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  • Page 1 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide ...
  • Page 2 Notices Manual Part Number © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2008-2009 agency regulation or contract clause. Use, duplication or disclosure of Software is No part of this manual may be reproduced E2960-97001 subject to Agilent Technologies’ standard in any form or by any means (including...

  • Page 3: Safety Summary

    Agilent Technologies Inc. assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements. Before operation, review the instrument and manual for safety markings and instructions.
  • Page 4 Instrument personnel. Cover Instruments that appear damaged or defective should be made inoperative and secured against unintended operation until they can be repaired by qualified service personnel. Environmental Information Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Mechanical Dimensions Electrical Design Considerations for Midbus Probes Midbus Placement Within System Topology Load Model Reference Clock Probe Mechanical Design Considerations for the Reference Clock Probe Electrical Design Considerations for the Reference Clock Probe Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 6 Breaking Off Long Wired ZIF Tips from Packaging Strip ZIF Flying Lead Connection to DUT ZIF Tip Connection to Flying Lead Soldering the ZIF Tip or Long Wired ZIF Tip into a DUT Lane Mapping Important Points About Using N4241Z Index Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 7: N5306A I/O Module

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N5306A I/O Module This chapter provides information on the N5306A I/O module used for PCIe. Trigger In/Out Lane Status Ref Clk Output LED Display Analyzer Probe Inter-Module (x16) Self-Test Port 10 MHz Output...

  • Page 8: 1 N5306A I/O Module

    This components delivers 100 MHz output. • Trigger In/Out— This component is used to listen to external trigger in from a different device or send external trigger out to another device. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 9: 1 N5306A I/O Module

    Components on the I/O module are sensitive to the static electricity. Therefore, take C A U T I O N necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 10 N5306A I/O Module Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 11: N5322A Extended Interface Module

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N5322A Extended Interface Module This chapter provides information on the N5322A extended interface module used for PCIe. The N5322A extended interface module is used with the N5306A module to capture the traffic of DUTs that use PCIe power management (L0s, L1, L2/L3).

  • Page 12: 2 N5322A Extended Interface Module

    N5322A and N5306A modules should be used as a pair. That is: N OTE • Use 1 N5306A and 1 N5322A for a x8 setup. • Use 2 N5306A and 2 N5322A for a x16 setup. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 13 Components on the N5322A module are sensitive to the static electricity. Therefore, C A U T I O N take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 14 N5322A Extended Interface Module Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 15: N5309A Exerciser Card And Extension Card

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N5309A Exerciser Card and Extension Card N5309A Exerciser Card N5309-66417 Exerciser Extension Card This chapter provides information on the N5309A exerciser card and the N5309- 66417 exerciser extension card used for PCIe. ...

  • Page 16: N5309A Exerciser Card

    10003, to which N5309A is configured. The module number displayed here scrolls horizontally from right to left. • Status LEDs (on board)— This component has the following LEDs to display the status information. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 17 You can also use this connector for cross- triggering with other instruments, such as Logic Analyzer. The following figure shows the meaning of the pins in the Trigger Connector component: Figure 7 Trigger Connector Pins Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 18 Exerciser Extension Card with N5309A. For more information on this component and exerciser extension card, refer to "N5309-66417 Exerciser Extension Card" on page 20. For more information on the N5309A exerciser card, refer to: • Agilent Protocol Exerciser, User's Guide Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 19 Components on the N5309A exerciser card are sensitive to the static electricity. C A U T I O N Therefore, take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 20: N5309-66417 Exerciser Extension Card

    To connect the two cards: Insert the N5309A Connector component into the Extension Card Connector component of the N5309A card. Tighten the screw locks of the N5309- 66417 card to tightly align it with the N5309A card. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 21 Components on the N5309-66417 exerciser extension card are sensitive to the C A U T I O N static electricity. Therefore, take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 22 N5309A Exerciser Card and Extension Card Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 23: N5323A Jammer Card

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N5323A Jammer Card This chapter provides information on the N5323A jammer card used for PCIe. The following figure displays the N5323A Jammer card. Add-in Card Connector Power LEDs for Add-in Card Midbus Reference Clock...

