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Table of Contents
Chapter Contents Page
1 Introduction and Specifications........................................................ 1-1
1-1. Introduction........................................................................................... 1-3
1-2. Operation Overview.............................................................................. 1-4
1-3. Local Operation................................................................................ 1-4
1-4. Remote Operation (RS-232)............................................................. 1-4
1-5. Remote Operation (IEEE-488)......................................................... 1-5
1-6. Where to Go from Here........................................................................ 1-6
1-7. Instruction Manuals.............................................................................. 1-7
1-8. 5520A Operators Manual................................................................. 1-8
1-9. 5520A Operators Guide.................................................................... 1-8
1-10. 5520A Programmers Guide.............................................................. 1-8
1-11. 5520A Service Manual..................................................................... 1-8
1-12. Specifications........................................................................................ 1-9
1-13. General Specifications...................................................................... 1-10
1-14. DC Voltage Specifications............................................................... 1-11
1-15. DC Current Specifications ............................................................... 1-12
1-16. Resistance Specifications................................................................. 1-14
1-17. AC Voltage (Sine Wave) Specifications.......................................... 1-15
1-18. AC Current (Sine Wave) Specifications .......................................... 1-17
1-19. Capacitance Specifications............................................................... 1-19
1-20. Temperature Calibration (Thermocouple) Specifications................ 1-20
1-21. Temperature Calibration (RTD) Specifications............................... 1-21
1-22. DC Power Specification Summary................................................... 1-22
1-23. AC Power (45 Hz to 65 Hz) Specification Summary, PF=1............ 1-22
1-24. Power and Dual Output Limit Specifications .................................. 1-23
1-25. Phase Specifications......................................................................... 1-24
1-26. Calculating Power Uncertainty ........................................................ 1-25
1-27. Additional Specifications ..................................................................... 1-26
1-28. Frequency Specifications ................................................................. 1-26
1-29. Harmonics (2nd to 50th) Specifications........................................... 1-27
1-30. AC Voltage (Sine Wave) Extended Bandwidth Specifications....... 1-28
1-31. AC Voltage (Non-Sine Wave) Specifications.................................. 1-29
1-32. AC Voltage, DC Offset Specifications ............................................ 1-30
1-33. AC Voltage, Square Wave Characteristics ...................................... 1-31
1-34. AC Voltage, Triangle Wave Characteristics (typical) ..................... 1-31
1-35. AC Current (Sine Wave) Extended Bandwidth Specifications........ 1-31