Exercise 3. Connecting A Signal - Agilent Technologies 83480A Quick Start Manual

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1 Using the Agilent 8133A pulse generator (or equivalent), set a trigger and

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2 Make sure the trigger and pulse signals are enabled.

3 Connect the trigger to the trigger input (channel 2) on the Agilent 83483A,

4 Connect the pulse signal to the electrical input (channel 1) on the

5 Display the Setup menu (on the Agilent 83480A, 54750A) and select the

Operating the Instrument

Exercise 3. Connecting a Signal

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) on or near input connectors can damage circuits

inside the instrument. Repair of damage due to misuse is not covered under

warranty. Before connecting any cable to the electrical input, momentarily

short the center and outer conductors of the cable together. Personnel should

be properly grounded, and should touch the frame of the instrument before

touching any connector. For more information regarding ESD, refer to the

Agilent 83480A, 54750A User's Guide.

square wave signal to the following:

Trigger level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 mV (do not exceed 2 Vp-p)

Pulse level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 mV (do not exceed 2 Vp-p)

Pulse frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 MHz

Cables can build up high voltage levels that can discharge into the channel or

trigger inputs and cause damage. Cables should be discharged using a short or

a 50Ω terminator prior to connection.

54751A electrical plug-in module.

Agilent 83483A, 54751A electrical plug-in module.

default setup by pressing:

Setup, Default setup

The default setup puts the instrument in a predefined operating condition. This

gives you a known starting point for the following exercises. The default condi-

tions are listed in the setup section of the Agilent 83480A, 54750A User's

Guide.

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