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© National Instruments Corporation 5 Calibrating the NI 5102 with Calibration Executive
Software
Complete the following steps to install Calibration Executive:
1. Make sure that your computer and monitor are powered on and
that you have installed Windows 2000/NT/Me/9x.
2. Close all open applications.
3. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Choose the Run option from the Start menu on the desktop task bar.
5. In the command line box, type
x:\setup.exe
(where
x
is the letter
of the CD-ROM drive you are using), and click OK.
6. Follow the instructions that appear in the dialog boxes.
The setup program installs Calibration Executive as well as
the associated files listed in Table 3.
Test Conditions
Follow these guidelines to optimize the connections and the environment
during calibration:
• Keep connections to the NI 5102 short. Long cables and wires act as
antennae, picking up extra noise that can affect measurements.
• Use a 50 Ω BNC coaxial cable for all connections to the device.
• Keep relative humidity between 10 and 90%, noncondensing,
or consult your device hardware manual for the optimum relative
humidity.
• Maintain the temperature at 25 °C.
• Allow a warm-up time of at least 15 minutes to ensure that the
measurement circuitry of the 5102 is at a stable operating temperature.
Table 3. Calibration Executive Directories and Supporting Files
Directory Name Contents
CalExec\Procedures\NI 5102\Limits
Microsoft Access database that
stores the calibration limits.
CalExec\Procedures\NI 5102\Support Files
Directory structure that contains the
calibration procedures.
CalExec\Procedures\NI 5102\Support Files
Required support files.