  • Page 24: 4 N5323A Jammer Card

    Agilent System Protocol Tester, Installation Guide. • Power Connector for add- in card— This component is used to provide power supply to the add- in card, which is hooked on the N5323A jammer card. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 25 Protocol Analyzer module. You can also use this connector for cross- triggering with other instruments, such as Logic Analyzer. The following figure shows the meaning of the pins in the Trigger Connector component: Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 26: 4 N5323A Jammer Card

    PC using the USB cable. The following figure shows the Trigger Connector, Power Supply Connector, Link Status LED, and USB Connector components. Trigger Connector Power Supply Connector USB Connector Figure 14 N5323A Jammer Card Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 27: 4 N5323A Jammer Card

    Components on the N5323A jammer card are sensitive to the static electricity. C A U T I O N Therefore, take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 28: 4 N5323A Jammer Card

    N5323A Jammer Card Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 29: N5315 Solid Slot Interposer Card

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N5315 Solid Slot Interposer Card This chapter provides information on the N5315 solid slot interposer card used for PCIe. The N5315 solid slot interposer card comes in four form factors: x1, x4, x8 and x16 link width.

  • Page 30: 5 N5315 Solid Slot Interposer Card

    • Cable Holders— These components hold the N5315- 61601 Solid Slot Interposer cables that connect the N5306A I/O module to the N5315 card. The following figure shows the N5315- 61601 cable. Module Connector Port Connectors Figure 17 N5315-61601 Solid Slot Interposer cable Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 31: 5 N5315 Solid Slot Interposer Card

    Analyzer Probe components of the two N5306A I/O modules. The following figure shows the two N5315- 61601 cables connected to the ports and supported by the cable holders. Figure 18 N5315 with Cables Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 32 Components on the N5315 solid slot interposer card are sensitive to the static C A U T I O N electricity. Therefore, take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 33: N5316A Backplane Board For Pcie

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N5316A Backplane Board for PCIe This chapter provides information on the N5316A test backplane board used for PCIe 5 Gb/s. The following figures show the N5316A test backplane board for PCIe 5 Gb/s.
  • Page 34 REFCLK connectors. • Two fan connectors for the exhausts that you can use to keep the temperature of the board under control. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 35 • A reset switch, which resets all the circuits of the board. • Four DIP switches: • One to choose between internal and external clock (INT CLK and EXT CLK). Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 36: 6 N5316A Backplane Board For Pcie

    Components on the N5316A backplane board are sensitive to the static electricity. C A U T I O N Therefore, take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 37 2. Utilisez la carte N5316A dans un boîtier ignifuge. Le tableau des spécifications électriques est fourni ci-dessous : U de sortie, Imax de sortie +3,3 V, 28 A +5 V, 42 A +12 V, 22 A Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 38: 6 N5316A Backplane Board For Pcie

    D e s courants de plus de 8 A peuvent circuler dans les circuits A T T E N T I O N secondaires. Avant de brancher votre appareil en test, veuillez lire attentivement les consignes et les précautions de sécurité figurant dans le manuel d'installation. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 39: Soft Touch Midbus Probes

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide Soft Touch Midbus Probes Midbus 2.0 (Full Size) Probes N5328A Half Size Midbus Probe Electrical Design Considerations for Midbus Probes Reference Clock Probe Agilent provides midbus 2.0 (full size) probes and the N5328A half size midbus probe.

  • Page 40: Midbus 2.0 (Full Size) Probes

    One kit of 5 retention modules is supplied with each N4241A, N4242A, Retention and N4243A probes. Modules Contact your local sales representative to order additional retention modules: • Part Number: E2960B- RET- 05 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 41: Overview And Configuration Support

    *As long as the Midbus Probe placement within the system requirements are met. System designers should verify that their system requirements are supported by the midbus 2.0 by contacting Agilent Technologies directly. Other combinations may be available. Contact Agilent Technologies for the latest support N OTE configurations.

  • Page 42: Characteristics

    (of the midbus) to the reference clock header on the target board. Characteristics Other combinations may be available. Contact Agilent Technologies for the latest C A U T I O N support configurations. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 43: Mechanical Design Considerations For Midbus 2.0 Probes

