Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 5000 Series User manual

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Demo
Guide
Agilent 5000 Series
Portable Oscilloscopes
DSO5012A DSO5014A
DSO5032A DSO5034A
DSO5052A DSO5054A

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Table of Contents
Topic Page Time
Lab 1 Viewing a motor start-up
sequence using a high definition display and deep memory 45 min.
Lab 2 Discovering an infrequent glitch with fast waveform update rates 65 min.
Lab 3 Viewing a complex “fast-slow” AM-modulated signal with a
high definition display and deep memory 85 min.
Take a few minutes to get to know the next-generation
portable oscilloscope – the Agilent 5000 Series. With
1 Mpts memory, an XGA-resolution display with 256
levels of intensity grading, and a fast 100,000 wfms/s
update rate, the new 5000 Series will show you more
than what you thought possible for a portable
oscilloscope.
If you would like to go further, feel free to evaluate the
same signals on the oscilloscope you are using today
with the comparative procedures inside.

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Controls Used in This Demo Guide
Menu Soft Keys
Waveform Intensity
Autoscale
Channel 1 Controls
Save/Recall Menu
Trigger
Horizontal Knobs
Run and Single-Shot
Main/Delayed Mode
Potentiometer
Switch
20 MHz Clock
Mode
GND / CH1 / CH2 / GND
USB B
Motor
Microphone
Quick Meas
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This motor start-up sequence presents two major
challenges for traditional oscilloscopes:
Capturing a start-up sequence requires acquiring
data at a high rate for a long period of time.
Shallow-memory oscilloscopes experience a
significant degradation in their sample rate, which
can result in under-sampling and aliasing.
Complex signals have lots of data buried in them
– data that is not easily observable using traditional
digitizing oscilloscopes that have limited display
intensity gradation.
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Lab 1
Viewing a motor start-up
sequence using a high-
definition display and
deep memory
Your demo kit should come with a USB cable.
The USB connection provides power to the demo
board. Connect the ‘A’ receptacle of the cable
to a USB host port on the back panel of the 5000
Series. Connect the ‘B’ receptacle of the cable
to the demo board.
Connect the channel 1 probe to the test points
labeled CH1 and ground (GND).
Set the demo board’s MODE dial to 0 to activate
the MOTOR signal.
Set the potentiometer to the 12 o’clock position
(see diagram on page 3).
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Now, zoom in on the signal by turning the
horizontal timebase knob in a clockwise direction.
The more you zoom, the more detail you will see
about each controller
pulse. You can also pan
with the horizontal offset
knob (◄►) to see any
part of the trace you wish.
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Press Save/
Recall and
Default Setup
to ensure the
scope is in an
initial known
state.
Using the
Intensity knob
below the
display, adjust
the waveform
intensity to
approximately
50%.
While pressing
down on the
Switch button
on the demo
board, press
Autoscale on
the scope.
Using the horizontal
timebase knob, adjust
the timebase to 10
ms/div. This allows you
to see the first 50 ms of
start-up time.
Preferred Zooming Technique
Press the Main/Delayed menu button and select
the Delayed sweep mode. You can adjust the zoom
with the horizontal control knobs. This gives you a
“forest and trees” view of your signal.
Press the
Trigger Mode
menu button
and switch the
triggering mode
from Auto to
Normal.
Press Single
to make a
single-shot
acquisition.
Activate the motor by pressing
down on the Switch button.
Tektronix TDS3000B Series
Press Save/Recall,
Recall Factory Setup
and OK Confirm
Factory Init. to ensure
the scope is in an
initial known state.
Using the Waveform
Intensity knob on the
front panel, adjust the
waveform intensity to
approximately 50%.
While pressing down
on the Switch button
on the demo board,
press Autoset on the
oscilloscope.
Using the Horizontal
Scale knob, adjust
the timebase to
10 ms/div.
Now, zoom in on the signal by turning the
Horizontal Scale knob in a clockwise direction.
Press Single
Seq.
Activate the motor by pressing
down on the Switch button.

