Agilent Technologies 86100b manual

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    Agilent 8610 0B W ide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope Getting Start ed[...]

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    ii Notices © Agilen t T ec hnologie s, Inc. 2000- 2002 No pa rt of t his man ual ma y be r epro- duced in any form or by any means (including electronic stor age and retrieval or translation into a foreign lan- guage ) witho ut pri or agre emen t and wr it- ten consent from Ag ilent T echnologies , Inc. as governed by U nited States and inte rnat [...]

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    Contents Contents-1 1 Setting U p the Inf iniium DCA Step 1. Insp ect t he Sh ipment 1 – 5 Step 2. Inst all a ny Mo dules 1 – 9 Step 3. Conside r Envir onmental Spe cificatio ns 1 – 10 Step 4. Connect the Keyboard and Mouse (Opti onal) 1 – 11 Step 5. Connect the Line Cord 1 – 12 Step 6. T urn on th e line p ower 1 – 15 Step 7. Se t the [...]

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    Conte nts -2 Conte nts Hiding the Help 4 – 8 Print ing the Cont ents of a T op ic 4 – 9 Selecti ng the Help Languag e 4 – 10 5 Regula tory Informa tion Compliance with German Noise Requireme nts 5 – 2 Compliance with Canadian EMC Requirements 5 – 2 Declaration of Conformity - Mainframe 5 – 3 Declaration of Conformity - Plug-in Modules 5[...]

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    1 Step 1. Insp ect t he Ship ment 1-5 Step 2. Inst all a ny Mo dules 1-9 Step 3. Conside r Enviro nmental Spe cificatio ns 1-10 Step 4. Connect the Keyboard and Mouse (Opti onal) 1-11 Step 5. Connect the Line Cord 1-12 Step 6. Turn on th e line powe r 1-15 Step 7. Se t the ti me an d dat e 1-17 Step 8. Connect a Pr inter 1- 18 Step 9. Calibrate the[...]

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    1-2 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Setting Up the In finiium DCA Setting Up the Infiniium DCA This chap ter s hows you h ow to pro perly s et up y our Infini ium DCA . Foll ow the setup s teps i n the order prese nted. I n addi tion, y ou will learn how t o use proper optical conne ction cleanin g techniques to avoid cos tly repairs. Lastly , this[...]

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    1-3 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA General Sa fety Consid erations WAR NI N G If this produc t is not used as spe cified , the prot ection pr ovided by the equipmen t could be impaired. This product must be us ed in a norm al condi tion (i n which a ll mea ns for pr otect ion are i ntact ) only . WAR NI N G No operator serv iceable pa rts inside. R[...]

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    1-4 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Instrument Markin gs Instrument Markin gs The in struct ion man ual s ymbol . The produc t is m arked w ith t his w arn- ing sy mbol w hen it is necessa ry fo r the use r to refer to th e in struct ions in the ma nual. The la ser ra diatio n symb ol. This w arning symb ol i s marked on p roduc ts which h ave a la[...]

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    1-5 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 1 . Inspec t the S hipment Step 1. Inspect the Shipment ❒ Inspect the shipping container for damage. ❒ Inspect the instr ument. ❒ Verify t hat y ou receiv ed the options and accessories you or dered.[...]

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    1-6 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Options and Access ories NOTE Keep t he ship ping contai ner and cu shioning material until you have inspected the contents of th e shipment for completene ss and have checked t he instrument mechanically and electrically . If anything is missin g or defe ctive, conta ct your ne arest Agi lent T echnol ogies Sale[...]

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    1-7 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Options and Acce ssories Table 1-3. Op tional Accessor ies Accessory Desc ription 10086A ECL termi nator 11667B Power split ter, dc to 26.5 GH z, APC 3.5 mm 11667C Power splitte r, dc to 50 GHz, 2.4 mm 11898A Plug-in modul e remote/exte nder 11982A High-speed light wave rece iver 54006A 6 GHz Resistive di vider pr[...]

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    1-8 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Options and Access ories Table 1-5. Fi ber-Opt ic Adapters fo r Optical Ch annels Front Pan el Fiber-Optic Adapte r Descr iption Agilen t Part Numb er Diamond HMS -10 81000AI FC/PC 81000FI D4 81000GI SC 81000KI DIN 81000SI ST 81000VI Biconic 8100 0WI[...]

