Agilent Technologies 5988-7401EN manual

S 1 Agilent 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator User’ s Guide[...]

2 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Important Notic e © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2005 Manu al P ar t Nu mbe r 5988-7401EN Revision January 2005 Printed in Germany Agilent Technolo gies Herrenberger St raße 130 D-71034 Böblingen Germa ny Authors: t3 me dien Gmb H W arranty The material contained in this d[...]

Contents Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 3 Content s Safety R equir ements 7 Safety Su mmary 7 Enviro nmenta l Cond itio ns 7 Before Appl ying Power 8 Groun d the Ins trume nt 8 Do not Op erate in an Explosive Atm osphere 8 Do not Remo ve the In strument Cover 8 Initial Inspection 9 Power Requ irements 10 [...]

Cont ents 4 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up Gener ic and Advanced Sig nals 27 Setting Up a Clo ck Si gnal 28 Using the Graphi cal Us er Inte rface 29 Using the Remote Pr ogrammi ng Interfa ces 35 Setting Up a Pulse Signal 36 Using the Graphi cal Us er Inte rface 36 Using the Remote Pr ogrammi ng [...]

Contents Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 5 Ti ming of Genera ted Signals 76 Clock 77 Pulses 78 Data Pa ttern 79 PRB S 80 Star ted Bu rst 81 Repeti tive B urst 82 Jitter Mo dulati on 83 Saving and Recall ing Settings 83 Updati ng th e Firmwa re 85 T roubleshooting 87 Inde x 89[...]

Cont ents 6 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5[...]

Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 7 Safety Requirements The follo wing general safety precautions must be observed during all phase s of opera tio n of this in strument. Fail ure to c om pl y with these preca utions or wi th spec ific warning s el se where in thi s manu al viola tes safety st an dards of de [...]

Safety R equirem ent s Safety Su mmary 8 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Before Applying Power V erify t hat all safety precautions are t aken. The p ow er cab le inle t of t he ins tr umen t is u sed to disc onnec t t he instrument f ro m the ma ins i n case of h azar d. Th e in strument must be posit ione[...]

Initial I nspectio n Safety Requirements Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 9 Initial Inspection Inspect t he s hipping c ont ainer for da mage. If the cont ainer or cushion ing mat eria l is da maged, keep it un til t he cont ent s of th e shipmen t h av e been checked for completen ess and t he instr um ent[...]

Safety R equirem ent s Power Requir ements 10 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Power Requirements NOTE W hen the front p anel swit ch is o ff , t he ins tr um ent is in “st andby” mode. The in strument is disc onn ected fr om the A C line p o w er only by disconne cting the po w er cor d. The ins trument[...]

Clea ning Recom men dation Safety Requirements Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 11 Cleaning Recommendation Use a d r y clot h o r one s ligh tly dampene d wit h wat er t o cl ean e xte rna l case p ar ts . Do no t att empt t o c lean int er nally. WARNI NG T o prev e nt ele ctri cal sho ck, di scon nect the[...]

Safety R equirem ent s Declaration of Conformity 12 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMI TY According t o ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELE C EN 45014 Revision: A Issue Dat e: 2002-August-01 Manufact urer s Name: Agilent T echnologies Deuts chland Gm bH Manufact ur[...]

Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 13 Introduction to the Agilent 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator The Agilent 81133A and 81134A Pu lse/Pattern Generators are high- end, easy- to -use t ools for ge nerat ing p ulses , pat ter ns and dat a a t spee ds up to 3.35 GHz. Th ey are id eal inst r ument s for t esti ng [...]

Introduc tion t o the A gilent 81133A/8 1134A Pulse Genera tor Benefits and Ke y Features 14 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Benefits and Key Features Yo u r a d v a n t a g e s a r e : • F ast rise ti mes, lo w jitter and full para mete r f lexib ility When timing is critical, t he 81133A /81134A’s fas[...]

Front Pa nel Overv iew Introducti on to t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Puls e Generat or Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 15 Front Panel Overview The follo wing f igure sh o ws th e main elements of t he front pan el. The front pan el has the follo wing elem ents: • Graphical User Inter face The grap hical[...]

