WaveLink Series Differential Probe (13-25 GHz)
Pr obe Ope r a t ion
Ove r vie w
Teledyne LeCroy WaveLink probes are factory calibrated and performance verified on shipment.
During factory calibration and performance verification, each probe amplifier has a response file
created and stored on-board. When the probe is connected to your Teledyne LeCroy oscilloscope,
the response file is read by your oscilloscope and a combined optimized probe + oscilloscope
response is created for your particular oscilloscope and channel to which the probe is connected.
The response is identical to that of the oscilloscope channel.
All that is left for the operator is to de-embed the probe loading from the circuit using Teledyne
LeCroy’s Virtual Probe software option, if desired. Since the Teledyne LeCroy probe impedance is
very high across the passband, this may not even be necessary.
NOTE
: With your probe set up and system turned on, allow for a 15-minute warm-up of your probe
prior to use. A properly warmed-up probe ensures optimal measurements.
Syst e m Ca libr a t ion
By design, the D1305-A, D1605-A, D2005-A, and D2505-A amplifier modules and interconnect leads
deliver the specified performance when interchanged on a WL-PLINK-A or WL-2.92MM
platform/cable assembly, or when an LPA-2.92-PLINK probe adapter is used.
Each configured probe is shipped with a Certificate of Calibration indicating that the system
performance was validated and found to meet or exceed the warranted specifications with those
models and accessories listed in the Certificate.
As only this configuration was validated, the certificate is only valid for the configuration indicated.
This is why all modular probe components are serialized, calibrated, and tested as a system before
being shipped from the Teledyne LeCroy factory, to ensure guaranteed performance.
A serial number is affixed to each module and the operator must ensure serial numbers on all
modules match.
NOTE
: If you do not verify that serial numbers on the modules match, performance is not
guaranteed. If an incorrect, uncalibrated combination of amplifier modules and platform/cable
assemblies is connected together, a warning will be displayed on the oscilloscope screen.
The interconnect tips are designed to keep response within a narrow range so they are
interchangeable, and interconnect leads manufactured at the same time have nearly identical
performance. Likewise, if a damping resistor on the solder-in lead is replaced using the procedure
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