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Getting Started
with the
Agilent N4880A
Reference Clock Multiplier
You only need a few minutes to get started
with the N4880A.
This Getting Started Brochure helps you to
quickly install and operate the instrument.
If you need more detailed information on
the N4880A, refer to the Online Help of your
Reference Clock Multiplier N4880A.
For more information, visit
www.agilent.com/find/n4880
The Help also offers printable versions of the
User Guide.
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- Page 1 N4880A. This Getting Started Brochure helps you to quickly install and operate the instrument. If you need more detailed information on the N4880A, refer to the Online Help of your Reference Clock Multiplier N4880A. For more information, visit www.agilent.com/find/n4880 The Help also offers printable versions of the User Guide.
- Page 2 To minimize shock hazard, the instrument chassis ESD Sensitive Device and cover must be connected to an electrical All front-panel connectors of N4880A are very sensitive protective earth ground. The instrument must be to Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). connected to the ac power mains through a...
- Page 3 The maximum power consumption is 80 VA. guaranteed and install the included software package The power supply automatically adapts to the before connecting the N4880A to your J-BERT or PC. applied AC power (Auto Selection) and monitors the AC power range.
- Page 4 /REFERENCE CLOCK IN Inverted data input Hardware Revision Software Requirements To find out the hardware revision of your N4880A, Pre-requisites for installing the Agilent N4880A software: check the corresponding entry shown in the about screen of the graphical user interface.
- Page 5 Installing the Agilent N4880A Controlling the N4880A Remotely In case, you want to use the N4880A with its J-BERT SCPI remote programming extension be sure to update your J-BERT firmware to revision 7.20. You may wish to connect a keyboard and mouse to your J-BERT N4903B.
- Page 6 Installing the Agilent N4880A Installing the Agilent N4880A Software Install the N4880A software package before connecting the device with your computer otherwise there can be connection problems. The latest N4880A software can be found at www.agilent.com/find/n4880. Be certain that .NET 2.0 with Service Pack 2 is already installed on your system.
- Page 7 Connect the N4880A to mains and switch it on. Connect the USB cable between the USB port of the N4880A and one of the rear USB ports of your N4903B. Rear panel view of N4903B Depending on your Windows version,...
- Page 8 Reference Clock Multiplier. For complete details, refer to the User Guide. Operation Example of PCIe with J-BERT On the N4880A GUI, select PCIe tab. Select BERT Clock Frequency. Set BERT Clock Divider in the J-BERTs Pattern Generator.
- Page 9 Clock Frequency will adjust accordingly. Set the BERT Clock Divider in the J-BERTs Pattern Generator. For hardware revision 1 of the N4880A, additionally use a pattern in your J-BERT with doubled bits to effectively divide the output clock by an added factor of 2.
- Page 10 Configure the N4880As user interface as explained on pages 7 and 8 of this guide. Set Clock Divider on J-BERT. Measure DUT with Error Detector. This completes the basic information on N4880A. In case of problems, please refer to the User Guide of your N4880A.