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Page 1: ...Infiniium 9000 Series Oscilloscope User s Guide Publication number 54904 97008 November 2012 Agilent Technologies 2012...

Page 2: ...ing the Online Help describes the Infiniium oscilloscope application s online help contents and navigation The online help describes how to use the Infiniium oscilloscope software in more detail For M...

Page 3: ...d analysis tools ensuring you can set up and make the most complex measurements Models with bandwidths from 250 MHz to 4 GHz Display shows waveforms and graphical user interface Graphical interface al...

Page 4: ...ving and restoring setups and measurement results Store measurement displays for inclusion in reports and test setup guides Store oscilloscope setups to repeat tests another time Hard disk stores osci...

Page 5: ...sing the Oscilloscope Front Panel 34 Acquisition Run Controls 36 Horizontal Controls 36 Trigger Controls 36 Vertical Controls 37 Marker and Measurement Controls 37 To set the oscilloscope to a known s...

Page 6: ...75 To adjust horizontal scale 76 To adjust horizontal position 77 To access the horizontal setup 78 To zoom on a section of the waveform 79 To move the markers using the graphical interface 81 To mak...

Page 7: ...1 Setting Up the Oscilloscope...

Page 8: ...8 Setting Up the Oscilloscope This chapter shows you how to set up your Infiniium oscilloscope connect power and accessories and verify general operation...

Page 9: ...entTechnologiesSalesOffice Keep theshippingmaterialsforthecarrier sinspection TheAgilentTechnologies Sales Office will arrange for repair or replacement at Agilent s option without waiting for claim s...

Page 10: ...anything is missing contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Office If the shipment was damaged or the cushioning materials show signs of stress contact the carrier and your Agilent Technologie...

Page 11: ...scope 11 Technical Specifications For complete specifications and characteristics direct your web browser to www agilent com and perform a search for the oscilloscope s model number Then select Data S...

Page 12: ...cope where it will have sufficient clearance for airflow around the top back and sides see Figure 1 1 Place the oscilloscope on a hard surface to avoid blocking the airflow underneath the oscilloscope...

Page 13: ...e 0 mm Minimum bottom clearance No intrusion into the space under the oscilloscope as defined by the feet Feet must rest on hard surface Infiniium 9000 Series oscilloscope front view The airflow requi...

Page 14: ...0 60 Hz for the 9000 series The power cord serves as the main disconnecting device The maximum power dissipation is 375 W The oscilloscope power supply automatically adjusts for line input voltages in...

Page 15: ...keyboard must be plugged in prior to turning on power to the oscilloscope LAN Cable Connect your LAN cable to the RJ 45 connector on the side panel of the oscilloscope USB Connectors Side panel USB c...

Page 16: ...g Up the Oscilloscope 16 Figure 1 2 Side Panel Keyboard PS 2 Port Mouse PS 2 port XGA video output USB ports AC power input Removable Hard Drive LAN port USB cable Parallel printer port Serial printer...

Page 17: ...7 To connect oscilloscope probes 1 Attach the probe connector to the desired oscilloscope channel or trigger input using the probe instructions Figure 1 3 4 analog input channels where probes are conn...

Page 18: ...nnect the probe C A U T I O N Do not attempt to twist the snap on probes on or off the oscilloscope s BNC connector Twisting the probe connector body will damage it C A U T I O N Do not exceed the max...

Page 19: ...cilloscope for easier viewing 1 Lift up the front of the oscilloscope grasp one of the plastic feet on either side and pull it down and forward until it latches into place Repeat for the other foot Fi...

Page 20: ...a short initialization period the oscilloscope display appears The oscilloscope is ready to use 2 You canconnectanddisconnectprobesand BNC cableswhile the oscilloscope is turned on The first time you...

Page 21: ...e Oscilloscope 21 To turn off the oscilloscope 1 Press the power switch at the lower left corner of the oscilloscope front panel The oscilloscope will go through a normal Windows operating system shut...

Page 22: ...probe cable to the front panel probe comp connector with the square wave label Figure 1 7 Verifying Basic Oscilloscope Operation 3 Press the Default Setup key on the front panel The display will pause...

Page 23: ...es on screen If you do not see the waveform ensure your power source is adequate the oscilloscope is properly powered on and the probe is connected securely to the front panel connector 5 Move the mou...

Page 24: ...ilent Vector Signal Analysis Agilent VEE Pro Microsoft Office 2003 2007 2010 MathWorks MATLAB Mathsoft MathCad 2001i McAfee VirusScan Symantec Norton AntiVirus If you install an application other than...