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    1-9 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 2. Instal l any Mo dules Step 2. Install any Modules Up to tw o modul es can b e inser ted in to the Inf inii um DCA . All doc ument ati on (inc ludi ng spec ific ations ) for plu g-in module s is lo cated in th e Infi niium DCA ’ s Help system. T o access the Help , touch or click Contents on the Help menu[...]

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    1-10 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 3. Consider En viron mental Spe cificatio ns Step 3. Consider Environmental Specifications Review th e follow ing speci ficati ons to ens ure that your operat ing or stora ge envi ronment is su itable for th e inst rumen t. Table 1-6. E nvironment al Speci fications Use indoor Temper ature Operatin g 10 ° [...]

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    1-11 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 4. Conn ect t he Keybo ard and Mouse (Optiona l) Step 4. Connect the Keyboard and Mouse (Optional) Connect the s tandard P C-compati ble mouse and keyboar d that is suppl ied with the ins trument. NOTE Do not stack other objects on the keyboard; this will cause self-test failures on power -on.[...]

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    1-12 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 5. Co nnect t he Line Cord Step 5. Connect the Line Cord Connec t t he l ine c ord a s sh own i n th e fi gure b elow . The I nfini ium DCA au tomatica lly a djusts f or lin e input volta ges in t he ran ge of 100 to 240 V AC. Th ere is no m anual selecti on switch. Th e line co rd provided i s matche d by [...]

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    1-13 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 5. Connect the Line Cor d only a standby switch and is not a LINE switch. Alternat ively , an externally inst alled switch or cir cuit b reake r (whic h is rea dily i dentifi able a nd is easil y reached by the operator) may be used as a disconnecti ng device. CAUTIO N Alw ays use the thr ee-pro ng A C p owe[...]

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    1-14 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 5. Co nnect t he Line Cord 250V 8120- 1689 8120-1 692 8120-2 857p Stra ight * CEE7-Y11 90 ° Strai ght (S hiel ded) 79/200 79/200 79/200 Mint Gra y Mint Gra y Coco Brown East and Wes t Europe, Saudi Ar abia , So. Afri ca, India (unp olarized in many nations) 125V 8120- 1378 8120-1 521 8120-1 992 Str aight *[...]

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    1-15 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 6. T u rn on the line po wer Step 6. Turn on th e line power Press the power swi tch at the lower left-hand corner of the fro nt panel. After a bout one minu te, the Infi niiu m DCA wi ll be read y to use. The disp lay will look similar to the followi ng figure .[...]

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    1-16 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Interac ting With t he Disp lay NOTE The detac hable power co rd is the instrumen t discon necting device . It dis connects the mains circuits from the mai ns power sup ply before other part s of the in strument. T he front panel switch is only a standby switch and is not a LINE switch disconnecting device. Inst[...]

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    1-17 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 7. S et th e tim e and da te Step 7. Set the time and date 1 T ouch the curr ent tim e and date sho wn near the top of the displ ay . The Set Ti m e a n d D a t e dialog box ope ns. 2 Enter the curr ent time and date in one of th e follo win g ways: • Click the ti me and date te xt boxe s, and ente r the d[...]

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    1-18 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 8. Conn ect a P rinter Step 8. Connect a P rinter Use of a pr inte r with the Infinii um DCA is opt ional. Ta b l e 1 - 9 list s th e PC L-la n- guage printer s that are currently supported for use with the instru ment. T o add a local pri nter , you must use the Add Prin ter Wizard to select the pr inter d[...]

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    1-19 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 8. Connect a Prin ter 3 Turn the po wer o ff the Infi niium D CA. Do not exit t he onli ne H elp bef ore turn ing the ins trument o ff. 4 Connec t the pr inter to the instr umen t ’ s rear-pane l Parallel po rt. Refer t o “ Rear-panel feature s ” on page 3-6 to loca te th e Parallel port. Use the cable[...]

