Instrument Design Validation and Calibration Policy

Application Notes

What are Keysight Technologies, Inc. policies regarding the design of the recommended performance test published in our Service Manuals? Why should users have confidence in the overall performance of the instrument, even for functions and ranges that don’t seem to be included in the calibration procedure? Although the following article addresses these questions from the perspective of the manufacturing division responsible for digital multimeters, the general principles also apply to other product-types.