Chapter 3 Calibration Procedures
Recommended Test Equipment
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Recommended Test Equipment
The test equipment recommended for the performance verification and 
adjustment procedures is listed below. If the exact instrument is not available, 
use the accuracy requirements shown to select substitute calibration 
standards. If you use equipment other than that recommended in Table 3-1, you 
must recalculate the measurement uncertainties for the actual equipment 
used.
Table 3-1. Recommended Test Equipment
[1]
 It is recommended to use a current monitoring resistor after calibration to
    find the accurate resistance.
Instrument Requirements Recommended 
Model
Use
GPIB controller Full GPIB or RS-232 capabilities Agilent 82341C 
interface card
Programming and readback 
accuracy
Oscilloscope 100 MHz with 20 MHz bandwidth Agilent 54602B Display transient response 
and ripple & noise waveform
RMS Voltmeter 20 Hz to 20 MHz Measure rms ripple & noise
Coaxial cable Agilent 10502A Measure rms ripple & noise
BNC female to 
banana plug adapter
Agilent 1251-2277 Measure rms ripple & noise
Digital Voltmeter Resolution: 0.1 mV
Accuracy: 0.01%
Agilent 34401A Measure dc voltages
Electronic Load Voltage Range: 60 Vdc
Current Range: 60 Adc
Open and Short Switches
Transient On/Off
Agilent 60502B Measure load and line 
regulations and transient 
response time.
Resistive Loads 
(R
L
)
(0.4 
9, 300 W/2.0 9, 300 W)* Measure ripple and noise
Current monitoring 
Resistor (Shunt)
[1]
Model: A-H
Constant current test setup
*For Agilent E3633A Model     **For Agilent E3634A Model
(0.01 
9, 0.01%)
(3.5 9, 300 W/12.5 9, 300 W)**
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