Tegam PS-CAL-900 Instruction Manual

PS-CAL®

Power Sensor Calibration Software

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EGAM WAY • GENEVA, OHIO 44041 440-466-6100 • FAX [phone] • www.tegam.com

Instruction Manual

PN# PS-CAL-900

Publication Date: February, 2018

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TEGAM is a manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment for metrology, calibration, and
production test. We also provide repair, calibration, and other support services for a wide variety of test
and measurement equipment including RF power sensor calibration systems, RF attenuation measurement
systems, ratio transformers, arbitrary waveform generators, micro-ohmmeters, LCR meters, handheld
temperature calibrators, thermometers, humidity and temperature control devices, and more.

TEGAM also repairs and calibrates test and measurement equipment formerly manufactured by Electro­Scientific Industries (ESI), Gertsch, Keithley Instruments, Lucas Weinschel, and Pragmatic Instruments. A
complete list can be viewed on our Product Service Directory at www.tegam.com

For more information about TEGAM and our products, please visit our website at www.tegam.com
contact one of our customer service representatives at [e-mail] or 800-666-1010.

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Section Page

I. License Agreement

II. Installation

III. Workstation Configuration

IV. Operating I nstructions

Table of Contents

Agreement ......................................................................................... 1-1

Overview............................................................................................ 2-1

Installing .NET Framework.................................................................... 2-1

Installing VISA Libraries ....................................................................... 2-1

Installing PS-CAL ................................................................................ 2-1

First Run ............................................................................................ 2-1

Measurement Methodology Selection ..................................................... 3-1

Station Configuration ........................................................................... 3-1

Editing Calibration Data for Standards ................................................... 3-2

Editing Power Sensor Data ................................................................... 3-2

Editing Power Splitter Data ................................................................... 3-4

Editing Thermistor Mount Data .............................................................. 3-5

Creating a Data Template ..................................................................... 4-1

Loading a Calibration Template ............................................................. 4-3

Setting Additional Parameters ............................................................... 4-3

Running a Calibration .......................................................................... 4-5

Saving Calibration Data........................................................................ 4-6

Uploading Ca libration Data ................................................................... 4-6

Printing a Calibration Label ................................................................... 4-7

Printing a Calibration Report ................................................................. 4-8

Batch Mode Operation .......................................................................... 4-9

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Safety Information & Precautions:
The following safety information applies to both operation and service personnel. Safety precautions and
warnings may be found throughout this instruction manual and the equipment . These warnings may be in
the form of a symbol or a written statement. Below is a summary of these precautions.

Terms in This Manual:
CAUTION statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to the equipment or
other property.

WARNING statements identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury or loss of life.
Terms as Marked on Equipment:

CAUTION indicates a personal injury hazard not immediately accessible as one reads the marking, or a
hazard to property including the equipment itself.

DANGER indicates a personal injury hazard immediately accessible as one reads the marking.
Symbols:

As Marked in This Manual:

This symbol denotes where precautionary informa t io n may be found.

As Marked on Equipment:

CAUTION – Risk of Danger

DANGER – Ri sk of El ectr ic Shock

Earth Ground Terminal

On

Frame or Chassis Terminal

Earth Ground Terminal

Alternating Current

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Section I – License Agreement

License

This License Agreement (Agreement) is a legal agreement between you the Customer (either an individual
or a single entity) and Cal Lab Solutions, Inc. for the software product contained in this package and
online or electronic documentation and may include associated media and printed materials (S OFTWARE
PRODUCT or SOFTWARE). By installing, copying, or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, you agree
to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement, do not
install or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

1. GRANT OF LICENSE.

This Agreement grants you certain limited, non-exclusive rights. Ca l Lab So lutions, Inc. reserves all rights
not expressly granted to you. This software is licensed for unlimited use at the company’s location as
identified by Customer as the ship-to location of the software. There are no limitations to the number of
client workstations that can run this software at a single company location.

2. COPYRIGHT.

All rights, title, and copyrights in and to the SOFTWARE PRODUCT (including, but not limited to, any
images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text, and "applets" incorporated into the
SOFTWARE PRODUCT) and any copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT are owned by Cal Lab Solutions, Inc.
or its suppliers. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright la ws and international treaty
provisions. Therefore, you must treat the SO FTWARE PRODUCT like any other copyrighted material,
except that you may make one copy of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT solely for backup or archival purposes.
You may not copy the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

3. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.

a. Limitations on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, and Disassembly. You may not reverse engineer,
decompile, or disassemble the SOFTWARE PRODUCT, except and only to the extent that such activity is
expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.
b. Rental. You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.
c. Software Transfer. This software is licensed to a single company; you may not transfer, sell or
redistribute this software to any parties outside your company or organization.
d. Termination. Without prejudice to any other rights, Cal Lab Solutions, Inc. may terminate this
Agreement if you fail to comply with the terms and co nd itions of this Agreement. In such event, you must
destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT and all of its comp onent parts.

4. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS.

You agree that neither you nor your customers intend to or will, directly or indirectly, export or transmit
(a) the SOFTWARE PRODUCT or related documentation and technical da ta , or (b) your Application as
described in Section 1 of this Agreement (or any part thereof), or process, or service that is the direct
product of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT to any country to which such export or transmission is restricted by
any applicable U.S. regulation or statute, without the prior written consent, if required, of the Bureau of
Export Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, or such other governmental entity as may
have jurisdiction over such export or transmission.

5. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS.

The SOFTWARE PRODUCT and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or
disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of The Rights
in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2)
of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable.
Manufacturer is Cal Lab Solutions, Inc., a Colorado company.

6. MISCELLANEOUS.

If you acquired this product in the United States, this Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of
Colorado. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, or if you desire to contact Cal Lab
Solutions, Inc. for any reason, please contact our website at http://www.CalLabSolutions.com

[e-mail].

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Section II – Installation

Installation Overview

In order to run the PS -Cal software all of the supporting software and hard w a re must first be installed on
the workstation. Along with the PS-Cal software, all of the required software is shipped on the PS-Cal CD.

On the CD you will find the following files and directories: PS-Cal.exe, SetupPS-Cal.msi, setup.exe, PS­CAL-900.pdf (most current revision), licenseAgreement.pdf, changelog.pdf, and R&S Files-.

Installing .Net Framework

PS-Cal requires Microsoft .Net® 4.0 Framework or higher. If necessary, update the workstation .Net
installation at microsoft.com.

Installing Proper VISA Libraries

PS-CAL is designed to work will any VISA library. Use the manufacturer VISA installations for your
hardware requ irements.

Example: If using National Ins truments GPIB-USB-HS you would need the National Instruments VISA
libraries.

Installing PS-CAL

Once .Net Framework and VISA libraries are installed, use the Setup.exe found on the PS-CAL installation
disk to install the PS-Cal software.

First Run

Power sensor calibration templates must be installed before using PS-Cal. When running PS-Cal for the
first time, select Tools -> Generate Blank Templates. PS-Cal will generate blank templates for all
supported sensors and display a notification once it completes its process.

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