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Model DMM6500 6½-Digit Multimeter with Scanning Calibration and Adjustment Manual
Section 2: Performance verification
DMM6500-905-01 Rev. A/July 2018
2-29
2. Press the
FUNCTION
key.
3. Select the
Digitize Functions
tab and select
Digitize Current
.
4. Press the
HOME
key.
5. Set the Range to
10 µA
.
6. Press the
MENU
key.
7. Under Measure, select
Settings
.
8. Set the Sample Rate to
1000
.
9. Set the Aperture to
Auto
or
1 ms
.
10. Set the Count to
100
.
11. Apply a relative offset:
a. Set the calibration current output to
NORMAL
.
b. Set the calibrator output to
0 A
.
c.
On the calibrator, select the
OPR/STBY
key. Make sure that the front panel displays
OPERATE
.
d. On the DMM6500, press the
MENU
key.
e. Select
Calculations
.
f.
Select
Rel Acquire
.
12. Source positive and negative full-scale and half-scale currents, as listed in the following tables.
13. Repeat these steps for the 100 µA to 3 A range settings listed in the following tables.
Verify digitize current 100 µA range
Description
Calibrator setpoint
(A)
Lower limit
Upper limit
UUT zero
0
REL
n/a
Full scale (+)
0.00010
9.988E-05
1.0012E-04
Half scale (+)
0.00005
4.9985E-05
5.0015E-05
Half scale (
–)
–0.00005
–5.0015E-05
–4.9985E-05
Full scale (
–)
–0.00010
–1.0012E-04
–9.988E-05
Verify digitize current 1 mA range
Description
Calibrator setpoint
(A)
Lower limit
Upper limit
UUT zero
0
REL
n/a
Full scale (+)
0.001
9.99000E-04
1.00100E-03
Half scale (+)
0.0005
4.9935E-04
5.0065E-04
Half scale (
–)
–0.0005
–5.0065E-04
–4.9935E-04
Full scale (
–)
–0.001
–1.00100E-03
–9.99000E-04
Verify digitize current 10 mA range
Description
Calibrator setpoint
(A)
Lower limit
Upper limit
UUT zero
0
REL
n/a
Full scale (+)
0.01
9.99200E-03
1.00080E-02
Half scale (+)
0.005
4.99450E-03
5.00550E-03
Half scale (
–)
–0.005
–5.00550E-03
–4.99450E-03
Full scale (
–)
–0.01
–1.00080E-02
–9.99200E-03