
Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Section 9
:
Instrument Control Library (ICL)
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
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dmm.calibration.dc
Function
Signals the desired DC calibration step on the DMM.
Usage
dmm.calibration.dc(step, value)
step
: Represents the DC calibration step to perform
value
: Represents the associated value for the specified step. This is an optional
parameter; only use if step has a value associated. If no value is needed, use
dmm.calibration.dc(step)
.
Remarks
Use this command to indicate the desired DC calibration step to perform on the DMM.
This command will generate an error if the step is out of sequence, does not exist, or
the calibration is locked. An error will be generated if the calibration step does not
complete successfully or if the value passed is invalid for the step (out of range or not
needed).
Details
DC volts calibration
dmm.calibration.dc(1) „ DC cal step 1
(4 wire short circuit step)
dmm.calibration.dc(2) „ DC cal step 2
(open circuit step)
dmm.calibration.dc(3, <value>) „ DC cal step 3
(+10V step, 9 < value < 11)
dmm.calibration.dc(4, <value>) „ DC cal step 4
(-10V step, -11 < value < -9)
dmm.calibration.dc(5, <value>) „ DC cal step 5
(+100V step, 90 < value < 110)
Resistance calibration
dmm.calibration.dc(6, <value>) „ DC cal step 6
(100 ohm step, 90 < value < 110)
dmm.calibration.dc(7, <value>) „ DC cal step 7
(10k ohm step, 9k < value < 11k)
dmm.calibration.dc(8, <value>) „ DC cal step 8
(100k ohm step, 90k < value < 110k)
dmm.calibration.dc(9, <value>) „ DC cal step 9
(1M ohm step, .9M < value < 1.1M)
DC current calibration
dmm.calibration.dc(10, <value>) „ DC cal step 10
(100uA step, 90u < value < 110u)
dmm.calibration.dc(11, <value>) „ DC cal step 11
(1mA step, .9m < value < 1.1m)
dmm.calibration.dc(12, <value>) „ DC cal step 12
(10mA step, 9m < value < 11m)
dmm.calibration.dc(13, <value>) „ DC cal step 13
(100mA step, 90m < value < 110m)
dmm.calibration.dc(14, <value>) „ DC cal step 14
(1A step, .9 < value < 1.1)
Example
To perform DC calibration step 3 after unlocking calibration:
dmm.calibration.dc(3)
To perform DC calibration step 5 with a value of 10 after unlocking calibration:
dmm.calibration.dc(5, 10)