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POWer:QUALity:EXECute

Starts the power quality measurement.

Usage:

Event

Power analysis (option R&S

RTA-K31)

Summary of Contents for RTA4000

Page 1: ...R S RTA4000 Oscilloscope User Manual 1335789802 Version 08 S 2 Sie haben Fragen oder w nschen eine Beratung Angebotsanfrage unter 49 7121 51 50 50 oder ber info datatec eu Distributed by...

Page 2: ...S RTA K36 Bode plot analysis R S RTA K37 Spectrum analysis R S RTA B1 Mixed signal option R S RTA B6 Arbitrary waveform and pattern generator For order numbers of the options and bundlles refer to the...

Page 3: ...s and open source acknowledgment 25 2 2 Conventions used in the documentation 25 2 2 1 Typographical conventions 25 2 2 2 Conventions for procedure descriptions 26 2 2 3 Notes on screenshots 26 3 Gett...

Page 4: ...obes and displaying a signal 46 5 2 Horizontal setup 47 5 2 1 HORIZONTAL controls 49 5 2 2 Shortcuts for horizontal settings 50 5 2 3 Horizontal settings 50 5 3 Vertical setup 51 5 3 1 VERTICAL contro...

Page 5: ...2 Modifying the zoom 103 7 1 3 Zoom settings 104 7 2 Mathematics 105 7 2 1 Short menu for math waveforms 105 7 2 2 Configuring math waveforms 106 7 2 3 Settings for math waveforms 106 7 2 4 Mathematic...

Page 6: ...8 2 Automatic measurements 147 8 2 1 Measurement results 147 8 2 2 Measurement types 150 8 2 3 Settings for automatic measurements 154 8 2 4 Delay setup 157 8 3 Cursor measurements 159 8 3 1 Cursor s...

Page 7: ...ger counter 205 9 8 Bode plot option R S RTA K36 206 9 8 1 About the bode plot 207 9 8 2 Using a bode plot 208 9 8 3 Bode plot window controls 210 9 8 4 Bode plot settings 212 10 Documenting results 2...

Page 8: ...the instrument using a web browser 244 12 3 2 Instrument home 245 12 3 3 Screenshot 245 12 3 4 SCPI device control 246 12 3 5 Save load 247 12 3 6 Network settings 248 12 3 7 Change password 249 12 3...

Page 9: ...protocol 285 13 5 2 CAN configuration 286 13 5 3 CAN trigger 288 13 5 4 CAN decode results 292 13 5 5 Search on decoded CAN data 294 13 5 6 CAN label list 296 13 6 LIN option R S RTA K3 298 13 6 1 The...

Page 10: ...1 14 Power analysis option R S RTA K31 343 14 1 Probe adjustment 343 14 1 1 Deskewing the probes 343 14 1 2 Probe settings for power measurements 344 14 2 Report settings 344 14 3 Statistic menu setti...

Page 11: ...the function generator 401 16 1 2 Basic settings of the function generator 404 16 1 3 Sweep settings 407 16 1 4 Modulation settings 408 16 1 5 Burst settings 410 16 1 6 Arbitrary setup settings 411 16...

Page 12: ...454 17 4 9 Waveform data 459 17 5 Trigger 460 17 5 1 General trigger settings 460 17 5 2 Edge trigger 462 17 5 3 Edge A B trigger 464 17 5 4 Width trigger 465 17 5 5 Video TV trigger 467 17 5 6 Patte...

Page 13: ...ile 581 17 9 3 Screenshots 582 17 9 4 Instrument settings mass MEMomory subsystem 584 17 10 General instrument setup 591 17 10 1 Display settings 591 17 10 2 System settings 596 17 10 3 LAN settings 5...

Page 14: ...4 17 12 14 S O A 750 17 12 15 Spectrum 758 17 12 16 Switching 761 17 12 17 Transient response 765 17 13 Mixed signal option option R S RTA B1 767 17 13 1 Logic channels 767 17 13 2 Parallel buses 774...

Page 15: ...messages 814 A 3 2 LAN interface messages 815 B Remote control status reporting system 816 B 1 Structure of a SCPI status register 816 B 2 Hierarchy of status registers 817 B 3 Contents of the status...

Page 16: ...Contents R S RTA4000 16 User Manual 1335 7898 02 08...

Page 17: ...any languages as printed Safety Instructions The printed Safety Instructions are delivered with the product Throughout the documentation safety instructions are provided when you need to take care dur...

Page 18: ...The lowest specified altitude for a product of the measurement setup defines the altitude for the complete setup The product is suitable for pollution degree 2 environments where nonconductive con ta...

Page 19: ...fic regulations Ensure that you can disconnect the product from the power source at any time Pull the power plug to disconnect the product The power plug must be easily accessible If the product is in...

Page 20: ...ardous contact voltages use protective measures to preclude direct contact with the measurement setup Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is applied Switch off the test circuit...

Page 21: ...so known as CAT I CAT II For measurements performed on circuits directly connected to the low voltage installation by a standard socket outlet for example household appliances and portable tools CAT I...

Page 22: ...le 1 1 Labels regarding product and environment safety Chassis grounding terminal Take care when handling electrostatic sensitive devices Labeling in line with EN 50419 for disposal of electrical and...

Page 23: ...y information R S RTA4000 23 User Manual 1335 7898 02 08 NOTICE Potential risks of damage Could result in damage to the supported product or to other property 1 4 Korea certification class A A Korea c...

Page 24: ...es the contents of the getting started manual The online version of the user manual provides the complete contents for immediate display on the internet Instrument help The help offers quick context s...

Page 25: ...es verbatim license texts of the used open source software It can also be read directly on the instrument See www rohde schwarz com firmware rta4000 The open source acknowledgment document can also be...

Page 26: ...cedures The term select may refer to any of the described methods i e using a finger on the touchscreen a mouse pointer in the display or a key on the instrument or on a key board 2 2 3 Notes on scre...

Page 27: ...completeness 4 Check the equipment for damage If the delivery is incomplete or equipment is damaged contact Rohde Schwarz Delivery contents The delivery package contains the following items R S RTA400...

Page 28: ...them 3 1 4 Setting up the product When setting up the instrument follow the safety instructions Setting up the product on page 18 Intended use on page 17 3 1 4 1 Placing the product on a bench top For...

Page 29: ...ment an efficient ventilation concept for the rack To mount the R S RTA4000 in a rack 1 Use an adapter kit that fits the dimensions of the R S RTA4000 to prepare the instrument for rack mounting For i...

Page 30: ...ischarge can damage the electronic components of the product and the device under test DUT Ground yourself to prevent electrostatic discharge damage a Use a wrist strap and cord to connect yourself to...

Page 31: ...s to the right of the display Figure 3 1 Front panel of R S RTA4000 with 4 input channels 1 Display 2 Horizontal and vertical setup controls 3 Trigger settings action and analysis controls 4 Analog in...

Page 32: ...pedance and 30 V peak 5 V RMS at 50 input impedance For the external trigger input the maximum input voltage is 400 V peak and 300 V RMS at 1 M input impedance Transient overvoltages must not exceed 4...

Page 33: ...Signal Option R S RTA B1 Logic probe The connectors for logic channels can be used if the Mixed Signal Option R S RTA B1 is installed The option provides connectors for two logical probes with 8 digit...

Page 34: ...function as pass fail and trigger output and output of 10 MHz reference frequency USB type B 2 USB 2 0 interface of type B device USB for remote control of the instrument LAN 3 8 pin connector RJ 45...

Page 35: ...ition mode 6 Date time education mode if active here off LAN connection status green connected grey not connected yellow connecting 7 Trigger level marker has the color of the trigger source 8 Trigger...

Page 36: ...ction dialog Press the Apps Selection key Tap the Menu rhomb icon in the lower right corner of the screen Scroll down Select Apps 4 3 Using the touchscreen 4 3 1 Accessing functionality using the main...

Page 37: ...R S RTA4000 37 User Manual 1335 7898 02 08 2 3 1 Figure 4 2 Open the main menu and select a menu item 1 1 2 Figure 4 3 Switch on or off left and select a parameter value right To close the menu Using...

Page 38: ...ou tap a label a short menu opens the keypad for numerical entry the setting toggles or the corre sponding menu opens The response depends on the selected parameter Figure 4 4 Short menus for channel...

Page 39: ...cally in the diagram to change the vertical position of the selected waveform To adjust the vertical position of each waveform the trigger level and the trigger posi tion drag the corresponding marker...

Page 40: ...ger section see Chapter 6 1 Trigger controls on page 78 Action section see Chapter 4 4 1 Action controls on page 40 Analysis section see Chapter 4 4 2 Analysis controls on page 41 4 4 1 Action control...

Page 41: ...ted cursor line If an on screen keypad or on screen keyboard is open turn the knob until the required character is highlighted then press the knob to apply the selection Otherwise turn the knob to set...

Page 42: ...heet for available options Gen Opens the Function Generator menu where you can create various waveforms Key function requires option R S RTA B6 Apps Selection Opens the Apps Selection dialog where you...

Page 43: ...e QuickAccess is a user defined menu which can be added to the toolbar To configure the QuickAccess menu 1 Add the QuickAccess icon to the toolbar as described in Configuring the Toolbar on page 42 2...

Page 44: ...All To show or hide the QuickAccess menu tap the QuickAccess icon on the tool bar 4 7 Menu history The menu history is another way to speed up and simplify the usage of the R S RTA4000 The menu histo...

Page 45: ...pen the help which provides functional description of selected setting To open the help window 1 Tap the Menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen 2 Tap Help on the top of the main menu 3 Tap...

Page 46: ...ly the delivered probes and did not change the attenuation factor no attenuation adjustment is required 1 Connect the probes first to the channel inputs and then to the DUT 2 Tap the label of the used...

Page 47: ...d hold off Reference and math waveforms are switched off Annotations are deleted Menus are closed Autoset does not switch off analog and vertical channels and it does not change the instrument mode cu...

Page 48: ...time scale the reference point remains fixed on the screen and the scale is stretched or compressed to both sides of the reference point Unlike vertical settings which are waveform specific the horizo...

Page 49: ...FFT diagram the knob changes the center fre quency in frequency domain or the trigger position in time domain Remote command TIMebase POSition on page 453 REFCurve m HORizontal POSition on page 486 TI...

Page 50: ...hown in the top information bar See also Chapter 5 5 Acquisition setup on page 72 5 2 2 Shortcuts for horizontal settings To adjust the horizontal scale and the position you can use the shortcuts on t...

Page 51: ...er offset The trigger point is the zero point of the diagram Changing the horizontal position you can move the trigger even outside the screen If you want to see a section of the waveform some time be...

Page 52: ...he vertical scale automatically Use the comprehensive menu to adjust all vertical settings 5 3 1 VERTICAL controls Ch n For each analog channel a channel key is available The key is illuminated in the...

Page 53: ...f the selected waveform For analog waveforms the scale value is shown in the waveform label at the bottom The knob lights up in the color of the selected waveform Turn Scale clockwise to stretch the w...

Page 54: ...d switch off the channel To open the short menu for a channel tap the channel label in the bottom line of the display If the channel was not selected tap twice Once to select the waveform and next to...

Page 55: ...ameter that is assigned to the upper vertical knob Offset or Posi tion 3 Open the channel menu To open the channel menu directly press the corresponding channel key If the channel was active but not s...

Page 56: ...wise you can damage the instrument DC With DC coupling the input signal passes unchanged all signal com ponents are shown Remote command CHANnel m COUPling on page 437 Termination Adjusts the input im...

Page 57: ...of the selected waveform The current value is shown in the waveform label below the grid Vertical scale directly affects the resolution of the waveform amplitude To get the full resolution of the ADC...

Page 58: ...y line above the channel name Remote command CHANnel m POLarity on page 438 Deskew Sets a time delay for the selected channel Deskew compensates delay differences between channels caused by the differ...

Page 59: ...4 Threshold settings on page 59 Label See Chapter 5 3 5 Label settings on page 60 5 3 4 Threshold settings A threshold is used for digitization of analog signals If the signal value is higher than the...

Page 60: ...e found the existing value remains unchanged and you can set the thresholds manually Remote command CHANnel m THReshold FINDlevel on page 441 5 3 5 Label settings In the Label menu you can define a na...

Page 61: ...s that are not recognized automatically require manual setting of measurement unit and attenuation 5 4 1 Adjusting passive probes When using a passive probe you have to compensate it when you connect...

Page 62: ...serve the voltage limits otherwise you can damage the instrument Access Ch n Probe scroll down Or short menu Probe User If default values do not fit you can enter an arbitrary attenuation factor The v...

Page 63: ...is plugged in Access Ch n Probe scroll down Or short channel menu Probe The menu provides the settings for the recognized probe If no probe is recognized the default probe menu for BNC connected probe...

Page 64: ...ge 451 PROBe m PMETer RESults COMMon on page 451 PROBe m PMETer RESults DIFFerential on page 451 PROBe m PMETer RESults NEGative on page 452 PROBe m PMETer RESults POSitive on page 452 MicroButton Act...

Page 65: ...on page 444 PROBe m ID SRNumber on page 445 PROBe m ID SWVersion on page 445 PROBe m SETup BANDwidth on page 446 PROBe m SETup ATTenuation AUTO on page 446 PROBe m SETup GAIN AUTO on page 446 PROBe m...

Page 66: ...single ended probes see ProbeMeter on page 64 MicroButton Same as for active single ended probes see MicroButton on page 64 Info Same as for active single ended probes see Info on page 65 Attenuator...

Page 67: ...Ch n Probe scroll down or short menu Probe Zero Adjust Sets the waveform to zero position After demagnetizing always carry out a zero adjustment The setting corresponds to Zero Adjust in the channel m...

Page 68: ...Probe settings for probes with BNC connector on page 62 Access Ch n Probe scroll down or short menu Probe Figure 5 5 Probe settings of R S RT ZHD16 with results of ProbeMeter measurement Copy to offse...

Page 69: ...probe type and is shown on the probe control box Remote command PROBe m SETup ADVanced FILTer on page 449 Audible Overrange Activates the acoustic overrange warning in the probe control box You can al...

Page 70: ...tage applied to both input terminals referenced to ground You can measure the common mode input voltage using the ProbeMeter ProbeMeter Same as ProbeMeter for active broadband single ended probes see...

Page 71: ...e single ended input voltage VN The voltage between the negative input terminal and ground Remote command PROBe m SETup PRMode on page 448 Info Same as for active single ended probes see Info on page...

Page 72: ...he acquisition settings The result is a waveform record that is displayed on the screen and stored in memory The number of waveform samples in one waveform record is called the record length The rate...

Page 73: ...5 5 2 Acquisition settings Acquisition settings define the processing of the captured samples in the instrument The current acquisition mode and sample rate are shown in the top information bar To ad...

Page 74: ...captured samples using an interpolation method Peak Detect The minimum and the maximum of n samples are recorded as wave form points the other samples are discarded Thus the instrument can detect fast...

Page 75: ...he automatic roll mode The instrument switches to roll mode if the Time Scale is equal or slower than Start Roll Time The roll mode displays the untriggered continuous signal and moves the captured in...

Page 76: ...urve Linear Two adjacent ADC sample points are connected by a straight line the interpolated points are placed on the line You see a polygonal wave form similar to the real signal and also the ADC sam...

Page 77: ...dition the horizontal position of the trigger point and the reference point are important to display the interesting part of the signal See Chapter 5 2 Horizontal setup on page 47 The trigger level an...

Page 78: ...nd Norm The key lights up in white if the trigger mode is Norm The current mode is also shown in the information bar Auto The instrument triggers repeatedly after a time interval if the trigger condit...

Page 79: ...plete Trig waiting for trigger in normal trigger mode or Not ready working For slow timebases the status Pre or Post is shown together with an indicator that shows the filling level of the buffer Remo...

Page 80: ...de determines the behavior of the instrument if no trigger occurs The current setting is shown in the infor mation bar Auto The instrument triggers repeatedly after a time interval if the trigger cond...

Page 81: ...rigger to detect issues related to the frequency of the power grid The line trigger does not have any settings Serial Bus Triggers on a serial bus Requires that at least one protocol option R S RTA K1...

Page 82: ...emote command TRIGger A HOLDoff MODE on page 461 TRIGger A HOLDoff TIME on page 462 Actions on Trigger Configuration Enables and select the actions to be done on trigger event for details see Chap ter...

Page 83: ...ng an acquisition the instrument triggers on the first identified edge Remote command TRIGger A EDGE SLOPe on page 462 Trigger Level Threshold Sets the voltage level or threshold for the trigger You c...

Page 84: ...from the trigger signal Use this mode only with very high frequency signals Remote command TRIGger A EDGE COUPling on page 463 HF Reject Enables or disables an additional 5 kHz lowpass filter in the...

Page 85: ...trigger The instrument waits for that delay after an A trigger until it recognizes the B trigger After time Sets the time the instrument waits until it checks the B trigger condi tion After events Se...

Page 86: ...h trigger min max min max 1 2 Figure 6 3 Pulse width is inside or outside an allowable time range 1 Inside min width pulse max width 2 Outside pulse min width OR pulse max width 1 2 Figure 6 4 Pulse w...

Page 87: ...pes Remote command TRIGger A WIDTh POLarity on page 466 Comparison Sets how the measured pulse width is compared with the given limits Width Triggers on pulse width longer than the reference Time t Wi...

Page 88: ...ime t1 Time t2 Set the lower and upper time limits defining the time range if Width or Width is set for comparison Time t and Variation are adjusted accordingly Remote command TRIGger A WIDTh RANGe on...

Page 89: ...ignal 90 Mode 90 Line 90 Standard Selects the color television standard You can trigger on various standard definition television SDTV signals PAL NTSC SECAM PAL M SDTV 576i PAL and SECAM High definit...

Page 90: ...es Odd Frames The oscilloscope triggers on the beginning of video signal frames with an odd frame number Even Frames The oscilloscope triggers on the beginning of video signal frames with an even fram...

Page 91: ...set in the Logic Threshold and Deskew dialog see Chapter 15 2 Logic analyzer settings on page 394 Logic settings H L X Set All 91 And Or 92 Duration 92 True False 92 Time limitation 92 H L X Set All D...

Page 92: ...u have several possibilities They are similar to the setting of a pulse width see Chapter 6 6 Width trigger on page 85 Timeout and Time t Define a minimum time during which the signals match the patte...

Page 93: ...is trig ger can detect logic digital and analog signals remaining below a specified threshold amplitude because I O ports are in undefined state Trigger Trigger Type Runt Polarity 93 Upper Level 94 Lo...

Page 94: ...page 441 Find Threshold The instrument analyzes the signal and sets the upper and lower trigger levels If no level can be found the existing values remain unchanged and you can set the thresh olds ma...

Page 95: ...l time trigger Remote command TRIGger A RISetime SLOPe on page 473 Comparison Selects how the time limit for the slew rate is defined The time measurement starts when the signal crosses the first trig...

Page 96: ...epending on the selected polarity Remote command TRIGger A LEVel n RISetime UPPer on page 473 Lower Level Sets the lower voltage threshold When the signal crosses this level the slew rate measurement...

Page 97: ...Low The signal level stays below the trigger level Remote command TRIGger A TIMeout RANGe on page 474 Time Defines the time limit for the timeout at which the instrument triggers Remote command TRIGg...

Page 98: ...types Actions on trigger are not available if the following applications are active Mask test Power analysis Bode plot To set up trigger actions 1 Stop the acquisition 2 Press the Trigger key 3 In th...

Page 99: ...s 1 s If the instru ment triggers faster not all events are notified by a beep Remote command TRIGger EVENt SOUNd on page 475 Screenshot Saves a screenshot on each trigger event The screenshot is save...

Page 100: ...ll active channels and activates the references This action works only with single acquisition The channels are assigned to the references C1 to R1 C2 to R2 and so on If a chan nel is off the assigned...

Page 101: ...ms are enlarged in vertical and horizontal direc tion 7 1 1 Zooming in When you activate the zoom two windows are displayed the original waveform dia gram at the top and the zoom window at the bottom...

Page 102: ...eform in upper window 1 Tap to activate zoom settings 2 Tap to activate normal waveform settings 3 blue Horizontal zoom scale and width of the zoom area 4 red Horizontal zoom position 5 Acquire mode c...

Page 103: ...Use the menu to enter exact numerical values See Chapter 7 1 3 Zoom settings on page 104 To adjust the zoom using gestures 1 For horizontal and vertical zoom a To change the horizontal zoom position...

Page 104: ...rti cal Scale scale knob b To change the vertical zoom position turn the Offset Position knob upper knob in Vertical section 4 To set the focus to the normal waveform tap the upper window Now the knob...

Page 105: ...equations The complete configuration is called equation set and can be saved for later use You can analyze math waveforms in the same way as channel waveforms use zoom perform automatic and cursor mea...

Page 106: ...ath waveform sources are not available e Select the Unit f Optionally add label to the math waveform The label is shown at the right edge of the grid 4 Close the Equation Set Editor 5 To adjust vertic...

Page 107: ...imestamps on page 509 7 2 4 Mathematic functions When you open the Mathematics menu the Equation Set Editor opens in parallel Figure 7 3 Mathematics menu and Equation Set Editor The Mathematics menu i...

Page 108: ...s positive clipping Square Root Square Root Source Calculates the square root of the source Note that the square root of a negative number is undefined and the result is clipped Abs Value Source Calcu...

Page 109: ...the waveform of the area reaches zero after the negative alternation Use a V Marker cursor to measure the area for an extract of the waveform Low pass High pass Low pass filter and high pass filter se...

Page 110: ...r IIR The cut off frequency BW is set as a const value Signal components with fre quencies higher than the cut off frequency are attenuated significantly High pass HP Source BW Calculates a high pass...

Page 111: ...7 7 Track period bipolar TPERB Source in s Tracks the period values of a bipolar source waveform See Figure 7 6 Track frequency TFREQ Source in Hz Tracks the frequency values of the source waveform Tr...

Page 112: ...2 08 Figure 7 4 Unipolar PWM signal with duty cycle track M1 which is the demodulated waveform Figure 7 5 Unipolar PWM signal with pulse width track M2 Figure 7 6 Bipolar PWM waveform with duty cycle...

Page 113: ...rack M2 in blue For PDM waveforms pulse width and period are synchronous 7 2 6 1 Settings for tracks The determination of track values requires one threshold for unipolar PWM signals and two threshold...

Page 114: ...OWer on page 483 Hyst Sets the hysteresis for correct edge detection Remote command CALCulate MATH m TRACk THReshold HYSTeresis on page 483 Edge Sets the rising or falling edge as a reference for each...

Page 115: ...waveforms require option R S RTA B6 To display an example signal 1 Press the Apps Selection key 2 Select the Track tab 3 Select the signal 4 Connect the input channels The required connection is shown...

