About Automated Calibration

An automated calibration is one that is performed by using a calibrator. Calibration Management supports Fluke and GE Druck calibrators for automated calibration. It also supports automated calibration using the Beamex CMX calibration software.

Data Sent for Calibration

For each Calibration task, when you send calibration data to a Fluke Calibrator, a GE Druck Calibrator, or the Beamex CMX calibration software, information about the type of calibration that should be performed for a piece of equipment is exported. This information is stored in the Calibration Templates linked to Equipment records. These Equipment records represent the pieces of equipment that contain calibration measurements to be collected.

If you have sent calibration data to a Fluke Calibrator or a GE Druck Calibrator, the calibration data (i.e., the input values) are transferred to the calibrator.

For each calibration data that is sent to the Beamex CMX calibration software, a corresponding work order is created and stored in the folder path specified in the CMX Settings section in the Application Settings for Calibration Management. In the Beamex CMX calibration software, to represent the Hierarchy of the piece of equipment that will be calibrated, the Asset Hierarchy is created.

Data Received From Calibration

When you receive calibration data from a Fluke Calibrator, a GE Druck Calibrator, or the Beamex CMX calibration software, the results of selected calibrations are imported into GE Digital APM. After the data is imported, GE Digital APM will create one Calibration record for each calibration that you have selected, which appear as Calibration Events in the Calibration Events section. The Calibration records are populated with the values that you entered in the calibrator or Beamex CMX calibration software when you performed the calibration. You cannot save duplicate calibration data. If you saved calibration data twice in the calibrator, only one Calibration record is created in GE Digital APM after you receive data from the calibrator.

If you sent calibration data to a Fluke Calibrator, a GE Druck Calibrator, or the Beamex CMX calibration software, only those calibrations that were performed will be received in GE Digital APM. You must take the necessary action to complete calibrations that were not performed.

If you have received calibration data from a Fluke Calibrator or a GE Druck Calibrator, the fields in the Test Equipment section of the Calibration datasheet are populated with the details of the calibrator.

If you have received calibration data from Beamex CMX calibration software, the Calibration Passed field of the Calibration record is populated with a value to indicate whether the calibration passed or failed.