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Some design problems you can anticipate…others, you
can’t. If you don’t know what you are looking for, advanced
triggering capability will not get you very far. This is where
waveform update rate becomes critical. The higher the
waveform update rate, the greater the probability of
capturing intermittent signal glitches and anomalies.
Let’s see the impact of waveform update rate when it
comes to acquiring and viewing an intermittent glitch
that occurs in the signal, on average, only once every
40,000 cycles.
Lab 2
Discovering an infrequent
glitch with fast waveform
update rates
Your demo kit should come with a USB cable.
Connect the ‘A’ receptacle of the cable to a USB
host port on the back panel of the 5000 Series.
Connect the ‘B’ receptacle of the cable to the
demo board. The USB connection provides
power to the demo board.
Connect the channel 1 probe to the test points
labeled CH1 and ground (GND).
Set the demo board’s MODE dial to 1 to activate
the GLITCH signal.
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If you did not try Lab 1:
Press Save/Recall and
Default Setup to ensure the
scope is in an initial known
state. Press Trigger mode
and switch from Auto to
Normal triggering.
Press Autoscale
on the scope.
Using the Horizontal
Time/Div knob, adjust
the timebase to isolate
one rising edge
(100 ns/div).
Over a period of 10 seconds, count how many times you
see the glitch appear?
Using the
Intensity knob,
adjust the wave-
form intensity
to 100%.
Now you can
isolate the glitch
using a Pulse
Width trigger.
Tektronix TDS3000B Series
If you did not try Lab 1:
Press Save/Recall,
Recall Factory Setup and
OK Confirm Factory Init.
to ensure the scope is in
an initial known state.
Using the Waveform
Intensity knob on
the front panel,
adjust the waveform
intensity to 100%.
Press Autoset.
Using the Horizontal
Scale knob, adjust
the timebase to
100 ns/div.
Over a period of 10 seconds, count how many times you
see the glitch appear on the signal?
Using the
Vertical Scale
knob, adjust the
volts/div to
500 mV/div.
Using the Vertical
Position knob, move
the waveform down
by approximately 2
divisions to better
fit on the screen.

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Lab 3
Viewing a complex, AM-
modulated signal with a
high-definition display
and deep memory
Oscilloscopes are first and foremost viewing tools – they
help you to see what is going on in your design. Today’s
complex signals combine slow signal trends, with fast
signal transitions. Deep memory enables you to capture
signals over long periods of time while maintaining a
faster sample rate. In this lab, you will see how even a
relatively slow signal can become aliased when using a
shallow memory scope.
Our lab’s signal uses amplitude modulation to mix a slow-
er voice signal (kHz) with a faster carrier wave (MHz).
Your demo kit should come with a USB cable.
Connect the ‘A’ receptacle of the cable to a USB
host port on the back panel of the 5000 Series.
Connect the ‘B’ receptacle of the cable to the
demo board. The USB connection provides power
to the demo board.
Connect the channel 1 probe to the test points
labeled CH1 and ground (GND).
Set the demo board’s MODE dial to 2 to activate
the AM w/MIC signal.
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If you did not try Lab 1 or Lab 2:
Press Save/Recall and Default
Setup to ensure the scope is in an
initial known state. Press Trigger
mode and switch from Auto to
Normal triggering.
Press Autoscale.
Turn the Horizontal Time/Div knob
in a counter-clockwise direction.
When you reach 20 µs/div, you
will be viewing signals in the 5 kHz
voice range.
The AM carrier frequency is 20
MHz. By how many times are you
oversampling?
Select Delayed for a “forest and
trees” view. Then use Quick Meas
to select a frequency measurement.
What is the frequency of the carrier
wave?
Push the Main/Delayed
button under the
Horizontal section of
the front panel. What
is the sample rate at
20 µs/div?
Tap gently on or
whistle into the
Microphone input
on the demo board.
Observe the display
responsiveness.
Tektronix TDS3000B Series
If you did not try Lab 1 or Lab 2:
Press Save/Recall, Recall
Factory Setup and OK Confirm
Factory Init. to ensure the
scope is in an initial known
state.
Using the Waveform Intensity
knob on the front panel, adjust
the intensity to approximately
50%.
Press Autoset.
Using the Vertical
Scale knob,
adjust the volts/
div to 500 mV/div.
Turn the horizontal time/div knob
in a counter-clockwise direction to
20 µs/div to view kHz signals. At
what t/div setting do you begin to
see aliasing?
Select Measure then Frequency.
What is the frequency of the carrier
wave?
Using the Vertical
Position knob,
move the waveform
down by approxi-
mately 2 divisions
to center it on the
screen.
Press the
Acquire Menu
button to view
the current
sample rate.
Zoom back to 10 µs/
div. Tap gently on
or whistle into the
Microphone input
on the demo board.
Observe the display
responsiveness.
Using the Intensity knob,
adjust the waveform
intensity to approximately
50%.

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