Page 25: ...Language Options Advanced Tab settings Do not remove Fonts Display Settings Do not change the screen resolution or the color quality from Highest 32 bit Do not change the Font size to Extra Large Do...

Page 26: ...lloscope Clean the oscilloscope with a soft cloth dampened with a mild soap and water solution C A U T I O N Do not use too much liquid in cleaning the oscilloscope Water can enter the Infiniium front...

Page 27: ...2 Working in Comfort...

Page 28: ...to soft tissues in the hands and arms If you experience discomfort or pain while using the oscilloscope discontinue use immediately and consult your physician as soon as possible For more information...

Page 29: ...asks such as assembly line work meatpacking sewing playing musical instruments and computer work RSI also has been observed in those who frequently engage in activities such as carpentry knitting hous...

Page 30: ...ure or force from your fingers to activate the buttons or scroll wheel on your mouse scrolling mouse trackball or other input device Using too much force can place unnecessary stress on the tendons an...

Page 31: ...3 Using the Oscilloscope...

Page 32: ...eys is optimized for the most common kinds of troubleshooting tasks and basic measurements See Using the Front Panel The Infiniium oscilloscope application s graphical interface with menus windows dia...

Page 33: ...nel has a set of LED Light Emitting Diode indicators by using these and the display you see the oscilloscope s configuration at a glance You can also push many of the front panel knobs to activate var...

Page 34: ...pe front panel Figure 3 1 Infiniium Oscilloscope Front Panel Run Stop control section Horizontal controls time div position etc Trigger controls Turn digital channels on off Turn serial decode on off...

Page 35: ...pe 35 Using the front panel you can configure the oscilloscope for most troubleshooting tasks The control categories are Run controls Horizontal controls Trigger controls Vertical controls Marker and...

Page 36: ...current input signals Also the Clear Display key erases the waveforms from the display and resets such things as measurement statistics and averaging The Touch key enables or disables the touch scree...

Page 37: ...marker and measurement controls you control two sets of markers within the oscilloscope graticule You use markers to make more accurate measurements of waveform events than you could make visually Bot...

Page 38: ...ault Setup key If you use the Default Setup key you can select Control Undo Default Setup to return the oscilloscope to its original configuration Save the Current Oscilloscope Configuration Before us...

Page 39: ...finishes acquiring data updates the display then starts another acquisition cycle if it is in triggered Trig d or auto trigger Auto mode To stop waveform acquisition press the Run Stop key The oscillo...

Page 40: ...pe clears the waveform display If the oscilloscope is in Run mode and is receiving triggers it will update the display as it collects new waveform data Clearing the waveform display also resets averag...

Page 41: ...lifies the waveform display and also increases the display update rate Whileananalogchannelisturnedoff dataacquisitioncontinuesforthatanalog channel Thus you can still use the analog channel as a sour...

Page 42: ...Using the Oscilloscope 42 To turn the digital channels on or off To turn the digital channels on press the Digital key on the front panel To turn them off press the key again...

Page 43: ...of sine wave symbols Decreasing the vertical scale makes the waveform bigger There are fewer volts displayed per division Increasing the vertical scale makes the waveform smaller There are more volts...

Page 44: ...ision To move the waveform to the right turn the horizontal position knob clockwise To move the waveform to the left turn the horizontal position knob counter clockwise Moving the waveform to the righ...

Page 45: ...ch represents a software expansion of the acquired waveform data A section of the waveform in the main sweep window is highlighted to indicate the part shown in the delayed sweep window The horizontal...

Page 46: ...nnels the Aux or Line as the source for an edge trigger 2 Press the Slope key until the desired slope LED is illuminated You can have an edge trigger on a rising or falling edge 3 Press the Sweep key...

Page 47: ...key and select the mode in the Markers Setup dialog box that appears To turn on Marker A press the Position knob until the marker that you want to move appears in the pop up dialog box Marker A has a...

Page 48: ...ource Thedefaultmeasurementsare Vp p Period Frequency Rise time and Fall time To measure parameters for another waveform press the Multi Purpose key until that waveform is the one shown in the measure...

Page 49: ...Using the Oscilloscope 49 To enable or disable the touch screen To enable or disable the touch screen press the front panel Touch key...

Page 50: ...phical Interface With the graphical interface for the Infiniium Oscilloscope you can access all the configuration and measurement features of the oscilloscope through an easy to use system of menus to...

