Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 6000 Series User manual

Agilent Technologies
Agilent 6000 Series
Oscilloscope
User’s Guide

6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide
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In This User’s Guide…
This guide shows you how to use the 6000 Series oscilloscopes.
It contains the following chapters and topics:
1GettingStarted
Unpacking and setting up your oscilloscope, using Quick Help.
2 Front-Panel Controls
A quick overview of the front-panel controls.
3 Viewing and Measuring Digital Signals
How to connect and use the digital channels of a mixed-signal
oscilloscope (MSO).
4 Triggering the Oscilloscope
Trigger modes, coupling, noise rejection, holdoff, external
trigger and more. Edge, pulse width, and pattern triggering.
CAN, duration, I2C, Nth Edge Burst, LIN, sequence, SPI,
TV/video, and USB triggering modes.
5 Making Measurements
XY mode, FFTs, math functions, using cursors, automatic
measurements.
6 Displaying Data
Using pan and zoom; normal, average, peak detect, and high
resolution (smoothing) modes; noise rejection modes, glitch
capture, and more.
7 Saving and Printing Data
Printing waveforms, saving setups and data, and using the file
explorer.
8 Reference
Upgrading a DSO to an MSO, adding memory, software updates,
I/O, synchronizing instruments with the 10 MHz reference
clock, warranty status, digital signal probing, and more.
9 Characteristics and Specifications
This chapter give the specifications and characteristics of the
oscilloscope.

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The Agilent 6000 Series color oscilloscopes deliver powerful
features and high performance:
• 100 MHz, 300 MHz, 500 MHz, and 1 GHz bandwidth models.
• Up to 4 GSa/s sample rate.
• Powerful triggering including analog HDTV, I2C, SPI, LIN,
CAN, and USB.
• USB, LAN, and GPIB ports make printing, saving and
sharing data easy.
• 2-channel and 4-channel Digital Storage Oscilloscope
(DSO)models.
• 2+16-channel and 4+16-channel Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
(MSO) models.
• An MSO lets you debug your mixed-signal designs using up
to four analog signals and 16 tightly correlated digital
signals simultaneously.
The 6000 Series oscilloscopes feature MegaZoom III technology:
• Most responsive deep memory.
• Highest definition color display.
• Fastest waveform update rates, uncompromised.
• You can easily upgrade from a DSO to an MSO or increase
memory depth.
For more information about 6000 Series oscilloscopes, see
www.agilent.com/find/mso6000.

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Table 1 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Model Numbers and Sampling Rates
Bandwidth 100 MHz 300 MHz 500 MHz 1 GHz
Maximum Sample Rate 2 GSa/s 2 GSa/s 4 GSa/s 4 GSa/s
2-Channel + 16 Logic
Channels MSO
MSO6012A MSO6032A MSO6052A MSO6102A
4-Channel + 16 Logic
Channels MSO
MSO6014A MSO6034A MSO6054A MSO6104A
2-Channel DSO DSO6012A DSO6032A DSO6052A DSO6102A
4-Channel DSO DSO6014A DSO6034A DSO6054A DSO6104A
Table 2 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Memory Depth Option Numbers
Maximum Memory Depth 1 Mpts 2 Mpts 8 Mpts
MSO/DSO6012, MSO/DSO6014,
MSO/DSO6032, MSO/DSO6034
oscilloscopes
standard 2ML 8ML
MSO/DSO6052, MSO/DSO6054
oscilloscopes
standard 2MH 8MH
MSO/DSO6102, MSO/DSO6104
oscilloscopes
standard 2MH 8MH
Digital Channels
Because all of the oscilloscopes in the Agilent 6000 Series have analog channels,
the analog channel topics in this book apply to all instruments. Whenever a topic
discusses the digital channels, that information applies only to Mixed-Signal
Oscilloscope (MSO) models or DSO models that have been upgraded to an MSO.

