6 Repair Guide
130 Keysight N1913/1914A Service Guide
Replacing the PPMC Assembly
– The PPMC Assembly is pre-programmed with the N1914A firmware.
– Always perform a firmware upgrade to the instrument if the PPMC assembly
has been replaced.
– Instrument serial number:
This can be stored min the PPMC assembly via the command:
SERV: SNUM <CHARACTER DATA>
– Instrument option(s):
This/these can be stored in the PPMC assembly via the command:
SERV: OPT “< CHARACTER DATA>”
– Refer to the Keysight N1913/1914A EPM Series Power Meters Programming
Guide for further details on the use of these commands.
Fitting a PPMC assembly that has been pre-programmed with N1913A firmware
to an N1914A power meter will generate errors; these errors will disappear once
the firmware upgrade procedure has been carried out.