4 Features and Functions
202 Keysight 34970A/34972A User’s Guide
Calibration count 
You can query the instrument to determine how many calibrations have been 
performed. Note that your instrument was calibrated before it left the factory. 
When you receive your instrument, be sure to read the count to determine its 
initial value. 
– The calibration count is stored in non-volatile memory in the mainframe, and 
does not change when power has been off, after a Factory Reset (*RST 
command), or after an Instrument Preset (SYSTem:PRESet command). 
– The calibration count increments up to a maximum of 65,535 after which it 
rolls over to “0”. Since the value increments by one for each calibration point, a 
complete calibration may increase the value by many counts. 
– The calibration count is also incremented with calibrations of the DAC 
channels on the multifunction module. 
– Front-Panel Operation:
CAL COUNT
– Remote Interface Operation: 
CALibration:COUNt?