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PathWave Calibration Advisor

The PathWave Calibration Advisor (PCA) is a built-in software application designed to help manage and maintain the calibration of Keysight's Windows-based instruments, ensuring optimal performance and compliance. PCA offers features such as calibration reminders, status tracking, and easy access to calibration documents, making it efficient for users with multiple instruments. When combined with KeysightCare Enhanced, PCA provides a comprehensive solution for managing calibration services and maintaining measurement accuracy.

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PathWave Calibration Advisor

The PathWave Calibration Advisor (PCA) is a built-in software application designed to help manage and maintain the calibration of Keysight's Windows-based instruments, ensuring optimal performance and compliance. PCA offers features such as calibration reminders, status tracking, and easy access to calibration documents, making it efficient for users with multiple instruments. When combined with KeysightCare Enhanced, PCA provides a comprehensive solution for managing calibration services and maintaining measurement accuracy.

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FLYER

PathWave Calibration Advisor


Maintain peak performance

Keysight Instrument Calibration Management


Test instrument calibration is vital to maintain optimal performance and ensure measurements meet
specifications just as they did when the instrument was first received. Keysight provides periodic high-
quality instrument calibration and recommends KeysightCare Enhanced, which includes calibration to
ensure your instruments are always accurate, operate within specifications, and have compliance backed
by calibration certificates.

Understandably, it can be difficult to keep track of calibration intervals especially when you have multiple
instruments with various calibration due dates. That is why Keysight developed the PathWave Calibration
Advisor (PCA), a built-in software application for Keysight’s Windows-based instruments. PCA together with
KeysightCare Enhanced is the simplest and most efficient way to manage and order calibration services.

PathWave Calibration Advisor benefits:


• Receive calibration reminders
• View calibration status
• Set and manage calibration intervals
• View calibration documents and test reports
• Order Keysight-authorized services
• Refer to built-in online help
• View digital calibration label
• Obtain QR-coded configuration information
Benefits of PathWave Calibration Advisor
With PCA at your fingertips, missed calibration intervals or questionable measurement results due to
calibration are a thing of the past. PCA is built-in to your instrument and stores its unique identification
and calibration details that can also be easily recalled. From the instrument’s front panel, you can access
important instrument information like model number, serial number, configuration, current calibration
status, and calibration documents, you can order and schedule Keysight services through the Keysight
Support Portal, and use the built-in PathWave Calibration Advisor Help. Protect your PCA settings, like
the selected calibration interval, calibration due date, and reminders, with PCA’s secure passcode. PCA
enables easy instrument maintenance with reliable information storage and recall.

This flyer describes how easy it is to take advantage of all the benefits PathWave Calibration Advisor has
to offer.

Get started with PathWave Calibration Advisor


To launch PathWave Calibration Advisor or
check your instrument’s calibration status,
locate and select the PathWave Calibration
Advisor from your instrument’s front panel
menu. See the PCA Configuration Guide for
a quick view of the PCA application location
on your instrument.

For the oscilloscope example to the right, the


Utilities tab is selected from the top menu,
and the user can click on PathWave
Calibration Advisor. Start using PCA by
simply entering your instrument’s received date and then, setting reminders for calibration due dates
based on your instrument’s recommended calibration intervals.

Note: The instrument must be online and connected to Keysight.com to access the latest
calibration details.

Calibration
PCA helps you maintain your instrument’s
optimal performance by enabling you to set
and manage periodic settings like the
calibration interval. You can configure PCA
to remind you when a calibration is due with
a front-panel pop-up notification.

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Access your instrument’s latest calibration
status and information by viewing the
electronic calibration label that includes the
last calibration date, next calibration due
date, and calibration interval. The calibration
label eliminates the need to hunt for your
instrument’s physical calibration sticker.

Import your instrument’s calibration status


document from the main PCA screen. Or
use PCA to access calibration certificates
and test reports with a link to the online
Keysight Support Portal.

Unique QR Instrument and calibration codes


PCA stores your instrument model number,
serial number, configuration including
selectable options and more. PCA uses your
instrument’s stored information to generate
an all-in-one Support QR code with the
details you need for easy identification,
tracking, and a quick way to initiate
service requests.

Additionally, PCA provides a calibration


QR code with your instrument’s unique
identification and detailed calibration
history.

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Online calibration scheduling
It’s easy to schedule your next instrument
calibration online using the Keysight
Support Portal. Additionally, with
KeysightCare Enhanced, your instrument’s
calibration of choice is already covered.
KeysightCare Enhanced agreements
eliminate your need for yearly requests for
maintenance budget and tedious
paperwork. Use the Support Portal to
schedule calibration, view your
instrument’s calibration history, or
download calibration certificates.

Built-in PathWave Calibration Advisor help

The built-in help answers your


questions on PCA features, how to
access information and manage
settings.

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Product availability
PathWave Calibration Advisor is being phase implemented and, as of September 2022, is available on
the following Windows-based instruments:

• Infiniium real-time oscilloscopes

o S/V/Z Series

o 9000 Series

o 90000 Series

o 90000 L/Q/X Series

o UXR/MXR/EXR Series

• Network analyzers

o PNA Series

o PNA-L Series

o PNA-X Series

o ENA-X Series

• Signal analyzers X-Series

• Noise figure analyzers

• Signal source analyzer: E5055A, E5056A, E5057A, E5058A SSA-X

• Signal source generator: VXG vector signal generators

• Signal generator: MXG signal generator

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Conclusion
Keep track of instrument calibration intervals with your instrument’s built-in PCA software and make
measurements with confidence. PCA enables easy instrument maintenance with reliable information
storage and recall and, when combined with KeysightCare Enhanced, provides the simplest and most
efficient way to manage and order calibration services.

Experience the Enhanced level of service, including technical support, and committed repair and
calibration turnaround times, to help you stay on schedule, accelerate test, ensure precision, and optimize
uptime.

KeysightCare Enhanced provides 2-, 3-, and 5-year plans that include a calibration service of choice with
a 5-day committed turnaround time and additional benefits of technical support response in 2 business
hours, and repair coverage, if needed, with a 7-day instrument repair turnaround time. Our calibration
services ensure your test system performs to specification and meets local and global standards.

Get better test results. Simply.

Keysight enables innovators to push the boundaries of engineering by quickly solving


design, emulation, and test challenges to create the best product experiences. Start your
innovation journey at www.keysight.com.

This information is subject to change without notice. © Keysight Technologies, 2021 – 2025,
Published in USA, May 13, 2025, 3121-1430.EN

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