Calibration Overview
Calibration Overview
This section introduces the instrument's calibration features. For more detailed calibration information, see
Calibration Interval
The instrument should be calibrated on a regular interval determined by the accuracy requirements of your application.
A 1-year interval is adequate for most applications. Accuracy specifications are warranted only if adjustment is made at
regular calibration intervals. Accuracy specifications are not warranted beyond the 1-year calibration interval. Agilent
Technologies does not recommend calibration intervals beyond 2 years for any application.
Adjustment is Recommended
Whatever calibration interval you select, Agilent Technologies recommends that complete re-adjustment should
always be performed at the calibration interval. This ensures that the instrument will remain within specifications for
the next calibration interval and provides the best long-term stability. Performance data measured using this method
can be used to extend future calibration intervals. Use the Calibration Count to verify that all adjustments have been
performed.
Time Required for Calibration
For incoming instrument verification, do performance verification tests first. Then perform adjustments and re-run the
performance verification tests. Each of these steps, if done manually, takes approximately 30 minutes per channel to
perform.
The instrument can also be automatically calibrated under computer control. With computer control you can perform
the complete calibration procedure and performance verification tests in approximately 30 minutes (one channel) or
60 minutes (two channels) once the instrument is warmed-up (see Test Considerations).
Automating Calibration Procedures
You can use programmable test equipment to automate the complete verification and adjustment procedures. You can
program each test's instrument configuration over the remote interface. Then enter read-back verification data into a
test program and compare the results to the appropriate test limit.
You can also adjust the instrument from the remote interface, which is similar to the front-panel procedure. Use a com-
puter to perform the adjustment by first selecting the required function and range on the measurement equipment.
Send the calibration value to the instrument and then initiate calibration over the remote interface.
You must
before calibration.
A typical programming sequence for a single calibration setup is as follows:
1.
(configures instrument for calibration step 2)
2. Measure the output frequency with the external frequency counter
3.
(send the measured value to the instrument)
4.
(initiates the calibration adjustment for setup 2)
5. Read
query value to determine the failure (+1) or success (+0) of adjustment
6.
(configures instrument for calibration step 3)
For further information on instrument programming, see
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