6-28 Agilent E5250A User’s Guide, Edition 9
Programming the E5250A
Using the Capacitance Compensation Routine
Using the Capacitance Compensation Routine This section introduces and explains how to use the Capacitance Compensation
Routine.
• “Capacitance Compensation Routine”
• “Required Conditions”
• “Programming Example”
• “Before Executing Your Program”
• “Error Messages”
NOTE Restrictions for Using the Routine
Capacitance Compensation Routine can be used only in an program runs on HP
BASIC. Corrected data by the routine is not guaranteed. But typical data
(supplemental data) is as follows:
Capacitance measurement accuracy: ±1 % ±0.5 pF
This typical data is for the following measurement conditions:
Frequency: 1 kHz to 1 MHz
Measurement Range: Maximum 1000 pF
Measurement Terminal: At the end of the Agilent 16494A-001 (1.5 m triaxial
cable) connected to the E5252A output terminal.
The typical data does not apply to cable or anything extended from the 16494A
triaxial cable. Also the conditions specified in “Required Conditions” on page 6-30
must be satisfied.