PXIe-4310 Calibration Procedure
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Test Conditions
The following setup and environmental conditions are required to ensure the PXIe-4310 meets
published specifications.
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Review and become familiar with the entire procedure before beginning the calibration
process.
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Keep connections to the PXIe-4310 as short as possible. Long cables and wires act as
antennas, picking up extra noise that can affect measurements.
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Verify that all connections to the TB-4310 (10V) are secure.
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Use shielded copper wire for all cable connections to the TB-4310 (10V). Use twisted-pair
wire to eliminate noise and thermal offsets.
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Maintain an ambient temperature of 23 °C ±5 °C. The PXIe-4310 temperature will be
greater than the ambient temperature.
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Keep relative humidity below 80%.
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For valid test limits, maintain the device temperature within ±1 °C from the last
self-calibration and ±10 °C from the last external calibration. The device temperature will
be greater than the ambient temperature. Refer to the
section for more information about verification and adjustment temperatures and
temperature drift.
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Allow a warm-up time of at least 15 minutes to ensure that the PXIe-4310 measurement
circuitry is at a stable operating temperature.
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Ensure that the PXI/PXI Express chassis fan speed is set to HIGH, that the fan filters are
clean, and that the empty slots contain filler panels. For more information, refer to the
Maintain Forced-Air Cooling Note to Users
document available at
Initial Setup
Refer to the
PXIe-4310 and TB-4310 (10V)/TB-4310 (600V) Getting Started Guide and
Terminal Block Specifications
for information about how to install the software and hardware
and how to configure the device in NI Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX).
Note
When a device is configured in MAX, it is assigned a device identifier. Each
function call uses this identifier to determine which DAQ device to verify. This
document uses
Dev1
to refer to the device name. In the following procedures, use the
device name as it appears in MAX.
Self-Calibration
A self-calibration must be performed before performing device verification. Perform a
self-calibration after the device has warmed up for the recommended time period of 15 minutes.
You can initiate self-calibration using MAX, by completing the following steps.
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Launch MAX.
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Select
My System»Devices and Interfaces»PXIe-4310
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