Keysight Technologies 16860 Series, Service Manual

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3 Testing 16860 Performance
56 Keysight 16860 Series Portable Logic Analyzer Service Guide
11 Without changing the frequency, clear the message by clicking OK. Then click the Run Repetitive
toolbar button to start a repetitive run again at the same frequency. Running at the same
frequency checks to see if the error message was caused by noise due to the changing of the
generator frequency.
12 If the analyzer displays an error again, lower the frequency by 1MHz and run again. If the test
does not display an error, increase the frequency by 1 MHz and run again.
13 Continue changing the frequency and running unit the frequency can no longer be increased and
the error message not displayed.
14 Set the generator to the highest frequency that did not cause an error.
15 Click Run Repetitive .
16 Wait for logic analyzer to complete 100 acquisitions at the new pulse generator frequency
without displaying any error. If an error is displayed, decrease the pulse generator frequency by 1
MHz and then again wait for 100 acquisitions at this new frequency without any error. Repeat this
step until you get 100 acquisitions without any error display.
17 Click the Stop toolbar button to stop the data acquisition.
18 Note the generator frequency setting. This will be used in the next section to verify the data rate.
Pod 3 Clock - Setup for Maximum Data Rate
1 Verify that the Generator is set to the frequency found in the last section as a starting point.
2 Load the
MultipleClocks_WithMarker.ala configuration file. If asked to save the current
configuration file, click No .
3 Open the Bus/Signal Setup dialog by clicking the Setup Icon in the tool bar.
NOTE
This section is only applicable to models: 16862A, 16863A & 16864A.