Atec Agilent-8563E - Manual (Page 52)

ESG Family Signal Generators Performance Tests
Support Software
Calibration Guide 4-3
Support Software
The ESG Family Support Software runs performance tests and where applicable,
generates reports of the results for the tests. The following manual tests are not listed in
the software:
This chapter shows how to run the software to test and verify the performance of a signal
generator.
Chapter 3, “Service Software,” explains how to set up the software for a
particular set of test instruments and interfaced components in a test environment.
Running the Performance Tests
1. Load the support software into the personal computer. Refer to Chapter 3, “Service
Software,” for installation instructions.
2. Click on the installed support software icon.
3. Fill in the fields in the User Information window ( Figure 4-1 ):
a. In the User Name field (item 1), enter User. (Case sensitive.)
b. In the Password field (item 2), enter User. (Case sensitive.)
4. Click OK.
Figure 4-1 The User Information Window
5. In the DUT (Device Under Test) Selection Window ( Figure 4-2 ):
a. In the Select Model list (item 3), choose the correct model number of your signal
generator.
b. In the Serial Number box (item 4), enter the complete serial number of the DUT.
c. In the Address box (item 5), enter the two-digit GPIB address of the signal generator.
(To display the address on the signal generator, press Utility > GPIB/RS-232 >
GPIB Address. The GPIB Address softkey shows the current address.)
6. Click OK.
• Timebase Aging Rate (ESG-AP,
ESG-DP or Option 1E5 only)
• Measuring Phase Noise and Residual FM
(ESG-AP and ESG-DP Series Signal Generators)