To View An Eye Diagram - Agilent Technologies 86100C Quick Start Manual

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1 Select a DCA module that is compatible with the type of signal that you are
2 Install the module into the DCA mainframe. You don't have to turn the
3 Connect the cable with the signal to be measured to the module's front-panel
4 Connect a synchronous clock signal to the front-panel Trigger input connector.
5 Press the Default Setup button to place the instrument in a known start-up
6 Press the channel button to select the module input channel that you are using.
7 Press the front-panel Source button to select triggering on the Front Panel

To View an Eye Diagram

When learning to use the instrument, practice viewing a PRBS signal, which
will have a varied number of ones and zeros and will produce a classic eye dia-
gram.
The 86100C Help contains many more measurement procedures for Eye/Mask
mode.
measuring.
mainframe off before installing the module.
channel input connector.
If you don't have a synchronous clock signal, install and setup a clock recovery
module.
state.
The channel button will be lit when a channel is selected.
connector. If you are using a clock recovery module, select Left Module or
Right Module to use the recovered clock, and refer to clock recovery modules
for more information on using other settings.
Using the 86100C
Eye/Mask Mode
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