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Chapter 3 Practice Using the TIA Software

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Read the description of combined two-sided analysis on the help screen.

NOTE

An easy way to go back to the help information is by holding down the
Alt key while pressing the Tab key once, and then releasing the Alt key.

The shortcut above assumes the Help window has not been closed.

Window Margin Analysis (Applies to HP E1741A
Software Only)

Select Display>Window Margin.

Now the window margin analysis of the acquired data is shown.

The statistics summarize the window margin results for all the enabled
segments.

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Page 2: ...Getting Started Guide HP E1725C E1741A Time Interval Analyzer Includes information on HP E1725C Time Interval Analyzer HP E1741A Time Interval Analyzer Software TIA User Interface Software ...

Page 3: ...ime Interval Analyzer Getting Started Guide This guide describes the HP E1725C Time Interval Analyzer and provides getting started information for the HP E1741A Time Interval Analyzer and the TIA User Interface software ...

Page 4: ...e warranty period HP will replace software media which does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects For detailed warranty information see back matter Safety Considerations General This product and related documentation must be reviewed for familiarization with this safety markings and instructions before operation This product is a safety Class I instrument provided with a pro...

Page 5: ...xiii 1 How to Begin In this Chapter 1 2 Assembling the TIA 1 3 HP E1725C TIA Assembly 1 3 Installing the HP E1741A Time Interval Analyzer or TIA User Interface Software 1 5 Computer Requirements 1 5 Install the Software 1 5 Installation Choices 1 6 Install the Software 1 9 Start the Application Software 1 9 Power Up and Health Check 1 10 Start 1 10 Start the HP TIA Software 1 10 Set the Interface ...

Page 6: ...ded in Italics 3 3 TIA Software Tutorial 3 4 Start 3 4 Define Segments 3 9 Segment Definition 3 10 Clock Definition 3 11 Acquire Data 3 11 Analyze the Histogram Data 3 12 Segmented Histogram Analysis Applies to HP E1741A or HP E1747A Software Only 3 13 Window Margin Analysis Applies to HP E1741A Software Only 3 15 Sequential Data Analysis 3 17 Where to Go Now 3 19 4 Demo Waveforms In this Chapter ...

Page 7: ...ing 4 23 Start 4 23 Demo 4 Sharing TIA Data 4 27 Sharing Graphics 4 27 Open the Windows WordPad Program 4 28 Now Add the Picture 4 29 Sharing Data With Other Applications 4 31 5 General Information In this Chapter 5 2 HP E1741A Software License Agreement 5 3 Grant of License 5 3 Unpacking and Inspection 5 4 Available Accessories 5 5 Parts Information 5 6 Contacting Hewlett Packard 5 6 Replaceable ...

Page 8: ...Contents vi Getting Started Guide ...

Page 9: ...f contents this preface five chapters and an index This preface contains the following information Guide Organization pg viii Description of the High Performance Time Interval Analyzer pg ix Available Software pg x Software Characteristics pg xi Option 002 HP E1725C TIA Hardware Configuration pg xii Documentation List pg xii Where to Find Information pg xiii ...

Page 10: ...lp provides instructions on how to use the online help information that comes with the software Chapter 3 Practice Using the TIA Software provides a short tutorial that teaches you how to set up the TIA to acquire and analyze measurement data without the need for an actual signal to measure Chapter 4 Demo Waveforms provides detailed demonstrations about measuring and analyzing actual signals Data ...

Page 11: ...e Check the label on the disks to determine which type of software you have The TIA User Interface software and the HP E1741A software are very similar the only difference is that the HP E1741A has added analysis capabilities for data storage test measurements If you have the HP E1741A software this guide is equally applicable whether you ordered it as the HP E1725C Option 141 or as the HP E1741A ...

Page 12: ...terval Analyzer HP E1725C TIA Software Documentation Sources Option 141 separately orderable as HP E1741A This guide and online help Option 147 separately orderable as HP E1747A This guide separate user s guide and online help TIA User Interface This guide and online help Any other software Separate user s guide and online help for that software ...

