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Agilent Advantage ServicesAgilent Z540.3 ComplianceWe make compliance to Z540.3 easy for youANSI/NCSL Z540.3-20061 is the American national standard for calibration of measurement and test equipment(M&TE), adopted in August, 2006. Z540.3 is the naturalevolution of ANSI/NCSL Z540.1-19942, ANSI/NCSL Z540.219973, and MIL-STD-456624.Agilent Compliance to Z540.3Agilent Technologies was an active participant in theNCSLI 171 subcommittee that authored the Z540.3Handbook. The handbook committee devoted special attention to meeting the Z540.3 requirement: “The probabilitythat incorrect acceptance decisions (false accept) willresult from calibration tests shall not exceed 2% and shallbe documented.” (paragraph 5.3b) The Z540.3 Handbookprovides details on six compliance methods. Method 5 isidentical to the conformance recommendation ofILAC-G85. ILAC-G8 is the standard most preferred byaccreditation bodies worldwide for compliance toISO 17025 paragraph 5.10.4.2. “When statements of compliance are made, the uncertainty of measurement shall betaken into account”. “Agilent calibration uncertainties guardbanding” service, already available for over 500HP/Agilent products, complies with ILAC-G8 and thereforealso complies with Z540.3. A list of these products areprovided in the subsequent table.10090 Foothills Blvd.To view the Scope-of-Accreditation of your closest AgilentService Center, please visit:www.agilent.com/find/accreditation.You can view a sample Z540.3 calibration certificate 2.3.Roseville, CA. 95747AGILENT TECHNOLOGIESINTERNAL ASSESSMENTPROGRAM : EMG E102/19956.7.8.(800) 829-4444Certificate of CalibrationISO/IEC 17025:2005 and ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006Certificate Number: 1-4115716014-1Agilent Technologies, Inc.Model Number:E8257DSerial Number:MY51111198Customer:Agilent Americas Service Centers are accredited by theA2LA6 or by ACLASS7 to ISO/IEC17025:20058 and theadditional requirements for ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 andANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006.4.5.EMG Support OperationManufacturer:Z540.3 Accreditation and CalibrationCertificatesDescription:AC-1498PSG Analog Signal GeneratorOptions Installed:007,1E1,1EU,550,U01,UNT,UNXCustomer Asset No:E8257D11198Location of Calibration:Sample Z540.3 Accredited Cal CertificateANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006, “Requirements for the Calibration of Measuring andTest Equipment”, American National Standard Institute/National Conference ofStandards Laboratories.ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 (R2002), “Calibration Laboratories and Measuring andTest Equipment – General Requirements”; rescinded 2006.ANSI/NCSL Z540.2 1997 (R2002), “U.S. Guide to the Expression of Uncertaintyin Measurement”.Legacy military standard for calibration; rescinded 1994.ILAC-G8:03/2009, “Guidelines on the Reporting of Compliance with Specification”, International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation.“American Association for Laboratory Accreditation”, www.a2la.org.“ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board”, www.aclasscorp.com.ISO/IEC 17025:2005 “General requirements for the competence of testingand calibration laboratories”, International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission.

Z540.3 Compliance Method 5 DetailsZ540.3 Compliance for Licensed Users ofAgilent N7800 Calibration SoftwareThe essential requirements for compliance with ILAC-G8 orZ540.3 Method 5 are as follows:Agilent Service Centers run the N7800A software platformfor “Agilent cal uncertainties guardbanding” calibration service. To view the instruments covered link towww.agilent.com/find/N7800datasheet. Licensedusers of N7800A calibration procedures who select the“ISO 17025 mode” are also in compliance with Z540.3, asexplained in the previous section.1. Develop measurement uncertainty for each measuredpoint and each performance test per the ISO GUM,“Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement.”2. Employ a guard band in the amount of the 95% expanded uncertainty as the Pass/Fail acceptance limit asshown in Figure 1. For more information on guardbanding please visit: www.agilent.com/find/guardbanding.3. Perform adjustments for any measured point observedoutside the acceptance limit. Then re-run the performance test. If the new measurement is observed insidethe acceptance limit, that point is reported as “Pass” inthe “As-shipped” report to the end user.For more information, see the article “A Pragmatic Methodfor Pass/Fail Conformance Reporting that Complies withANSI Z540.3, ISO 17025, and ILAC-G8“ by Michael Dobbertand Robert Stern. For a copy of the paper r. Thearticle is also available in the NCSLI 2009 proceedings andMarch 2010 Measure magazine.Figure 1. Acceptance limits set using the 95% expanded uncertainty.7.2The ISO Guide for “Expression of Measurement Uncertainty, 1995” and ANSIZ540.2 are identical, except for minor English changes.

