Tektronix BERTScope, Quick Start User Manual

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Installation
Preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD)
CAUTION. To prevent damaging internal circuit boards and their components due to electrostatic discharge (ESD), please
read the following guidelines.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a concern when handling any electronic equipment. The instrument is designed with
robust ESD protection; however it is still possible that large discharges of static electricity directly into the signal input
may damage the instrument.
To avoid damage to the instrument, use the following guidelines to prevent electrostatic discharge to the instrument:
Discharge the static voltage from your body by wearing a grounded antistatic wrist strap while connecting and
disconnecting cables and adapters. The instrument provides a front panel connection for this purpose.
Discharge any static voltage from all cables before connecting them to the instrument or device under test by momentarily
grounding the center conductor of the cable, or by connecting a 50 Ω termination to one end, prior to attaching the
cable to the instrument.
A cable that is left unconnected on a bench can develop a large static charge.
Nothing capable of generating or holding a static charge should be allowed on the work station surface.
Instrument connection information
The following diagram shows one of several ways of connecting the clock recovery instrument to a Tektronix BERTScope
Analyzer; your connections may vary depending on your applications.
Figure 1: Clock Recovery and BERTScope Analyzer connections
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