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Agilent 54753A and 54754A
TDR Plug-in Modules
Programmer’s Quick Reference

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Page 1: ...Agilent 54753A and 54754A TDR Plug in Modules Programmer s Quick Reference ...

Page 2: ...ms in the separate agreement shall control Technology Licenses MS DOS is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Restricted Rights Legend If software is for use in the performance of a U S Government prime contract or subcontract Software is delivered and licensed as Commercial computer soft ware as defined in DFAR 252 227 7014 June 1995 or as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 ...

Page 3: ...n modules that are installed in an 86100 series mainframe refer to the following books 86100 series programmer s guide 86100 series online help Notational Conventions computer type All characters appearing in computer type are key words and must be entered exactly as shown CAPITAL LETTERS Capital letters indicate the short form of a command The actual command is not case sensitive and can be enter...

Page 4: ...When several items are enclosed by braces one and only one of these elements may be selected Definitions d A single ASCII numeric character 0 9 n A single ASCII non zero numeric character 1 9 NL Newline or Linefeed ASCII decimal 10 sp space character white_space space s and tabs ...

Page 5: ... Commands 8 Channel Commands 9 Disk Commands 11 Display Commands 12 Function Commands 13 Histogram Commands 19 Limit Test Commands 20 Marker Commands 21 Mask Test Commands 23 Measure Commands 25 TDR Commands 37 Waveform Commands 41 Waveform Memory Commands 42 3 ...

Page 6: ...the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For pixel memories PMEMory 1 For TDR response 1 2 3 or 4 Command COMMents PLUGin number comments Sets the comments field for the plugin This field is used to describe options included in the plugin or for user co...

Page 7: ...in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MENU APPLication CHANnel number ACQuire TIMebase TRIGger DISK DISPlay MARker MEASure MATH WAVeform SETup PRINt HELP UTILity FFT LTESt HISTogram MTESt MEYE TDR number MTDR number number For channels indicates the...

Page 8: ...onal A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command VIEW CHANnel number WMEMory number FUNCtion number FFT RESPonse number HISTogram PMEMory1 Turns on a channel function pixel memory waveform memory TDR response histogram or FFT Use the BLANk command to turn these off n...

Page 9: ...Tness option improves the step flatness by using a signal processing algorithm within the instrument You should use this option when performing TDR measurements or when step flatness is important The THRuput option improves the instrument s throughput and should be used whenever best flatness is not required 7 ...

Page 10: ...Calibrate Commands Command CALibrate SAMPlers DISable ENABle Enables or disables the samplers in the plug in 8 ...

Page 11: ... and TDT applications you may change the range to magnify range in some circumstances This command is used to set the magnify range as well as the range number An integer 1 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides range_value Full scale voltage of the specified channel number Command CHANnel number SCALe scale_value For TDR and TDT applications you may change the scale to magnify scale i...

Page 12: ... optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced percent A number between 100 and 100 used to set the step position Command CHANnel number UNITs VOLT AMPere WATT UNKNown OHM REFLect GAIN For TDR and TDT applications you can select the units OHM REFLect and GAIN OHM and REFLect may be selected for TDR channels while GAIN may be selected for TDT channels Yo...

Page 13: ...ame Is an MS DOS compatible file name up to 8 characters long number Represents waveforms 1 2 3 or 4 Command DISK STORe source filename format Stores a setup waveform database mask TDR response TDR TDT calibration or pixel memory to the disk The filename does not include a suffix The suffix is supplied by the instrument depending on the source and file format specified The database may only be sav...

Page 14: ...ar portion of the waveform area on the screen This command has no effect when the graticule format is single number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 12...

Page 15: ...Ction 1 2 BWLimit CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number bandwidth Provides a bandwidth limit filter function You can use this function on waveforms to limit the bandwidth of the signal In TDR or TDT applications where the accuracy of normalization is not required you can use this to simulate a bandlimited signal through a device under test number For channels an integer 1 t...

Page 16: ...ESPonse number WMEMory number float_value number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 float_value A real number Command FUNCtion 1 2 FFTMagnitude CHANnel number...

Page 17: ...hannels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 float_value A real number Command FUNCtion 1 2 MAGNify CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number float_value...

Page 18: ...which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 float_value A real number Command FUNCtion 1 2 MINimum CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number float_value Defines a function that computes the minimum of each ...

Page 19: ...veform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 float_value A real number Command FUNCtion 1 2 SUBTract source source Defines a function that algebraically subtracts the second operand from the first operand source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number float_value number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides fol...

Page 20: ...sted with the RANGE and OFFSET commands source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number float_value number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 ...

Page 21: ...e histogram window will track the source s vertical and horizontal scale number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR response 1 2 3 or 4 19 ...

Page 22: ...tions to be saved to disk or waveform memories Setting a particular source to OFF removes any waveform save action from that source source CHANnel number FUNCtion number HISTogram RESPonse number WMEMory number destination OFF WMEMory number DISK When DISK is selected a file name is required filename A descriptive file prefix consisting of up to four characters If no filename is specified the pref...

Page 23: ... in TDR and TDT marker measurements propagation Dielectric constant or propagation value Command MARKer REFerence TRIGger REFerence Specifies the marker reference for TDR and TDT style markers If the reference is TRIGger then all horizontal axis marker measurements are made with respect to the trigger point If the reference is REFerence then all horizontal axis marker measurements are made with re...

