Front-Panel Operation
Introduction to Offset, Scale, and Linearity Errors 4
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Read the UUT Error: Resistance Output
To read the error of the UUT in the resistance function:
1. Set the necessary resistance output as described under “Set the Output.”
2. Use the output adjustment controls as necessary to achieve a reading on the display
(illustrated below) equal to the reading on the UUT. To adjust a higher-order digit,
push . As the reference value is approached, work progressively back towards
the least-significant digit on the 5730A Calibrator display as necessary by pushing
. It is only necessary to go one digit past the least significant digit of the UUT.
dBm
kHz
1.0000
42.00000
+/- 10.0 ppm (1 year) 213 days since calibration
3/15/2013 10:52am
External
Sense
OFF
External
Guard
OFF
2 Wire
Comp
ON
Wideband
OFF
Setup
Menu
Standby
Error
= +5.79ppm
kΩ
Nominal Value 1.9 kΩ
1.9000096
Reading
1.9000206
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Introduction to Offset, Scale, and Linearity Errors
The performance of a DMM or meter can be plotted as a graph of input stimulus and
meter reading. For a perfect meter, the graph of the input stimulus would exactly match
the graph of the reading.
The 5730A Calibrator measures and shows three types of UUT errors:
• Offset Error
• Scale Error
• Linearity Error