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Agilent Technologies 6000 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Agilent Technologies...
  • Page 2: Safety Notices

    FAR 52.227-19 (June met. 1987) or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause. Use, duplication or disclo- sure of Software is subject to Agilent Tech- nologies’ standard commercial license terms, and non-DOD Departments and Agencies of the U.S. Government will...
  • Page 3 In This User’s Guide… This guide shows you how to use the 6000 Series oscilloscopes. It contains the following chapters and topics: Getting Started Unpacking and setting up your oscilloscope, using Quick Help. Front-Panel Controls A quick overview of the front-panel controls.
  • Page 4 The Agilent 6000 Series color oscilloscopes deliver powerful features and high performance: • 100 MHz, 300 MHz, 500 MHz, and 1 GHz bandwidth models. • Up to 4 GSa/s sample rate. • Powerful triggering including analog HDTV, I C, SPI, LIN, CAN, and USB.
  • Page 5 Digital Channels Because all of the oscilloscopes in the Agilent 6000 Series have analog channels, the analog channel topics in this book apply to all instruments. Whenever a topic discusses the digital channels, that information applies only to Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) models or DSO models that have been upgraded to an MSO.
  • Page 6 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Using Quick Help Quick Help Languages Front-Panel Controls Front-Panel Overview Conventions Graphic Symbols in Softkey Menus 4-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel Front Panel Controls 2-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel (differences only) Interpreting the display 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 To connect the digital probes to the circuit under test Acquiring waveforms using the digital channels To display digital channels using Autoscale Example Interpreting the digital waveform display To switch all digital channels on or off 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 < qualifier time set softkey > qualifier time set softkey To use Pattern triggering To use CAN triggering To use Duration triggering < qualifier time set softkey > qualifier time set softkey To use I2C triggering 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 To trigger on all fields of the video signal To trigger on odd or even fields To use USB triggering The Trigger Out connector Triggers Source frequency Source frequency/8 Making Measurements To use the XY horizontal mode 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 To pan and zoom a waveform To set the waveform expansion reference point Antialiasing Using the XGA video output Display Settings Infinite persistence Grid intensity Vectors (connect the dots) Varying the intensity to view signal detail 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 12 Specifying the Channels Displayed After Autoscale Saving and Printing Data To configure printing Selecting a print file format Selecting print options Print Palette To print the display to a file To print the display to a USB printer 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 13 Supplying an external timebase reference To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope To synchronize the timebase of two or more instruments To check warranty and extended services status To return the instrument To clean the oscilloscope 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 14 Example Program for Reading Binary Data Examples of Binary Files Characteristics and Specifications Specifications Characteristics Environmental Conditions Overvoltage Category Pollution Degree Pollution Degree Definitions Measurement Category Measurement Category Measurement Category Definitions Transient Withstand Capability Index 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Getting Started To inspect package contents To adjust the handle To power-on the oscilloscope Ventilation requirements To connect the oscilloscope probes To verify basic oscilloscope operation To compensate the oscilloscope probes To calibrate the probes...
  • Page 16: To Inspect Package Contents

    Getting Started Digital Channels Because all of the oscilloscopes in the Agilent 6000 Series have analog channels, the analog channel topics in this book apply to all instruments. Whenever a topic discusses the digital channels, that information applies only to Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) models or DSO models that have been upgraded to an MSO.
  • Page 17 54620-61801 16-channel cable (qty 1) 5959-9334 2-inch probe ground leads (qty 5) Digital 5090-4833 Grabber (qty 20) cable guide Digital probe replacement parts are listed on page 276 (MSO models only) Package contents for 6000 Series Oscilloscopes 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 18 Passive probe, 10:1, 100 MHz, 1.5 m 54620-68701 Digital probe kit 54684-42301 Digital probe cable guide (cable tray) Pomona 4119-50 50-Ohm Feedthrough (not available from Agilent Technologies) 1130A InfiniiMax 1.5 GHz InfiniiMax differential probe amplifier 1141A InfiniiMax 200 MHz differential probe (with 1142A power supply)
  • Page 19: To Adjust The Handle

    1 Grasp the handle hubs on each side of the instrument and pull the hubs out until they stop. 2 Without releasing the hubs, rotate the handle to the desired position. Then release the hubs. Continue rotating the handle until it clicks into a set position. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 20: To Power-On The Oscilloscope

    Always ensure that the air intake and exhaust areas are free from obstructions. When using the oscilloscope in a bench-top setting, provide at least 4" (100 mm) clearance behind and above the oscilloscope for proper cooling. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 21 Opt 902 (Europe) 8120-1692 Opt 920 (Argentina) 8120-6871 Opt 903 (U.S.A.) 8120-1521 Opt 921 (Chile) 8120-6979 Opt 906 (Switzerland) 8120-2296 Opt 922 (China) 8120-8377 Opt 912 (Denmark) 8120-2957 Opt 927 (Thailand) 8120-8871 Opt 917 (Africa) 8120-4600 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 22: To Connect The Oscilloscope Probes

    The 50 input protection mode on the Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscopes only functions when the oscilloscope is powered on. The probe ground lead is connected to the oscilloscope chassis and C A U T I O N the ground wire in the power cord.
  • Page 23: To Verify Basic Oscilloscope Operation

    Comp signal terminal on the front panel. 3 Connect the probe’s ground lead to the ground terminal that is next to the Probe Comp terminal. 4 Press Autoscale. 5 You should see a waveform on the oscilloscope’s display similar to this: 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 24: To Compensate The Oscilloscope Probes

    2-channel oscilloscope, or channels 2, 3, and 4 of a 4-channel oscilloscope). Repeat the procedure for each channel. This matches each probe to each channel. The process of compensating the probes serves as a basic test to verify that the oscilloscope is functional. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 25: To Calibrate The Probes

    Probe Comp test point and ground. A good ground connection ensures the most accurate probe calibration. Passive Probes Supported The following passive probes can be used with the 6000 Series oscilloscopes. Any combination of passive probes can be used. Table 5 Passive Probes...
  • Page 26: Active Probes Supported

    AutoProbe interface. Table 6 Active Probes for 300 MHz, 500 MHz, and 1 GHz bandwidth models Active Probes Quantity Supported 1130A 1131A 1132A 1134A 1141A 1144A 1145A 1147A 1156A 1157A 1158A 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 27: By 100 Mhz Bandwidth Models

    Many active probes have a 50 input impedance. The input impedance of 6000 Series 100 MHz bandwidth models is fixed at 1 M . When connecting these probes to 6000 Series 100 MHz bandwidth models, a 50 feedthrough terminator such as Pomona 4119-50 (not available from Agilent Technologies) is required.
  • Page 28: Using Quick Help

    To select this mode, press the Utility key, then press the Language softkey, then press the Help Remain/Help Close softkey. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 29: Quick Help Languages

    If Quick Help updates become available, you can download the updated Quick Help language file and load it into the oscilloscope. To download the 6000 Series Oscilloscope Quick Help Language Support file: 1 Point your web browser to www.agilent.com/find/mso6000. 2 On the resulting page, select Technical Support, then select Software Downloads &...
  • Page 30 Getting Started 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 31: Front-Panel Controls

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Front-Panel Controls Front-Panel Overview Front-Panel Operation Agilent Technologies...
  • Page 32: Front-Panel Overview

    Front-Panel Overview This chapter provides an introduction to the front-panel controls of the Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscope. Generally, you set up the front-panel controls and then make a measurement. The keys on the front panel bring up softkey menus on the display that provide access to oscilloscope features.
  • Page 33: Conventions

    Feature is on. Press the softkey again to turn the feature off. Feature is off. Press the softkey again to turn the feature on. Press the softkey to view the menu. Press the softkey to return to the previous menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 34: 4-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel

