Testing Performance
To verify voltage measurement accuracy
To verify voltage measurement accuracy
This test verifies the voltage measurement accuracy. In this test, you will measure the output of a power supply using dual cursors on the oscilloscope, and compare the results with the multimeter reading.
Test limits: ±2.0% of full scale ±1 LSB*
•Full scale is defined as 16 mV on the 1 mV/div range.
•Full scale on all other ranges is defined as 8 divisions times the V/div setting.
*1 LSB = 0.4% of full scale
Table | Equipment Required to Verify Voltage Measurement Accuracy | ||
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| Equipment | Critical Specifications | Recommended Model/Part |
| Power supply | 14 mV to 35 Vdc, | Fluke 5820A or Agilent 3245A |
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| 0.1 mV resolution |
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| Digital multimeter | Better than 0.01% accuracy | Agilent 34401A |
| Cable | BNC, Qty 2 | Agilent 10503A |
| Shorting cap | BNC | Agilent |
| Adapter | BNC (f) to banana (m) | Agilent |
| Adapter | BNC tee (m) (f) (f) | Agilent |
| Blocking capacitor |
| Agilent 10240B |
Do this procedure first for Channel 1. Then repeat the procedure for Channel 2.
1Set up the oscilloscope.
a Adjust the channel 1 position knob to place the baseline at approximately
0.5division from the bottom of the display.