Conduct M9202A Operational Check (Optional); Requirements For Verification; Required Hardware; Operational Verification Procedure - Keysight Technologies Agilent Technologies PXI Express M9202A Startup Manual

Conduct M9202A Operational check (optional)

Conduct M9202A Operational check (optional)

Requirements for Verification

The M9202A is verified by using it to trigger on and visualize a signal from a Function Generator. The trigger
must be stable and the signal frequency and amplitude must correspond to that set on the generator.

Required Hardware

To verify that the module works requires an external signal source which will be sent to both the input and the
trigger. Almost any sine wave or function generator capable of generating a signal with a Peak-Peak Amplitude in
the range 0.1-2 V at a frequency in the range 100-500 MHz can be used. The rest of this description will assume
that an Agilent N5181A MXG RF Analog Signal Generator is available for this purpose.
Agilent N5181A
1x BNC - BNC cable
1x Agilent 11667L Splitter
1x BNC - SMA cable
1x Agilent 1250-1476 Adaptor
1x BNC - MMCX cable

Operational Verification Procedure

Do not exceed the maximum power level to the INPUT connector (0.5 W).
1. Launch the soft front panel (SFP). The calibration must successfully end as noted above.
2. Configure the RF Generator to produce a Sine signal with a Frequency of 100 MHz, an Amplitude of 560
mV pp (+8.0 dBm), and an Offset of 0 V.
3. Connect the RF GENERATOR output to the Splitter with the Adaptor and the BNC-BNC cable. Using the
BNC-SMA cable, connect one Splitter output to INPUT 1. Use the BNC-MMCX cable to connect the other
Splitter output to the TRG1 input. Turn on the RF GENERATOR output.
4. Configure the SFP for the Oscilloscope Mode.
5. Select the 'Connect data points' option from the 'View' menu.
6. Configure the Input for:
Trigger Level 1 – 0.0 V
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Trigger Delay – 0.0
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Timebase – 5 ns/Div
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Segments – 1
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Memory – 100
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7. Select the NORMAL Acquisition mode and the Waveform Display should be as shown below.
8. Verify that:
the waveform shown is stable from one acquisition to the next,
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the period of the signal is 2 divisions
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the pk-pk amplitude is 8 ± 0.6 divisions
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Hardware
MXG RF Analog Signal Generator
50 Ω Coaxial BNC(m) - BNC(m) cable (min 20 cm)
DC to 2 GHz Power Splitter with BNC connector
50 Ω Coaxial BNC(m) to SMA(m) cable (100 cm)
Type N(m) to BNC(f) adaptor
50 Ω Coaxial (100 cm)
Description
Input Voltage Offset – 0.0
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Trigger Source – M9202A EXT1
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Trigger Coupling – DC
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Trigger Slope – Positive
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M9202A PXI Express 12-bit Wideband IF Digitizer Startup Guide