311A Field Calibration Procedure DOCUMENT NO. REV.

P100904-970 A

Created by: Doug Neff Date: 09Nov99 Sheet 1 of 10

Rev Date Appd DCN

A 29DEC99 10754

Suggested Equipment:
1. Precision DMM with the following specifications:
Resistance Constant Current Source Accuracy
1KΩ 100uA ±0.100Ω
1KΩ 1mA ±0.044Ω
10Ω 10mA ±0.019Ω

Voltage Accuracy
1.00V ±47uV

2. Ohms Source with the following accuracy:

Resistance Accuracy
10Ω ±0.019Ω
250Ω ±0.025Ω
500Ω ±0.031Ω

3. Current Source with accuracy of ±1.65uA at 10mA

ENABLING CALIBRATION:
Remove the battery cover and four corner screws. While holding the UUT face down in one hand, carefully
separate the top and bottom housing. Place the unit into Calibration mode by placing the jumper (XCAL) located
on the upper right side of the circuit board into the shorted position (See Figure 1). Verify the UUT is in
Calibration mode by turning on the UUT and viewing the top of the LCD for the word SETUP. Place fresh
batteries into the UUT before any calibration adjustments are made.

CALIBRATION:

NOTE: During calibration, pressing the STORE/RESET button will cause α= to illuminate on the LCD. Then
pressing either °C/°F or 2, 3,4 WIRE will cause the display to blank out and pause, indicating the UUT
received the calibration. While the display is blanked out, do not proceed until the display is restored.

NOTE: Before calibrating the UUT, factory reset the unit by holding the STORE/RESET button while turning
the power on. Continue to hold the STORE/RESET button until the display starts to flash.
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HARDWARE CAL:
1. Connect the 311A output (4-Wire) to the DMM (See Figure 2) and set the DMM to DCV mode.
2. Turn the knob to the Ω position.
3. Press the POWER button to turn the UUT on.
4. Press the SOURCE/READ button until SOURCE is displayed on the UUT LCD.
5. Set the toggle switch to the LO position and adjust pot R260 (See Figure 1) so the DMM reads 0.000mV
±0.005mV.
6. Now place the toggle switch to the HI position and adjust pot R244 (See Figure 1) so the DMM reads
0.000mV ±0.005mV.
NOTE: R260 and R244 are interactive. Thus, it will be necessary to repeat steps 5 and 6 several times.

ZERO OFFSET CAL:

1. Make sure the output leads are open (disconnected).
2. Press the STORE/RESET button and then the °C/°F. The right side of the UUT LCD will display 0C when
pressing °C/°F.

SOURCE OHMS ZERO CAL:

1. Connect the 311A output (4-Wire) to the DMM (See Figure 2).

100uA Excitation Current

2. Set the Ohmmeter to 4-Wire Ohms mode and to the lowest range that sources 100uA.
3. Check to see that the right side of the UUT LCD displays a 1. This indicates that the excitation current is
100uA.
4. Place the Quik-Chek switch to the LO position and dial the UUT so the meter reads 0.00Ω ± 0.15Ω and
press the STORE RESET button and then the °C/°F button.

1mA Excitation Current

5. Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range that sources 1mA.
6. Check to see that the right side of the UUT LCD displays a 2. This indicates that the excitation current is
1mA.
7. Dial the UUT so the meter reads 0.00Ω ± 0.04Ω and press the STORE RESET button and then the °C/°F
button.

10mA Excitation Current

8. Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range that sources 10mA.
9. Check to see that the right side of the UUT LCD displays a 3. This indicates that the excitation current is
10mA.
10. Dial the UUT so the meter reads 0.00Ω ± 0.04Ω and press the STORE RESET button and then the °C/°F
button.
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SOURCE OHMS CAL:

100uA Excitation Current

1. Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 100uA that will measure 500Ω.
2. Check to see that the right side of the UUT LCD displays a 1. This indicates that the excitation current is
100uA.
3. Place the Quik-Chek switch to the HI position and dial the UUT so the Ohmmeter reads 500.00Ω ± 0.18Ω
and press the STORE RESET button and then the 2, 3, 4 WIRE button.

100uA Reverse Wire

4. Flip the leads (See Figure 9). Dial the UUT so the Ohmmeter reads 500.00Ω ± 0.18Ω and press the
STORE RESET button and then the 2, 3, 4 WIRE button.
5. Flip the leads back to original position (See Figure 2).

1mA Excitation Current

6. Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 1mA that will measure 500Ω.
7. Check to see that the right side of the UUT LCD displays a 2. This indicates that the excitation current is
1mA.
8. Dial the UUT so the Ohmmeter reads 500.00Ω ± 0.06Ω and press the STORE RESET button and then the
2, 3, 4 WIRE button.

10mA Excitation Current

9. Connect a Current Source (set to 10mA) to the UUT output leads. Also connect a Voltmeter to the UUT
output leads. (See Figure 3).
10. Check to see that the right side of the UUT LCD displays a 3. This indicates that the excitation current is
10mA.
11. Place the Quik-Chek switch to the SET position and dial the UUT so the Voltmeter reads 1.0000V ±
0.0004V and press the STORE RESET button and then the 2, 3, 4 WIRE button.