    The Midbus probe 2.0 footprint, that needs to be designed into the target board can be observed in the following figure. The following figure displays the detailed layout dimensions for the footprint. Notice that the connector has 50 pins. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 44 Figure 23 Midbus 2.0 footprint dimensions, pin numbering, and specification The following figure displays detailed view of a pad with geometrical information on it. Figure 24 Detail A - detailed view of a pad. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 45 The following figure displays the dimensions of the midbus probe, which is plugged into the retention module. Figure 25 Midbus probe plugged into the retention module The following figure displays the retention module. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 46 The following figures show the dimensions of the retention module from different views. Figure 27 Dimensions of the Retention Module and its Parts Figure 28 Dimensions of the Retention Module and its Parts Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 47 Figure 29 Dimensions of the Retention Module and its Parts Figure 30 Dimensions of the Retention Module and its Parts Figure 31 Dimensions of the Retention Module and its Parts Figure 32 Dimensions of the Retention Module and its Parts Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 48 The following figure displays the dimensions of N5311 in millimeters (mm). The lower connector varies depending on the link width (x1, x4, x8, or x16). Also, the retention module on the right is only available for x16. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 49 N5311- 66426 (x16 Midbus Interposer). With this flavor of midbus interposer, maximum two N4241A midbus probes can be connected. This midbus interposer card routes one direction on each retention module. Figure 36 N5311-66426 Midbus Interposer Card Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 50: Electrical Design Considerations For The Midbus 2.0 Probes

    "Routing considerations near/through PCI Express midbus footprint" page 51 • "PCI Express Midbus Pin Assignments Overview" on page 52 • "General Probing Option and Pin Assignments" on page 53 • "Straight Probing Option and Pin Assignments" on page 54 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 51 (microstrip) routing when this routing is on the same side of the board as midbus. Figure 38 Suggested routing for microstrip traces on same layer as midbus Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 52 The pinout for the PCI Express midbus is given in "General Probing Option and Pin Assignments" on page 53. It is imperative that designers understand there is some freedom associated with the pin/signal assignment relationship. These notes are given here: Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 53 See the following tables contained in this section for more information. General Probing Option and Pin Assignments Table 1 General PCI Express midbus pinout Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 54 The midbus probe cable comes with two wires: brown and yellow. Out of these wires, only N OTE brown cable is supported for applying external clock. 1, 2, 3, 4 Table 2 x16 (standard) PCI Express midbus pinout Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 55 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Table 3 x8 (straight, bi-directional) specific PCI Express midbus pinout Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name C0p- Upstream C0p- Downstream C0n- Upstream C0n- Downstream C1p- Upstream Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 56 Analyzer supports probing of one bi-directional link with smaller link width (x1, x2, x4) on natural lane boundaries, e.g. a x4 link can be probed on lanes 0...3 or 4...7 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 57 The Lane 0 …7, both directions probe head must be plugged into the footprint that carries lanes 0...7, whereas the Lane 8 …15, both directions probe head must be plugged into the footprint that carries lanes 8...15 (Table 6). Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 58 C13n- Downstream C6p- Upstream C14p- Upstream C6p- Downstream C6n- Upstream C14p- Downstream C14n- Upstream C6n- Downstream C14n- Downstream C7p- Upstream C15p- Upstream C7p- Downstream C7n- Upstream C15p- Downstream C15n- Upstream C7n- Downstream C15n- Downstream Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 59 Older probes might be labeled A instead of Lane 0 …7, both directions and B instead of Lane N OTE 8 …15, both directions. In case you are using a probe marked B, then this probe must be plugged in 180 degrees rotated. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 60 I/O modules in such a way that each I/O module analyzes one of the bi- directional links (see Table 8). Table 5 Dual x4 (bi-directional) Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name C0p- Upstream1 C0p- Downstream1 C0n- Upstream1 C0n- Downstream1 C1p- Upstream1 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 61 C3n- Downstream1 C0p- Upstream2 C0p- Downstream2 C0n- Upstream2 C0n- Downstream2 C1p- Upstream2 C1p- Downstream2 C1n- Upstream2 C1n- Downstream2 C2p- Upstream2 C2p- Downstream2 C2n- Upstream2 C2n- Downstream2 C3p- Upstream2 C3p- Downstream2 C3n- Upstream2 C3n- Downstream2 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 62: N5328A Half Size Midbus Probe

    The following figure shows the N5328A half size midbus probe cable. Module Connector Midbus Probe Tip Ref Clk Input Figure 42 N5328A Half Size Midbus Probe Components shown in the above figure are described below: Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 63 Components on the N5328A half size midbus probe are sensitive to the static C A U T I O N electricity. Therefore, take necessary anti-static precautions, such as wear a grounded wrist strap, to minimize the possibility of electrostatic damage. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 64: Setting Up The Probe

    C0p - Downstream C0n - Upstream C0n - Downstream C1p - Upstream C1p - Downstream C1n - Upstream C1n - Downstream C2p - Upstream C2p - Downstream C2n - Upstream C2n - Downstream Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 65: Mechanical Dimensions