Products with available calibration service compliant to ISO 17025, ILAC-G8, and Z540.3Product number DescriptionProduct number DescriptionE1737AMaterial sensor53181A225 MHz RF counter, 10 digits/sE1738AAir sensor5334B100 MHz universal counter3458A8.5 digit digital multimeter5335A200 MHz universal counter10751ALaser air sensors54501AOscilloscope10751BLaser air sensors54502AOscilloscope10751CLaser air sensors54503AOscilloscope10751DLaser air sensors54504AOscilloscope10752ALaser material sensors54505BOscilloscope10752BLaser material sensors54506BOscilloscope10752CLaser material sensors54510AOscilloscope10757ALaser material sensors54510BOscilloscope10757BLaser material sensors54512BOscilloscope10757CLaser material sensors54520AOscilloscope10757DLaser material sensors54520COscilloscope10757ELaser material sensors54522AOscilloscope10757FTemperature sensor54522COscilloscope33120A15 MHz function/Arb waveform generator54540AOscilloscope33210A10 MHz arb waveform generator54540COscilloscope33220A20 MHz function/Arb waveform generator54542AOscilloscope33250A80 MHz function/Arb waveform on generator, DC-21MHz54600A2 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope33521A30 MHz function/Arb waveform generator54600B2 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope33522A30 MHz function/Arb waveform generator,dual channel54601A4 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope34401ADigital multimeter, 6.5 digit54601B4 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope34405ADigital multimeter, 5.5 digit54602A4 channel, 150 MHz Oscilloscope34410ADigital multimeter, 6.5 digit54602B2 2 channel, 150 MHz Oscilloscope34411ADigital multimeter, 6.5 digit54603B2 channel, 60 MHz Oscilloscope3457ADigital multimeter54610A2 channel, 500 MHz Oscilloscope346A18 GHz noise source, 6 dB ENR54610B2 channel, 20 Msa/sec 500 MHzOscilloscope346B18 GHz noise source, 15 dB ENR54615B346B-00418 GHz noise source, Type-N femaleconnector2 channel, 1 Gsa/sec 500 MHzOscilloscope54616B346C26 GHz noise source2 channel, 2 Gsa/sec 500 MHzOscilloscope3478A5.5 digit DMM with HP-IB interface54616C34951A4 Ch D/A converter for 34980A2 channel, 2 Gsa/sec 500 MHzOscilloscope, color34952A2 Ch D/A converter for 34980A54621A2 channel, 60 MHz Oscilloscope34970AData Acquisition/Switch unit54621D2 channel, 60 MHz Oscilloscope34972AData acquisition/Switch unit54622A2 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope34980AData acquisition/Switch unit54622D2 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope4195ANetwork/Spectrum analyzer54624A4 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope437BDigital average power meter54641AInfiniium Oscilloscope53131A225 MHz universal counter, 10 digits/s54641DInfiniium Oscilloscope53132A225 MHz universal counter, 12 digits/s54642AInfiniium Oscilloscope54642DInfiniium Oscilloscope3

Products with available calibration service compliant to ISO 17025, ILAC-G8, and Z540.3(continued)Product number DescriptionProduct number Description54645A2 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope8648D54645D2 channel, 100 MHz Oscilloscope9 kHz to 4 GHz synthesized signalgenerator54810AInfiniium Oscilloscope8702DLightwave component analyzer54815AInfiniium Oscilloscope8702ELightwave component analyzer54820AInfiniium Oscilloscope8719ANetwork analyzer54825AInfiniium Oscilloscope8719CNetwork analyzer54830BInfiniium Oscilloscope8719DNetwork analyzer54830DInfiniium Oscilloscope8719ESNetwork analyzer54831BInfiniium Oscilloscope8719ETNetwork analyzer54831DInfiniium Oscilloscope8720ANetwork analyzer54831MInfiniium Oscilloscope8720BNetwork analyzer54832BInfiniium Oscilloscope8720CNetwork analyzer54832DInfiniium Oscilloscope8720DNetwork analyzer54833AInfiniium Oscilloscope8720ESNetwork analyzer54833DInfiniium Oscilloscope8720ETNetwork analyzer54835AInfiniium Oscilloscope8722ANetwork analyzer54845AInfiniium Oscilloscope8722CNetwork analyzer54845BInfiniium Oscilloscope8722DNetwork analyzer54846AInfiniium Oscilloscope8722ESNetwork analyzer54846BInfiniium Oscilloscope8722ETNetwork analyzer54852AInfiniium Oscilloscope8753ARF network analyzer54853AInfiniium Oscilloscope8753D54854AInfiniium OscilloscopeRF vector network analyzer,30 kHz to 3 GHz54855AInfiniium Oscilloscope8753E5517ALaser headRF vector network analyzer,30 kHz to 3 GHz5517BLaser head8753ESRF vector network analyzer,30 kHz to 3 GHz5517CLaser head8903AAudio analyzer5517DLaser head8903B20 Hz to 100 KHz audio analyzer5518ALaser head and reciever8903E20 Hz to 100 KHz distortion analyzer5519AHeNe laser system8920ARF communications test set5519BHeNe laser System8920B66103APower supplyRF communications test set, AMPS,NAMPS, DAMPS, DCCH66104APower supply8921ACell site test set66319DPower supply89600SVector signal analyzer81150APulse function arbitrary noise generator89610Adc-40 MHz VSA vector signal analyzer8116A50 MHz pulse/function generator89611A52 to 88 MHz VSA vector signal analyzer8350ASweep Oscillator mainframe89640Adc-2.7 GHz VSA vector signal analyzer8350BSweep Oscillator mainframe89641Adc-6 GHz VSA vector signal analyzer8481BPower sensorDSA90254AHigh performance Oscilloscope8648A100 kHz to 1 GHz synthesized signalgeneratorDSA90404AHigh performance OscilloscopeDSA90604AHigh performance Oscilloscope8648B9 kHz to 2 GHz synthesized signalgeneratorDSA90804AHigh performance Oscilloscope8648C9 kHz to 3.2 GHz synthesized signalgeneratorDSA91204AHigh performance OscilloscopeDSA91304AHigh performance Oscilloscope4