Fluke 5500A - Leveled Sine Wave Flatness Calibration

5500A
Service Manual
6-82
1. Connect the BNC cable to the Calibrator Mainframe’s SCOPE connector. Connect
the other end of the BNC cable to the 50 Ω feedthrough termination then to the
5790A INPUT 2 using the BNC(f) to Double Banana adapter.
2. Set the 5790A to AUTORANGE, digital filter mode to FAST, restart fine, and Hi
Res on.
3. Press the GO ON blue softkey.
4. Press O to activate operating mode on the Calibrator Mainframe.
5. Allow the 5790A rms reading to stabilize. Multiply the 5790A reading by (0.5 * (50
+ Rload) / Rload), where Rload = the actual feedthrough termination resistance, to
correct for the resistance error. Enter the corrected rms reading via the Calibrator
Mainframe front panel keypad, then press
E .
Note
The Calibrator Mainframe will warn when the entered value is out of
bounds. If this warning occurs recheck the setup and calculation and
carefully re-enter the corrected rms reading insuring proper multiplier
(i.e., m, u, n, p). If the warning still occurs, repair may be necessary.
6. Repeat step 5 until the Calibrator Mainframe display indicates that the next steps
calibrate Leveled Sine flatness. Press the OPTIONS, then STORE CONSTS blue
softkeys to store the new calibration constants.
POWER
I
O
5790A
AC MEASUREMENT
STANDARD
1000V RMS MAX 1000V RMS MAX
3V RMS MAX
INPUT 1 INPUT 2
SHUNT
HI
LO
GUARDGROUND
SHELL FLOATING
10V PEAK
MAX
WIDEBAND
7V RMS MAX
MAX
10V PK
SHELL FLOATING
INPUT1
SHUNT
INPUT1 INPUT1 INPUT1
2.2 mV 22 mV 220 mV
7 mV 70 mV 700 mV
2.2 V 22 V 220 mV
7V 70V 700V
1kV 2.2 mV
AUTO
MAN
VIEW
REF
UTIL
MENUS
SPEC
CLEAR
DELETE
ENTER
01 2 3
4
5
6
7
89
+/-
.
POWER
I
O
0•
123
456
789
ENTER
M
k
m
VHz
FIELD
EDIT
/
+
F
OPR EARTH SCOPE BOOST MENU
PREV
SHIFT
RESET
CE
SETUP
REF
NEW
TC
MEAS
¡F
µ
n
p
W
dBm sec
¡CA
MULT
x
DIV
÷
OUT
TRIG
5500A
CALIBRATOR
20V PK
MAX
HI
LO
TC
TRIG
OUT
1000V
RMS
MAX
20V
RMS
MAX
1V PK
MAX
20V PK
MAX
NORMAL AUX
SCOPE
V, ,
RTD
A, -SENSE,
AUX V
200V PK
MAX
STBY
om034f.eps
Figure 6-20. Connecting the Calibrator Mainframe to the 5790A AC Measurement Standard
6-108. Leveled Sine Wave Flatness Calibration
Leveled Sine Wave flatness calibration is divided into two frequency bands: 50 kHz to
10 MHz (low frequency) and > 10 MHz to 300 MHz (high frequency). The equipment
setups are different for each band. Flatness calibration of the low frequency band is
made relative to 50 kHz. Flatness calibration of the high frequency band is made relative
to 10 MHz.
Leveled Sine Wave flatness is calibrated at multiple amplitudes. Both low and high
frequency bands are calibrated at each amplitude. Calibration begins with the low
frequency band, then the high frequency band for the first amplitude, followed by the