    Front-Panel Controls 4-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel The following diagram shows the front panel of the 6000 Series 4-channel oscilloscopes. The controls of the 2-channel oscilloscopes are very similar. For a diagram showing the differences of the 2-channel oscilloscope, see...
  • Page 35: Front Panel Controls

    75. 6. Vertical Position Control Use this knob to change the channel’s vertical position on the display. There is one Vertical Position control for each channel. See “Using the analog channels” on page 48. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 255. 14. Utility Key Press this key to access the Utility menu, which lets you configure the oscilloscope’s I/O settings, printer configuration, file explorer, service menu, and other options. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 This lets you see the captured waveform before the trigger (turn the knob clockwise) or after the trigger (turn the knob counterclockwise). “To set up the Horizontal time base” on page 53. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 38 See “How Autoscale Works” page 243 25. Softkeys The functions of these keys change based upon the menus shown on the display directly above the keys. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 39: 2-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel (Differences Only)

    Front-Panel Controls 2-Channel 6000 Series Oscilloscope Front Panel (differences only) External Trigger Input Figure 2 6000 Series 2-Channel Oscilloscope Front Panel The differences between the front panel of the 4-channel oscilloscopes and the 2-channel oscilloscopes are: • The 2-channel oscilloscope has two sets of channel controls •...
  • Page 40 This line normally contains automatic measurement and cursor results, but can also display advanced trigger setup data and menu information. Softkeys The softkeys let you set up additional parameters for the selected mode or menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 41: Front-Panel Operation

    Digital Channels Because all of the oscilloscopes in the 6000 Series have analog channels, the analog channel topics in this book apply to all instruments. Whenever a topic discusses the digital channels, that information applies only to Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) models or DSO models that have been upgraded to an MSO.
  • Page 42: To Start And Stop An Acquisition

    Just press Run/Stop again. The acquisition will stop immediately and a partial waveform will be displayed. You can display the results of multiple acquisitions using infinite persistence. See “Infinite persistence” on page 205. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 43: To Make A Single Acquisition

    91 for instructions). This keeps the oscilloscope from automatically triggering immediately. 2 If you are triggering on analog channel events, turn the Trigger Level knob to the trigger threshold to a level that your waveform will cross. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 44: To Pan And Zoom

    ) to pan horizontally and turn the channel’s vertical position knob ( ) to pan vertically. The stopped display may contain several triggers worth of information, but only the last trigger acquisition is available for pan and zoom. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 45: Choosing Auto Trigger Mode Or Normal Trigger Mode

    Connect the oscilloscope probes for channels 1 and 2 to the Probe Comp output on the front panel of the instrument. Be sure to connect the probe ground leads to the ground lug beside the Probe Comp output. Set the instrument to the factory 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 46: To Set The Probe Attenuation Factor

    243. To set the probe attenuation factor Passive Probes All 6000 Series oscilloscopes including the 100 MHz models recognize passive probes such as the 10073C and 10074C. These probes have a pin on their connector that connects to the ring around the oscilloscope’s BNC connector.
  • Page 47 Front-Panel Controls Active Probes All 6000 Series oscilloscopes except the 100 MHz bandwidth models (MSO/DSO6012A and MSO/DSO6014A) have an AutoProbe interface. Most Agilent active probes are compatible with the AutoProbe interface. The AutoProbe interface uses a series of contacts directly below the channel’s BNC connector to transfer information between the oscilloscope and the probe.
  • Page 48: Using The Analog Channels

    Channel channel menu impedance coupling limit vernier Pressing an analog channel key displays the channel’s menu and turns the display of the channel on or off. The channel is displayed when the key is illuminated. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 49 ( ) icon. It also represents the voltage at the vertical center of the display if vertical expansion is set to expand about ground. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 50 When you connect an AutoProbe, self-sensing probe, or a compatible InfiniiMax probe, the oscilloscope will automatically configure the oscilloscope to the correct impedance. The analog channel input impedance can be set to either 1M Ohm or 50 Ohm by pressing the Imped softkey. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 51 (triggers at the same point on the waveform) after the channel is inverted. Inverting a channel will also change the result of any function selected in the Math menu or any measurement. 6 Press the Probe softkey to display the channel probe menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 52 Amps for a current probe. Channel sensitivity, trigger level, measurement results, and math functions will reflect the measurement units you have selected. Calibrate Probe — See • “To calibrate the probes” on page 25. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 53: To Set Up The Horizontal Time Base

    Horizontal knob to change sweep speed and use the small knob ( ) to set the delay time. When the oscilloscope is stopped, use these knobs to pan and zoom your waveform. The sweep speed (seconds/division) value is displayed in the status line. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 54 This delay value is independent of sampling interval and sweep speed. Changing this delay value does not effect the position of the main window. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 55 Delayed sweep is a magnified portion of the main sweep. You can use delayed sweep to locate and horizontally expand part of the main sweep for a more detailed (higher-resolution) analysis of signals. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 56 The delay value is momentarily displayed in the upper-right portion of the display when the delay time ( knob is turned. To change the sweep speed for the main sweep window, press the Main softkey, then turn the sweep speed knob. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 57 The Horizontal knobs control the size and position of the delayed sweep. The delay value is momentarily displayed in the upper-right portion of the display when the delay time ( knob is turned. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 58 • In Normal horizontal mode, signal events occurring before the trigger are plotted to the left of the trigger point (t) and signal events after the trigger plotted to the right of the trigger point. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 59 Z-axis blanking because it turned the beam on and off). When Z is low (<1.4 V), Y versus X is displayed; when Z is high (>1.4 V), the trace is turned off. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 60: To Make Cursor Measurements

    N O T E memory, be sure to recall both setup and trace. See “To recall traces and setups” on page 260. For more information about using the cursors, see “To make cursor measurements” on page 176. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 61: To Make Automatic Measurements

    You can define labels and assign them to each analog input channel, or you can turn labels off to increase the waveform display area. Labels can also be applied to digital channels on MSO models. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 62 The figure below shows an example of the default labels assigned when you turn the label display on. The channel labels default to their channel number. 2 To turn the labels off, press the Label key until it is not illuminated. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 63 4 Press the Apply New Label softkey to assign the label to your selected channel. 5 Repeat the above procedure for each predefined label you want to assign to a channel. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 64 Apply New Label softkey again to assign the label to the channel. Only the original label is saved in the label list. This feature makes it easier to assign successive labels to numbered control lines and data bus lines. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 65 Defaulting labels without erasing the default library. Selecting Default Setup in the Save/Recall menu will set all channel labels back to the default labels but does not erase the list of user-defined labels in the library. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 66: To Print The Display

    The hours are shown in the 24-hour format. So 1:00 PM is hour The real-time clock only allows selection of valid dates. If a day is selected and the month or year is changed so the day is invalid, the day is automatically adjusted. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 67: To Set Up The Screen Saver

    List of characters displayed text string when Entry knob is turned Select Advance to next characters character 3 Turn the Entry knob to select the number of minutes to wait before the selected screen saver activates. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 68: To Set The Waveform Expansion Reference Point

    If the ground level is off screen, the waveform will expand about the top or bottom edge of the screen based on where the ground is off screen. Expand About Center The displayed waveform will expand about the center of the display. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 69: To Perform Service Functions

