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Getting Started 

with the

Agilent N4880A
Reference Clock Multiplier

If you need more detailed information on 
the N4880A, refer to the Online Help of your
Reference Clock Multiplier N4880A.
For more information, visit

 
The Help also offers printable versions of the 
User Guide.

www.agilent.com/find/n4880

You only need a few minutes to get started 
with the N4880A.

This Getting Started Brochure helps you to 
quickly install and operate the instrument.

Summary of Contents for N4880A

Page 1: ...efer to the Online Help of your Reference Clock Multiplier N4880A For more information visit The Help also offers printable versions of the User Guide www agilent com find n4880 You only need a few minutes to get started with the N4880A This Getting Started Brochure helps you to quickly install and operate the instrument ...

Page 2: ... II pollution degree 2 environment It is designed to operate within a temperature range of 5 40 C 40 105 F at a maximum relative humidity of 95 and at altitudes of up to 2000 meters Refer to the specifications tables for the ac mains voltage requirements and ambient operating temperature range Do Not Remove the Instrument Cover This product is marked with a warning symbol when it is necessary for ...

Page 3: ...um power consumption is 80 VA The power supply automatically adapts to the applied AC power Auto Selection and monitors the AC power range The mains plug can only be inserted in a socket outlet that provides protective earth contact Any interruption of the protective earth contact inside or outside the instrument makes any operation of the instrument dangerous Intentional interruption is prohibite...

Page 4: ...ly green when instrument is ON powered Red when instrument is OFF in power standby mode 3 CLOCK OUT Clock Output 4 REFERENCE CLOCK IN Non Inverted data input REFERENCE CLOCK IN Inverted data input Software Requirements Pre requisites for installing the Agilent N4880A software The supported Operating System are Windows XP SP3 English 32 bit Windows Vista SP2 English 32 bit Windows Vista SP2 English...

Page 5: ... the revision of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite is 15 5 or later You may wish to connect a keyboard and mouse to your J BERT N4903B This is not mandatory but convenient and should be done when the instrument is switched off 1 Open the Utility menu and click Minimize GUI 4 Switch on the J BERT N4903B 2 You can use the Agilent Connection Expert which makes it easy to configure USB instruments for SC...

Page 6: ... via USB to the corresponding J BERT or PC Reference Clock Multiplier 5 Install the N4880A software package before connecting the device with your computer otherwise there can be connection problems The latest N4880A software can be found at www agilent com find n4880 The device driver is installed via the installation program and can also be found in the Driver folder inside the installation dire...

Page 7: ...and one of the rear USB ports of your N4903B 3 Depending on your Windows version when you connect the N4880A for the first time the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard appears Select Install the software automatically and follow the onscreen steps 4 Click Next until the wizard finishes 5 Windows will automatically identify the N4880A as N4880A Reference Clock Multiplier The the latest versions of Wi...

Page 8: ...e Clock Multiplier g Set BERT Clock Divider in the J BERTs Pattern Generator Follow the given instructions to set Clock Divider on J BERT a Switch to PG Setup Bit Rate Setup b Keep the Clock Source as External c Select the Divider value as displayed on N4880As user interface 3 Supply 100 MHz to the Reference Clock In Port 4 If the supplied Reference Clock is correct the PLL Lock status light shows...

Page 9: ...nce Clock Frequency and the BERT Clock Frequency are co dependent in this mode therefore the Reference Clock Frequency will adjust accordingly Operation Example of MIPI with J BERT On the N4880A GUI select MIPI tab 1 Select Reference Clock Frequency 2 Select BERT Clock Frequency 3 Set BERT Clock Divider in the J BERTs Pattern Generator 4 Supply the necessary Reference Frequency to the Reference Cl...

Page 10: ...RTs PG Data Out with the DUTs Data In 1 Connect J BERTs PG CLK In with the N4880As CLK Out 2 Connect J BERTs ED Data In with the DUTs Data Out 3 Connect J BERTs ED CLK In with the J BERTs Trigger Out 4 Connect N4880As CLK In with the DUTs CLK OUT 5 This completes the basic information on N4880A In case of problems please refer to the User Guide of your N4880A CLK IN PG DATA OUT PG TRIG OUT CLK IN ...

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