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Acqiris U5310A Startup Manual

Acquisition card, 2 channels, 10-bit, from 5 to 10 gs/s, dc up to 2.5 ghz bandwidth, with real-time processing
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Acqiris U5310A
Acquisition Card
2 channels, 10-bit, from 5 to 10 GS/s,
DC up to 2.5 GHz bandwidth, with real-time
processing
Start-up Guide

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  • Page 1 Acqiris U5310A Acquisition Card 2 channels, 10-bit, from 5 to 10 GS/s, DC up to 2.5 GHz bandwidth, with real-time processing Start-up Guide...

  • Page 2: Notices

    Acqiris SA as governed by international copyright laws. Manual Part Number U5300-90017 Contact us Feel free to contact Acqiris experts and send an email to support@acqiris.com - Worldwide contact for support or repair. For any question of inquiry, you can also contact your local office: Acqiris Americas contact-americas@acqiris.com...

  • Page 3: Conventions Used In This Document

    They must be protected from electric shock and contact with hazardous live circuits. Service personnel are trained to work on live circuits, perform safe installations, and repair products. Only properly trained service personnel may perform installation and ser- vice procedures. Acqiris U5310A Startup Guide...
  • Page 4 Acqiris products are designed for use with electrical signals that are rated Measurement Category I and Measurement Category II, as described in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard IEC 60664.
  • Page 5 Cards and accessories shall not be connected to humans. Before performing any maintenance, disconnect the line cord and all test cables. Any part or component replacement must be done by Acqiris. No operator serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.

  • Page 6: Product Markings

    You should refer to the and should be allowed to cool for several operating instructions located in the user minutes. documentation in all cases where the symbol is marked on the instrument. Acqiris U5310A Startup Guide...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Reversing the orientation of the fan assembly U5310A Front Panel Features Front Panel Connectors Front Panel LEDs Step 5: Verify Operation of the U5310A Card Keysight Connection Expert Driver Graphical Interface: MD3 Soft Front Panel Perform a Verification of the U5310A (optional)

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction The scope of this Startup Guide is to detail the processes of receiving and installing the Acqiris U5310A signal acquisition card, installing the required software, and verifying basic card operation. If you have any questions after reviewing this information, please contact technical support support@acqiris.com.

  • Page 9: Return A Card For Service

    Should it become necessary to return a card for repair or service, follow the steps below: 1. Review the warranty information from Acqiris Terms and Conditions. 2. To obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) and return address, contact Acqiris at support@acqiris.com, providing the following information: Product model number (for example: U5310A).

  • Page 10: Step 3: Install The Software

    The Keysight IO Libraries Suite (IOLS) contains the Keysight Connection Expert and is required in order to use the U5310A's driver. This software must be installed first and is available at www.keysight.com/find/IOsuite. Follow the installer prompts to install the IO libraries.

  • Page 11: Adc Card Software

    MD2 High-Speed Digitizer Software is installed on your computer, first uninstall it before installing the new software version. Acqiris MD3 Software for Signal Acquisition Cards contains the new AqMD3 driver for your U5310A and replaces Keysight MD2 High-Speed Digitizer Software with AgMD2 driver.

  • Page 12: Fitting The Card With The Optional Card Retainer Into Your Pc

    ADC Card. The U5310A is optionally supplied with a card retainer (included if ordered as U5300A-001, or available separately by ordering stand alone extender). The card retainer is able to pick up on slots at the end the full-length PCIe slot and provide additional support for the card.

  • Page 13: Reversing The Orientation Of The Fan Assembly

    Step 4: Install the Card If the PC is a T5810, the PCIe-card retention (support slots) has to be removed and adapted by removing two of the extension blocks before inserting the U5310A. For details, please contact technical support support@acqiris.com.
  • Page 14 7. Refit the four screws (C), push the fan unit upwards away from the circuit board and tighten the four screws (0.3 Nm torque). 8. Put back the cables and the cover. 9. Refit the four screws (C). Acqiris U5310A Startup Guide...

  • Page 15: U5310A Front Panel Features

    Step 4: Install the Card U5310A Front Panel Features Front Panel Connectors Please note that analog Input IN 1 and IN 2 have a maximum voltage limitation of ±1.5 Vmax while using the default 1V full scale range (±0.5 Vmax if using 0.25V FSR).

  • Page 16: Front Panel Leds

    Step 5: Verify Operation of the U5310A Card Front Panel LEDs Indicator Purpose Color State Meaning DPU status DPU is not configured Green, blinking card initialization in progress Green card OK (firmware not yet loaded) White DPU firmware loaded (ready)

  • Page 17: Driver Graphical Interface: Md3 Soft Front Panel

    The AcqirisMD3 SFP (Soft Front Pannel) is a graphical interface for signal acquisition carddrivers that enables the control of any supported ADC Cards. The MD3 SFP can be launched from the Windows Start Menu > Acqiris>MD3>AcqirisMD3 SFP. The Connection window opens with the selection of the ADC Card to monitor. After selecting your ADC Card, click Connect.

  • Page 18: Perform A Verification Of The U5310A (Optional)

    Perform a Verification of the U5310A (optional) Requirements for Verification The correct operation of the U5310A may be verified by the use of a simple application which carries out several performance checks on a signal acquired from an external Function Generator.
  • Page 19 Step 5: Verify Operation of the U5310A Card 1. Configure the RF Generator to produce a Sine signal with a Frequency of 1.0 MHz, an Amplitude of 300 mV rms (+2.55 dBm). 2. Connect the Signal Generator output to the IN 1 connector, and turn on the out- put.

  • Page 20: Related Documentation

    Related Documentation Related Documentation If you have run the Acqiris MD3 software installer on your PC, this Startup Guide and the related product documentation listed below have been installed to your hard drive. The documents listed below are also available for download from Acqiris Extranet.

  • Page 21: Ivi.net Driver Development Environments

    The AqMD3 IVI.NET driver can be used in Visual C#, Visual C++/CLI or Visual Basic.NET development environment. Program examples Once that Acqiris MD3 software is installed, program examples can be found in C:\Program Files \IVI Foundation\IVI\Drivers\AqMD3\Examples (Or your installation path)
  • Page 22 This information is subject to change without notice. © Acqiris SA 2017 - 2018 Monday, July 09, 2018, Switzerland U5300-90017 www.acqiris.com...

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