Jackson Labs PHASE STATION 53100A, User Manual

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Every measurement in TimeLab runs in its own background thread, so you can load,
save, and manipulate plots or even launch additional acquisitions with other
instruments while an acquisition is running. This is subject to available memory and
CPU resources, of course. A typical PhaseStation 53100A acquisition takes about 16
MB/sec of USB bandwidth and two cores’ worth of CPU horsepower.
• When equipped with multiple USB host controllers, the fastest available PCs can
acquire data from up to four 53100A devices concurrently. Most PCs will be limited
to two concurrent acquisitions at most.
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The acquisition dialogs in TimeLab all have large “mouseover” help windows.
The mouseover help text serves as the primary hardware-specific documentation
for the various analyzers and counters supported by TimeLab. Read it carefully
before changing any fields from their default values.
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Attempting to run stability measurements with large phase records and high data
rates may result in “Couldn’t allocate phase record” or similar messages indicating a
lack of available RAM. Running on an x64 system can help avoid memory problems,
as they can access much more RAM than legacy 32-bit Windows systems.
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When contacting Miles Design for technical support , it’s a good idea to attach .TIM
file(s) associated with the issue, rather than image files. .TIM files greater than 3
MB in size should be zipped or otherwise compressed. If you don’t receive a reply
within 48 hours, please email again (without the attachment) to confirm delivery.
Next steps
Two application notes are provided to illustrate specific measurement techniques and
applications that almost all 53100A users will find helpful. These are AN 53100A-1
(
Oscillator Measurement and Calibration with the PhaseStation 53100A
) and AN
53100A-2 (
Dual Reference Noise and Stability Measurements with the PhaseStation
53100A
).
The latest editions of these application notes can be downloaded from the Jackson Labs
Technologies, Inc. web site at the following URLs:
http://www.jackson-labs.com/assets/uploads/main/PhaseStation_53100A_AN_53100A_1.pdf
http://www.jackson-labs.com/assets/uploads/main/PhaseStation_53100A_AN_53100A_2.pdf