National Instruments VirtualBench - Software and Firmware

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Function Generator (FGEN) Calibration Procedure ............................................................... 46
FGEN Test Equipment.................................................................................................... 47
FGEN Test Conditions.................................................................................................... 47
FGEN Initial Setup ......................................................................................................... 48
FGEN Verification.......................................................................................................... 48
Verifying the FGEN Offset..................................................................................... 48
Verifying the FGEN Gain....................................................................................... 49
FGEN Adjustment .......................................................................................................... 50
FGEN EEPROM Update ................................................................................................ 52
FGEN Re-Verification.................................................................................................... 52
DC Power Supply Calibration Procedure ............................................................................... 52
DC Power Supply Test Equipment................................................................................. 53
DC Power Supply Test Conditions ................................................................................. 53
DC Power Supply Initial Setup....................................................................................... 54
DC Power Supply Verification ....................................................................................... 54
Verifying Voltage Programming and Measurement Accuracy .............................. 55
Verifying Current Programming and Measurement Accuracy............................... 60
DC Power Supply Adjustment........................................................................................ 64
Adjusting Voltage Programming and Measurement Accuracy .............................. 64
Adjusting Current Programming and Measurement Accuracy............................... 68
DC Power Supply EEPROM Update.............................................................................. 72
DC Power Supply Re-Verification ................................................................................. 72
Where to Go for Support ........................................................................................................72
Software and Firmware
Calibrating the NI VirtualBench requires the installation of NI VirtualBench application
development support and NI LabVIEW 2013 or later on the Windows calibration system. You
can download the software and driver from
ni.com/downloads.
Table 1 lists the earliest required firmware support for VirtualBench calibration. You can update
the firmware through the VirtualBench application.
Table 1. VirtualBench Calibration Firmware Support
VirtualBench Earliest Firmware Support
VB-8012 Version 1.1.2
VB-8034 Version 15.1
VB-8054 Version 16.1