Mainframe And Output Module Configuration; Product Software - Tektronix DTG5078 Service Manual

Mainframe and Output Module Configuration

Product Software

DTG5078 & DTG5274 Data Timing Generator Service Manual
The DTG5000 Series Data Timing Generator offers card modular system. Three
types of the output modules can be combined in any combination. Each module
can be inserted into any slot. The functional restrictions are:
H 8 (eight) slots installed in the DTG5078 (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H)
H 4 (four) slots installed in the DTG5274 (A, B, C, and D)
H When the DTGM10 or DTGM20 is installed to the DTG5274, CH3 and
CH4 are not available. Only CH1 and CH2 can be used.
H Slot E, F, G, and H are not available in the Pulse Generator mode.
H Available data formats are different:
H NRZ, RZ, R1 (Slot A, B, C, and D)
H NRZ (Slot E, F, G, and H)
The data timing generator includes the following software:
H The system software, which includes a specially configured version of
Windows 2000, comes preinstalled on the data timing generator. Win-
dows 2000 is the operating system on which the user-interface application of
this product runs, and provides an open desktop for you to install other
compatible applications.
NOTE. Do not attempt to substitute any version of Windows that is not specifi-
cally provided by Tektronix for use with this instrument.
H The DTG5000 Software comes preinstalled on the data timing generator.
This software runs on Windows 2000 Operating System is the data timing
generator application. This software starts automatically when the data
timing generator is powered on, and provides the user interface (UI) and all
other instrument control functions. You can also minimize the data timing
generator application.
H The product software runs not only on the data timing generator
mainframe, but also on the general PC. When the software runs on the
data timing generator mainframe, it is called Online mode. When it runs
on the PC, it is called Offline mode. In the Offline mode, it is possible to
create and edit the pattern data and set the output parameters.
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