Keithley 6517 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of Contents
1 Performance Verification
1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Environmental conditions ................................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.3 Warm-up period ................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
1.4 Line power ........................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
1.5 Recommended test equipment .......................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.5.1 Meter performance verification equipment ............................................................................................... 1-2
1.5.2 Voltage source verification equipment ..................................................................................................... 1-3
1.5.3 Temperature verification equipment ......................................................................................................... 1-3
1.5.4 Humidity verification equipment .............................................................................................................. 1-4
1.6 Verification limits ............................................................................................................................................. 1-4
1.7 Restoring default conditions ............................................................................................................................. 1-4
1.8 Offset voltage and bias current calibration ....................................................................................................... 1-5
1.8.1 Front panel offset calibration .................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.8.2 IEEE-488 bus offset calibration ................................................................................................................ 1-5
1.9 Meter verification procedures ........................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.9.1 DC volts verification ................................................................................................................................. 1-6
1.9.2 DC amps verification ................................................................................................................................ 1-6
1.9.3 Coulombs verification ............................................................................................................................... 1-9
1.9.4 Ohms verification .................................................................................................................................... 1-11
1.10 Voltage source verification ............................................................................................................................. 1-14
1.11 Temperature verification ................................................................................................................................. 1-15
1.12 Humidity verification ...................................................................................................................................... 1-16
2 Calibration
2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Environmental conditions ................................................................................................................................. 2-2
2.3 Warm-up period ................................................................................................................................................ 2-2
2.4 Line power ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-2
2.5 Recommended calibration equipment ............................................................................................................... 2-2
2.6 Calibration lock ................................................................................................................................................. 2-4
2.6.1 Unlocking calibration ................................................................................................................................ 2-4
2.6.2 IEEE-488 bus calibration lock status ........................................................................................................ 2-4
2.7 Calibration errors .............................................................................................................................................. 2-4
2.7.1 Front panel error reporting ........................................................................................................................ 2-4
2.7.2 IEEE-488 bus error reporting .................................................................................................................... 2-4
2.8 Front panel calibration ...................................................................................................................................... 2-4
2.8.1 Front panel calibration summary .............................................................................................................. 2-4
2.8.2 Front panel calibration procedure ............................................................................................................. 2-6
2.9 IEEE-488 bus calibration ................................................................................................................................ 2-15
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