    The routine uses internally generated signals to optimize circuits that affect channel sensitivity, offset, and trigger parameters. Disconnect all inputs and allow the oscilloscope to warm up before performing this procedure. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 70 Performing User Cal will invalidate your Certificate of Calibration. If NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) traceability is required, perform the Performance Verification procedure in the Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Service Guide using traceable sources. To perform User Cal 1 Set the rear-panel CALIBRATION switch to UNPROTECTED.
  • Page 71 CALIBRATION switch to PROTECTED. User Cal Status Pressing Utility&Service&User Cal Status displays the summary results of the previous User Cal, and the status of probe calibrations for probes that can be calibrated. Note that passive 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 72: Self Test

    Self Test is designed to provide an 80% confidence level that the oscilloscope is operating properly. About Oscilloscope Pressing Utility&Service&About Oscilloscope displays information about your oscilloscope model number, serial number, software version, boot version, graphics version, and installed licenses. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 73: To Restore The Oscilloscope To Its Default Configuration

    Edge trigger, Auto sweep mode, 0 V level, channel 1 source, DC coupling, rising edge slope, 60 ns holdoff time. Display Vectors on, 33% grid intensity, infinite persistence off. Other Acquire mode normal, Run/Stop to Run, cursors and measurements off. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 74 Front-Panel Controls Labels All custom labels that you have created in the Label Library are preserved (not erased), but all channel labels will be set to their original names. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 75: Viewing And Measuring Digital Signals

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Viewing and Measuring Digital Signals To connect the digital probes to the circuit under test Acquiring waveforms using the digital channels To display digital channels using Autoscale Interpreting the digital waveform display To switch all digital channels on or off...
  • Page 76: To Connect The Digital Probes To The Circuit Under Test

    Snap the wide end of the cable guide in place, being careful not to pinch the cable. Use only the Agilent part number 54620-68701 digital probe kit C A U T I O N supplied with the mixed-signal oscilloscope.
  • Page 77 The ground lead improves signal fidelity to the oscilloscope, ensuring accurate measurements. Channel Pod Ground Circuit Ground 5 Connect a grabber to one of the probe leads. (Other probe leads are omitted from the figure for clarity.) Grabber 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 78 7 For high-speed signals, connect a ground lead to the probe lead, connect a grabber to the ground lead, and attach the grabber to ground in the circuit under test. Signal Lead Ground Lead Grabber 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 79: Acquiring Waveforms Using The Digital Channels

    For digital channels, each time the oscilloscope takes a sample it compares the input voltage to the logic threshold. If the voltage is above the threshold, the oscilloscope stores a 1 in sample memory; otherwise, it stores a 0. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 80: To Display Digital Channels Using Autoscale

    Connect the probes for digital channels 0 and 1 to the Probe Comp output on the front panel of the instrument. Be sure to connect the ground lead to the ground lug beside the Probe Comp output. Set the instrument to the factory default 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 81 Save/Recall key, then the Default Setup softkey. Then press the Autoscale key. You should see a display similar to the following. Figure 7 Autoscale of digital channels 0 & 1 (MSO models only) 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 82: Interpreting The Digital Waveform Display

    A digital channel can be always high ( ), always low ( ), or actively toggling logic states ( ). Any channel that is turned off will be grayed out in the activity indicator. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 83: To Switch All Digital Channels On Or Off

    1 With the Digital Channel Menu displayed, rotate the Entry knob to select the desired channel from the popup menu. 2 Press the softkey that is directly under the popup menu to switch the selected channel on or off. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 84: To Change The Displayed Size Of The Digital Channels

    Note that the Digital Select key is different from the Entry knob . The Digital Select key is only used to highlight (select) a digital channel for repositioning. The Entry knob’s 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 85: To Change The Logic Threshold For Digital Channels

    There is one User softkey for each group of channels. For advanced information see “Digital channel signal fidelity: Probe impedance and grounding” on page 271. For information about replacement parts for the digital probe, page 276. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 86 Viewing and Measuring Digital Signals 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 87: Triggering The Oscilloscope

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Triggering the Oscilloscope Selecting Trigger Modes and Conditions The External Trigger input Trigger Types To use Edge triggering To use Pulse Width triggering To use Pattern triggering To use CAN triggering To use Duration triggering...
  • Page 88 Triggering the Oscilloscope The Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscopes provide a full set of features to help automate your measurement tasks. MegaZoom technology lets you capture and examine untriggered waveforms. With these oscilloscopes you can: • Modify the way the oscilloscope acquires data.
  • Page 89 N O T E decode feature to the oscilloscope will add more trigger features to the relevant trigger types (I C and SPI, or CAN and LIN). See “Using Serial Decode” on page 215 for more information. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 90: Selecting Trigger Modes And Conditions

    Trigger Event Pre-Trigger Buffer Post-Trigger Buffer Acquisition Memory Figure 8 Acquisition Memory To select the Mode and Coupling menu • Press the Mode/Coupling key in the Trigger section of the front panel. 2-channel models only 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 91: Trigger Modes: Normal And Auto

    At the end of the trace, the oscilloscope will stop and display the results. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 92 Some measurements you want to make will require you to take some action in the circuit under test to cause the trigger event. Usually, these are single-shot acquisitions, where you will use the Single key. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 93: To Select Trigger Coupling

    HF Reject softkey to select high frequency reject. Noise Rej adds additional hysteresis to the trigger circuitry. • When noise reject is on, the trigger circuitry is less sensitive to noise but may require a greater amplitude waveform to trigger the oscilloscope. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 94: To Set Holdoff

    The oscilloscope will then re-arm the trigger circuit to search for the next edge trigger. This allows the oscilloscope to trigger on a repeating pattern in a waveform. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 95 With Agilent’s MegaZoom technology, you can press Stop, then pan and zoom through the data to find where it repeats. Measure this time using the cursors, then set the holdoff.
  • Page 96: The External Trigger Input

    1 Press the Mode/Coupling key in the Trigger section of the front panel. 2 Press the External softkey to display the external trigger probe menu. Return to Attenuation Input range Input Measurement factor previous menu impedance units 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 97 2-channel oscilloscopes have selectable external trigger input impedance. The impedance can be set to either 1M Ohm or 50 Ohm by pressing the Imped softkey. The input impedance of 100 MHz bandwidth models is fixed at 1M . 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 98: 4-Channel Oscilloscope External Trigger Input

    Do not exceed 15 Vrms at rear panel External Trigger input or damage C A U T I O N to the oscilloscope may occur. There are no range or units settings for the External Trigger input of the 4-channel oscilloscope. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 99: Trigger Types

    Run/Stop or Single. If the oscilloscope is running when you change a triggering specification, it uses the new trigger definition when it starts the next acquisition. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 100: To Use Edge Triggering

    Edge source or threshold Slope Trigger source 2 Press the Slope softkey and select rising edge, falling edge, alternating edges, or either edge. The selected slope is displayed in the upper-right corner of the display. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 101: Trigger Level Adjustment

    3 Select the trigger source. You can select analog channel 1 or 2, Ext, or Line as the trigger source on any Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscope. The trigger source can also be set to channel 3 and 4 on the 4-channel oscilloscopes, or digital channels D15 through D0 on the mixed-signal oscilloscopes.
  • Page 102: To Use Pulse Width Triggering

    Trigger Trigger level Polarity source or threshold Qualifier Qualifier time set Pulse Source polarity 2 Press the Source softkey (or rotate the Entry knob on mixed-signal oscilloscopes) to select a channel source for the trigger. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 103 The Qualifier softkey can set the oscilloscope to trigger on a pulse width that is: • less than a time value (<). For example, for a positive pulse, if you set t<10 ns: 10 ns 10 ns Trigger • greater than a time value (>). 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 104: Qualifier Time Set Softkey

    • When the time range (><) qualifier is selected, the Entry knob sets the lower time range value. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 105: To Use Pattern Triggering

