I'm in the process of getting everything set up. This was a good way to force one to clear some space on the bench.
vindoline packed everything really well. Inside the flat rate USPS box was another box with a Nanuk label and inside that was the actual Nanuk armored box and inside that are all the goodies.
I unstacked my 34401A and 34410A, put them side by side for even operating temperature, and hooked them up to my laptop via 82357B. Remote control was working fine.
Then, as I started looking at all the parts of the cal kit, I read on the FX reference that it should be plugged in and allowed to settle for 24 hours or more at constant air temperature. Unfortunately, as happened during round 1, the refs arrived at the onset of a heat wave. So, it won't get constant temp for the next few days. I'll try it out anyway.
As for power, I have a HP 6114A precision supply, but the FX ref needs +12 and -12. So, I'll try running it with an HP E3631A and use the 6114A for the PX ref (should I use its included regulator?).
So far, most things seem like they go in obvious locations. Thanks, vindoline, for marking polarity on the various connectors and making effective use of genders, too, to avoid mistakes. Nevertheless, I'm attaching photos of the PX reference setup, just to confirm that I have it right before powering up.
As for the Arduino and temp sensor (a.k.a., Tempduino), they go together in an obvious fashion (pic attached), but I'm not sure how to log from it. Does it just output to the serial monitor in the Arduino IDE?
On the FX power cable, there's an I2C/RPi connector and a pair of banana plugs for temp. I'm not sure if I should be using them in some fashion. Please advise.
Finally, there are two more cables, one with alligator clips and one with a header on one end and bare on the other. I'm not sure what they're for.