VNA Cal Kit File Types
The VNA Cal Kit editor can open the following types of Cal Kit files:
VNA Families |
File Type |
Current PNA Series Cal Kits |
*.xkt (default with A.10.00 and above) *.ckt *.ckx |
Old PNA Series Cal Kit (before A.07.50) |
*.ck1 |
8510 Cal Kit |
.CK_* |
8753, 8752, 8719, 8720, or 8722 Cal Kit |
*.ck |
Current FieldFox Cal Kits |
*.xkt |
Previous FieldFox Cal Kits |
*.xml |
The current revision of Cal Kit files can be downloaded at http://na.support.keysight.com/pna/caldefs/stddefs.html
File Save (As)
The VNA Cal Kit Editor can save Cal Kits in three formats:
*.xkt - An XML-based format, supported by multiple VNA families (the default format).
*.ckt - VNA binary format - can be read by VNA and PNA Rev. A.07.50 and higher. This format is provided for backwards compatibility with older PNA firmware revisions (going back to A.07.50) and may not support future new cal kit capabilities, which is expected of the *.xkt format.
*.prn - Cal kit print files. This is a text file format which can be read into spreadsheets, but the Cal Kit Editor does not read-in these files. These files are only produced as a form of documentation.
About Opening Legacy VNA Kits
Cal kit files from Keysight "legacy" network analyzers (listed above) may not contain information that the VNA requires. When loaded into the VNA Cal Kit Editor, the cal kit name and description, the cal standards, and the cal class assignments will be modified in a best effort manner. You may need to correct these modifications after importing your legacy cal kit to meet your specific requirements.
"Legacy" cal kit files are based on the analyzer test port sex. Modern VNA cal kits are based on the Device Under Test (DUT) connector sex. Therefore, when the kit is imported the standard's label and description are reversed and are noted as F- (female) and M- (male) .
When a Coaxial standard is detected in the kit file, a pair of male/female connectors is typically created.
Waveguide standards that are created as connector have no gender.