©NationalInstruments Corporation 5 Calibratingthe NI 5102 with Calibration Executive
Software
Complete the following steps to install Calibration Executive:
1. Makesure that your c omputer and monitor are poweredo n and
that you haveinstalled Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x.
2. Close all open applications.
3. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Chooset he Runopt ion from the Start menu on the desktop task bar.
5. In the command line box, type x:\setup.exe (where xis the letter
of the CD-ROMdrive you are using), and click OK.
6. Followthe instructions that appear in the dialog boxes.
The setup program installs Calibration Executiveas well as
the associated fileslisted in Table 3.
TestConditions
Follow these guidelines to optimize the connections and the environment
during calibration:
•Keepconnections to the NI 5102 short. Long cables and w ires act as
antennae,picking up extra noise that can affect measurements.
•Use a 50 ΩBNC coaxial cable for all connections to the device.
•Keeprelative humidity between 10 and 90%, noncondensing,
orco nsult your devicehardware manual for the optimum rel ative
humidity.
•Maintain the temperature at 25 °C.
•Allowa warm-up time of at least 15 minutes to ensure that the
measurementcircuitry of the 5102 is ata stable operating temperature.
Table3. Calibration Executive Directories and Supporting Files
DirectoryName Contents
CalExec\Procedures\NI 5102\Limits MicrosoftAccess d atabase that
stores the calibration limits.
CalExec\Procedures\NI 5102\Support Files Directorystructure that contains the
calibration procedures.
CalExec\Procedures\NI 5102\Support Files Required support files.