Agilent Technologies Infiniium 90000 X User manual

Agilent Infiniium 90000 X-Series Oscilloscopes
Combining deep logic analysis with the
industry’s highest performance oscilloscope
Featuring the world’s fastest mixed signal oscilloscope
Data Sheet

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Engineered for 33 GHz true analog bandwidth that delivers:
Need bandwidth?
When you’re deploying leading edge high-speed serial bus
designs like FibreChannel, SAS 12 G, or 10 Gb Ethernet
KR, jitter matters and picoseconds count. When you’re
doing spectral analysis of wide-bandwidth RF signals or
investigating transient phenomena, bandwidth is critical.
You need the most accurate real-time oscilloscope you can
get. Agilent Infiniium 90000 X-Series scopes are engineered
for 33 GHz true analog bandwidth that delivers:
Analog bandwidth Sample rate Max Memory
Model number 2 channel 4 channel 2 channel 4 channel depth 4 channel
DSAX93204A 33 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSOX93204A 33 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSAX92804A 28 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSOX92804A 28 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSAX92504A 25 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSOX92504A 25 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSAX92004A 20 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSOX92004A 20 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSAX91604A 16 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSOX91604A 16 GHz 16 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSAX91304A 13 GHz 13 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
DSOX91304A 13 GHz 13 GHz 80 GSa/s 40 GSa/s 2 Gpts
33 GHz and still improving
The industry experts have spoken, and the 90000 X-Series is
one of the most award-winning oscilloscopes in the history
of the oscilloscope industry. With Agilent’s 90000 X-Series
oscilloscope, you get up to 33 GHz of real-time bandwidth
and the best measurement accuracy.
Even with all of the 90000 X-Series’ success, Agilent’s
software and hardware teams still continue to improve its
accuracy and capability. The 90000 X-Series now features
a more accurate calibration, PrecisionProbe software,
InfiniiView software, and EZJIT Complete; making it the
go-to tool for not only your compliance needs, but also your
design and validation needs.
Need more than just a regular oscilloscope?
As part of its continual improvement, 90000 X-Series now
has 16 digital channels with time resolution as fast as 50 ps.
The mixed signal oscilloscope is the ideal tool for debugging
tough memory challenges with unique triggering specific to
memory technologies.
Custom front end technology requiring over five years of design
effort yields the fastest real-time oscilloscope hardware available
today.
BW Upgradeable
Buy the performance
you need today
knowing you have the
headroom you need
for tomorrow with
bandwidth upgradability
to 33 GHz
• The industry’s highest real-time scope measurement accuracy
• The industry’s only 30 GHz oscilloscope probing system
• The industry’s fastest logic analysis on an oscilloscope
(16 channels at up to 50 ps timing resolution)

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The industry’s highest real-time scope measurement
accuracy.
When you’re designing with faster signals, shrinking
eyes and tighter jitter budgets errors introduced by your
oscilloscope can seriously impact your design margins. The
Agilent Infiniium 90000 X-Series scopes deliver the highest
measurement accuracy available by offering the following
characteristics:
• True analog bandwidth to 33 GHz
• Lowest oscilloscope noise floor (2.10 mV at 50 mV / div,
33 GHz)
• Lowest jitter measurement floor (100 fs)
Having the most accurate analog bandwidth and lowest
noise floor available means better spectral analysis of
transients and wide-bandwidth RF signals.
Engineered for 33 GHz true analog bandwidth that delivers:
Industry’s first and only 30 GHz oscilloscope probing
system.
No matter how much bandwidth your scope has, if
your probes can’t match the scope’s bandwidth, your
measurements are compromised. The Agilent Infiniium 90000
X-Series scopes offer probing solutions that are up to the
tough challenges today’s high-speed signal data rates with
the following:
• InfiniiMax III high frequency probes with automatic
AC calibration (PrecisionProbe)
• Fully-integrated probe amplifier s-parameter
correction
• The industry’s first bandwidth-upgradable probe
amplifier
The industry’s most comprehensive application-
specific measurement software.
When time is of the essence, you need tools that can speed
true understanding of your signal activity. From serial bus
debug and compliance testing to jitter measurements to
sophisticated triggering capability, Agilent stays on top of
the test standards and your requirements by working to
ensure that you get accurate results more quickly.
The Agilent Infiniium 90000 X-Series scopes offer the following:
• The broadest range of jitter, triggering, analysis and
display tools
• Pre-built compliance testing software based on the
expertise of our engineers on the standards committees
• Support for emerging technologies including
FibreChannel, SAS 12G, or MIPI-MPhy
Easily isolate signals of interest with zone qualified view
using InfiniiScan software triggering, just one of more than
40 application-specific software options.