Introduc tion t o the A gilent 81133A/8 1134A Pulse Genera tor Front P anel Ov erview 16 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Input and Out puts The Agilent 81133A/81134A pulse generator pro vides t he f ollo wing inputs and out puts : Chan nel Spec ific Inpu ts a nd O ut puts F or eac h chan nel: •O n e Delay[...]

Front Pa nel Overv iew Introducti on to t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Puls e Generat or Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 17 LEDs The front panel of the 81133A/81134A puls e generator cont ains the fol low i n g L E D s : LED Description Unlock When th is LED is lit, the f requency ent ered for th e externa [...]

Introduc tion t o the A gilent 81133A/8 1134A Pulse Genera tor Rear P anel Ov erview 18 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Rear Panel Overview At the rea r pa nel, you can f in d t he co nnec tor s for t he r emot e progra mming in terfaces GP IB, U SB an d LAN, and the po wer connector . USB GPIB LA N[...]

Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 19 Operating the Agilent 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator The instrument pro vides se ve ral naviga tion buttons that mak e it easy to scr oll thro ugh the diff eren t pa ges o f the graph ical use r interface and to change paramet er values . Scrolling th rough the Pages T o s[...]

Operati ng the A gilent 8113 3A/81134A Pulse Ge nerat or Nav igati on t hro ugh the P ages 20 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Navigation through the Pages The ke y t abs at t he lower lef t cor ner of th e disp lay allows you t o scroll throug h t he di fferent pages (Ma in, Cha nnel, Dat a, Aux, and Conf i[...]

How to Nav igate thr ough th e Para meters at one Pa ge Operati ng the A gilen t 8113 3A/81134A Pulse Ge nerat or Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 21 How to Navigate through the Parameters at one Page The navigati on kn ob makes it easy t o move through and s et t he parameters: ♦ Rot at e t he n a viga t[...]

Operati ng the A gilent 8113 3A/81134A Pulse Ge nerat or How to Select a Parameter fro m a Selection List 22 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 2 Press the n a vi gati on kn ob to open the se lecti on l ist. 3 Ro t ate the n a vig ati on k n ob to scr ol l thr oug h th e li st. 4 Selec t an it em by pre ssing [...]

How to Change a Number Field Operati ng the A gilen t 8113 3A/81134A Pulse Ge nerat or Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 23 How to Change a Number Field Y o u h ave th ree pos sib ilit ies for ch angi ng a nu mbe r f ie ld: • By enter ing new valu es w ith t he keypad • By us in g the n a v ig a ti o n k[...]

Operati ng the A gilent 8113 3A/81134A Pulse Ge nerat or How to Chang e a Number Fie ld 24 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 3 Modify t h e unit : – By pr essing the respect ive so ft ke y funct ion (i n th is case , you c an immedi ately s ee th e chan ges at t he o utput). – OR – By rotatin g the na v[...]

How to Change a Number Field Operati ng the A gilen t 8113 3A/81134A Pulse Ge nerat or Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 25 3 P r e s s a n d ro t a t e t h e n a v i g a t i o n k n o b t o s e t t h e l e a s t s i g n i f i c a n t d i g i t to cha ng e . NOTE T hi s m e t h o d i s u se f u l fo r f i ne[...]

Operati ng the A gilent 8113 3A/81134A Pulse Ge nerat or How to Chang e a Number Fie ld 26 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5[...]

Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 27 Setting Up Generic and Advanced Signals The in tention of this chapte r is to giv e the n eces sary steps to set up generi c and advanc ed si gnals for f irst- time users o f t he A gilen t 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator. Exam ple s are giv en fo r the fo llo wing type s o[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Settin g Up a Cloc k Signal 28 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up a Clock Signal Ta s k Set up tw o cl ock signals with 100 MHz and 200 MHz freq uencies, a duty cy cle of 50%, a h igh le v el of 1.0 V and a lo w lev el of 0 V . Use Cases Gene ratin g clock s[...]

Setting Up a Cl ock Sign al Setting Up Ge neric an d Adva nced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 29 Using the Graphical User Interface First Step s Bef ore y ou start: 1 Put the inst rument into o perat ion. 2 Prote ct the DUT b y disconn ecti ng the chann el o utputs first. Do t his by p ressi ng t[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Settin g Up a Cloc k Signal 30 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 4 Enabl e the C hann el 1 normal Out put : By pressing t he res pecti ve sof tkey in th e us er in ter fa ce: – OR – By p r e s s i n g t he n o r m a l O u t so f t key fo r c h a n n e l 1 n e x t [...]

