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Allow a warm-up time of at least 30 minutes after the chassis is powered on and
NI-DCPower is loaded and recognizes the NI 4113. The warm-up time ensures that the
NI 4113 and test instrumentation are at a stable operating temperature.
•
Use shielded copper wire for all cable connections to the device. Use twisted-pair wire to
eliminate noise and thermal offsets.
•
To ensure the system has had adequate time to settle, wait one second after requesting a
new current or voltage or after changing a load before taking a measurement.
•
Keep relative humidity between 10% and 70%, noncondensing.
•
Test limits in this document are based on the December 2014 edition of the
NI PXIe-4113
Specifications
.
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Set the
niDCPower Aperture Time
property or
NIDCPOWER_ATTR_APERTURE_TIME
attribute to 1 power-line cycle (PLC). Set the
niDCPower Aperture Time Units
property or
NIDCPOWER_ATTR_APERTURE_TIME_UNITS
to power line cycles.
•
Do not use the NI-DCPower Soft Front Panel (SFP) to request test points for any
adjustment functions because you cannot set aperture time using the SFP.
•
Ensure that properties or attributes for the device that are not specified in calibration
procedures are set to their default values.
•
Plug the chassis and the instrument standard into the same power strip to avoid ground
loops.
•
When making measurements, configure any specified digital multimeters (DMMs) with
the best available levels and limits for each specified test point.
An external power supply capable of providing 48 V and greater than 3.5 A should be
connected to the AUX Power front panel input at all times.
Temperature conditions specific to verification procedures:
•
Maintain an ambient temperature of 23 °C ± 5 °C.
Temperature conditions specific to adjustment procedures:
•
Maintain an ambient temperature of 23 °C ± 1°C. The NI 4113 temperature will be
greater than the ambient temperature.
Calibration Overview
Calibration includes the steps shown in the following figure.
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