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Keysight M9182A Calibration And Verification Procedure

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  • Page 1 Keysight M9182A/M9183A PXI 6½ Digit Multimeter Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 2 Conformity. understood and met. where in the EULA. Keysight shall be under no obligation to update, revise or otherwise modify the Software. With WARNING respect to any technical data as defined by FAR 2.101, pursuant to FAR...

  • Page 3: Trademarks

    Trademarks ® ® Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. PXI is a registered trademark of the PXI Systems Alliance. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 4: Safety Symbols

    Alternating current (AC) Frame or chassis (ground) terminal Standby Power. Unit is not completely Direct current (DC) disconnected from AC mains when power switch is in standby position Indicates that antistatic precautions should be taken. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 5: Safety Considerations

    (grounding) conductor or disconnection of the protective earth terminal will cause a potential shock hazard that could result in personal injury. Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Do not operate the Keysight module/chassis in the presence of flammable gases or fumes. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 6: Do Not Operate Near Flammable Liquids

    Always disconnect the power cable and any external circuits before removing the instrument cover. Cleaning Clean the outside of the Keysight module, chassis, or accessory with a soft, lint-free, slightly dampened cloth. Do not use detergent or chemical solvents. Keep Away From Live Circuits Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers or shields.

  • Page 7: Do Not Block The Primary Disconnect

    Do Not Modify the Instrument Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to the product. Return the product to an Keysight Sales and Service Office to ensure that safety features are maintained. In Case of Damage...

  • Page 8: Iec Measurement Category Ii Overvoltage Protection

    Such devices and circuits are subject to overvoltages that may exceed the protection limits of the M9182A/M9183A. The M9182A and M9183 can measure voltages up to 330 VAC in circuits that are NOTE isolated from mains (CAT I).

  • Page 9: Regulatory Markings

    Canadian ICES-001. trademark of the Australian Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la Communications and Media Authority. norme NMB-001 du Canada. RECOGNIZED COMPONENT Conforms to UL STD 61010-1: Certified to CSA STD C22.2. No. 61010-1 Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 10: Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (Weee) Directive

    To return this unwanted instrument, contact your nearest Keysight Service Center, or visit http://about.keysight.com/en/companyinfo/environment/takeback.shtml for more information. Sales and Technical Support To contact Keysight for sales and technical support, refer to the support links on the following Keysight websites: – www.keysight.com/find/pxi-dmm (product-specific information and support, software and documentation updates) –...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    ....... .26 Test 5: Frequency Gain Verification Test ......28 Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 12 ....50 AC Current Gain and Offset Calibration Procedure ... . . 53 Ohms Calibration (2W and 4W) and DCI Source Gain Procedures . 54 Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 13: Verification

    <1/5 instrument 24 hour spec Fluke 5720A, Keysight 34410A, or DCI Source <1/5 instrument 24 hour spec equivalent [a] 10 MΩ resistor (25 ppm / °C, >250 V) measured by Keysight 3458A or equivalent Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 14: Performance Verification Tests

    Self-test should be run before beginning calibration or verification. Run the self-test from the Tools menu on the Soft Front Panel (SFP). – If repair is required, contact a Keysight Service Center. – If all tests pass, you have a high degree of confidence (~90%) that the instrument is operational.
  • Page 15 If the instrument fails performance verification, adjustment or repair is required. Adjustment is recommended at every calibration interval. If adjustment is not made, you must establish a ‘guard band’, using no more than 80% of the specifications, as the verification limits. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 16: Input Connections

    Ideally, the standards used to verify and adjust the instrument should be an order of magnitude more accurate than each instrument range full scale error specification. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 17: Null Measurement

    2 Set the Function and Range. 3 Press Null. The next reading taken by the DMM will become the null value. All subsequent measurements taken on the selected function will have the null value subtracted from the reading. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 18: Test 1: Dc Volts Verification Tests

