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Keysight 53210A 350 MHz

RF Counter

User’s Guide

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Page 1: ...Keysight 53210A 350 MHz RF Counter User s Guide ...

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Page 5: ...n safe operation of the instrument Caution risk of danger refer to this manual for specific Warning or Caution information Frame or chassis ground terminal Standby Power Unit is not completely disconnected from AC mains when power switch is in standby position IEC Measurement Category I Do NOT connect inputs to AC mains or to circuits derived from AC mains CAT I ...

Page 6: ...t may be impaired if it is used in a manner not specified in the operation instructions Before Applying Power Verify that all safety precautions are taken Note the instrument s external markings described under Safety Symbols Ground the Instrument The 53210A is provided with a grounding type power plug The instrument chassis and cover must be connected to an electrical ground to minimize shock haz...

Page 7: ...power cable and any external circuits before removing the instrument cover Do Not Modify the Instrument Do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to the product Return the product to an Keysight Sales and Service Office for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained In Case of Damage Instruments that appear damaged or defective should be made in...

Page 8: ...T I isolated from mains applications only Do not use in other IEC Measurement Category CAT II CAT III or CAT IV applications Failure to observe these precautions may result in electric shock and serious personal injury WARNING The BNC shells of the input terminals are connected to the instrument chassis Verify signal polarity before making any connections to the input terminals 1 Watt Max into 50W...

Page 9: ...10A under battery power Option 300 failure to observe the following warnings may result in damage to the instrument electric shock and serious personal injury WARNING Connect the instrument chassis to earth ground during battery operation to minimize shock hazard Any interruption or disconnection of the protective earth terminal will cause a potential shock hazard that could result in personal inj...

Page 10: ...ent s 1 year calibration interval Replacement procedures are provided in the 53210A 53220A 53230A Service Guide Option 300 provides battery operation of the 53210A using a 12 lithium battery Performance of this battery will degrade over time as a function of the number of battery charge discharge cycles Refer to local state or Federal regulations when disposing of or recycling either battery ...

Page 11: ...nd Control Instrument product The affixed product label is as shown below Do not dispose in domestic household waste To return this unwanted instrument contact your nearest Keysight Service Center or visit http about keysight com en companyinfo environment takeback shtml for more information Sales and Technical Support To contact Keysight for sales and technical support refer to the support links ...

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Page 13: ...rate in an Explosive Atmosphere 7 Do Not Operate Near Flammable Liquids 7 Do Not Remove the Instrument Cover 7 Do Not Modify the Instrument 7 In Case of Damage 7 Cleaning the Instrument 7 Protection Limits 8 Installing the Instrument 9 Battery Operation 9 Lithium Battery Recycling 10 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive 11 Product category 11 Sales and Technical Support 11 List...

Page 14: ...ngs 42 How the User s Guide is Organized 46 2 53210A Software Installation and Interface Configuration Software Requirements 50 Using the Counter Web Enabled Interface 51 Connecting the Counter and Viewing its Home Page 51 Web Interface Overview 53 Installing the Keysight IO Libraries 56 Installing Instrument Drivers 58 Adding Instruments to the PC Interface 58 Configuring the LAN Interface 59 Con...

Page 15: ...rement Time Out 86 SCPI Syntax Conventions 87 The MEASure and CONFigure Commands 90 Using MEASure 92 Using CONFigure 92 Frequency Measurements 94 Frequency 94 Frequency Ratio Measurements 96 Period Measurements 99 4 53210A Input Signal Conditioning Channel Characteristics 102 Signal Conditioning Path 103 Input Impedance 105 Input Range 107 Input Coupling 109 Bandwidth Limiting Low Pass Filter 110 ...

Page 16: ...the CALCulate1 Subsystem 147 Smoothing Data 148 Scaling Functions 149 Statistics 157 Limit Checking 161 Histograms 165 Viewing Histograms 166 Histogram Configuration 167 Trend Charts 178 Viewing Trend Charts 179 Data Logging 185 Graphics Functions and Reading Memory 190 7 Formats and Data Flow Reading Formats and Data Flow 192 Specifying a Format 193 Setting the Block Transfer Byte Order 193 Data ...

Page 17: ...ng Folders and Files 215 8 Instrument Status Keysight 53210A Status System 223 Questionable Data Register Group 223 Standard Operation Register Group 224 Standard Event Register 226 Status Byte Register 227 A 53210A Error Messages Index 241 ...

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Page 19: ... 3 1 Standard Frequency Measurement 94 Figure 3 2 Ratio of Two Input Signal Measurements 96 Figure 3 3 Standard Period Measurement 99 Figure 4 1 53210A Input Signal Conditioning 103 Figure 4 2 Using AC Coupling to Reach Trigger Points 110 Figure 4 3 Measureable Frequency Range with Bandwidth Filter Enabled 111 Figure 4 4 Input Signal Threshold Level and Sensitivity 112 Figure 4 5 Input Coupling an...

Page 20: ...n and Control 180 Figure 6 10 Trend Chart Display Format with Decimation 183 Figure 6 11 Starting the Counter Data Logger 185 Figure 6 12 Trend Chart Display During Data Logging 189 Figure 6 13 Reading Memory and Resetting Clearing Graphics 190 Figure 7 1 Data Flow within the 53210A Counter 194 Figure 7 2 Folders and Files within Internal Memory and USB Storage 202 Figure 8 1 The 53210A Status Sys...

Page 21: ...es Suite System Requirements 57 Table 3 1 Keysight 53210A Measurement Summary 80 Table 3 2 Counter Configuration using CONFigure and MEASure 91 Table 4 1 Input Channel Reset Preset Settings Summary 104 Table 5 1 Trigger and Gate Settings Summary 124 Table 5 2 Resolution and Gate Time 139 Table 7 1 Counter Data Formats 192 Table 7 2 Commands Affecting Data Flow 195 Table A 1 53210A Error Message De...

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Page 23: ...ains configuration and operating information for the Keysight 53210A 350 MHz RF Counter The 53210A is a 2U 1 2 module width LXI Class C instrument The 2U 1 2 module width references refer to the 53210A s physical size relative to standard EIA rack cabinet dimensions LXI an acronym for LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation is an instrumentation standard for devices that use the Ethernet LAN as their p...

Page 24: ...1 Preparation for Use 24 Keysight 53210A User s Guide Figure 1 1 The 53210A Universal Frequency Counter Timer ...

Page 25: ...nd data logging are covered in Chapter 6 C System Keys provide instrument wide configuration which includes setting the counter preset state and access to utility functions and to the counter s built in help system For measurement configuration involving numeric entry Shift changes the key definitions to the numbers at the lower left of the keys D Channel Keys select the input channel and displays...

Page 26: ... NOT a separate input Signals on the center conductor of either panel s channel BNC are ALSO present on the opposite panel s center conductor Signal path configuration is covered in Chapter 4 B Ext Ref In is the connector for providing an external reference oscillator signal Valid external reference oscillator time base frequencies are 1 5 and 10 MHz Int Ref Out is the connector for accessing the ...

Page 27: ... AC input coupling ac or dc 1MW input Impedance 1MW 50W 5V input Range 5V 50V 500V Probe probe enabled BW bandwidth filter enabled Channel and Function Soft Keys Secondary Measurements Main Measurement Data Entry Area Status Indicators RMT remote LAN USB GPIB operation ExtRef external frequency reference ExtRef invalid external reference ExtTrig external trigger source Battery charge status Ch 1 G...

Page 28: ...y your instrument may have shipped with one or more of the following options installed Table 1 1 53210A Product Options Opt 010 Opt 106 Opt 115 Opt 201 Opt 202 Opt 203 Opt 300 Ultra High Stability OCXO Timebase 6 GHz Microwave Input Ch 2 15 GHz Microwave Input Ch 2 Add parallel Channel 1 input on rear panel Install Option 106 115 on front panel Install Option 106 115 on rear panel Internal Lithium...

Page 29: ...ent All manuals are available on the CD To obtain printed manuals from Keysight contact your Keysight representative Operating and Storage Environments When operating the 53210A counter note the following environmental specifications When storing the 53210A counter note the following storage specification Use care when moving the counter from cold to warm conditions as condensation may develop Ens...

Page 30: ...Power Consumption CAT I do not connect to AC mains 100 to 240V 50 60 Hz 5 to 10 100 to 120V 400 Hz 10 90 VA max when power is on or battery option is charging 6 VA max during power off or standby NOTE For additional information refer to the Safety Considerations pages at the beginning of this guide For a complete list of 53210A product specifications refer to the data sheet included on the 53210A ...

Page 31: ...sent Power On LED Status The led located under the on standby button is an indication of the on off standby condition of the instrument The different conditions are summarized in the table below The off status is determined by the presence of OXCO Option 010 NOTE If the 53210A does not turn on when the on standby button is pressed verify AC power is available to the instrument and that the power c...

Page 32: ...n the 53210A is not connected to line voltage Refer to Standby Power to the Reference Oscillator Option 010 in Chapter 3 for information on enabling disabling standby power Cycling Power and Counter Accuracy With standby power enabled repeated power cycling line or battery does not affect the standard or ultra high stability OCXO Table 1 2 Power On LED Status and Color Instrument Off Power Source ...

Page 33: ... with the Battery Option 300 for the first time after purchase or if the instrument has not been used for an extended period the battery must be charged before use With line power connected and the instrument either on or off allow four hours for the battery to reach full charge WARNING During battery operation the maximum measured signal supplied by the user is 42V Also connect the instrument cha...

Page 34: ...will minimize battery drain Reading the Battery Level Pressing the Battery Level soft key or sending the command SYSTem BATTery LEVel reads the battery charge in percent relative to a fully charged 100 battery Battery in Use The presence and status enabled or disabled of the battery is indicated by a battery icon in the upper right corner of the display Figure 1 2 Remotely the instrument can be qu...

Page 35: ...ge time without AC power and still enable the instrument to be fully recharged months battery disabled 10 days battery enabled 30 90 A fully discharged battery may need to be replaced if it has not been recharged for six to 18 months NOTE If battery operation is in use above the maximum specified operating temperature the battery will shut down the instrument to preserve its use AC power must be a...

