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Section 17: Calibration
5. Table 17-11
covered in more detail throughout the procedure.
Table 17-11
Remote calibration step summary
Calibrated
function Calibration command*
Input offset
:CAL:PROT:SOUR1:OFFS
(channel 1)
Voltage bias
:OUTP1 ON
(channel 1)
:SOUR1:VOLT:RANG <Range>
:SOUR1:VOLT <+FS>
:CAL:PROT:SOUR1 <DMM_Reading>
:SOUR1:VOLT 0
:CAL:PROT:SOUR1 <DMM_Reading>
:SOUR1:VOLT <-FS>
:CAL:PROT:SOUR1 <DMM_Reading>
:OUTP1 OFF
:OUTP2 ON
:SOUR2:VOLT:RANG <Range>
:SOUR2:VOLT <+FS>
Input offset
:CAL:PROT:SOUR2:OFFS
(channel 2)
Voltage bias
:CAL:PROT:SOUR2 <DMM_Reading>
(channel 2)
:SOUR2:VOLT 0
:CAL:PROT:SOUR2 <DMM_Reading>
:SOUR2:VOLT <-FS>
:CAL:PROT:SOUR2 <DMM_Reading>
:OUTP2 OFF
Current
:SENS1:CURR:RANG <Range>
(channel 1,
:CAL:PROT:SENS1 <+FS_current>
2 nA to 2 μA
:CAL:PROT:SENS1 <Zero_current>
ranges)
:CAL:PROT:SENS1 <-FS_current>
Current
:SENS1:CURR:RANG <Range>
(channel 1,
:CAL:PROT:SENS1 <+FS_current>
20 μA to 20 mA
:CAL:PROT:SENS1 <Zero_current>
ranges)
:CAL:PROT:SENS1 <-FS_current>
Current
:SENS2:CURR:RANG <Range>
(channel 2,
:CAL:PROT:SENS2 <+FS_current>
2 nA to 2 μA
:CAL:PROT:SENS2 <Zero_current>
ranges)
:CAL:PROT:SENS2 <-FS_current>
Current
:SENS2:CURR:RANG <Range>
(channel 2,
:CAL:PROT:SENS2 <+FS_current>
20 μA to 20 mA
:CAL:PROT:SENS2 <Zero_current>
ranges)
:CAL:PROT:SENS2 <-FS_current>
*Procedure repeated separately for each range. Voltage <Range> = 10 or 30. Current <Range> = 2e-9 to 20e-3 in decade steps.
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summarizes the various calibration steps and associated commands, which are
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Test connections
Triaxial shield cap on channel 1 INPUT connector.
DMM to channel 1 OUTPUT/INPUT LO
DMM to channel 1 OUTPUT/INPUT LO
DMM to channel 1 OUTPUT/INPUT LO
DMM to channel 2 OUTPUT/INPUT LO
Triaxial shield cap on channel 2 INPUT connector.
DMM to channel 2 OUTPUT/INPUT LO
DMM to channel 2 OUTPUT/INPUT LO
Source to channel 1 INPUT
Source to channel 1 INPUT
Source to channel 1 INPUT
Source to channel 1 INPUT
Source to channel 1 INPUT
Source to channel 1 INPUT
Source to channel 2 INPUT
Source to channel 2 INPUT
Source to channel 2 INPUT
Source to channel 2 INPUT
Source to channel 2 INPUT
Source to channel 2 INPUT
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