Chapter 3: Testing Performance
Time Scale Accuracy (TSA)
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Time Scale Accuracy (TSA)
This procedure verifies the maximum TSA specification for the oscilloscope.
Description
TSA refers to the absolute accuracy of oscilloscope’s time scale. Because TSA depends directly
on frequency of a crystal oscillator, it is comprised of two components: an initial accuracy
component, and an aging component. The initial accuracy component applies to the
oscilloscope’s accuracy immediately after a time base calibration, whether performed by at the
factory, by a customer, or by an Agilent service center. The aging component scales linearly from
the time since the last time base calibration and adds to the initial accuracy component.
Specifications
TSA is published as a warranted specification, expressed by the following formula. The aging
component is specified by the crystal manufacturer while the initial accuracy component
represents our best estimate of the final value, which will be determined from subsequent
characterization of a large sample of production units.
TSA = ±(0.4 + 0.5(Years Since Calibration)) ppm peak
Note that TSA is specified with respect to an absolute standard and therefore its measurement
results must be compared against test limits that account for the uncertainties in its measurement
results. The total measurement uncertainty of the following test procedure is 0.1 ppm. It is the
sum of 0.01 ppm for the test signal’s absolute frequency accuracy, 0.04 ppm for the voltage noise
and phase noise of the oscilloscope’s digitized waveforms, and 0.05 ppm for the residual settling
time of the crystal oscillator after the specified 30 minute warm-up time. Therefore, all
measurement results need to be better than the specified values by a test margin of at least 0.1
ppm in order to guarantee compliance to the specification.
Equipment Required
Equipment
Critical Specifications
Recommended Model/Part
Synthesized sine
wave source
Output Frequency:
≥
10 MHz
Output Amplitude: 0 dBm
Frequency Resolution: 0.1 Hz
Agilent E8267D PSG
10 MHz frequency
reference
Output Frequency: 10 MHz
Output Amplitude: 0 dBm
Absolute Freq. Error: <
±
0.01 ppm
Symmetricom 58503B
SMA cable
50 ohm characteristic impedance
SMA (m) connectors
Max Frequency:
≥
50 MHz
Agilent 8120-4948
RF cable
50 ohm characteristic impedance
BNC (m) connectors
Max Frequency:
≥
50 MHz
Agilent 8120-1840
Adapters, assorted
3.5 mm (f) to Precision BNC (m)
Agilent 54855-67604
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