Best Practices in Validation of Automated Calibration Procedures
National Instruments, Suresh Ramachandran · 2015
Automated Calibration procedures are used commonly to perform complex calibrations in a cost effective manner. Automated calibration procedures when adopted, improve the efficiency of a calibration lab and also improve the quality of service provided. There are a number of software tools available in the market today that provides mechanisms for writing automated calibration procedures and these calibration procedures may be written by 3rd party software vendors or subcontractors for the lab. Adoption of automated calibration procedures for laboratory use requires the validation of the software to ensure accuracy and efficiency. This paper describes some of strategies and practices around validating automated software for measurement. This paper goes into some of the common testing methodologies that can be adopted to ensure that the software is adhering to measurement method that was described in the calibration procedure. This paper also touches on the need for configuration management and version control of the automated software updates for traceability and quality standards.