    “nulled” to this measurement. See “Null Measurement”, above. 4 On the M9182A/83A DMM, select each function and range in the order shown in thefollowing table. Using the calibrator, provide the input shown in the same table. 5 Make a DC voltage measurement on the M9182A/83A DMM and return the result.
  • Page 19 20.00000E+00 920E-06 1.14E-03 1.56E-03 200.0000E+00 200.0000E+00 6.4E-03 8.2E-03 10.6E-03 000.0000E+00 200.0000E+00 400E-06 400E-06 600E-06 -200.0000E+0 200.0000E+00 6.4E-03 8.2E-03 10.6E-03 300.0000E+00 300.0000E+00 39.6E-03 69.9E-03 75.9E-03 000.0000E+00 300.0000E+00 600E-06 900E-06 900E-06 -300.0000E+0 300.0000E+00 39.6E-03 69.9E-03 75.9E-03 Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 20: Test 2: Dc Current Verification Test

    3 Connect the calibrator to the Current input terminals of the DMM, as shown below. 4 On the M9182A/83A DMM, select each function and range in the order shown below. Using the calibrator, provide the input shown in the table below.
  • Page 21 4 Connect the calibrator to the Current input terminals of the DMM, as shown below. 5 Select the 200 μA range on the M9182A/83A DMM and apply 200 μA to the current input terminals from the calibrator. 6 Make a DC current measurement on the M9182A/83A DMM and return the result.
  • Page 22 7 Program the calibrator to DCV: value = Irange × Value of 10 MΩ resistor. 8 Make a DC current measurement on the M9182A/83A DMM and return the result. Compare measurement results to the appropriate test limits shown in the table.
  • Page 23 1 year -200.0000E-06 200.0000E-06 304.0E-09 440.0E-09 600.0E-09 Irange * 20.00000E-06 20.00000E-06 10.40E-09 16.60E-09 26.80E-09 Measured 10M Irange * -2.000000E-06 2.000000E-06 1.080E-09 1.660E-09 4.360E-09 Measured 10M Irange * 200.0000E-09 200.0000E-09 300.0E-12 366.0E-12 400.0E-12 Measured 10M Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 24: Test 3: Ohms Gain Verification Test

    “Test Considerations” on page 16. 2 Set the calibrator to the 4-wire ohms function. 3 Set the M9182A/83A DMM to 4-wire ohms. 4 Connect the calibrator to the input terminals of the DMM, using all four wires as shown below.
  • Page 25 4W W 20.00000E+06 23.20E+03 25.30E+03 38.60E+03 000.0000E+00 4W W 26.0E+03 30.0E+03 50.0E+03 200.0000E+06 100.0000E+06 4W W 826.0E+03 1.0300E+06 1.3500E+06 200.0000E+06 [a] The 20 Ω and 200 MΩ ranges are available only on the M9183A. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 26: Test 4: 2-Wire Ohms Function

    1 Make sure you have read “Test Considerations” on page 16. 2 Set the M9182A/83A DMM to 2-wire ohms function. 3 Connect the calibrator to the input terminals of the DMM, as shown below. 4 On the calibrator, select 2-wire compensation 5 Perform a null measurement with 0 Ω...
  • Page 27 2W W 2.000000E+06 382E+00 630E+00 820E+00 19.00000E+06 2W W 20.00000E+06 23.20E+03 25.30E+03 38.60E+03 100.0000E+06 2W W 826.0E+03 1.003E+06 1.350E+06 200.0000E+06 [a] The 20 Ω and 200 MΩ ranges are available only on the M9183A. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 28: Test 5: Frequency Gain Verification Test

    4 Select each range in the order shown below. Using the calibrator, provide the input voltage and frequency indicated. Compare the frequency measurement results from the M9182A/83A DMM to the appropriate test limits shown in the table. Be certain to allow for appropriate source settling.

