Calibration Procedure

Calibration

Refer to the “Equipment Required” section in this appendix for a list of the equipment required for calibration. A general outline of the procedure is as follows:

Enter the calibration mode by providing the correct password. The password is set at the factory to the model number. Once calibration has been entered, the password can be changed by the user. lf the password is incorrect, an error occurs.

You do not have to do a complete calibration. If appropriate, you may calibrate only the voltage or current functions and then save the calibration constants.

As each calibration sequence is completed, the instrument saves the calibration constants and begins using them.

Exit the calibration mode. Note that a Reset command also sets the calibration state to OFF.

	Unless instructed otherwise, connect the +sense terminal to the
	+output, and the -sense terminal to the -output.
	When calibrating the unit using SCPI commands, most calibration
	steps involve sending an *OPC? query to synchronize with the power
	supply’s command completion before proceeding. The response from
	the instrument must be read each time *OPC? is given.
	The CAL:LEV and CAL:DATA commands may take several seconds to complete.
NOTE
	If a timeout occurs in your VISA application, you may need to change the
	VI_ATTR_TMO_VALUE in the ViSetAttribute function.

Enable Calibration mode *RST

OUTP ON

CAL:STAT ON, <password>

Voltage Programming and Measurement Calibration

Step 1. Connect the Agilent 3458A voltage input to an output.

Step 2. Select the full-scale voltage programming range. The value to program a range must be the maximum voltage of the range.

CAL:VOLT <voltage>

Step 3. Select the first voltage calibration point.

CAL:LEV P1

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N5700 specifications

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Agilent Technologies N5700 manual Calibration Procedure, Enable Calibration mode *RST

Models: N5700

Calibration