    • Solder mask must not extend above the pad height for a distance of .005 inches from the pad. • Via- in- pad is allowed if the vias are filled level with the pad or the via hole size is less that .005 inches. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 66 The figure displays the detailed layout dimensions for the footprint. Notice that the half size midbus probe softouch connector has 26 pins, but figure shows only 24 pins. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 67 Soft Touch Midbus Probes Figure 44 Dimensions of N5328A Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 68 Soft Touch Midbus Probes Measured from top of thumbscrew. Housing fully seated. 2.536+/-.005 Height .909+/-.005 .600+/-.005 Width Depth x, y max volume = .914" X .605" Figure 45 Half size midbus keepout volume Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 69: Electrical Design Considerations For Midbus Probes

    Load model for midbus probe figure. The eye requirements are measured by eye height and eye width, forming a diamond shape. These requirements are described pictorially in the following figure. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 70 Soft Touch Midbus Probes Figure 47 Example of eye specifications as seen at the midbus pad The following table details the specific eye requirements for Agilent Technologies. Address questions to Agilent Technologies for the most current eye requirements. Table 8...

  • Page 71: Load Model

    Other pairs within a link do not need to maintain this capacitor placement configuration. Load Model The Agilent Technologies load model for the midbus is given in the following figure. This model is subject to change. For the most current models, it is recommended that the platform designer contact Agilent Technologies directly.

  • Page 72: Reference Clock Probe

    The following are recommended part numbers for through- hole and surface mount versions of the 3- pin header for reference clock: • Through- hole: Samtec* TMS- 103- 02- S- S • Surface mount: Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 73 The pin headers reside symmetrically within the keep- out volume on the target system. For more specific information on keep- out volumes for particular solutions please contact Agilent Technologies. Figure 49 Reference clock probe keep-out volume Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 74: Electrical Design Considerations For The Reference Clock Probe

    The pin header parasitics may be obtained from the connector vendor. Figure 50 Reference clock probe load model Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 75: N4241F Flying Lead Probe

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N4241F Flying Lead Probe Resistor Dimensions Lane Mapping Important Points About Using N4241F This chapter provides information on the N4241F flying lead probe used for PCIe. Do not directly touch any component on the N4241F flying lead cable set. It may WARNING be hot.
  • Page 76 I/O Module,” starting on page 7. • Flying Lead Cables flying lead cables— This component connects to DUT. There are 16 flying lead cables that you can use to connect to DUT via resistors. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 77 DUT, and the other end is plugged into the flying lead cables. You can also solder resistors directly to the traces on the board. However, you should do N OTE this very carefully or these traces may get broken while soldering or releasing resistors. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 78: Resistor Dimensions

    DUT should be large enough to avoid any contact between adjacently soldered resistors. The diagram and the highlighted part in the following figure shows how you should be connecting resistors with eyes on DUT and flying lead cables. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 79 N4241F Flying Lead Probe Figure 54 Resistors connecting with eyes and Flying Lead Cables Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 80: Lane Mapping

    Lane 9 Lane 3 downstream Lane 10 Lane 5 downstream Lane 11 Lane 7 downstream Lane 12 Lane 9 downstream Lane 13 Lane 11 downstream Lane 14 Lane 13 downstream Lane 15 Lane 15 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 81: Important Points About Using N4241F

    PCIe link are placed in the same relative places. Symmetry between the two paired resistors is very important. For more information on N4241F and its electrical characteristics, refer to the Agilent N OTE E2960B Series for PCI Express 2.0 data sheet. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 82 N4241F Flying Lead Probe Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 83: N4241Z Zif Flying Lead Probe

    Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide N4241Z ZIF Flying Lead Probe N5426A ZIF Tip N5451A Long Wired ZIF Tip ZIF Flying Lead Connection to DUT Lane Mapping Important Points About Using N4241Z This chapter provides information on the N4241Z ZIF flying lead probe used for PCIe.

  • Page 84: 9 N4241Z Zif Flying Lead Probe

    I/O Module,” starting on page 7. • ZIF Flying Leads— This component connects to DUT. There are 8 flying lead cables that you can use to connect to DUT via ZIF tip boards. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 85: 9 N4241Z Zif Flying Lead Probe

    Figure 56 Flying Lead Cables using ZIF Tip Boards to connect with DUT As shown in the previous figure, the ZIF tip board is first soldered onto DUT, and then the ZIF flying lead connects to the ZIF tip board. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 86: N5426A Zif Tip

    The ZIF tip must be soldered to the circuit that you are measuring. N5426A ZIF Tip N4241Z ZIF Flying Lead Figure 57 N5426A ZIF Tip • "N5426A ZIF Tip Dimensions" on page 87 See Also Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 87: N5426A Zif Tip Dimensions

