Specifications

Chapter 2 Service
The Agilent 53210A/53220A/53230A Calibration Procedures
136 Assembly-Level Service Guide
–Use: “CALibration:LEVel3? 0,0”
for 53220A/53230A.
–Use: “CALibration:LEVel2? 0,0” for 53210A.
• Retrieve query result:
– 0 indicates the calibration PASSED.
– Any value other than 0 indicates calibration FAILED.
• Connect calibration source to channel 2 (53210A) or channel 3
(53220A or 53230A) at 300 MHz, -21 dBm for Option 115.
• Send command to calibrate: “CALibration:LEVel3? 300E6, -21”.
–Use “CALibration:LEVel2? 300E6, -21” for 53210A.
• Retrieve query result:
– 0 indicates the calibration PASSED.
– Any value other than 0 indicates calibration FAILED.
• If non-zero value, read error que: SYSTem:ERRor?
• Read errors until no more errors.
• Repeat as necessary for all values in Table 2-3.
• Consult the “Error Messages” starting on page 163 for what to do
after receiving a specific calibration error message.
24 This concludes the Option 115 calibration procedure.
Internal Auto-Calibration
No external inputs are required for running Auto-Calibration. Auto-
Calibration runs a select series of internal calibration routines using
internal standards and stores appropriate calibration constants for use in
subsequent measurements. This operation fine-tunes the current
calibration based on the internal temperature of the counter. If the auto-
calibration completes normally, the existing constants are replaced by the
new values obtained. If any one of the internal routines fails, all existing
constants remain the same.