Introduction; Equipment Required For Calibration And Verification; Scope Calibrator Calibration And Verification Equipment - Fluke 5820A Service Manual

3-1. Introduction

Use this chapter as a guide to calibration and for verification of the Scope Calibrator's
performance to specifications.

3-2. Equipment Required for Calibration and Verification

Table 3-1 lists the equipment, recommended models, and minimum specifications
required for each calibration and verification procedure.
Table 3-1. Scope Calibrator Calibration and Verification Equipment
Wave Generator and Edge Amplitude Calibration, AC Voltage and TD Pulser Verification Minimum
Instrument
Digital HP 3458A
Multimeter
Adapter Pomona #1269
Termination
N to BNC Cable (supplied with Scope
Calibrator)
High-Frequency Tektronix 11801 with
Digital Storage Tektronix SD-22/26
Oscilloscope sampling head, or
Tektronix TDS 820 with
8 GHz bandwidth [1]
Attenuator Weinschel 9-10 (SMA)
or Weinschel 18W-10 or
equivalent
Adapter
N to BNC Cable (supplied with Scope
Calibrator)
DC and AC Voltage Calibration and Verification, DC Voltage Verification
Digital HP 3458A
Multimeter
Adapter Pomona #1269
Termination
N to BNC Cable (supplied with Scope
Calibrator)
[1] Note that Fluke Met/Cal certified procedures use the Tek 11801 scope.
Use Specifications
Model
Voltage
Edge
BNC(f) to Double Banana Plug
Feedthrough 50
Calibration and AC Voltage Verification)
Edge Rise Time and Aberrations Verification
Frequency
Resolution
10 dB, SMA (m/f)
BNC(f) to SMA (m)
BNC(f) to Double Banana Plug
Feedthrough 50
Calibration and Verification
1.8 mV to 130 V p-p Uncertainty: 0.06%
4.5 mV to 2.75 V p-p Uncertainty: 0.06%
1% (used with Edge Amplitude
8 to 20 GHz
4.5 mV to 2.75 V
1%.
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Introduction

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