    Pattern = line directly above the softkeys and in the upper-right corner of the display next to “Pat”. External trigger may also be specified as a channel in the pattern when using the 2-channel and 4-channel oscilloscopes. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 106 You are allowed to specify only one rising or falling edge term in the pattern. If you define an edge term, then select a different channel in the pattern and define another edge term, the previous edge definition is changed to a don’t care. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 107: To Use Can Triggering

    Control Data Idle Field Field Field Field Field mission SOF edge 1 Press the More key in the Trigger section of the front panel, rotate the Entry knob until CAN is displayed in the Trigger 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 108 Data Frame ID and Data - The oscilloscope will trigger on data frames matching the specified ID and data. Press the Bits softkey to select the ID and set up the number of data bytes and values. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 109 Trigger Level knob. Press the D15 Thru D0 key and select Thresholds to set the threshold level for digital channels. The value of the trigger level or digital threshold is displayed in the upper-right corner of the display. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 110 If the setup does not produce a stable trigger, the CAN signal may be slow N O T E enough that the oscilloscope is AutoTriggering. Press the Mode/Coupling key, then press the Mode softkey to set the trigger mode from Auto to Normal. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 111: To Use Duration Triggering

    Pattern = line directly above the softkeys and in the upper-right corner of the display next to “Dur”. External trigger may also be specified as a channel in the pattern when using the 2-channel and 4-channel oscilloscopes. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 112 The time values for the selected qualifier are set using the qualifier time set softkeys (< and >) and the Entry knob. 5 Select a qualifier time set softkey (< or >), then rotate the Entry knob to set the duration qualifier time. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 113: Qualifier Time Set Softkey

    Timeout mode. In Timeout, the trigger occurs when the timeout value is reached while the pattern is true. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 114: To Use I2C Triggering

    Settings softkey to display the I trigger menu. Currently selected Clock Trigger level or Data channel or threshold C trigger Data Data 2 Address Return to Trigger on: Signals value value previous menu condition menu 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 115 Trigger Level knob. Press the D15 Thru D0 key and select Thresholds to set the threshold level for digital channels. The value of the trigger level or digital threshold is displayed in the upper-right corner of the display. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 116 Address with no Ack — The oscilloscope triggers when the acknowledge of the selected address field is false. The R/W bit is ignored. • Restart — The oscilloscope triggers when another start condition occurs before a stop condition. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 117 7-bit addressing mode on the 17th clock edge if all bits in the pattern match. For triggering purposes, a restart is treated as a start condition. Read Write Address Data Stop Start or Trigger point Condition Restart 17th clock edge Condition 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 118 Address Ack2 Data Address Ack1 Stop Start or 2nd byte 1st byte Trigger point Condition Restart 26th clock edge Condition 7 If you have set the oscilloscope to trigger on an EEPROM Data Read condition: 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 119 7-bit addressing or 26th clock for 10-bit addressing. c If you have selected a three-byte trigger, press the Data2 value softkey and turn the Entry knob to select the 8-bit data pattern on which to trigger. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 120: To Use Nth Edge Burst Triggering

    1 Press the More key in the Trigger section of the front panel, rotate the Entry knob until Nth Edge Burst is displayed in the Trigger softkey. 2 Press the Settings softkey to display the Nth Edge Burst trigger menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 121 3 Press the Slope softkey to specify the slope of the edge. 4 Press the Idle softkey; then, turn the Entry knob to specify the idle time. 5 Press the Edge softkey; then, turn the Entry knob to which edge to trigger on. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 122: To Use Lin Triggering

    Triggering and Decode option is installed on your oscilloscope, the Frame ID trigger type will also be available. A LIN signal message frame is shown below: Sync Sync Identifier Data Checksum Field Break Field Break Fields Sync Break Exit 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 123 ID (Frame ID) The oscilloscope will trigger when a frame with an ID equal to the selected value is detected. Use the Entry knob to select the value for the Frame ID. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 124 8 Press the Standard softkey to select the LIN standard your are measuring (LIN 1.3 or LIN 2.0). 9 Press the Sync Break softkey and select the minimum number of clocks that define a sync break in your LIN signal. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 125: To Use Sequence Triggering

    To access the sequence trigger settings, press the More key in the Trigger section of the front panel, rotate the Entry knob until Sequence is displayed in the Trigger softkey, then press the Settings softkey to display Sequence trigger menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 126 Stage Channel term term or Reset condition previous menu select select As you set stage, term, and channel definitions for the sequence trigger, these settings will be shown in the waveform area of the display. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 127: Define The Find: Stage

    L sets the pattern to low on the selected channel. A low • is a voltage level that is less than the channel's trigger level or threshold level. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 128: Define The Trigger On: Stage

    Stage Trigger on: softkey, the next softkey to the right will display Trigger: and give you a list of the terms you can define for the Trigger on: stage. The Trigger on: stage can be set to one of the following conditions: 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 129 Make sure Nth Edge 2 or Nth Edge 2 (no re-find) is selected in the Trigger: softkey. When Nth Edge 2 is selected, if the Find event occurs again before the Count (N) event is satisfied, Count (N) will be reset to zero. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 130: Define The Optional Reset On: Stage

    2 Press the Reset: softkey and select a term to reset on. 3 Press the Term softkey and select the pattern, edge, or timeout term displayed in the Reset: softkey. 4 If you select No Reset, no reset stage will be defined. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 131: Adjust The Trigger Level

    • To set the threshold level for digital channels, press the D15 Thru D0 key and select Thresholds. The value of the trigger level or digital threshold is displayed in the upper-right corner of the display. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 132: To Use Spi Triggering

    • Press the More key in the Trigger section of the front panel, rotate the Entry knob until SPI is displayed in the Trigger softkey, then press the Settings softkey to display the SPI trigger menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 133 Graphic showing current state of the SPI trigger setup Data string values Data bit Set all Data bit Return to # data bits Assign value data bits previous menu select in string channels to value 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 134: Assign Source Channels To The Clock, Data, And Frame Signals

    This determines which clock edge the oscilloscope will use to latch the serial data. When you press the slope softkey, the graphic shown on the display changes to show the current state of the clock signal. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 135 5 Press the Frame by softkey to select a framing signal that the oscilloscope will use for determining which clock edge is the first clock edge in the serial stream. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 136 Data pattern on which to trigger. When you press the Frame by softkey, the graphic shown on the previous page changes to show timeout selection or the current state of the chip select signal. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 137: Set Up The Number Of Bits In The Serial Data String And Set Values For Those Data Bits

    TV triggering can be used to capture the complicated waveforms of most standard and high-definition analog video signals. The trigger circuitry detects the vertical and horizontal interval of the waveform and produces triggers based on the TV trigger settings you have selected. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 138 TV trigger menu. Selected trigger channel TV Mode Source Sync TV Standard TV mode Line # Return to channel polarity previous menu 2 Press the Source softkey and select any analog channel as the TV trigger source. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 139 Many TV signals are produced from 75 sources. To provide correct matching to these sources, a 75 terminator (such as an Agilent 11094B) should be connected to the oscilloscope input. 3 Press the sync polarity softkey to set the TV trigger to either...
  • Page 140 7 When using the Generic standard and you select a line # mode or Count:Vertical, press the Count # softkey and rotate the Entry knob to select the desired count number. Listed below are the line (or count) numbers per field for each video standard. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 141: Example Exercises

    Turning the trigger Level knob in TV trigger does not change the trigger level because the trigger level is automatically set to the sync pulse tips. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 142 Field 1 and Field 2. This is a quick way to compare the Field 1 VITS and Field 2 VITS or to check for the correct insertion of the half line at the end of Field 1. Figure 10 Example: Triggering on Line 136 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 143: To Trigger On All Sync Pulses

