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Getting Started 

with the

Agilent N4916A
De-Emphasis Signal Converter

If you need more detailed information on 
the N4916A, refer to the Online Help of your
High-Performance Serial BERT N4903A/B 
or Pulse Data Generator 81141/42A. 
The Help also offers printable versions of the 
User Guide and the Programming Guide.

You only need a few minutes to get started 
with the N4916A.

This Getting Started Brochure helps you to 
quickly install and check the instrument.

Содержание N4916A

Страница 1: ...r to the Online Help of your High Performance Serial BERT N4903A B or Pulse Data Generator 81141 42A The Help also offers printable versions of the User Guide and the Programming Guide You only need a few minutes to get started with the N4916A This Getting Started Brochure helps you to quickly install and check the instrument ...

Страница 2: ... specified in the operation instructions All Light Emitting Diodes LEDs used in this product are Class 1 LEDs as per IEC 60825 1 Environmental Conditions Verify that all safety precautions are taken The power cable inlet of the instrument serves as a device to disconnect from the mains in case of hazard The instrument must be positioned so that the operator can easily access the power cable inlet ...

Страница 3: ... the PG that are not used in your test setup must be terminated with 50 Ohm The instrument can operate from any single phase AC power source supplying 100 240 V in the frequency range from 50 60 Hz The maximum power consumption is 170 VA The power supply automatically adapts to the applied AC power Auto Selection and monitors the AC power range The mains plug can only be inserted in a socket outle...

Страница 4: ...t IO Libraries Suite is M 01 You can use IO Config for configuring the N4916A If you see this icon the revision of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite is 14 1 or later IO Control IO Control You may wish to connect a keyboard and mouse to your Serial BERT N4903A B or Pulse Data Generator 81141 42A This is not mandatory but convenient and should be done when the instrument is switched off 1 Open the Util...

Страница 5: ...6A and one of the rear USB ports of your N4903A B or Pulse Data Generator 81141 42A 3 When you connect the N4916A for the first time the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard appears and asks wether he should connect to Windows Update Answer No 4 Click Next until the wizard finishes 5 Windows will automatically identify the N4916A as a USB Test and Measurement Device The necessary USB driver is part o...

Страница 6: ...UsbDevice1 is the default alias name 2 Click Change Properties and change the alias name to D4916 This is the alias used by the software 3 After clicking OK the Agilent Connection Expert shows a window like the following 4 In this example we use the Agilent Connection Expert If your N4903A B or 81141 42A uses revision M 01 of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite you can run IO Config for the same purpos...

Страница 7: ...r 81141 42A and the N4916A You can set the de emphasis value between 0 and 12 dB 4 The Config window displays a list of instruments externally connected to the N4903B 3 Press Enable to activate the connection between the N4903B and the N4916A 4Switch to PG Setup menu and click Data Output to access Data Output window 5 You can set the de emphasis value between 8 to 0 dB Use a 2 4 mm cable m m and ...

Страница 8: ... 4 The general approach shown here is using an oscilloscope If you have connected the N4916A to a High Performance Serial BERT N4903A B you can also use the error detector For details see the Help and the User Guide Choose a suitable pattern e g PRBS and start the pattern generator 5 After some adjustments of the scope you will see a display like the following 6 In case of problems please refer to...

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