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    1-20 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 8. Conn ect a P rinter 10 Select Local printe r and then touch Next . 11 Select the print er manufactur er an d then print er. Then , touc h Next . If your pr inte r is not liste d, touch Have Disk . The in strum ent will then pr omp t you to put your pri nter dr iver disk into th e front- panel disk drive [...]

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    1-21 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 8. Connect a Prin ter 13 Touch Ye s and then touch Next . 14 Touch Ye s to print a tes t page . Then , touc h Nex t . 15 After confi rming that the test pa ge p rinte d cor rectl y, touch Ye s . 16 Turn the Infi niium DCA ’ s power off and then on again. The printe r is now installed an d ready to u se.[...]

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    1-22 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 9. Calibra te the T ouch S creen Step 9. Calibrate the Touch Screen The tou ch screen conf igura tion uti lity ens ures that the touch scre en is bot h aligne d and orientat ed with th e display . Th eref ore, when y ou touch an ele- ment on the displ ay scre en, the instr ument c an dete ct the task y ou w[...]

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    1-23 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 1 0. Con figure th e Instr ument on a L AN Step 10. Configure the Instrument on a LAN Y ou can conf igure this instrum ent on a LAN for f ile sh aring an d using netw ork printers. Co ntact your co mpany ’ s network administrato r to set up y our instru - ment with the appro priate c lient, pr otocol, and [...]

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    1-24 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 11. Avoi d Costl y Repa irs Step 11. Avoid Costly Repairs CAUTIO N Ele ctrical ch annel input ci rcuit s and the trigge r inpu t cir cuit can be d amage d by electro static disch arge (E SD). Ther efore, avoi d applying stat ic disch arges to the front-pan el input connectors . Prior to connecting any coaxi[...]

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    1-25 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 11. Avoid C ostly R epair s and compromised measurem ents. Before you connect any fiber -optic cable to the Infini ium DCA, refer to “ Cleaning Connection s for Accurate Measurem ents ” on p age 1-30 .[...]

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    1-26 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 12. Perf orm a Module Calib ration Step 12. Perform a Module Calibration A modu le cali brati on estab lis hes cali brat ion fac tors for a ll inst alled modul es. The calibra tion factors compensate for i mperfecti ons in the me asurement sys- tem (for example , variatio ns due to a mbient te mperatu re), [...]

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    1-27 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 12. Perform a Mod ule Calibration T o perform a module calibration 1 On t he Calibrate men u, choose All Calibra tions . The All Cali bratio ns dialog box opens. This dialog box allows you to view the ca libra tion st atus of mod ules an d ini tiate t he cal ibrati on. 2 Touch the Mo dules tab . The Modul es[...]

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    1-28 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Step 12. Perf orm a Module Calib ration modu le cal ibra tion is va lid. ”[...]

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    1-29 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Step 13. For More Information Step 13. For More Information There are several way s to learn more about your Infi niium DCA. • Contin ue rea ding thi s book . Chapt er 3, “ U sin g the In finii um DCA ” wi ll help y ou get sta rted using th is ins trum ent. • Refer to the Help. The Help cont ains the info[...]

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    1-30 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Clea ning Co nnecti ons for Accu rate M easur ements Cleaning Connections for Accurate Measurements T oday , advances in measurement capabilities make connectors and conne c- tion techn iques mor e impo rtant than eve r . Damage to t he con nector s on cal i- bration and verifi cation devices, test ports, cables[...]

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    1-31 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Choos ing the Right C onnecto r tions take repeata bility unce rtainty into accou nt? • Will a connector de grade the re turn loss too much , or will a fusion spli ce be re- quired ? Fo r ex ampl e, man y D FB l asers c annot op erate with refle ctions from connectors . Often as much as 90 dB isolation is neede[...]

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    1-32 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Choo sing th e Right Conn ector Figure 1-2. Unive rsal adapter s to Diamond HMS-10. The HMS-10 encases th e fiber within a soft nick el silver (Cu/Ni/Zn) center which is surrounde d by a tough tungsten carbid e casing, as shown in Figure 1-3 . Figure 1-3. Cross-secti on of the Diamond HMS-10 co nnector . The nic[...]

