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CALIBRATION PROCEDURE

PXIe-1092

PXI Chassis

This document contains the verification and adjustment procedures for the National
Instruments PXIe-1092 chassis. Refer to 

ni.com/calibration

 for more information about

calibration solutions.

Contents

Software.................................................................................................................................... 1
Documentation.......................................................................................................................... 1
Test Equipment..........................................................................................................................2
Test Conditions..........................................................................................................................2
Initial Setup............................................................................................................................... 3
Verification................................................................................................................................3
Adjustment................................................................................................................................ 4
Reverification............................................................................................................................6
Where to Go for Support...........................................................................................................6

Software

Calibrating the PXIe-1092 requires installing the following software on the calibration system:

PXI Platform Services 18.1 or later

You can download PXI Platform Services from 

ni.com/downloads

.

PXI Platform Services supports programming the calibration procedures using several
application development environments (ADEs), including LabVIEW, LabWindows

/CVI

,

and Microsoft Visual C++. When you install PXI Platform Services, you need to install
support for only the ADE that you intend to use.

Documentation

You might find the following documents helpful as you perform the calibration procedure:

PXIe-1092 User Manual

PXIe-1092 Specifications

The latest versions of these documents are available on 

ni.com/manuals

.

Summary of Contents for PXIe-1092

Page 1: ...following software on the calibration system PXI Platform Services 18 1 or later You can download PXI Platform Services from ni com downloads PXI Platform Services supports programming the calibration...

Page 2: ...beginning the calibration process The following setup and environmental conditions are required to ensure the PXIe 1092 chassis meets published specifications Keep cabling as short as possible Long c...

Page 3: ...Counter gate time to 3 seconds 4 Measure the OCXO frequency using the Frequency Counter 5 Compare the measured frequency to the device specifications To determine whether the device under test meets i...

Page 4: ...te You can use a binary search algorithm to find the optimal oscillator control voltage The PXIe 1092 uses a 16 bit digital to analog convertor DAC to create the oscillator control voltage therefore y...

Page 5: ...h frequency increasing as the value increases Use a DAC value of 32768 which is in the middle of the valid range as a starting point a Using the same resource handle set the DacValue property to the n...

Page 6: ...er adjustment is needed Note If any test fails reverification after performing an adjustment verify that you have met the Test Conditions before returning your device to NI Refer to Where to Go for Su...

Page 7: ...nts EULAs and third party legal notices in the readme file for your NI product Refer to the Export Compliance Information at ni com legal export compliance for the NI global trade compliance policy an...

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