NI 5421/5441 Calibration Procedure
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Calibration Utilities
NI-FGEN supports several calibration utilities that allow you to retrieve information about
adjustments performed on the NI 5421/5441, restore an external calibration, change the external
calibration password, and store small amounts of information in the onboard EEPROM. You can
retrieve some data using MAX or the FGEN SFP; however, you can retrieve all the data using
NI-FGEN.
MAX
To retrieve data using MAX, complete the following steps:
1.
Launch MAX.
2.
Select the device from which you want to retrieve information from
My System»Devices and Interfaces»PXI System
.
3.
Select the
Calibration Tab
on the lower right corner.
You should see information about the last dates and temperature for both external and
self-calibration.
FGEN SFP
To retrieve data using the FGEN SFP, complete the following steps:
1.
Launch the FGEN SFP.
2.
Select the device from which you want to retrieve information using the Device
Configuration dialog box (
Edit»Device Configuration
).
3.
Open the Calibration dialog box (
Utility»Calibration
).
You should see information about the last dates for both external and self-calibration.
NI-FGEN
NI-FGEN provides a full complement of calibration utility functions and VIs. Refer to the
NI Signal Generators Help
for the complete function reference, including the following utility
functions:
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niFgen_RestoreLastExtCalConstants
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niFgen_GetSelfCalSupported
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niFgen_GetSelfCalLastDateAndTime
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niFgen_GetExtCalLastDateAndTime
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niFgen_GetSelfCalLastTemp
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niFgen_GetExtCalLastTemp
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niFgen_GetExtCalRecommendedInterval
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niFgen_ChangeExtCalPassword
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niFgen_SetCalUserDefinedInfo
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niFgen_GetCalUserDefinedInfo
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niFgen_GetCalUserDefinedInfoMaxSize