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    1-33 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Insp ecting C onnec tors glass face is not affected, scratch es or grit can cause the glass fiber to move out of alig nmen t. Also , if unkeye d co nnecto rs ar e used, t he ni ckel silver can be pushed on to the glas s surface. Scratche s, fiber movement, or glass contamina- tion will caus e loss o f signal and [...]

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    1-34 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Inspec tin g Conn ector s Figure 1-4. Cl ean, problem-f ree fiber en d and ferrule. Figure 1-5. Dirty f iber end and ferr ule from poor cl eaning. Figure 1-6. Dama ge from improper cl eaning . While t hese often w ork we ll on fi rst in serti on, th ey are great di rt m agnets . The oil o r gel grabs and hold s [...]

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    1-35 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Insp ecting C onnec tors nectors, u sing sm all glass s pheres . When used with contact ing connect ors, these glass balls can scrat ch an d pit the f iber . I f an i ndex matchi ng g el or oil must be us ed, appl y it to a freshly cle aned co nnector , make the measurem ent, and t hen i mmediatel y clea n it off[...]

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    1-36 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Clea ning Co nnecto rs duce a goo d retur n-loss measuremen t. The qual ity of the p olish es tablis hes the diff erenc e between th e “ PC ” (physical contact) and the “ Super PC ” con- nectors. Mos t connectors today are physical contact which make glass -to-glass connections, there fore it is critical[...]

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    1-37 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Clea ning Co nnect ors T o clea n a non- lensed co nnect or CAUTIO N Do not u se any type of foa m swab to clean opt ical fiber end s. Foam swabs can leave film y deposits on fi ber ends that can de grade per formance . 1 Apply pur e isoprop yl alcoho l to a clean lint -free cot ton swab or lens paper. Cotto n sw[...]

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    1-38 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Clea ning Co nnecto rs filtered, dry , compressed ai r. Aim the comp ressed ai r at a shallo w angle to t he fiber end face . Nitro gen gas or comp ress ed du st remov er can also b e used . CAUTIO N Do not shake , tip, or inv ert co mpress ed air canis ters, becaus e this r elease s partic les in t he ca n in t[...]

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    1-39 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Returning the In strument for Servic e Returning the Instrument for Service The instr uctio ns in t his s ecti on sho w yo u ho w to p rop erly pack age the inst ru- ment fo r return to a Agil ent T echn olo gies se rvic e office . For a list of offices , refer to “ Agilent T echnologi es Serv ice Offices ” o[...]

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    1-40 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Prep aring th e inst rumen t for shippin g infor matio n sho uld be r eturn ed w ith th e in strum ent. • Type o f se rvice requi red. • Date instrum ent was ret urned for repai r. • Descri ption of th e proble m: • Whet her p roblem is cons tant o r inte rmit tent . • Whet her i nstr umen t is t empe [...]

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    1-41 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Prep aring th e instru ment for shipping Sealed Air Corpor ation (Commerc e, California 90001). Air Cap looks like a plast ic shee t filled with air bubbl es. Us e the pi nk (antist atic ) Air Cap ™ to reduc e stati c electr icity . Wrapp ing the instr ument se veral times in this ma - teria l will prot ect the[...]

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    1-42 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Hard Dri ve Reco very Hard Drive Recovery The I nfin iium DCA hard d rive recove ry syst em of fers a way to rec over f rom situatio ns when the in strume nt hard d rive con figurati on becomes corrup t due to inadverten t user changes to the inst rument or to a virus infect ion. The I nfin iium DCA hard d isk r[...]

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    1-43 Setting U p the Infini ium DCA Agilen t T echno logies Service O ffices Agilent Technologies Service Offices Call Cente r For technical assistance , you can contact your local Agilent Call Center . • In the Americas, call 1 (800) 452-4844 • In other regions , visit http://www. agilent.com and click Contact Us . Service Center Before return[...]

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    1-44 Setting Up th e Infi niium D CA Servi ce C enter[...]

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    2 Workin g in Com fort[...]

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    2-2 Workin g in Comfort Work ing in Comfort Working in Comfort T o optimize y our comfort and product ivity , it is i mportant that you s et up your work ar ea cor rectl y and use yo ur Agi lent pr oduct p roper ly . W ith th at in min d, we have devel oped som e setup and us e recomme ndations for you to foll ow based on es tablis hed ergon omic p[...]