Page 116: ...nter the filename 4 Optionally enter a comment 5 Tap Save 7 3 Reference waveforms To compare waveforms and analyze differences between them you can display refer ence waveforms Reference waveforms are...

Page 117: ...ctivate the reference waveform and open the References menu press the Ref key twice 2 To create a reference waveform from an active waveform a Select the Source waveform b Select the target Reference...

Page 118: ...tap the menu icon and select References 2 Select the target Reference waveform 3 Tap Load Reference 4 Select the Location the folder and the reference file 5 Tap Load The instrument writes the wavefor...

Page 119: ...Source Defines the source of the reference waveform Any active channel math or reference waveform can be selected Remote command REFCurve m SOURce on page 484 REFCurve m SOURce CATalog on page 484 Re...

Page 120: ...s If settings were not stored Load Setup is not active Remote command REFCurve m LOAD STATe on page 486 Save Reference Opens a dialog box to save a waveform as reference waveform Source Select the wav...

Page 121: ...with long idle times packet communication on serial buses radar pulses and laser pulses The segmented memory is used to store the waveforms and provides a segment table to analyze the stored waveforms...

Page 122: ...ocol option for example R S RTA K1 or K2 Fast segmentation During normal acquisitions only a short time of the acquisition cycle is used for sam pling processing and display take most of the time The...

Page 123: ...gmentation settings are located in the History menu The Acquisition provides an additional setting Nx Single 1 Activate the history 2 Open the History menu 3 If you want to set an individual record le...

Page 124: ...memory depending on the selected Auto mode The record length is adjusted accordingly When you change the number of segments the history is deleted See also Chapter 7 4 1 Segmented memory on page 121 R...

Page 125: ...play history segments 1 Activate the history 2 Stop the acquisition 3 Set the Time Format to be shown in the table absolute or relative time 4 Set the Speed 5 To play all segments once tap Run 6 To pl...

Page 126: ...ference of the current segment to the newest segment index 0 Remote command CHANnel m HISTory TMODe on page 510 Chapter 17 6 5 3 Timestamps on page 509 Save Saves the segment table to a CSV file on a...

Page 127: ...m the maximum and minimum values of the cur rent segments and the segments before At the newest segment the envelope of all segments is shown Player restart resets the envelope calculation Exit Disabl...

Page 128: ...Close the dialog box To save the segment table 1 Connect a USB flash drive to the instrument 2 In the segment table window tap Save 3 To select the target folder double tap it 4 Tap New File 5 Enter...

Page 129: ...es include the segment index Figure 7 11 Content of a history waveform folder The data files contain the time and voltage data of the samples If you save all visible channels the voltages of all chann...

Page 130: ...depend on the search type To configure the search 1 Press the Search key 2 Select the waveform that you want to search for events Source 3 Select the event type that you want to find Search Type 4 Con...

Page 131: ...Rch RESult ALL on page 501 SEARch RESult n on page 502 SEARch RESDiagram SHOW on page 501 SEARch RESult BCOunt on page 501 To display search results When the acquisition is stopped you can browse the...

Page 132: ...the same position To save search results 1 In the upper right corner of the search result table tap the Save symbol 2 Connect a USB flash drive if you want to save the data outside the instrument 3 S...

Page 133: ...und when the waveform passes the given level in the specified direction For settings see Chapter 7 5 3 Edge search on page 135 Width The width search finds pulses with an exact pulse width or pulses s...

Page 134: ...ocol Window The window search checks the signal run in relation to a window The window is formed by the upper and lower voltage levels The search condition is fulfilled if the waveform enters or leave...

Page 135: ...To let the instrument set the level tap Find Threshold Remote command SEARch TRIGger EDGE LEVel on page 490 Hysteresis Sets a hysteresis range to the search level to avoid unwanted search results caus...

Page 136: ...mmand SEARch TRIGger WIDTh POLarity on page 490 Level Sets the voltage level on which the pulse width is measured To let the instrument set the level tap Find Threshold Remote command SEARch TRIGger W...

Page 137: ...h t Remote command SEARch TRIGger WIDTh DELTa on page 491 7 5 5 Peak search The peak search finds pulses exceeding a given peak to peak value magnitude Search Search Type Peak Setup Polarity Indicates...

Page 138: ...strument set the levels tap Find Threshold Remote command SEARch TRIGger LEVel RISetime LOWer on page 492 SEARch TRIGger LEVel RISetime UPPer on page 493 Comparison Sets how the measured rise or fall...

Page 139: ...the range width t Remote command SEARch TRIGger RISetime DELTa on page 493 7 5 7 Runt setup The runt search finds pulses lower than normal in amplitude The amplitude crosses the first threshold twice...

Page 140: ...e command SEARch TRIGger RUNT WIDTh on page 495 Variation Sets a range t to the reference Width if comparison is set to Equal or Not equal The instrument finds pulses inside or outside the range width...

Page 141: ...the thresh old for data transition To let the instrument set the level tap Find Threshold Remote command SEARch TRIGger DATatoclock CLEVel on page 496 SEARch TRIGger DATatoclock DLEVel on page 496 Hy...

Page 142: ...vel Remote command SEARch TRIGger DATatoclock STIMe on page 496 Hold Time Sets the minimum time after the clock edge while the data signal must stay steady above or below the data level Remote command...

Page 143: ...tern by selecting the state H high L low or X do not care the channel does not affect the search for each active analog and digital channel The word length of the pattern depends on the number of avai...

Page 144: ...the nominal value for comparisons Remote command SEARch TRIGger PATTern WIDTh WIDTh on page 499 Variation Sets a range t to the reference Width if comparison is set to Equal or Not equal The instrume...

Page 145: ...d level in a specified time Remote command SEARch TRIGger WINDow RANGe on page 500 Upper Level Lower Level Set the upper and lower voltage thresholds When the signal crosses the first level the window...

Page 146: ...instrument detects a period in the signal the quick measurement measures the first cycle and displays the results If no period is detected it measures the complete waveform Press the QuickMeas key to...

Page 147: ...automatic measurements in the Measure menu 1 Press the Meas key 2 In the menu select the Meas Place the number of the measurement that you want to configure 3 If the measurement is off enable Measure...

Page 148: ...id results n a No valid waveform is available for example if the source waveform is off Remote commands are described in Chapter 17 7 2 2 Measurements results on page 521 8 2 1 1 Statistics In additio...

Page 149: ...and to restart statistical evaluation tap the Reset button 2 To write statistic and measurement results to CSV file tap the Save button You can save the statistic results to CSV file for further eval...

Page 150: ...08 Figure 8 3 Exported statistic results converted to columns with comma delimiter 8 2 2 Measurement types The R S RTA4000 provides many measurement types to measure time and amplitude characteristics...

Page 151: ...e signal Dty t T 100 100 0 T t Rise Time tr in s Rise time of the first rising edge the time it takes the signal to rise from the lower reference level to the upper reference level UL LL Rise Fall Tim...

Page 152: ...levels Slewrt V t UL LL t V Burst Width Bst Duration of one burst measured on the middle reference level from the first edge to the last edge 8 2 2 2 Vertical measurements Amplitude The unit of most...

Page 153: ...in the displayed waveform Min Pos Overshoot Neg Overshoot Ovr Ovr in Overshoot of a square wave after a rising or falling edge It is calculated from measurement values top level base level local maxim...

Page 154: ...and a following falling edge are detected N 3 2 1 Negative Pulse CntP Number of negative pulses on the display The mean value of the signal is determined If the signal passes the mean value an edge is...

Page 155: ...6 Type Defines the measurement type to be performed on the selected source Depending on the type different results are displayed in the result line Select the tab of the required measurement category...

Page 156: ...measure ment See Chapter 8 2 4 Delay setup on page 157 Use Gate Activates or deactivates the measurement gate To set the gate scroll down and select Gate Setup Remote command MEASurement m GATE on pag...

Page 157: ...ge 529 Gate Setup Define a gate to limit the measurement to a time range You can set the Start and Stop time in absolute or relative values depending on the Mode Remote command MEASurement m GATE MODE...

Page 158: ...coun ted from the left window edge Remote command MEASurement m DELay DIRection on page 519 Mode for Measure Source 2 delay measurement Defines the second edge for the delay measurement Nearest Neares...

Page 159: ...page 520 8 3 Cursor measurements The cursor measurement determines the results at the current cursor positions You can set the cursor lines manually at fixed positions or they can follow the waveform...

Page 160: ...e Cursor menu opens 3 Select the cursor Type 4 Select the Source the waveform you want to measure 5 If you want to measure different sources a Enable Second Source b Select the second waveform 6 Set a...

Page 161: ...r measurement Remote command CURSor m STATe on page 530 Type Selects the cursor type Depending on the type different results are displayed in the result line at the bottom of the display The cursor li...

Page 162: ...values in x and y direction are displayed Results t1 V1 t2 V2 t V Remote command CURSor m FUNCtion on page 530 CURSor m TRACking STATe on page 532 V Marker Source Defines the source of the cursor meas...

Page 163: ...r m USSOURce on page 532 CURSor m SSOURce on page 532 Track Scaling If enabled the cursor lines are adjusted when the vertical or horizontal scales are changed The cursor lines keep their relative pos...

Page 164: ...URSor m XCOupling on page 533 CURSor m YCOupling on page 533 Set To Trace Autoset for cursor lines sets the cursor lines to typical points of the waveform depend ing on the selected cursor type For ex...

Page 165: ...ttern Gen see Chapter 16 2 Pattern generator on page 413 Mask testing 165 FFT analysis 173 Spectrum analysis and spectrogram option R S RTA K18 181 Spectrum analysis and spectrogram option R S RTA K37...

Page 166: ...test various actions can be executed when mask violations occur noti fication by a sound stop of acquisition saving a screenshot saving the waveform data sending a pulse Remote commands MASK STATe on...

Page 167: ...ve it 1 Select and adjust the channel waveform that you want to use as basis for the mask 2 Run continuous acquisition 3 Start the mask application 4 In the mask window tap New 5 Adjust the size of th...

Page 168: ...mask testing 1 Set up the waveform that you want to test 2 Create or load a mask See To create and set up a mask on page 167 To load a mask on page 168 3 If necessary tap Setup and adjust the y posit...

Page 169: ...he most important function to set up a mask and to run the test Reset Deletes all test results Remote command MASK RESet COUNter on page 541 Run Stop Starts or finishes the mask test Remote command MA...

Page 170: ...te command MASK SAVE on page 537 MASK LOAD on page 538 Capt Fails If selected only failed acquisitions are saved in memory segments Remote command MASK CAPTure MODE on page 541 Setup Opens the Setup m...

Page 171: ...on page 541 Copy Channel Creates a mask from the envelope waveform of the selected channel and stores it in the instrument Remote command MASK SOURce on page 536 MASK CHCopy on page 537 Y Position Mo...

Page 172: ...orm with width stretch and position settings is stored Remote command MASK SAVE on page 537 and commands described in Chapter 17 9 1 5 Masks on page 577 Load Mask Opens a file explorer to select a pre...

Page 173: ...vs frequency diagram spectrum FFT results are useful to obtain an overview of the input signal in the frequency domain and to detect unusual signal effects such as spurs or distortions visually To ena...

Page 174: ...e captured data of a complete acquisition To reduce calculation time the instrument automatically sets the time scale and thus the acquisition time and an extract of the timebase for which the FFT is...

Page 175: ...e 178 4 In the Waveform menu select the waveform types you want to display see Waveform on page 179 5 If you want to adjust the resolution bandwidth manually disable Automatic RBW 6 On top of the FFT...

Page 176: ...Center 4 Span 5 Resolution bandwidth RBW 6 Width of the timebase extract 7 Position of timebase extract Start Defines the start frequency of the FFT waveform The instrument adjusts the span and the ce...

Page 177: ...two distinguishable peaks The higher the resolution the smaller the ratio the more peaks are detected but the longer the measurement requires to finish If Automatic RBW is selected the RBW value is ad...

Page 178: ...characteristics including some advantages and some trade offs Consider these characteristics to find the optimum solution for the measurement task Hanning The Hanning window is bell shaped Unlike the...

Page 179: ...points by one The result is a high frequency accuracy with thin spectral lines but also with increased noise Use this function for measurements of separation of two tones with almost equal amplitudes...

Page 180: ...ed Averages is calculated Averaging reduces the effects of noise but has no effects on sine sig nals Therefore averaging is a good way to detect signals near noise Reset Clears the selected waveforms...

Page 181: ...an analyze frequency dependent events and display a spectrogram that shows the changes of the spectrum over time Also you can define various criteria for peak search and display the results on the spe...

Page 182: ...manual value see RBW on page 177 Remote command SPECtrum FREQuency BANDwidth RESolution AUTO on page 556 Peak List Enables the peak search and displays the peak list and the markers For details see C...

Page 183: ...power level is indicated by different colors Thus you can see how the strength of the signal varies over time for different frequencies The spectrogram is updated with each data acquisition The oldest...

Page 184: ...he cursor press the Navigation knob 2 To enter a numerical value for a cursor position tap twice the t1 or t2 value field 3 To return to the normal cursors tap the spectrum window lower window History...

Page 185: ...rence marker and get the peak results as delta values to the values of the reference marker To save the results or to open the Marker menu directly use the icons on the right side of the peak list Fig...

Page 186: ...r Source Defines the waveform type that is searched for peaks Remote command SPECtrum MARKer SOURce on page 551 Peak Setup See Chapter 9 3 3 2 Peak setup on page 186 Min Level Defines the minimum abso...

Page 187: ...ned limits Remote command SPECtrum MARKer SETup MMODe on page 551 Max Width Defines the maximum width that a peak can have for it to be detected Remote command SPECtrum MARKer SETup MWIDth on page 551...

Page 188: ...for the selection of the reference peak Off Disables the reference marker Indicated The reference marker is set to the peak with a specified index num ber Range The peak with the highest level within...

Page 189: ...etected peak to the center of the display Remote command SPECtrum MARKer REFerence SETup CMPeak on page 552 Result Values Defines the values that are shown in the peak list You can use absolute values...

Page 190: ...e sents a certain level or frequency of occurrence If Magnitude Mode is on Spectr Color sets the color scale for the spectrogram and for the spectrum Both diagrams use the same color scale If Magnitud...

Page 191: ...oint of the waveform Maximum Sets the level that is used as a maximum for the color scale selected with Spectr Color and Freq Dom Color All level values higher than the maximum are displayed with the...

Page 192: ...escribed in Chapter 9 2 3 3 FFT menu on page 177 Spectogram Enables the spectrogram For details see Chapter 9 3 2 Spectrogram on page 183 Remote command SPECtrum DIAGram SPECtrogram ENABle on page 557...

Page 193: ...and spectrogram on page 190 9 4 2 Spectrogram A spectrogram shows how the spectral density of a signal varies over time The x axis shows the frequency the y axis shows the time A third dimension the p...

Page 194: ...sor in the spectrogram a Tap the t1 or t2 value field above the spectrogram b Turn the Navigation knob to move the time cursor up and down c To switch the cursor press the Navigation knob 2 To enter a...

Page 195: ...ency diagram by markers and the measured peak frequencies and magnitudes are listed in the peak list In addition you can define a reference marker and get the peak results as delta values to the value...

Page 196: ...nd Span 9 4 3 1 Marker menu Access FFT menu enable Peak List Marker Source Defines the waveform type that is searched for peaks Remote command SPECtrum MARKer SOURce on page 551 Peak Setup See Chapter...

Page 197: ...ned limits Remote command SPECtrum MARKer SETup MMODe on page 551 Max Width Defines the maximum width that a peak can have for it to be detected Remote command SPECtrum MARKer SETup MWIDth on page 551...

Page 198: ...for the selection of the reference peak Off Disables the reference marker Indicated The reference marker is set to the peak with a specified index num ber Range The peak with the highest level within...

Page 199: ...etected peak to the center of the display Remote command SPECtrum MARKer REFerence SETup CMPeak on page 552 Result Values Defines the values that are shown in the peak list You can use absolute values...

Page 200: ...e sents a certain level or frequency of occurrence If Magnitude Mode is on Spectr Color sets the color scale for the spectrogram and for the spectrum Both diagrams use the same color scale If Magnitud...

Page 201: ...level that is used as a maximum for the color scale selected with Spectr Color and Freq Dom Color All level values higher than the maximum are displayed with the maximum color Remote command SPECtrum...

Page 202: ...t up correctly The required menus are available in XY mode Remote command DISPlay MODE on page 557 To analyze the signal in the XY diagram you can use cursor measurements You can select specific curso...

Page 203: ...four parameters on different sources at the same time and define the position of the measurement results The following DVM measurements are available DC mean value of the signal AC DC RMS RMS value o...

Page 204: ...following ways Tap the Meter icon on the toolbar Press the Apps Selection key Tap Meter To deactivate meter measurements Use one of the following ways Tap the Meter icon on the toolbar again Close the...

Page 205: ...Selects an analog channel as the source of the selected meter measurement Remote command DVM m SOURce on page 559 Type Defines the measurement type to be performed on the selected source DC mean valu...

Page 206: ...con Trg and select a waveform 3 To move the result box to the best position can drag the box on the screen Remote commands TCOunter ENABle on page 560 TCOunter SOURce on page 561 TCOunter RESult ACTua...

Page 207: ...ngs of phase waveform Bode plot diagram The Bode plot diagram has the frequency presented on the x axis The gain blue color waveform and phase orange color waveform scales are on the y axis The magni...

Page 208: ...MARKer m INDex on page 568 BPLot MARKer m PHASe on page 568 BPLot MARKer m SSCReen on page 569 Vertical position and size of the waveforms To set the position and the vertical scaling of the gain pha...

Page 209: ...t of the oscilloscope 4 Align the probes To avoid measurement uncertainties make sure that the cables connecting the input and the output of your DUT to the oscilloscope are from similar length Starti...

Page 210: ...plot window controls The Bode plot window provides the most important function to set up the plot and to run the test Start Sets the start frequency of the sweep for the Bode plot Remote command BPLot...

Page 211: ...mote command BPLot PHASe ENABle on page 566 Run Starts the Bode plot measurement Remote command BPLot STATe on page 564 Repeat Repeats the measurement using the same parameters Remote command BPLot RE...

Page 212: ...erent amplitudes for different fre quency in the Configuration dialog This is useful when testing sensitive circuits where the amplitude gets too high In this case distortion might occur If this funct...

Page 213: ...tude on page 562 BPLot AMPLitude PROFile POINt n FREQuency on page 562 Ampl Sets a fixed amplitude Points If the Amplitude Profile is enabled select the number of different points that you can define...

Page 214: ...ables the display of the measurement points in the bode plot Display Meas Points On Display Meas Points Off Remote command BPLot MEASurement POINt DISPLAY on page 564 Meas Delay Sets a time delay that...

Page 215: ...10 6 Export and import on page 225 Measurement statistics Chapter 8 2 1 1 Statistics on page 148 Equation sets formularies Chapter 7 2 7 Saving and loading formularies on page 116 Search results To sa...

Page 216: ...on settings of a particular measurement when analyzing the results Therefore you can easily save the complete measurement con figuration including the display settings The settings are saved together...

Page 217: ...t Opens a menu to copy data between the instrument s internal storage INT SETTINGS and a USB flash drive Make sure that the USB flash drive is connected See Chapter 10 6 Export and import on page 225...

Page 218: ...te command EXPort WFMSave DESTination on page 581 File Name Specifies the name of the file to be saved The default is TRACE01 or a higher number depending on existing files in the target directory Rem...

Page 219: ...on page 572 Save Saves the data to the selected storage directory The used path and filename are dis played when the storage is completed Saving is not possible if Points is set to Acq Memory or Hist...

Page 220: ...00 1 03746E 01 1 525879E 02 7 49460E 00 3 051758E 02 1 19854E 01 4 577637E 02 1 56854E 01 Import of CSV files If you import a CSV file as reference waveform from a USB flash drive to the instrument t...

Page 221: ...nning with the MSB most significant byte and ending with the LSB least significant byte FLT LSBF saves data beginning with the LSB and ending with the MSB 10 2 2 5 TRF format TRF is the specific binar...

Page 222: ...nshots to USB flash drive or internal memory To save screenshots quickly you can use the Screenshot toolbar icon or the Camera key You can configure the Camera key to save screenshots by a single keyp...

Page 223: ...y or transfer the screenshots use the USB MTP interface of the instrument See Chap ter 12 2 3 USB MTP on page 244 for connection details 10 4 1 Screenshot settings Access Save Load Screenshots Destina...

Page 224: ...menu If enabled open dialog boxes and menus are closed before the screenshot is saved Thus the waveforms and results are always visible on the screenshot Remote command HCOPy CWINdow on page 583 Devic...

Page 225: ...ive To configure and use OneTouch 1 Connect the USB flash drive 2 Press the Save Load key 3 Enable OneTouch 4 Tap onetouch 5 Select the target directory Destination filename and data you want to save...

Page 226: ...peration a Tap Source File b If necessary change the storage location with Location c Select the folder that contains the source file d Select the file A small screenshot helps to identify the file e...

Page 227: ...Documenting results R S RTA4000 227 User Manual 1335 7898 02 08 The source file is copied to the destination directory with the specified name and format Export and import...

Page 228: ...rument such as its serial number the installed firm ware version and hardware information This information is required if you have a sup port request The dialog also contains a link to the Open Source...

Page 229: ...connection cable that is suitable for a type B USB interface See also Chapter 12 2 USB connection on page 243 Ethernet Interface Activates the Ethernet interface on the rear panel which allows connec...

Page 230: ...ge 602 Firmware Update See Chapter 11 8 Updating the firmware on page 239 Options See Chapter 11 7 Options on page 238 Date Time See Chapter 11 6 Setting the date time and language on page 236 Device...

Page 231: ...rage for example reference files equation sets masks Calibration data remains in the storage Use this function before you send the instrument to the service If the instrument is used in a secured envi...

Page 232: ...data point remains on the screen infinitely until this setting is changed or the persistence is cleared Remote command DISPlay PERSistence TYPE on page 592 Time Persistence Specifies the afterglow du...

Page 233: ...s directly The default value is 50 Remote command DISPlay INTensity GRID on page 594 LED Brightness Intensities Defines the intensity of illuminated front panel keys and rotary knobs in percent Dots O...

Page 234: ...xis and y axis at the grid lines Per default grid labels are enabled Remote command DISPlay GRID ANNotation ENABle on page 595 Track Grid Grid If enabled the grid moves with the waveforms if you chang...

Page 235: ...Press and hold the Preset key until the Update firmware dialog is shown 4 Tap Exit to close the dialog box All instrument settings are reset to factory defaults and you can use the instrument as usua...

Page 236: ...tes You can stop the process with Abort 5 When finished tap OK to close the message box 6 Tap Exit Description of settings Start Starts the internal self calibration of the instrument Status informati...

