Performance veri
fi
cation
Table 39: Required test equipment (cont.)
Item
Minimum requirements
Recommended equipment
Purpose
SMA coaxial cable
50
Ω
, male to male connector, 91 cm
Tektronix part number
174-6193-00
Signal interconnection
SMA terminator
50
Ω
, ±1
Ω
, 2 W, DC to 1 GHz
Tektronix part number
136-7162-00
Signal termination
Adapter, dual banana
plug
Adapter BNC (male) to SMA (female)
Tektronix part number
103-0090-00
Signal interconnection to a DMM
Adapter, BNC (male)
to SMA (female)
BNC (male) to SMA (female)
Tektronix part number
015-0572-00
Signal interconnection to a
oscilloscope
Basic mode: Frequency/Period test
This test veri
fi
es the frequency accuracy of the generator. All output frequencies
are derived from a single generated frequency. Both c is required to be
checked. The generator should be set to Basic mode operation.
1.
Connect the generator to the frequency counter as shown in the following
fi
gure.
Figure 1: Frequency/period test
2.
Push the Default front-panel button and the OK menu button to recall the
generator default setup.
3.
Set up the generator using the following steps:
Select menu
Setting
Operation
Function
Sine
Sine (front)
Frequency
1.000000 MHz
Frequency/Period (front)
Amplitude
1.00 Vpp
Amplitude/High (front)
Channel 1 Output
On
On (front)
4.
Check that reading of the frequency counter is between 0.9999984 MHz and
1.0000016 MHz.
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