RIGOL Calibration Guide DS4000 Series Digital Oscilloscope Feb. 2014 RIGOL Technologies, Inc.
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RIGOL Contents Guaranty and Declaration .................................................................................................... I Document Overview ......................................................................................................... III Chapter 1 Calibration Notices ....................................................................................... 1-1 Calibration Preparations .............................................................................................
RIGOL Document Overview This document mainly introduces how to calibrate the RIGOL DS4000 oscilloscope in its project mode. It is assumed that readers of this document are familiar with the front and rear panels and the operation method of DS4000. DS4000 includes dual-channel and four-channel models and in this manual the four-channel model is taken as an example for the illustration.
RIGOL Chapter 1 Calibration Notices Chapter 1 Calibration Notices Calibration Preparations RIGOL DS4000 oscilloscope RIGOL DG5000 signal generator A BNC cable (Figure 1) A BNC one-to-five cable (Figure 2) Note: make sure the instrument has been warmed up for 30 minutes before calibrating.
RIGOL Chapter 1 Calibration Notices Project Mode 1. Start the oscilloscope. 2. Press MENU in the TRIGGER control area at the lower-right corner of the front panel and then set the trigger Type to “Edge”. 3. Press F7, F6, F7 and Utility (F7 and F6 are defined as shown in Figure 3) successively to enter the project mode and select the second-page menu (Figure 4). (Repeating step 2 and 3 can return back to the normal mode). Note: by default, the oscilloscope enters the normal mode after restart.
RIGOL Chapter 1 Calibration Notices Calibration Sequence The calibration sequence is as shown in the figure below. It is recommended to calibrate the instrument following the Self-Calibration, Equivalent Calibration, Delay Calibration sequence, wherein, equivalent calibration and delay calibration must be performed in project mode.
RIGOL Chapter 2 Calibration Procedures Chapter 2 Calibration Procedures Self-Calibration (Vertical Calibration) Make sure the oscilloscope has been warmed up for 30 minutes before performing self-calibration. Then, follow the steps below to calibrate the instrument. 1. Connect all the input channels and external trigger channel of the oscilloscope to the [Trig Out/Calibration] connector at the rear panel using the BNC One-to-Five Cable. 2.
RIGOL Chapter 2 Calibration Procedures Equivalent Calibration Make sure the oscilloscope has been warmed up for 30 minutes before performing equivalent calibration. Then, follow the steps below to calibrate the instrument. 1. Disconnect all the channels as well as the external trigger channel. Enter the project mode and select EqualCal (Figure 4) to start the calibration. 2. The equivalent calibration would last for about 1 minute.
RIGOL Chapter 2 Calibration Procedures Delay Calibration Make sure the oscilloscope has been warmed up for 30 minutes before performing delay calibration. Then, follow the steps below to calibrate the instrument. 1. Output a square waveform with 100 kHz frequency, 4 Vpp amplitude and 50 Ω impedance from the signal generator. 2. Connect the above-mentioned signal to all the input channels (except the external trigger channel) of the oscilloscope using the BNC One-to-Five Cable. 3.
RIGOL Chapter 2 Calibration Procedures Figure 9 By now, the calibration finishes.
