Can the PXIe-4353 Be Calibrated Based on the Fluke 5730A

Updated Apr 29, 2024

Reported In

Hardware

  • PXIe-4353
  • CAL-4353

Software

  • Calibration Executive

Issue Details

I ran the calibration for PXIe-4353 in Cal Exec using PXIe-4353 with the CAL-4353 attached. The SMU I used was the Fluke 5730A.

One of the test points is 32400 Ohm, which our Fluke 5730A doesn’t source as far as I know (the manual recommends Fluke 5520A, but the 5730A is an option in CalExec). When we tried running the calibration, we got error code -1074001424 at step “Testing: Verify CJC Resistance Accuracy 32400.0 Ohm” with a possible reason that the calibrator cannon source that value (which makes sense). The other odd thing is that once I click Next after selecting the calibrator, the only option is “Enter Unsupported Instrument” where it asks to select a calibration terminal block (we have the NI CAL-4353). Please see Images below.
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Solution

You must use a Fluke 55xx (5520, 5522) calibrator with the PXIe-4353 procedure, per the procedure documentation. The Fluke 57xx calibrators use fixed internal resistors for resistance output mode, so are less flexible in the specific resistance values, and the methods used to compensate for the lead wires is different compared to the 55xx calibrators, so for this type of measurement the software and methodologies aren't interchangeable.

The CAL-4353 selection is there because the terminal block is an important traceable component of the calibration, but there is no device ID to select, so you are just expected to enter the device's tracking information for reporting purposes. The UI for this use case is admittedly awkward.

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