Model 6482 Dual-Channel Picoammeter / Voltage Source Reference Manual Table of Contents
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Select timestamp format................................................................... 16-58
Trigger subsystem .................................................................................. 16-58
Initiate source/measure cycle........................................................... 16-58
Abort source/measure cycle............................................................. 16-58
Program trigger model...................................................................... 16-59
17 Calibration ............................................................................................. 17-1
Performance verification ........................................................................... 17-2
Verification test requirements.................................................................... 17-2
Environmental conditions ................................................................... 17-2
Warm-up period.................................................................................. 17-3
Line power.......................................................................................... 17-3
Recommended test equipment................................................................. 17-3
Verification limits ....................................................................................... 17-4
Example limits calculation .................................................................. 17-4
Restoring factory defaults ......................................................................... 17-4
Performing the verification test procedures .............................................. 17-4
Test summary ..................................................................................... 17-4
Test considerations............................................................................. 17-5
Current measurement accuracy................................................................ 17-5
Voltage bias accuracy............................................................................... 17-8
Analog output accuracy .......................................................................... 17-10
Adjustment.............................................................................................. 17-13
Environmental conditions........................................................................ 17-13
Temperature and relative humidity ................................................... 17-13
Warm-up period................................................................................ 17-13
Line power........................................................................................ 17-13
Adjustment considerations...................................................................... 17-13
Calibration adjustment cycle ............................................................ 17-14
Recommended calibration adjustment equipment ........................... 17-14
Calibration menu..................................................................................... 17-15
Unlocking calibration............................................................................... 17-15
Unlocking calibration from the front-panel........................................ 17-15
Unlocking calibration through a remote interface............................. 17-15
Changing the password .......................................................................... 17-16
Changing the password from the front-panel ................................... 17-16
Changing the password through a remote interface......................... 17-16
Resetting the calibration password......................................................... 17-16
Viewing calibration dates and calibration count ...................................... 17-17
Calibration adjustment errors.................................................................. 17-17
Front-panel error reporting ............................................................... 17-17
Remote error reporting..................................................................... 17-17
Aborting calibration steps........................................................................ 17-17
Front-panel calibration ............................................................................ 17-17
Remote calibration.................................................................................. 17-30
Remote calibration command summary........................................... 17-30
Remote calibration procedure .......................................................... 17-31
18 Routine Maintenance.......................................................................... 18-1
Introduction ............................................................................................... 18-2
Setting the line voltage and replacing the line fuse................................... 18-2
A Status and Error Messages................................................................. A-1
Introduction ................................................................................................. A-2
Status and error messages......................................................................... A-2
Eliminating common SCPI errors................................................................ A-7
B Data Flow ................................................................................................. B-1
Introduction ................................................................................................. B-2
SENS1 and SENS2.............................................................................. B-3
CALCulate[1]:DATA? and CALCulate2:DATA?..................................... B-3
CALCulate3:DATA? and CALCulate4:DATA?....................................... B-3