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Contents
1 Getting Started 15
To inspect package contents 16
To adjust the handle 19
To power-on the oscilloscope 20
Ventilation requirements 20
To connect the oscilloscope probes 22
To verify basic oscilloscope operation 23
To compensate the oscilloscope probes 24
To calibrate the probes 25
Passive Probes Supported 25
Active Probes Supported 26
By 300 MHz, 500 MHz, and 1 GHz Bandwidth Models 26
By 100 MHz Bandwidth Models 27
Using Quick Help 28
Quick Help Languages 29
2 Front-Panel Controls 31
Front-Panel Overview 32
Conventions 33
Graphic Symbols in Softkey Menus 33
4-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel 34
Front Panel Controls 35
2-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel (differences only) 39
Interpreting the display 39

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Front-Panel Operation 41
To adjust the waveform intensity 41
To adjust the display grid (graticule) intensity 41
To start and stop an acquisition 42
To make a single acquisition 43
To pan and zoom 44
Choosing Auto trigger mode or Normal trigger mode 45
Using Autoscale 45
To set the probe attenuation factor 46
Using the analog channels 48
To set up the Horizontal time base 53
To make cursor measurements 60
To make automatic measurements 61
Using Labels 61
To print the display 66
To s e t t h e c lo c k 66
To set up the screen saver 67
To set the waveform expansion reference point 68
To perform service functions 69
User Calibration 69
Self Test 72
About Oscilloscope 72
To restore the oscilloscope to its default configuration 73
3 Viewing and Measuring Digital Signals 75
To connect the digital probes to the circuit under test 76
Acquiring waveforms using the digital channels 79
To display digital channels using Autoscale 80
Example 80
Interpreting the digital waveform display 82
To switch all digital channels on or off 83

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To switch groups of channels on or off 83
To switch a single channel on or off 83
To change the displayed size of the digital channels 84
To reposition a digital channel 84
To change the logic threshold for digital channels 85
4 Triggering the Oscilloscope 87
Selecting Trigger Modes and Conditions 90
To select the Mode and Coupling menu 90
Trigger modes: Normal and Auto 91
To select trigger Coupling 93
To select trigger Noise Rejection and HF rejection 93
To set Holdoff 94
The External Trigger input 96
2-Channel oscilloscope External Trigger input 96
4-Channel oscilloscope External Trigger input 98
Trigger Types 99
To use Edge triggering 100
Trigger level adjustment 101
To use Pulse Width triggering 102
< qualifier time set softkey 104
> qualifier time set softkey 104
To use Pattern triggering 105
To use CAN triggering 107
To use Duration triggering 111
< qualifier time set softkey 113
> qualifier time set softkey 113
To use I2C triggering 114

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To use Nth Edge Burst triggering 120
To use LIN triggering 122
To use Sequence triggering 125
Define the Find: stage 127
Define the Trigger on: stage 128
Define the optional Reset on: stage 130
Adjust the trigger level 131
To use SPI triggering 132
Assign source channels to the clock, data, and frame
signals 134
Set up the number of bits in the serial data string and set values
for those data bits 137
Resetting all bits in the serial data string to one value 137
To use TV triggering 137
Example exercises 141
To trigger on a specific line of video 141
To trigger on all sync pulses 143
To trigger on a specific field of the video signal 144
To trigger on all fields of the video signal 145
To trigger on odd or even fields 146
To use USB triggering 149
The Trigger Out connector 151
Triggers 151
Source frequency 151
Source frequency/8 151
5 Making Measurements 153
To use the XY horizontal mode 154

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Math Functions 159
Math scale and offset 160
Multiply 161
Subtract 163
Differentiate 165
Integrate 167
FFT Measurement 169
FFT Operation 171
Cursor Measurements 176
To make cursor measurements 176
Cursor Examples 179
Automatic Measurements 182
To make an automatic measurement 183
To set measurement thresholds 184
Time Measurements 186
Delay and Phase Measurements 191
Voltage Measurements 193
Overshoot and Preshoot Measurements 199
6 Displaying Data 201
Pan and Zoom 202
To pan and zoom a waveform 202
To set the waveform expansion reference point 203
Antialiasing 204
Using the XGA video output 204
Display Settings 205
Infinite persistence 205
Grid intensity 206
Vectors (connect the dots) 206
Varying the intensity to view signal detail 207