  • Page 29: Test 6: Ac Volts Verification Test

    16. 2 Connect the calibrator to the input terminals of the DMM, as shown below. 3 On the M9182A/83A DMM, set the AC Volts function and the frequency filter to Slow (10 Hz). Each measurement takes 2.5 seconds to complete.
  • Page 30 309.6E-03 200.0000E-03 350.0000E+00 20.00000E+00 13.86E-03 15.92E-03 18.00E-03 F ACV 23.0000E+00 50.00000E+03 20.00000E+00 89.30E-03 97.90E-03 106.50E-03 F ACV 200.0000E-03 100.0000E+03 20.00000E+00 34.00E-03 40.40E-03 44.80E-03 F ACV [a] Set the frequency filter to Fast (400 Hz). Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 31: Test 7: Ac Current Verification Test

    4 Select each range in the order shown below. Using the calibrator, provide the input current and frequency indicated. Compare AC current measurement results from the M9182A/83A DMM to the appropriate test limits shown in the table. Be certain to allow for appropriate source settling.

  • Page 32: Test 8: Capacitance Performance Verification Tests

    3 Connect the 1 μF capacitor to the input terminals of the DMM, as shown below. 4 Select each range in the order shown below. Compare capacitance measurement results from the M9182A/83A DMM to the appropriate test limits shown in the table. Be certain to allow for appropriate source settling. Input Error from nominal (±...

  • Page 33: Test 9: Source Vdc Performance Verification Tests

    3 Connect the 34410A to the input terminals of the DMM as shown below, on the DCV function. 4 Program each output voltage on the M9182A/83A DMM in the order shown below. Measure this voltage with the external DMM. Compare these measurement results to the appropriate test limits shown in the table.

  • Page 34: Test 10: Source Idc Performance Verification Tests

    2 Set the SourceIMeasureV function on the M9182A/83A DMM. 3 For the 10 mA output level, attach the 34410A to the IDC output terminals of the M9182A/83A DMM as shown below. Put the 34410A in DCI measurement function. Compare measurement results to the appropriate test limits shown in the table.
  • Page 35 90 days 1 year (N/A) SourceIMeasV 10.00000E-03 182.50E-06 182.50E-06 182.50E-06 1000 SourceIMeasV 1.000000E-03 18.250E-06 18.250E-06 18.250E-06 10,000 SourceIMeasV 100.0000E-06 1.8250E-06 1.8250E-06 1.8250E-06 100,000 SourceIMeasV 10.00000E-06 245.00E-09 245.00E-09 245.00E-09 1,000,000 SourceIMeasV 1.000000E-06 24.500E-09 24.500E-09 24.500E-09 Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 36: Calibration

    If you lose your new code, you will need to contact Keysight support to receive a temporary security code based on the product’s serial number.

  • Page 37: Closed-Case Electronic Calibration

    Keysight Technologies Calibration Services Keysight Technologies offers calibration services at competitive prices. When your instrument is due for calibration, contact your local Keysight Service Center for recalibration. Calibration Interval The instrument should be calibrated on a regular interval determined by the measurement accuracy requirements of your application.

  • Page 38: Automating Calibration Procedures

    By monitoring the calibration count you can read the number of times the calibration data has been written into the DMM’s non-volatile memory. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 39: Calibration Process

    All adjustments are made using the SFP or the remote interface. Commands used to perform the adjustments are listed in Calibration section of the programmer’s guide. In addition, the SFP’s call monitor log allows you to see each calibration message sent to the DMM. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 40: Calibration Adjustment Process

    This allows for the calibration to be made with less accurate standard sources and bootstrapped up to accuracy a precision multimeter such as a Keysight 3458A. The SFP returns “Cal Successful” when each calibration step has been completed. Press “Close” to continue to the next calibration step Repeat steps 1 through 3 above to perform calibration on all the calibration steps.