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    2-3 Working in Comfort Mice a nd Othe r Input Devices RSI ha s al so b een obs erved in those wh o fre quen tly enga ge i n ac tivit ies suc h as carp entry , kn ittin g, hous ework, gard ening, tennis, windsu rfing and lifti ng chil dren. What causes RSI? The s pecific causes of RS I have n ot bee n est ablished . Neve rthele ss, th e inci- dence [...]

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    2-4 Workin g in Comfort Mice and Oth er In put Dev ices in your hands, wr ists, and forear ms. • If you are usi ng a scrolli ng mouse , be sure to keep your fi nger s and hand in a relaxe d, neu tral po sition when ac tivat ing the scroll wheel . Also , this type of mouse features software that can minimize the number of mouse movements or button[...]

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    3 Introducti on 3-2 Oscilloscope M ode 3-8 Eye/M ask Mode 3- 7 TDR/ TDT Mod e 3-9 Using Pl ug-in Mo dules 3-10 Using th e Touch Sc reen 3- 12 Using the Qu ick Measu re Feature 3-13 If the D isplay Goe s Blank 3-14 Hiding an d Movi ng Dialog Boxes 3-15 Menus 3-16 Using the In finiiu m DCA[...]

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    3-2 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Introduct ion Introduction The Infinii um D CA i s de sign ed t o mea sure a va riety of high spee d di gital com- munication waveforms. Y o u can ope rate it i n any of the fo llowing t hree instru- ment m odes: • Eye/Mask Mode (100 Mb/s to 10 Gb/ s) for eye diagram analysis and sta ndards testi ng (for exampl e, [...]

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    3-3 Using th e Infini ium DCA Introduc tion Use the tou ch screen Y ou can ex plore the in strumen t ’ s m enus an d chang e its sett ings by t ouching the display . Notice that the measur ement toolbar chang es depending on the select ed i nstrum ent m ode. T ouch the chan nel, t ime an d de lay , a nd tr igger level buttons located at the botto[...]

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    3-4 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Introduct ion Refer to the H elp System T o learn how to us e your Infi niiu m DCA and to l ocate infor matio n on specifi ca- tions (i ncluding p lug-i n modul es), i nstrument featu res, a nd meas urement configur ation refe r to Chapter 4, “ Using the Bu ilt- In In format ion S ystem ” in this book. Y ou must [...]

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    3-5 Using th e Infini ium DCA Introduc tion Front- panel f eatures The fol lowin g figu re show s the inp ut conn ect ors, co ntrol s, powe r switc h, and other front-pane l features available on the Infi niium DCA.[...]

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    3-6 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Introduct ion Rear -panel features The following fi gure shows the rear -pan el input connect ions available on the Infi niium DCA.[...]

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    3-7 Using th e Infini ium DCA Eye/Ma sk M ode Eye/Mask Mode The Eye/M ask m ode allo ws yo u to per- form NRZ (Non-Re turn to Zero), or RZ (Return to Zero) eye diagram measure- ments an d eye ma sk tests. The ey e dia- gram is typi cally produ ced by trigg ering the instrument with a synchr onous clock signal. Eye/Ma sk mode measu rements only work[...]

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    3-8 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Oscillos cope Mode Oscilloscope Mode Use the Os cillo scop e mode for pu lse type wavefo rms that are triggere d by an external signal . Oscilloscope mode measurements on ly work when a sing le valued wavefo rm, and n ot an eye dia- gram , i s prese nt o n t he s creen . When you select the Osci llos cope mode, th e [...]

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    3-9 Using th e Infini ium DCA TDR/ TDT M ode TDR/TDT Mode The TDR /TDT mo de allo ws you us e time do main reflec tometry (TD R) to verify th e prope r functio ning of the physical component s of your device unde r test us ing a time-d elayed ele ctri- cal pulse. Y ou can also use time domain transmiss ion (TDT) to meas ure both the attenu ation an[...]

