PathWave Calibration Advisor

Keysight Instrument Calibration Management

Test instrument calibration is vital to maintain optimal performance and ensure measurements meet specifications just as they did when the instrument was first received. Keysight provides periodic highquality instrument calibration and recommends KeysightCare Enhanced, which includes calibration to ensure your instruments are always accurate, operate within specifications, and have compliance backed by calibration certificates.

Understandably, it can be difficult to keep track of calibration intervals especially when you have multiple instruments with various calibration due dates. That is why Keysight developed the PathWave Calibration Advisor (PCA), a built-in software application for Keysight’s Windows-based instruments. PCA together with KeysightCare Enhanced is the simplest and most efficient way to manage and order calibration services.

PathWave Calibration Advisor benefits:

• Receive calibration reminders

• View calibration status

• Set and manage calibration intervals

• View calibration documents and test reports

• Order Keysight-authorized services

• Refer to built-in online help

• View digital calibration label

• Obtain QR-coded configuration information

Benefits of PathWave Calibration Advisor

With PCA at your fingertips, missed calibration intervals or questionable measurement results due to calibration are a thing of the past. PCA is built-in to your instrument and stores its unique identification and calibration details that can also be easily recalled. From the instrument’s front panel, you can access important instrument information like model number, serial number, configuration, current calibration status, and calibration documents, you can order and schedule Keysight services through the Keysight Support Portal, and use the built-in PathWave Calibration Advisor Help. Protect your PCA settings, like the selected calibration interval, calibration due date, and reminders, with PCA’s secure passcode. PCA enables easy instrument maintenance with reliable information storage and recall.

This flyer describes how easy it is to take advantage of all the benefits PathWave Calibration Advisor has to offer.

Get started with PathWave Calibration Advisor

To launch PathWave Calibration Advisor or check your instrument’s calibration status, locate and select the PathWave Calibration Advisor from your instrument’s front panel menu. See the PCA Configuration Guide for a quick view of the PCA application location on your instrument.

For the oscilloscope example to the right, the Utilities tab is selected from the top menu, and the user can click on PathWave Calibration Advisor. Start using PCA by simply entering your instrument’s received date and then, setting reminders for calibration due dates based on your instrument’s recommended calibration intervals.

Note: The instrument must be online and connected to Keysight.com to access the latest calibration details.

Calibration

PCA helps you maintain your instrument’s optimal performance by enabling you to set and manage periodic settings like the calibration interval. You can configure PCA to remind you when a calibration is due with a front-panel pop-up notification.

Access your instrument’s latest calibration status and information by viewing the electronic calibration label that includes the last calibration date, next calibration due date, and calibration interval. The calibration label eliminates the need to hunt for your instrument’s physical calibration sticker.

Import your instrument’s calibration status document from the main PCA screen. Or use PCA to access calibration certificates and test reports with a link to the online Keysight Support Portal.