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Calibration Procedures
This chapter contains procedures for verification of the power supply's
performance and calibration (adjustment). The chapter is divided into the
following sections:
• Agilent Technologies Calibration Services, page 43
• Calibration Interval, page 43
• Automating Calibration Procedures, page 44
• Recommended Test Equipment, page 44
• Test Considerations, page 45
• Performance Verification Tests, page 46
• Measurement Techniques, page 47
• Constant Voltage (CV) Verifications, page 49
• Constant Current (CC) Verifications, page 53
• Performance Test Record for Agilent E3632A, page 57
• Calibration Security Code, page 58
• Calibration Count, page 61
• Calibration Message, page 61
• General Calibration/Adjustment Procedure, page 62
• Aborting a Calibration in Progress, page 68
• Calibration Record for Agilent E3632A, page 69
• Error Messages, page 70
• Calibration Program, page 72
The performance verification tests for constant voltage (CV) and constant
current (CC) operations use the power supply's specifications listed in chapter
1, "Specifications", starting on page 13.