Fluke Calibration 5730A - Front-Panel Operation

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Chapter 4
Front-Panel Operation
Title Page
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4-3
Turn on the Calibrator ........................................................................................ 4-3
Warmup ............................................................................................................. 4-4
Product Use ........................................................................................................ 4-4
Reset the Calibrator ........................................................................................... 4-4
Operate and Standby Modes .............................................................................. 4-4
Connect the Calibrator to a UUT ....................................................................... 4-5
Recommended Cable and Connector Types .................................................. 4-5
When to Use External Sensing ...................................................................... 4-7
When to Use the External Voltage Guard ..................................................... 4-7
Four-Wire Vs. Two-Wire Resistance Connections ....................................... 4-7
Cable Connection Instructions....................................................................... 4-8
Set the Output .................................................................................................... 4-15
DC Voltage Output ........................................................................................ 4-17
AC Voltage Output ........................................................................................ 4-18
DC Current Output ........................................................................................ 4-20
AC Current Output ........................................................................................ 4-22
Resistance Output .......................................................................................... 4-24
Wideband AC Voltage Output (Option 5700A-03) ....................................... 4-27
Variable Phase Output ....................................................................................... 4-29
Phase Locking to an External Signal ................................................................. 4-30
Auxiliary Amplifier Use .................................................................................... 4-31
5725A Amplifier Output ............................................................................... 4-32
52120A Transconductance Amplifier Output ............................................... 4-33
Error Mode Operation ........................................................................................ 4-33
Error Mode Overview .................................................................................... 4-34
Enter Error Mode ...................................................................................... 4-34
Exit Error Mode ........................................................................................ 4-34
Use Error Mode ......................................................................................... 4-35
Read the UUT Error: AC and DC Voltage and Current Output .................... 4-35
Read the UUT Error: Resistance Output ....................................................... 4-36
Introduction to Offset, Scale, and Linearity Errors ............................................ 4-36
Offset Error .................................................................................................... 4-37
Scale Error ..................................................................................................... 4-37
Linearity Error ............................................................................................... 4-38
Combine the Error Types .............................................................................. 4-39
Program an Offset .............................................................................................. 4-40
Program a Scale Factor ...................................................................................... 4-41