Page 13: ...500 thousand data to data measurements can be acquired in sequence Large histogram capacity Large amounts of data can be collected into a histogram very quickly Window margin results can be produced from the histogram data 80 MHz sample rate Every edge can be timed in a pulse series up to an 80 MHz rate 12 5 ns minimum continuous interval Easily share data with other applications Export your time ...

Page 14: ...P E1725C E1741A Time Interval Analyzer Getting Started Guide this guide E1725 90011 HP E1740A Time Interval Analyzer User s Guide E1740 90005 HP E1421B VXI Mainframe Manual E1421 90000 HP E1406A Command Module User s Guide E1406 90004 HP E1406A Command Module Installation Guide E1406 90027 HP Omnibook 5700 CTX Laptop Computer manuals _____ National Instruments GPIB User s Manual _____ HP E1747A Ti...

Page 15: ...0A User s Guide To find out more about Refer to the following manual installing the HP E1725C TIA HP E1725C E1741A Getting Started Guide this guide installing the HP E1740A Time Interval Analyzer VXI module HP E1740A User s Guide the specifications for the HP E1725C HP E1740A TIA HP E1740A User s Guide how to program the HP E1740A Time Interval Analyzer VXI module HP E1740A User s Guide the HP E14...

Page 16: ...In This Guide xiv Getting Started Guide ...

Page 17: ...1 How to Begin ...

Page 18: ...included 13 slot mainframe e g HP E1401B Computer HP Omnibook 5700 CTX Laptop Computer HP Vectra or IBM compatible PC with HP 82335B or HP 82341B HP IB card installed VXI interface control Included in HP 1406A Slot 0 command module with HP IB card in computer _____ TIA module HP E1740A included None Measurement control software and histogram analysis software HP E1741A Time Interval Analyzer softw...

Page 19: ...h the slot guides and then press the module firmly into the backplane connectors Tighten the screws attached to the command module to fully seat the module into the backplane connectors of the mainframe 3 Install the HP E1740A TIA module in slots 1 and 2 of the VXI mainframe or any other open slots NOTE Always check that the mainframe power is OFF before installing any boards or instruments into t...

Page 20: ...embling the TIA 1 4 Getting Started Guide 1 6 Connect the National Instruments PCMCIA GPIB interface cable between the PCMCIA GPIB card and the connector on the command module 7 Apply power to the computer and the VXI mainframe ...

Page 21: ... Computer Requirements The following are the minimum requirements to support operation of the HP E1741A or TIA User Interface software The standard HP E1725C which includes a portable computer meets or exceeds all of these minimums 20 MHz 386 based PC with a 387 co processor 8 megabytes of RAM A hard disk with at least 5 megabytes of free disk space DOS version 5 0 or later and Microsoft Windows v...

Page 22: ...IA If you want to install the TIA files into a different directory click the Set Location button and specify the preferred location Click the Continue button to enter the new location and return to the installation window Your selected installation directory now appears under Install to HP TIA EXE Program Files These are the files necessary to support the user interface Downloadable Firmware ...

Page 23: ...difying the extrapolation function The topic is Window Margin User Defined Extrapolation Sample Programs These sample programs can serve as examples for some useful tasks One program moves measurement data from the HP E1740A to the controller bypassing the HP E1741A interface software Another provides a routine for moving data from the HP E1741A to an Excel spreadsheet file Help Files Selection of...

Page 24: ...Interface Button Click the Interface button and select the interface you will use The choices include HP IB the Radisys embedded the National MXI the National GP IB and None Click the Continue button to enter the selected interface and return to the installation window Your selection will be shown one line below and to the right of the Interface button Create Program Group This option will setup a...

Page 25: ... other important product information Start the Application Software 1 If you left the Create Program Group choice selected during installation bring up the Disk Test Program Group if it isn t already displayed One way to do this is from the Window menu in the Program Manager If you didn t select Create Program Group during installation you can run the application by selecting File Run from the Pro...

Page 26: ...time you have started the software or if no interface has been previously selected you will be reminded to select the interface now Click OK and continue with step 2 Otherwise select the interface with the following steps 1 Select Control E1740 interface The HP E1740A Interface setup window will appear 2 Select the appropriate interface and addressing Refer to the on line Help under the topic of I...