Page 36: ... 53210A User s Guide Using Built In Help Instrument help is available by pressing and holding any front panel key or softkey Pressing the Help key enables you to select additional help topics including front panel measurement examples ...

Page 37: ...e measurement time out time base auto leveling 53100 series emulation NISPOM security Display Configuration Measurements can be displayed in numerical or graphical form using the following keys With AutoDigits On the number of digits displayed is automatically set based on the gate time When Off the number of digits is set with the rotary knob or Shift ed numeric keys See Resolution and Gate Time ...

Page 38: ...e Numeric Format The format radix decimal group separator of numeric data that appears in the main measurement display Figure 1 2 is set using the following keys The format also applies to numeric readings within trend charts histograms limit testing etc ...

Page 39: ...e there is no space between digits e g 10 967342515 MHz Space a space is inserted between every three digits e g 10 967 342 515 MHz On a comma or decimal point is inserted between every three digits depending on the decimal separator radix selected decimal point radix 10 967 342 515 MHz comma radix 10 967 342 515 MHz Screen Control Screen control is available through the keys shown below The displ...

Page 40: ...elated to this feature are shown below The content captured is the display state at the time the Utility key is pressed The file format is selectable as either bmp bitmap file format or png portable network graphics bitmap format Files may be store in internal flash memory or to an external USB device See Chapter 7 for information on selecting paths and creating file names User Interaction The fea...

Page 41: ...ics are viewable in six languages The selected language remains active until changed using the key sequence shown Note that menu soft key labels appear only in English Beeper Setting The counter s Beeper is an indication of a programming error generated from the front panel or over the remote interface Turning off the beeper disables the audio indication ...

Page 42: ...ettings are counter settings that apply to all counter measurements Date and Time The date and time settings for the counter s real time clock are set using the commands SYSTem DATE year month day SYSTem DATE query form SYSTem TIME hour minute second SYSTem TIME query form The date and time range values are year 2000 2099 hour 0 23 month 1 12 minute 0 59 day 1 31 second 0 59 999 ...

Page 43: ...pausing indefinitely if for some reason a measurement is unable to complete The default and factory set time out is 1 second Refer to Setting the Measurement Time Out in Chapter 3 for more information Time Base 53210A measurements are based on a reference oscillator also referred to as an internal external clock or time base A valid reference oscillator signal must be present for measurements to o...

Page 44: ...um frequency for auto leveling at 50 Hz Fast sets the minimum frequency for auto leveling at 10 kHz Refer to Threshold Level and Sensitivity in Chapter 4 for additional information on using auto level Keysight 53100 Series Counter Emulation Mode The 53210A s emulation mode enables the Keysight 53181A SCPI command set to be used with the counter ...

Page 45: ...s according to the remote commands received Pressing any front panel key while in 53100 compatibility mode returns the counter to 53200 series mode as prompted Setting or changing to either mode requires the instrument to be restarted When updating the instrument firmware 53210A mode must be set Documentation of the 53181A command set is not provided with this 53210A instrument Usage of this older...

Page 46: ...cs include a front panel key sequence followed by the corresponding SCPI commands For example The input impedance of the 53210A counter can be set to either 50Ω or 1 MΩ using the command INPut 1 IMPedance impedance MINimum MAXimum DEFault INPut 1 IMPedance MINimum MAXimum DEFault query form The description of operation which follows typically applies to both front panel and remote usage For genera...

Page 47: ...t 53210A User s Guide 47 Figure 1 3 53210A User s Guide Organization Signal Conditioning Chapter 4 Triggering Gating Chapter 5 Status Conditions Chapter 8 Math and Graphs Chapter 6 Measurements Chapter 3 Formats Data Flow Chapter 7 ...

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Page 49: ... Interface 51 Installing the Keysight IO Libraries 56 Firmware and Driver Updates 72 This chapter contains information on IO libraries drivers and interfaces used to program the 53210A from selected development environments The chapter includes an introduction to using the counter s web enabled interface and provides information on updating the instrument firmware ...

Page 50: ...velopment Environments and Drivers Interface Development Environment IO Driver Recommendations LAN Web enabled instrument interface SCPI Command Interface window Java enabled Web browser available from www java com LAN GPIB USB Keysight Connection Expert Interactive IO window Keysight IO Libraries CD a a Visit www keysight com for the latest version of the Keysight IO Libraries Suite LAN GPIB USB ...

Page 51: ...ing its Home Page Connect the counter directly to the PC or to the PC through a network switch using a standard LAN cable Obtaining the IP Address Turn on the counter and open the Web browser Allow a few moments for the counter s IP address to be assigned either through DHCP or AUTO IP The IP address can be read from the counter front panel as shown NOTE This section describes the Web pages and wi...

Page 52: ...r as shown in Figure 2 1 Browser Configuration In some network configurations a proxy server may prevent access to the instrument i e page cannot be displayed after the IP address is entered In this situation the proxy must be configured from the browser such that the proxy is not used for IP addresses within the range of those that can be assigned to the 53210A Figure 2 1 The 53210A Web Enabled I...

Page 53: ...e counter display to LXI Web Identify until the indicator is turned off by clicking on Turn Off Front Panel Identification Indicator Programming the Counter Selecting the Remote Control icon second from top on the welcome page opens the Interactive IO window shown in Figure 2 2 From this window SCPI commands can be sent to the instrument NOTE For ease in Internet browser navigation when controllin...

Page 54: ...n be sent by selecting Send Read after the command is entered Commands which do not return data are sent using Send Command NOTE Web interface pages other than the Welcome Page may be password protected When shipped from the factory no password is set however an Enter Password dialog box may appear Click on the dialog box to continue If the page is password protected and the password is unknown pr...

Page 55: ...55 Changing LAN Settings and Using Password Protection The Network Configuration Page icon provides access to the counter s LAN settings and enables you to set a password to prevent unauthorized access to the Web instrument interface Select Modify Configuration to change and save settings ...

Page 56: ...y CD or may be downloaded from the Electronic Test Measurement Software page at http www keysight com Before installing the IO libraries review Table 2 2 to verify that your computer meets the specifications required for the latest version of the software NOTE The Keysight IO Libraries VISA and VISA COM must be installed prior to installing any other I O drivers e g IVI C IVI COM NOTE The Keysight...

Page 57: ...it x86 1 GHz 64 bit x64 Available Memory 256 MB minimum 1 GB or greater recommended 1 GB minimum Available Disk Space 1 5 GB 1 GB recommended for Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 SP2 65 MB for Keysight IO Libraries Suite 1 5 GB 1 GB recommended for Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 SP1 65 MB for Keysight IO Libraries Suite Video Super VGA 800x600 w 256 colors or more Support for DirectX 9 graphics w 128 MB g...

Page 58: ...Adding Instruments to the PC Interface During installation of the Keysight IO Libraries the IO interfaces LAN USB GPIB detected on the PC are configured This section contains information for programmatically adding the 53210A to those interfaces using the Keysight IO Libraries Connection Expert utility Simultaneous LAN USB GPIB connections to the instrument are allowed NOTE Installing the Keysight...

Page 59: ...mands in the SCPI SYSTem subsystem This subsystem plus descriptions of all SCPI commands is located in the Programming Reference section of the 53210A 53220A 53230A Product Reference CD Configuring the LAN Interface With the counter connected to the LAN interface the IP address can be read from the front panel as follows Once the IP address is known start the Connection Expert utility by clicking ...

Page 60: ...terface are displayed in the right column Properties pane To search the network for the counter click and select LAN Instrument located on the Connection Expert tool bar After selecting LAN Instrument Connection Expert performs an automatic find Auto Find of all instruments on the same subnet as the computer Select the counter from the list and then click OK Communication paths to the instruments ...

Page 61: ...rmance instruments added to the LAN configuration can also use the Sockets protocol To use this connection select LAN Instrument from the menu Figure 2 4 Next select Enter Address In this window enter the instrument s host name or IP address and under Set Protocol select Socket Figure 2 5 Note that an instrument can have both VXI 11 and Sockets connections in the configuration Figure 2 4 ...

Page 62: ...nd Automatic IP are enabled on the 53210A when shipped from Keysight This allows the instrument to automatically obtain an address on the network If there is a DHCP server on the network the server will assign the address to the instrument If there is not a DHCP server on the network the 53210A will automatically determine the address to use The address will be in the range 169 254 1 1 to 169 254 ...

Page 63: ...strument host name is reported by Connection Expert for network servers that support Dynamic Domain Name Service DNS For network servers that do not support Dynamic DNS only the IP address is reported Instrument Addressing During programming the 53210A is accessed through its address string which consists of an IP address TCPIP0 169 254 2 30 inst0 INSTR VXI 11 TCPIP0 169 254 2 30 5025 SOCKET Socke...

Page 64: ...l Adding Instruments to the USB Configuration With the 53210A and PC connected through the USB cable start Keysight Connection Expert Figure 2 4 if it is not already open The PC should detect the presence of the USB device If necessary right click the USB interface USB0 and then select Rescan this Interface Connection Expert will attempt to establish a communication path to the instrument If succe...

Page 65: ...nt s USB address is included in the address string as follows USB0 2391 1287 0123456789 0 INSTR To simplify addressing during programming a VISA alias can be assigned and used in place of the complete address To assign an alias from Connection Expert click the ellipses button This opens the Edit Alias dialog box Click Enter the alias and then select OK Figure 2 6 ...

Page 66: ...ig followed by USB Settings and then USB Off When disabling or enabling the USB interface you must cycle power for the change to take affect When disabled the interface cannot be configured by the Connection Expert utility Using the USB Interface with Interactive IO The Web enabled instrument interface is not available from the USB interface An alternate programming method is to use the Connection...

Page 67: ...PIB Configuration To add instruments to the GPIB interface click and select GPIB Instrument on the Connection Expert tool bar Figure 2 4 In the Add a GPIB Instrument window that appears Figure 2 7 select the counter s GPIB address note factory set address 3 and select OK Connection Expert will attempt to establish a communication path to the instrument If the counter is at the address specified th...