2-WIRE COMPENSATION:
1. Connect the 311A Output to the Ohmmeter as shown in Figure 4.
2. Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 1mA that will measure 500Ω.
3. Check to see that the right side of the UUT LCD displays a 2. This indicates that the excitation current is
1mA.
4. Place the Quik-Chek switch to the HI Position and dial the UUT so the Ohmmeter reads 500.00Ω ± 0.06Ω
and press the STORE RESET button and then the SETUP button. The UUT LCD will display 2-WIRE
when pressing SETUP.
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HARDWARE CHECK:
1. Connect the 311A output (4-Wire) to the DMM (See Figure 2).
2. Turn the knob to select Ni.

100uA Excitation Current

3. Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 100uA that will measure 500Ω.
4. Dial the UUT to the following values and verify that the DMM reads within specification.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.30Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.33Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.35Ω

1mA Excitation Current

5. Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 1mA that will measure 500Ω.
6. Dial the UUT to the following values and verify that the DMM reads within specification.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.10Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.13Ω

10mA Excitation Current

7. Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 10mA that will measure 10Ω.
8. Dial the UUT to the following values and verify that the DMM reads within specification.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
1.00Ω 1.00 ±0.08Ω
5.00Ω 5.00 ±0.08Ω
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω

READ OHMS CAL:

1. Turn the knob on the UUT back to Ω mode.
2. Press the SOURCE/READ button once to place the UUT into Read Mode.
3. Short all 4 input terminals of the UUT and press the STORE RESET button and then the °C/°F button (See
Figure 5).
4. Connect a precision 500Ω standard resistor to the UUT inputs (4-Wire) and press STORE RESET and then
2, 3, 4 WIRE (See Figure 6).
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CHECK ACCURACY

Turn the UUT off and place the unit into Normal Operating Mode by placing the jumper (XCAL)
located on the upper right side of the circuit board into the open position (See Figure 7).

Read Ohms 3 and 4-Wire:

Turn the knob to the Ω position and then press the POWER button to turn the UUT on. Press the
SOURCE/READ button until READ is displayed on the UUT LCD. Press the 2, 3, 4 WIRE button until 4 (or
3) Wire is displayed on the UUT. Set the Ohms Source to the values in the table below and verify the
accuracy.
Ohms Source UUT Reading
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.10Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.13Ω

Read Ohms 2-Wire:

Using the same lead wires that will be used for the Read Ohms 2-Wire test, connect them to a
Ohmmeter and short the ends of the wires together. Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a
constant current of 1mA and measure the Lead Resistance. Now connect the UUT to the Ohms
Source in 2-Wire (See Figure 8). Press the 2, 3, 4 WIRE button until 2 Wire is displayed on the UUT.
Ohms Source UUT Reading
10.00Ω 10.00 + Lead Resistance ± 0.08Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 + Lead Resistance ± 0.10Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 + Lead Resistance ± 0.13Ω

Source Ohms 4-Wire: (100uA Excitation Current)

Connect the UUT to the Ohmmeter in 4-Wire (See Figure 2). Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a
constant current of 100uA that will measure 500Ω. Change the UUT to Source Mode by pressing the
SOURCE/READ button. Be sure to press the 2, 3, 4 WIRE button until 4-Wire is displayed on the UUT. Set
the UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.30Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.33Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.35Ω
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Source Ohms 4-Wire: (1mA Excitation Current)

Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 1mA that will measure 500Ω. Set the
UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.10Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.13Ω

Source Ohms 4-Wire: (10mA Excitation Current)

Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 10mA that will measure 10Ω. Set the
UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
1.00Ω 1.00 ±0.08Ω
5.00Ω 5.00 ±0.08Ω
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω

Source Ohms 4-Wire--Reverse Wire: (100uA Excitation Current)

Reverse the leads (See Figure 9). Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 100uA that
will measure 500Ω. Set the UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.30Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.33Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.35Ω

Source Ohms 4-Wire--Reverse Wire: (1mA Excitation Current)

Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 1mA that will measure 500Ω. Set the
UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.10Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.13Ω

Source Ohms 4-Wire--Reverse Wire: (10mA Excitation Current)

Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 10mA that will measure 10Ω. Set the
UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
1.00Ω 1.00 ±0.08Ω
5.00Ω 5.00 ±0.08Ω
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10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω

Source Ohms 2-Wire: (10mA Excitation Current)

Connect the UUT to the Ohmmeter in 2-Wire (See Figure 4). Set the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a
constant current of 10mA that will measure 10Ω. Press the 2, 3, 4 WIRE button until 2-Wire is displayed on
the UUT. Set the UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.

UUT Setting Ohmmeter

1.00Ω 1.00 ±0.08Ω
5.00Ω 5.00 ±0.08Ω
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω

Source Ohms 2-Wire: (1mA Excitation Current)

Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 1mA that will measure 500Ω. Set the
UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.
UUT Setting Ohmmeter
10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.08Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.10Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.13Ω

Source Ohms 2-Wire: (100uA Excitation Current)

Change the Ohmmeter to the lowest range with a constant current of 100uA that will measure 500Ω. Set the
UUT to the values in the table below and verify the accuracy.

UUT Setting Ohmmeter

10.00Ω 10.00 ±0.30Ω
250.00Ω 250.00 ±0.33Ω
500.00Ω 500.00 ±0.35Ω

Disconnect UUT and turn the UUT off.

Reset the unit by holding the STORE/RESET button while turning the power on. Continue to hold the
STORE/RESET button until the display starts to flash.

This completes the procedure.

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