Page 24: ...teger 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B indicating which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR response 1 2 3 or 4 Command MARKer XUNITs SECond METer FEET Sets the units for horizontal display in TDR and TDT applications The units may be in seconds mete...

Page 25: ...tional A or B indicating which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR response 1 2 3 or 4 Command MTESt SWAVeform source destination filename format Saves waveforms from a channel function TDR response histogram or waveform memory in the event of a failure detected by the Mask Test Each waveform source can be i...

Page 26: ...1 RSP4 format TEXT YVALues VERBose INTernal Command MTESt SCALe SOURce CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number Sets the source used by the mask subsystem for interpretation of the SCALe Y1 and SCALe Y2 parameters SCALe Y1 and SCALe Y2 set the vertical boundaries of the coordinate system for mask testing and are affected by the scaling of the selected source number For channel...

Page 27: ...ndicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure DUTycycle source Measures the ratio of the positive pulse width to the period source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory...

Page 28: ...functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure FREQuency source Measures the frequency of the first complete cycle on the screen using the mid threshold levels of the waveform 50 levels if standard measurements are selected source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicati...

Page 29: ... or 4 Command MEASure OVERshoot source Measures the width of the overshoot of the first edge on the screen source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For w...

Page 30: ...y an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure PWIDth source Measures the width of the first positive pusle on the screen using the mid threshold levels of the waveform 50 levels with standard measurements selected source CHANnel number FUNCtio...

Page 31: ...sponses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure SOURce source source Selects the source for measurements Two sources can be specified with this command All measurements except MEASure DELTatime are made on the first specified source The delta time measurement uses two sources if two are specified If only one source is specified the delta time measurement uses that source for both of its parameters source CHANn...

Page 32: ...ng which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure TMAX source Measures the first time at which the maximum voltage of the source waveform occurred When FFT is the specified source the frequency at which the first maximum value occurred is measured source CHANnel number FUNCtio...

Page 33: ... voltage slope occurrence source Measures the time interval between the trigger event and the defined voltage level and transition voltage Voltage level at which time will be measured slope The direction of the waveform change when the specified voltage is crossed either rising or falling occurrence The number of the crossing to be reported if one the first crossing is reported if two the second i...

Page 34: ... number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure VBASe source Measures the statistical ba...

Page 35: ...source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number FFT number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure VMIDdle source Measure...

Page 36: ...es WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure VPP source Measures the absolute maximum and minimum voltages on the selected source then calculates the peak to peak voltage as the difference between the two voltages When FFT is the specified source the range of values in the spectrum is measured source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number FFT number For...

Page 37: ...r TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure VTIMe time source Measures the voltage at the specified time The time is referenced to the trigger event and must be on the screen When FFT is the specified source the value at the specified frequency is measured time Displayed time from the trigger in seconds or frequency in Hertz for FFT source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory numb...

Page 38: ... functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 Command MEASure VUPper source Measures the voltage value at the upper threshold of the waveform source CHANnel number FUNCtion number RESPonse number WMEMory number number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two...

Page 39: ...ontrol Command TDR 2 4 RESPonse 1 2 3 4 CALibrate CANCel Activates the cancel softkey during a TDR or TDT normalization and reference plane calibration Command TDR 2 4 RESPonse 1 2 3 4 CALibrate CONTinue Activates the continue softkey during a TDR or TDT normalization and reference plane calibration Command TDR 2 4 PRESet Sets up the instrument for TDR or TDT measurements based on the stimulus 37 ...

Page 40: ...4 RESPonse 1 2 3 4 HORizontal TSOurce MANual Specifies whether the TDR TDT response should track the source channel s horizontal scale TSOurce or use a user defined scale specified with the HORizontal POSItion and HORizontal RANGe commands MANual TSOurce is the usual setting Command TDR 2 4 RESPonse 1 2 3 4 HORizontal POSition position Specifies the horizontal position of the TDR TDT response when...

Page 41: ...which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced Command TDR 2 4 RESPonse 1 2 3 4 TDRTDT TDR TDT Sets the instrument to make either TDR or TDT measurements When the setting is TDT both TDR and TDT measurements can be made simultaneously You must select a TDT destination channel before selecting TDT Command TDR 2 4 R...

Page 42: ...ys referenced to center screen offset_value Offset value in volts watts or decibels depending on the current channel UNITs Suffix UNITs are ignored only the scalar part is used m in mw Command TDR 2 4 RESPonse 1 2 3 4 VERTical RANGe range_value Specifies the vertical range of the TDR TDT response when the vertical tracking mode is set to MANual range_value Vertical range in volts watts or decibels...

Page 43: ...ponse waveform memory database histogram or FFT as the waveform source number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 41 ...

Page 44: ...gram or FFT to the waveform memory number For channels an integer 1 through 4 indicating the slot in which the channel resides followed by an optional A or B identifying which of two possible channels in the slot is being referenced For functions 1 or 2 For waveform memories WMEMory 1 2 3 or 4 Storing a waveform memory to itself does not change the memory For TDR responses 1 2 3 or 4 42 ...

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