Page 68: ... 53210A Software Installation and Interface Configuration 68 Keysight 53210A User s Guide Figure 2 7 Selecting the GPIB Address The counter s GPIB address can be read from the front panel as shown below ...

Page 69: ...ndow Figure 2 4 From the Connection Expert window select the GPIB instrument and then click the Within the configurable properties window Figure 2 7 change the address to the new address setting and select OK Disabling the GPIB Interface The GPIB interface can be disabled from the front panel by selecting I O Config followed by GPIB Settings and then GPIB Off When disabling or enabling the interfa...

Page 70: ...ble from any of the PC s IO interfaces and allows you to send any command in the 53210A SCPI command set to the instrument You can also choose from a menu of IEEE 488 Common commands e g IDN RST TST Interactive IO can be used to troubleshoot communication problems issue a device clear learn the instrument s command set Figure 2 8 shows how Interactive IO is started for a selected interface Figure ...

Page 71: ... If the Interactive IO window is used to send the self test TST command to the 53210A the timeout period may have to be increased to allow the results to be returned This is done using the Options tab on the Interactive IO window The 53210A self test takes approximately seven seconds to complete ...

Page 72: ...abled This done using the command CALibration SECurity STATe OFF ON code CALibration SECurity STATe query form To unsecure the instrument you must provide the security code in addition to setting the state to OFF The security code is set to KT53210A when the instrument is shipped from the factory Note however the security code may have been changed once the counter has been in use After the firmwa...

Page 73: ...n the instrument using the Keysight firmware update utility The utility and firmware update can be found on the Web at www keysight com find 53210A Once this page is displayed select the Technical Support tab and then select Drivers Software Click on 532x0A Firmware Update and under Documents Downloads select the utility 53210A 53220A 53230A Firmware Update Utility When prompted select Run to inst...

Page 74: ...irmware file when you run the update utility Installing the Firmware Update After the update file is downloaded from the web site it can be installed 1 From the installation directory or start menu start the utility 2 Press Next and using the Browse button specify the path to the firmware file Figure 2 9 Once specified the instrument model number will appear in the Applicable Models window along w...

Page 75: ... Installation and Interface Configuration 2 Keysight 53210A User s Guide 75 Figure 2 9 Selecting the Update File Path 3 Enter the counter s IP address or host name Figure 2 10 Select Update to start the update process ...

Page 76: ... will reboot once the update is complete NOTE Following a firmware update Keysight Connection Expert if running may report that the 53210A configuration has changed This is represented by a yellow triangle and an exclamation point next to the updated instrument Select the instrument name select Change Properties and then select either Test Connection or Identify Instrument to update Connection Exp...

Page 77: ... IVI COM Driver Updates IVI COM and LabVIEW drivers for the 53210A when available are provided on the Web at www keysight com find 53210A Once this page is displayed select the Technical Support tab and then select Drivers and Software The drivers and associated readme files are located within this list ...

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Page 79: ...Configuration 81 Setting the Measurement Time Out 86 SCPI Syntax Conventions 87 The MEASure and CONFigure Commands 90 Frequency Measurements 94 Frequency Ratio Measurements 96 Period Measurements 99 This chapter contains general programming information and examples of the measurements that can be made with the 53210A counter ...

Page 80: ...fic measurements are selected via soft keys Also provided are the equivalent SCPI commands and channel restrictions Table 3 1 Keysight 53210A Measurement Summary Measurement Key Command Instrument Channels Frequency CONFigure FREQuency MEASure FREQuency 53210A 1 2 Frequency Ratio CONFigure FREQuency RATio MEASure FREQuency RATio 53210A 1 2 Period CONFigure PERiod MEASure PERiod 53210A 1 2 Freq Rat...

Page 81: ...plies to the counter s standard temperature compensated crystal oscillator TCXO and Option 010 Ultra High Stability oven controlled crystal oscillator OCXO references Reference Oscillator Source The reference oscillator time base is either the counter s internal oscillator or the internal oscillator tuned to an external reference The source commands are SENSe ROSCillator SOURce INTernal EXTernal S...

Page 82: ...nt or is lost the source automatically switches to INTernal Note that specifying an oscillator source INTernal or EXTernal using SENSe ROSCillator SOURce disables automatic selection AUTO Off disables automatic selection of the oscillator source The source is then set by the SENSe ROSCillator SOURce command The reference oscillator source is set to INTernal with automatic selection enabled On when...

Page 83: ...SENS ROSC EXT FREQ 10E6 signal will be 10 MHz Detecting a Valid External Reference Signal ExtRef will appear in the top right corner of the display when a valid external reference is present If a valid frequency is not present or was not specified the message No valid external timebase is displayed The error is also logged in the error queue The presence of a valid external reference can be determ...

Page 84: ...s Questionable Data register The register can be queried with the command STATus QUEStionable EVENt A value of 1024 bit 10 indicates an invalid frequency time base error Reading the register clears all bits in the register See Chapter 8 for information on the counter s status system Standby Power to the Reference Oscillator Option 010 ...

Page 85: ...the battery Battery supplied standby power is 24 hours Off disables standby power from either the line voltage or battery to the internal oscillator when the front panel power button is switched off With standby power Off cycling power on the instrument also cycles power to the oscillator This may affect the oscillator s calibrated accuracy and stability may not occur until the specified warm up t...

Page 86: ...ault SYSTem TIMeout MINimum MAXimum DEFault query form time is the specified time out in the range of 10 ms to 2 000s with 1 ms resolution The time out setting can affect reading throughput when multiple readings are taken during the trigger cycle Trigger delays gate times and gate delays Chapter 5 should be considered when setting an optimum time out value The time out setting is stored in non vo...

Page 87: ...ywords e g MEASure FREQuency are separated by a colon Upper case letters indicate the abbreviated spelling of the keyword or parameter Either the abbreviated form or the entire command parameter must be used Optional Keywords and Parameters Optional implied keywords and parameters are indicated by square brackets e g channel and are not included when the command is sent If an optional parameter is...

Page 88: ...g the CALCulate2 subsystem CALC2 TRAN HIST STAT ON CALC2 TRAN HIST POIN 15 CALC2 TRAN HIST RANG AUTO ON CALC2 TRAN HIST RANGe AUTO COUNt 300 can be sent in a string as CALC2 TRAN HIST STAT ON POIN 15 RANG AUTO ON AUTO COUN 300 Separate Command Lines or Strings Sending commands in a single string rather than in separate command lines can eliminate settings conflict errors When sent on separate line...

Page 89: ...asurements 3 Keysight 53210A User s Guide 89 NOTE Information on the SCPI programming conventions is also included in the Programmer s Reference section of the Keysight 53210A 53220A 53230A Product Reference CD ...

Page 90: ...ithin the CONFigure and MEASure subsystems These commands are considered high level commands as multiple counter parameters are set or defaulted from a single command Low level commands are those within other subsystems i e INPut TRIGger SENSe that allow you to change a parameter value from that set or defaulted to using CONFigure or MEASure Executing commands from the CONFigure and MEASure subsys...

Page 91: ... SAMPle COUNt GATE Source Based on measurement function specified by the CONFigure or MEASure command SENSe FREQuency GATE SOURce External Gate Source Gate In Out BNC OUTPut STATe Math Graphics Disabled including the individual calculate functions Other parameters are unchanged CALCulate1 subsystem CALCulate2 subsystem Auto level Frequency Unchanged SYSTem ALEVel FREQuency Measurement Timeout Unch...

Page 92: ...immediately changes to the counter configuration are limited to the parameters within the command Using CONFigure Measurements using commands from the CONFigure subsystem allow the use of low level commands to change counter parameters before the measurement is taken For example assume the following configuration is required frequency measurement external trigger positive slope trigger count 2 sam...

Page 93: ...e returns the measurement function configured by the last CONFigure or MEASure command sent to the instrument Sending CONFigure after power is cycled generates a settings conflict error until CONFigure or MEASure is sent For example CONF FREQ 1 0E6 2 CONF returns including quotes FREQ 1 00000000000000E 006 1 00000000000000E 004 2 which includes the function expected value calculated resolution and...

Page 94: ...OTE The SCPI commands listed in these examples are provided as an introduction to how frequency measurements are made Commands may be included even though they specify default values but which should be considered when modifying the examples for actual use Refer to the Programmer s Reference on the Keysight 53210A 53220A 53230A Product Reference CD for additional information frequency ...

Page 95: ...nel 2 Option 106 100 MHz 6 0 GHz default 500 MHz expected channel 2 Option 115 300 MHz 15 GHz default 500 MHz resolution all channels 1 0E 15 expected to 1 0E 5 expected default resolution corresponds to a 0 1s gate time channel is counter channel 1 or 2 specified as 1 or 2 Frequency Measurement Examples using MEASure measure 20 MHz signal with 0 1 Hz resolution RST reset to start from known state...

Page 96: ...nt of two signals in which one signal generally serves as a reference Figure 3 2 The signals can be different wave shapes and applied to any 2 channel combination on the counter Figure 3 2 Ratio of Two Input Signal Measurements The commands used to make frequency ratio measurements are numerator channel f1 denominator channel f2 ...

Page 97: ...lt 1 0 resolution all channels 1 0E 15 expected to 1 0E 5 expected default resolution corresponds to a 0 1s gate time channel_pair settings are 1 2 2 1 Within the pair the first channel represents the ratio s numerator and the second channel represents the ratio s denominator The default channel_pair is 1 2 Frequency Ratio Examples using MEASure ratio measurement expecting a 1 1 ratio set 6 digits...

Page 98: ...y the resolution parameter 1 0E 6 1 0E 9 In effect the exponent corresponds to the number of digits See Frequency Measurements in Chapter 5 for information on the relationship between gate time and reading resolution 2 See Chapter 4 for additional information on counter threshold levels and on configuring the input signal path ...

Page 99: ...53210A Measurements 3 Keysight 53210A User s Guide 99 Period Measurements A standard period measurement is shown in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Standard Period Measurement period ...

