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, on page 45
•Calibration Interval, on page 45
•Automating Calibration Procedures, on page 46
•Test Considerations, on page 46
•Recommended Test Equipment, on page 47
•Performance Verification Tests, on page 48
•Measurement Techniques, starting on page 49
•Constant Voltage (CV) Verifications, starting on page 51
•Constant Current (CC) Verifications, starting on page 56
•Common Mode Current Noise, on page 59
•Performance Test Record for Agilent E3633A/E3634A, on page 60
•Calibration Security Code, starting on page 61
•Calibration Count, on page 64
•Calibration Message, on page 64
•General Calibration/Adjustment Procedure, starting on page 65
•Aborting a Calibration in Progress, on page 71
•Calibration Record for Agilent E3633A/E3634A, on page 72
•Error Messages, starting on page 73
•An Example Program of Excel 97 for Calibration, starting on 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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