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Contents Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/ 83A MXG Sign al Generators Installation Guide iii 1 Safety Information W arni ngs, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 General Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 [...]

Contents Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide iv 4 Regulatory Information Cert ifica tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide v Documentation Overview Installa tion Guid e • Sa fe t y I n fo r ma t i on • Receiv ing the Instrument • Environmental & Electric al Requirements • Basic Setup • Accessori es • Operation V erification • Regu lato r y Infor mat ion User’s Guide • Signal [...]

vi Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Sig nal Generators Installation Guide SCPI R efe rence • SCPI Basics • Basic Funct ion Commands • LXI System Commands • System C ommands • Analog Modulation Commands • Arb Comm ands • Real- Time Comma nds • N5161A/62A/81A/82A SCPI Command Compatibi lity • N5183A SCPI Command Comp atibili ty Se[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 1 1 Safety Information • W arni ngs, Cautions, and Notes on page 1 • Gener al Sa fety Consi der ations on page 1 • Instr ume nt Mark ings on page 2 W arnings, Cautions, and Note s The documentation for this product uses the follo wing safety notations. Familiarize yourse[...]

2 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Safe ty I nfo rm atio n Instrument Marking s Instrumen t Mark ings The signal generator has t he follo wing markings. Familiarize yourself with each marking and its meaning before operating the sig nal generator . The ins tructi on manua l symbo l. The pr oduct is mar ked w[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 3 2 Getting Started NOTE For the N5161A/62A the soft ke y menus and features mentioned in this chapter are only a vailable thr ough the W eb- Enabled MX G or thr ough SCPI comma nds. Ref er to “Access ing the MXG (ATE) W eb- Enabled Page 1 ” on page 7 an d to the SCPI C om[...]

4 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Getting St a rted Checking the Shipm ent Checking the Shipment 1. Insp ect the ship ping container for damage. S i g n s o f d a m a g e c a n i n c l u d e a d e n t e d o r t o r n s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r o r c u s h i o n i n g m a t e r i a l t h a t indicates[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 5 Getting Started Meeting Environmen tal and Electrical Require ments Meeting Environmenta l and Electrical Require ments CAUTION T o av oid t he loss of dat a, GPIB settings, or current user instrument st ates t hat have not been permanently sav ed t o non- volatile memory , [...]

6 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Getting St a rted Meeting Environm ental and Electrical Requireme nts Connec ting th e AC Power Co rd This is a Safety Class 1 Product pro vided with a pr ot ective earth ground incorporated into th e po wer cord. The fr ont panel switch is only a stan dby sw itch; it is no[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 7 Getting Started Configuring the MXG A T E Configuring the MXG A TE NOTE For the N5161A/62A t he softkey menus and f eat ures mentioned in this guide are o nly a vailable t hrough the W eb- Enabled MXG or through SCPI commands. Ref er t o Accessin g the MXG (ATE) W eb- Enable[...]

8 Agilent N5161A/ 62A/81A/82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guid e Getting St a rted Configuring the MXG A TE Figure 2-1 Web-Enabled MXG ATE 2 Note: If you do not see th is win dow , ch eck t o see i f the window is h idden behi nd you r br owse r window or you r web browse r settings ar e set to block pop- ups. T o use th is feature, you [...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 9 Getting Started Configuring the Displa y (N5181A/82A/83A Only) Configuring the D isplay (N5181A/82A /83A Only) 1 Screen sav er settings are persistent st ates; t hey are unaffected by preset or a po wer cy cle. Use the ar ro w keys, numeric k eypad, or front panel knob to ad[...]

10 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Getting St a rted Configuring for Remote Control Configuring for Re mote Control 1 LAN Conf iguration Configur ing the LA N Interf ace 1 F or the N5161A/62A these sof tkey menus and features are only available through the W eb- En abled MXG A TE or thr ough SCPI com mands. [...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 11 Getting Started Configuring for Remote Control Enabling LAN Service s: Browser , Sockets, and VXI-11 GPIB C onf igur ati on Use a brow ser to control the sign al generator Use a browser to view signal gene rato r file s. For det ails on a key , press Help and then the desir[...]

12 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Getting St a rted Ordering Accesso ries Ordering A ccessories Y ou can purcha se accessor ies or docume ntation at: http ://www.agi lent.com /find/mxg If you do not ha ve access to the In ter net, please contact your Agilent f ield engineer . See also, “Conta cting Agilen[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83A M XG Signal Generators Installation Guide 13 Getting Started Ordering Accessories Prog ramm ing G uid e c N5180- 90005 n/ c Service Guide c N5180- 90006 n/c Docu men t Se t c : • Data Sheet • User’ s Gu ide • Prog ramm ing G uid e • SCPI Reference N5180- 90001 n/c Docu men t ati on CD- RO M c : PDF files : ?[...]

