Calibration Procedures

This chapter contains procedures for verification of the power supply's performance and calibration (adjustment). The chapter is divided into the following sections:

Agilent Technologies Calibration Services, page 41

Calibration Interval, page 41

Automating Calibration Procedures, page 42

Recommended Test Equipment, page 42

Test Considerations, page 43

Performance Verification Tests, page 44

Measurement Techniques, page 45

Constant Voltage (CV) Verifications, page 47

Constant Current (CC) Verifications, page 54

Performance Test Record for Agilent E3631A, page 59

Calibration Security Code, page 61

Calibration Count, page 65

Calibration Message, page 65

General Calibration/Adjustment Procedure, page 66

Aborting a Calibration in Progress, page 71

Calibration Record for Agilent E3631A, page 72

Error Messages, page 73

Calibration Program, page 75

The performance verification tests for constant voltage (CV) and constant current (CC) operations use the power supply's specifications listed in chapter 1, Specifications, starting on page 13.

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Agilent Technologies E3631A manual Calibration Procedures