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    3-10 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Using Plu g-in Modu les Using Plug-in Modules The Inf iniium DCA holds up to two plug-in module s, which can pro vide up to four measureme nt channels. Each input channel has its own vert ical controls. The am plitud e sca le kno b adju sts th e ampl itude s cale us ed fo r the in put ch an- nel. U se t he am plit u[...]

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    3-11 Using th e Infini ium DCA Using Plug -in Module s Y ou can use 8348x and 5475x ser ies plug-in modules In additi on to a com ple te line of m odule s desi gned sp ecif icall y for this instr u- ment, module s designed for us e with HP/Agil ent 83480A and 54750A main- frames can also be inst alled int o the In finiium DCA. T he 8348x an d 5475x[...]

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    3-12 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Using the Touch Scr een Using the Touch Screen Ther e may be ti mes wh en you would lik e to disab le th e touch sc reen fe ature. For example, when point ing out a measurement resu lt without initiat ing a chan ge to the instru ment. Y ou can tem porar ily di sabl e the tou ch scre en for this purp ose. A touch scr[...]

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    3-13 Using th e Infini ium DCA Using the Qui ck Meas ure Feat ure Using the Quick Me asure Feat ure Press Quick Measure and the Infinii um DCA automatically perfor ms four measurements on a displayed signal. Y ou can configure Quick Measure to inclu de an y four mea surem ents locate d on th e measur eme nt tool b ar . Quick Meas ure has a defau lt[...]

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    3-14 Usi ng the In finii um DC A If the Display Go es Bla nk If the D isplay G oes Blan k The displ ay au tomat ically turns off if the In finiiu m DCA is powe red ove r an eight hour p eriod witho ut be ing used . The p urpo se of this feat ure is to ex tend the li fe of the disp lay . Y ou can ad just the amoun t of time that mus t el apse before[...]

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    3-15 Using th e Infini ium DCA Hidin g and Mo ving Dialog Boxes Hiding and Moving Dialog Boxes Sometimes, dialo g boxes may cover p ortions of a displayed signal an d grati- cule that y ou w ish t o see. Y ou c an ei ther move the dialog box or m ake i t tran s- parent. T o move a dialog box • Touch th e top of the dia log box, and drag your fing[...]

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    3-16 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Menus Menus The instrument men us provide access to all functions . This section shows the layou t of e ach me nu. For de tail ed in form atio n on e ach of these men us, ref er to the Help . The File menu[...]

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    3-17 Using th e Infini ium DCA Menus The Co ntro l me nu[...]

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    3-18 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Menus The Setu p menu[...]

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    3-19 Using th e Infini ium DCA Menus The Me asur e menu The Cal ibrate menu[...]

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    3-20 Usi ng the In finii um DC A Menus The Ut ili ties menu The Help menu[...]

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    4 The Infi niium DCA He lp Contents 4-3 Descri ption of th e Conten ts Topics 4-4 Getti ng He lp Wh ile C hangi ng Instru ment Set tings 4-6 Learning About Measu remen ts Results 4-7 Hiding the Help 4-8 Print ing the Cont ents of a Topic 4-9 Selecting the Help Languag e 4-10 Using the Built-In Information System[...]

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    4-2 Using the Buil t-In Informa tion System Using the Buil t-In Informatio n Syst em Using the Built-In Information System Wher e is the oper atin g man ual for your infin iiu m DC A? I t is bui lt in to y our instrument! T o access the built-in information syst em, referred to as Help, simply touch Conten ts on the Help menu. T his will o pen the [...]

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    4-3 Using th e Built-I n Informa tion System The Infi niium DCA Help Conte nts The Infiniium DCA Help Cont ents The follow ing figure shows the 86100B Help cont ents. Thi s is the starti ng point for le arning how to us e your In finiium DCA . In additi on to the 11 topics presen ted in the con tents, b e sure to use the inde x buttons lo cated alo[...]

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    4-4 Using the Buil t-In Informa tion System Descri ption of the Content s Topi cs Description of the Contents Topics The fol lowin g list descri bes the inform ation yo u can fin d in eac h of the con- tents t opics. Gettin g Started This to pic contains links to us eful inf ormation you may want to re ad first. Usi ng the In stru ment This t opic [...]