    1 Press the Trigger More key, then press the TV softkey. 2 Press the Settings softkey, then press the Standard softkey to select the appropriate TV standard. 3 Press the Mode softkey and select All Lines. Figure 11 Triggering on All Lines 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 144: To Trigger On A Specific Field Of The Video Signal

    1 Press the Trigger More key, then press the TV softkey. 2 Press the Settings softkey, then press the Standard softkey to select the appropriate TV standard. 3 Press the Mode softkey and select Field1 or Field2. Figure 12 Triggering on Field 1 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 145: To Trigger On All Fields Of The Video Signal

    1 Press the Trigger More key, then press the TV softkey. 2 Press the Settings softkey, then press the Standard softkey to select the appropriate TV standard. 3 Press the Mode softkey and select All Fields. Figure 13 Triggering on All Fields 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 146: To Trigger On Odd Or Even Fields

    Line 4. In the case of NTSC video, the oscilloscope will trigger on color field 1 alternating with color field 3 (see the following figure). This setup can be used to measure the envelope of the reference burst. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 147 Repeat until the correct phase is displayed. When holdoff is adjusted using the TV Holdoff softkey and the Entry knob, the corresponding holdoff time will be displayed in the Mode/Coupling menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 148 HDTV 720p/60 8.35 ms HDTV 1080p/24 20.835 ms HDTV 1080p/25 20 ms HDTV 1080i/50 10 ms HDTV 1080i/60 8.35 ms Figure 15 Using TV Holdoff to Synchronize to Color Field 1 or 3 (Field 1 mode) 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 149: To Use Usb Triggering

    You may select Low Speed (1.5 Mb/s) or Full Speed (12 Mb/s). 3 Press the D+ and D– softkeys to select the channel connected to the USB signal D+ and D– lines. The D+ and D– labels for the source channels are automatically set. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 150 Exit Sus (Exit Suspend) — triggers when exiting an idle • state > 10 ms. This is used to see the suspend/resume transition. End of packet trigger D+,– Bus Idle D–,+ SE0 portion of EOP 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 151: The Trigger Out Connector

    350 MHz. This selection is not available on 100 MHz bandwidth model oscilloscopes. The Trigger Out connector also provides the User Cal signal. See “User Calibration” on page 69. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 152 Triggering the Oscilloscope 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 153: Making Measurements

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Making Measurements To use the XY horizontal mode Math Functions Cursor Measurements Automatic Measurements Post Acquisition Processing In addition to changing display parameters after the acquisition, you can perform all of the measurements and math functions after the acquisition. Measurements and math functions will be recalculated as you pan and zoom and turn channels on and off.
  • Page 154: To Use The Xy Horizontal Mode

    1 and 2 Vernier softkeys to expand the signal for convenient viewing. The phase difference angle ( ) can be calculated using the following formula (assuming the amplitude is the same on both channels): -- - or --- - 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 155 Example of centering a signal on the display Figure 17 Signal centered on the display 4 Press the Cursors key. 5 Set the Y2 cursor to the top of the signal, and set Y1 to the bottom of the signal. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 156 Y cursors, but you could have used the X cursors instead. Figure 18 Cursors set on displayed signal 6 Move the Y1 and Y2 cursors to the intersection of the signal and the Y axis. Again, note the Y value. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 157 (analog oscilloscopes called this Z-axis blanking because it turned the beam on and off). When Z is low (<1.4 V), Y versus X is displayed; when Z is high (>1.4 V), the trace is turned off. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 158 Making Measurements Figure 20 Signals are 90 out of phase Figure 21 Signals are in phase 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 159: Math Functions

    Once the function is displayed, the analog channel(s) may be turned off for better viewing. The vertical scaling and offset of each math function can be adjusted for ease of viewing and measurement considerations. Each function can be measured in the Cursors and Quick Meas menus. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 160: Math Scale And Offset

    1 and channel 2 are set to dissimilar units in the channel Probe Units softkey. 2 Press the Scale or Offset softkey, then turn the Entry knob to rescale or change the offset value for your math function. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 161: Multiply

    (Volts-squared), A (Amps-squared), or W (Watts) and is represented by the center horizontal grid line of the display. Press the Offset softkey, then turn the Entry knob to change the offset for 1 * 2. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 162 Making Measurements The figure below shows an example of multiply. Channel 1 Channel 2 1 * 2 waveform 1 * 2 1 * 2 Return to Scale Offset previous menu Figure 22 Multiply 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 163: Subtract

    1 – 2. A scale unit of U (undefined) will be displayed for scale and offset if channel 1 and channel 2 are set to dissimilar units in the channel Probe Units softkey. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 164 Making Measurements The figure below shows an example of subtract. Channel 1 Channel 2 1 – 2 waveform 1 – 2 1 – 2 Return to Offset Scale previous menu Figure 23 Subtract 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 165: Differentiate

    Scale — lets you set your own vertical scale factors for d/dt expressed in units/second/division, where units can be V (Volts), A (Amps), or W (Watts). Units are set in the channel Probe menu. Press the Scale softkey, then turn the Entry knob to rescale d/dt. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 166 2 are set to dissimilar units in the channel Probe Units softkey. The figure below shows an example of differentiate. Channel 1 d/dt waveform Source d/dt d/dt Return to select Offset Scale previous menu Figure 24 Differentiate 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 167: Integrate

    Press the Offset softkey, then turn the Entry knob to change the offset for dt. The integrate calculation is relative to the source signal’s offset. The following examples illustrate the effects of signal offset. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 168 Making Measurements Channel 1 dt waveform Channel 1 dt waveform Source Return to select Offset Scale previous menu Figure 25 Integrate and Signal Offset 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 169: Fft Measurement

    When using FFTs, it is important to be aware of frequency aliasing. This requires that the operator have some knowledge as to what the frequency domain should contain, and also consider the sampling rate, frequency span, and oscilloscope 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 170 Since the frequency span goes from 0 to the Nyquist frequency, the best way to prevent aliasing is to make sure that the frequency span is greater than the frequencies of significant energy present in the input signal. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 171: Fft Operation

    FFT. The FFT menu provides three windows: Hanning, flattop, and rectangular. For more information on leakage, see Agilent Application Note 243, “The Fundamentals of Signal Analysis” at http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5952-8898E.pdf.
  • Page 172 Pressing the FFT Preset softkey will automatically rescale the waveform and span and center will again automatically track the horizontal sweep speed setting. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 173 You can make peak-to-peak, maximum, minimum, and average dB measurements on the FFT waveform. You can also find the frequency value at the first occurrence of the waveform maximum by using the X at Max measurement. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 174 While the FFT spectrum is displayed, use the Math and Cursors keys to switch between measurement functions and frequency domain controls in FFT menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 175 • Adjust frequency span for better cursor placement. • Return to the Cursors menu to fine tune the X cursor. For more information on the use of FFTs please refer to Agilent Application Note 243, ”The Fundamentals of Signal Analysis” at http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5952-8898E.pdf.
  • Page 176: Cursor Measurements

    The three cursors modes are: Normal — X, 1/ X, and Y values are displayed. • X is the difference between the X1 and X2 cursors and Y is the difference between the Y1 and Y2 cursors. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 177 Entry knob displays brighter than the other cursors. X cursors are vertical dashed lines that adjust horizontally and normally indicate time relative to the trigger point. When used with the FFT math function as a source, the X cursors indicate frequency. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 178 Entry knob. The X value will remain the same since the cursors adjust together. You can adjust the X cursors together to check for pulse width variations in a pulse train. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 179: Cursor Examples

