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Chapter 2 Performance Tests

58502A Calibration (Option 010 Only)58502A Calibration (Option 010 Only)

This section provides procedures to perform routine periodic calibration of the Option 010 Broadband Distribution Amplifier.

Overview

The following procedure uses software commands to calibrate the oscillator.

The optional oscillator of the 58502A has a specified aging rate of

±5 10−10 per day (±1 10−7/year). Refer to the specifications in Chapter 7 to ensure that the 58502A oscillator has warmed up for a sufficient period of time to make this adjustment.

When attempting to calibrate the 58502A with the SCPI software commands, you will need to establish serial communication via a terminal or PC.

Frequency adjustments can be made after determining the internal oscillator frequency error of the 58502A. The basic 10 MHz oscillator frequency can be adjusted as required to obtain the desired frequency using the software, SCPI-based EFC adjust that has a control range of 2 10−6 maximum with a minimum resolution of 4 10−12.

The software EFC control range is mapped onto a numerical range of values as follows:

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 1,048,575 (220-1)

Mid-Range: 524,288

Default Step Size: 10,000

Minimum Step Size: 1

Maximum Step Size (LIMIT ON): 35,000

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