6146/6156 DC Voltage/Current Generators Operation Manual
7.2.4 Calibration Using Remote Commands
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Figure 7-7 Remote Calibration Procedure (Current Source)
Refer to Table 7-2, "Calibration Tolerance Ranges."
Current source
calibration
OPR
Calibration mode operation
Range setting
3 mA ?
No
Yes
XF1
IS mode
30 mA ?
No
Yes
XR1
3 mA range
XR2
30 mA range
XR3
200 mA range
Standard resistance
1000
Ω
connection
Polarity setting
Positive
polarity?
No
Yes
XS0
Positive
XS1
Negative
XN0
ZERO point calibration
XM1
DMM input mode
[ZERO]
DMM data acquisition
Current conversion
Converted current value (A) = DMM measured voltage (V) /
Standard resistance for calibration (Ω)
ex. -2mV / 1000Ω = -2.0μA
XN0
XDT converted data
Converted current data input *Out-of-range setting results in a
parameter error. ex. “XDT-2.0e-6”
XN1
FS calibration
XM1
DMM input mode
[FULL]
DMM data acquisition
Current conversion
Converted current value (A) = DMM measured voltage (V) /
Standard resistance for calibration (Ω)
ex. 3.02V / 1000Ω = 3.02mA
XDT converted data
Converted current data input *Out-of-range setting results in a
parameter error. ex. “XDT3.02e-3”
XN0
ZERO point calibration
[ZERO]
DMM data acquisition
Current conversion
Calibration result data
save/display
XN1
FS calibration
[FULL]
DMM data acquisition
Current conversion
Calibration result data
save/display
Within the tolerance
range?
Complete?
No
Yes
No
Yes
SBY
Calibration mode standby
Standard resistance
100
Ω
connection
Standard resistance
1
Ω
connection