Page 27: ...st for Identification A convenient way to test the interface with the TIA is to send a request for the TIA to identify itself Once you have started the TIA software select Control Service SCPI Control of E1740A 1 Enter the following command in the Send box IDN 2 Press Enter key or click on the Send button The E1740A should return the following ASCII response HEWLETT PACKARD E1740 0 xxxx HEWLETT PA...

Page 28: ...ime using the software you may want to follow the short tutorial in Chapter 3 It demonstrates how to set up the HP E1725C TIA to acquire and analyze measurement data without the need for an actual signal to measure Chapter 4 is primarily for those TIAs equipped with HP E1741A analysis software and goes into more detail about measuring and analyzing signals from disk drives Stored waveforms are use...

Page 29: ...2 Learning About the On line Help ...

Page 30: ...Chapter 2 Learning About the On line Help In this Chapter 2 2 Getting Started Guide 2 In this Chapter This chapter describes how to use the online help information that comes with the software ...

Page 31: ...the following list Help Contents A help window opens and displays a table of contents for the help information Select from introductory task and problem solving topics Active Window F1 Help information for the active window is displayed This selection is equivalent to pressing the F1 key Menu Commands A help window opens and displays a list of the menus Click on the menu of interest Reference Pres...

Page 32: ...h for help topics Back Displays the last topic you viewed one topic at a time backwards in the order you viewed the topics History Displays up to the last forty topics you have viewed in the Help Window session Displays the previous topic in a series of related topics until you reach the first topic in the series The button is then dimmed Displays the next topic in a series of related topics until...

Page 33: ... the help window open try adjusting its size so you can see the window where you are working at the same time Just grab a corner or side of the help window using the mouse and size the window appropriately See the example below You may also find it useful to always keep the Help window on top of the other windows on the display This is done by selecting Options Keep Help on Top On Top from within ...

Page 34: ...Chapter 2 Learning About the On line Help Using Online Help 2 6 Getting Started Guide 2 ...

Page 35: ...3 Practice Using the TIA Software ...

Page 36: ...Interface software to capture this data and then the steps you could follow to analyze this collected data NOTE Some tutorial steps and descriptions in this chapter are specific to the HP E1741A Time Interval Analyzer software and are not available with the TIA User Interface software Check your disk label to see which type of software you have The following items are demonstrated in this chapter ...

Page 37: ...then clicking on each of the commands by pressing the left mouse button For example when you see Select Control TIA Setup expanded click on the Control menu and then the TIA Setup expanded selection in the pulldown menu Hints Provided in Italics Helpful information is presented throughout this tutorial The information will help you with the current task or sometimes it is just to let you know that...

Page 38: ...nstall the software and start the TIA application Start 1 Once the application is started click the green Preset button to set the TIA User Interface software to its default conditions 2 Select File Use Synthetic data You will be using data that the TIA software will generate for demonstration purposes This is a convenient way to experiment with the measurement and analysis features without the ne...

Page 39: ...on this setup form you will make a fast histogram acquisition consisting of 1 000 measurements They will be single source measurements as would be used when making data to data measurements and these measurements will be used for display and analysis The TIA Setup parameters are described below Free run This selection indicates that the TIA will not wait for an external trigger once an input signa...

Page 40: ...ired data will be processed for display and analysis For this example Use is set to Input 1 Only meaning the input 1 time intervals will be displayed and analyzed The Use field provides the ability to view measurements with respect to a computed clock when record mode is set to sequential For more information use the online help and search for computed clock Record Mode This indicates that the met...

Page 41: ... form is fast histogram the settings in the Histogram portion of this form are of primary importance When the record mode is sequential there will be both sequential and histogram results the HP E1741A derives histograms from the sequential data so all the settings on this form have significance The two parts of this dialog box do interact with one another For example when you set a histogram span...

Page 42: ... 4 µs and notice the change that takes place in the Sequential area of the form The maximum TI value is changed from 3 2 µs to 6 4 µs to reflect that the requested histogram span requires an increase in the maximum time interval range and includes a corresponding decrease in time interval resolution b Click Cancel to leave the original settings unchanged and close the box ...

