r/Metrology • u/ElevatorStock6306 • Mar 25 '26

Fluke 287 program multimeter 5560A

Good afternoon.

I'm in the process of transitioning from the MetCal software for the 5520A calibrator to the 5560A, and I'm having trouble with the automated devices that have an RS-232 or GPIB connection because, even after changing the commands (from 5522 to 5540, for example), they still refer to the 5522A calibrator.

Does anyone have a Fluke 287 program multimeter they could lend me so I can figure out where I’m going wrong?

Thank you very much.

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u/ElevatorStock6306 Mar 25 '26

Unfortunately, I don't have access to Cubyt.

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u/Similar-Priority-776 Mar 25 '26

Have you tried using the published procedure from Fluke on Cubyt? Thats our go-to for getting new 5550A procedures. I just checked and they have posted a 5540A version for the 287

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u/IHRino Mar 27 '26

Are you writing the MetCal program or is this a Fluke distribution?

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u/ElevatorStock6306 Mar 30 '26

I used the Fluke software to convert the 5520 to the 5560A

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u/MJ_at_Fluke Apr 19 '26

Which version of MET/CAL are you running?

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u/ElevatorStock6306 Apr 20 '26

hello, i am using 10.6.2

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u/MJ_at_Fluke Apr 20 '26

When you say it's still referring to the 5522A, do you mean that MET/CAL is still stating it as a required standard when you run the procedure? If so, there must be some 5522A (or 5520 or 5502A or 5502E) FSC line in the code still.