Page 237: ...ate and time on the display disable Display Date Time 6 Tap Save To set the language 1 Open the Setup menu 2 Tap Language 3 Select the language The language is changed immediately Description of setti...

Page 238: ...nformation on installed software options Here you can install new options or deactivate existing options using license keys The Inactive Options tab lists all deactivated and expired options The Deact...

Page 239: ...e firmware file you find the Release Notes describing the improvements and modifications Make sure to update the firmware if a new version is available 1 Download the firmware installation file fwu to...

Page 240: ...e the instrument To reduce security risks install the latest firmware Ensure that the network settings comply with the security policies of your company Contact your local system adminis trator or IT...

Page 241: ...lly Thus it is safe to establish a physical connection to the LAN without any previous instru ment configuration Note that refreshing the values for example after disconnecting the LAN cable and recon...

Page 242: ...e ETHernet TRANsfer on page 601 MAC VISA Show the instrument s media access control address and the virtual instrument soft ware architecture VISA address that is used to address the instrument in rem...

Page 243: ...USB mode USB TMC Test Measurement Class USB VCP Virtual Com Port USB MTP Media Transfer Protocol 12 2 1 USB TMC USB TMC means USB Test Measurement Class You can use this interface for remote control o...

Page 244: ...t the instrument and to the computer USB type A Select USB MTP as interface and you can access the oscilloscope data from the computer You see the oscilloscope in the computer s Device Manager and in...

Page 245: ...access connection is not possi ble and you get an information about that 12 3 2 Instrument home The Instrument Home page provides information on the instrument and the LAN con nection 12 3 3 Screensho...

Page 246: ...the interval of automatic updates Format and Color mode Set the file format and color mode of the screenshot To save the screenshot right click the picture and select Save image as 12 3 4 SCPI device...

Page 247: ...folder but you can change the directory using the download functions of your browser On the instrument the files are saved in the internal storage You can also load reference waveforms and instrument...

Page 248: ...Network Setting page you can change the port settings switch off DHCP address and enter an IP address in a more comfortable way than directly on the instru ment To take effect of the changes Submit th...

Page 249: ...t possi ble and only one remote connection to the livescreen is allowed at a time Use this page for demo purposes for example To close the livescreen select Instrument Home 12 3 9 Remote front panel O...

Page 250: ...ption R S RTA K6 on page 320 ARINC 429 requires option R S RTA See Chapter 13 9 ARINC 429 option R S RTA K7 on page 331 To analyze parallel buses you need MSO option R S RTA B1 to get the logic chan n...

Page 251: ...sults 253 Bus table decode results 254 Bus labels 256 Label list 257 13 1 1 Protocol common settings To open the protocol setup press the Protocol key The common settings in the Protocol menu define t...

Page 252: ...selected protocol The following chapters describe protocol triggering Chapter 13 2 3 SPI trigger on page 264 Chapter 13 3 3 I C trigger on page 272 Chapter 13 4 3 UART trigger on page 281 Chapter 13...

Page 253: ...are protocol specific and described in the Decode Results chapters of the protocol description To adjust scaling and position of the decoded bus signal 1 The horizontal size of the combs is defined b...

Page 254: ...line Remote command BUS b DSIGnals on page 605 13 1 3 Bus table decode results The bus table shows the detailed decoded data for each frame of the acquisition At running acquisition the table results...

Page 255: ...g up or down one of the arrow buttons on the left or right 2 Stop the acquisition 3 In the Bus Table menu select Track Frame 4 Tap a frame in the bus table The start of the selected frame is marked by...

Page 256: ...ition has been stopped Frame time difference If selected the time column in the bus table shows the frame s time difference to the previous frame The column is indicated with Time diff If the setting...

Page 257: ...label it is already written in the entry line and you can modify it The maximum name length is 8 characters and only ASCII characters provided on the on screen keypad can be used Remote command BUS b...

Page 258: ...ow Label List 8 To see the node labels in the display of the decoded data tap Apply To trigger on an identifier or address using the label Prerequisites The bus is configured decoding is enabled and a...

Page 259: ...efine the version of the PTT file and the protocol name FILE_VERSION must appear exactly once in the file PROTOCOL_NAME must appear at least once in the file Thus one file can contain several label li...

Page 260: ...ressure 0x7 17d Pressure 7 17 Pressure 13 2 SPI bus option R S RTA K1 The SPI protocol 260 SPI configuration 261 SPI trigger 264 SPI decode results 267 13 2 1 The SPI protocol A 4 channel instrument i...

Page 261: ...t On frame end On a specified bit in the message On a serial pattern at a specified position 13 2 2 SPI configuration The correct setup of the protocol parameters and the threshold is the condition fo...

Page 262: ...Chip Select 262 Clock 263 Slope 263 MOSI MISO Data 263 Polarity 263 Threshold Find Threshold 263 Word Size 264 Idle Time 264 Chip Select Selects the input channel of the chip select CS line Only avail...

Page 263: ...1 or bus 3 bus 2 or bus 4 is not available respectively Remote command BUS b SPI MOSI SOURce BUS b SPI DATA SOURce on page 608 BUS b SPI MISO SOURce on page 608 BUS b SSPI MOSI SOURce BUS b SSPI DATA...

Page 264: ...e time has expired and the clock line has been inac tive during that time If the time interval between the data words is shorter than the idle time the words are part of the same frame Remote command...

Page 265: ...up dialog box Figure 13 6 SPI trigger menu Figure 13 7 SPI trigger settings with an example of an SPI serial pattern 9 Hex value of the 1st nibble with the binary value 1001 blue Hex value of the 3rd...

Page 266: ...e 266 Serial Pattern Expands the trigger setup dialog to configure the bit pattern to be trig gered at Set Number of Bits on page 266 and Data on page 267 to define the pattern and Bit Offset on page...

Page 267: ...racter X Remote command TRIGger A SPI PATTern on page 614 13 2 4 SPI decode results When the configuration of the serial bus is complete the signal can be decoded 1 In the Bus menu enable Decode 2 In...

Page 268: ...er of words in the frame Data Hexadecimal values of the data words State Overall state of the frame Remote commands are described in Chapter 17 11 2 4 SPI decode results on page 615 13 3 I C option R...

Page 269: ...d write bit specifies if the master reads 1 or writes 0 the data Acknowledge takes place after every byte The receiver of the address or data sends the acknowledge bit to the transmitter The R S RTA40...

Page 270: ...ss address The third byte repeats the address bits of the first byte and sets the read bit Figure 13 11 10 bit address read access Trigger The R S RTA4000 can trigger on various parts of I C messages...

Page 271: ...cts the source channel to which the clock line is connected If the MSO option R S RTA B1 is installed you can use logic channels as source Remote command BUS b I2C CLOCk SOURce on page 619 SDA Selects...

Page 272: ...tion has several effects Enables decoding if necessary Sets the Trigger Type to Serial Bus and the trigger source to the selected bus Displays the trigger conditions in the dialog box below the protoc...

Page 273: ...Missing acknowledgement the instrument triggers if the slave does not send the acknowledge bit Acknowledging takes place after every byte If the transfer failed at the moment of the acknowledge bit t...

Page 274: ...ote command TRIGger A I2C POFFset on page 622 Number of Bytes Data condition Sets the number of full bytes you want to trigger on Maximum 3 bytes are possible Note Entering data bits beyond the specif...

Page 275: ...result values Figure 13 14 Decoded I2C signal with bus table trigger on frame start Gray brackets start and end of the frame Violet address Blue correct data words Green acknowledge bit ok Table 13 2...

Page 276: ...the address specifying its function in the bus network Example I2C PTT file FILE_VERSION 1 00 PROTOCOL_NAME i2c Labels for I2C protocol Column order Identifier type Identifier value Label 7 0x1E Volt...

Page 277: ...al data and vice versa It is the base of many serial protocols like of RS 232 The UART uses only one line or two lines for transmitter and receiver Data transfer The data is transmitted in symbols als...

Page 278: ...the protocol parameters and the threshold is the condition for decoding the signal To set up and decode a UART signal 1 Press the Protocol key in the Analysis area of the front panel 2 Select the Bus...

Page 279: ...TX line occupies a second bus line Thus if TX is used on bus 1 or bus 3 bus 2 or bus 4 is not available respectively Remote command BUS b UART RX SOURce BUS b UART DATA SOURce on page 630 BUS b UART T...

Page 280: ...s set to 1 is even Adding the parity bit makes the data word s parity odd Remote command BUS b UART PARity on page 631 Stop Bits Sets the number of stop bits 1 or 1 5 or 2 stop bits are possible Remot...

Page 281: ...source to the selected bus Displays the UART Trigger condition in the dialog box below the protocol setup 4 In the menu select the Source 5 At UART Trigger select the required trigger condition Start...

Page 282: ...T Trigger 282 Symbol Offset 283 Numb of Symb 283 Data 283 Source Selects the transmitter or receiver line as trigger source Remote command TRIGger A SOURce UART on page 632 UART Trigger Selects the tr...

Page 283: ...of the pattern automatically adjusts the Number of Bytes to include all specified bytes Remote command TRIGger A UART PLENgth on page 633 Data Specifies the data pattern if UART Trigger is set to Pat...

Page 284: ...bove shows two frames of a UART signal and the Bus Table Table 13 3 Content of the UART frame table Column Description Start time Time of the frame start in relation to the trigger point Data Hexadeci...

Page 285: ...on transfer is done by carrier sense multiple access bitwise arbitration CSMA BA Each node waits for a certain inactive period before it tries to send a message Collisions are resolved through a bitwi...

Page 286: ...ames and recessive for extended data frames SRR substitute remote request Only present in extended CAN frames at the posi tion of the RTR bit in base frames IDE identifier extension bit It helps to di...

Page 287: ...For details on settings see CAN configuration settings on page 287 below 8 In the Bus menu enable Decode CAN configuration settings Source 287 Threshold Find Threshold 287 Type 288 Bit Rate 288 Sampl...

Page 288: ...ixed for a given CAN bus Predefined To select a bit rate from the list of predefined values set Bit rate to Predefined and select a value from the list User To set another value set Bit rate to User a...

Page 289: ...tuff bit form acknowledgment CRC Identifier specific message identifier or identifier range Identifier and Data combination of identifier and data condition 5 If Identifier or Identifier and Data is s...

Page 290: ...ote command TRIGger A CAN TYPE on page 641 Frame Select the frame type to be triggered on Data Frame for data transmission The identifier format ID Type is also considered Remote A remote frame initia...

Page 291: ...owl edgment a dominant bit during the Ack slot Remote command TRIGger A CAN ACKerror on page 643 CRC Error CAN uses the Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC which is a complex checksum calcu lation method The...

Page 292: ...condition The data condition consists of the following settings Length of the data pattern Comparison Data pattern see Bin Hex pattern on page 292 Data Data condition Defines the length of the data p...

Page 293: ...Figure 13 24 Decoded CAN signal with bus table trigger on frame start violet identifier gray DLC data length code blue data words red error occurred error frame The figure above shows a decoded CAN si...

Page 294: ...l events in an acquisition that fulfill the search condition The results are listed in a table and and can be saved to file Figure 13 25 Search on a CAN bus for data frames with 29 bit ID To search fo...

Page 295: ...earch for remote or data frames the search considers also the ID type the length of the identifier The setting is only available if Event Frame is selected Remote command SEARch PROTocol CAN FRAMe on...

Page 296: ...command SEARch PROTocol CAN ITYPe on page 652 SEARch PROTocol CAN ICONdition on page 653 SEARch PROTocol CAN IDENtifier on page 653 Data condition Settings to define the data pattern to be searched if...

Page 297: ...Identifier value Label 11 064h Diag_Response 11 1E5h EngineData 11 0A2h Ignition_Info 11 1BCh TP_Console 11 333h ABSdata 11 313h Door_Left 11 314h Door_Right 29 01A54321h Throttle 29 13A00FA2h LightSt...

Page 298: ...ation of uncritical sensors and actuators with low bandwidth requirements Common applications in a motor vehicle are the control of doors windows wing mirrors and wipers The LIN protocol 298 LIN confi...

Page 299: ...the LIN standard v1 3 v2 0 v2 1 and the American SAE J2602 Data transfer Basic communication concept of LIN Communication in an active LIN network is always initiated by the primary The primary sends...

Page 300: ...in identifier 13 6 2 LIN configuration The correct setup of the protocol parameters and the threshold is the condition for decoding the signal To set up and decode a LIN signal 1 Press the Protocol ke...

Page 301: ...Threshold Find Threshold Set the signal threshold for the source channel Enter a value or use Find Threshold to set the threshold to the middle reference level of the measured amplitude For analog ch...

Page 302: ...e 300 To trigger on LIN signals 1 Press the Protocol key in the Analysis area of the front panel 2 Select the bus that is configured for LIN 3 Select Trigger This selection has several effects Enables...

Page 303: ...me Triggers on the stop bit of the synchronization field Wake Up Triggers after a wakeup frame Error Identifies various errors in the frame You can select one or more error types as trigger condition...

Page 304: ...entifier condition consists of the following settings Identifier value Comparison Identifier Identifier condition Defines the identifier pattern in binary and hexadecimal format To set an individual b...

Page 305: ...you can also trigger on a range greater than or lower than the specified value Remote command TRIGger A LIN DCONdition on page 658 Bin Hex Data condition Specifies the data pattern to be triggered To...

Page 306: ...tart Table 13 5 Content of the LIN frame table Column Description Start time Time of frame start in relation to the trigger point ID Identifier value hexadecimal value Length Number of data bytes Data...

Page 307: ...events in a LIN signal 1 Configure and decode the bus correctly 2 Acquire decoded data 3 Press the Search key 4 Select the Search Type Protocol 5 Select the Source the bus that is configured for LIN p...

Page 308: ...e Setup Selects the frame type to be searched for Remote command SEARch PROTocol CAN FRAMe on page 651 Error Selects the error type to be searched for You can select one or more error types as search...

Page 309: ...Error is selected After setting the Data length and the Compare condition you can enter the data value by setting the state high low or X do not care for each single bit Alternatively you can enter a...

Page 310: ...310 User Manual 1335 7898 02 08 Following ID is provided as integer 33 Mirror 0x37 Indoor lights Labels for reserved addresses 0x3C Master_Request_Frame 0x3D Slave_Response_Frame Figure 13 36 Label li...

Page 311: ...try standard sig nals I S Inter IC Sound standard audio format left justified and right justified data for mats and Time Division Multiplexed TDM audio format 13 7 1 Audio protocols All audio protocol...

Page 312: ...s very similar to the I S standard but the first byte of the audio word is aligned with the leading edge of the word select pulse Thus the audio word is left justified within the frame The data word c...

Page 313: ...n for decoding the signal To set up and decode an audio signal 1 Press the Protocol key in the Analysis area of the front panel 2 Select the bus that you want to use B1 B2 B3 or B4 3 Select the Bus Ty...

Page 314: ...nel This is the usual setting Inverted 0 indicates the right channel and 1 the left channel For TDM signals the polarity defines the edge of the frame synchronization pulse that identifies the beginni...

Page 315: ...nal states Active high HIGH signal level above the threshold level 1 and LOW signal level below the threshold level 0 Active low HIGH 0 and LOW 1 Remote command BUS b I2S DATA POLarity on page 669 Var...

Page 316: ...ulses to identify the beginning of a frame On the data line channel blocks of a defined length are transmitted Each block contains an audio word Remote command BUS b I2S AVARiant on page 667 13 7 3 Se...

Page 317: ...tter length The setting is available only for TDM signals Remote command BUS b I2S CHANnel LENGth on page 668 Channel Offset Sets the number of bits between the channel start and the start of the audi...

Page 318: ...necessary Sets the Trigger Type to Serial Bus and the trigger source to the selected bus Displays the trigger conditions in the dialog box below the protocol setup 4 At Audio Trigger select the requir...

Page 319: ...e setting is relevant for trigger types data and window Remote command TRIGger A I2S CHANnel LEFT DMAX on page 673 TRIGger A I2S CHANnel LEFT DMIN on page 673 TRIGger A I2S CHANnel RIGHt DMAX on page...

Page 320: ...olor coding of the various protocol sections and errors simplifies the interpretation of the visual display The decode information condenses or expands depending on the horizontal scale Various data f...

Page 321: ...nsmitted over the bus in defined series of words using Manches ter code where each bit is transmitted as high low for a logical 1 or a low high for a logical 0 There are three types of words command d...

Page 322: ...3 Sync an invalid Manchester waveform Remote Terminal RT Address the unique address of the corresponding RT Message error indicates an error in the command data word transmission from the BC A logic 1...

Page 323: ...otal number of logic 1 bits for the word sync bits not included shall be odd For comfortable analysis you can load an editable label list to interpret transferred numeric values as meaningful text lab...

Page 324: ...ity on page 680 Threshold Find Threshold Set the signal threshold for the source channel Enter a value or use Find Threshold to set the threshold to the middle reference level of the measured amplitud...

Page 325: ...efore you set up the trigger make sure that the bus is configured correctly See Chapter 13 8 2 MIL STD 1553 configuration on page 323 To trigger on MIL STD 1553 signals 1 Press the Protocol key in the...

Page 326: ...softkey name Remote command TRIGger A MILStd WORD on page 689 Error Triggers on any combination of protocol errors You can enable triggering on a specific type of error in the submenu Synchronization...

Page 327: ...s a submenu to set the RT address Compare RT Address Command Sets the condition how the decoded value is compared with the defined range Remote command TRIGger A MILStd RTADdress CONDition on page 685...

Page 328: ...efined range Remote command TRIGger A MILStd WCOunt CONDition on page 688 Minimum Word Count Command Sets the minimum of the word count range Remote command TRIGger A MILStd WCOunt MINimum on page 689...

Page 329: ...on type BC RT bus controller to remote terminal RT BC remote terminal to bus controller RT RT remote terminal to remote terminal Mode Code with data Remote command TRIGger A MILStd TTYPe on page 688 D...

Page 330: ...r 13 1 3 Bus table decode results on page 254 The instrument captures and decodes the signal according to the protocol definition and the configuration settings The color coding of the various protoco...

Page 331: ...Main panel 07h Altimeter 03h Main panel 01h Speed 0Eh Only RTA 13 9 ARINC 429 option R S RTA K7 ARINC 429 basics 331 ARINC 429 configuration 332 ARINC 429 trigger 334 ARINC 429 decode results 338 Sea...

Page 332: ...ecific equipment conditions Maintenance data and acknowledgment Williamsburg Buckhorn protocol a bit oriented protocol that is used for file transfer Source Destination Identifier SDI indicates the in...

Page 333: ...ource Remote command BUS b ARINc SOURce on page 702 Polarity Sets the polarity of the bus Remote command BUS b ARINc POLarity on page 702 Threshold Find Threshold Set the signal threshold for the sour...

Page 334: ...e 707 13 9 3 ARINC 429 trigger Before you set up the trigger make sure that the bus is configured correctly See Chapter 13 9 2 ARINC 429 configuration on page 332 To trigger on ARINC 429 signals 1 Pre...

Page 335: ...nd TRIGger A ARINc WORD TYPE on page 707 Error Triggers on any combination of protocol errors Enable the error types that you want to trigger on Parity Checks the parity and triggers if the parity is...

Page 336: ...rs on the identifier of the selected node Label and Data Set the label and data settings to be triggered on See also Symbolic ID SSM Label and Data Sets the values for the sign status matrix SSM bits...

Page 337: ...Data Data Label and Data After setting the Compare condition you can enter the value bit by bit by setting the state high low or don t care for each single bit Alternatively you can enter a hexadeci m...

Page 338: ...e 254 The instrument captures and decodes the signal according to the protocol definition and the configuration settings The color coding of the various protocol sections and errors simplifies the int...

Page 339: ...rectly 2 Acquire decoded data 3 Press the Search key 4 Select the Search Type Protocol 5 Select the Source the bus that is configured for ARINC 429 protocol 6 Select the Event you want to search for 7...

Page 340: ...names was loaded and applied in the bus configuration you can select simply the node name from the list instead of entering the numeric identifier The instrument searches for the identifier of the se...

Page 341: ...ata After setting the Compare condition you can enter the value bit by bit by setting the state high low or don t care for each single bit Alternatively you can enter a hexadeci mal value for each byt...

Page 342: ...n scope Example ARINC 429 PTT file FILE_VERSION 1 0 PROTOCOL_NAME arinc429 Labels for ARINC protocol Column order Numeric address Label Symbolic label Word format Definition PROTOCOL_NAME arinc429 101...

Page 343: ...ments you need to deskew the probes to get correct measure ment results The settings menu of the corresponding measurements contain the Probe function to adjust the probes Required equipment R S RT ZF...

Page 344: ...f a current and a voltage probe is used in the measurement Remote command POWer DESKew EXECute on page 716 Zero Offset Differences in DUT and oscilloscope ground levels may cause larger zero errors af...

Page 345: ...lash drive The file name is assigned automati cally Remote command POWer REPort DUT on page 717 POWer REPort USER on page 718 POWer REPort SITE on page 717 POWer REPort TEMPerature on page 717 POWer R...

Page 346: ...tistical results for the current measurement or all measurements respectivley and starts a new statistical evaluation if the acquisition is running Remote command POWer STATistics RESet on page 716 Ex...

Page 347: ...voltage and current results are defined as follows Result Description RMS Square root of the mean of the square of the current or voltage averaged over N cycles Crest crest factor Peak value RMS valu...

Page 348: ...12 11 Quality on page 735 14 4 1 2 Configuring power quality measurements For details of the configuration settings see Chapter 14 4 1 3 Quality settings on page 349 1 Press the Apps Selection key Ta...

Page 349: ...select Statistics Visi ble 14 Press the Autoset button to adjust the display scales automatically or adjust them manually On the screen you can see the measurement waveforms of the current the volt a...

Page 350: ...mmand POWer SOURce CURRent n on page 715 14 4 2 Consumption The consumption analysis measures the input voltage input current and the resulting power Using these values it calculates the energy that i...

Page 351: ...the DUT Connect the positive signal socket of the differential voltage probe to the line of the AC input Connect the negative signal socket of the differential voltage probe to the neutral of the AC...

Page 352: ...Analysis d Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen e Scroll down Select Power To adjust the probes open the Probe menu For details see Chapter 14 1 2 Probe settings for power measure...

Page 353: ...ured value of the harmonics related to the value defined in the standard You can export the results to file Table 14 2 Harmonics results Result Table Description Order The harmonic order Frequency The...

Page 354: ...e differential voltage probe to the neutral of the AC input Make sure that you use a common ground Connect the current probe in flow direction of the current to the line of the AC input 6 Select the c...

Page 355: ...355 User Manual 1335 7898 02 08 b In the Input tab select Harmonics Figure 14 3 Setup of harmonics analysis c Close the Power Analysis d Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen e Scr...

