How to Modify Cal Kits

The series of dialog boxes that follow allow you to modify the standard definitions or class assignments of calibration kit files.

Using front-panel hardkey [softkey] buttons

Using Menus

1. Press cal

2. then [More]

3. then [Cal Kit]

1. Click Response

2. then Cal

3. then More

4. then Cal Kit

Manage Cal Kits dialog box help

The Manage Cal Kits dialog allows you to define the cal kits in the active workspace. These cal kits may be edited, created, or saved to a cal kit file.

Open  Opens an archive of cal kits from past firmware upgrades and 'Save As' operations.

Save As  Saves ALL cal kits in the VNA to a *.wks file.

Restore Defaults  Re-installs the default factory contents of all Keysight cal kits from the VNA hard drive. The factory Keysight cal kits are stored on the hard drive at c:\users\public\network analyzer\PnaCalKits\factory.

Installed Kits

Import Kit   Starts the Import Kit dialog box.

Save As  Saves the selected calibration kit and definitions (using .ckt file type).

Insert New  Starts a blank Edit Kit dialog box to create new calibration kit definitions.

Print to File  Prints the contents of the selected cal kit to a .prn file.

Edit Kit... Starts the Connectors tab of the Edit Kit dialog box to modify selected calibration kit definitions.

Delete  Deletes selected calibration kit file.

^  Selects previous / next calibration kit in list.

Import Cal Kit dialog box help

Note:  There is no limit to the number of cal kits that can be imported. However, during an Unguided cal, you can access ONLY mechanical cal kits #1 through 95.

Imports a cal kit file into the active cal kit workspace.

Files of type  Select the file type of your Cal Kit. Learn more about VNA Cal Kit File Types

File name  Navigate and select your cal kit file name.

Open  Loads the selected file into the active cal kit workspace.

Note: See Cal Kits and Firmware Upgrades

Importing Cal Kits from "legacy" network analyzers

Cal kit files from "legacy" network analyzers (such as the 8510 or 8753) may not contain information that this VNA requires. Therefore, this VNA may modify the cal kit name, description, standards, and class assignments. You may need to correct these modifications after importing your legacy cal kit to meet your specific requirements.

• "Legacy" cal kit files are referenced to the VNA test port gender while modern cal kit files are referenced to the Device Under Test (DUT) connector gender. Therefore, when a legacy cal kit is imported, the genders of the standards in the legacy cal kit will be automatically reversed in the new cal kit.

• Legacy cal kits do not contain connector definitions. If a coaxial legacy kit is imported, then male and female coax connector definitions will be added to the kit. If a waveguide legacy kit is imported, then a genderless waveguide connector definition will be added to the kit.