Summary Of Hardware-Related Terms - HP 81200 User Manual

System Components
ClockgroupNumber:
ModuleNumber:
ConnectorNumber:
HP 81200 Data Generator/Analyzer Platform User Guide, Revision 2.1

Summary of Hardware-Related Terms

Module: One of the following:
– HP E4805A Central Clock Module
– HP E4831A Central Clock and Data Generator Module
– HP E4841A Data Generator/Analyzer Module
Frontend:
Generator or analyzer plug-in of a module.
Connector:
An output or input connector of a frontend.
Channel:
The circuitry behind a connector which includes data generating or
analyzing capabilities, data memory, frequency multiplexing and so on.
Trigger Pod:
An option of the E4805A Central Clock Module for detecting external
events.
Clockgroup:
The summary of modules connected to a single clock module.
Identifies the clock master (= 1) and up to two slaves (2 and 3).
Identifies the module within a clockgroup (1 to 12).
Identifies the connector of a module. Is counted from module top to
bottom (1 to 8). Differential outputs are counted as one connector.
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