Page 43: ...led segments They make it possible to define portions of the histogram span for selective analysis The segment definition is based on the characteristics of your measurement data such as the expected code spacings For the HP E1741A and HP E1747A analysis software only once the data is acquired the data for the individual segments can be individually added to or subtracted from segmented histogram ...

Page 44: ... different code spacings or total possible windows to selectively analyze is seven They will start at 20 ns and be spaced 10 ns apart to 80 ns The segment width corresponds to the decoding window width usually the PLL clock period The 1st segment center is the expected nominal value of the time interval associated with the shortest expected code spacing You can use this box to define portions of t...

Page 45: ...he minimize symbol in the upper right corner of this window to miniaturize it Acquire Data 1 Click the Run button The TIA software starts acquiring data Note that the Accumulate control near the top of the application is enabled This means that the results from each acquisition will be accumulated with prior acquisitions You can restart the accumulation process at any time by selecting the Clear b...

Page 46: ...ogram Data 1 Use the mouse to drag the markers Adjust them so they delimit a single distribution You can drag a marker from either the panorama or main display Now you can read the statistics for one distribution The panorama display the display just below the statistics always shows the entire span of the histogram while the main display below can be scaled to show a closer view of the data ...

Page 47: ... has the added feature that any marker in the highlighted area will also be dragged along You can access markers in either the main or panorama display This allows you to set the markers a specified distance apart and move them together always getting statistics reported over a fixed spacing between the markers such as the decode window of the disk drive under test NOTE You can easily re size the ...

Page 48: ...an remove or add individual segments from the analysis main display area by clicking on the segment below the distribution Move the mouse pointer over the segment and click the left mouse button to disable the selected segment Try this for several segments Clicking a second time replaces the distribution in the analysis 3 Select Segment Two sided This disables the folding of the data about the seg...

Page 49: ...help information is by holding down the Alt key while pressing the Tab key once and then releasing the Alt key The shortcut above assumes the Help window has not been closed Window Margin Analysis Applies to HP E1741A Software Only 1 Select Display Window Margin Now the window margin analysis of the acquired data is shown The statistics summarize the window margin results for all the enabled segme...

Page 50: ...the active segment outlined in blue You can enable or disable segments with the left mouse button Simply move the mouse pointer to the segment you want to change and click the mouse button Dark gray segments are enabled meaning that data from that segment will be included on the main display Use the right button to activate highlight the segment to be analyzed in the main display 3 Try activating ...

Page 51: ...can be copied to the clipboard using the Edit Copy selection Demo 4 in this guide illustrates this feature Sequential Data Analysis All of the tasks so far have dealt with using histogram data The software can also acquire data as measured value versus the time of occurrence The Sequential record mode preserves the sequence of time interval measurements and the precise time of occurrence This info...

Page 52: ... the time per division Adjust the value to about 100 ns div NOTE To learn more about the numeric controls go to the online help topic numeric entry Use the online help search feature to navigate there You can see the time order of the measured time intervals There is a repeating pattern of seven time intervals Each one corresponds to a distribution you saw earlier in the histogram data The y axis ...

Page 53: ...red data is indicated in the narrow horizontal bar just above the main display Histogram results are also available in the Sequential record mode Select the Histogram display to see the histogram of the sequential results This completes the TIA software tutorial practice session Where to Go Now For tutorials to help you measure formatted or unformatted disk drives and perform timing pattern analys...

Page 54: ...Chapter 3 Practice Using the TIA Software Where to Go Now 3 20 Getting Started Guide 3 ...

Page 55: ...4 Demo Waveforms ...

Page 56: ...isk drives The data was then saved using the File Save data menu selection You can use this same feature whenever you want to save data You will be recalling this measurement data from files that were installed during the software installation process described in Chapter 1 These demonstrations do not require the HP E1740A Time Interval Analyzer measurement module ...

Page 57: ...ast histogram hardware The histogram data has been saved to disk and will be recalled for this demonstration The histogram statistics and window margin analysis features of the HP E1741A will be demonstrated The drive used to gather this data uses RLL 1 7 coding and has a 15 6 ns decode window T A random data pattern was written in every sector on the track Start 1 Select File Use saved data 2 Ope...

