Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 5000 Series User manual

Agilent Technologies
Agilent InfiniiVision
5000/6000/7000
Series Oscilloscopes
User’s Guide

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Book Map
Initial Setup Connecting to the
Device Under Test
Triggering
Displaying Measurements and
Math Functions
Printing and Saving
Mask Test Controls and
Connectors
Digital Channels
Reference Index
Acquisition Modes Web Interface Serial
Decode/Lister
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In This User’s Guide…
This guide shows you how to use the InfiniiVision 5000/6000/7000 Series
oscilloscopes. It contains the following chapters and topics:
1 Introduction
Model numbers, options, where to find specifications.
2 Initial Setup
Unpacking and setting up your oscilloscope. Using the Quick Help system.
Using the analog channels, setting up the timebase.
3ConnectingtotheDeviceUnderTest
Connect the oscilloscope to the device under test using passive or active
probes or 50-ohm BNC cables.
4Triggering
Trigger modes, trigger settings, and trigger types. Trigger noise rejection,
glitch capture.
5 Displaying
Stabilizing and interpreting the display, AutoScale. Using pan and zoom.
Adjusting display intensity, using infinite persistence, using labels. XGA
video output.
6 Measurements and Math Functions
Automatic time and voltage measurements, FFTs, math functions,
measurement statistics, cursor measurements, XY mode horizontal.
7 Printing and Saving
Printing the oscilloscope’s display, saving setups and data, and using the
file explorer.
8 Acquisition Modes
Run, Stop, and Single acquisitions. Selecting normal, average, peak detect,
or high resolution (smoothing) mode. About the Realtime option. Using
segmented memory.

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9WebInterface
Setting up the I/O port, establishing LAN connection, using the
oscilloscope’s web interface.
10 Serial Decode/Lister
Serial decode of I2C, I2S, SPI, CAN, LIN, RS232 (UART), FlexRay, and
MIL-STD 1553 serial buses.
11 Mask Test
Using mask test to identify signal excursions beyond set limits.
12 Controls and Connectors
Click on a control or connector to find out how to use it.
13 Digital Channels
Using the digital channels of a mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO).
14 Reference
Software updates, licenses, Secure Environment mode, Measurement
Category, Environmental Conditions, synchronizing the timebases of
multiple instruments, cleaning, binary and csv data files, warranty status,
Contact Us.
Index

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Contents
Book Map 3
In This User’s Guide… 4
1 Introduction 21
Models Covered in this Manual 22
Specifications and Characteristics 23
Licensed Options 24
Notes 26
2InitialSetup27
Package Contents 28
5000 Series Oscilloscope Package Contents 29
6000A Series Oscilloscope Package Contents 30
6000A Option BAT Oscilloscope Package Contents 31
6000L Series Oscilloscope Package Contents 32
7000A Series Oscilloscope Package Contents 33
Accessories Available 34
Tilt the oscilloscope up for easy viewing 36
To tilt the 5000 Series oscilloscope up for easy viewing 36
To tilt the 6000 Series oscilloscope up for easy viewing 37
To tilt the 7000 Series oscilloscope up for easy viewing 38
To install the optional front panel overlay 40
5000 Series Overlay 40
6000 Series Overlay 41
7000 Series Overlay 42

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To mount the oscilloscope in a rack 43
To mount the 5000 or 6000 Series oscilloscope in a rack 43
To mount the 6000L Series oscilloscope in a rack 43
To mount the 7000 Series oscilloscope in a rack 46
Ventilation Requirements 47
5000 and 6000A Series Ventilation Requirements 47
6000L Series Ventilation Requirements 47
7000 Series Ventilation Requirements 47
Power Requirements 48
Power-on the 5000/6000/7000 Series Oscilloscope 49
Power-on the Battery-Powered 6000A Series Oscilloscope 49
Caution indicator. 50
AC adapter for battery-powered oscilloscopes 52
Keys, Softkeys, and the Entry Knob 53
Verifying Basic Oscilloscope Operation 54
Quick Help 55
Quick Help Languages 56
Graphical User Interface Languages 56
Quick Help Updates 56
To set the clock 57
To set up the screen saver 58
Using the Analog Channels 59
To set up the Horizontal time base 64
3ConnectingtotheDevice Under Test 71
Analog Input Impedance (50 Ohm or 1 MOhm) 72

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AutoProbe Interface 72
Passive Probes 73
Active Probes 74
Active Probes for 6000 Series 100 MHz Bandwidth Models 75
Connect the Probes to the Oscilloscope 75
Maximum input voltage at analog inputs 76
Do not float the oscilloscope chassis 76
Compensating Passive Probes 77
Calibrating Probes 78
Manually Setting the Probe Attenuation Factor 80
Digital Probes 80
4Triggering81
Triggering - General Information 83
Trigger Mode and Coupling Menu 84
Auto and Normal Trigger modes 84
Choosing Auto Trigger Mode or Normal Trigger Mode 84
Auto Mode 85
Normal Mode 85
Trigger Level Adjustment 86
Trigger Coupling 87
Trigger Noise Rejection 87
HF Reject 88
LF Reject 89
Noise Rejection 89

