Testing integral non-linearity of various metrology instruments

bbs_tin
Illya Tsemenko

Here I'll be posting various test results from random electrical metrology instruments I come across.
For starters - INL sweep of Fluke 5500A calibrator on DC Voltage function using tandem of two good HP 3458A DMMs.

1 V test (5500A on 3V range, 3458As with NPLC10)

https://xdevs.com/doc/xDevs.com/CalFest_2026/inl/dcla_5500_gpib3_1v1_rnd1v_hp3458gp8_nplc10_3458g11_soak10s.dsv_1.png

https://xdevs.com/doc/xDevs.com/CalFest_2026/inl/dcla_5500_gpib3_10v_rnd1v_hp3458gp8_nplc10_soak10s.dsv_1.png

10 V test (5500A on 30V range, 3458As with NPLC1)

https://xdevs.com/doc/xDevs.com/CalFest_2026/inl/dclb_5500a_101v_rnd10v_hp3458-8_3458a11_nplc1_soak10s.dsv_1.png

10 V test (5500A on 30V range, 3458As with NPLC50)

https://xdevs.com/doc/xDevs.com/CalFest_2026/inl/dclb_5500a_101v_rnd10v_hp3458-8_3458a11_nplc50_soak10s.dsv_1.png

100 V range test (points on lower 30 V of 5500A are not tested in this run

https://xdevs.com/doc/xDevs.com/CalFest_2026/inl/dcla_5500_gpib3_100v1_rnd1v_hp3458gp8_nplc10_3458s11_soak10s.dsv_1.png

Methods and scripts are explained in good details in this article.

If you have your own INL sweeps that you can share, please join and post in this thread.

bbs_tin
Illya Tsemenko

Updated version with nine DMMs INL sweep on few ranges is published on github repo

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Test connections and DUTs:

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bbs_tin
Illya Tsemenko
  • 14 Jun

100mV/200mV overnight test run done too:

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