    Y1 Y2 — Press this softkey to adjust the Y1 and Y2 cursors together by turning the Entry knob. The Y value will remain the same since the cursors adjust together. Cursor Examples Figure 28 Cursors measure pulse widths other than middle threshold points 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 180 Making Measurements Figure 29 Cursors measure frequency of pulse ringing Expand the display with delayed sweep, then characterize the event of interest with the cursors. Figure 30 Cursors track delayed sweep 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 181 Measuring pulse width with cursors Press the X1 X2 softkey and move the cursors together to check for pulse width variations in a pulse train. Figure 32 Moving the cursors together to check pulse width variations 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 182: Automatic Measurements

    • X at Max* • X at Min* Phase and Delay • Phase* • Delay* Voltage Measurements • Average* • Amplitude* • Base* • Maximum* • Minimum* • Peak-to-Peak* • RMS* • Std Deviation* • Top* 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 183: To Make An Automatic Measurement

    Only channels or math functions that are displayed are available for measurements. If you choose an invalid source channel for a measurement, the measurement will default to the nearest in the list that makes the source valid. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 184: To Set Measurement Thresholds

    Top and Base. Changing these threshold definitions from the default values may change the returned measurement results for Average, Delay, Duty Cycle, Fall Time, Frequency, Overshoot, Period, Phase, Preshoot, Rise Time, RMS, +Width, and -Width. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 185 If threshold Type is set to %, the lower threshold value can be set from 5% to 93%. 5 Press the Middle softkey, then turn the Entry knob to set the middle measurement threshold value. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 186: Time Measurements

    “To set measurement thresholds” on page 184 for other percentage threshold and absolute value threshold settings. The following figure shows time measurement points. Rise Time Fall Time Thresholds Upper Middle Lower + Width – Width Period 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 187 X at Min, and are not valid for digital channels on mixed-signal oscilloscopes. Counter The 6000 Series oscilloscopes have an integrated hardware frequency counter which counts the number of cycles that occur within a period of time (known as the gate time) to measure the frequency of a signal.
  • Page 188 Period is the time period of the complete waveform cycle. The time is measured between the middle threshold points of two consecutive, like-polarity edges. A middle threshold crossing must also travel through the lower and upper threshold levels 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 189 – Width is the time from the middle threshold of the falling edge to the middle threshold of the next rising edge. The X cursors show the pulse being measured. The Y cursor shows the middle threshold point. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 190 Minimum, starting from the left-side of the display. For periodic signals, the position of the minimum may vary throughout the waveform. The X cursor shows where the current X at Min value is being measured. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 191: Delay And Phase Measurements

    Settings softkey to select the source channels and slope for the delay measurement. The default Delay settings measure from the rising edge of channel 1 to the rising edge of channel 2. 2 Press the Measure Delay softkey to make the measurement. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 192 Negative phase shift values indicate that the rising edge of source 1 occurred after the rising edge of source 2. Delay ---------------------------------------- - X 360 Phase = Source 1 Period Period Source 1 Delay Source 2 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 193: Voltage Measurements

    (undefined) will be displayed for math function 1-2 and for d/dt, dt when 1-2 or 1+2 is the selected source if channel 1 and channel 2 are set to dissimilar units in the channel Probe Units softkey. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 194 Automatic voltage measurements are not valid on digital channels on the mixed-signal oscilloscope. Amplitude The Amplitude of a waveform is the difference between its Top and Base values. The Y cursors show the values being measured. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 195 Minimum is the lowest value in the waveform display. The Y cursor shows the value being measured. Peak-Peak The peak-to-peak value is the difference between Maximum and Minimum values. The Y cursors show the values being measured. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 196 . For a Gaussian distribution, two sigma (± 1 ) from the mean, is where 68.3 percent of the measurement results reside. Six sigma (± 3 ) from is where 99.7 percent of the measurement results reside. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 197 = the i measurement result. The standard deviation is calculated as follows: – ----------------------------- - – where: = the standard deviation. N = the number of measurements taken. = the i measurement result. x = the mean. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 198 Maximum. The Y cursor shows the value being measured. To isolate a pulse for Top measurement The following figure shows how to use delayed sweep to isolate a pulse for a Top measurement. Figure 35 Isolating area for Top measurement 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 199: Overshoot And Preshoot Measurements

    Base - D local Minimum Rising edge preshoot = ---------------------------------------------------------- - X 100 Amplitude local Maximum - D Top Falling edge preshoot = --------------------------------------------------------- - X 100 Amplitude Preshoot local Maximum Base Preshoot local Minimum 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 200 Rising edge overshoot = --------------------------------------------------------- - X 100 Amplitude Base - D local Minimum Falling edge overshoot = ---------------------------------------------------------- - X 100 Amplitude Overshoot local Maximum Base local Minimum Overshoot Figure 36 Automatic Overshoot measurement 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 201: Displaying Data

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Displaying Data Pan and Zoom Antialiasing Using the XGA video output Display Settings Varying the intensity to view signal detail Acquisition Modes Using Serial Decode To decode I C data To decode SPI data...
  • Page 202: Pan And Zoom

    1 Press the Run/Stop key to stop acquisitions. The Run/Stop key is illuminated red when the oscilloscope is stopped. 2 Turn the sweep speed knob to zoom horizontally and turn the volts/division knob to zoom vertically. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 203: To Set The Waveform Expansion Reference Point

    Expand About Center The displayed waveform will expand about the center of the display. To set the waveform expansion reference point Press Utility&Options&Preferences&Expand and select Ground or Center. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 204: Antialiasing

    You can connect a monitor to provide a larger display, or to provide a display at a viewing position away from the oscilloscope. The oscilloscope’s built-in display will remain on even when an external display is connected. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 205: Display Settings

    Accumulating multiple acquisitions Turning off infinite persistence does not clear the display. This allows you to accumulate multiple acquisitions, stop acquisitions, and then compare future acquisitions to the stored waveforms. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 206: Grid Intensity

    Entry knob to adjust the intensity. Vectors (connect the dots) The Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscopes are designed to operate optimally with vectors on. This mode gives the most realistic waveforms in most situations. When enabled, Vectors draws a line between consecutive waveform data points.
  • Page 207: Varying The Intensity To View Signal Detail

    Reducing the intensity can expose more detail in complex signals as shown in the following figures. The intensity knob does not affect the digital channels. Figure 37 Amplitude Modulation with Noise Shown at 100% Intensity 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 208 Displaying Data Figure 38 Amplitude Modulation with Noise Shown at 40% Intensity 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 209: Acquisition Modes

    Displaying Data Acquisition Modes The 6000 Series oscilloscopes have the following acquisition modes: • Normal — for most waveforms (with normal decimating at slower sweep speeds, no averaging). • Peak Detect — for displaying narrow pulses that occur infrequently (at slower sweep speeds).
  • Page 210: Peak Detect Mode

    (at the expense of exaggerating any noise). This mode displays all pulses that are at least as wide as the sample period (see Table 12). Table 12 Agilent 6000 Series Model Numbers and Sampling Rates Bandwidth 100 MHz 300 MHz 500 MHz 1 GHz...
  • Page 211: Averaging Mode

    2 Press the #Avgs softkey and turn the Entry knob to set the number of averages that best eliminates the noise from the displayed waveform. The number of acquisitions being averaged is displayed in the # Avgs softkey. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 212 Displaying Data Figure 39 Random noise on the displayed waveform Figure 40 128 Averages used to reduce random noise 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 213: Realtime Sampling Option

    Channels 1 and 2 constitute a channel pair, and channels 3 and 4 constitute another channel pair. For example, the sample rate of a 4-channel oscilloscope is 4 GSa/s when channels 1 and 3, 1 and 4, 2 and 3, or 2 and 4 are on. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 214 500 MHz when Realtime sampling on and 1 GHz when Realtime sampling is off. To see the sample rate, press the Main/Delayed key on the front panel. The sample rate is displayed in the line just above the softkeys. Sample rate 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 215: Using Serial Decode

