Summary of Contents for Tegam PS-CAL-900
- Page 1 PS-CAL ® Power Sensor Calibration Software Instruction Manual PN# PS-CAL-900 Publication Date: February, 2018 REV. B 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Running a Calibration ................4-5 Saving Calibration Data................ 4-6 Uploading Calibration Data ..............4-6 Printing a Calibration Label ..............4-7 Printing a Calibration Report ..............4-8 Batch Mode Operation ................4-9 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... - Page 4 As Marked on Equipment: CAUTION – Risk of Danger DANGER – Risk of Electric Shock Earth Ground Terminal Frame or Chassis Terminal Earth Ground Terminal Alternating Current 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com...
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Page 5: License Agreement
Colorado. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, or if you desire to contact Cal Lab Solutions, Inc. for any reason, please contact our website at http://www.CalLabSolutions.com sales@callabsolutions.com. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... -
Page 6: Installation
Power sensor calibration templates must be installed before using PS-Cal. When running PS-Cal for the first time, select Tools -> Generate Blank Templates. PS-Cal will generate blank templates for all supported sensors and display a notification once it completes its process. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... -
Page 7: Workstation Configuration
For example, if the station is configured with two TEGAM 1830A’s, the Configured Drivers list would contain two configuration lines, “TEGAM 1830A” and “TEGAM 1830A”. -
Page 8: Editing Calibration Data For Standards
To edit calibration data files for a power sensor standard select Configuration -> Edit Standard Data - > Power Sensor in the menu. PS-Cal opens a file dialog box. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... - Page 9 UUT power sensors. Refer to the Measurement Methodology to determine exactly what data is required. When in doubt, enter data in all the data fields. Figure 3.4 Editing Power Sensor Data GUI 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com...
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Page 10: Editing Power Splitter Data
Refer to the Measurement Methodology section to determine exactly what data is required. When in doubt enter all the data fields. Figure 3.6 Editing Power Splitter GUI 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... -
Page 11: Editing Thermistor Mount Data
PS-Cal compatible format. The New Data tab allows the user to create a blank data file. To load a TEGAM-formatted data file, select Import Data. In the Data Format field, select TEGAM.dat. Click the Import Dat button, navigate to the Standards directory in the resulting dialog box. Select the appropriate TEGAM data file and click Open. -
Page 12: Operating Instructions
Methodology and standards you will use for this calibration. The required test steps for each power sensor vary based on the manufacturer’s written requirements. PS-Cal prompts you through the calibration steps including rho, cal factors, linearity, and EEPROM read / write. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... - Page 13 Measurement Methodology. Once you have decided on the Measurement Methodology, select it and press Continue. NOTE: For Cal Factor tests using the TEGAM 1806(x) Type IV Power Meters or the 1830A RF Thermistor Power Meter, select from the RFBridge_Multirun methodologies.
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Page 14: Loading A Calibration Template
For each test in the power sensor template there is a parameters button on the screen. The parameters window is opened by pressing the “Param.” button. Simply update the value in the value column and press Close. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... - Page 15 Once all the data and parameters are set in the power sensor template, save the template to update it with the changes. See “Saving a Calibration Template. “ 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com...
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Page 16: Running A Calibration
The last tab is the Cal Report tab, which is used to print the report data for the calibration. Once all the steps between the UUT tab and the Cal Report tab have been completed, the data is ready to print. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... -
Page 17: Saving Calibration Data
5. Click the Upload Cal Data button. A dialog box prompts you to cycle the power on the power sensor. Note: to test that the data uploaded correctly, after cycling power on the sensor, with the sensor still connected, click the Download Data button. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... -
Page 18: Printing A Calibration Label
Note: If the report is generating a two page label, remove test points from the label by editing the OnLabel under the Cal Factors tab. Columns that contain “Yes” in the OnLabel field will be printed on the label. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... -
Page 19: Printing A Calibration Report
2. Press the Run Report button. PS-Cal presents a print view of the report in the Report Viewer window. 3. To print the report, press the Print button. Figure 4.10 Calibration Report Preview 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com... - Page 20 You can now select the newly added asset by clicking its tab along the left. Configuration information and data collected on one power sensor is shared with all the power sensors that are open. 10 TEGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX 440-466-6110 • www.tegam.com...
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