Page 51: ...finiium Oscilloscope Top of Display Menu bar Measurement toolbar Set vertical scaling Turn this channel on or off Access the ChannelSetup dialog box Memory bar highlightedareashows how much of acquisi...

Page 52: ...that color The buttons associated with that channel vertical scaling and offset settings ground reference indicator and measurements done on that channel also have the same color All changes made to t...

Page 53: ...on where you dropped the icon For example you might want to measure the rise time of the fifth rising edge dropping the rise time measurement icon at that edge will cause the measurement to be made on...

Page 54: ...the histogram window Waveform Display Area The waveform display area shows the waveforms and optionally the results of your measurements Several display options including a grid are available and can...

Page 55: ...ithin particular regions of the user interface are available in the following regions Memory bar Waveform display area Measurement toolbar Horizontal and acquisition controls You display a context sen...

Page 56: ...ontrols Leftmost is a button labeled with an H Clicking this displays the horizontal setup dialog box Next is the current horizontal scale Clicking this displays a pop up numeric keypad so you can set...

Page 57: ...on which can be set using the front panel and the graphical interface Advanced trigger configuration items are available only through the graphical interface You can click on the button labeled with a...

Page 58: ...oxes in the oscilloscope graphical interface See the Persistence option buttons in figure 3 5 You can choose only one option at a time To use a check box click with the pointer in the box A check mark...

Page 59: ...nnect Dots mode Click one of these checkboxestoselect Color Grade or Infinite persistence Click and drag the title bar to move the dialog box on the screen Click and drag the Intensity control slider...

Page 60: ...p to increase the intensity of the grid Click and drag the Intensity control slider down to decrease the intensity of the grid Click one of these Close buttons to close the dialog box click one of the...

Page 61: ...Using the Oscilloscope 61 Figure 3 7 Dialog Box with a Drop Down List Box toseetheoptions youcan choose Click the arrow in a drop down list box...

Page 62: ...utton after step 1 release the button in step 3 to execute the command Some menus have submenus These are indicated by an arrow at the right side of the command When you move the pointer to one of the...

Page 63: ...the context of the particular graphical interface item in which they are found They are available in the following display areas memory bar measurement toolbar waveform display area and horizontal se...

Page 64: ...cope 64 Figure 3 9 Selecting a Command from a Context Sensitive Menu Right click the mouse in the waveform display area then select Autoscale from the menu to force the oscilloscope to autoscale the c...

Page 65: ...u Right click in this region to see the Measurement Setup context sensitive menu Right click in this region to see the horizontal trigger and run controls context sensitive menu Right clickin thewavef...

Page 66: ...aveform display area See figure 3 11 You can still use the Run Stop key on the front panel However if you are performing many graphical interface operations it is easier to start and stop the oscillos...

Page 67: ...u can still use the Clear Display key on the front panel while the graphical interface is enabled Clearing the display removes all displayed waveform data in preparation for another acquisition It als...

Page 68: ...button at the bottom of the waveform display See figure 3 13 Infiniium prints the screen to the default printer according to the configuration that you have selected in the Windows Control Panel Figur...

Page 69: ...pe 69 To change waveform brightness Click the waveform brightness button at the bottom of the waveform display See figure 3 14 Figure 3 14 Changing Waveform Brightness Click this button to change the...

Page 70: ...rm displayandalsoincreasesthedisplayupdaterate Whenyouturnoffachannel the current vertical scaling factor and vertical scale buttons for that channel disappear They re appear when you turn the channel...

Page 71: ...nin theverticaltoolbar thensettheverticaloffsetusing the spin box control in the Channel Setup dialog box If you leave the mouse pointer on the waveform without clicking the pointer changes into cross...

Page 72: ...t or click the waveform and drag it up or down to do the same thing or click the ground reference indicator and drag it up or down to changethevertical offset Click to access the ChannelSetupdialogbox...

Page 73: ...s color coded to match the waveform color for easy recognition You can also adjust the vertical scaling by clicking on the current setting which is shown next to the waveform buttons for the channel T...

Page 74: ...e Probes button You can set attenuation ratio attenuation units and measurement units for the probe or perform a probe calibration For Agilent Technologies probes that are compatible with the AutoProb...

Page 75: ...l reference points This is the position of the trigger if the horizontal position is set to zero delay A non zero horizontal position value is the time relative to the trigger event at the selected ho...

Page 76: ...on You can also adjust the horizontal scale by clicking the current setting This displays a pop up numeric keypad that allows you to set an exact value for the horizontal scale Or you can adjust the h...