Page 100: ... default 2 psec resolution all channels 1 0E 15 expected to 1 0E 5 expected default resolution corresponds to a 0 1s gate time channel is counter channel 1 or 2 specified as 1 or 2 Period Measurement Examples using MEASure measure the period of a 100 ns 10 MHz signal with 12 digit resolution RST reset to start from known state MEAS PER 100E 9 1E 12 1 using CONFigure measure the period of a 100 ns ...

Page 101: ...gnal Conditioning Path 103 Measuring Input Signal Levels and Signal Strength 121 This chapter contains information on configuring the input channels relative to the characteristics of the input signal expected Configuration includes the channel s impedance range probe factor coupling filtering and threshold level sensitivity settings ...

Page 102: ...x refers to channel 1 As such these commands do not apply to the optional second channel Option 106 or Option 115 The counter s standard baseband channel and optional second channel can be configured independently Measurements on the channels do not occur simultaneously however Switching between channels retains the channel configuration but ends the current measurement The newly selected channel ...

Page 103: ...ues for the signal conditioning parameters Threshold Level and Sensitivity Input AC Coupling trigger gating INPut 1 COUPling INPut 1 IMPedance INPut 1 PROTection INPut 1 PROTection CLEar INPut 1 LEVel SYSTem ALEVel FREQuency INPut 1 LEVel AUTO INPut 1 LEVel RELative INPut 1 NREJect INPut 1 SLOPe Selectable 100 kHz Low Pass Filter INPut 1 FILTer Range Selection INPut 1 RANGe INPut 1 PROBe Auto Cal ...

Page 104: ...able 4 1 Input Channel Reset Preset Settings Summary Parameter Setting Impedance Range 1 1 probe Range 10 1 probe Probe factor Coupling Low pass filter Auto level Level absolute Level relative Noise Rejection Slope 1 MW 5V 50V 1 1 AC Off Enabled 0 0V 50 Disabled Positive ...

Page 105: ...nation and bridging applications respectively Using Probes If using a 1 1 or 10 1 probe the input impedance of the counter should be set to match the compatibility e g 50Ω 1 MΩ high Z of the probe See Setting the Probe Factor for more information Following a reset RST or front panel preset Preset the impedance is set to 1 MΩ CONFigure and MEASure do not change the input impedance setting Impedance...

Page 106: ... To programmatically determine if the protection relay has been opened the command INPut 1 PROTection queries the relay state 0 relay closed 1 relay open With the input voltage removed or reduced below the damage threshold the protection relay is reset closed with the command INPut 1 PROTection CLEar setting the input impedance back to 50Ω Voltage Overload Bit The opening of the input protection r...

Page 107: ...en a 10 1 probe factor is selected the available ranges are 50 0V and 500 0V CONFigure and MEASure do not change the input range setting Following a reset RST or a front panel preset Preset the range is set to 5 0V Using Auto Scale For input signals greater than 100 Hz Auto Scale detects the signal on the input channel and sets the range to 5V or 50V depending on the amplitude Auto Scale is not th...

Page 108: ...the channel input The probe factor is set with the command INPut 1 PROBe factor MINimum MAXimum DEFault INPut 1 PROBe MINimum MAXimum DEFault query form Probe factor settings are 1 for a 1 1 probe N2870A and 10 for a 10 1 probe N2873A or N2874A When set to 1 the counter ranges are 5V and 50V When set to 10 the counter ranges are 50V and 500V Probe Input Compatibility The input compatibility of the...

Page 109: ...ge across the full bandwidth of the instrument 1 mHz 350 MHz CONFigure and MEASure do not change the coupling setting Following a reset RST or front panel preset Preset the coupling is set to ΑC When selecting AC or DC coupling the amplitude of the input signal must also be considered DC coupling is applicable for most measurements especially those requiring a specific trigger level Rather than re...

Page 110: ...asure of this time a signal with a 5V DC component DC coupled will typically center around 0V AC coupled in one second Coupling Example period measurement of expected 10 MHz signal maximum resolution use channel 1 CONF PER 0 1E 6 MAX 1 INP COUP AC set AC coupling Bandwidth Limiting Low Pass Filter VU VL VC VU VL 0V AC coupling 0V DC coupling VC programmed trigger level Hysteresis window trigger po...

Page 111: ...mand INPut 1 FILTer LPASs STATe OFF ON INPut 1 FILTer LPASs STATe query form On enables the filter OFF disables the filter Figure 4 3 shows the effects on the instrument s measurable frequency range when the filter is enabled Figure 4 3 Measureable Frequency Range with Bandwidth Filter Enabled From the figure DC coupling 1 mHz 100 kHz AC coupling 10 Hz 100 kHz CONFigure and MEASure do not change t...

Page 112: ...ite directions polarities Figure 4 4 identifies these characteristics and conditions of the input signal The dynamic range of the input signal is indicated on the front panel Figure 4 4 Input Signal Threshold Level and Sensitivity VU VL VC signal operating range trigger point reset point Hysteresis band p p sensitivity threshold level INPut 1 SLOPe INPut 1 LEVel SYSTem ALEVel FREQuency INPut 1 LEV...

Page 113: ... 50V range 51 25V 25 mV resolution 500V range w 10 1 probe 512 5V 250 mV resolution LEVel sets the absolute threshold for all measurements Setting an absolute level disables the counter s auto level function CONFigure and MEASure enable auto leveling and set the threshold to 50 A reset RST or front panel preset Preset also enables auto leveling and sets the threshold to 50 NOTE If auto leveling is...

Page 114: ...etting Relative Threshold Levels The CONFigure and MEASure commands enable auto leveling and set a 50 threshold level A reset RST or front panel preset Preset also enables auto leveling at a 50 threshold level Setting Relative Threshold Levels Relative threshold levels are percentages of the peak to peak input signal amplitude Relative thresholds are set with the command INPut 1 LEVel RELative per...

Page 115: ...o level should not be used for frequencies 50 Hz Threshold levels should be set using absolute values see Specifying an Absolute Threshold Level The MEASure command should not be used with frequencies less than 50 Hz as the command configures the counter including enabling auto level and makes an immediate measurement For frequencies in this range use the CONFigure command and turn off auto level ...

Page 116: ...max Vmin and Vpp are viewable on the front panel With AC coupling Vmax and Vmin would be 1 5V respectively If a 30 relative threshold is specified for the DC coupled signal described above the corresponding absolute value is 1 4V The same relative threshold for an AC coupled signal has an absolute value of 0 6V The absolute value of any relative threshold level can be queried using INPut 1 LEVel A...

Page 117: ...evel period is shorter for frequencies 10 kHz when an auto level frequency range is set from the front panel or specified by the command SYSTem ALEVel FREQuency frequency MINimum MAXimum DEFault SYSTem ALEVel FREQuency MINimum MAXimum DEFault query form The frequency parameter values are Interface Frequencies 10 kHz Frequencies 50 Hz to 10 kHz Front Panel Fast Slow SCPI 10 0E3 Maximum 50 0 MINimum...

Page 118: ...ot change when power is cycled or following a reset RST or a front panel preset Preset CONFigure and MEASure enable auto level and set a relative threshold of 50 but do not change the auto level frequency System Auto Level Range Example CONF FREQ 100E6 1 measure 100 MHz signal SYST ALEV FREQ 10 0E3 set auto level frequency INP IMP 50 set impedance to 50 ohms INP RANG 5 set range to 5V INP COUP AC ...

Page 119: ...EASure do not change the noise rejection setting Following a reset RST or instrument preset Preset noise rejection is disabled off Noise Rejection from Bandwidth Limiting For input signals up to 100 kHz reducing the counter s bandwidth from 350 MHz to 100 kHz see Bandwidth Limiting Low Pass Filter also provides noise rejection Additional noise rejection for frequencies in this range is then obtain...

Page 120: ... NEGative the trigger point occurs on the negative edge with the reset point occurring on the positive edge CONFigure and MEASure do not change the slope setting Following a reset RST or instrument preset Preset the positive rising slope is selected Input Slope Example set the threshold slope CONF FREQ 1E6 0 1 1 measure 1 MHz signal SYST ALEV FREQ 10E3 set minimum auto level frequency INP IMP 50 s...

Page 121: ... minimum and maximum values include any DC levels offsets present with the signals The counter s input impedance also affects the amplitude at the input Channel 2 Signal Strength The relative signal strength on channel 2 Option 106 or 115 6 GHz or 15 GHz microwave input is dislayed on the counter and can also be measured with the command INPut2 STRength The relative strengths returned by the comma...

Page 122: ...4 53210A Input Signal Conditioning 122 Keysight 53210A User s Guide THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Page 123: ...er and Gate Cycle 126 Measurement Gate 136 53210A counter measurements are made by triggering the instrument and gating the input signal to select the portion or duration during which the input signal is measured This chapter covers the counter s trigger and gate cycles as they relate to counter measurements ...

Page 124: ...ering and gating are part of every counter measurement The relationship of these actions relative to the measurement are shown in the time line of Figure 5 1 Table 5 1 Trigger and Gate Settings Summary Parameter Setting Trigger Trigger source Trigger slope Trigger delay Trigger count Sample count Immediate Negative 0 0s 1 1 Frequency Frequency gate source Frequence gate time Frequency gate polarit...

Page 125: ...are ignored Gate enabled AutoGate Extension INIT IMMediate Trigger Trigger Delay Time Gate Start Start Gate Delay Time Events Gate Stop Final Event StopHoldoff Time Events 1st Input Event Makingmeasurement Measurement Complete Gate Start Enabled Gate StopEnabled Gate sequence repeatedfor eachreadingper trigger gate opens ...

Page 126: ...ing cycle of Figure 5 2 The following sections contain descriptions and examples of each step in the cycle NOTE The SCPI commands and parameters listed throughout this chapter are provided as a guide to how the counter is operated programmatically The commands are described in detail in the Programmer s Reference section of the Keysight 53210A 53220A 53230A Product Reference CD ...

Page 127: ...dings SAMPle COUNt Yes No ABORt RST Yes No INITiate IMMediate READ MEASure TRIGger COUNt SAMPle COUNt Sample Count Trigger Count Trigger Delay Trigger Slope Trigger Source TRIGger SOURce TRIGger SLOPe TRIGger DELay Triggered state to gate cycle repeated for each reading in sample count from gate cycle Wait for trigger state Idle state trigger received ...

