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FCA3000 and FCA3100 Series Timer/Counter/Analyzer MCA3000 Series Microwave Counter/Analyzer Quick Start User Manual *P071278702* 071-2787-02...
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FCA3000 and FCA3100 Series Timer/Counter/Analyzer MCA3000 Series Microwave Counter/Analyzer Quick Start User Manual www.tektronix.com 071-2787-02...
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Warranty Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid fire or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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Always place the product in a location convenient for viewing the display and indicators. Be sure your work area meets applicable ergonomic standards. Consult with an ergonomics professional to avoid stress injuries. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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Class 1 – grounded product. Pollution degree rating Pollution Degree 2 (as defined in IEC 61010-1). Rated for indoor, dry location use only. Mains overvoltage category rating Overvoltage category II (as defined in IEC 61010-1). FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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Preface Preface This manual describes the installation and basic operations of the FCA3000 Series, FCA3100 Series, and MCA3000 Series instruments. For more detailed information see the FCA3000 Series, FCA3100 Series, and MCA3000 Series User Manual (provided as a PDF file on the product CD). This manual supports the following instruments:...
Sequential button pushes are separated with a > symbol. For example, Meas > Pulse > Width Positive > A means to push the Meas button, the Pulse menu button, the Width Positive menu button, and then the A menu button FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
Installation Installation Unpacking the Instrument Unpack the instrument and check that you received all items listed as Standard Accessories. Check the Tektronix Web site (www.tektronix.com) for the most current information, recommended accessories, instrument options, and upgrades. Standard Accessories Tektronix part...
6. Connect a 50 Ω cable from the 10 MHz Output connector on the rear panel to the Input A connector on the front panel. 7. Push Input A and select 50 Ω input impedance. 8. Push Meas > Freq > Freq > A. The instrument should read 10 MHz. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
Getting Acquainted with Your Instrument Rear Panel 1. Pulse Output connector (FCA3100 Series only). (See page 5, Preventing ESD.) 2. ID label, including model, serial, installed options, and instrument electrical ratings. 3. Line power connector. 4. USB 2.0 12 Mb/s port to connect to PC.
2. Gate indicator. The GATE indicator is on when the counter is busy counting input cycles. 3. Input C prescaler (3 GHz or 20 GHz, FCA3000 Series and FCA3100 Series) or down converter (27 GHz or 40 GHz, MCA3000 Series) for measuring higher frequencies.
Typical measurements include frequency, period, time, pulse, phase, totalize (FCA3100 Series only), and volts. The available menu items depend on the instrument model and configuration.
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The Input A and Input B menus provide channel-related settings, including trigger slope, signal coupling (AC or DC), input impedance (50 Ω or 1 MΩ), input attenuation (1x or 10x), trigger mode (Manual or Auto), Trigger level, and Filter (frequency cutoff). FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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Miscellaneous (such as the input signal timeout period and the auto trigger low frequency setting). See the FCA3000 Series and MCA3000 Series User Manual for full information on these instrument menus and settings. Use the Math/Limit button to display the math and limit testing configuration menus.
Pushing a menu button (Meas, Input A, Input B, Settings, Math/Limit, or User Opt) replaces the lower screen area with the menu items for that button. The following figure shows the menu items for the Meas button. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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N: The number of measurement samples (set in the Settings > Stat menu). Max, Min: The maximum and minimum measurement values. P-P: The peak-to-peak deviation. Adev: Allan deviation. Std: Standard deviation. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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4. The Limits Alarm levels (if active). When limit testing is active, the instrument sets the graph scale to show both the measurement trend plot and the limit values (horizontal dashed lines). FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
2. Select a measurement by using the menu softkeys below a menu item. > For example, select Period > Single > A to display the period measurement for Input A. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
This example tests frequency limits, but you can set test limits for most measurements. 1. Reset the instrument to the default settings. (See page 12, Restore Default Settings.) 2. Push Math/Limit and select Limits. > FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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Measurements that are outside the limit test scale are shown with an arrow at the left or the right edge of the screen. The instrument only uses data that is inside the limits for autoscaling. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
(C to A and C to B), Frequency Burst, and Period (Average). Input C is added to the relevant menus on the instrument. Use normal processes to set the instrument to take measurements on Input C. See the FCA3000 Series, FCA3100 Series, and MCA3000 Series User Manual for more information on Input C measurements.
6. Use the Navigation buttons to backspace over characters or move the insertion cursor to a new position. 7. Push Enter or Save/Exit to accept the label text and save the instrument setup. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
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Locations that are empty are shown in gray text. 3. Push the menu button for the setup location. The instrument loads the setup and displays the measurement associated with that setup. FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series Quick Start User Manual...
Connectivity Connectivity With the fast USB and GPIB bus transfer speeds of your FCA3000, FCA3100, and MCA3000 Series bench instrument, you can easily capture, save, and analyze measurement results by using the special Tektronix edition of National Instruments LabVIEW SignalExpress™ software. Every instrument ships with a free copy of the Tektronix version of SignalExpress for basic instrument control, data logging and analysis.
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