Page 356: ...receivers with an input power less than or equal to 600W MIL STD 1399 Military shipboard user equipment RTCA DO 160 Environmental tests of avionics hardware Remote command POWer HARMonics STANdard on...

Page 357: ...n key Tap Power Analysis 2 In the Input tab select Inrush Current 3 Connect the current probe to the oscilloscope 4 Demagnetize and zero the current probe For details see the user manual of your curre...

Page 358: ...is c Close the Power Analysis d Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen e Scroll down Select Power To adjust the probes open the Probe menu For details see Chapter 14 1 2 Probe setti...

Page 359: ...t the peak to peak extremes of the output DC signal are of interest The measurement also includes the AC RMS of the output DC signal that is calculated as a standard der ivation 14 5 1 1 Ripple result...

Page 360: ...12 12 Ripple on page 739 14 5 1 2 Configuring ripple measurements For details of the configuration settings see Chapter 14 5 1 3 Ripple settings on page 361 1 Press the Apps Selection key Tap Power An...

Page 361: ...the numeric measurement results are shown in the lower left corner For details see Chapter 14 5 1 1 Ripple results on page 359 14 5 1 3 Ripple settings Required probes Voltage probe Optional Current p...

Page 362: ...waveform Spectrum Numeric measurement results For a detailed description of the numeric parameters see Table 14 2 Remote commands are described in Chapter 17 12 15 Spectrum on page 758 14 5 2 2 Config...

Page 363: ...the Power Analysis 11 Press the Menu button and scroll to the Power menu 12 Select the correct channels for the Source 13 Press the Autoset button to adjust the display scales automatically or adjust...

Page 364: ...um analysis c Close the Power Analysis d Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen e Select Power Source Sets the channel for the source input This can be either a current or a voltage...

Page 365: ...as follows Table 14 4 Transient response Result Symbol Description Rise time tr The time needed for the signal to change from 10 to 90 of the speci fied top level Overshoot level Ovr The maximum swin...

Page 366: ...t them manually On the screen you can see the measurement waveforms of the voltage Also the numeric measurement results are shown in the lower left corner For details see Chapter 14 5 3 Transient resp...

Page 367: ...POWer TRANsient SIGHigh on page 766 Base Level Sets the expected signal low voltage value Remote command POWer TRANsient SIGLow on page 766 Set to Screen Resets the cursors to their initial positions...

Page 368: ...ements For details of the configuration settings see Chapter 14 6 1 3 Slew rate settings on page 369 1 Press the Apps Selection key Tap Power Analysis 2 In the Switching tab tap Slew Rate 3 Connect th...

Page 369: ...u can see the measurement waveforms of the current the voltage and the derivative of voltage and current Also the numeric measurement results are shown in the lower left corner For details see Chapter...

Page 370: ...lts The results of Modulation measurements are The voltage or the current waveform Numeric measurement results For a detailed description of the numeric results see Chapter 14 5 1 1 Ripple results on...

Page 371: ...o the gate of the transistor Connect the negative signal socket of the differential probe to the source of the transistor Connect the current probe to the drain of the transistor 10 Close the Power An...

Page 372: ...hapter 14 1 2 Probe settings for power measurements on page 344 Source Sets the channel for the source This can be either a current or a voltage source Type Selects the modulation type A calculation o...

Page 373: ...ibed in Chapter 17 12 5 Dynamic ON resistance on page 720 14 6 3 2 Configuring dynamic on resistance measurements For details of the configuration settings see Chapter 14 6 3 3 Dynamic on resistance s...

Page 374: ...adjust them manually On the screen you can see the measurement waveforms of the current and the voltage Also the numeric measurement results are shown in the lower right cor ner For details see Chapt...

Page 375: ...ed for a larger distance 14 7 Power path power measurements Power path measurements are used for analysing the behavior of the devices that con trol the power flow through the switched mode power supp...

Page 376: ...input 4 Demagnetize the current probe For details see the user manual of your current probe 5 Select the Tools tab 6 Connect the probes to the R S RT ZF20 power deskew fixture 7 Deskew the probes and...

Page 377: ...and the voltages Also the numeric measurement results are shown in the lower right cor ner For details see Chapter 14 7 1 Efficiency on page 375 14 7 1 3 Efficiency settings Required probes Two differ...

Page 378: ...hing loss analysis measures the power and energy losses of a switching device that occur during the switching phases and the conduction phase of a switching transistor 14 7 2 1 Switching loss results...

Page 379: ...ng on page 761 14 7 2 2 Configuring switching loss measurements For details of the configuration settings see Chapter 14 7 2 3 Switching loss set tings on page 380 1 Press the Apps Selection key Tap P...

Page 380: ...ement waveform of the current the voltage and the power Also the numeric measurement results are shown in the lower right corner For details see Chapter 14 7 2 Switching loss on page 378 14 7 2 3 Swit...

Page 381: ...or power measurements and in J for energy measurements Remote command POWer SWITching TYPE on page 764 Set to Trace Autoset for cursor lines Sets the cursor lines to typical points of the waveform dep...

Page 382: ...xture 9 Connect the probes to the DUT Connect the positive signal socket of the differential probe to the line of the AC input Connect the negative signal socket of the differential probe to the neutr...

Page 383: ...ress the Apps Selection key Tap Power Analysis b In the Power Path tab select Turn ON OFF time Figure 14 13 Setup of turn on off analysis c Close the Power Analysis d Tap the menu icon in the lower ri...

Page 384: ...voltage and current conditions over which a power semiconductor device is expected to operate without self damage The Safe Operating Area analysis provides a diagram of the safe operating conditions...

Page 385: ...of points acquisitions that have failed the mask test i e they are out of the defined safe opea rating area mask Fail rate Ratio of acquisition hits to the number of tested acquisitions Result A test...

Page 386: ...fferential probe to the source of the transistor Connect the current probe to the source of the transistor 10 Close the Power Analysis 11 Press the Menu button and scroll to the Power menu 12 Select t...

Page 387: ...387 User Manual 1335 7898 02 08 b In the Power Path tab select SOA Figure 14 15 Setup of SOA analysis c Close the Power Analysis d Tap the menu icon in the lower right corner of the screen e Scroll do...

Page 388: ...rts the SOA measurement Remote command POWer SOA RESTart on page 758 Mask Setup Opens a menu for configuring the mask see Mask settings on page 388 Test Setup Opens a menu to define the tolerance of t...

Page 389: ...te command POWer SOA LINear POINt m VOLTage on page 752 POWer SOA LOGarithmic POINt m VOLTage on page 752 Imin Sets the minimum current for the selected point Remote command POWer SOA LINear POINt m C...

Page 390: ...Garithmic ADD on page 751 POWer SOA LOGarithmic INSert on page 751 Remove Point Removes the selected point from the safe operating area definition list Remote command POWer SOA LINear REMove on page 7...

Page 391: ...POWer SOA RESult TOTal TOLerance on page 756 Acq Tolerance Sets the allowed acquisition tolerance Remote command POWer SOA RESult ACQuisition TOLerance on page 754 Windows Scale Acq Tolerance Selects...

Page 392: ...onsidered as a test probe according to EN 61326 2 1 clause 5 2 4 101 Therefore the measure ments are sensitive to electromagnetic interference Consider additional shielding methods to avoid interferen...

Page 393: ...y The activity symbols of the logic channel show the current status of all logic channels and can have the following values logic channel is low logic channel is high a change in the state of the logi...

Page 394: ...o use or both pods 4 Tap Threshold and Deskew 5 Set the Technology and the Hysteresis D7 D0 D15 D8 Switches the selected logic pod on or off You can also set the state of each logic channel separately...

Page 395: ...ctor technology CMOS ECL 1 3V Sets the threshold to 1 3 V which is typically used in emitter coupled logic ECL Threshold Selects the user defined threshold Enter the value in Threshold Remote command...

Page 396: ...holdoff time If you trigger on logic channels the threshold is used as trigger level The following trigger types are available if the trigger source is a logic channel Edge Width Pattern the pattern c...

Page 397: ...n trigger see Chapter 6 8 Pattern trigger on page 90 Parallel bus configuration 397 Decode results 399 15 5 1 Parallel bus configuration You can configure a parallel bus or a parallel clocked bus For...

Page 398: ...larity 399 Slope 399 Bus Width Sets the number of lines bits of the logic channels D0 to D15 to be analyzed in the parallel or clocked parallel bus The maximum number is the number of logic input line...

Page 399: ...d BUS b CPARallel CS ENABle on page 776 Polarity For the parallel clocked bus selects if the chip select signal is high active high 1 or low active low 1 Remote command BUS b CPARallel CS POLarity on...

Page 400: ...e 15 3 Decoded Parallel bus signal with bus table Figure 15 4 Decoded Parallel clocked bus signal The bus table shows the data of decoded frames and the corresponding start time Remote commands are de...

Page 401: ...ry waveforms and sweep waveforms The signal is output at the Gen connector on the front panel Short Menu In the short menu for the function generator you can open the comprehensive menu and turn off t...

Page 402: ...ttings are described in Chapter 16 1 6 Arbitrary setup settings on page 411 1 Capture and display the waveform that is the basis for the arbitrary waveform 2 Press the Gen key on the front panel 3 Sel...

Page 403: ...d waveform 5 Activate Output 6 Open the short menu of the function generator in the bottom menu 7 Tap Copy Waveform 8 To select a sector of the existing waveform tap Cut Waveform Do one of the fol low...

Page 404: ...ettings are described in Chapter 16 1 3 Sweep settings on page 407 1 Press the Gen key on the front panel 2 Configure the signal waveform as described above 3 Select the Sweep tab 4 Set the Start Freq...

Page 405: ...existing waveform or loaded from file See Chapter 16 1 6 Arbitrary setup settings on page 411 Exponential Generates an exponential rise signal You can set the Polarity Remote command WGENerator FUNCti...

Page 406: ...metriy Sets the symmetry for the triangle waveform 50 defines symmetric triangles Values 50 define triangles with steeper rising edge leaned to the left Values 50 define triangles with steeper falling...

Page 407: ...SWEep ENABle on page 787 Start Frequency Sets the start frequency of the sweep signal Remote command WGENerator SWEep FSTart on page 786 Stop Frequency Sets the stop frequency of the sweep signal Remo...

Page 408: ...n Type Selects the modulation type which defines how the carrier signal is modified AM Amplitude modulation The amplitude of the carrier signal is varied according to the modulation signal FM Frequenc...

Page 409: ...deviation the maximum difference between the FM modulated sig nal and the carrier signal Remote command WGENerator MODulation FM DEViation on page 785 ASK Depth Sets the modulation depth the percenta...

Page 410: ...a burst on page 403 Burst Enables or disables the burst Remote command WGENerator BURSt STATe on page 783 N Cycle Sets the number of times the generator outputs one cycle of the waveform per burst Rem...

Page 411: ...from an existing waveform on the instrument or loa ded from file You can display the arbitrary waveform on the screen For a step by step description of the modulation setup see To generate an arbitra...

Page 412: ...ut Waveform Sets the copy area to the first period of the waveform Set To Screen Cut Waveform Sets the copy area within the screen Select All Cut Waveform Selects the whole waveform Start Cut Waveform...

Page 413: ...ARBitrary FILE NAME on page 782 WGENerator ARBitrary FILE OPEN on page 782 16 2 Pattern generator The pattern generator outputs parallel patterns on the four pins P0 to P3 on the front panel of the i...

Page 414: ...ds an arbitrary 4 bit wide pattern and outputs it at pins P0 to P3 Manual Sets the high or low state for each pin UART SPI I2C CAN LIN Audio I2S Audio TDM Generate a bus signal for measurements withou...

Page 415: ...ycle of the square wave from 1 to 99 The duty cycle expresses for what percentage of the period the signal state is high Remote command PGENerator PATTern SQUarewave DCYCle on page 789 16 2 3 Settings...

Page 416: ...ters See Chapter 16 2 4 3 Timing setup on page 418 Save Opens a dialog box to save a waveform as an ARB pattern The text files contatining remote commands are saved in scp format You can select the Lo...

Page 417: ...6 2 4 2 Pattern setup Pattern Length Sets the pattern length the number of samples for the pattern Remote command PGENerator PATTern ARBitrary DATA LENGth on page 791 Index Selects a sample The select...

Page 418: ...gth Bit Time Remote command PGENerator PATTern PERiod on page 789 Burst If activated the instrument pauses after each issued pattern for the duration of the Idle Time Remote command PGENerator PATTern...

Page 419: ...o serial protocols bus signals The genrated serial protocol signals are pseudo random pattern and are not adaptable Only the protocol type and the data rate can be selected The contact at the upper le...

Page 420: ...T bus 16 2 7 Settings for PWM signals You can use the pattern generator to generate several pulse width modulated PWM signals PWM PWM RGB LED PWM TestSignals PWM signals 420 PWM RGB LED signals 421 PW...

Page 421: ...nable signal Remote command PGENerator PATTern PWM ENABle on page 794 16 2 7 2 PWM RGB LED signals Access Menu Pattern Gen Pattern PWM RGB LED Using the pattern PWM RGB LED Signals you can generate si...

Page 422: ...g the pattern PWM_TestSignals you can generate several test signals P0 Ramp saw tooth modulated PWM signal P1 Sine sine modulated PWM signal P2 Sync Pulse can be used for trigger P3 Sync Pulse Cycle c...

Page 423: ...ble the oscilloscope sends the measured value in the response Otherwise if new data since last value calculation is available the oscilloscope cal culates and sends the response Conventions used in co...

Page 424: ...lues RST Default parameter values that are used directly after resetting the instrument RST command are indicated as RST values if available Default unit The default unit is used for numeric values if...

Page 425: ...diagram MMEM CDIR INT SETTINGS Set storage device and directory MMEM STOR STAT 1 ZOOM_A SET Save settings to internal storage MMEM CAT SET Check 332112 8633856 ZOOM_A SET 2759 MMEM COPY ZOOM_A SET ZOO...

Page 426: ...SBF Set little endian byte order CHAN DATA POIN DMAX Set sample range to memory data in displayed time range SING OPC Start single acquisition 1 CHAN DATA HEAD Read header 4 9980E 07 5 0000E 07 5000 1...

Page 427: ...correlations The number of received data values matches the number of samples indicated in the header The time of the first sample XORigin matches the start time Xstart indicated in the header The Y i...

Page 428: ...prepare the remote update configure the instrument s interface to Ethernet USB TMC or USB VCP Connect to the R S RTA4000 using a socket connection Visa or a terminal program 17 2 2 1 Using MMEM DATA...

Page 429: ...D INST n The instrument checks and executes the firmware update 17 2 3 Search 17 2 3 1 Searching for a pulse of specified width Search for positive pulses with pulse width 12 10 s 2 s to 22 s Command...

Page 430: ...SIN Selects sine function WGEN VOLT 700E 3 Sets the amplitude WGEN FREQ 1 00E 06 Sets the frequency WGEN OUTP LOAD R50 Sets the user load WGEN OUTP 1 Outputs the sine waveform AUT Autoscale to see th...

Page 431: ...event status enable register to the specified value The query returns the con tents of the event status enable register in decimal form Parameters Value Range 0 to 255 ESR Event status read Returns t...

Page 432: ...ned for options that are not installed Usage Query only PSC Action Power on status clear Determines whether the contents of the ENABle registers are preserved or reset when the instrument is switched...

Page 433: ...cular TRG generates a manual trigger signal This common command complements the commands of the TRIGger subsystem Usage Event WAI Wait to continue Prevents servicing of the subsequent commands until a...

Page 434: ...RUN 434 RUNContinous 434 SINGle 434 RUNSingle 434 ACQuire NSINgle COUNt 434 STOP 435 ACQuire STATe 435 RUN RUNContinous Starts the continuous acquisition Usage Event Asynchronous command SINGle RUNSi...

Page 435: ...Read The current acquisition is finished and completed BREak Set Immediate interrupt of current acquisition Read acquisition is finished but interrupted 17 4 3 Vertical settings CHANnel m STATe 436 CH...

Page 436: ...m AOFF Switches all analog channels off Suffix m The suffix is irrelevant Usage Event CHANnel m SCALe Scale Sets the vertical scale for the indicated channel Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The...

Page 437: ...m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Parameters Position Graphical position Range 5 to 5 RST 0 Default unit div CHANnel m OFFSet Offset Sets the offset volt...

Page 438: ...andwidthLimit Selects the bandwidth limit for the indicated channel Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Parameters BandwidthLimit FULL B20 FULL Use...

Page 439: ...rm If the DUT is ground referenced the Zero Offset corrects the zero error and sets the probe to the zero level You can assess the zero error by measuring the mean value of a signal that should return...

Page 440: ...hannel The number of channels depends on the instrument Parameters Overload ON OFF Use OFF to reset the overload status bit RST OFF Example CHANnel2 OVERload Queries the overload status of channel 2 C...

Page 441: ...states due to noise Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Parameters ThresholdHysteresis SMALl MEDium LARGe Values correspond to the vertical scale R...

Page 442: ...re Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Parameters Unit V A PROBe m SETup ATTenuation MANual ManualAttenuation Sets the attenuation of the probe Suff...

Page 443: ...m ID SWVersion 445 PROBe m SETup TYPE 445 PROBe m SETup NAME 445 PROBe m SETup BANDwidth 446 PROBe m SETup ATTenuation AUTO 446 PROBe m SETup GAIN AUTO 446 PROBe m SETup CAPacitance 446 PROBe m SETup...

Page 444: ...tware Suffix m Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Return values BuildNumber 32 bit number Range 0 to 4294967295 Increment 1 Usage Query only PROBe m ID PARTnumb...

Page 445: ...The number of channels depends on the instrument Return values SoftwareVersion Version number in a string Usage Query only PROBe m SETup TYPE Returns the type of the probe not detected active or passi...

Page 446: ...ally detected probe Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Return values ProbeAttenuation Range 0 0001 to 10000 Usage Query only PROBe m SETup GAIN AUT...

Page 447: ...is command Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Usage Event PROBe m SETup DEGauss Demagnetizes the core if it has been magnetized by switching the po...

Page 448: ...sMode This command is relevant only for R S RT ZM probes It sets the measurement mode of modular probes You can switch between singleended differential and common mode measurements without reconnectin...

Page 449: ...DAudioState This command is relevant for R S RT ZHD probes It activates the acoustic overrange warning in the probe control box Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on...

Page 450: ...termination for which the channel AC coupling is not available The probe setting allows AC coupling also at 50 inputs Suffix m 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the inst...

Page 451: ...bes that have an R S ProbeMeter It returns the common mode voltage which is the mean voltage between the signal sockets and the ground socket Suffix m Selects the input channel The number of channels...

Page 452: ...Be m PMETer RESults POSitive The command is available only for Rohde Schwarz modular probes that have an R S ProbeMeter It returns the voltage that is measured between the positive signal socket and t...

Page 453: ...Point Defines the time reference point in the diagram The reference point is the rescaling center of the time scale on the screen If you modify the time scale the reference point remains fixed on the...

Page 454: ...quisition time TIMebase ACQTime Return values HWAcqTime Range Depends on various settings Default unit s Usage Query only 17 4 8 Acquisition settings ACQuire POINts AUTomatic 454 ACQuire POINts VALue...

Page 455: ...rd length corresponds to a maximum number of history seg ments which are stored in the instrument s memory Using the history you can display the history segments Available record length values are 5 1...

Page 456: ...is shown representing the borders in which the signal occurs CHANnel m ARIThmetics TrArith Selects the method to build the resulting waveform from several consecutive acquisi tions of the signal Suff...

Page 457: ...AUTO OFF RST OFF ACQuire NSINgle COUNt NSingleCount Sets the number of waveforms acquired with RUNSingle Parameters NSingleCount Number of waveforms Range 1 to maximum number that depends on the recor...

Page 458: ...defined with TIMebase ROLL MTIMe Parameters AutomaticRoll ON OFF RST OFF TIMebase ROLL MTIMe MinTimeBase The roll mode is enabled automatically if the time base exceeds the MinTimeBase and if TIMebas...

Page 459: ...re described in Chapter 17 9 1 2 Analog channels on page 571 FORMat DATA on page 569 CHANnel m DATA on page 571 CHANnel m DATA HEADer on page 572 CHANnel m DATA POINts on page 572 CHANnel m DATA ENVel...

Page 460: ...RIGger A SOURce 460 TRIGger A TYPE 461 TRIGger A HOLDoff MODE 461 TRIGger A HOLDoff TIME 462 TRIGger A MODE TriggerMode Sets the trigger mode The trigger mode determines the behavior of the instrument...

Page 461: ...used as trigger sources for edge width timeout and pattern trigger Require MSO option R S RTA B1 TRIGger A TYPE Type Sets the trigger typer Parameters Type EDGE WIDTh TV BUS LOGic LINE RISetime RUNT E...

Page 462: ...LOPe Slope Sets the slope for the edge trigger Parameters Slope POSitive NEGative EITHer POSitive Rising edge a positive voltage change NEGative Falling edge a negative voltage change EITHer The risin...

Page 463: ...unwanted trigger events caused by noise oscillation around the trigger level The automatic small medium large hysteresis values depend on the vertical scale Parameters Hysteresis AUTO SMALl MEDium LA...

Page 464: ...RIGger B ENABle State Activates the B trigger Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF TRIGger B SOURce Source Sets the source of the B trigger Parameters Source CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 D0 D15 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Analog i...

Page 465: ...Parameters DelayTime Range 20e 9 to 6 871946854 Increment Depends on the DelayTime value The longer the time the higher the increment RST 20e 9 Default unit s TRIGger B EVENt COUNt EventCount Sets a...

Page 466: ...en limits Parameters RangeMode WITHin OUTSide SHORter LONGer WITHin OUTSide Triggers on pulses inside or outside a range defined by time delta The time is specified with TRIGger A WIDTh WIDTh the rang...

Page 467: ...rigger TRIGger A TV STANdard 467 TRIGger A TV POLarity 467 TRIGger A TV FIELd 468 TRIGger A TV LINE 468 TRIGger A TV STANdard Standard Selects the color television standard Parameters Standard PAL NTS...

Page 468: ...ame start progressive scanning or any field start interlaced scanning LINE Triggers on the beginning of a specified line in any field The line number is set with TRIGger A TV LINE ALINe Triggers on th...

Page 469: ...option TRIG A PATT SOUR 1X10 C1 and C3 is set to high C4 to low and C2 does not matter don t care Example With MSO option TRIG A PATT SOUR XXXX111101010011XXXX Analog channels C1 to C4 do not matter...

Page 470: ...RANGe PatternRange Selects how the time limit for the pattern condition is defined The time is specified using TRIGger A PATTern WIDTh WIDTh the range around is specified using TRIGger A PATTern WIDT...