Page 77: ...value at the bottom of the waveform display Or click and hold the mouse button on the desired waveform and drag the waveform to the right or left Release the mouse button when the waveform is in the d...

Page 78: ...enu you can set scale position and the horizontal reference You can also set up the delayed time base window which uses software expansion to present a magnified view of an area of the waveform See th...

Page 79: ...scale and horizontal position as necessary to best rescale the area you defined in step 1 If stopped the oscilloscope does a software magnification of the waveform In either case a small dialog box ap...

Page 80: ...ope 80 Figure 3 23 Zooming on a Section of the Waveform Click and hold the mouse button drag tocreateaselection rectangle then click the Waveform Zoom menu item to zoom the display on the waveforms in...

Page 81: ...he position you want on the waveform then release Clicking and dragging a marker makes it easy to quickly move the marker to the desired waveform event You can use the front panel Measure Position kno...

Page 82: ...remote programming command set See the Programmer s Reference When you drag and drop a measurement icon on a waveform notice that the icon outline changes color to match the color of each waveform it...

Page 83: ...veform Measurements In some cases geometric icons arealsodisplayedtoassociatethe measurement results with the location on the waveform being measured Channel numbers associate the measurement results...

Page 84: ...select any of the different modes of triggering supported by the oscilloscope Edge Glitch or Advanced with choices under Advanced of Pattern State Delay by Time Delay by Events or Violation You can s...

Page 85: ...e trigger signal 4 Click to select the rising edge falling edge or both edges for the trigger source 5 Set the trigger level using the spin box You can also click the trigger level setting to display...

Page 86: ...ck in most open dialog boxes and check the Multiple Active Dialogs selection Normally the oscilloscope displays only one dialog box at a time and you must close that dialog box before opening another...

Page 87: ...ot successfully restart follow the instructions for recovering the hard drive Infiniium Hard Drive Recovery Use the following instructions to recover your Infiniium hard drive 1 Turn off the Infiniium...

Page 88: ...Using the Oscilloscope 88...

Page 89: ...4 Accessing the Online Help...

Page 90: ...on for using the Infiniium oscilloscope is included in its online help The online help is accessible from the menu bar and from dialog boxes This chapter explains how to use the help to find the infor...

Page 91: ...line Help 91 To access the online help Select Contents from the Help menu The Contents page for the oscilloscope online help is displayed Figure 4 1 Help Menu Select Contents from the Help menu toacce...

Page 92: ...topic shown below is the first method for finding information It appears when you access the online help from the Help menu Figure 4 2 Contents Topic Page Closes the online help window Prints this top...

Page 93: ...ontaining the phrase sample rate Another useful feature is the Favorites tab To access this tab press the arrow button next to the tabs selection area see screen shot on previous page for this locatio...

Page 94: ...access context sensitive information To see overview information for items in a dialog box click the Help button in that dialog box Figure 4 3 Help Button for Context Sensitive Help Click here to disp...

Page 95: ...urning on or off 3 41 3 55 3 70 check box 3 58 3 59 3 60 checking the oscilloscope 1 9 choosing commands 3 63 cleaning the oscilloscope 1 26 1 1 clear display 3 36 button 3 52 Clear Display key 3 40 c...

Page 96: ...5 horizontal setup 3 56 accessing 3 78 button 3 51 3 52 3 78 horizontal sweep speed 3 51 3 52 3 56 adjusting 3 76 hyperlinks 4 93 I icons dragging to waveform 3 53 learning functions of 3 53 measureme...

Page 97: ...offset adjusting vertical 3 43 3 71 3 72 vertical 3 37 online help 4 90 4 91 windows 4 93 opaque dialog boxes 3 86 opening the online help 4 91 operation verifying 1 22 option button 3 58 3 59 3 60 op...

Page 98: ...oscilloscope 1 19 time base adjusting 3 76 see also horizontal time measurements 3 37 title bar 3 58 3 59 3 60 tool tips 3 53 toolbars 3 55 horizontal and trigger 3 56 measurement 3 51 3 52 3 53 3 82...

Page 99: ...g and drop measurements on 3 82 dragging measurement icons to 3 53 making bigger or smaller 3 73 making quick measurements 3 48 manipulating 3 54 matching to measurement results 3 53 measuring using m...

Page 100: ...Index 100...

Page 101: ...ikely that the ground protection is impaired you must make the instrument inoperative and secure it against any unintended opera tion Service instructions are for trained service personnel To avoid da...

Page 102: ...um extent permitted by applicable law Agilent disclaims all war ranties either express or implied with regard to this manual and any information contained herein including but not limited to the impli...

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