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burkm:
I do regular calibrations on almost all my equipment as a standard procedure as a good habit.
The same is recommended by everyone else including manufacturing.


Macbeth:

--- Quote from: tautech on July 12, 2016, 06:04:00 am ---
--- Quote from: burkm on July 11, 2016, 03:45:00 pm ---I looked through my accessories, which came with the Siglent SDG 1025 (CD and so forth), and didn't find the EasyTest software mentioned in the service manual for calibrating the signal generator.
Without it not much can be done, can't it ? Does anyone have this software or can it be downloaded somewhere ? Didn't find anything on the Net yet ?
How do you calibrate the unit, which seems to be doable only through a software interface mentionend in the service manual.

--- End quote ---
So does the unit no longer meet advertised specs?  :-//
Have you run the internal self cal?

Does the UI report any error?
How old is your unit, Siglent products have three years warranty.

--- End quote ---

Sorry but this is a pretty shit response. The fact is that test equipment has to be calibrated, and if out of cal it should have an adjustment procedure that any lab can do. Siglent even say in their own documentation that they have software available "EasyTest" to do this.

There is no reason why anyone should not be able to self calibrate their instruments either. Especially closed case using SCPI. I can do this with all my "proper" test equipment, HP, Agilent, Keithley, all well documented and freely available. Even Rigol publish the calibration procedure for the DP800 and DM3000 series PSU's and DMM's.

Of course if Siglent just make throw away toys for the landfill then thats just fine. Keep defending that ideology.

Deuze:

--- Quote from: Macbeth on July 14, 2016, 01:31:41 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on July 12, 2016, 06:04:00 am ---
--- Quote from: burkm on July 11, 2016, 03:45:00 pm ---I looked through my accessories, which came with the Siglent SDG 1025 (CD and so forth), and didn't find the EasyTest software mentioned in the service manual for calibrating the signal generator.
Without it not much can be done, can't it ? Does anyone have this software or can it be downloaded somewhere ? Didn't find anything on the Net yet ?
How do you calibrate the unit, which seems to be doable only through a software interface mentionend in the service manual.

--- End quote ---
So does the unit no longer meet advertised specs?  :-//
Have you run the internal self cal?

Does the UI report any error?
How old is your unit, Siglent products have three years warranty.

--- End quote ---

Sorry but this is a pretty shit response. The fact is that test equipment has to be calibrated, and if out of cal it should have an adjustment procedure that any lab can do. Siglent even say in their own documentation that they have software available "EasyTest" to do this.

There is no reason why anyone should not be able to self calibrate their instruments either. Especially closed case using SCPI. I can do this with all my "proper" test equipment, HP, Agilent, Keithley, all well documented and freely available. Even Rigol publish the calibration procedure for the DP800 and DM3000 series PSU's and DMM's.

Of course if Siglent just make throw away toys for the landfill then thats just fine. Keep defending that ideology.

--- End quote ---

Maybe you should modify your post. See this Service manual, from page 22, you will see Siglent list all the instruments for calibration and also the calibration procedure.
http://www.siglentamerica.com/USA_website_2014/Documents/service_manual/SDG1000_ServiceManual_SM02010-E01B.pdf

Deuze:

--- Quote from: burkm on July 12, 2016, 08:03:12 pm ---I do regular calibrations on almost all my equipment as a standard procedure as a good habit.
The same is recommended by everyone else including manufacturing.

--- End quote ---

hallo, I think you should contact Siglent directly. I also have this kind of question. Let us know please.

tautech:

--- Quote from: Deuze on July 14, 2016, 03:55:31 am ---
--- Quote from: Macbeth on July 14, 2016, 01:31:41 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on July 12, 2016, 06:04:00 am ---
--- Quote from: burkm on July 11, 2016, 03:45:00 pm ---I looked through my accessories, which came with the Siglent SDG 1025 (CD and so forth), and didn't find the EasyTest software mentioned in the service manual for calibrating the signal generator.
Without it not much can be done, can't it ? Does anyone have this software or can it be downloaded somewhere ? Didn't find anything on the Net yet ?
How do you calibrate the unit, which seems to be doable only through a software interface mentionend in the service manual.

--- End quote ---
So does the unit no longer meet advertised specs?  :-//
Have you run the internal self cal?

Does the UI report any error?
How old is your unit, Siglent products have three years warranty.

--- End quote ---

Sorry but this is a pretty shit response. The fact is that test equipment has to be calibrated, and if out of cal it should have an adjustment procedure that any lab can do. Siglent even say in their own documentation that they have software available "EasyTest" to do this.

There is no reason why anyone should not be able to self calibrate their instruments either. Especially closed case using SCPI. I can do this with all my "proper" test equipment, HP, Agilent, Keithley, all well documented and freely available. Even Rigol publish the calibration procedure for the DP800 and DM3000 series PSU's and DMM's.

Of course if Siglent just make throw away toys for the landfill then thats just fine. Keep defending that ideology.

--- End quote ---

Maybe you should modify your post. See this Service manual, from page 22, you will see Siglent list all the instruments for calibration and also the calibration procedure.
http://www.siglentamerica.com/USA_website_2014/Documents/service_manual/SDG1000_ServiceManual_SM02010-E01B.pdf

--- End quote ---
Maybe?
 :-DD
Macbeth is on another planet IMO.  ::)

I asked burkm a few quite reasonable questions that he has not made any attempt to answer, maybe there's a language problem, I don't really know?  :-//
Siglent Tech support (and I am not) would ask exactly these questions in an effort to establish what problem, if any exists.

So I'll ask burkm again:

Does the unit no longer meet advertised specs?
Have you run the internal self cal?
Does the User Interface report any error?


--- Quote ---How old is your unit, Siglent products have three years warranty.
--- End quote ---
So I'll rephrase that:
Is your unit still in warranty?
What is the purchase date?

5 simple questions need be answered before further appropriate advice can wisely be given.

@ burkm
I have never needed or ever been offered any Siglent calibration software, but if we can establish that you require it and I can source it I will attempt to provide it for you.
That been said, I do not know if it is restricted software for Calibration labs but in due course we will discover the software status.


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