  • Page 41: Storing The Calibration Constants

    Calibration Step dependencies are indicated when certain calibration steps must be performed before another step can be performed. Unless otherwise indicated, set the aperture of the DMM to 0.5 sec for all calibration steps. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 42: Securing The Calibration Memory After Calibration

    Never turn off the DMM or abort calibration while performing a calibration step. NOTE This may cause calibration memory for the present function to be lost. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 43: Calibration Steps

    1 Install the shorting block on the front panel voltage input terminals of the DMM, as shown below. 2 Now Perform the calibration process (see “Calibration Process” on page 39). Enter the calibration value of 0.00 for the calibration value (because the source is 0 V). Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 44: Gain Adjustments

    No calibration is required for capacitance, as it uses the calibrated current sources in the ohms functions. Adjustments for each function should be performed ONLY in the order shown. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 45 1 Configure each function and range shown in the table below, and configure the instrument as shown. 2 Apply the input signal shown in the “Input” column of the table. Enter the actual applied input voltage (for AC voltages enter RMS value) (see “Adjustments” on page 41). Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 46 3 Perform the calibration process in the SFP: select the Step #, set the source, enter the Calibrate Value, and click Store Calibration Constant. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each gain adjustment point shown in the table above. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 47: Calibration Of Acv Flatness

    3 Perform the calibration process in the SFP: select the Step #, set the source, enter the Calibrate Value, and click Store Calibration Constant. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each gain adjustment point shown in the above table. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 48 1000 1 VAC ACV Offset 200/300 V 1000 10 VAC 3 Perform the calibration process in the SFP: select the Step #, set the source, enter the Calibrate Value, and click Store Calibration Constant. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 49: Calibration Of Frequency Gain

    3 Perform the calibration process in the SFP: select the Step #, set the source, enter the Calibrate Value, and click Store Calibration Constant. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each gain adjustment point shown in the above table. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 50: Dc Current Offset /Gain Calibration Procedure

    Steps 27-30 are only available with the M9183A. If you are calibrating an NOTE M9182A, skip these steps. Always complete tests in the specified order as shown in the appropriate table. Before step 26 can be performed, the offsets (step 1) and VDC gains (steps 7, 8, and 9) must be performed.
  • Page 51 For the 20 μA, 2 μA, and 200 nA ranges (steps 27-29 in the previous table), configure the DMM as shown below and perform the following steps. a Measure the 10 MΩ resistor with the Keysight 3458A or equivalent. Write down this value.
  • Page 52 Calibrate Value, and click Store Calibration Constant. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each gain adjustment point shown in the above table. Store the new calibration constants (see “Storing the Calibration Constants” on page 41). Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 53: Ac Current Gain And Offset Calibration Procedure

    Calibrate Value, and click Store Calibration Constant. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each gain adjustment point shown in the above table. Store the new calibration constants (see “Storing the Calibration Constants” on page 41). Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...

  • Page 54: Ohms Calibration (2W And 4W) And Dci Source Gain Procedures

    52 to improve the accuracy, the recommendation is to use the Fluke 5720A. Use Ext. Sense and 2W compensation with stacked BNC connectors at the DUT input to provide a accurate resistance to the DMM. Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 55 5 Repeat these steps for each gain adjustment point shown in the table. 6 Store the new calibration constants (see “Storing the Calibration Constants” on page 41). Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 56 Ω Ohm-4W Gain 2,000 Ω 1,900 Ohm-4W Gain 20,000 Ω 19,000 Ohm-4W Gain 200,000 Ω 190,000 Ohm-4W Gain 2,000,000 Ω 1,900,000 Ohm-4W Gain 20,000,000 Ω 19,000,000 Ohm-2W Gain 200,000,000 Ω 100,000,000 Ohm-2W Gain Ω Keysight M9182A/M9183A Calibration and Verification Procedure...
  • Page 57 This information is subject to change without notice. Always refer to the Keysight website for the latest revision. © Keysight Technologies 2011 - 2019 Edition 4, May 2019 Printed in Malaysia *5185-9182* 5185-9182 www.keysight.com...

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