Agilent Technologies 90000 X Series User manual

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Agilent Infiniium
90000 X-Series
Oscilloscopes
User’s Guide

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90000 X-Series Oscilloscopes—At a Glance
Table 1 90000 X-Series Oscilloscope Bandwidths, Sample Rates, and Memory Depths
Analog Bandwidth Sample rate Max Memory depth
2 channel 4 channel 2 channel 4 channel 4 channel
DSAX93204A 33 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSO/MSOX93204A 33 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSAX92804A 28 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSO/MSOX92804A 28 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSAX92504A 25 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSO/MSOX92504A 25 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSAX92004A 20 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSO/MSOX92004A 20 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSAX91604A 16 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSO/MSOX91604A 16 GHz 16 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSAX91304A 13 GHz 13 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts
DSO/MSOX91304A 13 GHz 13 GHz 80 GS/s 40 GS/s 2 Gpts

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Ease of use with high performance
The Agilent Technologies Infiniium oscilloscopes combine unprecedented
ease- of use with high- performance digitizing oscilloscope functionality to
simplify your design and analysis measurement tasks.
•Traditional oscilloscope front- panel interface provides direct access to
the controls needed for most troubleshooting tasks.
•Graphical user interface with menus, windows, dialog boxes, and
toolbars provides easy access to dozens of configuration and analysis
tools, ensuring you can set up and make the most complex
measurements.
•Models with bandwidths from 13 GHz to 33 GHz.
•MSO models provide 10 GS/s at 16 channels and 20 GS/s at 8 channels.
Display shows waveforms and graphical user interface
•Graphical interface allows direct interaction with waveforms, including
drag- and- drop positioning and instant waveform zoom.
•Touchscreen display allows oscilloscope operation without an external
pointing device.
•Waveforms displayed in color, making correlation easy.
•Current configuration parameters displayed near the waveform display
and are colorcoded to make identification easy.
•Graphical interface menus and toolbars simplify complex measurement
setups.
Horizontal controls set sweep speed and position
•Intensified waveforms on main sweep window make it easy to see what
will appear in the zoom window.
Acquisition and general controls start and stop the oscilloscope and do basic
setup
•Run and stop controls for continuous or single acquisitions.
•Clear display before one or more acquisitions.
•Default setup and Autoscale set initial configuration.
Hard disk drive and USB 2.0 port for saving and restoring setups and
measurement results
•Store measurement displays for inclusion in reports and test setup
guides.
•Store oscilloscope setups to repeat tests another time.
•Hard disk stores oscilloscope operating system.

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Trigger setup controls set mode and basic parameters
•Select Edge, Glitch, or Advanced Modes.
•Choose input source and slope.
•Use graphical user interface to simplify configuration of pattern, state,
delay, and violation trigger modes.
•Use auxiliary trigger to increase triggering flexibility.
Vertical controls set attenuation and position
•Color- coded knobs make it easy to find the controls that affect each
waveform.
Marker and quick measurements help measure waveform parameters
•Waveform markers A and B to check voltage or Δ - time at any point on
the displayed waveform.

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In This Book
This book gives you the information you need to begin using the Infiniium
90000 X- Series oscilloscopes. It contains three chapters, two appendixes,
and an index:
Chapter 1, “Setting Up the Oscilloscope,” starting on page 11 contains
inspection, power requirements, air flow, and setup information.
Chapter 2, “Using the Oscilloscope,” starting on page 25 gives an overview
of the front and back panel inputs and outputs, front- panel controls, and
graphical user interface, and tells you how to perform basic operations
with the oscilloscope.
Chapter 3, “Using the Online Help,” starting on page 55 describes the
Infiniium oscilloscope application’s online help contents and navigation.
The online help describes how to use the Infiniium oscilloscope application
in detail.
Appendix A provides safety notices.
Appendix B provides recommendations for working comfortably and safely
while operating the Infiniium oscilloscope.
For More Information
•For detailed information on how the oscilloscope makes measurements
and how to use the oscilloscope, see the Infiniium oscilloscope
application’s online help.
•For information on controlling the oscilloscope from a remote computer,
see the Oscilloscopes Programmer’s Reference found in the Infiniium
oscilloscope application’s online help.
•For information on testing and servicing the oscilloscope, see the
Service Guide manual found in the Infiniium oscilloscope application’s
online help.

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Contents
90000 X-Series Oscilloscopes—At a Glance 3
In This Book 6
1 Setting Up the Oscilloscope
Inspecting package contents 12
Environmental conditions 13
Positioning for proper airflow 14
Connecting the mouse, keyboard, LAN cable, and MSO cable 15
Connecting power 16
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Power Supply Protection Features 16
Connecting oscilloscope probes 17
17
Connecting threaded RF cables 18
Tilting the oscilloscope for easier viewing 18
Turning on the oscilloscope 19
Verifying basic oscilloscope operation 20
Installing application programs on Infiniium 21
Changing Windows Operating System Settings 22
Turning off the oscilloscope 23
Cleaning the oscilloscope 23

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2 Using the Oscilloscope
Front Panel Inputs and Outputs 26
Channel Inputs 26
Ground 26
Aux Out 26
Cal Out 26
Probe Compensation Terminal 27
USB Host Ports 27
Back Panel Inputs and Outputs 28
Motherboard I/O 28
USB Device Port 28
10 MHz In, 10 MHz Out 29
Trig Out 29
Aux Trig 29
Digital Channels Connector 29
Front Panel Controls (Keys and Knobs) Overview 30
Graphical User Interface Overview 31
Menu Overview 34
Setting the Oscilloscope to a Known Starting Condition 36
Starting and Stopping Waveform Acquisitions 37
Adjusting the Horizontal Time Scale and Trigger Position 38
Adjusting the horizontal scale 38
Adjusting the horizontal trigger position (delay) 39
Magnifying a part of the waveform using Zoom 39
Setting the horizontal reference point 40
Using the Horizontal Setup dialog box 40
Adjusting the Vertical Settings 41
Turning an analog channel on or off 42
Adjusting the analog channel’s vertical scale and offset 42
Turning digital channels on or off 43
Controlling digital channels 43
Setting Up Triggers 44
Setting the oscilloscope to trigger on an edge 44
Using Markers and Making a Measurement 46
Making a measurement on a waveform 46
Using quick measurements 48
Using markers 49
Moving markers using the graphical interface 50

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Controlling the Display 51
Enabling or disabling the touch screen 51
Clearing the waveform display 51
Adjusting the brightness of the displayed waveform 51
Saving and Printing Data 52
Forcing a Default Setup 53
Infiniium Hard Drive Recovery 53
3 Using the Online Help
Accessing the online help 55
Navigating through the online help 57
Accessing context-sensitive information 57
ASafetyNotices
Warnings 59
Safety Symbols 60
B Working in Comfort
About Repetitive Strain Injury 62
What is RSI? 62
What causes RSI? 62
What if I experience discomfort? 62
Mice and Other Input Devices 63
Index

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