Page 58: ... test The screen is configured as a flow diagram showing the various stages of the measurement Reading from left to right you can see that the TIA will wait for a trigger delay 15 µs and then measure every edge for 80 µs This sequence is repeated 80 times which results in the acquisition of 80 consecutive sectors 1 Click on the selection boxes in the flow diagram to see the variety of possible tri...

Page 59: ...e particular signals from the drive under test The data signal connected to input 1 has a 50 point at 3 7 volts and a X10 probe is connected to the test point Hysteresis or sensitivity is set to 50 NOTE Input 1 also features and slope selections The selection causes the TIA to measure all edges regardless of slope This is useful for optical disk drives where information is recorded on both signal ...

Page 60: ...gger signal was provided at the front panel of the HP E1740A The other trigger source choices allow the trigger to be received on the VXIbus 3 Double click on the box in the upper left corner of the Input window to close this window 4 Click on the Span Resolution button This window configures the fast histogram hardware to cover the range of intervals being measured Since this drive has a decode w...

Page 61: ...ed the panorama display and always shows a full view of all the data acquired You can zoom in or magnify the data by pressing the Ñ key on the keyboard The larger main display will show the magnified view The highlighted box in the panorama display can be moved with the mouse by clicking on it with the left mouse button and moving the mouse while holding the left button down In the same way the tw...

Page 62: ...ion for the data between the current position of the markers The bottom of the display shows the current position of the markers and the difference between these positions 3 Press the F1 key to see more details about the histogram 4 Double click on the box in the upper left corner of the Help window to close the window when you are finished ...

Page 63: ...histograms combined or added together based upon the segment definition Notice the darkened grid beneath the panorama display This represents the currently defined segments The half tic mark represents the center of each segment The marker results and statistics are shown in percent of the half segment width where 100 represents the early segment or decode window boundary 0 is the segment center a...

Page 64: ...d define the clock Since this drive has a 15 6 ns decode window the first distribution 2T is located at 31 2 ns The RLL 1 7 coding dictates that there should be 7 segments These segment definitions are also used for window margin calculations Since data to data intervals are used for display and analysis for this demonstration instead of data to clock the clock definition is not required ...

Page 65: ...mean value currently displayed is 506 4 ps this is the difference between the center of the segment and the mean value of the combined distributions 4 Click on the first segment 2T to disable it Note how dramatically the mean value is changed when this distribution is excluded Observe the change in the distribution shape as you enable disable this segment Clearly significant peak shift is associat...

Page 66: ... histogram distributions and the main display shows the computed two sided window margin The dashed line is the extrapolated curve through 10 10 margin level In the same fashion as the segmented histogram screen you can enable or disable segments to be included in the window margin analysis NOTE The Margin numbers displayed in the upper portion of the display are reported based on the Margin Level...

Page 67: ...ow shows the window margin curves for the individual distributions overlaid rather than combined One segment beneath the histogram is highlighted in blue Its corresponding window margin curve is also highlighted in blue on the main display The window margin results and the marker readouts correspond to this selected segment ...

Page 68: ...window margin from this single sided histogram 4 Click on the 7T segment second distribution from the right with the right mouse button Note that the 7T segment has the worst margin of the various code spacings If you want to evaluate the margin at a different error rate change the entry in the Margin Level box to the desired level The level is always indicated at approximately one grid line from ...

Page 69: ... The histogram data has been saved and will be recalled for this demonstration The histogram statistics and window margin analysis features of the HP E1741A will be demonstrated as well as the ability to define which portions of the margin curve are used to extrapolate the margin curve The drive used to gather this data uses RLL 2 7 coding and has a 50 ns decode window T A random data pattern was ...

Page 70: ...o the data to data configuration used in demonstration 1 However the time delay from the trigger and the acquisition time has been modified as this data was captured from a different drive Reading from left to right you can see that the TIA will wait for a trigger delay 27 µs and then measure for 200 µs This sequence is repeated 64 times to build a histogram The acquisition contains 64 consecutive...