Setting Up a Cl ock Sign al Setting Up Ge neric an d Adva nced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 31 Chan nel 2 S ett ings To set t he c hann el para met ers for channe l 2 : 1 Switch to channe l 2 b y press ing the Ch2 so ftk ey . 2 Select the pat tern mode Square . 3 Set the Fr eq. Divider to 2 . 4[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Settin g Up a Cloc k Signal 32 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 The Channe l 2 page no w looks as f ollo ws: Reconnect the DUT R econnec t t he DUT by clickin g th e follo wing so ftkey functi on: Fr eque ncy Divi der[...]

Setting Up a Cl ock Sign al Setting Up Ge neric an d Adva nced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 33 Generated Si gnal If you att ach a scop e (a s DUT ), you ca n imm ediat ely se e t he sig nal. Use t he Pulse Generat or’s TRIGGER OUT to trigger t he sc ope. T o enable the t rigger outpu t: 1 At [...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Settin g Up a Cloc k Signal 34 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 The sig nals as d ispla y ed on a s tandard osci llosc ope ar e de picted belo w .[...]

Setting Up a Cl ock Sign al Setting Up Ge neric an d Adva nced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 35 Using the Remot e Progra mming Interfaces The f ollowing code perfor ms the same t ask . Protect the DUT //dis conne ct channe ls :OUTP :CENT OFF Set up the Instrument //set mode to Pu lse/P attern :F[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Se ttin g Up a Pulse Signal 36 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up a Pulse Signal Ta s k Se t up a co ntin uous p ulse sign al wi th 20 ns pe riod, a p ulse wid th of 5 ns, a n am plitude of 2.0 V and a n offset of 1.5 V (h igh l ev el 2.5 V , lo w level 500 [...]

Setting Up a Pu lse S ignal Se tting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 37 5 Enab le t he Chan nel 1 nor mal Outp ut: By press ing t he resp ective sof tkey in t he user int er face: – OR – B y p r e s s i n g t h e n o r m a l O ut s o f t ke y fo r c ha n n e l 1 n e x [...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Se ttin g Up a Pulse Signal 38 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 T o s et u p the tr igger outp ut: 1 On t he Au x pag e, selec t th e trigger mode Pulse . The frequency of t he trigger ou tput e quals t he syst em freque ncy. 2 Enabl e the t rigg er ou tput. The sig [...]

Setting Up a Pu lse S ignal Se tting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 39 Using the Remot e Progra mming Interfaces The f ollowing code perfor ms the same t ask . Protect the DUT //dis conne ct channe ls :OUTP :CENT OFF Set up the Instrument //set mode to Pu lse/P attern :FU[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Settin g Up a Data Patte rn 40 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up a Data Pattern Ta s k Se t up two sig nals : • A PRBS sign al to te st a digital t ransmi tter . • A 32-bit pattern s ignal with NRZ da ta output f ormat at 500 MH z t o check a digital ci[...]

Setting Up a Da ta Pat tern Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 41 6 Enab le t he Chan nel 1 nor mal Outp ut: By press ing t he resp ective sof tkey in t he user int er face: – OR – B y p r e s s i n g t h e n o r m a l O ut s o f t ke y fo r c ha n n e l 1 n e x t[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Settin g Up a Data Patte rn 42 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 6 Enabl e the C hann el 2 normal Output either: By pressing t he res pecti ve sof tkey in th e us er in ter fa ce. – OR – By p r e s s i n g t he n o r m a l O u t so f t key fo r c h a n n e l 2 n e[...]

Setting Up a Da ta Pat tern Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 43 The Data page no w looks as f ollo ws: Reco nnect the DUT Enable the o utput s: Generated Si gnals Use the puls e ge nerator ’s TRIGG ER OUT to t rigger the sc ope on the dat a p att er n. T o set up [...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Settin g Up a Data Patte rn 44 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 2 Enabl e the t rigg er ou tput. The sig nals as d ispla y ed on a s tandard osci llosc ope ar e de picted belo w . Tr i g g e r Mode Tr i g O u t s o f t k e y functi on[...]