Page 128: ...ce SENSe FREQuency GATE TIME from Triggered State Gate Start open Gate Stop closed to SAMPle COUNt reached auto gate extension measurement completes on next edge of input signal after gate is closed measurement complete frequency and period measurements TIME SENSe FREQuency GATE POLarity EXTernal INPut 1 Gate Start open Gate Stop closed INPut 1 LEVel ABSolute Gate In Out BNC Disable OUTPut STATe O...

Page 129: ...o its factory default values The counter also returns to the idle state after the total number of measurements determined by the TRIGger COUNt and SAMPle COUNt settings are complete i e of measurements TRIGger COUNt x SAMPle COUNt System Trigger Source The system trigger is configured using the commands within the TRIGger and SAMPle subsystems Figure 5 2 show the sequence in which the commands are...

Page 130: ...received over an IO interface Trigger Source Example configure for frequency set system trigger parameters CONF FREQ 5E6 0 1 2 TRIG SOUR EXT trigger source external System Trigger Slope When the system trigger source is set to EXTernal the triggering slope edge of the signal is set with the command TRIGger SLOPe POSitive NEGative TRIGger SLOPe query form trigger slope POSitive selects the signal s...

Page 131: ...ternal system trigger signal and the start of the first measurement Figure 5 2 is set with the command TRIGger DELay time MINimum MAXimum DEFault TRIGger DELay MINimum MAXimum DEFault query form specifies the delay in seconds CONFigure and MEASure set a defaut delay of 0 0s Trigger Delay Example configure for frequency set system trigger parameters CONF FREQ 5E6 0 1 2 TRIG SOUR EXT trigger source ...

Page 132: ...is 1 to 1 000 000 CONFigure and MEASure set a default trigger count of 1 Trigger Count Example configure for frequency set system trigger parameters CONF FREQ 5E6 0 1 2 TRIG SOUR EXT trigger source external TRIG SLOP POS external trigger slope positive TRIG DEL 1 1s delay after trigger received TRIG COUN 2 accept 2 system triggers Sample Count The trigger count multiplied by the sample count TRIG ...

Page 133: ...adings stored The most recent readings are always preserved See Chapter 8 Instrument Status for information on monitoring reading memory count Sample Count Example configure for frequency set system trigger and sample count parameters take 2 sets of 100 readings CONF FREQ 5E6 0 1 2 TRIG SOUR EXT trigger source external TRIG SLOP POS external trigger slope positive TRIG DEL 1 1s delay after trigger...

Page 134: ...ger signals are recognized and accepted Readings taken after the counter is initiated by INITiate IMMediate are displayed and stored in the counter s reading memory see Chapter 7 Formats and Data Flow for more information triggers received TRIGger COUNt readings SAMPle COUNt Yes No Yes No INITiate IMMediate READ MEASure Triggered state to gate cycle repeated for each reading in sample count from g...

Page 135: ... 7 Formats and Data Flow for more information READ Example configure for frequency set system trigger parameters CONF FREQ 5E6 0 1 2 TRIG SOUR EXT trigger source external TRIG SLOP POS external trigger slope positive TRIG DEL 1 1s delay after trigger received TRIG COUN 2 accept 2 system triggers SAMP COUN 100 take 100 readings per system trigger READ initiate the counter fetch readings from memory...

Page 136: ...ttings conflict errors between the SENSe subsystem commands and is illustrated in the examples and program segments that use these commands NOTE The gate sequence occurs while the counter is in the triggered state Figure 5 2 Although shown in the figure after the counter is initiated gate configuration like system trigger configuration occurs while counter is in the idle state NOTE Counter measure...

Page 137: ...ls are applied to the counter s rear panel Gate In Out BNC or to the channel 1 or channel 2 input Gate Source SENSe FREQuency GATE SOURce SENSe FREQuency GATE TIME from Triggered State Gate Start open Gate Stop closed to SAMPle COUNt reached auto gate extension measurement completes on next edge of input signal after gate is closed measurement complete frequency and period measurements TIME SENSe ...

Page 138: ... digits It uses an internal gate signal and is the default gate source It enables the gate to remain open for a specified period while the input signal is measured The longer the gate time the greater the resolution Resolution and Gate Time Reading resolution in digits is a function of the gate time Table 5 2 shows the digits of resolution achieved with the 53210A for a given gate time The table a...

Page 139: ...default values with these commands simplifies counter programming However setting changing the gate time separate from the CONFigure MEASure command allows you to change only the gate time while preserving other configuration settings Table 5 2 Resolution and Gate Time Gate Time 53210A Tss 100 ps Resolution Digits Reciprocal Calculating Digits and Gate Time 1 msec 7 Digits as a function of gate ti...

Page 140: ... 99999949990003E 006 With the counter display registering 4 999 999 50MHz 9 digits Querying the gate time after sending this command returns SENS FREQ GATE TIME 1 00000000000000E 001 100 ms From Table 5 2 this corresponds to 9 digits of resolution To achieve a desired resolution digits in terms of gate time locate the number of digits in Table 5 2 and select the corresponding gate time SENS FREQ G...

Page 141: ...1 ms Again using Table 5 2 if a resolution of 7 digits is required the corresponding gate time can be located and sent directly as SENS FREQ GATE TIME 1e 3 set gate time 1 ms External Gate Sources Gate sources EXTernal and INPut 1 are external sources EXTernal is the counter s rear panel Gate In Out BNC and INPut 1 is the counter s channel 1 input front or rear panel Opt 201 Note that the INPut 1 ...

Page 142: ...e NEGative starts the measurement on a negative edge on the Gate In Out BNC or channel 1 input and stops the measurement on the next positive edge CONFigure and MEASure do not change the polarity setting Following a reset RST or counter preset SYSTem PRESet the negative edge is selected To set the polarity of the external gate signal select the gate polarity and source CONF PER SENS FREQ GATE POL ...

Page 143: ...of the gate signal crossing the threshold opens the gate The opposite edge polarity of the signal crossing the threshold closes the gate More information on the INPut subsystem can be found in Chapter 4 53210A Input Signal Conditioning When using external source INPut 1 as the gate source channel 2 Option 106 or 115 must be the measurement channel To set the polarity and level for an external gate...

Page 144: ...ate signals from source TIME internal and INPut 1 can be routed to the rear panel Gate In Out connector and assigned a polarity using the commands OUTPut STATe OFF ON OUTPut STATe queryform OUTPut POLarity NORMal INVerted OUTPut POLarity query form ON enables Gate Out gate signals from sources TIME and INPut 1 are routed to the rear panel BNC OFF disables Gate Out the BNC is an external Gate In so...

Page 145: ... Reading Memory 190 The Keysight 53210A counter features math operations that allow you to scale readings test limits and statistically analyze data Its graphics functions compute and display histograms and trend charts of real time measurement data This chapter provides information on how these features are used through the SCPI CALCulate subsystem and with the front panel Math Graph and Data Log...

Page 146: ...gs processed for a given trigger cycle Chapter 5 Triggering and Gating is determined by the trigger count TRIGger COUNt and the number of readings per trigger SAMPle COUNt The default trigger count and sample count set by each command is 1 Each time the counter is initiated reading memory is cleared and a new set of math processed data is generated From the front panel readings are processed conti...

Page 147: ...s sent directly to the output buffer and or reading memory with no math operations performed regardless of any math operations enabled reading memory CALCulate1 AVERage statistics CALCulate1 SCALe scaling and offset CALCulate1 LIMit limit checking CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram histograms measurement data CALCulate1 STATe ON CALCulate1 SCALe STATe ON CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram STATe ON CALCula...

Page 148: ...ndom noise a moving average boxcar filter can be inserted into the data path Figure 6 1 To enable the filter and specify the number of readings subset to average the following commands are used CALCulate 1 SMOothing STATe OFF ON CALCulate 1 SMOothing STATe query form CALCulate 1 SMOothing RESPonse SLOW MEDium FAST CALCulate 1 SMOothing RESPonse query form ON enables the moving average filter placi...

Page 149: ...reading is the average of all readings up to the specified response 10 50 100 At that point the reading is the moving average of the last 10 50 or 100 measurements Equal weighting is applied to all measurements in the average A reset RST or instrument preset SYSTem PRESet sets the response to FAST Smoothing Example frequency measurement of expected 1 kHz signal ch 1 reduce noise on 5 000 readings ...

Page 150: ...l 53210A scaling functions are enabled with the command CALCulate 1 SCALe STATe OFF ON CALCulate 1 SCALe STATe query form ON enables scaling OFF disables scaling Following a reset RST or instrument preset SYSTem PRESet scaling is disabled CALCulate1 SCALe UNIT CALCulate1 SCALe UNIT STATe ON CALCulate1 SCALe STATe ON CALCulate1 STATe ON CALCulate1 SCALe FUNCtion ...

Page 151: ... percent change operation The result is the difference between the measurement and the reference value expressed in percentage PPM performs a parts per million change operation The result is the difference between the measurement and the reference value expressed in parts per million PPB performs a parts per billion change operation The result is the difference between the measurement and the refe...

Page 152: ... can be obtained automatically or specified directly with the commands CALCulate 1 SCALe REFerence AUTO OFF ON CALCulate 1 SCALe REFerence AUTO query form CALCulate 1 SCALe REFerence reference MINimum MAXimum DEFault CALCulate 1 SCALe REFerence MINimum MAXimum DEFault query form ON automatically selects the first measurement as the reference for all subsequent readings in the reading count trigger...

Page 153: ... 50000 000 CONF FREQ 50E3 1 SAMP COUN 100 take 100 readings CALC STAT ON enable CALCulate1 subsystem CALC SCAL STAT ON enable scaling CALC SCAL FUNC PCT select scale function PCT CALC SCAL REF 50 000E3 set reference value INIT Scale Gain and Offset The function CALCulate 1 SCALe FUNCtion SCALe performs an Mx B operation on each reading where M is the gain value x is the reading and B is the offset...