Page 71: ... to 2 intervals are to be used for display and analysis For record mode measurements of fast histogram the Source and Use fields will be identical To see the input settings used for this measurement click Input near the bottom of the TIA Setup window NOTE The Input 2 settings can be viewed by selecting 2 on the Input 1 or 2 panel Histograms and Statistics 1 Select Display Histogram 2 Maximize this...

Page 72: ... differences propagation delays in circuit access points etc The TIA has been calibrated so that internal path length differences should not contribute significant timing skew 3 Select Control Adjust Input 1 to 2 Reference The software provides a way to remove systematic channel differences The Reference value on this form identifies a number that is used to zero out timing skew This value is appl...

Page 73: ...a to clock measurements the expected segment center is always ideally zero so the 1st Segment Center parameter is grayed out Remember you adjusted for timing skew in the prior step The 1st Segment Center parameter is used for data to data measurements A change in the Fine Adjust parameter will slide the segment by the amount of the entered value The Fine Adjust parameter s primary purpose is to al...

Page 74: ...left side of the histogram What happens when deriving window margin data from data to clock histogram intervals is that the margin plot is reversed with respect to the segment center from the histogram This reversal allows the margin data to correctly indicate how the data is varying with respect to the segment center Of course with a data to clock measurement both data and clock variations contri...

Page 75: ...s which may be due to media defects or other known abnormalities The HP E1741A allows you to modify the data range over which the extrapolation is fitted as shown next 3 Click on the right marker and while holding the left mouse button down drag the marker on the late portion of the window margin curve to where the data portion of the curve starts to break away about 3 5 look at the y axis right m...

Page 76: ... curve The resulting margin is much closer to the early window margin While the errors in this demonstration are admittedly contrived you can see that the HP E1741A offers flexibility to control how the margin data is extrapolated 7 Restore the window to its original size by clicking on the return to previous size symbol near the upper right corner of the window 8 Close all of the open windows by ...

Page 77: ...ion will show the HP E1741A s ability to display the frequency settling characteristic of a PLL A frequency step was applied to a PLL not a disk drive PLL as you will see by the settling time and the resulting output measured as frequency settling This data has been stored and will be recalled for this demonstration The HP E1741A will display the result as Frequency versus time Start 1 Select File...

Page 78: ...er 2 000 measurements timing every second data edge Notice also that the Record Mode is set to sequential The HP E1741A will record timing information in its 512K sequential memory as opposed to processing data into histograms on the fly as shown in the earlier demos 5 Select Display Versus Time 6 Maximize this window by clicking on the maximize symbol in the upper right corner of the Versus Time ...

Page 79: ...sired location Statistical values are presented at the top of the display for the data between the current position of the markers Marker values and differences are displayed at the bottom of the display You can change the scaling and magnification units division by clicking on the corresponding fields on the display and either typing values or scrolling with the arrow keys 7 Press F1 to learn mor...

Page 80: ...s you to post process the acquired data as Frequency Period or Time Interval Using the markers you can easily determine the frequency settling time of this PLL 10 Restore the window to its original size by clicking on the return to previous size near the upper right corner of the window 11 Close all of the open windows by double clicking on the upper left corner of each open window This completes ...

Page 81: ...hCad In addition you can save data to files which can be accessed by programs you write in C BASIC etc This demonstration will show how easy it is to share the HP E1741A graphics plots and data with a word processor such as the Windows WordPad application Sharing Graphics 1 Select File Use saved data 2 Open the demo subdirectory and click on the file d to d tid 3 Click the OK button 4 Select Displ...

Page 82: ...ion by clicking on the minimize button in the top right corner of the window 2 In Windows 95 click the Start button select Programs group and select the Accessories icon 3 Click on the WordPad icon to open this application You have now opened the Windows WordPad word processor application and you will see a blank space 4 Select Edit Paste ...

Page 83: ...e 4 29 4 You have now pasted numeric information from the TIA screen including numeric information on the histogram display current marker position information and statistical results Now Add the Picture 1 Select Edit Paste Special 2 Click on Bitmap 3 Click on OK button ...