14 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Getting St a rted Prop er U se and Clea ning Proper Use and Cleaning The signal generator cover pr o tects against physical contact with int ernal assemblies that cont ain hazardous v oltages, but does not protect int ernal assemblies against cont act with liquids. T o av o[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 15 Operation V erification 3 Operation V erification NOTE For the N5161A/62A t he softkey menus and f eatures mentioned in this chapt er are only a vailable thr ough the W eb- Enabled MX G or thr ough SCPI comma nds. Ref er to “Access ing the MXG (ATE) W eb- Enabled Page 1 ?[...]

16 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Running Self T est Running Self T est 1 Self T est is a series of internal tests of signal gene rat or f uncti ons. If t his t e st fail s, r efer to “Self T est Fai lure ” on pag e 17 for fur the r instr u ction s. Use the follo wing procedure t[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 17 Operation V erification Running Self T est • The current status of the self-test is: Failure. One or more tests have failed. System diagnostics indicate this test as the root failure: xxx If the si gnal generator f ails only one test, the tit le of the fai led test displa[...]

18 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Freq uency R ange a nd Accur acy Ch eck Frequency Range and Ac curacy Check The frequency range is test ed by determining t he frequency accuracy relative to the timebase at t he freque ncy limit s of the s ignal generator . This test can be perf orm[...]

19 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Freq uency R ange a nd Accur acy Ch eck Frequenc y Count er Procedure (N5161A 1 /62A 1 /81A/8 2A) Te s t S et up 1. Connect t he equipment as show n. 2. Preset t he signal generato r: Press Preset . 3. T ur n m odul ation of f: Pr ess t he Mod On /Of[...]

20 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Freq uency R ange a nd Accur acy Ch eck Spectrum Analyz er Pro cedure (N5161A 1 /6 2A 1 /81A/82A/83 A) Te s t S et up 1. Connect t he equipment as show n. 2. V erify that th e spectrum analyzer is locked to the 10 MHz exter nal reference frequency. 3[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 21 Operation V erification Check ing the O utput Pow er T roubleshooting Pr oblems with t he Frequency Ac curacy Ch eck • V erify the cables are co nnected correctly. • If you are us ing a frequency counter , verify that you are using the cor rect channel for the frequenci[...]

22 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power N5161A 1 /81A T est Proce dure Te s t S et up 1. Zer o a nd ca libr ate the po we r se ns or to the po wer meter: 2. Connect t he equipment as show n: 3. Preset t he signal generato r: Press Preset . 4. T urn RF on: Press RF[...]

23 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power N5162A 1 /82A T est Proce dure Te s t S et up 1. Zer o a nd ca libr ate the po we r se ns or to the po wer meter: 2. Connect t he equipment as show n below: 3. Preset t he signal generato r: Press Preset . 4. T urn RF on: Pr[...]

24 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power With Modula tion 11. Pr eset the si gnal genera tor: Pres s Preset . 12. Select the factor y- supplied wavef orm SINE_TEST_WFM : a. Press Mode > Dual ARB > Select Waveform . b. H ighli ght the SINE _TEST_WFM wavef or m[...]

25 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power N518 3A T est Proc edur e Te s t S et up 1. Zer o a nd ca libr ate the po we r se ns or to the po wer meter: 2. Connect t he equipment as show n: 3. Preset t he signal generato r: Press Preset . 4. T urn RF on: Press RF On/O[...]

26 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power 40 GHz (Option 540) -- 7 -- 1 2 ± 2 a. Limit values are due to power meter uncertainty . b. For quest ions around measurem ent uncert ainty , refer to the Data Sheet . T able 3-8 Leveled Output Power Limi ts N5183A Output P[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 27 Operation V erification Check ing the O utput Pow er T roubl eshooting Problems with the Output Power Check • V erify th at you are using the appropriate pow e r sensor . • Normall y , po wer sens or calibration factors ar e automatically do wnloaded to the pow er meter[...]

28 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A /82A/83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Operation V erification Checking the Output Power[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 29 4 Regulatory Information Certification Agilent Technologies certifies t hat this product met its published specifications at th e time of shipment from the factor y. A gilent Technolo gies fu r ther cer tif ies that its calibration measurements are traceable to t he United [...]

30 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Regulatory Information Compliance with German Noise Requireme nts Compliance with German Noise Requirements This is to declare that th is instrument is in conformance with the Ger man Regulation on Noise Declaration for Machines (Laermangabe nach der Masc hinenlae rm rerord[...]

Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A /83A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide 31 Index A AC po wer cord, connecting , 6 symbol , 2 accessories , 12 address, GPIB , 11 Agil ent, c on tacti ng , 14 alcohol, c leaning with , 14 altitude requi rements , 5 Austral ian Comm unicati ons Author ity (C- tick) mark , 2 auto- IP , 10 B brightness adjustment , 9 C [...]

32 Agilent N5161A/62A/81A/82A/83 A MXG Signal Generators Installation Guide Index sockets, enabling , 11 standby symbol , 2 T temperature requirements , 5 troubleshooting output power , 21 V ventil ation re quirement s , 5 verification, operation , 15 voltage r equirements , 5 VXI- 11, enabling , 11 W warning s , 1 web server , 11 weight, signal ge[...]