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Engineered for 33 GHz true analog bandwidth that now combines deep
logic analysis with the industry’s highest performance oscilloscope:
33 GHz true analog bandwidth of the
oscilloscope and 80 GSa/s sample rate
provides ultra-low noise.
See your signal more clearly with a 12.1-inch
XGA (1024 x 768) high-resolution color touch
screen display.
Identify anomalies easily with a 256-level
intensity-graded or color-graded persistence
display that provides a three dimensional view
of your signals.
Remote access through 10/100/1000 BaseT
LAN interface with web-enabled connectivity
uses ultra-responsive Ultra VNC.
GPIB and LAN provide remote measurements.
Optional Infiniium application remote program
interface allows application/compliance
software automation. LXI class C compliant.
MATLAB support.
Calibration edge with a rise time of less
than 15 ps enables TDT calibration with
PrecisionProbe software.
Capture your longest signal with up to
25 ms data using 2 Gpt of acquisition
memory at 80 GSa/s.
An additional four USB 2.0 host ports and a
USB 2.0 device port on the back panel. Perfect
for extra connectivity including an optical
drive. A USB 2.0 device port lets you control
the scope and transfer data via a USB 2.0 480-
Mbpts connection.
Optional x4 PCIExpress slot speeds up offload times by
a factor of 5, using socket drivers. Use this option (823)
for faster deep offloads of the waveforms.

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Removable solid state drive option is available.
It offers improved data security and speed.
10 MHz reference clock can be input to
or output from the scope to allow precise
timebase synchronization with more than
one oscilloscope, RF instruments or logic
analyzers.
Dedicated single acquisition button provides
better control to capture a unique event.
Customizable multipurpose key gives you any
five automated measurements with a push
of a button. You can also configure this key
to execute a script, print/save screen shots,
save waveforms or load a favorite setup.
Measure section, including a toggling marker
button and a dedicated marker knob, provides
quick access to your marker control.
Quick access to fine/vernier control by
pressing the horizontal and vertical sensitivity
knobs.
Increase your productivity with a familiar
Infiniium graphical user interface, including
your favorite drag-and-drop measurement
icons. Infiniium’s analog-like front panel
has a full set of controls color-coded to the
waveforms and measurements, making your
tasks simple.
Three front panel USB 2.0 host ports match
your USB keyboard, mouse, and USB memory
drive connection for saving setup and data
files and screen shots.
Threaded RF connectors ensure the most reliable signal integrity
for high-performance instruments. The AutoProbe II interface
combines the tried-and-true, robust 3.5 mm threaded RF connector
of Agilent sampling scopes with a convenient automatic torque
mechanism (clutch) that ensures a consistent 8 in. lbs. connection
is made without the hassles of a torque wrench.
Featuring bandwidths from 13 to 33 GHz

