5 Verification and Performance Tests
Recommended Test Equipment
138 U3606A User’s and Service Guide
Constant current
source effect
(line regulation)
Digital multimeter Agilent 3458A 8½ digit resolution
Electronic load Agilent 6060B
• Voltage range: 30 V
dc
• Current range: 5 A
• Open and short switches
AC voltage source Agilent 6813B Capable of supplying 90 V
ac
to 250 V
ac
Current monitoring
resistor (shunt)
ISOTEK Co. model
A-H
• 0.01 Ω ± 0.1%
• TCR less than 20 ppm/°C
Constant current
noise effect
AC/DC current
converter
Tek t r on i x T C P 30 5
and Tektronix
TCPA300
-
Fix resistive load 30 Ω 50 W, 2.5 Ω, 50 W
Differential
amplifier
Lecroy DA1855A
• Bandwidth > 20 MHz
• AC coupling
• Amplifier × 10
50 Ω feed-thru
termination × 2
Pomona -
Oscilloscope
Agilent DSO8064A
or Infiniium
equivalent
• Sensitivity: 1 mV
• Bandwidth limit: 20 MHz
• Probe: 1:1 with RF tip; 10:1 with RF tip for > 50 V
RMS voltmeter
R&S URE3 or
equivalent
20 Hz to 20 MHz
Square wave
Oscilloscope
Agilent DSO8064A
or Infiniium
equivalent
• Sensitivity: 1 mV
• Bandwidth limit: 20 MHz
• Probe: 1:1 with RF tip; 10:1 with RF tip for > 50 V
Universal
frequency counter
Agilent 53131A -
Table 5 - 1 Recommended test equipment for performance verification procedures (continued)
Application Recommended equipment
Recommended
accuracy requirements