Page 154: ...et RST or instrument preset SYSTem PRESet Inverting the Reading 1 x Each reading as it is taken can be inverted prior to its use in the Mx B equation which thus becomes M x B Inversion is enabled with the command CALCulate 1 SCALe INVert OFF ON CALCulate 1 SCALe INVert query form ON inverts the reading OFF disables reading inversion Following a reset RST or instrument preset SYSTem PRESet reading ...

Page 155: ...ion The user string replaces the instrument assigned measurement units Hz pct ppm The unit prefix μ m k M remains The units string is displayed on the counter and defined using the commands CALCulate 1 SCALe UNIT STATe OFF ON CALCulate 1 SCALe UNIT STATe query form CALCulate 1 SCALe UNIT units CALCulate 1 SCALe UNIT query form ON displays user defined units on the front panel OFF turns off the use...

Page 156: ...The following example is a typical sequence of scaling commands from the SCPI CALCulate 1 subsystem Scale 500 readings M x B and assign reading units CONF FREQ 1 frequency measurement SAMP COUN 500 500 readings trigger SENS FREQ GATE TIME 010 set minimum gate time CALC STAT ON enable CALCulate1 subsystem CALC SCAL STAT ON enable scaling operation CALC SCAL FUNC SCAL set scaling function Mx B CALC ...

Page 157: ...mands used to generate statistical data are covered in this section As mentioned multiple operations can be enabled at the same time Figure 6 3 is an example with statistics and limit checking enabled Figure 6 3 Counter Display with Limit Testing and Statistics Enabled Enabling Statistics Before statistical calculations are performed they must be enabled using the command CALCulate1 AVERage STATe ...

Page 158: ...stics function are enabled The number of readings on which a given set of statistics are based is shown as the Count value Figure 6 3 The count can also be queried with the command CALCulate 1 AVERage COUNt CURRent The count can be read at any time after the measurements have been initiated i e INITiate IMMediate READ MEASure Following a reset RST or instrument preset SYSTem PRESet the count is se...

Page 159: ...IME 10e 3 10 ms gate time CALC STAT ON enable CALCulate1 subsystem CALC AVER STAT ON enable statistics INIT initiated the measurements WAI wait for all rdgs to complete CALC AVER ALL compute statistics Typical data returned for this command is mean std dev 5 50020355962701E 006 2 59738014535884E 006 min value max value 1 04179550991303E 006 9 94903904473447E 006 Average Value Minimum Value Maximum...

Page 160: ...lowing example shows these reading parameters queried individually CONF PER 1 configure period measurement TRIG COUN 2 trigger count 2 SAMP COUN 100 100 rdgs per trigger SENS FREQ GATE TIME 10e 3 10 ms gate time CALC STAT ON enable CALCulate1 subsystem CALC AVER STAT ON enable statistics INIT initiate the measurements WAI wait for all rdgs to complete CALC AVER MIN query individual parameters CALC...

Page 161: ...rument preset RST SYSTem PRESet These steps also clear all readings in reading memory To clear statistics without clearing reading memory the following command is used CALCulate 1 AVERage CLEar IMMediate Limit Checking Limit checking enables counter measurements to be compared on a reading by reading basis to a lower limit and upper limit Limits that are exceeded are reported in the counter s Ques...

Page 162: ...ng is enabled with the command CALCulate 1 LIMit STATe OFF ON CALCulate 1 LIMit STATe query form ON enables limit checking OFF disables bypasses limit checking Enabling limit checking enables both lower and upper limit boundaries CALCulate1 STATe ON CALCulate1 LIMit STATe ON CALCulate1 LIMit UPPer CALCulate1 LIMit LOWer CALCulate1 LIMit CLEar ...

Page 163: ...YSTem PRESet are 0 0 When using limits both a lower limit and an upper limit must be specified Any of the following steps will prevent a settings conflict error e g lower limit greater than upper limit due to the order in which limits are set setting the upper limit first setting both limits on the same line programmatically enabling limit testing after the limits are set To programmatically deter...

Page 164: ...so be avoided by enabling limit checking after the limits are set Clearing Limit Conditions The Limit annunciator is turned off and bits 11 and 12 only in the Questionable Data Register are cleared by any of the following enabling limit checking CALCulate 1 LIMit STATe ON a new measurement cycle INITiate IMMediate READ MEASure sending a new SCPI command or changing a current SCPI parameter a reset...

Page 165: ...e 53210A histogram feature The following example Figure 6 5 represents the basic format of a counter histogram Figure 6 5 53210A Histogram Structure Note that histograms and math functions e g statistics scaling limits etc can be used simultaneously with the same measurement data 1 4 3 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 count UR LR Bins Rdgs LR Rdgs UR Bins classes points LR Histogram lower range bound...

Page 166: ...bles and automatically starts histograms from the front panel Histograms can also be turned off from the softkey menu Remotely a reset RST or instrument preset SYSTem PRESet does not change the display mode Histograms correspond to readings in reading memory starting at the time the histogram is enabled and ending when the product of the trigger count TRIGger COUNt and sample count SAMPle COUNt is...

Page 167: ...in s percentage of the total reading count Max Rdgs LR Bin out of range Rdgs UR Bin out of range Mkr 1 maximum value within bin at marker location Mkr 2 maximum value within bin at marker location Span difference in maximum values between locations Bin Marker location and reading count within bin or percent of total reading count if Show Span number of bins between and including marker locations p...

Page 168: ...omputation OFF disables histogram computation Following a reset RST instrument preset SYSTem PRESet or front panel Preset histograms are disabled CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram STATe ON CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram RANGe LOWer CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram RANGe UPPer CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram POINts CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram RANGe AUTO CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram RANGe AUTO COUNt ...

Page 169: ...on number of bins points a lower range and an upper range Number of Bins The number of bins is specified with the command CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram POINts value MINimum MAXimum DEFault CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram POINts MINimum MAXimum DEFault query form value specifies the number of bins points between the lower and upper range values value can range from 10 to 1 000 Following a reset RST...

Page 170: ...y The bins are viewed using the Outer Bins softkey and the bin indices Figure 6 6 account for the bins whether they are displayed or not Bin Representation The softkey corresponds to the bin with the largest number of entries and is expressed as an exact count Count or the bin s percentage of the total reading count This setting is only available from the front panel Lower and Upper Ranges The low...

Page 171: ...t SYSTem PRESet are 0 0 When setting the ranges both a lower range and an upper range must be specified Any of the following steps will prevent a settings conflict error e g lower range greater than upper range due to the order in which ranges are set setting the upper range first setting both ranges on the same line programmatically enabling the histogram after the ranges are set setting the rang...

Page 172: ...utomatic Range Setting Alternately lower and upper range values can be set automatically based on a minimum value and maximum value obtained from the first n number of readings taken Automatic range selection is enabled with the commands CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram RANGe AUTO OFF ON CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram RANGe AUTO query form ON enables automatic selection of the histogram lower and up...

Page 173: ...g example creates a 15 bin histogram of 3 000 counter measurements The lower and upper ranges are automatically determined from the first 300 readings taken CONF FREQ 50E3 1 configure frequency measurement SYST TIM 1 100 ms measurement timeout TRIG SOUR BUS set software triggers as source TRIG COUN 1 trigger count 1 SAMP COUN 3000 3000 readings per trigger SENS FREQ GATE SOUR TIME set gate source ...

Page 174: ... part of the histogram number of bins lower or upper range a new measurement cycle INITiate IMMediate READ MEASure sending a new SCPI command or changing a current SCPI parameter an instrument reset or present RST SYSTem PRESet These actions also clear all readings in reading memory and in the output buffer To clear histogram data without clearing the readings in reading memory the following comma...

Page 175: ... measurement per line ASCII format Selecting Save Readings opens the Export action window from which a path and file name can be selected or created The number of readings exported is the total number in reading memory at the time Export Readings is pressed which may not be the total reading count TRIGger COUNt x SAMPle COUNt Exporting readings clears reading memory and re starts the histogram on ...

Page 176: ...is adjusted the X Min and X Max indices Figure 6 6 are changed to show the current bin range Pan scans the histogram left or right once a zoom percentage has been set By moving the Pan window regions of interest can be brought into view and Zoom used again to expand the region Pan used interchangeably with Zoom in this manner maintains the zoom percentage Show All restores the histogram window to ...

Page 177: ...e upper range value An example data string for a 15 bin histogram based on 3 000 readings of a 50 kHz input signal is 4 998912590059145E 004 5 001118414176608E 004 3000 0 4 8 27 71 221 422 612 695 504 254 113 41 20 4 4 0 Notice in this sample there were no readings below the lower range value or above the upper range value CALCulate2 TRANsform HISTogram DATA Returns only the bin data of the curren...

Page 178: ...ax Y Min Function Channel Current reading count memory Maximum and minimum scale boundaries and reading units Boundaries can be auto scaled or set manually Auto scaled boundaries keep all readings within the display range reading indices Mkr 1 reading value at Marker1 location Mkr 2 reading value at Marker2 location Span difference in values between marker locations Reading marker s location in re...

Page 179: ...ly trend chart parameter that can be set programmatically i e using SCPI commands All other trend chart parameters are set using the front panel Pressing the Graph key followed by the Trend Chart softkey starts the trend chart from the front panel Trend charts correspond to all readings in reading memory for a given trigger count TRIGger COUNt and sample count SAMPle COUNt If triggering is continu...

Page 180: ...aled on boundaries keep all readings within the trend window Manually set boundaries off can result in readings outside the window Manual boundaries are set using the front panel knob or Shift ed numeric keys If reading limits are set using the Math function setting YMax and YMin will scale but not change the limits within the YMax and YMin boundaries YMax and YMin cannot specify a boundary smalle...

Page 181: ... to an external USB memory device as comma separated values CSV in one measurement per line ASCII format Selecting Save Readings opens the Export action window from which a path and file name can be selected or created The number of readings exported is the number of readings in memory Figure 6 8 at the time Export Readings is pressed which may not be the total reading count TRIGger COUNt x SAMPle...

Page 182: ...ings displayed by increasing the resolution at the center region of the trend chart window Each time the zoom is adjusted the reading indices Figure 6 8 are changed to show the current reading range Pan scans the trend chart left or right once a zoom percentage has been set By moving the Pan window regions of interest can be brought into view and Zoom used again to expand the region Pan used inter...