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Acquisition Modes 209
At Slower Sweep Speeds 209
Normal Mode 209
Peak Detect Mode 210
High Resolution Mode 210
Averaging Mode 211
Realtime Sampling Option 213
Using Serial Decode 215
To d e c o d e I2C data 216
To decode SPI data 220
To decode CAN data 225
CAN Totalizer 230
To decode LIN data 232
To reduce the random noise on a signal 238
HF Reject 238
LF Reject 239
Noise rejection 239
To capture glitches or narrow pulses with peak detect and infinite
persistence 240
Using peak detect mode to find a glitch 241
How Autoscale Works 243
Undo Autoscale 243
Specifying the Channels Displayed After Autoscale 244
7 Saving and Printing Data 245
To configure printing 246
Selecting a print file format 246
Selecting print options 249
Print Palette 249
To print the display to a file 250
To print the display to a USB printer 251

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Supported printers 252
Printers currently available in stores 252
Legacy Printers 253
Secure Environment Mode Option 254
Saving and recalling traces and setups 255
To Autosave traces and setups 256
To save traces and setups to internal memory or to overwrite an
existing USB mass storage device file 257
To save traces and setups to a new file on the USB mass storage
device 258
To recall traces and setups 260
To use the file explorer 261
8 Reference 263
Upgrading to an MSO or adding memory depth 264
Software and firmware updates 264
To set up the I/O port 265
To use the web interface 265
Using the 10 MHz reference clock 267
Sample clock and frequency counter accuracy 267
Supplying an external timebase reference 267
To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope 267
To synchronize the timebase of two or more instruments 269
To check warranty and extended services status 269
To return the instrument 270
To clean the oscilloscope 270

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Contents
Digital channel signal fidelity: Probe impedance and
grounding 271
Input Impedance 271
Probe Grounding 273
Best Probing Practices 275
To replace digital probe leads 276
Binary Data (.bin) 277
Binary Data in MATLAB 277
Binary Header Format 277
Example Program for Reading Binary Data 281
Examples of Binary Files 282
9 Characteristics and Specifications 285
Specifications 286
Characteristics 287
Environmental Conditions 297
Overvoltage Category 297
Pollution Degree 297
Pollution Degree Definitions 297
Measurement Category 298
Measurement Category 298
Measurement Category Definitions 298
Transient Withstand Capability 299
Index 301

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User’s Guide
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Getting Started
To inspect package contents 16
To adjust the handle 19
To power-on the oscilloscope 20
Ventilation requirements 20
To connect the oscilloscope probes 22
To verify basic oscilloscope operation 23
To compensate the oscilloscope probes 24
To calibrate the probes 25
Passive Probes Supported 25
Active Probes Supported 26
Using Quick Help 28
To get started using the oscilloscope:
✔Unpack the oscilloscope and verify the contents.
✔Adjust the oscilloscope’s handle position.
✔Apply power to the oscilloscope.
✔Connect the probes to the oscilloscope.
✔Verify basic oscilloscope operation and compensate the
probes.
A Quick Help system is built into the oscilloscope. Instructions for
using the quick help system are given on page 28.

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1GettingStarted
To inspect package contents
✔Inspect the shipping container for damage.
If your shipping container appears to be damaged, keep the
shipping container or cushioning material until you have
inspected the contents of the shipment for completeness and
have checked the oscilloscope mechanically and electrically.
✔Verify that you received the following items and any optional
accessories you may have ordered:
•6000 Series Oscilloscope
•Front-panel cover
•Power cord (see Table 4 on page 21)
•Oscilloscope probes
•Two probes for 2-channel models
•Four probes for 4-channel models
•10074C probes for 100 MHz bandwidth models
•10073C probes for all other models
•Manuals
•User’s Guide
•Service Guide
•Programmer’s Quick Start Guide
•CD-ROM containing the Programmer’s Reference Guide
•Automation-Ready Software CD-ROM
•MSO Models: digital probe kit (54620-68701) and digital
cable guide (54684-42301)
Digital Channels
Because all of the oscilloscopes in the Agilent 6000 Series have analog
channels, the analog channel topics in this book apply to all instruments.
Whenever a topic discusses the digital channels, that information applies only to
Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) models or DSO models that have been
upgraded to an MSO.