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Trigger Holdoff 90
Trigger Holdoff Operating Hints 90
To set holdoff 90
External Trigger Input 92
2-Channel Oscilloscope External Trigger Input 92
Maximum voltage at 2-channel oscilloscope external trigger
input 93
4-Channel Oscilloscope External Trigger Input 94
Maximum voltage at 4-channel oscilloscope external trigger
input 94
Trigger Output 95
Triggers 95
Source Frequency 95
Source Frequency/8 95
Trigger Types 96
CAN Trigger 98
Duration Trigger 102
< qualifier time set softkey 103
> qualifier time set softkey 103
Edge Trigger 105
FlexRay Setup and Triggering 107
Setup for FlexRay Signals 107
FlexRay Triggering 108
Glitch or Narrow Pulse Capture 112
Using Peak Detect Mode to Find a Glitch 113
I2C Trigger 115
I2S Trigger 121

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LIN Trigger 128
MIL-STD 1553 Setup and Triggering 131
Probing MIL-STD 1553 Signals 131
Setup for MIL-STD 1553 Signals 132
MIL-STD 1553 Triggering 133
Nth Edge Burst Trigger 135
Pattern Trigger 137
Hex Bus Pattern Trigger 139
Pulse Width Trigger 140
< qualifier time set softkey 141
> qualifier time set softkey 142
Sequence Trigger 143
Define the “Find” Stage 145
Define the “Trigger on” Stage 146
Define the Optional “Reset on” Stage 147
Adjust the Trigger Level 149
SPI Trigger 150
Assign Oscilloscope Channels to SPI Signals 151
Set Up the Bits in the Serial Data String 155
Resetting All Bits in the Serial Data String to One Value 155
TV Trigger 156
TV Triggering Examples 159
To trigger on a specific line of video 160
To trigger on all sync pulses 161
To trigger on a specific field of the video signal 161
To trigger on all fields of the video signal 162
To trigger on odd or even fields 163
UART/RS232 Trigger 166
USB Trigger 170

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5 Displaying 173
Tips for Displaying Waveforms 174
Stabilizing the Display 174
Interpreting the Display 175
Graphic Symbols in Softkey Menus 176
AutoScale 177
How AutoScale works 177
Undo AutoScale 177
Enabling Fast Debug AutoScale 178
Specifying the Channels Displayed After AutoScale 178
Preserving the Acquisition Mode During AutoScale 178
Pan and Zoom 179
Waveform Intensity and Signal Detail 180
Grid Intensity 181
Infinite Persistence 182
Using Labels 183
Waveform Expansion Reference Point 187
Vectors (Connect the Dots) 187
Freeze Display 188
Antialiasing 189
XGA Video Output 189
6 Measurements and Math Functions 191
List of Automatic Measurements 192
Making Automatic Measurements 193
Measurement Statistics 194
Measurement Thresholds 197

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Measurement Definitions 199
Time Measurements 199
Delay and Phase Measurements 203
Voltage Measurements 205
Overshoot and Preshoot Measurements 211
Cursor Measurements 214
To make cursor measurements 215
Cursor Examples 217
XY Horizontal Mode 220
Math Functions 224
To use waveform math 224
To perform a math function upon an arithmetic operation 225
Math scale and offset 225
Units 226
Multiply 227
Add or Subtract 228
Differentiate 230
Integrate 232
Square Root 234
FFT Measurement 236
FFT Operation 238
Enabling Precision Measurements and Math 242
7PrintingandSaving243
Printing the Oscilloscope’s Display 244
Quick Print 244
To print the oscilloscope’s display 245
Options 245
Palette 246

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Saving Oscilloscope Data 247
Selecting a Destination for Your Saved Data 248
Selecting a File Name 249
Saving Waveform Trace and Oscilloscope Setup 250
Display Image and Waveform Data File Formats 250
Choosing Save Settings 251
To save a waveform and/or setup to a USB mass storage
device 255
To save a waveform and/or setup to the oscilloscope’s internal
memory 256
To recall waveform trace and/or oscilloscope setup 256
File Explorer 257
8 Acquisition Modes 261
To start and stop an acquisition 262
To make a single acquisition 264
Acquisition Modes 265
At Slower Sweep Speeds 265
Selecting the Acquisition mode 265
Normal Mode 265
Peak Detect Mode 266
High Resolution Mode 266
Averaging Mode 267
Realtime Sampling Option 269
Segmented Memory 271
Using segmented memory 271
9WebInterface275
Setting up the Oscilloscope’s LAN Connection 276
To establish a LAN connection 276
To establish a LAN connection (6000L Series) 277
Stand-alone (Point-to-Point) Connection to a PC 278