    Displaying Data Using Serial Decode Agilent’s hardware accelerated serial decode options can be licensed on 4-channel or 4+16-channel 6000 Series oscilloscopes. Two serial decode licenses are available: • The N5423A (Option LSS) license provides the ability to decode I C (Inter-IC) and SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) serial busses.
  • Page 216: To Decode I 2 C Data

    In the Serial Decode Menu, press the Mode softkey. d Use the Entry knob (or repeatedly press and release the Mode softkey) to select the I C serial decode mode. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 217 4 If the decode line does not appear on the display, press the up-arrow softkey to return to the previous menu, then press the Decode softkey to turn it on. 5 If the oscilloscope is stopped, press the Run/Stop key to acquire and decode data. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 218 Mode softkey to set the trigger mode from Auto to Normal. You can use the Delayed horizontal sweep mode for easier navigation of the acquired data. Interpreting Decoded I C Data 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 219 • Red dots in the decode line indicate that more data can be displayed. Scroll or expand the horizontal scale to view the data. • Aliased bus values (undersampled or indeterminate) are drawn in red. • Unknown bus values (undefined or error conditions) are drawn in red. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 220: To Decode Spi Data

    In the Serial Decode Menu, press the Mode softkey. d Use the Entry knob (or repeatedly press and release the Mode softkey) to select the SPI serial decode mode. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 221 Framing, or Data channel or threshold SPI trigger Graphic showing current state of the SPI signals setup Data string trigger value Frame by Frame Return to Data signal Clock Clock option signal/ previous menu edge signal value 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 222 If the setup does not produce a stable trigger, the CAN signal may be slow N O T E enough that the oscilloscope is AutoTriggering. Press the Mode/Coupling key, then press the Mode softkey to set the trigger mode from Auto to Normal. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 223 • Red dots in the decode line indicate that there is data that is not being displayed. Scroll or expand the horizontal scale to view the information. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 224 Displaying Data • Aliased bus values (undersampled or indeterminate) are drawn in red. • Unknown bus values (undefined or error conditions) are drawn in red. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 225: To Decode Can Data

    In the Serial Decode Menu, press the Mode softkey. d Use the Entry knob (or repeatedly press and release the Mode softkey) to select the CAN serial decode mode. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 226 6 Repeatedly press and release the Baud softkey to specify the CAN signal baud rate. 7 Repeatedly press and release the Smpl Pt softkey to select the point between phase segments 1 and 2 where the state of the 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 227 AutoTriggering. Press the Mode/Coupling key, then press the Mode softkey to set the trigger mode from Auto to Normal. You can use the Delayed horizontal sweep mode for easier navigation of the decoded data. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 228 CRC data stream. • White lines show an idle bus. • Blue rectangles show an active bus (inside a packet/frame). • Decoded hexadecimal data values may extend beyond the frame if the timebase setting is too slow. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 229 “?” label. • Flagged error frames are drawn in red with an “ERR” label. Active Error Frame (red) Missing Acknowledge (red) (blue) Data (white) Data Length Code (blue) Frame ID (yellow) 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 230: Can Totalizer

    Example: If a data frame contains an active error flag, both the FRAMES counter and the ERR counter will be incremented. If a data frame contains an error that is not an active error it is considered a partial frame and no counters are incremented. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 231 Displaying Data Overload Error Frame Bus Utilization Total Frame Frame Count Count and Percentage Count and Percent Percent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 232: To Decode Lin Data

    If you want to mask the upper two parity bits, ensure that the box under the Show Parity softkey is not selected. b If you want to include the parity bits in the identifier field, ensure that the box under the Show Parity softkey is selected. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 233 Press the Settings softkey to access the LIN Signals Menu. Currently selected Trigger level channel or threshold LIN trigger Decoded LIN data Sync Signal Return to LIN baud LIN signal standard Break sample previous menu rate source selection selection point 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 234 4 Make sure the trigger or threshold levels are set to the middle of the LIN signal. • For analog channels, turn the Trigger Level knob. For digital channels, press the D15 Thru D0 key and the • Thresholds softkey to access the threshold level setting softkeys. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 235 AutoTriggering. Press the Mode/Coupling key, then press the Mode softkey to set the trigger mode from Auto to Normal. You can use the Delayed horizontal sweep mode for easier navigation of the decoded data. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 236 Displaying Data Interpreting Decoded LIN Data 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 237 • For LIN 1.3 a wakeup signal is indicated by WAKE in blue. If the wakeup signal is not followed by a valid wakeup delimiter a wakeup error is detected and displayed as WUP in red. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 238: To Reduce The Random Noise On A Signal

    3-dB point at 50 kHz. HF reject removes high-frequency noise, such as AM or FM broadcast stations, from the trigger path. • Press Mode/Coupling&HF Reject. 0 dB 3 dB down point Pass Band 50 kHz 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 239: Lf Reject

    However, this also decreases the trigger sensitivity so that a slightly larger signal is required to trigger the oscilloscope. • Press Mode/Coupling&HF Reject. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 240: To Capture Glitches Or Narrow Pulses With Peak Detect And Infinite Persistence

    Normal acquire mode, making them easier to see. To characterize the glitch, use the cursors or the automatic measurement capabilities of the oscilloscope. Figure 41 15 ns Narrow Pulse, 20 ms/div, Normal Mode 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 241: Using Peak Detect Mode To Find A Glitch

    Waveform persistence is not kept beyond the display area boundary. Press the Clear Display softkey to erase previously acquired Persist is points. The display will accumulate points until turned off. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 242 To obtain a better resolution of the glitch, expand the time base. c Use the horizontal delay time knob ( ) to pan through the waveform to set the expanded portion of the main sweep around the glitch. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 243: How Autoscale Works

    Autoscale key. This is useful if you have unintentionally pressed the Autoscale key or do not like the settings Autoscale has selected and want to return to your previous settings. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 244: Specifying The Channels Displayed After Autoscale

    • Only Displayed Channels — The next time you press Autoscale, only the channels that are turned on will be examined for signal activity. This is useful if you only want to view specific active channels after pressing Autoscale. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 245: Saving And Printing Data

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Saving and Printing Data To configure printing To print the display to a file To print the display to a USB printer Supported printers Secure Environment Mode Option Saving and recalling traces and setups...
  • Page 246: To Configure Printing

    • CSV data file — This creates a file of comma-separated variable values of displayed channels and math waveforms. This format is suitable for spreadsheet analysis. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 247 4Gsa 4000samples For measurement data, the oscilloscope will decimate the 4000 points to 1000 points that will fit on the display. This decimation will not lose track of the min and max values at each 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 248 To save the CSV, ASCII XY, or BIN data, or BMP or PNG images to the USB N O T E storage device, it is necessary to press the Quick Print button (see “To print the display” on page 66). 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 249: Selecting Print Options

    Print Palette • Color • Grayscale — When Grayscale printing is selected, the traces are printed in shades of gray rather than in color. Grayscale printing is not applicable to CSV format. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 250: To Print The Display To A File

    If two USB mass storage devices are connected to the oscilloscope, the N O T E first one is designated “drive0”” and the second one is designated “drive5,” not “drive1.” This numbering method is normal; it is inherent in the USB driver. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 251: To Print The Display To A Usb Printer

    Many printers that use PCL 3 printer control language will work with the oscilloscope. 4 Press the Quick Print key on the front panel. 5 To make subsequent printouts, simply press the Quick Print key. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 252: Supported Printers