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True-analog bandwidth- 33 GHz
The engineering of a high-performance real-time oscilloscope
front end requires designing pre-amplifiers, triggering
capability, and sampling technology, then seamlessly tying
them together. Using fine line microcircuit processes and
relying extensively on years of experience with RF design,
Agilent developed the front end multi-chip modules shown
here for the Infiniium 90000 X-Series oscilloscopes. Packaging
technology provides excellent high-frequency electrical
properties along with superior heat dissipation. It is a key
enabling technology block in Agilent’s 90000 X-Series’ high
measurement accuracy.
Engineered for 33 GHz true analog bandwidth that delivers:
The Oscilloscope: highest real-time scope measurement accuracy
Whether you’re deploying emerging high speed bus
technology, identifying spectral content of wide-bandwidth
RF signals, or analyzing transient physical phenomena, you
need the truest representation of your signals under test.
Agilent invested in leading edge technology to bring you
the highest real-time oscilloscope measurement accuracy
available today.
Custom integrated circuits using a proprietary Indium
Phosphide (InP) process and breakthrough packaging
technology enable industry-leading performance, including
the:
• Up to 33 GHz of true analog bandwidth
• Lowest oscilloscope noise floor
• Lowest oscilloscope jitter measurement floor
Low noise floor
One of the keys to measurement accuracy at high
bandwidths is minimizing the noise generated
by the oscilloscope itself. Agilent utilizes a
proprietary Indium Phosphide (InP) integrated
circuit process in the design of the Infiniium 90000
X-Series oscilloscopes because other oscilloscope
techniques just can’t deliver the necessary
combination of high-bandwidth and low noise. Not
only does that mean you’re purchasing the best
tool today, but it also means you can count on
technology leadership from Agilent in the future.

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Better calibration improves spectral purity
Agilent oscilloscopes are constantly improving
their measurement accuracy. The latest
innovation is a new, improved calibration routine
that better aligns the sample points of the
analog to digital converter.
The improved calibration results in higher
spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) and
effective number of bits (ENOB). For instance,
the SFDR is improved by as much as 15 dBC
depending on the carrier frequency. The
higher SFDR is ideal for making RF and optical
measurements where spectral purity is of the
utmost importance. Improved SFDR and ENOB
also means better jitter performance.
Ultimately this means the 90000 X-Series now
features the highest SFDR and ENOB of any
oscilloscope on the market.
Low real-time oscilloscope jitter measurement floor,
just got lower (now 100 fs)
Oscilloscope bandwidth allows signal rise times to be
more accurately depicted. The oscilloscope noise floor
directly impacts the y-axis voltage placement of each signal
data point. The Infiniium 90000 X-Series scopes combine
superiority in these characteristics with extremely low
sample clock jitter (< 100 femptoseconds). This ensures the
lowest possible contribution to jitter measurements from
the scope itself so you’re using your jitter budget on your
design.
In addition to its low jitter measurement floor, the 90000
X-Series has the industry’s deepest memory with up
to 2 Gpts, allowing you to resolve low frequency jitter
components in a single measurement.
The 90000 X-Series now features an even more advanced
calibration system known as sine wave cal. This sine wave
calibration further lowers spurs caused by ADC interleaving
errors and enables lower jitter and higher spurious free
dynamic range. Sine wave calibration simply builds on its
industry leading accuracy.
Jitter measurement floor of less than 100 fs
Improved calibration improves the spurious free dynamic rang by up to
15 dBc

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Engineered for 33 GHz true analog bandwidth that delivers:
A mixed signal oscilloscope integrates traditional
analog channels with 16 digital channels
In 1996, Agilent pioneered the mixed signal oscilloscope
Innovative IC technology we called ‘MegaZoom,’ which
delivered highly responsive deep memory so designers can
see both cause and effect in digitally controlled analog
phenomena. The first MSO was named Test & Measurement
World Test Product of the Year in 1997.
Agilent MSOs seamlessly integrate the familiar controls of
an oscilloscope with the additional digital data collection
and pattern recognition of a logic analyzer. You can trigger
across any combination of analog and digital channels;
integrate serial bus triggering and decode and even see
inside your FPGA designs.
Agilent continues to lead the way with MSOs
The MSO 90000 X-Series is specifically targeted at the
DDR2/3/4 technologies, simplifying the complicated task
of debugging memory technologies. The 20 GSa/s on 8
channels means you can easily separate reads and writes
on all DDR4 speeds. The MSO 90000 X-Series is fully
compatible with Agilent 90-pin logic analysis connectors,
making it easy to connect to your devices.
Combining analog and digital performance
Today’s designs require access to complex triggers and
multiple instruments. The 90000 X-Series mixed signal
oscilloscopes provide up to 20 channels you can use at
once. Each channel can be combined in a unique pattern
trigger. The 90000 X-Series has the ability to label each
individual channel as part of a bus for decoding, saving
hours of manual work.
The 90000 X-Series also features application-specific decode
applications that are designed for up to 20 channels. These
applications include many low-speed serial and parallel
busses. For instance, the JTAG protocol decode is available
only on Agilent oscilloscopes.
The Industry’s Fastest Mixed Signal Oscilloscope