Page 183: ... the reading count 100 Figure 6 10 is a trend chart of 100 000 readings in which the readings have been decimated Figure 6 10 Trend Chart Display Format with Decimation Max maximum reading values within groups at decimation points selected by Marker1 top and Marker2 bottom Span difference in maximum values between marker locations Reading number of first reading in selected decimation group Span n...

Page 184: ...rend chart s Pan control 1 Select a marker and using the knob move the marker to the decimation point with the reading level of interest The reading number corresponding to the marker position is the first reading in the group This may not be the maximum or minimum value within the group 2 Select Pan and using the Shift ed numeric keys enter the number of the first reading The reading indices show...

Page 185: ...and is available with all counter measurements except continuous totalizing Figure 6 11 shows the keys and windows associated with the data logger application Figure 6 11 Starting the Counter Data Logger NOTE Logged readings ARE NOT saved to internal flash memory or external USB memory until the logging duration is complete If power is lost and if battery Option 300 is not enabled or it also loses...

Page 186: ...xternal USB memory are comma separated values CSV in one measurement per line ASCII format A default path and file name Internal DataLog is used if one is not specified The drive Internal or External is selected using the browse feature and the file name is specified using the rotary knob and arrow keys to select or change characters Pressing Done saves the path and file name and returns to the ap...

Page 187: ...tion is reached In terms of Readings data logging continues until the specified number of readings are complete The reading count is set using the rotary knob and arrow keys or using the Shift ed numeric keys A maximum of 1 000 000 readings can be specified For the Time Stamp measurement function only reading duration is available Setting a Start Delay When required a delay can be set between the ...

Page 188: ...sed when the data logger application is started Select Yes to overwrite the file and begin Viewing Readings A trend chart is populated as readings are logged After data logging completes the readings are stored in the file specified Pressing View Results when logging is stopped and the readings are saved or when logging is complete displays a trend chart of the saved readings Figure 6 12 is an exa...

Page 189: ...display If greater than 100 readings are logged the readings are decimated grouped together and represented by decimation points see Trend Charts and Reading Decimation Stopping the Application Pressing Stop Save or Stop No Save stops data logging before the duration time or number of readings is reached All readings logged to that point are saved or discarded depending on the key pressed Function...

Page 190: ...rd record Reset Histogram clears current histogram record does not clear reading memory does not abort readings clears count and new histogram re starts on next reading after reset record Clear Readings TrendChart clears the trend chart clears reading memory does not abort readings clears count and re starts on next reading after clear Reset Stats clears current set of statistics record does not c...

Page 191: ...ow 192 Counter File System 202 The Keysight 53210A counter allow you to specify the measurement reading format and storage location both of which affect throughput speed This chapter explains how data formats are set and the movement and storage of measurements and other information within the instrument ...

Page 192: ...th formats Table 7 1 Counter Data Formats Type Representation Length ASCII 4 57538162393720E 006 15 digits REAL definite length or indefinite length arbitrary block format 64 bits Format ASCII are ASCII characters Each reading is comma separated The instrument always returns 15 significant digits Format REAL is IEEE 754 binary data 64 bit The data may be transferred in IEEE 488 2 indefinite length...

Page 193: ...sfers Table 7 1 associated with the READ FETCh R and DATA REMove commands have a default byte order of NORMal in which the most significant byte MSB is sent first big endian byte order The command used to specify or change the byte order is FORMat BORDer NORMal SWAPped FORMat BORDer query form With the SWAPped byte order the least significant byte of each data point reading is sent first little en...

Page 194: ...SB memory The commands which determine data flow are listed in Table 7 2 and are described in the following paragraphs output buffer Keysight 53210A Counter MMEMory STORe DATA INITiate IMMediate READ measurements FETCh R DATA REMove DATA LAST USB Memory Device volatile reading memory 1M readings battery flash instrument firmware calibration constants state storage MMEMory LOAD STATe MMEMory STORe ...

Page 195: ...tion change during execution of the READ INITiate IMMediate or MEASure command after cycling power or following an instrument reset RST or preset SYSTem PRESet Table 7 2 Commands Affecting Data Flow Command Locations Accessed Readings Transferred Reading Memory Cleared Allowed during Measurement Read Front Panel Reading Memory Output Buffer All No No INITiate IMMediate Front Panel Reading Memory N...

Page 196: ...the PC creating room in the buffer No readings are lost Transferring Readings from Memory to the Output Buffer The following commands transfer readings from volatile reading memory to the buffer READ is equivalent to executing INITiate IMMediate directly followed by FETCh With READ once all readings specified by TRIGger COUNt and SAMPle COUNt are complete and in memory they are instantaneously rea...

Page 197: ...command in the string FETCh Example frequency meas of 500 kHz signal with uHz resolution CONF FREQ 500E3 1E 6 1 configure counter TRIG COUN 1 set trigger count SAMP COUN 10 take 10 readings INIT IMM initiate counter to start rdgs FETC fetch rdgs from memory when complete R max_count is used following INITiate IMMediate Transfers all or up to the specified max_count number of readings to the output...

Page 198: ...e output buffer and erases the readings in reading memory Unlike FETCh DATA REMove can be used to transfer readings before the total reading count is reached TRIGger COUNt x SAMPle COUNt to prevent a memory overflow However count is a required parameter and therefore count number of readings must be available before they can be removed Including WAIT will cause the command to wait until count read...

Page 199: ...command can be sent before the total reading count TRIGger COUNt x SAMPle COUNt is reached DATA LAST Example frequency meas of 500 kHz signal with uHz resolution CONF FREQ 500E3 1E 6 1 configure counter TRIG COUN 1 set trigger count SAMP COUN 100 take 100 readings INIT IMM initiate counter to start rdgs wait 20 seconds DATA LAST retrieve reading with units 20s after start FETC fetch all rdgs from ...

Page 200: ...ed from memory to the output buffer once a given number of measurements have occurred Once the threshold is reached the number of readings in memory must drop below the threshold level in order to detect when the threshold is reached again Memory Threshold Example Note this example is also contained on the Keysight 53210A 53220A 53230A Product Reference CD ROM This program sets up the counter to t...

Page 201: ...triggers SAMP COUN 250E3 take 250k readings trigger FORM DATA REAL 64 set data format to binary DATA POIN EVEN THR 10E3 set memory threshold to 10k INIT initiate readings loop until all readings complete For cnt 0 cnt 1 25E6 cnt 10000 Do spoll STAT OPER COND serial poll condition reg sleep 100 wait 100 ms while spoll 4096 repeat until threshold is reached R 10E3 retrieve readings from memory 10k a...

Page 202: ...l non volatile flash memory or on a external USB memory device connected to the host port on the front panel Figure 7 1 Files are created within folders on the root directory or within sub folders relative to the root directory The relationship of folders and files in internal flash memory and on the USB drive is shown in Figure 7 2 Figure 7 2 Folders and Files within Internal Memory and USB Stora...

Page 203: ...7 Keysight 53210A User s Guide 203 Creating Folders and Files in Flash Memory and on the USB Drive Folders and files are created in instrument memory and on a USB drive as described in the following sections Creating Folders ...

Page 204: ...der Name from the Front Panel With the Create new folder window displayed as shown on the previous page enter a folder name or any file name as follows 1 Press the Browse soft key and use the front panel knob to highlight the counter s internal flash memory Internal or if present the USB drive connected to the front panel host port External Press the Select soft key to select the drive 2 To create...

Page 205: ...1 and data1 is create folder dut_1 and select it as the current folder create sub folder data1 MMEM MDIR INT dut_1 MMEM CDIR INT dut_1 MMEM MDIR data1 When specifying a folder name the current folder is referenced If a current folder MMEM CDIR has not been specified and a drive name INT or USB is not included the default drive INT is referenced For example MMEM MDIR dut_2 creates the folder dut_2 ...

Page 206: ...characters The format of the transferred readings is specified by the file_name extension If csv is specified the data is stored as comma separated values CSV in one measurement per line ASCII format If dat is specified the data is stored as REAL values with little endian byte order The following sequence of commands creates a folder on a USB memory device takes a set of frequency measurements and...

Page 207: ...iles Instrument states can be stored in the instrument s internal flash memory or on a USB memory device and recalled later to restore a specific configuration Figure 7 2 The commands used to store and load counter states are MMEMory STORe STATe file MMEMory LOAD STATe file ...

Page 208: ...e from the front panel It is then specified programmatically as the current folder and a state file is stored and recalled from that folder MMEM CDIR INT SETUP_1 specify as current folder configure instrument programmatically or from front panel MMEM STOR STAT test1 sta store the configuration recall the configuration state at later date even if power is cycled MMEM LOAD STAT INT SETUP_1 test1 sta...

Page 209: ...extension is added to the file name 6 States state files are recalled by pressing the RECALL STATE soft key highlighting the file name and pressing Select The state is recalled immediately Storing User Preferences Non volatile I O settings and user preferences can be stored and recalled using the commands MMEMory STORe PREFerences file MMEMory LOAD PREFerences file file is created during execution...

Page 210: ...both instruments User preferences cannot be stored or loaded retrieved using the front panel Using SAV and RCL Additional commands that can be used to save and recall instrument states are the IEEE 488 2 common commands SAV and RCL With these commands up to five states can be saved and recalled by location number from the counter s internal flash memory States saved using this method can also be s...

Page 211: ...of the command is RCL 1 recall the configuration from state location 1 When recalling a state using RCL only the location number is specified When recalling a numbered state location from the front panel the location file name is used e g STATE_1 sta See Chapter 7 User Defined Power On States for more information Verifying a Recalled State Before a state is recalled its storage location can be que...

Page 212: ...llowing commands save state in instrument state locations 0 4 SAV 0 1 2 3 4 or store state in state file sta internal or USB MMEMory STORe STATe file enable automatic recall at power on MEMory STATe RECall AUTO ON OFF MEMory STATe RECall AUTO query form select the state location or file recalled at power on MEMory STATe RECall SELect 0 1 2 3 4 file MEMory STATe RECall SELect query form If automati...

