Performance Verification - Stanford Research Systems SIM983 Operation And Service Manual

4 Performance Verification

In This Chapter
This chapter describes the tests necessary to verify the SIM983 is
operating correctly and within specified calibration.
4.1 Verifying the DC Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2
4.1.1 Getting ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2
4.1.2 Interpreting the accuracy specifications . . . 4 - 2
4.1.3 Input bias current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
4.2 Verifying AC Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
4.2.1 Transfer characteristic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
4.2.2 Step response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4
4.2.3 Slew rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6
4.2.4 Total harmonic distortion . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6
4.3 Noise Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6
4.4 Performance Test Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8
4.4.1 DC test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8
4.4.2 Noise test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 9
4 - 1