PS Cal_V4 _Blank Templates directory see Creating Templates for more information Navigate to the directory where the data file...

Page 11: ...and New Data The Load Data tab allows the user to load existing PS Cal formatted data files from the hard drive for editing The Import Data tab allows the user to import data from various formats and...

Page 12: ...nk Templates directory Figure 4 1 Creating a Calibration Template The first step in creating a calibration template is to open a blank template In the PS CAL menu select File Load and navigate to the...

Page 13: ...ement Methodology select it and press Continue NOTE For Cal Factor tests using the TEGAM 1806 x Type IV Power Meters or the 1830A RF Thermistor Power Meter select from the RFBridge_Multirun methodolog...

Page 14: ...logies and drivers have been configured Loading a Calibration Template Figure 4 4 Load a Calibration Template To load a calibration template in the PS CAL menu select Calibration Template Load and nav...

Page 15: ...this column and save the changes back to the template This will force PS Cal to use your uncertainties on all reports 2 OnLabel For many power sensors that have a calibration label the calibration tem...

Page 16: ...Calibration Two default tabs are loaded with every power sensor The first is the UUT tab containing information about the Unit Under Test UUT also known as Device Under Test DUT and the work order Da...

Page 17: ...er you have completed a calibration or at any point during the calibration you can save the calibration data to disk We recommend you save your calibration data often to prevent loss of data due to a...

Page 18: ...nsor calibration label is ready to be printed To print the calibration label 6 Select the Print Label tab of the power sensor being calibrated Under this is a report viewer tool used to generate the l...

Page 19: ...tion are ready to be printed The last tab on the form is the Cal Report tab which combines all the data from each tab into one single report Figure 4 9 Print Calibration Report To print the Calibratio...

Page 20: ...sensor in the batch This process saves time because many power sensor calibration configuration steps are time consuming Figure 4 11 Batch Mode To use PS Cal in Batch Mode 1 Click on UUT in the menu...