Getting Started 1
6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide 17
Package contents for 6000 Series Oscilloscopes
Power cord
(Part numbers given
on page 21)
*Digital Probe Kit contains:
54620-61801 16-channel cable (qty 1)
5959-9334 2-inch probe ground leads (qty 5)
5090-4833 Grabber (qty 20)
Digital probe replacement parts are listed on page 276
6000 Series Oscilloscope
Front-panel cover
Oscilloscope probes
10073C or 10074C
(qty 2 or 4)
Manuals and
CD-ROMs
Digital Probe Kit*
(MSO models only)
Digital
cable guide
(MSO models only)

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1GettingStarted
Table 3 Accessories available
Model Description
N2918A 6000 Series Oscilloscope Evaluation Kit
1180CZ Testmobile oscilloscope cart (requires N2919A adapter kit)
N2919A Testmobile Adapter Kit
54684-44101 Front-panel cover
N2605A-097 USB cable
10833A GPIB cable, 1 m long
10073C Passive probe, 10:1, 500 MHz, 1.5 m
10074C Passive probe, 10:1, 100 MHz, 1.5 m
54620-68701 Digital probe kit
54684-42301 Digital probe cable guide (cable tray)
Pomona 4119-50 50-Ohm Feedthrough (not available from Agilent Technologies)
1130A InfiniiMax 1.5 GHz InfiniiMax differential probe amplifier
1141A InfiniiMax 200 MHz differential probe (with 1142A power supply)
1144A 800 MHz active probe (with 1142A power supply)
1145A 750 MHz 2-channel active probe (with 1142A power supply)
1156A 1.5 GHz active probe
01650-61607 16:16 logic cable and terminator (for use with header on target
system)
54620-68701 16:2 x 8 logic input probe assembly (shipped standard with MSO
models)
1146A 100 kHz Current probe, AC/DC
10070C 1:1 Passive Probe
10072A Fine-pitch probe kit
10075A 0.5 mm IC clip kit
10076A 100:1, 4 kV 250 MHz probe
E2613B 0.5 mm Wedge probe adapter, 3-signal, qty 2
E2614A 0.5 mm Wedge probe adapter, 8-signal, qty 1
E2615B 0.65 mm Wedge probe adapter, 3-signal, qty 2
E2616A 0.65 mm Wedge probe adapter, 8-signal, qty 1
E2643A 0.5 mm Wedge probe adapter, 16-signal, qty 1
E2644A 0.65 mm Wedge probe adapter, 16-signal, qty 1
N2772A 20 MHz differential probe
N2773A Power supply for N2772A
N2774A 50 MHz current probe AC/DC
N2775A Power supply for N2774A

Getting Started 1
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To adjust the handle
You can use the oscilloscope’s handle for carrying the
instrument, or you can use it as a stand to tilt the instrument up
for easier viewing of its display.
1Grasp the handle hubs on each side of the instrument and
pull the hubs out until they stop.
2Without releasing the hubs, rotate the handle to the desired
position. Then release the hubs. Continue rotating the handle
until it clicks into a set position.

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1GettingStarted
To power-on the oscilloscope
1Connect the power cord to the rear of the oscilloscope, then
to a suitable AC voltage source.
The oscilloscope power supply automatically adjusts for
input line voltages in the range 100 to 240 VAC. Ensure that
you have the correct line cord. See Table 4 on page 21. The
line cord provided is matched to the country of origin.
2Press the power switch.
The power switch is located on the lower left corner of the
front panel. Some front panel key lights will come on and the
oscilloscope will be operational in a few seconds.
Ventilation requirements
The air intake and exhaust areas must be free from
obstructions. Unrestricted air flow is required for proper
cooling.
The fan draws air in from underneath the oscilloscope and
pushes it out behind the oscilloscope. Always ensure that the
air intake and exhaust areas are free from obstructions.
When using the oscilloscope in a bench-top setting, provide at
least 4" (100 mm) clearance behind and above the oscilloscope
for proper cooling.
WARNING Always use a grounded power cord. Do not defeat the power cord
ground.