Setting Up a Da ta Pat tern Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 45 Using the Remot e Progra mming Interfaces The f ollowing code perfor ms the same t ask : Protect the DUT //dis conne ct channe ls :OUTP :CENT OFF Set Up the Instrument //set mode to Pu lse/P attern :FUN[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Setting Up a Burst Signal 46 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up a Burst Signal Ta s k S et u p a b u r st s i gn al c on s is t i ng o f a 3 2- b it d a t a pa t t er n r e pe a t e d t w ic e at a period of 50 0 ps with 50 ps d elay and 100 ps pu lse width.[...]

Setting Up a Burst Signal Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signals Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 47 The instr ument panel no w looks as f ollows: Channel Setti ngs for th e PRBS Si gnal To set the cha nnel p aram eter s: 1 Switch to the Chann el page. 2 Set the si gnal mod e to RZ. 3 In the Ti ming panel[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Setting Up a Burst Signal 48 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 The Channe l page no w look s as follo ws: Data Settin gs for the Pattern Signal T o set the d ata patte rn: 1 Switch to the Data page. 2 Enter a Data Le ngth of 32 bits . 3 Enter the data pattern via t he[...]

Setting Up a Burst Signal Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signals Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 49 Reco nnect the DUT Enable the o utput s: Auxiliary Setti ngs for Start In put and T rigger Output T o set t he st ar t input an d t rigger out put parame te rs: 1 Switch to the Au x pag e. 2 In the Start I[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Setting Up a Burst Signal 50 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 The Aux page now look s as f ollows: Gene rat ed Si gna l Us e the ge nerator’ s TRIGG ER OU T to tr igger a scope . The sig nal a s dis pla y ed o n a standa rd o scil loscop e is depicted belo w . Tr i[...]

Setting Up a Burst Signal Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signals Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 51 Using the Remot e Progra mming Interfaces The f ollo wing code performs the same ta sks : Protect the DUT //dis conne ct channe ls :OUTP :CENT OFF Set Up the Instrument //set mode to Bu rst, 2 :FUNC BURS T[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Sett ing Up a Re petit ive Bur st Si gna l 52 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up a Repetitive Burst Sign al Ta s k Se t up a si gnal w ith 4 r epeat ed bu rsts. Each b urst c onsist s of a 32-bi t pattern si gnal with NRZ data out put fo r m a t at 100 MHz t[...]

Setting Up a Repeti tive B urst Signal Setti ng Up Ge neric an d Advance d Signals Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 53 The instr ument panel no w looks as f ollows: Channel Setti ngs for th e PRBS Si gnal To set the cha nnel p aram eter s: 1 Switch to the Chann el page. 2 In the Ti ming panel: – Set the s[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Sett ing Up a Re petit ive Bur st Si gna l 54 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 The Channe l page no w look s as follo ws: Data Settin gs for the Pattern Signal T o set the d ata patte rn: 1 Switch to the Data page. 2 Enter a Data Le ngth of 32 bits . 3 Enter the data[...]

Setting Up a Repeti tive B urst Signal Setti ng Up Ge neric an d Advance d Signals Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 55 Reconne ct th e DUT En able the o utput s: Generated Si gnal Use the puls e gene rator’s TRIGG ER OU T to tr igger a scope. T o set up t he t rigger outpu t: 1 On the Aux page, in the Tri[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Sett ing Up a Re petit ive Bur st Si gna l 56 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 The sig nal a s dis pla y ed o n a standa rd o scil loscop e is depicted belo w .[...]

Setting Up a Repeti tive B urst Signal Setti ng Up Ge neric an d Advance d Signals Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 57 Using the Remot e Progra mming Interfaces The f ollo wing code performs the same ta sks : Protect the DUT //dis conne ct channe ls :OUTP :CENT OFF Set Up the Instrument //set mode to rB urs[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Setting Up Sign als for a Stressed Eye Di agram Meas urement 58 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up Signals for a Stressed Eye Diagram Measurement Ta s k Se t up s igna ls for a s tress ed eye meas urem ent by: • Intentionall y adding jitter to y our sign a[...]

