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