Page 471: ...NT WIDTh 472 TRIGger A LEVel n RUNT LOWer Level Sets the lower voltage threshold for runt detection A positive runt crosses the lower level twice without crossing the upper level Suffix n 1 5 Paramete...

Page 472: ...r than the given width WITHin Finds pulses inside the range width t OUTSide Finds pulses outside the range width t RST LONG TRIGger A RUNT WIDTh Width Sets the reference runt pulse width the nominal v...

Page 473: ...strument trig gers on rise fall times inside or outside the range time t Parameters Variation TRIGger A RISetime RANGe Range Sets how the measured rise or fall time is compared with the given limit s...

Page 474: ...IGger A LEVel n VALue on page 462 CHANnel m THReshold on page 440 TRIGger A FINDlevel on page 462 CHANnel m THReshold FINDlevel on page 441 CHANnel m THReshold HYSTeresis on page 441 TRIGger A TIMeout...

Page 475: ...75 TRIGger EVENt REFSave 476 TRIGger EVENt SCRSave 476 TRIGger EVENt SCRSave DESTination 476 TRIGger EVENt TRIGgerout 476 TRIGger EVENt WFMSave 477 TRIGger EVENt WFMSave DESTination 477 TRIGger EVENt...

Page 476: ...the acquisition stops and restarts when saving is finished Thus the waveform update rate decreases signifi cantly To set up the target directory file name color and file format use the following com...

Page 477: ...s finished Thus the waveform update rate decreases significantly If fast segmentation is active only the last acquisition is saved To select the waveform use EXPort WAVeform SOURce Set up the target d...

Page 478: ...divisions scaling per division Parameters ZoomScale Range Depends on various settings RST 50e 6 Default unit s div TIMebase ZOOM TIME Time Defines the distance of the trigger point to the reference po...

Page 479: ...TH m DATA YRESolution on page 580 CALCulate MATH m STATe 479 CALCulate MATH m EXPRession DEFine 479 CALCulate MATH m LABel 481 CALCulate MATH m LABel STATe 481 CALCulate MATH m POSition 481 CALCulate...

Page 480: ...sible Division DIV CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 is also possible Square SQR CH1 Square Root SQRT CH1 Absolute value ABS CH1 Reciprocal REC CH1 Inverse INV CH1 Common logarithm basis 10 LOG CH1 Natural logarithm ba...

Page 481: ...TFREQB CH1 Track pulse width bipolar TPWB CH1 Track duty cycle bipolar TDCYB CH1 CALCulate MATH m LABel Label Defines a label for the specified math waveform equation which is shown at the waveform Su...

Page 482: ...EMPerature RAINbow FIRE DEFault RST DEF CALCulate MATH m TRACk EDGE Polarity Sets the rising or falling edge as a reference for each measurement The setting helps to determine values in terms of the p...

Page 483: ...x m 1 5 Parameters ThresholdLevel Default unit V CALCulate MATH m TRACk THReshold LOWer ThresholdLevel Sets the lower level for bipolar track sources which determines the crossing points on negative p...

Page 484: ...s the reference waveform Parameters Source CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MA1 MA2 MA3 MA4 MA5 RE1 RE2 RE3 RE4 D70 D158 SPEC MINH MAXH AVER CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MA1 MA2 MA3 MA4 MA5 RE1 RE2 RE3 RE4 Any active channel math...

Page 485: ...orm Usage Event REFCurve m SAVE Filename Stores the reference waveform in the specified file Suffix m 1 4 Selects the reference waveform Setting parameters Filename String with path and file name Usag...

Page 486: ...horizontal position of the reference waveform independently of the chan nel waveform settings Suffix m 1 4 Selects the reference waveform Parameters Position Default unit s REFCurve m HORizontal SCALe...

Page 487: ...ature RAINbow FIRE DEFault RST DEF REFCurve m LABel WaveformLabel Defines a label for the indicated reference waveform Suffix m 1 4 Selects the reference waveform Parameters WaveformLabel String param...

Page 488: ...xceeding a given amplitude RUNT The runt search finds pulses lower than normal in amplitude The amplitude crosses the first threshold twice without crossing the second one In addition to the threshold...

Page 489: ...f a window that is formed by the upper and lower voltage levels An event occurs if the waveform enters or leaves the window or if the waveform stays inside or outside for a time longer or shorter than...

Page 490: ...Th POLarity 490 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh LEVel 490 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh LEVel DELTa 490 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh RANGe 491 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh WIDTh 491 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh DELTa 491 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh PO...

Page 491: ...s shorter than the given width LONGer Finds pulses longer than the given width RST WITH Example Chapter 17 2 3 1 Searching for a pulse of specified width on page 429 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh WIDTh Width S...

Page 492: ...me search configuration SEARch TRIGger RISetime SLOPe 492 SEARch TRIGger LEVel RISetime LOWer 492 SEARch TRIGger LEVel RISetime UPPer 493 SEARch TRIGger RISetime RANGe 493 SEARch TRIGger RISetime TIME...

Page 493: ...s longer than the given time SHORter Finds rise fall times shorter than the given time WITHin Finds rise fall times inside the range time t OUTSide Finds rise fall times outside the range time t RST L...

Page 494: ...wer level twice without crossing the upper level Parameters LowerLevel Range Depends on vertical scale and LSB value RST 400 mV Default unit V SEARch TRIGger LEVel RUNT UPPer UpperLevel Sets the upper...

Page 495: ...WIDTh if SEARch TRIGger RUNT RANGe is set to WITHin or OUTSide Parameters DeltaWidth Range Depends on various settings mainly time base and sample rate RST 50e 6 Default unit s 17 6 4 7 Data2Clock se...

Page 496: ...s on vertical scale and other set tings no upper limit SEARch TRIGger DATatoclock CEDGe ClockEdge Sets the edge of the clock signal to define the start point for the setup and hold time Parameters Clo...

Page 497: ...meters Pattern String parameter String containing 0 1 X x for each channel The order of chan nels is fixed CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 D0 D1 D2 D3 Example CHAN1 STAT ON CHAN2 STAT ON CHAN3 STAT ON CHAN4 STAT ON S...

Page 498: ...lts caused by noise oscillation around the level Suffix n 1 4 Selects the input channel The number of channels depends on the instrument Parameters LevelDelta Range Lower limit depends on vertical sca...

Page 499: ...ger LEVel WINDow LOWer 499 SEARch TRIGger LEVel WINDow UPPer 499 SEARch TRIGger WINDow DELTa 499 SEARch TRIGger WINDow POLarity 499 SEARch TRIGger WINDow RANGe 500 SEARch TRIGger WINDow TIMerange 500...

Page 500: ...o defined by the SEARch TRIGger WINDow TIMerange command RST ENT SEARch TRIGger WINDow TIMerange TimeRange Selects how the time limit of the window is defined Time conditioning is available for the ve...

Page 501: ...rn values BufferedCount Maximum number of search results Usage Query only SEARch RESDiagram SHOW ResultShow Shows or hides the table of search results Parameters ResultShow ON OFF RST OFF Example Chap...

Page 502: ...page 429 Usage Query only SEARch RESult n Returns the result values of the specified search result See also SEARch RESult ALL Suffix n Number of the search result Return values Result Comma separated...

Page 503: ...o RESULT CSV on second save to RESULT01 CSV the third to RESULT02 CSV EXPort SEARch SAVE Saves the search results to the path and file defined by EXPort SEARch NAME Usage Setting only 17 6 5 History H...

Page 504: ...UTomatic OFF If ACQuire POINts AUTomatic is turned ON the query ACQuire POINts returns the automatically set record length Each predefined record length corresponds to a maximum number of history seg...

Page 505: ...s processed and the latest waveform is displayed Older waveforms are stored in segments You can display and analyze the segments using the history Parameters State ON OFF ACQuire AVERage CURRent Retur...

Page 506: ...7 DIGital m HISTory STARt 507 LOGic p HISTory STARt 508 SPECtrum HISTory STARt 508 CHANnel m HISTory STARt 508 CALCulate MATH m HISTory STOP 508 BUS b HISTory STOP 508 DIGital m HISTory STOP 508 LOGic...

Page 507: ...the memory to display it The query returns the index of the segment that is shown Parameters CurrentAcquisition Segment index There are two ways to enter the index Negative index count the newest seg...

Page 508: ...test segment to be displayed Parameters StopAcquisition Stop index You can enter a positive or negative index see CHANnel m HISTory CURRent CALCulate MATH m HISTory PLAYer SPEed PlayerSpeed BUS b HIST...

Page 509: ...chapter use numeric suffixes CHANnel m Selects the analog input channel MATH m Selects the math waveform range 1 4 DIGital m Selects the logic channel range 0 15 LOGic p Selects the logic pod range 1...

Page 510: ...ory TSDate ALL 512 DIGital m HISTory TSDate ALL 512 LOGic p HISTory TSDate ALL 512 SPECtrum HISTory TSDate ALL 512 CHANnel m HISTory TSDate ALL 512 CALCulate MATH m HISTory TTABle ENABle TimeTableEnab...

Page 511: ...tive ALL LOGic p HISTory TSRelative ALL SPECtrum HISTory TSRelative ALL CHANnel m HISTory TSRelative ALL Returns the time differences to the newest acquisition of all history segments Return values Ti...

Page 512: ...e CHANnel2 HISTory TSABsolute ALL 14 59 4 558154343680E 01 14 59 4 559051036480E 01 14 59 4 559947728960E 01 Usage Query only CALCulate MATH m HISTory TSDate BUS b HISTory TSDate DIGital m HISTory TSD...

Page 513: ...PLot EXPort NAME 513 BUS b HISTory EXPort NAME 513 DIGital m HISTory EXPort NAME 513 LOGic p HISTory EXPort NAME 513 SPECtrum HISTory EXPort NAME 513 CHANnel m HISTory EXPort NAME 513 EXPort ATABle NA...

Page 514: ...01 0 0000000000E 00 Trg d 1 1 009638400000000E 02 2 000568800000000E 02 2014 11 24 14 36 00 9 8990361600E 01 Trg d 2 3 010207200000000E 02 2 000216800000000E 02 2014 11 24 14 36 00 9 6989792800E 01 Tr...

Page 515: ...llowing order PEAK Vpp UPE Vp LPE Vp CYCR RMS Cyc CYCM MeanCyc PER T FREQ f RTIM tr FTIM tf Usage Query only MEASurement m ALL STATe Starts or stops the quick measurement and sets the status bit Suffi...

Page 516: ...ount FECount HIGH LOW AMPLitude MEAN RMS RTIMe FTIMe SRRise SRFall PDCYcle NDCYcle PPWidth NPWidth CYCMean CYCRms STDDev DELay PHASe DTOTrigger CYCStddev POVershoot NOVershoot BWIDth See also Chapter...

Page 517: ...h REFLevel RELative MODE SRRise SRFall Slew rate of the left most rising or falling edge within the dis played section of the waveform of the selected channel The ref erence level for this measurement...

Page 518: ...source s of the selected measurement Available sources depend on the selected measurement type Suffix m 1 8 Selects the measurement place Parameters SignalSource CH1 4 MA1 RE1 4 D0 15 Waveform to be...

Page 519: ...of the first wave form Measure Source NEARest Nearest edge to the trigger point FRFI First edge from the left window edge FRLA First edge from the right window edge which is the last edge if counted...

Page 520: ...he right positive edge of channel 1 The second values for slope and direction are ignored MEASurement m DELay MARKer MarkerVisible If ON the markers show the edge the measured point on the edge and th...

Page 521: ...4 EXPort MEASurement m STATistics SAVE 525 EXPort MEASurement STATistics ALL NAME 525 EXPort MEASurement STATistics ALL SAVE 525 MEASurement m TIMeout TIME TimeoutTime Sets a waiting time how long the...

Page 522: ...pecifies the measurement type see MEASurement m MAIN on page 516 If you omit the parameter the result of the last measurement setup is returned Return values Value Measurement result If no measurement...

Page 523: ...measurement series Suffix m 1 8 Selects the measurement place Query parameters PositivePeak Maximum measurement result Usage Query only MEASurement m RESult WFMCount WaveformCount Returns the current...

Page 524: ...MEASurement m STATistics VALue n Returns the nth statistical value from the indicated buffer place Note Valid buffered values can only be read if the acquisition is stopped As long as the acquisition...

Page 525: ...surement place Usage Event See also EXPort MEASurement STATistics ALL SAVE on page 525 EXPort MEASurement STATistics ALL NAME Defines the path and filename of the statistics file The file format is CS...

Page 526: ...01 3 677224e 04 2 326898e 01 Time of first value Time of last value Long term Minimum 4 997501e 05 5 633875e 01 4 997501e 05 Long term Maximum 4 998250e 05 5 650349e 01 4 998250e 05 Long term Mittelwe...

Page 527: ...nt places Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF MEASurement m GATE MODE GateMode Defines whether the gate is defined in absolute or relative values Suffix m 1 4 The suffix is irrelevant One gate is used for...

Page 528: ...ment gate Suffix m 1 4 The suffix is irrelevant One gate is used for all measurements Parameters StopPosition RST 75 Default unit 17 7 2 4 Reference levels REFLevel RELative MODE 528 REFLevel RELative...

Page 529: ...surements cursor and automatic mesurements if REFLevel RELative MODE is set to USER The lev els are defined as percentages of the high signal level They are valid for all measure ments Parameters Lowe...

Page 530: ...n 534 CURSor m SNPeak n 534 CURSor m AOFF Switches the cursor off Suffix m 1 the suffix is irrelevant Usage Event CURSor m STATe State Activates or deactivates the cursor measurement Suffix m 1 the s...

Page 531: ...measured at the cursor positions as well as the delta of the voltage and time values CURSor m Y1Position CURSor m Y2Position CURSor m YDELta VALue CURSor m X1Position CURSor m X2Position CURSor m XDEL...

Page 532: ...nt Parameters UseSecondSource ON OFF RST OFF CURSor m SSOURce SecondSource Selects the second cursor source Suffix m 1 the suffix is irrelevant Parameters SecondSource CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 MA1 MA2 MA3 MA4...

Page 533: ...ng If enabled the cursor lines are coupled so that the distance between the two lines remains the same if one cursor is moved Suffix m 1 the suffix is irrelevant Parameters Coupling ON OFF RST OFF CUR...

Page 534: ...uffix is irrelevant n 1 2 Selects the cursor line Usage Event 17 7 3 2 Cursor measurement results To get the measurement values of vertical cursor lines time frequency for FFT use CURSor m X1Position...

Page 535: ...ge 100E24 to 100E24 Increment 0 1 Default unit 1 s Usage Query only CURSor m YDELta VALue Queries the delta of the values in y direction at the two cursor lines Suffix m 1 the suffix is irrelevant Ret...

Page 536: ...536 MASK CHCopy 537 MASK YPOSition 537 MASK YSCale 537 MASK XWIDth 537 MASK YWIDth 537 MASK SAVE 537 MASK LOAD 538 MASK STATe State Turns the mask test application on or off When turning off any temp...

Page 537: ...rs Yscale A value over 100 stretches the amplitudes a value less than 100 compresses the amplitudes Default unit MASK XWIDth Xaddition Changes the width of the mask in horizontal direction Parameters...

Page 538: ...ASK ACTion YOUT ENABle 540 MASK ACTion SOUNd EVENt MODE EventMode MASK ACTion SCRSave EVENt MODE EventMode MASK ACTion WFMSave EVENt MODE EventMode MASK ACTion PULSe EVENt MODE EventMode Defines when...

Page 539: ...only once there is no automatic restart of the acquisition RST OFF Example MASK STATe ON MASK SOURce CH1 MASK CHCopy MASK ACTion STOP EVENt COUNt 3 MASK ACTion STOP EVENt MODE CYClic Stops the acquisi...

Page 540: ...defined with FORMAT The filename is manually defined in the File Wave forms dialog box and is incremented automatically starting from 01 Parameters Path String parameter Example Prerequisite a mask i...

Page 541: ...Returns the number of acquisitions that hit the mask Return values ViolationCount Total number of violations Usage Query only MASK CAPTure MODE CaptureMode Only available with history The command sele...

Page 542: ...FREQuency WINDow TYPE 542 SPECtrum FREQuency MAGNitude SCALe 543 SPECtrum FREQuency POSition 543 SPECtrum FREQuency SCALe 544 DISPlay CBAR FFT POSition 544 SPECtrum STATe Switches on the spectrum ana...

Page 543: ...a periodical signal precisely BLACkmanharris In the Blackman window the amplitudes can be measured pre cisely However determining the frequency is more difficult Use this window to measure amplitudes...

Page 544: ...Ter 544 SPECtrum FREQuency FULLspan 544 SPECtrum FREQuency SPAN 544 SPECtrum FREQuency STARt 545 SPECtrum FREQuency STOP 545 SPECtrum FREQuency BANDwidth RESolution VALue 545 SPECtrum FREQuency BANDwi...

Page 545: ...settings mainly on time base span RBW ratio and center frequency SPECtrum FREQuency BANDwidth RESolution VALue ResolutionBandwidth Defines the resolution bandwidth the minimum frequency step at which...

Page 546: ...SPECtrum WAVeform AVERage ENABle WaveformEnable SPECtrum WAVeform MAXimum ENABle WaveformEnable SPECtrum WAVeform MINimum ENABle WaveformEnable SPECtrum WAVeform SPECtrum ENABle WaveformEnable Enable...

Page 547: ...eform MINimum DATA XORigin 548 SPECtrum WAVeform SPECtrum DATA XORigin 548 SPECtrum WAVeform AVERage DATA YINCrement 548 SPECtrum WAVeform MAXimum DATA YINCrement 548 SPECtrum WAVeform MINimum DATA YI...

Page 548: ...DATA XINCrement SPECtrum WAVeform MAXimum DATA XINCrement SPECtrum WAVeform MINimum DATA XINCrement SPECtrum WAVeform SPECtrum DATA XINCrement Return the level difference between two adjacent samples...

Page 549: ...mum DATA YRESolution SPECtrum WAVeform SPECtrum DATA YRESolution Returns the vertical bit resolution of the indicated waveform Return values Yresolution Usage Query only 17 8 4 Spectrum analysis and s...

Page 550: ...dge The verti cal display size is 800 px Default unit px 17 8 4 2 Peak list settings SPECtrum MARKer RTABle ENABle 550 SPECtrum MARKer ENABle 550 SPECtrum MARKer SOURce 551 SPECtrum MARKer SETup MMODe...

Page 551: ...ECtrum MARKer SETup MLEVel ADVanced Enables a more precise advanced peak definition SPECtrum MARKer SETup MLEVel Sets the minimum level for marker peak detection Parameters MinimumLevel SPECtrum MARKe...

Page 552: ...rum MARKer RMARker LEVel 553 SPECtrum MARKer RMODe 553 SPECtrum MARKer REFerence SETup MODE Sets the mode for the selection of the reference peak Parameters ReferenceMode OFF INDicated RANGe The refer...

Page 553: ...Returns the frequency of the reference marker Return values ReferenceFrequency Usage Query only SPECtrum MARKer RMARker LEVel Returns the level of the reference marker Return values ReferenceLevel Usa...

Page 554: ...RKer RESult n FREQuency DELTa 555 SPECtrum MARKer RESult n LEVel 555 SPECtrum MARKer RESult n LEVel DELTa 556 SPECtrum MARKer RCOunt Returns the number of detected peaks Parameters ResultCount Usage Q...

Page 555: ...ult n DELTa Returns the difference in the values between the n th marker and the reference marker Suffix n Usage Query only SPECtrum MARKer RESult n FREQuency Returns the frequency of the n th marker...

Page 556: ...EVel 557 SPECtrum DIAGram COLor SCHeme FDOMain 557 SPECtrum DIAGram COLor SCHeme SPECtrogram 557 SPECtrum DIAGram SPECtrogram ENABle 557 SPECtrum FREQuency BANDwidth RESolution AUTO AutoSpanRBWratio E...

Page 557: ...FDOMain ColorScheme Sets the color scale for the display of the waveform in the frequency domain diagram Parameters ColorScheme MONochrome TEMPerature RAINbow SPECtrum DIAGram COLor SCHeme SPECtrogra...

Page 558: ...cilloscopes RST CH1 DISPlay XY Y1Source Source Defines the first source to be displayed in y direction in an XY diagram Parameters Source CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH3 and CH4 are only available with 4 channel...

Page 559: ...3 CH4 CH3 and CH4 are only available with 4 channel instruments DVM m TYPE MeasurementType Sets the measurement type for the indicated DVM measurement Set OFF to disable the measurement Suffix m 1 4 S...

Page 560: ...t 3 1 no period found Suffix m 1 4 Sets the number of the meter measurement Return values CurrentValue Measured value Status Decimal status value Example DVM SOUR CH1 DVM TYPE MEAN DVM RES STAT 4 968E...

Page 561: ...CTual PERiod Returns the period of the trigger source Return values PeriodValue Default unit s Usage Query only 17 8 8 Bode plot option R S RTA K36 17 8 8 1 Bode plot setup BPLot ENABle 562 BPLot AUTo...

Page 562: ...ts that you can define for the amplitude profile Parameters NumberOfPoints Range 2 to 16 Increment 1 RST 4 BPLot AMPLitude PROFile POINt n AMPLitude Sets the amplitude of the specified point of the am...

Page 563: ...the sweep for the Bode plot Parameters StartFrequency Range 10 to 25e6 Increment 1 RST 100 BPLot FREQuency STOP Sets the stop frequency of the sweep for the Bode plot Parameters StopFrequency Range 10...

Page 564: ...of the DUT Parameters OutputSource CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 RST CH2 BPLot POINts LOGarithmic Sets the number of points per decade that are measured Parameters PointsPerDecade Range 10 to 500 Increment 1 RST 10...

Page 565: ...tude POSition 566 BPLot AMPLitude SCALe 567 BPLot GAIN DATA Returns the data of the gain waveform Parameters GainData Usage Query only BPLot GAIN ENABle Enables the gain waveform for the Bode plot Par...

Page 566: ...the vertical position of the phase waveform in divisions Parameters WaveformPosition Range 20 0 to 20 0 Increment 0 1 RST 0 0 Usage Query only BPLot PHASe SCALe Sets the vertical scale for the phase...

Page 567: ...FFerence GAIN 567 BPLot MARKer m DIFFerence PHASe 568 BPLot MARKer m FREQuency 568 BPLot MARKer m GAIN 568 BPLot MARKer m INDex 568 BPLot MARKer m PHASe 568 BPLot MARKer m SSCReen 569 BPLot MARKer m D...

Page 568: ...Returns the frequency for the specified marker Suffix m 1 2 Parameters MarkerFrequency BPLot MARKer m GAIN Returns the gain for the specified marker Suffix m 1 2 Selects the marker number Parameters P...