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Engineered for 33 GHz true analog bandwidth that delivers:
Industry’s only bandwidth
upgradable probes
Purchase the probing performance
you need today with confidence that
you have headroom for the future with
Agilent’s InfiniiMax III bandwidth-
upgradable probes. Upgrade to higher
performance at a fraction of the cost of
probe bandwidth upgrades.
The InfiniiMax III probing system uses the same InP technology that enables high
bandwidth and low noise oscilloscope measurements.
Fully-integrated probe amplifier s-parameter correction
Each InfiniiMax III probe amplifier comes pre-packaged with
its own customized characteristics via s-parameter files.
The InfiniiMax III probing system and the 90000 X-Series
communicate via an I²C bus. This communication allows the
90000 X-Series to download the customized s-parameter files
from the InfiniiMax III probing amplifier to the scope for greater
accuracy.
To take advantage of your investment in a high-bandwidth
oscilloscope, you must have a probing system that can
deliver bandwidth to the probe tip. Agilent rises to the
challenge of high-speed signal reproduction with these
probing innovations:
• The industry’s first bandwidth upgradable probe
amplifier
• Fully-integrated probe amplifier s-parameter correction
The InfiniiMax III 30 GHz probing system includes accessories to enable probing with a ZIF tip, browsing, or connecting to 3.5 mm inputs.
Industry’s first 30 GHz oscilloscope probing system

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Analysis tools: PrecisionProbe (option 001)
Turn your 90000 X-Series oscilloscope into a time-domain transmissometry (TDT) and
quickly characterize and compensate any input into your scope.
PrecisionProbe technology turns
your oscilloscope into the ultimate
characterization tool. Not only can you
do the normal de-embedding through
InfiniiSim, PrecisionProbe allows quick
characterization of your entire probe
system (including cables and switches)
without the need for extra equipment.
PrecisionProbe takes advantage of the
fast “cal output” signal on the 90000
X-Series to characterize and compen-
sate for loss on the measurement
system.
PrecisionProbe technology:
• Properly creates custom probe
transfer function =VOut / VIn
• Properly characterizes probed
system transfer function such that
VOut / VInc = VOut / VSrc
• Removes unwanted S21 cable
insertion loss
PCI Express measurement comparisons
Root complex device Eye height (mV) Eye height PrecisionProbe Gain
2.5 GT/s_12 GHz 517.19 553.94 7.1%
5 GT/s_12 GHz_3.5 dB 312.22 348.19 11.5%
5 GT/s_12 GHz_6 dB 341.1 376 10.2%
5 GT/s_16 GHz_3.5 dB 306.6 348.33 13.6%
5 GT/s_16 GHz_6 dB 344.4 374.41 8.7%
8 GT/s_12 GHz_P7 96.83 103.09 6.5%
8 GT/s_12 GHz_P8 100.16 108.33 8.2%
8 GT/s_16 GHz_P7 96.92 106.01 9.4%
8 GT/s_16 GHz_P8 100.24 108.24 8.0%
By characterizing and compensating for cable loss on the cable connected to the PCI
Express test fixture, the designer was able to gain between 6.5% and 13.6% margin
that would have been lost otherwise.
Now every probe and cable in the system
can have the exact same frequency
response – probe to probe or cable to
cable – without measurement variation
caused by probe variation. Now you can
properly characterize custom probes.
In addition to characterizing the cables,
PrecisionProbe allows for immediate use
on the same instrument. PrecisionProbe
saves you time and money while increas-
ing your measurement accuracy.
When you combine InfiniiMax probes
with switches between the amplifier and
the probe head, PrecisionProbe allows
for full correction and automation of
each probe’s path. Full automation is
then available to allow for quick swap-
ping of the inputs via Infiniium’s compli-
ance framework. For increased accuracy,
purchase PrecisionProbe Advanced for
faster edge speeds and true differential
measurements.
Agilent’s uses Indium Phosphide to
procuce a sub 12 ps edge perfect for
characterizing cable and probe frequency
response