Sensor Calibration - Kaye Validator AVS User Manual

Chapter 1. The Kaye Validator AVS

1.5.2. Sensor Calibration

The Validator AVS provides both pre-qualification sensor calibration and post-
qualification calibration verification.
Before you perform a qualification study, you should calibrate the temperature
sensors to correct raw temperature readings to a traceable temperature standard.
You can perform a two-point calibration, or a two-point calibration with an additional
checkpoint. Sensors which pass the calibration process will have their offsets loaded
into the SIM memory and can be utilized during the Qualification study. Sensors that
do not meet the pre-qualification calibration test criteria are marked as failed and are
not calibrated. Sensors that fail calibration are marked red in the live data screens
and cannot be used in a qualification study.
After the qualification study, you can perform a post-qualification verification to verify
that the sensor readings are still within the required criteria. You can perform a one-
point, two-point or three-point post-qualification verification or even change the
criteria before running the verification. If a sensor fails post-qualification verification,
the sensor is noted as failed, but the readings are still reported. Calibration offsets
are not changed during post-qualification verification.
If your validation system includes a Kaye temperature reference and a Kaye IRTD,
you can perform fully automatic pre-qualification and post-qualification calibrations. If
you do not have a Kaye temperature reference, you can manually set the reference.
For sensor calibration instructions, see Chapter 7. Calibrating and Verifying
Sensors.
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