Page 569: ...how to manage measurement settings Transfer of waveform data 569 Waveform data export to file 581 Screenshots 582 Instrument settings mass MEMomory subsystem 584 17 9 1 Transfer of waveform data This...

Page 570: ...e or 32 bit 4 bytes per sample UINT 8 or UINT 16 or UINT 32 File format for waveform export is BIN The data range for UINT 8 is 0 to 255 the data range for UINT 16 is 0 to 65 535 and for UINT 32 is 23...

Page 571: ...mple Reading waveform data in real format ByteOrder 8 bit 16 bit 32 bit MSBF 0xab 0xAB CD 0xAB CD 00 00 LSBF not relevant 0xCD AB 0x00 00 CD AB 17 9 1 2 Analog channels CHANnel m DATA 571 CHANnel m DA...

Page 572: ...ion on the channel waveform For envelope waveforms use the CHANnel m DATA ENVelope HEADer command Table 17 1 Header data Position Meaning Example 1 XStart in s 9 477E 008 94 77 ns 2 XStop in s 9 477E...

Page 573: ...d DEF returns less values than acquired MAXimum All waveform samples that are stored in the memory Only avail able if acquisition is stopped DMAXimum Display maximum Waveform samples stored in the cur...

Page 574: ...rns information on the envelope waveform Use this command only for envelope waveforms for all other channel waveforms use CHANnel m DATA HEADer Table 17 2 Header data Position Meaning Example 1 XStart...

Page 575: ...to the format settings voltages or magnitudes of a spectrum Usage Query only CALCulate MATH m DATA HEADer Returns information on the math waveform Table 17 3 Header data Position Meaning Example 1 XS...

Page 576: ...can be used in MATLAB for example To set the export format use FORMat DATA on page 569 Suffix m 1 4 Selects the reference waveform the internal reference storage Return values Data List of values acc...

Page 577: ...Data List of values according to the format settings the y values of the mask points The list contains two values for each sample interval Usage Query only MASK DATA HEADer Returns information on the...

Page 578: ...XORigin 579 CHANnel m DATA XINCrement 579 CHANnel m DATA ENVelope XINCrement 579 CALCulate MATH m DATA XINCrement 579 MASK DATA XINCrement 579 LOGic p DATA XINCrement 579 DIGital m DATA XINCrement 57...

Page 579: ...ger format on page 426 Usage Query only CHANnel m DATA XINCrement CHANnel m DATA ENVelope XINCrement CALCulate MATH m DATA XINCrement MASK DATA XINCrement LOGic p DATA XINCrement DIGital m DATA XINCre...

Page 580: ...DATA YINCrement DIGital m DATA YINCrement REFCurve m DATA YINCrement Return the voltage value per bit of the indicated waveform The commands are relevant for data conversion if binary data format is d...

Page 581: ...ME 582 EXPort WAVeform SAVE 582 EXPort WAVeform SOURce WaveformSource Defines the waveform to be exported Parameters WaveformSource CH1 4 D70 D158 MA1 RE1 4 CH1 4 Analog channels CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 D70 P...

Page 582: ...AVeform NAME USB_FRONT WAVEFORMS WFM01 EXPort WAVeform SAVE The waveform data is saved to WFM01 CSV The folder WAVEFORMS must exist before the command is sent EXPort WAVeform SAVE Executes saving a wa...

Page 583: ...is saved Thus the waveforms and results are always visible on the screenshot Parameters CloseWindow ON OFF RST ON HCOPy IMMediate Saves a screenshot to the specified file Before starting make sure tha...

Page 584: ...y only HCOPy COLor SCHeme ColorScheme Defines the color mode for screenshots Parameters ColorScheme COLor GRAYscale INVerted INVerted inverts the colors of the output i e a dark waveform is depicted o...

Page 585: ...MMEMory CATalog 588 MMEMory CATalog LENGth 588 MMEMory COPY 589 MMEMory MOVE 589 MMEMory DELete 589 MMEMory DATA 590 MMEMory STORe STATe 590 MMEMory LOAD STATe 590 MMEMory DRIVes Returns the storage d...

Page 586: ...ng the storage device Example MMEM CDIR USB_FRONT DATA Example Chapter 17 2 1 2 Saving copying and loading setup data on page 425 MMEMory RDIRectory DirectoryName Deletes the specified directory Note...

Page 587: ...T LENG USB_FRONT received 5 Example Query for directories in the current directory MMEM CDIR USB_FRONT DATA MMEM DCAT received 0 0 JANUARY 0 FEBRUARY 0 MMEM DCAT LENG received 4 Example Query with fil...

Page 588: ...eEntry String parameter All files of the directory are listed with their file name format and size in bytes Example Query for files in the DATA directory with absolute path MMEM CAT USB_FRONT DATA rec...

Page 589: ...g setup data on page 425 Usage Setting only MMEMory MOVE FileSource FileDestination Moves an existing file to a new location Setting parameters FileSource String parameter Path and name of the file to...

Page 590: ...bytes MMEM DATA abc txt received 216This is the file Example Chapter 17 2 1 2 Saving copying and loading setup data on page 425 MMEMory STORe STATe StateNumber FileName Saves the current device setti...

Page 591: ...Play LANGuage 591 DISPlay DTIMe 592 DISPlay CLEar SCReen 592 DISPlay PERSistence TYPE 592 DISPlay PERSistence TIME 592 DISPlay PERSistence CLEar 593 DISPlay PERSistence STATe 593 DISPlay PERSistence I...

Page 592: ...SCReen Deletes all waveforms and measurement results Usage Event DISPlay PERSistence TYPE Type Defines how long every new data point remains on the screen Parameters Type OFF TIME INFinite OFF Deactiv...

Page 593: ...using DISPlay PERSistence TIME OFF The waveform does not persist on the screen Only the currently measured values are displayed RST OFF DISPlay PERSistence INFinite InfinitePersistence Sets the persis...

Page 594: ...s displayed RST LIN DISPlay INTensity GRID Intensity Defines the brightness of the grid lines in the diagram Parameters Intensity Range 0 to 100 Increment 1 RST not available RST does not change the i...

Page 595: ...ue RST NORM DISPlay STYLe Style Defines how the waveform data is displayed Parameters Style VECTors DOTS VECTors Individual data points are connected by a line DOTS Only the data points are displayed...

Page 596: ...bration starts the self alignment process It can take several minutes Consider your timeout settings Calibration returns information on the state of the self alignment Return values 0 indicate an erro...

Page 597: ...ecifies the internal time for the instrument Parameters Hour Range 0 to 23 Increment 1 Default unit h Minute Range 0 to 59 Increment 1 Default unit min Second Range 0 to 59 Increment 1 Default unit s...

Page 598: ...instrument Usage Event SYSTem SET Setup Defines or queries the device settings that can be saved and load manually with File Device Settings Parameters Setup 488 2 block data Usage SCPI confirmed SYST...

Page 599: ...m DFPRint Returns the device footprint of the instrument The device footprint contains the config uration of the instrument installed modules installed software and software licenses This information...

Page 600: ...tion Parameters DHCP ON OFF OFF Use the following commands to specify connection parameters SYSTem COMMunicate INTerface ETHernet IPADdress on page 600 SYSTem COMMunicate INTerface ETHernet SUBNet on...

Page 601: ...fer TransferMode Enables automatic transfer speed selection or selects one of the predefined settings that corresponds to your network data rate Parameters TransferMode AUTO FD10 FD100 HD10 HD100 AUTO...

Page 602: ...x Out connector Parameters OutputMode OFF TRIGger REFerence MASK OFF No output TRIGger Outputs a pulse when the instrument triggers REFerence Outputs a 10 MHz reference frequency MASK Outputs a pulse...

Page 603: ...Sends the firmware update file data to the internal RAM of the instrument Setting parameters Offset Specifies the byte offset of the blockdata in the file Checksum CRC 16 CCITT type checksum calculate...

Page 604: ...3 654 Audio option R S RTA K5 667 MIL 1553 option R S RTA K6 679 ARINC 429 option R S RTA K7 701 17 11 1 General BUS b TYPE 604 BUS b STATe 604 BUS b FORMat 605 BUS b LABel 605 BUS b LABel STATe 605 B...

Page 605: ...al name label for the selected bus The maximum name length is 8 characters and only ASCII characters provided on the on screen keypad can be used Suffix b 1 2 Selects the bus Parameters Label String v...

Page 606: ...ition Position Sets the vertical position of the decoded bus signal in divisions on the screen Suffix b 1 4 Parameters Position Range 5 to 5 Increment 0 02 RST 3 5 Default unit DIV BUS b RESult ShowRe...

Page 607: ...e 440 In all BUS b SPI commands the suffix b selects the bus BUS b SPI CS SOURce 607 BUS b SPI CS POLarity 607 BUS b SPI CLOCk SOURce 608 BUS b SPI CLOCk POLarity 608 BUS b SPI DATA SOURce 608 BUS b S...

Page 608: ...the rising or falling slope of the clock The slope marks the begin of a new bit Suffix b 1 4 Parameters Polarity POSitive NEGative POSitive rising slope NEGative falling slope RST POS BUS b SPI DATA...

Page 609: ...ity Selects if transmitted data is high active high 1 or low active low 1 on the MOSI MISO line Suffix b 1 4 Parameters MosiPolarity ACTLow ACTHigh RST ACTH BUS b SPI MISO POLarity MisoPolarity Select...

Page 610: ...INDlevel on page 441 CHANnel m THReshold on page 440 In all BUS b SSPI commands the suffix b selects the bus BUS b SSPI CLOCk SOURce 610 BUS b SSPI CLOCk POLarity 611 BUS b SSPI DATA SOURce 611 BUS b...

Page 611: ...he input channel of the MOSI MISO line Suffix b 1 4 Parameters MosiSource CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 D0 D15 RST CH1 BUS b SSPI MISO SOURce MisoSource Selects the input channel of the optional MISO line Suffix b...

Page 612: ...ctively Parameters MisoPolarity ACTLow ACTHigh RST ACTH BUS b SSPI BITime BurstIdleTime Within the idle time the data and clock lines are low A new frame begins when the idle time has expired and the...

Page 613: ...TRIGger A SPI POFFset 614 TRIGger A SOURce SPI SpiSource Selects the MOSI or the MISO line as trigger source Only relevant if both lines are used and configured Parameters SpiSource MOSI MISO TRIGger...

Page 614: ...g with max 32 characters 4 byte 8 bit Characters 0 1 and X are allowed Example TRIG A SPI PATT 0011XXXX0110 Sets a 12bit pattern TRIGger A SPI PLENgth PatternLength Returns the number of bits in the p...

Page 615: ...STARt 617 BUS b SPI FRAME n WORD o STOP 617 BUS b SPI FRAME n WORD o MOSI 618 BUS b SPI FRAME n WORD o MISO 618 BUS b SPI FCOunt Returns the number of decoded frames Suffix b 1 4 Return values FrameC...

Page 616: ...Return values StopTime Range depends on sample rate record length and time base Increment depends on the time base Default unit s Usage Query only BUS b SPI FRAME n DATA MOSI Returns the data words of...

Page 617: ...frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame Return values WordCount Number of words Usage Query only BUS b SPI FRAME n WORD o STARt Returns the start time of the specified data word Suffix b 1 4 n Selects...

Page 618: ...turns the data value of the specified word on the MOSI line Use this command if only one line is defined Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n o Selects the word number 1 o Return values Data Decimal v...

Page 619: ...nds CHANnel m THReshold FINDlevel on page 441 CHANnel m THReshold on page 440 In all BUS b I2C commands the suffix b selects the bus BUS b I2C CLOCk SOURce 619 BUS b I2C DATA SOURce 619 BUS b I2C CLOC...

Page 620: ...d message The restart is a repeated start condition STOP End of the message The stop condition is a rising slope on SDA while SCL is high MACKnowledge Missing acknowledge If the transfer failed at the...

Page 621: ...ample TRIG A I2C AMOD NORM TRIG A I2C ADDR 1011 TRIG A I2C ADDR Return value 7bit address 0001011 Example TRIG A I2C AMOD EXT TRIG A I2C ADDR 10X1 TRIG A I2C ADDR Return value 10bit address XXXXXXXXXX...

Page 622: ...to the end of the address bytes Parameters PatternByteOffset Number of ignored bytes Range 0 to 4095 Increment 1 RST 0 17 11 3 3 I C decode results In all BUS b I2C commands the suffix b selects the...

Page 623: ...FRAMe n DATA Returns the data words of the specified frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame Return values DataWords Comma separated list of decimal values of the data bytes Example BUS I2C FRAM2 DATA...

Page 624: ...OP Returns the end time of the specified frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame Return values EndTime Range depends on sample rate record length and time base Increment depends on the time base Defaul...

Page 625: ...address Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame Return values AddressComplete ON OFF ON Address was received completely Usage Query only BUS b I2C FRAMe n ADBStart Returns the start time of the address ackn...

Page 626: ...value of the indicated frame without R W bit Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame Return values SlaveAddress Decimal value Range 0 to 1023 Increment 1 Usage Query only BUS b I2C FRAMe n AMODe Returns the...

Page 627: ...b 1 4 n Selects the frame Return values ByteCount im Frame Number of words bytes Example BUS I2C FRAM2 BCO 4 Usage Query only BUS b I2C FRAMe n BYTE o ACCess Returns the acknowledge bit value of the...

Page 628: ...urns the state of the byte Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame o Selects the byte number Return values ByteComplete ON OFF ON Data byte was received completely Usage Query only BUS b I2C FRAMe n BYTE o S...

Page 629: ...word of data into serial data and vice versa UART configuration 629 UART trigger 632 UART decode results 634 17 11 4 1 UART configuration Start the bus configuration with the threshold setting Use on...

Page 630: ...eters TxSource CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 NONE D0 D15 NONE Disables the optional TX line RST NONE BUS b UART POLarity IdleState Defines the logic levels of the bus The idle state corresponds to a logic 1 and the...

Page 631: ...Increment 1 RST 8 Default unit Bit BUS b UART PARity Parity Defines the optional parity bit that is used for error detection Suffix b 1 2 Selects the bus Note SPI and UART protocols occupy two bus lin...

Page 632: ...4 Parameters BurstIdleTime Range Range depends on the bus configuration mainly on bit rate and symbol size Default unit s 17 11 4 2 UART trigger To configure the protocol trigger make sure to set firs...

Page 633: ...ed position in the burst To define the pattern use TRIGger A UART PLENgth and TRIGger A UART PATTern To define the position use TRIGger A UART POFFset PRERror Parity Error Triggers if a bit error occu...

Page 634: ...ATe 635 BUS b UART RX FRAMe n STATe 635 BUS b UART TX FRAMe n STATe 635 BUS b UART FRAMe n WCOunt 636 BUS b UART RX FRAMe n WCOunt 636 BUS b UART TX FRAMe n WCOunt 636 BUS b UART FRAMe n WORD o SOURce...

Page 635: ...n sample rate record length and time base Usage Query only BUS b UART FRAMe n STOP BUS b UART RX FRAMe n STOP BUS b UART TX FRAMe n STOP Return the end time of the specified frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selec...

Page 636: ...frame is valid Usage Query only BUS b UART FRAMe n WCOunt BUS b UART RX FRAMe n WCOunt BUS b UART TX FRAMe n WCOunt Returns the number of symbols in the specified frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the fram...

Page 637: ...n error INSufficient the frame is not completely contained in the acquisition The acquired part of the frame is valid BREak break condition found A start bit is not followed by a stop bit and the data...

Page 638: ...s on the time base Default unit s Usage Query only BUS b UART FRAMe n WORD o VALue BUS b UART FRAMe n WORD o RXValue BUS b UART FRAMe n WORD o TXValue BUS b UART RX FRAMe n WORD o VALue BUS b UART TX...

Page 639: ...S b CAN BITRate 640 BUS b CAN DATA SOURce Source Sets the source of the data line All channel waveforms can be used Suffix b 1 4 Parameters Source CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 D0 D15 Logic channels D0 D15 are avai...

Page 640: ...ix b 1 4 Parameters BitRate Range 100 to 5 04E06 Increment Depends on the bit rate value RST 50E03 Default unit Bit s 17 11 5 2 CAN trigger To configure the protocol trigger make sure to set first TRI...

Page 641: ...Identifier see ID and the Data with TRIGger A CAN DLC TRIGger A CAN DCONdition and TRIGger A CAN DATA FTYPe Triggers on a specified Frame Specify the frame type with TRIGger A CAN FTYPe ERRCondition...

Page 642: ...fines the identifier pattern The pattern length is defined with TRIGger A CAN ITYPe The command is relevant if TRIGger A CAN TYPE is set to ID or IDDT Parameters Identifier String containing binary pa...

Page 643: ...r Triggers on acknowledgement errors An acknowledgement error occurs when the transmitter does not receive an acknowledgment a dominant bit during the Ack Slot The command is relevant if TRIGger A CAN...

Page 644: ...TARt 645 BUS b CAN FRAMe n STOP 646 BUS b CAN FRAMe n DATA 646 BUS b CAN FRAMe n ACKState 646 BUS b CAN FRAMe n ACKValue 646 BUS b CAN FRAMe n CSSTate 647 BUS b CAN FRAMe n CSValue 647 BUS b CAN FRAMe...

Page 645: ...CRCD ACKD CRC EOFD NOACk INSufficient OK frame is valid BTST bit stuffing error occured CRCD wrong CRC delimiter occured ACKD Wrong ACK delimiter occured CRC cyclic redundancy check failed EOFD wrong...

Page 646: ...ords of the specified frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n Return values FrameData Comma separated list of decimal values of the data bytes Usage Query only BUS b CAN FRAMe n ACKState Returns th...

Page 647: ...frame 1 n Return values ChecksumState OK UNDF UNDF Undefined Usage Query only BUS b CAN FRAMe n CSValue Returns the checksum value Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n Return values ChecksumValue Dec...

Page 648: ...Tate Returns the state of the identifier Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n Return values IdentifierState OK UNDF UNDF Undefined Usage Query only BUS b CAN FRAMe n IDTYpe Returns the length of the i...

Page 649: ...Selects the frame 1 n Return values ErrorPosition RST 0 Default unit s Usage Query only BUS b CAN FRAMe n BCOunt Returns the number of data bytes in the specified frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the fra...

Page 650: ...652 SEARch PROTocol CAN ITYPe 652 SEARch PROTocol CAN ICONdition 653 SEARch PROTocol CAN IDENtifier 653 SEARch PROTocol CAN DLENgth 653 SEARch PROTocol CAN DCONdition 653 SEARch PROTocol CAN DATA 654...

Page 651: ...FRAMe Frame Selects the frame type to be searched for The command is relevant if SEARch PROTocol CAN CONDition is set to FRAMe Parameters Frame SOF EOF OVERload ERRor DTA11 DTA29 REM11 REM29 SOF star...

Page 652: ...ON OFF RST OFF SEARch PROTocol CAN FORMerror FormError Searches for form errors A form error occurs when a fixed form bit field contains one or more illegal bits The command is relevant if SEARch PROT...

Page 653: ...ch PROTocol CAN ITYPe The command is relevant if SEARch PROTocol CAN CONDition is set to IDENtifier IDData or IDERror Parameters Identifier String containing binary pattern with max 29 bit Characters...

Page 654: ...motive network architectures Note SPI and UART protocols occupy two bus lines bus 1 and 2 or bus 3 and 4 If one of these buses is configured the number of buses suffix b is reduced Bus 2 and or bus 4...

Page 655: ...tandard Selects the version of the LIN standard that is used in the DUT The setting mainly defines the checksum version used during decoding The most common version is LIN 2 x For mixed networks or if...

Page 656: ...or an identifier range Set the identifier with TRIGger A LIN ICONdition and TRIGger A LIN IDENtifier IDDT Set the identifier see ID and the data with TRIGger A LIN DLENgth TRIGger A LIN DCONdition and...

Page 657: ...t least one X don t care you can trigger on values equal or not equal to the specified value If the pattern contains only 0 and 1 you can also trigger on a range greater than or lower than the specifi...

Page 658: ...RST EQ TRIGger A LIN DLENgth DataLength Defines the length of the data pattern the number of bytes in the pattern The command is relevant if TRIGger A LIN TYPE is set to IDDT Parameters DataLength Ra...

Page 659: ...fied frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n Return values FrameData Comma separated list of decimal values of the data bytes Usage Query only BUS b LIN FRAMe n STATus Returns the overall state of...

Page 660: ...fix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n Return values StopTime Range depends on sample rate record length and time base Increment depends on the time base Default unit s Usage Query only BUS b LIN FRAMe n C...

Page 661: ...STate Returns the identifier state of the selected frame Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n Return values IdentifierState OK PRERror UVAL INSufficient PRERror parity error UVAL unexpected value INSu...

Page 662: ...S b LIN FRAMe n SYValue Returns the value of the synchronization field Suffix b 1 4 n Selects the frame 1 n Return values SyncFieldValue Decimal value Usage Query only BUS b LIN FRAMe n VERSion Return...

Page 663: ...me 1 n o Selects the byte number 1 o Return values ByteStatus OK INS UART INS Insufficient the byte is not completely contained in the acquisi tion UART At least one UART error occured LIN uses UART w...

Page 664: ...earch for a frame type Set the frame type with SEARch PROTocol LIN FRAMe ERRor Search for errors of one or more error types Set the error types withSEARch PROTocol LIN CHKSerror SEARch PROTocol LIN IP...

Page 665: ...IDERror Parameters ChecksumError ON OFF RST OFF SEARch PROTocol LIN SYERror SyncError Searches for synchronization errors The command is relevant if SEARch PROTocol LIN CONDition is set to ERRor or I...

Page 666: ...DataLength Range 1 to 8 Increment 1 RST 1 Default unit Byte SEARch PROTocol LIN DCONdition DataCondition Sets the comparison condition for data If the pattern contains at least one X don t care you c...

Page 667: ...DATA SOURce 670 BUS b I2S DATA THReshold 670 BUS b I2S DISPlay 670 BUS b I2S FOFFset 671 BUS b I2S WLENgth 671 BUS b I2S WSELect POLarity 671 BUS b I2S WSELect SOURce 672 BUS b I2S WSELect THReshold 6...

Page 668: ...2S CHANnel OFFSet ChannelOffset Sets the number of bits between the channel start and the start of the audio word The setting is available only if BUS b I2S AVARiant is set to TDM or LJ Suffix b 1 4 P...

Page 669: ...meters ClockSlope RISing FALLing RST RIS BUS b I2S CLOCk SOURce ClockSource Selects the source of the clock line Suffix b 1 4 Parameters ClockSource CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 D0 15 CH3 and CH4 are only availabl...

