Atec Agilent-83491A-92A - Manual (Page 4)

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In manufacturing, it is a battle to continually reduce the
cost per test. Solution: Fast PC-based processors, resulting
in high measurement throughput and reduced test time.
Measure
Standard Measurements/Features
The following measurements are available from the tool
bar, as well as the pull down menus. Measurements avail-
able are dependent on the DCA operating mode.
Oscilloscope Mode
Time
Rise Time, Fall Time, Jitter RMS, Jitter p-p, Period,
Frequency, + Pulse Width, - Pulse Width, Duty Cycle,
Delta Time, [T
max
, T
min
, T
edge
—remote commands only]
Amplitude
Overshoot, Average Power, V amptd, V p-p, V rms,
V top, V base, V max, V min, V avg
Eye/Mask Mode
NRZ Eye Measurements
Extinction Ratio, Jitter RMS, Jitter p-p, Average Power,
Crossing Percentage, Rise Time, Fall Time, One Level,
Zero Level, Eye Height, Eye Width, Signal to Noise
(Q-Factor), Duty Cycle Distortion, Bit Rate, Eye
Amplitude
RZ Eye Measurements
Extinction Ratio, Jitter RMS, Jitter p-p, Average Power,
Rise Time, Fall Time, One Level, Zero Level, Eye
Height, Eye Amplitude, Opening Factor, Eye Width,
Pulse Width, Signal to Noise (Q-Factor), Duty Cycle,
Bit Rate, Contrast Ratio
Mask Test
Open Mask, Start Mask Test, Exit Mask Test, Filter,
Mask Test Margins, Mask Test Scaling, Create NRZ Mask
TDR/TDT Mode (requires TDR module)
Quick TDR, TDR/TDT Setup, Normalize, Response,
Rise Time, Fall Time,
∆ Time
Standard Functions
Standard functions are available through pull down
menus and soft keys, and some functions are also acces-
sible through the front panel knobs.
Markers
Two vertical and two horizontal (user selectable)
TDR Markers
Horizontal — seconds or meter
Vertical — volts, ohms or Percent Reflection
Propagation — Dielectric Constant or Velocity
Limit Tests
Acquisition Limits
Limit Test Run Until Conditions — Off, # of Waveforms,
# of Samples
Report Action on Completion — Save waveform to
memory or disk, Save screen image to disk
Measurement Limit Test
Specify Number of Failures to Stop Limit Test
When to Fail Selected Measurement — Inside Limits,
Outside Limits, Always Fail, Never Fail
Report Action on Failure - Save waveform to memory
or disk, Save screen image to disk, Save summary to
disk
Mask Limit Test
Specify Number of Failed Mask Test Samples
Report Action on Failure — Save waveform to memory
or disk, Save screen image to disk, Save summary to
disk
Configure Measurements
Thresholds
10%, 50%, 90% or 20%, 50%, 80% or Custom
Eye Boundaries
1 and 2
Format Units for
Duty Cycle Distortion — Time or Percentage
Extinction Ratio — Ratio, Decibel or Percentage
Eye Height — Amplitude or Decibel (dB)
Eye Width — Time or Ratio
Average Power — Watts or Decibels (dB)
TDR — Ohm (
Ω) or Volts
Meters or Seconds
Top Base Definition
Standard or Custom
∆ Time Definition
First Edge Number, Edge Direction, Threshold
Second Edge Number, Edge Direction, Threshold
Quick Measure Configuration
4 User Selectable Measurements for Each Mode
Default Settings
(Eye/Mask Mode)
Extinction Ratio, Jitter RMS, Average Power, Crossing
Percentage
Default Settings
(Oscilloscope Mode)
Rise Time, Fall Time, Period,
V amptd