    N4241Z ZIF Flying Lead Probe N5426A ZIF Tip Dimensions Figure 58 N5426A ZIF Tip Dimensions Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 88: N5451A Long Wired Zif Tip

    "Trimming Log Wired ZIF Tip Resistor Leads" on page 89 • "Soldering Resistors to Long Wired ZIF Tips" on page 91 • "Breaking Off Long Wired ZIF Tips from Packaging Strip" on page 94 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 89: N5451A Long Wired Zif Tip Dimensions

    Figure 60 N5451A Long Wired ZIF Tip Dimensions Trimming Log Wired ZIF Tip Resistor Leads The following part number resistors must be trimmed and bent using the template (N5451A- 94301) provided with the N5451A packaging: • 01131- 81510 (91 Ohm). Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 90 Using another pair of tweezers, bend the right- hand lead 90 degrees. For additional instructions and pictures regarding trimming, bending, and soldering these resistor leads, see "Soldering Resistors to Long Wired ZIF Tips" on page 91. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 91: Soldering Resistors To Long Wired Zif Tips

    A sharp bend is preferred, but it should not exceed 90 degrees. Use a flux pen to add flux to the circular traces on the board. The following figure shows a good application of flux. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 92 Align the corresponding resistor faces. The following figure shows both the resistors installed and aligned. Make length adjustments as needed. Momentarily apply the soldering iron tip to the resistor lead wires as shown the following figure. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 93 After soldering, clean board of any excess flux. Rotate the Long Wired ZIF Tip 180 degrees until the underside is facing up. Trim any excess lead wire protruding from the board. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 94: Breaking Off Long Wired Zif Tips From Packaging Strip

    Then, bend the tip in the opposite direction and it should break off. The following figure shows what the tip looks like after it has been separated from the strip. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 95: Zif Flying Lead Connection To Dut

    A close- up of the ZIF flying lead inserted into the ZIF tip is shown in the following figure. Note that now the lever on the tip is in the closed position (down, rotated 90 degrees to the left) which closes the contacts of the ZIF connector. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 96: Soldering The Zif Tip Or Long Wired Zif Tip Into A Dut

    ZIF flying lead. The figures that follow show a ZIF tip being attached to the first two leads of an IC package. The ZIF tip could also be attached via pads or signal traces. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 97 (or equivalent) soldering tip should be used along with some 11 or 15 mil solder. The following figure shows extra solder added to the pads for the first two pins on an IC package. Figure 65 Solder Added to Target Points Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 98 DUT connection points. This step may be optional if there is already enough solder on the DUT connection points. The following figure shows a small amount of solder on the tip of the soldering iron. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 99 If you do not get a good, shiny, strong solder joint, there was either not enough flux or the joint was heated too long and the flux boiled off. The following figure shows the ZIF tip leads soldered in place. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 100 The following figure shows a toothpick releasing the latch on the ZIF connector. Figure 69 Using a Non-conductive Tool to Open the ZIF Connector The following figure shows the ZIF tip left behind in the DUT with the latch open, ready for future connections. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 101 If the circuit is live and there is concern about shorting anything out, use plastic or non- conductive tweezers. See the following figure. Figure 71 Use a Non-conductive Tool to Close the Latch Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 102: Lane Mapping

    Lane 9 Lane 3 downstream Lane 10 Lane 5 downstream Lane 11 Lane 7 downstream Lane 12 Lane 9 downstream Lane 13 Lane 11 downstream Lane 14 Lane 13 downstream Lane 15 Lane 15 Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 103: Important Points About Using N4241Z

    • Probe as close as possible to the receiver on the link. See the User's Guide for the ZIF kit attachment. For more information on N4241Z and its electrical characteristics, refer to the Agilent N OTE E2960B Series for PCI Express 2.0 data sheet. Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 104 N4241Z ZIF Flying Lead Probe Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

  • Page 105: Index

    N5311-66404 x4 midbus interposer, probes, reset switch, INT CLK, N5311-66408 x8 midbus interposer, resistor dimensions, INT CLK LED, N5311-66416 x16 midbus interposer, inter-module (x16), N5311-66426 x16 midbus interposer, Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...
  • Page 106 To N5306A, trademarks, trigger connector, 17, Trigger In/Out, USB connector, 18, ZIF flying leads, ZIF flying leads, connection to DUT, ZIF tip connection to ZIF flying lead, ZIF tip, soldering into DUT, Agilent E2960B Series Hardware and Probing Guide...

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