Time Base Accuracy Test - Rigol DS1000E series Performance Verification Manual

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Time Base Accuracy Test

Specification:
Time Base Accuracy
Test Devices: Fluke 9500B or signal generator and BNC (m)-BNC (m) cable.
Test procedures:
1) Connect the active head of Fluke 9500B to CH1 of the oscilloscope.
2) Output a sine waveform with 1 MHz frequency and 1 Vpp amplitude from Fluke 9500B.
3) Configure the oscilloscope:
a) Press CH1 in the vertical control area (VERTICAL) at the front panel to enable CH1.
Rotate VERTICAL
b)
Rotate VERTICAL
c)
Rotate HORIZONTAL
d)
e) Rotate HORIZONTAL
4) Observe the display of the oscilloscope and measure the offset (ΔT) of the midpoint of the
signal relative to the center of the screen.
5) Calculate the time base accuracy, namely the ratio of ΔT to the horizontal position of the
oscilloscope. For example, if the offset of this test is 8 ns, the time base accuracy is 10 ns/1
ms=10 ppm.
Test Record Form:
Channel Test Result ΔT
CH1
2-10
50 ppm
≤ ±
SCALE to set the vertical scale to 200 mV/div.
POSITION to set the vertical position to 0.
SCALE to set the horizontal time base to 20 ns.
POSITION to set the horizontal position to 1 ms.
Calculation Result
Chapter 2 Performance Calibration Test
Limit
50 ppm
±
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