Page 670: ...00 oscilloscopes RST CH3 BUS b I2S DATA THReshold Threshold Sets the threshold for the indicated audio line Suffix b 1 4 Parameters Threshold RST 1 4 Default unit V BUS b I2S DISPlay DisplayMode Defin...

Page 671: ...WordLength Range The minimum length is 1bit the maximum length is the channel length RST 8 Default unit Bit BUS b I2S WSELect POLarity WordSelectPolarity For I S left and right justified signals BUS...

Page 672: ...eshold for the indicated audio line Suffix b 1 4 Parameters Threshold s RST 1 4 17 11 7 2 Audio trigger BUS b I2S FCOunt 673 TRIGger A I2S CHANnel LEFT CONDition 673 TRIGger A I2S CHANnel LEFT DMAX 67...

Page 673: ...LTHan Equal not equal greater than less than These conditions require one data word to be set with TRIGger A I2S CHANnel LEFT DMIN TRIGger A I2S CHANnel LEFT DMAX MaximumValue Specifies the maximum da...

Page 674: ...um data value to be found if TRIGger A I2S CHANnel RIGHt CONDition is set to INRange or OORange Parameters MaximumValue The data format is decimal The maximum value is limited by the word length Consi...

Page 675: ...data pattern or sets the the start value of a data pattern range Parameters MinimumValue TRIGger A I2S FUNCtion Function Sets the logical combination to trigger on data words on different channels Th...

Page 676: ...TRIGger A I2S WINDow LENGth WindowLength Sets the number of subsequent frames audio samples for which the data conditions are fulfilled Parameters WindowLength TRIGger A I2S WSELect SLOPe WordSelectSl...

Page 677: ...4 n Return values Value Signed decimal value Usage Query only BUS b I2S FRAMe n RIGHt STATe Returns the state of the specified frame on the right or left audio channel Suffix b 1 4 n Return values St...

Page 678: ...channel Suffix b 1 4 n Return values FrameState ERRor OK INSufficient ERRor an error occured in the frame OK frame is valid INSufficient frame is not completely contained in the acqui sition The acqu...

Page 679: ...uffix b 1 4 n o 1 8 Selects the TDM channel Return values Value Signed decimal value Usage Query only 17 11 8 MIL 1553 option R S RTA K6 MIL 1553 configuration 679 MIL 1553 trigger 682 MIL 1553 decode...

Page 680: ...MaximumTime Sets the maximum inter message gap time Suffix b 1 4 Parameters MaximumTime BUS b MILStd IMGTime MINimum MinimumTime Sets the minimum inter message gap time Suffix b 1 4 Parameters Minimum...

Page 681: ...esponse time Suffix b 1 4 Parameters MinimumTime BUS b MILStd SOURce Source Sets the channel for the signal source for the MIL STD 1553 analysis Suffix b 1 4 Parameters Source CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 RST CH1...

Page 682: ...um 685 TRIGger A MILStd RTADdress MINimum 685 TRIGger A MILStd SADDress CONDition 686 TRIGger A MILStd SADDress MAXimum 686 TRIGger A MILStd SADDress MCADdress 686 TRIGger A MILStd SADDress MINimum 68...

Page 683: ...minimum data value Parameters DataMinimum 01X string TRIGger A MILStd DATA OFFSet DataOffset For a data word sets the word offset to be triggered on Parameters DataOffset RST 0 TRIGger A MILStd DATA...

Page 684: ...N TRIGger A MILStd ERRor TIMeout ErrorEnable Enables disables triggering when the timeout is out of the set range Parameters ErrorEnable ON OFF RST ON TRIGger A MILStd FRAMe Frame Parameters Frame COM...

Page 685: ...TRIGger A MILStd MCODe VALue ModeCode Sets the value of the mode code to be triggered on Parameters ModeCode TRIGger A MILStd MODE TriggerMode Parameters TriggerMode SYNChronization FRAME ERRor COMMan...

Page 686: ...Parameters AddressMaximum 01X string TRIGger A MILStd SADDress MCADdress ModeCodeAddress Triggers on the value of the subaddress if TRIGger A MILStd COMMand TYPE is set to MCODE Parameters ModeCodeAd...

Page 687: ...StatusBit 0 1 X RST X TRIGger A MILStd STATus MERRor StatusBit Triggers on the state of the message error bit of the status word Parameters StatusBit 0 1 X RST X TRIGger A MILStd STATus SREQuest Stat...

Page 688: ...RIGger A MILStd TTYPe TransmissionType Sets the transmission type to be triggered on Parameters TransmissionType BCRT RTBC RTRT MCData BCRT bus controller to remote terminal transmission RTBC remote t...

Page 689: ...SADDress 691 BUS b MILStd WORD n COMMand WCOunt 691 BUS b MILStd WORD n DATA 691 BUS b MILStd WORD n IMGTime 692 BUS b MILStd WORD n PARity 692 BUS b MILStd WORD n RTIMe 692 BUS b MILStd WORD n STARt...

Page 690: ...without data TSTatus transmit status word ISELftest initiate self test TSHutdown transmitter shutdown OTSHutdown override transmitter shutdown ITERminal inhibit terminal flag bit OITerminal override i...

Page 691: ...y BUS b MILStd WORD n COMMand SADDress For a command word returns the subaddress of the specified word Suffix b 1 4 n Return values SubAddress Usage Query only BUS b MILStd WORD n COMMand WCOunt For a...

Page 692: ...apTime Usage Query only BUS b MILStd WORD n PARity Returns the parity of the specified word Suffix b 1 4 n Return values ParityValue Usage Query only BUS b MILStd WORD n RTIMe Return the response time...

Page 693: ...D n STATus BCReceived Returns the state of the broadcast command received bit of the specified status word Suffix b 1 4 n Return values BitState Usage Query only BUS b MILStd WORD n STATus BUSY Return...

Page 694: ...ILStd WORD n STATus MERRor Returns the state of the message error bit of the specified status word Suffix b 1 4 n Return values BitState Usage Query only BUS b MILStd WORD n STATus RTADdress Returns t...

Page 695: ...Std WORD n STATus TERMinal Returns the state of the terminal flag bit of the specified status word Suffix b 1 4 n Return values BitState Usage Query only BUS b MILStd WORD n STOP Returns the stop time...

Page 696: ...TADdress MINimum 698 SEARch PROTocol MILStd SADDress CONDition 698 SEARch PROTocol MILStd SADDress MAXimum 698 SEARch PROTocol MILStd SADDress MCADdress 699 SEARch PROTocol MILStd SADDress MINimum 699...

Page 697: ...ord searches for a maximum value Parameters DataMaximum 01X string SEARch PROTocol MILStd DATA MINimum DataMinimum For a data word searches for a minimum value Parameters DataMinimum 01X string SEARch...

Page 698: ...LEQual LTHan WITHin OUTSide RST OFF SEARch PROTocol MILStd RTADdress MAXimum AddressMaximum For an RT address searches for the maximum address Parameters AddressMaximum 01X string SEARch PROTocol MILS...

Page 699: ...ARch PROTocol MILStd STATus BCReceived StatusBit Searches for a broadcast received bit of a status word Parameters StatusBit 0 1 X RST X SEARch PROTocol MILStd STATus BUSY StatusBit Searches for a bus...

Page 700: ...rameters StatusBit 0 1 X RST X SEARch PROTocol MILStd STATus TERMinal StatusBit Searches for a terminal bit of a status word Parameters StatusBit 0 1 X RST X SEARch PROTocol MILStd TRMode DataDirectio...

Page 701: ...e maximum word count Parameters WordCountMaximum SEARch PROTocol MILStd WCOunt MINimum WordCountMinimum Searches for the minimum word count Parameters WordCountMinimum SEARch PROTocol MILStd WSTart Wo...

Page 702: ...4 Parameters BitRateMode HIGH LOW USER BUS b ARINc BRValue BitRateValue Sets the number of transmitted bits per second If you set a value with this command the mode of BUS b ARINc BRMode will be autom...

Page 703: ...A ARINc DATA SIZE 704 TRIGger A ARINc ERRor CODing 704 TRIGger A ARINc ERRor GAP 705 TRIGger A ARINc ERRor PARity 705 TRIGger A ARINc FORMat 705 TRIGger A ARINc LABel CONDition 705 TRIGger A ARINc LA...

Page 704: ...AXimum TRIGger A ARINc DATA MAXimum DataMaximum Specifies the maximum value of the data if TRIGger A ARINc DATA CONDition is set to INRange or OORange Parameters DataMaximum 01X string TRIGger A ARINc...

Page 705: ...DSSM DSDI DSSSm DSSM SSM Data DSDI SDI Data DSSSm SSM Data SDI TRIGger A ARINc LABel CONDition Compare Define the operators for comparison of the decoded label condition with the specified label Param...

Page 706: ...tifier SDI bits to be triggered on Parameters SDIvalue ANY S00 S01 S10 S11 TRIGger A ARINc SSM SSMvalue Sets the sign status matrix SSM bits to be triggered on Parameters SSMvalue ANY S00 S01 S10 S11...

Page 707: ...S b ARINc DATA FORMat 707 BUS b ARINc WORD n DATA VALue 708 BUS b ARINc WORD n FORMat 708 BUS b ARINc WORD n LABel VALue 708 BUS b ARINc WORD n PARity 708 BUS b ARINc WORD n PATTern 709 BUS b ARINc WO...

Page 708: ...urn values DataValue Usage Query only BUS b ARINc WORD n FORMat Returns the format of the sepcified word Suffix b 1 4 Return values DataFormat DATA DSSM DSDI DSSSm DSSSm Data SSM DSDI Data SDI DSSD Da...

Page 709: ...Query only BUS b ARINc WORD n SDI Returns the source destination identifier SDI bits of the specified word Suffix b 1 4 Return values SDI Usage Query only BUS b ARINc WORD n SSM Returns the sign statu...

Page 710: ...ition 710 SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA CONDition 711 SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA MAXimum 711 SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA MINimum 712 SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA OFFSet 712 SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA SIZE 7...

Page 711: ...col ARINc DATA MINimum SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA OFFSet SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA SIZE SEARch PROTocol ARINc SDI and SEARch PROTocol ARINc SSM SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA CONDition Sets the compariso...

Page 712: ...rs DataOffset SEARch PROTocol ARINc DATA SIZE Searches for specified data size The command is relevant if SEARch PROTocol ARINc CONDition is set to LDATa Parameters DataSize SEARch PROTocol ARINc ERRo...

Page 713: ...he label if SEARch PROTocol ARINc LABel CONDition is set to INRange or OORange The command is relevant if SEARch PROTocol ARINc CONDition is set to LABel or LDATa Parameters LabelMaximum 01X string SE...

Page 714: ...sistance 720 Power efficiency 721 Current harmonic 723 Inrush current 729 Modulation analysis 730 Turn on off 734 Quality 735 Ripple 739 Slew rate 744 S O A 750 Spectrum 758 Switching 761 Transient re...

Page 715: ...URRent Performs an autoset of the current source scale Usage Event POWer AUToscale VOLTage Performs an autoset of the voltage source scale Usage Event POWer ENABle Enables disables the power analysis...

Page 716: ...letes the statistical results for the current measurement or all measurements respectivley and starts a new statistical evaluation Usage Event POWer STATistics VISible Shows hides the statistical eval...

Page 717: ...t Parameters DescriptionString String parameter POWer REPort DUT Sets a device under test DUT value that can be shown at the titel page of a report Parameters DeviceString String parameter POWer REPor...

Page 718: ...ion RESult DURation 719 POWer CONSumption RESult ENERgy 719 POWer CONSumption RESult PFACtor 719 POWer CONSumption RESult PHASe 719 POWer CONSumption RESult REACtive 719 POWer CONSumption RESult REALp...

Page 719: ...CONSumption RESult PFACtor Queries the power factor a measure of the system efficiency The value varies between 1 and 1 Return values PowerFactor Usage Query only POWer CONSumption RESult PHASe Queri...

Page 720: ...er DONResistance REPort ADD 720 POWer DONResistance RESult DONResistance 721 POWer DONResistance EXECute Starts the dynamic on resistance measurement Usage Event POWer DONResistance GATE n START Sets...

Page 721: ...er EFFiciency RESult INPut REALpower NPEak 722 POWer EFFiciency RESult INPut REALpower PPEak 722 POWer EFFiciency RESult INPut REALpower STDDev 722 POWer EFFiciency RESult INPut REALpower WFMCount 722...

Page 722: ...Wer EFFiciency RESult INPut REALpower WFMCount Returns the corresponding statistic result for the input real power ACTual current measurement result AVG average of the long term measurement results NP...

Page 723: ...HARMonics MEASurement REALpower ACTual 725 POWer HARMonics MEASurement THDistortion AVG 725 POWer HARMonics MEASurement THDistortion NPEak 725 POWer HARMonics MEASurement THDistortion PPeak 726 POWer...

Page 724: ...NB ENC END Parameters ENFrequency AUTO F50 F60 POWer HARMonics EXECute Starts the current harmonics measurement Usage Event POWer HARMonics MEASurement DURation Returns the time duration of the measur...

Page 725: ...ACTual Returns the current frequency value Return values ActualValue Usage Query only POWer HARMonics MEASurement REALpower ACTual Returns the measured total power which is used for dynamic calculatio...

Page 726: ...eviationValue Usage Query only POWer HARMonics MEASurement THDistortion ACTual Returns the current total harmonic disortion value Return values ActualValue Usage Query only POWer HARMonics MIFRequency...

Page 727: ...the n th harmonic Suffix n 1 40 Return values Level Usage Query only POWer HARMonics RESult n MAXimum Queries the maximum level of the n th harmonic Suffix n 1 40 Return values LevelMaximum Usage Que...

Page 728: ...fix n 1 40 Return values Valid PASS FAIL Usage Query only POWer HARMonics RESult n VCOunt Queries the number of waveforms for which the limit value of at least one harmonic was violated Suffix n 1 40...

Page 729: ...and file defined by EXPort POWer NAME Usage Event 17 12 8 Inrush current POWer INRushcurrent EXECute 729 POWer INRushcurrent GATE n STARt 729 POWer INRushcurrent GATE n STOP 729 POWer INRushcurrent GC...

Page 730: ...the corresponding gate Suffix n 1 3 Return values AreaValue Usage Query only POWer INRushcurrent RESult n MAXCurrent Queires the maximum current for the corresponding gate Suffix n 1 3 Return values...

Page 731: ...RESult STDDev ACTual 733 POWer MODulation RESult STDDev AVG 733 POWer MODulation RESult STDDev NPEak 733 POWer MODulation RESult STDDev PPEak 733 POWer MODulation RESult STDDev STDDev 733 POWer MODula...

Page 732: ...unit V POWer MODulation THReshold HYSTeresis Hysteresis Sets the hysteresis for correct edge detection Parameters Hysteresis Default unit V POWer MODulation EXECute Starts the modulation analysis mea...

Page 733: ...Sult RMS PPEak POWer MODulation RESult RMS STDDev POWer MODulation RESult RMS WFMCount Returns the corresponding statistic result for RMS ACTual current measurement result AVG average of the long term...

Page 734: ...Sult UPEakWFMCount Returns the corresponding statistic result for Vp ACTual current measurement result AVG average of the long term measurement results NPEak negative peak value of the long term measu...

Page 735: ...QUALity RESult POWer PHASe AVG 737 POWer QUALity RESult POWer REACtive AVG 737 POWer QUALity RESult POWer REALpower AVG 737 POWer QUALity RESult VOLTage CREStfactor AVG 737 POWer QUALity RESult VOLTag...

Page 736: ...r QUALity RESult VOLTage RMS STDDev 738 POWer QUALity RESult CURRent CREStfactor WFMCount 738 POWer QUALity RESult CURRent FREQuency WFMCount 738 POWer QUALity RESult CURRent RMS WFMCount 738 POWer QU...

Page 737: ...QUALity RESult CURRent CREStfactor NPEak POWer QUALity RESult CURRent FREQuency NPEak POWer QUALity RESult CURRent RMS NPEak POWer QUALity RESult POWer APParent NPEak POWer QUALity RESult POWer PFACt...

Page 738: ...r QUALity RESult VOLTage FREQuency STDDev POWer QUALity RESult VOLTage RMS STDDev Returns the statistical standard deviation of the specified measurement series Return values DeviationValue Statistic...

Page 739: ...k 740 POWer RIPPle RESult FREQuency PPEak 740 POWer RIPPle RESult FREQuency STDDev 740 POWer RIPPle RESult FREQuency WFMCount 740 POWer RIPPle RESult LPEak ACTual 741 POWer RIPPle RESult LPEak AVG 741...

Page 740: ...3 POWer RIPPle RESult STDDev STDDev 743 POWer RIPPle RESult STDDev WFMCount 743 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak ACTual 744 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak AVG 744 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak NPEak 744 POWer RIPPle...

Page 741: ...t results PPEak positive peak value of the long term measurement results STDDev standard deviation of the long term measurement results WFMCount the number of waveforms used for the displayed results...

Page 742: ...displayed results Return values WaveformCount Usage Query only POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle ACTual POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle AVG POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle NPEak POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle PPEak P...

Page 743: ...ev POWer RIPPle RESult PERiod WFMCount Returns the corresponding statistic result for the period ACTual current measurement result AVG average of the long term measurement results NPEak negative peak...

Page 744: ...positive peak value of the long term measurement results STDDev standard deviation of the long term measurement results WFMCount the number of waveforms used for the displayed results Return values Wa...

Page 745: ...IPPle RESult PEAK NPEak 748 POWer RIPPle RESult PEAK PPEak 748 POWer RIPPle RESult PEAK STDDev 748 POWer RIPPle RESult PEAK WFMCount 748 POWer RIPPle RESult PERiod ACTual 748 POWer RIPPle RESult PERio...

Page 746: ...ic result for the frequency ACTual current measurement result AVG average of the long term measurement results NPEak negative peak value of the long term measurement results PPEak positive peak value...

Page 747: ...ak negative peak value of the long term measurement results PPEak positive peak value of the long term measurement results STDDev standard deviation of the long term measurement results WFMCount the n...

Page 748: ...surement results WFMCount the number of waveforms used for the displayed results Return values WaveformCount Usage Query only POWer RIPPle RESult PEAK ACTual POWer RIPPle RESult PEAK AVG POWer RIPPle...

Page 749: ...Wer RIPPle RESult STDDev NPEak POWer RIPPle RESult STDDev PPEak POWer RIPPle RESult STDDev STDDev POWer RIPPle RESult STDDev WFMCount Returns the corresponding statistic result for the standard deviat...

Page 750: ...er SOA LINear POINt m CURRent MINimum 752 POWer SOA LOGarithmic POINt m CURRent MINimum 752 POWer SOA LINear POINt m VOLTage 752 POWer SOA LOGarithmic POINt m VOLTage 752 POWer SOA LINear REMove 753 P...

Page 751: ...lt TOTal VIOLation n VOLTage DATA YINCrement 757 POWer SOA RESult TOTal VIOLation n CURRent DATA YORigin 758 POWer SOA RESult TOTal VIOLation n VOLTage DATA YORigin 758 POWer SOA RESult TOTal VIOLatio...

Page 752: ...CURRent MAXimum MinimumCurrent POWer SOA LOGarithmic POINt m CURRent MAXimum MinimumCurrent Sets the maximum current for the corresponding point Suffix m Parameters MinimumCurrent POWer SOA LINear POI...

Page 753: ...Query only POWer SOA RESult ACQuisition FRATe Returns the total point fail rate i e the ratio of point hits to the number of tested points for the current acquisition Return values FailRate Usage Quer...

Page 754: ...uery only POWer SOA RESult ACQuisition VIOLation n Returns the current and voltage value for the corresponding acquisition violation Return values Current Voltage Usage Query only POWer SOA RESult ACQ...

Page 755: ...y POWer SOA RESult TOTal PASSed Returns the number of passed acquisitions i e they are within the defined safe operat ing area Return values PassedAcquisitions Usage Query only POWer SOA RESult TOTal...

Page 756: ...ters Tolerance POWer SOA RESult TOTal VCOunt Returns the acquisition violation count Return values ViolationCount Usage Query only POWer SOA RESult TOTal VIOLation n Returns the current and voltage va...

Page 757: ...ly POWer SOA RESult TOTal VIOLation n CURRent DATA XINCrement POWer SOA RESult TOTal VIOLation n VOLTage DATA XINCrement Return the time difference between two adjacent samples of the indicated wavefo...

Page 758: ...POWer SOA SCALe MASK Sets the scale for the mask linear or logarithmic 17 12 15 Spectrum POWer SPECtrum EXECute 758 POWer SPECtrum FREQuency 758 POWer SPECtrum REPort ADD 759 POWer SPECtrum RESult n...

Page 759: ...yValue Usage Query only POWer SPECtrum RESult n LEVel VALue Queries the level of the n th order Suffix n 1 40 Return values LevelValue Usage Query only POWer SPECtrum RESult n MAXimum Queries the maxi...

Page 760: ...mber of waveforms for which the spectrum was measured Suffix n 1 40 Return values VaveformCount Usage Query only EXPort POWer NAME ExportPath Defines the path and filename for results of harmonics and...

Page 761: ...RESult NCONduction ENERgy 763 POWer SWITching RESult NCONduction POWer 763 POWer SWITching RESult TOFF ENERgy 763 POWer SWITching RESult TOFF POWer 764 POWer SWITching RESult TON ENERgy 764 POWer SWIT...

Page 762: ...GATE SWAVe Sets the cursor on the waveform Usage Event POWer SWITching GATE TOFF STARt StartTime Sets the start time for the turn off gate This value is simultaneously the stop time for the conductio...

Page 763: ...ONDuction POWer Queries the conduction power Return values ConductionPower Usage Query only POWer SWITching RESult NCONduction ENERgy Queries the non conduction energy Return values NonConductionEnerg...

Page 764: ...nly POWer SWITching RESult TON POWer Queries the turn on power Return values TurnOnPower Usage Query only POWer SWITching RESult TOTal ENERgy Queries the total energy Return values TotalEnergy Usage Q...

Page 765: ...me 766 POWer TRANsient SIGHigh 766 POWer TRANsient SIGLow 766 POWer TRANsient STARt 766 POWer TRANsient STOP 767 POWer TRANsient EXECute Starts the transient response measurement Usage Event POWer TRA...

Page 766: ...Query only POWer TRANsient RESult SETTlingtime Queries the settling time Return values SettlingTime Usage Query only POWer TRANsient SIGHigh SignalHigh Sets the expected signal high voltage value Par...

Page 767: ...e logic pod range 1 2 DIGital m xxx xxx Refer to a specific logic channel The suffix m selects the logic channel range 0 15 Logic channels activity display 767 Logic analyzer configuration 768 Logic c...

Page 768: ...0 0 Low 1 1 High 0 1 Toggle Suffix m 0 15 Selects the logic channel p 1 2 Selects the logic pod Return values CurrentState Range 0 1 Usage Query only 17 13 1 2 Logic analyzer configuration LOGic p ST...