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Accessing the Web Interface 280
Browser Web Control 281
Remote Front Panel 281
Remote Programming 283
Remote Programming with Agilent IO Libraries 284
Get Image 285
Identification Function 286
Instrument Utilities 287
Setting a Password 288
10 Serial Decode/Lister 291
Serial Decode 292
Lister 293
CAN Serial Decode 295
Interpreting CAN Decode 298
CAN Totalizer 299
Interpreting CAN Lister Data 301
FlexRay Serial Decode 302
Interpreting FlexRay Frame Decode 303
FlexRay Totalizer 304
Interpreting FlexRay Lister Data 305
I2C Serial Decode 306
Interpreting I2C Decode 308
Interpreting I2C Lister Data 309
I2S Serial Decode 310
Interpreting I2S Decode 312
Interpreting I2S Lister Data 313

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LIN Serial Decode 314
Interpreting LIN Decode 317
Interpreting LIN Lister Data 319
MIL-STD 1553 Serial Decode 320
Interpreting MIL-STD 1553 Decode 321
Viewing MIL-STD 1553 Data in the Lister 322
SPI Serial Decode 323
Interpreting SPI Decode 327
Interpreting SPI Lister Data 328
UART/RS232 Serial Decode 329
Interpreting UART/RS232 Decode 333
UART/RS232 Totalizer 334
Interpreting UART/RS232 Lister Data 335
11 Mask Test 337
To create a mask from a “golden” waveform (Automask) 338
Troubleshooting Mask Setup 339
Setup Options 340
Run Until 340
On Error 340
Source Lock 341
Mask Test Trigger Output 342
Mask Statistics 343
Reset Statistics 344
Transparent 344
To manually modify a mask file 345
Building a Mask File 348

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12 Controls and Connectors 351
Front Panel 352
5000/6000 Series Front Panel (4-channel) 352
5000/6000 Series Front Panel (2-Channel, differences
only) 353
6000L Series Front and Rear Panel 354
7000 Series Front Panel (4-Channel) 355
7000 Series Front Panel (2-Channel, differences only) 356
Front Panel Control and Connector Descriptions 357
Do not connect a host computer to the oscilloscope’s USB host
port 357
Rear Panel 362
5000 Series Rear Panel (4-Channel) 362
5000 Series Rear Panel (2-Channel) 363
6000 Series Rear Panel (4-Channel) 364
6000 Series Rear Panel (2-Channel) 365
6000 Series Option BAT Rear Panel (4-Channel) 366
7000 Series Rear Panel (4-Channel) 367
7000 Series Rear Panel (2-Channel) 368
Rear Panel Control and Connector Descriptions 369
13 Digital Channels 371
To connect the digital probes to the device under test 372
Probe cable for digital channels 372
Acquiring waveforms using the digital channels 375
To display digital channels using AutoScale 376
Example 376
Interpreting the digital waveform display 378

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To change the displayed size of the digital channels 379
To switch a single channel on or off 379
To switch all digital channels on or off 379
To switch groups of channels on or off 379
To change the logic threshold for digital channels 380
To reposition a digital channel 380
To display digital channels as a bus 381
Digital channel signal fidelity: Probe impedance and
grounding 385
Input Impedance 385
Probe Grounding 387
Best Probing Practices 388
To replace digital probe leads 389
14 Utilities 391
To restore the oscilloscope to its default configuration 392
To perform service functions 393
User Calibration 394
Self Test 397
15 Reference 399
About Oscilloscope 400
Software and Firmware Updates 400
Installed Licenses 400
Upgrading to an MSO 401
Secure Environment Mode Option 402

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Measurement Category 403
Measurement Category 403
Measurement Category Definitions 403
Transient Withstand Capability 404
Maximum input voltage at analog inputs and 2-channel external
trigger input 404
Maximum input voltage at digital channels 404
Environmental Conditions 405
Using the 10 MHz reference clock 406
Sample clock and frequency counter accuracy 406
Supplying an external timebase reference 406
To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope 406
Maximum input voltage at 10 MHz REF connector 406
To synchronize the timebase of two or more instruments 408
To clean the oscilloscope 408
Binary Data (.bin) Format 409
Binary Data in MATLAB 409
Binary Header Format 410
Example Program for Reading Binary Data 413
Examples of Binary Files 414
CSV and ASCII XY files 417
Acknowledgements 418
To check warranty and extended services status 418
To return the instrument 419
Contact us 420
Index 421

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