
C A L I B R A T I O N A N D T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G
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LDC-3700C Series
C H A P T E R
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TEC Voltage Calibration
The following procedure is for calibrating the TEC voltage measurement. This
procedure calibrates the positive and negative voltages in one procedure.
Note:
The TEC Voltage calibration may only be performed remotely.
1
With the output off, connect a 50
, 5 W resistor across the TEC output terminals (TE
and TE Module -).
2
Connect a calibrated DMM across the load resistor. Enter the
TEC:ITE 0
command to
set the TEC current to zero for the start of this procedure.
3
Enter the
TEC:CAL:V
command to place the Controller in its TEC Voltage Calibration
mode The TEC display will indicate a current of about -0.12 Amps so that the TEC
voltage will be about -6.00 volts.
4
When the Controller is ready for the actual voltage value to be entered, a remote query of
TEC:CAL:V?
will return a response of "1". Allow a few seconds for the TEC current to
stabilize.
When the measured value (display) is stable and the Controller is ready to proceed, enter
the value by issuing the
TEC:V <nrf value>
command, where the actual TEC voltage
on the DMM is the
<nrf value>
. Once the actual TEC voltage value is entered via the
TEC:V<nrf value>
command, the new calibration value is stored into non-volatile
memory.
Note:
To ensure measurement stability of the actual TEC voltage value when the
measurement is taken as a part of an automated test, the DMM measurement should be
polled in a loop. When the measured value is consistent within one digit for 5 seconds (for
example), the actual TEC voltage value could be considered stable.
If the
*OPC?
query is issued during TEC voltage calibration, the time out period of the GPIB
driver should be at least one minute to prevent the GPIB driver from timing out and
"hanging" the system. Refer to your GPIB driver instruction manual for information on
setting the GPIB driver time out period.
5
The controller will drive the output current to a value of about 0.12 Amps, so that the TEC
voltage will be about +6.00 volts.
6
Repeat step 4. After the value for the positive polarity of the TEC voltage is entered, the
Controller will automatically store the new calibration values for TEC voltage
measurement.
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