Page 769: ...Enables and displays the indicated logic channel or disables it Suffix m 0 15 Number of the logic channel Parameters State ON OFF RST OFF DIGital m TECHnology ThresholdMode Selects the threshold volt...

Page 770: ...t V LOGic p TYPE Selects the method to reduce the captured data of logical channels to a waveform with lower sample rate Parameters DecimationMode SAMPle PDETect SAMPle Input data is acquired with a s...

Page 771: ...ent Suffix m 0 15 Number of the logic channel Each pod D0 D7 and D8 D15 has a common deskew Parameters Deskew RST 0 Default unit s DIGital m SIZE Size Sets the vertical size of the indicated digital c...

Page 772: ...For data queries and conversion consider also the following commands FORMat DATA on page 569 DIGital m DATA XINCrement on page 579 DIGital m DATA XORigin on page 579 DIGital m DATA YINCrement on page...

Page 773: ...ormData List of values according to the format settings Example FORM ASC 0 DIG1 DATA 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Usage Query only LOGic p DATA HEADer DIGital m DATA HEADer Returns information on the wavef...

Page 774: ...l p 1 2 Selects the logic pod Setting parameters PointSelection DEFault MAXimum DMAXimum Sets the range for data queries DEFault Waveform points that are visible on the screen At maximum waveform rate...

Page 775: ...for the parallel clocked bus Suffix b 1 2 Selects the parallel bus Parameters BusWidth Range 1 to 15 clock only or 14 clock and CS Increment 1 RST 4 Default unit Bit BUS b PARallel DATA m SOURce Data...

Page 776: ...D0 D15 RST D0 BUS b CPARallel CLOCK SLOPe ClockSlope Selects if the data is sampled on the rising or falling slope of the clock or on both edges EITHer The clock slope marks the begin of a new bit Suf...

Page 777: ...bed together in this chapter BUS b PARallel FCOunt 777 BUS b CPARallel FCOunt 777 BUS b PARallel FRAMe n DATA 777 BUS b CPARallel FRAMe n DATA 777 BUS b PARallel FRAMe n STATe 778 BUS b CPARallel FRAM...

Page 778: ...fix b 1 2 Selects the parallel bus n Selects the frame Return values FrameStatus OK ERRor INSufficient Usage Query only BUS b PARallel FRAMe n STARt BUS b CPARallel FRAMe n STARt Returns the start tim...

Page 779: ...WGENerator FUNCtion PULSe ETIMe 780 WGENerator FUNCtion EXPonential POLarity 781 WGENerator FUNCtion RAMP POLarity 781 WGENerator NOISe ABSolute 781 WGENerator NOISe RELative 781 WGENerator OUTPut LO...

Page 780: ...ion PULSe DCYCle DutyCycle Defines the duty cycle value of the generator function pulse Parameters DutyCycle Numeric value Range 1 000E 01 to 9 000E 01 RST 2 500E 01 Default unit WGENerator TRIangle S...

Page 781: ...ise WGENerator NOISe RELative RelativeNoise Sets the noise of the generated waveform in percentage of the amplitude Parameters RelativeNoise WGENerator OUTPut LOAD Load Select the user load the load o...

Page 782: ...rm part Parameters StartTime Default unit s WGENerator ARBitrary RANGe STOP StopTime Sets the end time of the copied waveform part Parameters StopTime Default unit s WGENerator ARBitrary UPDate Loads...

Page 783: ...s the idle time between two burst cycles Parameters IdleTime Range 28n to 17 RST 100u Default unit s WGENerator BURSt NCYCle NumberOfCycles Sets the number of times the generator outputs one cycle of...

Page 784: ...utput To define the modulation function see WGENerator MODulation FUNCtion Parameters Enable ON OFF WGENerator MODulation FUNCtion ModulationFunction Selects a function for the modulation Parameters M...

Page 785: ...is used for AM modulation Parameters ModulationDepth WGENerator MODulation FM FREQuency Frequency Sets the frequency of the modulating waveform for FM modulation Parameters Frequency WGENerator MODul...

Page 786: ...quency and the hopping frequency Parameters Rate Range 0 1 to 1E6 Default unit Hz WGENerator MODulation RAMP POLarity Polarity Sets the polarity for the ramp function for a modulation waveform Paramet...

Page 787: ...s SweepEnable ON OFF 17 14 2 Pattern generator General settings 787 Square wave 789 Counter pattern 790 Arbitrary pattern 791 Manual pattern 793 PWM signals 794 17 14 2 1 General settings PGENerator F...

Page 788: ...bject Data rate 9600 Bit s 115 2 kBit s and 1 MBit s CAN CAN BUS signals for measurements without measurement object up to 50 MBit s LIN LIN BUS signals for measurements without measurement object up...

Page 789: ...TTern SQUarewave DCYCle 789 PGENerator PATTern PERiod 789 PGENerator PATTern FREQuency 790 PGENerator PATTern SQUarewave POLarity Polarity Defines the polarity of the pattern generator square wave fun...

Page 790: ...Tern COUNter FREQuency 790 PGENerator PATTern COUNter DIRection 790 PGENerator PATTern COUNter FREQuency Period Defines the frequency value of the pattern generator counter function The user fre quenc...

Page 791: ...t NCYCle 793 PGENerator PATTern TRIGger MODE TriggerMode Defines the arbitrary trigger mode of the pattern generator function Parameters TriggerMode CONTinuous SINGle CONTinuous The CONT function cont...

Page 792: ...ND AppendData From index n data will be integrated in existing pattern via AND combination Setting parameters AppendData List of Values Usage Setting only PGENerator PATTern ARBitrary DATA APPend INDe...

Page 793: ...5000000000E 01 Default unit s PGENerator PATTern BURSt STATe BurstState Turns the BURST function on or off Parameters BurstState ON OFF RST OFF PGENerator PATTern BURSt NCYCle PatternCycles Defines th...

Page 794: ...e DutyCycle Sets the duty cycle of the PWM signal at P0 and thus the motor speed Parameters DutyCycle Range 1 to 99 Increment 1 RST 50 Default unit PGENerator PATTern PWM DIRection Direction Sets the...

Page 795: ...us OPERation subsystem control the status reporting structures of the STATus OPERation register See also Chapter B 1 Structure of a SCPI status register on page 816 Chapter B 3 3 STATus OPERation regi...

Page 796: ...OPERation ENABle 5 The ALIGnment event bit 0 and AUToset event bit 2 are for warded to the OPERation summary bit of the status byte STATus OPERation NTRansition NegativeTransition Parameters NegativeT...

Page 797: ...apter B 3 4 STATus QUEStionable register on page 821 The following commands are available STATus PRESet 798 STATus QUEStionable CONDition 798 STATus QUEStionable COVerload CONDition 798 STATus QUEStio...

Page 798: ...load PTRansition 800 STATus QUEStionable ADCState PTRansition 800 STATus QUEStionable LIMit PTRansition 800 STATus QUEStionable MASK PTRansition 800 STATus PRESet Resets all STATUS QUESTIONALBLE regis...

Page 799: ...rns the contents of the EVENt part of the status register to check whether an event has occurred since the last reading Reading an EVENt register deletes its con tents Return values Event Event bits i...

Page 800: ...Tus QUEStionable MASK PTRansition PositiveTransition Sets the positive transition filter If a bit is set a 0 to 1 transition in the corresponding bit of the condition register causes a 1 to be written...

Page 801: ...wn fuse is the cause The product is protected by a fuse of type Size 5x20 mm 250V T3 15H slow blow IEC60127 2 5 1 WARNING The fuse is part of the main power supply Handling the fuse while the power is...

Page 802: ...ll current instrument configuration data and user data with Setup menu Secure Erase 18 5 Storage Protect the product against dust Ensure that the environmental conditions e g tem perature range and cl...

Page 803: ...EEE Rohde Schwarz has developed a disposal concept for the eco friendly disposal or recycling of waste material As a manufacturer Rohde Schwarz completely fulfills its obligation to take back and disp...

Page 804: ...r instrument independent common commands Common and instrument specific commands differ in their syntax A 1 1 Syntax for common commands Common instrument independent commands consist of a header prec...

Page 805: ...STOP numeric value SENSe LIST FREQuency numeric_value numeric_value Long and short form 805 Numeric suffixes 805 Optional mnemonics 806 A 1 2 1 Long and short form The mnemonics feature a long form an...

Page 806: ...ted These mnemonics are marked by square brackets in the description The instrument must recognize the long command to comply with the SCPI standard Some commands are considerably shortened by these o...

Page 807: ...FREQ STOP 1500000 SENS FREQ STOP 1 5E6 Units For physical quantities the unit can be entered If the unit is missing the basic unit is used Allowed unit prefixes are G giga MA mega MOHM MHZ K kilo M m...

Page 808: ...ic value as a result A 1 3 3 Boolean parameters Boolean parameters represent two states The ON state logically true is represen ted by ON or a numeric value 1 The OFF state logically untrue is represe...

Page 809: ...rmat requires a NL END message to terminate the data block This format is useful when the length of the transmission is not known or if speed or other considerations prevent segmentation of the data i...

Page 810: ...ing commands with identical meaning can be created SENS BAND RES 1 SENS BWID RES 1 Mnemonics in square brackets are optional and may be inserted into the header or omitted Example HCOPy IMMediate HCOP...

Page 811: ...rding to SCPI the responses to queries are partly subject to stricter rules than in standard IEEE 488 2 The requested parameter is transmitted without a header Example HCOP PAGE ORI Response LAND Maxi...

Page 812: ...Do not combine queries with commands that affect the queried value in one program message because the response to the query is not predictable The following messages always return correct results CHAN...

Page 813: ...two synchronization commands simply block overlapping execution of the command Append the synchronization command to the overlapped command for example SINGle OPC For time consuming overlapped command...

Page 814: ...Commands Commands program messages are messages that the controller sends to the instru ment They operate the instrument functions and request information The commands are subdivided according to two...

Page 815: ...ing of the commands just received DCL Device Clear Aborts processing of the commands just received and sets the command processing software to a defined initial state Does not change the instrument se...

Page 816: ...r all parts Thus the contents of the register parts can be processed by the controller as positive integers Figure B 1 The status register model Description of the five status register parts The five...

Page 817: ...lears it This part is often equated with the entire register ENABle The ENABle part determines whether the associated EVENt bit contributes to the sum bit see below Each bit of the EVENt part is ANDed...

Page 818: ...g system The STB pro vides a rough overview of the instrument status collecting the information of the lower level registers ESR SCPI registers The STB receives its information from the following regi...

Page 819: ...umes the highest level within the SCPI hierarchy The STB is read using the command STB or a serial poll The STatus Byte STB is linked to the Service Request Enable SRE register Each bit of the STB is...

Page 820: ...e ESR is defined in IEEE 488 2 It can be compared with the EVENt part of a SCPI register The event status register can be read out using command ESR The ESE corresponds to the ENABle part of a SCPI re...

Page 821: ...n be read using the commands STATus OPERation CONDition or STATus OPERation EVENt See also Figure B 2 The remote commands for the STATus OPERation register are described in Chap ter 17 15 1 STATus OPE...

Page 822: ...QUEStionable register Bit No Meaning 0 to 2 not used 3 COVerload This bit is set if a questionable channel overload occurs see Chapter B 3 4 1 STATus QUES tionable COVerload register on page 823 4 TEM...

Page 823: ...e Chapter B 3 4 5 STATus QUEStionable MASK register on page 824 13 to 14 Not used 15 This bit is always 0 B 3 4 1 STATus QUEStionable COVerload register This register contains all information about ov...

Page 824: ...ing on the upper limit 3 CHANnel2 clipping on the lower limit 4 CHANnel3 clipping on the upper limit 5 CHANnel3 clipping on the lower limit 6 CHANnel4 clipping on the upper limit 7 CHANnel4 clipping o...

Page 825: ...veral of bits 2 3 4 5 or 7 of the status byte are set and enabled in the SRE Each of these bits combines the information of a further register the error queue or the output buffer The ENABle parts of...

Page 826: ...he decimal number is calculated as the sum of the weighted values of all bits in the register that are set to 1 Example The decimal value 40 32 8 indicates that bits no 3 and 5 in the status register...

Page 827: ...tage Power On Status Clear DCL SDC Device Clear Selected Device Clear RST or SYS Tem PRE Set STA Tus PRE Set CLS Effect 0 1 Clear STB ESR yes yes Clear SRE ESE yes Clear EVENt parts of the regis ters...

Page 828: ...t 434 ACQuire NSINgle COUNt 457 ACQuire NSINgle COUNt 505 ACQuire PEAKdetect 457 ACQuire POINts ARATe 459 ACQuire POINts AUTomatic 454 ACQuire POINts AUTomatic 504 ACQuire POINts VALue 455 ACQuire POI...

Page 829: ...66 BPLot PHASe ENABle 566 BPLot PHASe POSition 566 BPLot PHASe SCALe 566 BPLot POINts LOGarithmic 564 BPLot REPeat 564 BPLot RESet 564 BPLot STATe 564 BUS b ARINc BRMode 702 BUS b ARINc BRValue 702 BU...

Page 830: ...BUS b CPARallel CS ENABle 776 BUS b CPARallel CS POLarity 777 BUS b CPARallel CS SOURce 776 BUS b CPARallel DATA m SOURce 775 BUS b CPARallel FCOunt 777 BUS b CPARallel FRAMe n DATA 777 BUS b CPARall...

Page 831: ...Me n STATus 623 BUS b I2C FRAMe n STOP 624 BUS b I2S AVARiant 667 BUS b I2S BORDer 667 BUS b I2S CHANnel LENGth 668 BUS b I2S CHANnel OFFSet 668 BUS b I2S CHANnel ORDer 668 BUS b I2S CHANnel TDMCount...

Page 832: ...mum 680 BUS b MILStd POLarity 680 BUS b MILStd RESPonsetime INFinite 680 BUS b MILStd RESPonsetime MAXimum 681 BUS b MILStd RESPonsetime MINimum 681 BUS b MILStd SOURce 681 BUS b MILStd THReshold HIGH...

Page 833: ...ity 609 BUS b SPI DATA SOURce 608 BUS b SPI FCOunt 615 BUS b SPI FRAME n DATA MISO 616 BUS b SPI FRAME n DATA MOSI 616 BUS b SPI FRAME n STARt 615 BUS b SPI FRAME n STATus 615 BUS b SPI FRAME n STOP 6...

Page 834: ...RT RX FRAMe n WCOunt 636 BUS b UART RX FRAMe n WORD o STARt 637 BUS b UART RX FRAMe n WORD o STATe 636 BUS b UART RX FRAMe n WORD o STOP 638 BUS b UART RX FRAMe n WORD o VALue 638 BUS b UART RX SOURce...

Page 835: ...82 CALCulate MATH m TRACk EDGE 482 CALCulate MATH m TRACk THReshold HYSTeresis 483 CALCulate MATH m TRACk THReshold LOWer 483 CALCulate MATH m TRACk THReshold UPPer 483 CALCulate MATH m WCOLor 482 CAL...

Page 836: ...ATe 441 CHANnel m OFFSet 437 CHANnel m OVERload 440 CHANnel m POLarity 438 CHANnel m POSition 437 CHANnel m RANGe 436 CHANnel m SCALe 436 CHANnel m SKEW 439 CHANnel m STATe 436 CHANnel m THReshold 440...

Page 837: ...ent 507 DIGital m HISTory EXPort NAME 513 DIGital m HISTory EXPort SAVE 514 DIGital m HISTory PALL 507 DIGital m HISTory PLAYer SPEed 508 DIGital m HISTory PLAYer STATe 509 DIGital m HISTory REPLay 50...

Page 838: ...8 DVM m ENABle 559 DVM m RESult ACTual STATus 560 DVM m RESult ACTual 559 DVM m SOURce 559 DVM m TYPE 559 EXPort ATABle NAME 513 EXPort ATABle SAVE 514 EXPort MEASurement STATistics ALL NAME 525 EXPor...

Page 839: ...LOGic p HISTory STOP 508 LOGic p HISTory TSABsolute ALL 512 LOGic p HISTory TSABsolute 511 LOGic p HISTory TSDate ALL 512 LOGic p HISTory TSDate 512 LOGic p HISTory TSRelative ALL 511 LOGic p HISTory...

Page 840: ...RELative STARt 528 MEASurement m GATE RELative STOP 528 MEASurement m MAIN 516 MEASurement m RESult AVG 522 MEASurement m RESult NPEak 523 MEASurement m RESult PPEak 523 MEASurement m RESult STDDev 5...

Page 841: ...erator PATTern LED BLUE 794 PGENerator PATTern LED GREen 794 PGENerator PATTern LED INTens 795 PGENerator PATTern LED RED 794 PGENerator PATTern PERiod 789 PGENerator PATTern PWM DCYCle 794 PGENerator...

Page 842: ...NPEak 722 POWer EFFiciency RESult OUTPut REALpower PPEak 722 POWer EFFiciency RESult OUTPut REALpower STDDev 722 POWer EFFiciency RESult OUTPut REALpower WFMCount 722 POWer EFFiciency RESult OUTPut R...

Page 843: ...ation RESult MEAN NPEak 732 POWer MODulation RESult MEAN PPEak 733 POWer MODulation RESult MEAN STDDev 733 POWer MODulation RESult MEAN WFMCount 733 POWer MODulation RESult MEAN ACTual 732 POWer MODul...

Page 844: ...ent RMS ACTual 739 POWer QUALity RESult POWer APParent AVG 737 POWer QUALity RESult POWer APParent NPEak 737 POWer QUALity RESult POWer APParent PPEak 737 POWer QUALity RESult POWer APParent STDDev 73...

Page 845: ...S PPEak 738 POWer QUALity RESult VOLTage RMS STDDev 738 POWer QUALity RESult VOLTage RMS WFMCount 738 POWer QUALity RESult VOLTage RMS ACTual 739 POWer REPort ADD 717 POWer REPort DESCription 717 POWe...

Page 846: ...lt NDCYcle ACTual 742 POWer RIPPle RESult NDCYcle ACTual 747 POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle AVG 742 POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle AVG 748 POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle NPEak 742 POWer RIPPle RESult PDCYcle N...

Page 847: ...STDDev ACTual 749 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak AVG 744 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak NPEak 744 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak PPEak 744 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak STDDev 744 POWer RIPPle RESult UPEak WFMCount 744...

Page 848: ...MPle COUNt 755 POWer SOA RESult TOTal SAMPle FAILed 755 POWer SOA RESult TOTal SAMPle PASSed 755 POWer SOA RESult TOTal STATe 756 POWer SOA RESult TOTal TOLerance 756 POWer SOA RESult TOTal VCOunt 756...

Page 849: ...STARt 762 POWer SWITching GATE TOFF STOP 762 POWer SWITching GATE TON STARt 762 POWer SWITching GATE TON STOP 762 POWer SWITching REPort ADD 763 POWer SWITching RESult CONDuction ENERgy 763 POWer SWIT...

Page 850: ...n MANual 442 PROBe m SETup ATTenuation UNIT 442 PROBe m SETup ATTenuation AUTO 446 PROBe m SETup BANDwidth 446 PROBe m SETup CAPacitance 446 PROBe m SETup DCOFfset 451 PROBe m SETup DEGauss 447 PROBe...

Page 851: ...FORMat 712 SEARch PROTocol ARINc LABel CONDition 713 SEARch PROTocol ARINc LABel MAXimum 713 SEARch PROTocol ARINc LABel MINimum 713 SEARch PROTocol ARINc SDI 713 SEARch PROTocol ARINc SSM 713 SEARch...

Page 852: ...DBCaccept 699 SEARch PROTocol MILStd STATus INSTrument 699 SEARch PROTocol MILStd STATus MERRor 700 SEARch PROTocol MILStd STATus SREQuest 700 SEARch PROTocol MILStd STATus SUBSystem 700 SEARch PROTo...

Page 853: ...h LEVel 490 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh LEVel DELTa 490 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh POLarity 490 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh RANGe 491 SEARch TRIGger WIDTh WIDTh 491 SEARch TRIGger WINDow DELTa 499 SEARch TRIGger WINDow P...

Page 854: ...ence SETup FREQuency 552 SPECtrum MARKer REFerence SETup INDex 552 SPECtrum MARKer REFerence SETup MODE 552 SPECtrum MARKer REFerence SETup SPAN 553 SPECtrum MARKer RESult n ALL DELTa 555 SPECtrum MAR...

Page 855: ...548 SPECtrum WAVeform MINimum DATA XINCrement 548 SPECtrum WAVeform MINimum DATA XORigin 548 SPECtrum WAVeform MINimum DATA YINCrement 548 SPECtrum WAVeform MINimum DATA YORigin 549 SPECtrum WAVeform...

Page 856: ...VENt 799 STOP 435 SYSTem BEEPer CONTrol STATe 597 SYSTem BEEPer ERRor STATe 598 SYSTem BEEPer TRIG STATe 598 SYSTem BEEPer IMMediate 598 SYSTem COMMunicate INTerface ETHernet DHCP 600 SYSTem COMMunica...

Page 857: ...RIGger A ARINc LABel CONDition 705 TRIGger A ARINc LABel MAXimum 706 TRIGger A ARINc LABel MINimum 706 TRIGger A ARINc SDI 706 TRIGger A ARINc SSM 706 TRIGger A ARINc TTIMe CONDition 706 TRIGger A ARI...

Page 858: ...76 TRIGger A I2S WSELect SLOPe 676 TRIGger A I2S WSSLope 676 TRIGger A LEVel n RISetime LOWer 472 TRIGger A LEVel n RISetime UPPer 473 TRIGger A LEVel n RUNT LOWer 471 TRIGger A LEVel n RUNT UPPer 471...

Page 859: ...NC 688 TRIGger A MILStd TRMode 688 TRIGger A MILStd TTYPe 688 TRIGger A MILStd TYPE 688 TRIGger A MILStd WCOunt CONDition 688 TRIGger A MILStd WCOunt MAXimum 689 TRIGger A MILStd WCOunt MINimum 689 TR...

Page 860: ...EVENt TRIGgerout 476 TRIGger EVENt WFMSave 477 TRIGger EVENt WFMSave DESTination 477 TRIGger EVENt ENABle 475 TRIGger OUT MODE 602 TRIGger OUT PLENgth 602 TRIGger OUT POLarity 602 WGENerator ARBitrary...

Page 861: ...Dulation TYPE 784 WGENerator MODulation ENABLE 784 WGENerator NOISe ABSolute 781 WGENerator NOISe RELative 781 WGENerator OUTPut LOAD 781 WGENerator OUTPut ENABle 781 WGENerator SWEep FEND 786 WGENera...

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