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Table of Contents
1
Performance Verification
1.1
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2
Environmental conditions ................................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.3
Warm-up period ................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
1.4
Line power ........................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
1.5
Recommended test equipment .......................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.5.1
Meter performance verification equipment ............................................................................................... 1-2
1.5.2
Voltage source verification equipment ..................................................................................................... 1-3
1.5.3
Temperature verification equipment ......................................................................................................... 1-3
1.5.4
Humidity verification equipment .............................................................................................................. 1-4
1.6
Verification limits ............................................................................................................................................. 1-4
1.7
Restoring default conditions ............................................................................................................................. 1-4
1.8
Offset voltage and bias current calibration ....................................................................................................... 1-5
1.8.1
Front panel offset calibration .................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.8.2
IEEE-488 bus offset calibration ................................................................................................................ 1-5
1.9
Meter verification procedures ........................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.9.1
DC volts verification ................................................................................................................................. 1-6
1.9.2
DC amps verification ................................................................................................................................ 1-6
1.9.3
Coulombs verification ............................................................................................................................... 1-9
1.9.4
Ohms verification .................................................................................................................................... 1-11
1.10
Voltage source verification ............................................................................................................................. 1-14
1.11
Temperature verification ................................................................................................................................. 1-15
1.12
Humidity verification ...................................................................................................................................... 1-16
2
Calibration
2.1
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2
Environmental conditions ................................................................................................................................. 2-2
2.3
Warm-up period ................................................................................................................................................ 2-2
2.4
Line power ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-2
2.5
Recommended calibration equipment ............................................................................................................... 2-2
2.6
Calibration lock ................................................................................................................................................. 2-4
2.6.1
Unlocking calibration ................................................................................................................................ 2-4
2.6.2
IEEE-488 bus calibration lock status ........................................................................................................ 2-4
2.7
Calibration errors .............................................................................................................................................. 2-4
2.7.1
Front panel error reporting ........................................................................................................................ 2-4
2.7.2
IEEE-488 bus error reporting .................................................................................................................... 2-4
2.8
Front panel calibration ...................................................................................................................................... 2-4
2.8.1
Front panel calibration summary .............................................................................................................. 2-4
2.8.2
Front panel calibration procedure ............................................................................................................. 2-6
2.9
IEEE-488 bus calibration ................................................................................................................................ 2-15
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