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    4-5 Using th e Built-I n Informa tion System Descr ipti on o f th e Co ntent s T opi cs Connector Care This top ic provide s information about opti cal and el ec- trical connector care. Managing Fi les and Networks This topi c pro vide s info rmati on a bout file managem ent, usin g your netw ork, and pr inti ng. Instrument Specificat ions This top[...]

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    4-6 Using the Buil t-In Informa tion System Getting Help Wh ile Chang ing Instru ment Setti ngs Getting Help While Changing Inst rument Settings Help is avai lable dire ctly from d ialog boxes in the grap hical us er interf ace. • To se e ove rview info rmat ion in an open d ialog box, touch the Book icon . A top- ic window open s and des cribes [...]

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    4-7 Using th e Built-I n Informa tion System Learni ng Abou t Meas ure ments Res ult s Learning About Measurements Results After a measur eme nt is perfor med, th e dis plays shows t he M easur e tab w hich inclu des the measure men t results . The fas test way to get he lp on measure - ment config urat ion o r alg orith ms is to t ouch the Setu p [...]

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    4-8 Using the Buil t-In Informa tion System Hiding th e Help Hiding the Help When using th e Help , you can te mpor arily hide it so that you c an see the entir e display . Then, yo u can re-dis play the Help with th e same topic st ill showi ng. • To hide the H elp, touch t he Minimize butt on locat ed at the to p of the Help window. • To re-d[...]

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    4-9 Using th e Built-I n Informa tion System Print ing th e Cont ents of a T op ic Printing the Contents of a Topic Y ou can prin t the entire contents o f a Help t opic or a pop-up wi ndow . T o print the en tire con tents of a Hel p top ic, s imp ly t ouch t he Print button located at the top of the H elp window. T o print the entire conten ts of[...]

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    4-10 Using the Buil t-In Informa tion System Selec ting t he Help Langua ge Selecting the Help Langu age Help is available i n more th an one l anguage. On the Help menu , to uch Select Help Languag e, and then tou ch the lan guage you want to vie w . Plea se ensu re that the Help file is clos ed be fore cha nging the lang uage se lecti on. Y ou ca[...]

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    5 Regulato ry Informa tion[...]

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    5-2 Regulat ory Informa tion Compli ance wi th Ge rman No ise Requ ireme nts Compliance with German Noise Requirements This is to decl are that thi s instrument is in conformance with t he German Re g- ulation on N oise Declarati on for Machi nes (Laermangabe nach der Maschi nen- laermr eror dnun g -3.GS GV Deut schla nd). Compliance with Canadian [...]

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    5-3 Regulator y Inform ation Declara tion of Conformity - Mainframe Declaration of Conformity - Mainframe[...]

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    5-4 Regulat ory Informa tion Declar ation of Confo rmity - Plug -in Module s Declaration of Conformity - Plug-in Modules[...]

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    Index Index- 1 Numerics 12 GH z trig ger ba ndwi dth , 1 – 6 5475x series plug-in modules , 3 – 11 8348x series plug-in modules , 3 – 11 A accessories connecting , 1 – 11 adapters APC 3. 5 (f-f) , 1 – 7 SMA (f-f) , 1 – 7 Add Printer Wizard , 1 – 18 Agilent Web site , 1 – 29 Agilent o ffices , 1 – 43 algorithms , 4 – 7 amplitude [...]

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    Index -2 Index instrument modes , 3 – 2 ISM1-A , 1 – 4 isopro pyl a lcohol , 1 – 37 K keyboa rd , 1 – 6 , 1 – 11 L LAN , 1 – 23 langua ge versio n , 4 – 10 line co rds , 1 – 13 line po wer requirements , 1 – 15 M Measure menu , 3 – 17 measurement channels , 3 – 10 measurement re sults , 4 – 7 measu reme nt toolba r , 3 – 3[...]

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    Index- 3 Index U Utilitie s m enu , 1 – 22 W warm-up time , 1 – 26 Web s ite, A gilent , 1 – 29 weight , 1 – 10 What ’ s this? icon , 4 – 6 wire bai l, positi oning , 1 – 11[...]

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    Index -4 Index[...]