NI PXIe-5611 Calibration Procedure
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Test Equipment
Table 2 lists the equipment required to calibrate the NI 5611. If you do not
have the recommended equipment, select a substitute calibration standard
using the specifications listed in Table 2.
Table 2.
Required Equipment Specifications for NI 5611 Calibration
Required
Equipment
Recommended
Equipment
Specifications
Spectrum analyzer
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S)
FSU Spectrum Analyzer
with high-frequency
preamplifier option (B23)
Frequency range: 50 MHz to 6.6 GHz
Noise floor: <–152 dBm/Hz to 6.6 GHz
Power meter
Anritsu ML2438A and a
MA2472 diode sensor
Range: –50 dBm to +10 dBm
Frequency range: 50 MHz to 6.6 GHz
Accuracy: 0.5%
Power splitter
Aeroflex/Weinschel 1593
SWR: 1.25
Amplitude tracking: <0.25 dB
NI PXIe-5450
arbitrary waveform
generator
NI PXIe-5450
This device must be fully calibrated before
calibrating the NI 5611.
NI PXI-5652 RF
signal generator
NI PXI-5652
This device must be fully calibrated before
calibrating the NI 5611.
6 dB attenuator
Anritsu 41KB-6
Frequency range: DC to 12 GHz
SWR: 1.1
50
Ω
terminator
(included in the
NI 5673 kit)
NI 778353-01
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Adapter
SMA(m)-to-N(f)
S.M. Electronics SM4241
VSWR: 1.15 : 1
SMA torque wrench
NI 187106-01
1 N · m
NI PXIe-5673 Cable
Accessory Kit
NI 780567-01
Matched-length I/Q semi rigid SMA cable (4)
LO semi-rigid SMA cable (1)
RF flexible SMA cable (1)
SMA adapter
plug/plug
Huber+Suhner
32_N-SMA-50-1/11-_NE
VSWR: 1.05 : 1
BNC (m) to BNC
(m) cable (36 inches)
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