Setting Up Signals for a Stressed E ye Diag ram Measure ment Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 59 Connecting the Instruments Connect the Pulse Generat or , t he Arbitrar y W avef or m Generat or an d the DC A as f ollo ws: CAUTION Be fore disco nnec ting /conne cti n[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Setting Up Sign als for a Stressed Eye Di agram Meas urement 60 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Setting Up the 81134 A by Using the Graphica l User Inter face Instrument Sett ings T o set the i nstrument par ameters: 1 Disable the outputs. 2 In t he ins tr ument pan[...]

Setting Up Signals for a Stressed E ye Diag ram Measure ment Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 61 The Chann el page now looks as f ollows: Reco nnect the DUT Enable the o utput s: Generated Si gnal Use the puls e ge nerator’ s TRIGG ER OU T to t rigger the sc ope. [...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Setting Up Sign als for a Stressed Eye Di agram Meas urement 62 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 2 Enabl e the t rigg er ou tput. Tr i g g e r Output (Enabl ed) Tr i g O u t s o f t k e y functi on Delay Contr ol Input (Enabl ed)[...]

Setting Up Signals for a Stressed E ye Diag ram Measure ment Setting Up Generic and Adv anced Signal s Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 63 Setting Up th e 33250A W aveform Generator Program a 50 M Hz sine wa ve with an am plitud e of 2 Vpp: 1 Press the Fr eq softk e y. 2 Wit h t he n ume ric keypad ent er 5[...]

Setting Up Gene ric and A dvanced Signals Setting Up Sign als for a Stressed Eye Di agram Meas urement 64 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Play with the Settings The dela y contr ol in put adds ad dition al d ela y to the signal dependin g on the v oltage that is f ed to the in put. • On the 33250A, y ou c[...]

Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 65 Using the Agilent 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator CAUTION When using the Agilent 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator, mak e sure y ou do not s et parame ters to v alues outs ide of the s pecified ra nges. If an y par ameters a re o ut of range , the g enera ted sign als m ay not [...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Pages o f the Us er Inte rfac e 66 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Pages of the User Interface The ins trument h as a use r interfa ce to s im plif y enter ing a nd monitorin g of the s ignal set tings. The use r interfac e is divi ded i nto diff erent p[...]

Pages of the Use r Inte rface Using t he A gilent 81 133A /81134A Pu lse Ge nerator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 67 • D at a Page At t he D a t a p ag e , yo u ca n se t u p a n a rb it r ar y d a t a p at t e r n up t o t h e maximal a vaila ble memo r y (8 kBit) per chann el. •A u x P a g e The A [...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Combining Parameters for Signal Generation 68 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Combining Parameters for Signal Generation The follo wing t able sho ws y ou ho w the various modes and parameters can be comb ined. Em pty c ell s ind icate that the c ombin a[...]

Combining Parameters for Signal Generation Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 69 – Data in e ither R Z, R1 or N RZ f ormat – Pse udo random b it stream ( PRBS) polynomials F or d et ails on t hes e sig nals, see “P attern Modes” on page 70 . •B u[...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Combining Parameters for Signal Generation 70 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Pattern Modes Y ou ca n selec t t he following patt er n mod es: •S q u a r e Gener ate s a sq uare wave (clock) of f ixed widt h (50 % du ty cycle). •P u l s e Gene rates [...]

Combining Parameters for Signal Generation Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 71 Signal Modes In Data and PRBS pattern m ode s, the p ulse outp ut f or mat ca n be select ed from RZ , R1 , an d NRZ . Th e timi ng of t he d ifferent format i s shown in t he[...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Combining Parameters for Signal Generation 72 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 V ariable Crossover Y ou can change the crossover point in range 30% … 70% of the NRZ signal separ ately f or e ach chann el. The variabl e crossover is used to artificially [...]

Combining Parameters for Signal Generation Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 73 Clock Sources The sel ected clo ck source defines t he tim e base fr om which all oth er timing par ameters are deriv ed. Y ou can select between: •I n t e r n a l The clock[...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Combining Parameters for Signal Generation 74 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 –I n t . D i r e c t Allo ws you to vary the clock deriv ed fr om the internal YIG oscilla tor in t he ra nge o f one oct ave. –E x t . D i r e c t Allows you to var y the [...]