Page 84: ...essor No scope cameras and no printers or plotters to worry about If you do need to obtain hard copy of any of the HP E1741A graphics simply copy the selected graphic to the clipboard as shown in this demo and print the clipboard contents on any printer supported by Windows drivers An even easier way to obtain a print out of any TIA window is to select File Print ...

Page 85: ...are positioned about the 2T distribution in the Histogram display This procedure will show you how to copy the histogram array data between the markers to another application 1 Select Edit Copy Selected Data 2 Click the button alongside All between markers 3 Click the OK button You have just copied the histogram data between the current marker positions the 2T distribution to the Windows clipboard...

Page 86: ... X values and their corresponding counts Y values between the current markers to the WordPad word processor You may need to scroll the display down to see all of the statistical and histogram data This type of information could also be shared with a spreadsheet program This feature works similarly for sequential data that you may want to copy to another processing program to do custom analysis on ...

Page 87: ... corner of the window 7 If you do not want to save this file click on the No button 8 Return to the TIA application 9 Select File Use live data if you are ready to start making measurements on actual data 10 Select File Use Synthetic data if you want to simulate acquiring data as demonstrated in Chapter 3 This completes the Demos ...

Page 88: ...Chapter 4 Demo Waveforms Demo 4 Sharing TIA Data 4 34 Getting Started Guide 4 ...

Page 89: ...5 General Information ...

Page 90: ...In this Chapter 5 2 Getting Started Guide 5 In this Chapter This chapter provides information about the following HP E1741A software license agreement Unpacking instructions Available accessories Replacement parts for the HP E1725C ...

Page 91: ...HP E1741A License Agreement License permits you to use one copy of the specified version of the HP E1741A software product Software on any single computer provided the Software is in use on only one computer at any time If you have multiple Licenses for the Software then at any time you may have as many copies of the Software in use as you have Licenses ...

Page 92: ...age or defect or if the instrument or some component fails the performance tests notify the nearest Hewlett Packard office If the shipping container is damaged or the cushioning material shows signs of stress notify the carrier as well as the Hewlett Packard office Keep the shipping materials for the carrier s inspection The HP office will arrange for repair or replacement at HP s option without w...

Page 93: ...pe HP E1428A 250 MHz 1 Gs s 2 channels A wide variety of active and passive probes ScopeView software from Decision Science Applications Inc for PC control of the oscilloscope Your HP sales representative can provide information HP DeskJet and LaserJet Printers for color and monochrome hard copy HP Vectra computers for standalone configurations ...

Page 94: ...ization using the telephone numbers or address listed below You can also contact your local HP sales office By telephone For Parts Ordering use our toll free number 800 227 8164 Monday through Friday except holidays 6 am to 5 pm Pacific Time If you need a part in a hurry extra cost Hotline phone ordering services are available 24 hours a day Use the toll free number above at the times indicated at...

Page 95: ...tion Parts Information Getting Started Guide 5 7 5 Replaceable Parts Part Number Quantity Description 2110 0054 1 Fuse 15A 250 V 8120 5395 1 Line Cord Heavy Duty US Plug Option 002 Mainframe E1725 90011 1 Getting Started Guide ...

Page 96: ...Chapter 5 General Information Parts Information 5 8 Getting Started Guide 5 ...

Page 97: ...y 2 4 graphics sharing 4 27 Windows Write 4 28 H healt check 1 10 histogram data 3 12 segmented 4 9 zoomin 3 13 histograms and statistics 4 7 4 17 history 2 4 HP TIA requirements 1 5 I information xiii 5 2 installing 1 5 interface library 1 8 L learning about the TIA 2 3 license 5 3 list of documents xii M markers 3 12 3 19 O online active window F1 2 3 back 2 4 browse buttons 2 4 getting started ...

Page 98: ...is 3 17 sharing data with other applications 4 31 sharing graphics 4 27 sharing TIA data 4 27 software characteristics xi operation 1 10 software license 5 3 span and resolution 3 7 starting HP TIA software 1 10 starting to use 3 4 switch on 1 10 systemiatic channel differences 4 18 T time interval analyzer ix tutorial 3 4 U unpacking and inspection 5 4 V versus time zoomin 3 18 3 19 W window marg...

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