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Calibrating the NI 5102 with Calibration Executive 4 ni.com
Alternative Equipment
Table 2 contains a list of alternative equipment you can use to calibrate
your NI 5102 with Calibration Executive.
Connectors
If you are using the Wavetek 9500 and the Active Head, you do not need
special connectors.
If you are using the alternative instruments listed in Table 2, you need the
following connection equipment:
• 50 Ω BNC cable
• 50 Ω BNC terminator
• BNC T-connector
Documentation
This section describes the documentation you need to calibrate your 5102
device. In addition to this calibration procedure, you may need to refer to
the following documents:
• NI-SCOPE Instrument Driver Quick Reference Guide
• Where to Start with Your NI 5102 Oscilloscope
• NI 5102 User Manual
You can download these documents from the National Instruments Web site
at
ni.com/manuals
Table 2. Alternative Equipment Specifications for NI 5102 Calibration
Required
Equipment
Recommended
Equipment
Parameter
Measured
Necessary Specifications
Calibrator Fluke 5700
Calibrator
Vertical Offset 0 VDC ±0.1 mV
Ve r t i c a l G a i n DC ±40 mV to ±4.5 V, ±0.1%
into 1 MΩ
AC Coupling sine wave 9–13 Hz ±100 ppm,
1.8 Vpp ±2%into1MΩ
High-Speed Signal
Generator
Tektronix SG503 Bandwidth 1.5% amplitude flatness
for leveled sine wave
100 kHz–15 MHz ±50 ppm,
0.2–1.9 Vpp ± 2% into 1 MΩ
DMM HP 34401 Input Impedance 2-wire resistance accuracy of
0.25% for 1 MΩ measurement