Combining Parameters for Signal Generation Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 75 Start Mode When the Ext. Inp ut s tar t mod e is sel ected , the in strument send s the gener ated sig nal to the out puts accor din g to the si gnal applie d at the Start I n[...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Ti ming of Gene rate d Sig nals 76 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 NOTE The trigger divi der does not t ake the frequency divider of the ch an n e ls in t o ac c ou n t . For a f r eq u en c y d i vi d er of n , n t r i g g e r p u l s e s are generat ed[...]

Timing of G enerated Signa ls Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 77 Clock The following f igu re sh o ws t he typ ica l timin g for the clock signa l. Characte ristics • Pulse periods are genera ted con tinuous ly where: – Dela y and desk ew of all cha[...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Ti ming of Gene rate d Sig nals 78 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Pulses The following f ig ure s hows the typic al tim ing for cont inuous pulse s. Characteristi cs • Pulse peri ods c an be eith er gene rat ed conti nuously or can be st ar te d m anu[...]

Timing of G enerated Signa ls Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 79 Data Pa ttern The following f ig ure shows t he typic al tim ing for a dat a p att ern . Characte ristics • A data pat tern can b e either g enerate d cont inuousl y or can be star ted m[...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Ti ming of Gene rate d Sig nals 80 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 PRBS See “D ata Pattern” on page 79 for for th e tim ing dia gr am. Characteristi cs • A PRBS sign al c an be ei ther gen erated con ti nuous ly or can be st ar te d m anually o r b[...]

Timing of G enerated Signa ls Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 81 Started Burst The follo wing fig ure shows t he typical timing f or the star t ed burst. The burst s are started by the risin g e dge of the armin g sour ce. Characte ristics • A burs t [...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Ti ming of Gene rate d Sig nals 82 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Repetitive Burst The following figure shows the typi cal timi ng for the repet itive burst. Characteristi cs • A b urst of repe ated da ta can be either gen erated c onti nuou sly or ca[...]

Jitter Modulati on Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 83 Jitter Modulation The ext er nal sou rce for jitt er m odu latio n is a ppli ed t o t he delay contr ol i np ut. Jitter modulat ion ca n be t urned o n and off indi vidual ly for each cha nnel . Eit [...]

Using t he Agil ent 81 133A/811 34A Pu lse Gene rator Saving and Re calling Sett ings 84 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5[...]

Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 87 Updating the Firmware Fir m ware updat es o f t he ins tr um ent ca n be done by usin g one of t he supported pro gramming i nterfaces. Updates and pat ches are availab le on the Agi lent W eb a t: http://www .agilent.com/find/pulse_generator They ar e app lied by d o wnl[...]

Updating t he Firmware 88 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5[...]

Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 87 T roubleshooting This chapter pro vides basic troubleshooti ng tips that yo u can use i f t he instr ument is not per form ing as exp ect ed. Instrument out of Specs The sp ecification is vali d within +/ - 10 de gree Celsiu s after running Sel fcal ibr atio n. I f the op[...]

T roubleshooting 88 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 Instrument does not Respond If t he instr u ment d oes no t resp ond when you press a butt on, i t is possibl e that it is be ing u sed r emotely. T o reacti vate the instr ument , press t he Local ke y (if this is a vaila ble). As a last reso rt, y ou ca [...]

Inde x Agilen t 8113 3A/8113 4A Pulse Gene rato r User’ s Guide, Jan uary 20 05 89 Index A advanced sig nals setup 27 Aux page 67 B benefits 14 Burst (instrument mode) 69 burst signal example 46 C channel page pages channel 66 cleaning recom mendations 11 clock timing 77 Clock Input 16 clock jitter 14 clock signal example 28 clock sources 73 ext.[...]

Inde x 90 Agilen t 81133A/ 81134A P ulse Gener ator User’ s Guide, Janu ary 200 5 P pages Aux 67 Data 67 graphical use r interface 66 Main 66 scrolli ng 19 pages overvi ew 20 parameter selec ting 21 parameter values changing 19 pattern modes 70 Data 70 PRBS 70 Pulse 70 Square 70 PRBS 14 timing 80 PRBS (pattern mode) 70 Pulse (pattern mode) 70 pul[...]

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