Oscilloscope calibration can be complex, time consuming and expensive. A significant amount of skilled operator interaction and interpretation is often required to complete the job, and today s multi-channel instruments frequently mean that a great deal of lead switching is required. Even automated systems require significant manual intervention to complete elements of the most simple calibration procedures. Worse still, switching systems or multiplexers used to enable a degree of automation often contribute more errors and aberrations than the instrument being calibrated.

To compound the problem, rapid developments in oscilloscope technology make it difficult to keep up with performance trends without substantial re-investment on a regular basis. The Fluke 9500B Oscilloscope Calibration Workstation breaks that paradigm. It means that the benefits of hands-free, fully-automated, accurate oscilloscope calibration are readily available to everyone at a price and performance level that your needs and budget can support, while ensuring that, through performance upgrades, future needs will be met when the time demands it.

Auxiliary calibration functions

The 9500B Auxiliary Function capabilities calibrate oscilloscope functions often overlooked on other calibrators.

• DC and squarewave currents up to 100 mA calibrate current probes
• Composite video signals test TV sync separator functions
• Linear ramps calibrate trigger level markers and check DSOs for missing bits
• High current 5 V to 20 V pulses test 50W terminator protection
• Zero skew accurately aligns pulse edges to evaluate channel delays in multi-channel scopes
• AUX IN routes external calibration waveforms to an Active Head s BNC/SMA connector
• Resistance and capacitance functions directly measure oscilloscope input impedance
• Short/open circuit outputs allow testing of oscilloscope input leakage current