Page 213: ...s recalled and MMEM MDIR INT SETUP_A create folder in INT memory configure counter store state in file MMEM STOR STAT INT SETUP_A test_A sta MEM STAT REC AUTO ON enable state recall at power on MEM STAT REC SEL test_A sta recall file at power on when power is cycled state test_A sta is recalled NOTE When shipped from the factory automatic state recall is disabled MEM STAT REC AUTO OFF With state r...

Page 214: ...system Select the desired state to be set at power on by selecting the desired folder and file name Remember that instrument state locations 0 4 are identified by file name e g STATE_3 sta For states saved in other files locations specify the appropriate file with the sta extension Selecting Last using the Power On soft key will recall the instrument state at the time the counter was last turned o...

Page 215: ...n be deleted as prompted as can the SCPI designated current folder Deleting a Folder Example The following example deletes a sub folder empty followed by its root folder create USB folder dut_2 and sub folder data2 MMEM MDIR USB dut_2 MMEM MDIR USB dut_2 data2 remove sub folder data2 then remove folder dut_2 MMEM RDIR USB dut2 data2 MMEM RDIR USB dut_2 Deleting Files Data and state files located o...

Page 216: ...dut_1 data1 csv State files saved in state locations 0 4 can also be deleted with the commands MEMory STATe DELete 0 1 2 3 4 MEMory STATe DELete ALL delete the contents of state location 2 MEM STAT DEL 2 delete the contents of all numeric state locations MEM STAT DEL ALL Deleting Folders and Files from the Front Panel ...

Page 217: ...ress Browse again to view and select the contents within a folder 3 When folder or file appears in within the Path or File window press Perform Delete Deleting State Files Additionally state files can be deleted as follows 1 Press the Store Recall softkey to display the state menu 2 Press Delete State to open the File System window All state files sta extension on the root drive and within directo...

Page 218: ...file1 file2 copies or moves source file1 to destination file2 The file format is drive path file_name drive is either INT internal flash memory or USB external memory device If the file copied or moved is not in the specified current folder MMEMory CDIRectory path in the source and destination drives must be an absolute folder path beginning with File names must include the extension ...

Page 219: ... sta MMEM MOVE INT dut_1 state1 sta INT dut_1 state2 sta Copying Files and Folders from the Front Panel With file action Copy selected as shown on the previous page folders and files are copied as follows 1 Press the Browse softkey and use the front panel knob to highlight the source folder or file and then press Select Press Browse again to view the contents within a folder 2 Press Copy Path and ...

Page 220: ... the data returned is total memory used total memory free file listing file listing with quotes included is further separated into file name file type file size Memory used memory free and file size are given in bytes Examples of what the individual CATalog commands might return for a folder on an external USB memory device containing a sub folder plus a csv data file a dat data file and a state f...

Page 221: ...Keysight 53210A 350 MHz RF Counter User s Guide 221 8 Instrument Status Keysight 53210A Status System 223 This chapter covers the status registers used to monitor conditions within the 53210A counter ...

Page 222: ...8 Instrument Status 222 Keysight 53210A User s Guide Figure 8 1 The 53210A Status System Instrument Locked Global Error ...

Page 223: ...thin the counter input voltage overload frequency measurement hardware time out calibration data time base error lower limit exceeded upper limit exceeded reading memory overflow Condition Register The Condition Register within the Questionable Data Register Group monitors current conditions that may impact the integrity of the counter measurements The Condition Register is read with the command S...

Page 224: ... are enabled with the command STATus QUEStionable ENABle enable STATus QUEStionable ENABle query form enable decimal value corresponding to the binary weighted sum of the bits in the register For example to enable the bit monitoring possible time base errors STAT QUES ENAB 1024 Standard Operation Register Group The counter s Standard Operation Register Group monitors operational condions within th...

Page 225: ...Event Register is read with the command STATus OPERation EVENt Unlike the Condition Register the bits in the Event Register remain set following the state that occurred The bits are cleared by reading the register Enable Register The Standard Operation Register Group Enable Register specifies which bits in the Event register can generate a summary bit which is subsequently used to generate a servi...

Page 226: ...ot clear the bits The bits are cleared by sending CLS Enabling the Standard Event Register The Standard Event Enable register specifies which bits in the Standard Event Status register can generate a summary bit which is subsequently used to generate a service request Bits within the standard event register are enabled with the command ESE enable ESE query form enable decimal value corresponding t...

Page 227: ...the register The difference between the commands is that STB does not clear bit 6 RQS The serial poll SPOLL does clear bit 6 All bits in the Status Byte register except bit 4 are cleared with the command CLS Bit 4 is cleared when data is read from the output buffer Service Request Enable Register The Service Request Enable register specifies which status group summary bit s will send a service req...

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Page 229: ...Keysight 53210A 350 MHz RF Counter User s Guide 229 A 53210A Error Messages Appendix A contains a description of the error messages associated with the 53210A RF counter ...

Page 230: ...ter or parameters 110 Command header error An error was detected in the command header but more specific information is not available 111 Header separator error An invalid separator follows the command header A valid separator is usually a blank space 112 Program mnemonic too long The command header contains more than 12 characters 113 Undefined header The command header is syntactically correct b...

Page 231: ...re than 12 characters 148 Character data not allowed A valid character was specified when another data type numeric boolean is required 150 String data error An error was encountered in the string specified but more specific information is not available 151 Invalid string data A required string parameter was received but is invalid 158 String data not allowed A valid string was specified when anot...

Page 232: ...es was expected 225 Out of memory measurement data overrun Internal buffers are full as data is taken at a faster rate than can be processed Decreasing the reading rate gate time can prevent this error 230 Data corrupt or stale Attempting to retrieve data following a reset or change to the counter configuration 240 Hardware error Most hardware errors are detected at instrument power on If a hardwa...

Page 233: ...ve path not allowed The convention cannot be used to indicate the parent folder 257 File name error folder is default folder The folder presently specified as the default current folder MMEMory CDIRectory cannot be deleted 257 File name error path name missing The folder or file operation specified does not include a valid path name 257 File name error drive name missing or not recognized The driv...

Page 234: ... is cycled If this type of error occurs cycle power again If the error remains contact Keysight with a complete description of the error message 313 Calibration memory lost memory corruption detected The instrument was unable to reference calibration data in non volatile memory Perform a recalibration 313 Calibration memory lost due to firmware revision change The instrument s calibration data has...

Page 235: ...hardware failure exists If so contact Keysight 110 LXI mDNS Error 263 Not able to execute while instrument is measuring A command was received while a measurement is in progress 291 Not able to recall state it is empty The state storage location 0 4 specified by the RCL command is empty 292 State file size error Attempted to load a sta state file that is too large 293 State file corrupt The sta st...

Page 236: ...ement to complete was exceeded The default time out is 1s The time out is set from the front panel under Utility Instr Setup or using the SYSTem TIMEout command 514 Not allowed Instrument locked by another I O session A lock SYSTem LOCK REQuest was requested from another I O interface 540 Cannot use overload as math reference An overload value 9 91E 37 cannot be used as a reference for the NULL PC...

Page 237: ...r 2 of the 53210A Service Guide for more information Use the CAL SEC STAT ON command to enter the security code using the remote interface 703 Calibration error secure code provided was invalid The security code specified was invalid 704 Calibration error secure code too long The security code specified is greater than 12 characters 705 Calibration error calibration aborted An in progress calibrat...

Page 238: ...ta lost corrections The instrument s calibration data was lost due to a firmware update that may have made the current calibration data invalid or due to a hardware failure Recalibrate the instrument 748 Calibration memory write failure An error occurred as calibration data was being written to the counter s internal flash memory Run the self test to verify counter operation and repeat the calibra...

Page 239: ...lf tests perform a communication test to detect the presence of the battery GPIB and Channel 2 options Verify and if necessary install the latest firmware update and re run the self test If the failure occurs with the latest firmware revision installed contact Keysight 909 Self Test failed GPIB test failed 910 Self Test failed channel 2 test failed 911 Self Test failed front panel revision check f...

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Page 241: ...learing histogram data 174 181 clearing limit conditions 164 clearing statistical values 161 computer configuration 63 CONFigure and MEASure commands 90 CONFigure commands 92 CONFigure 93 Connection Expert adding instruments to USB configuration 64 copying files 218 copying files from the front panel 219 counter accuracy 32 counter measurement summary 80 coupling 109 example 110 149 coupling and t...

Page 242: ...panel 204 folders catalog of 219 data and configuration files 203 205 default 205 deleting 215 state files 207 frequency measurements 94 external gate signal polarity 142 external gate signal threshold 143 gating 138 setting the gate time 139 frequency ratio measurements 96 front panel description 195 fields 195 front panel display modes 166 179 front panel keys input channel configuration 103 fro...

Page 243: ... name obtaining 52 IP addresses and host names 62 IVI drivers installation 58 IVI COM driver updates 72 77 K Keysight Connection Expert adding GPIB instruments 67 adding LAN instruments 59 adding USB instruments 64 interactive IO 69 70 locating LAN instruments 60 Keysight IO Libraries installation 56 system requirements 57 L L4490A using the web enabled interface 51 web interface home page 51 L449...

Page 244: ...hreshold 200 transferring readings to output buffer 196 reading the battery level 34 reading transfer size 193 reading transfers memory to output buffer 196 reading units 155 real data formats 192 REAL format reading length 193 rear panel overview 26 reference oscillator configuration 81 external frequencies 82 standby power 84 using an external reference 81 reference settings auto level 43 date a...

Page 245: ...19 time and date setting 42 time base 43 time out measurement 43 86 timeout increasing using Interactive IO 71 transients 30 trend charts clearing 190 reading decimation 183 trigger cycle 126 triggering idle state 129 sample count 132 settings summary 124 system trigger 128 system trigger count 132 system trigger delay 131 system trigger slope 130 system trigger source 129 trigger cycle 126 U upda...

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Page 247: ... is subject to change without notice Always refer to the Keysight website for the latest revision Keysight Technologies 2011 2017 Edition 3 September 1 2017 Printed in Malaysia 53210 90001 53210 90001 www keysight com ...

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