    Supported printers At the time this manual was published, the following HP printers were supported. Other USB printers that use PCL 3 printer command language may also work with Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscopes. Printers currently available in stores Deskjet 350C Deskjet 610C &...
  • Page 253: Legacy Printers

    Deskjet 690C & 692C & 693C & 694C & 695C & 697C Deskjet 830C & 832C Deskjet 840C & 843 Deskjet 880 & 882C Deskjet 895C Deskjet 930C Deskjet 950C & 955 & 957 Deskjet 975C 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 254: Secure Environment Mode Option

    When adding secure environment mode after oscilloscope purchase, the option is called model N5427A, and the oscilloscope must be returned to an Agilent service center for installation. When secure environment mode is installed, trace and setup data are stored to internal volatile memory (rather than internal non-volatile memory).
  • Page 255: Saving And Recalling Traces And Setups

    Series oscilloscopes that are equipped with Secure Environment mode the data are stored to volatile memory. In all 6000 Series oscilloscopes, you can save the setup and waveform trace to a USB mass storage device (for example, a USB flash drive), then recall the setup, waveform trace, or both later.
  • Page 256: To Autosave Traces And Setups

    USB mass storage devices and printers. The square receptacle on the rear panel labeled “DEVICE” is provided for controlling the oscilloscope over USB. See the 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer’s Quick Start Guide or the 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer’s Reference for more information.
  • Page 257: To Save Traces And Setups To Internal Memory Or To Overwrite An Existing Usb Mass Storage Device File

    • C: is the root directory of the oscilloscope’s internal memory. • intern0 through intern9 are the internal nonvolatile memory locations that can be used for storing setups and traces. • Use the <up> selection to move up one level in the directory structure. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 258: Device

    USB mass storage. 3 To create a new file name, press the New File softkey. New file names can only be written to a USB mass storage device, not the internal memory. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 259 SCOPE1.TRC will be the trace file and SCOPE1.SCP will be the setup file. You do not need to remember these file extensions because you can select trace, setup, or both when you recall this information using the Recall menu. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 260: To Recall Traces And Setups

    6 Recall the selected file by pressing the Press to Recall softkey. 7 The recalled trace will be displayed in blue. 8 To clear the display of any recalled trace, press Display&Clear Display. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 261: To Use The File Explorer

    If two USB mass storage devices are connected to the oscilloscope, the N O T E first one is designated “drive0” and the second one is designated “drive5,” not “drive1.” This numbering method is normal; it is inherent in the USB driver. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 262 5 To delete a file from the USB mass storage device, press the Delete File softkey. Deleted files cannot be recovered N O T E A file that has been deleted from the USB mass storage device cannot be recovered by the oscilloscope. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 263: Reference

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Reference Upgrading to an MSO or adding memory depth Software and firmware updates To set up the I/O port To use the web interface Using the 10 MHz reference clock To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope...
  • Page 264: Upgrading To An Mso Or Adding Memory Depth

    Agilent Technologies representative or see www.agilent.com/find/mso6000. Software and firmware updates From time to time Agilent Technologies releases software and firmware updates for its products. To search for firmware updates for your oscilloscope, point your web browser to www.agilent.com/find/mso6000...
  • Page 265: To Set Up The I/O Port

    I/O connection type (GPIB, LAN, or USB). For instructions on setting up the oscilloscope to run from a controller via LAN, GPIB, or USB, see the Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer’s Quick Start Guide. To use the web interface To access the oscilloscope using the web interface: 1 Connect the oscilloscope to your network.
  • Page 266 IP address, and VISA connect string. • View oscilloscope firmware version information and upload new firmware into the oscilloscope. • View and modify the oscilloscope’s network configuration parameters. • View the oscilloscope’s network status information. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 267: Using The 10 Mhz Reference Clock

    1 V, with an offset of between 0 V and 2 V. Do not apply more than ±15 V at the 10 MHz REF BNC connector on C A U T I O N the rear panel or damage to the instrument may occur. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 268 The oscilloscope will resume sampling when the externally supplied sample clock becomes stable again. 10 MHz unlock icon and system stopped 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 269: To Synchronize The Timebase Of Two Or More Instruments

    2 Enter your product’s model number and serial number. The system will search for the warranty status of your product and display the results. If the system cannot find your product’s warranty status, select Contact Us and speak with an Agilent Technologies representative. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 270: To Return The Instrument

    Reference To return the instrument Before shipping the oscilloscope to Agilent Technologies, contact your nearest Agilent Technologies sales or service office for additional details. Information on contacting Agilent Technologies can be found at www.agilent.com/find/contactus. 1 Write the following information on a tag and attach it to the oscilloscope.
  • Page 271: Digital Channel Signal Fidelity: Probe Impedance And Grounding

    (see the following figure). This high-frequency model takes into account pure tip capacitance to ground as well as series tip resistance, and the cable’s characteristic impedance (Z 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 272 By comparing the two plots, you can see that both the series tip resistor and the cable’s characteristic impedance extend the input impedance significantly. The stray tip capacitance, which is generally small (1 pF), sets the final break point on the impedance chart. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 273: Probe Grounding

    Increasing the ground inductance (L), increasing the current (di) or decreasing the transition time (dt), will all result in increasing the voltage (V). When this voltage exceeds the threshold voltage defined in the oscilloscope, a false data measurement will occur. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 274 You will not find ground problems through examination of the waveform display. In fact, it is likely you will discover the problem through random glitches or inconsistent data measurements. Use the analog channels to view ringing and perturbations. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 275: Best Probing Practices

    2 m logic analyzer probe cable and a 01650-63203 termination adapter that provides the proper RC networks in a very convenient package. Three 20-pin, low-profile, straight board connectors are included. Additional board connectors can be ordered from Agilent Technologies. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 276: To Replace Digital Probe Leads

    Replacement probe leads (qty 5) 5959-9335 Replacement 2-inch probe ground lead (qty 5) 01650-94309 Package of probe labels 54620-61801 16-channel cable (qty 1) 5090-4833 Grabbers (qty 20) For other replacement parts, consult the 6000 Series Oscilloscope Service Guide. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 277: Binary Data (.Bin)

    The MathWorks MATLAB®. You can download the appropriate MATLAB functions from the Agilent Technologies web site at www.agilent.com/find/mso6000sw. Agilent provides the .m files, which need to be copied into the work directory for MATLAB. The default work directory is C:\ MATLAB7\work.
  • Page 278 • 0 = Unknown. • 1 = Normal. • 2 = Peak Detect. • 3 = Average. • 4 = Not used in 6000 Series oscilloscopes. • 5 = Not used in 6000 Series oscilloscopes. • 6 = Logic. Number of Waveform Buffers A 32-bit integer that is the number of waveform buffers required to read the data.
  • Page 279 A 32-bit integer that identifies the unit of measure for Y values in the acquired data. The possible values are listed above under “X Units”. Date A16-bit character array, left blank in the 6000 Series oscilloscope. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 280 Reference Time A16-bit character array, left blank in the 6000 Series oscilloscope. Frame A 24 byte character array that is the model number and serial number of the oscilloscope in the format of: MODEL#:SERIAL#. Waveform Label A 16 byte character array that contains the label assigned to the waveform.
  • Page 281: Example Program For Reading Binary Data

    • 2 = Maximum float data. • 3 = Minimum float data. • 4 = Not used in 6000 Series oscilloscopes. • 5 = Not used in 6000 Series oscilloscopes. • 6 = Digital unsigned 8-bit char data (for digital channels).
  • Page 282: Examples Of Binary Files

    Waveform Header N Number of Waveform Buffers = 1 140 bytes Waveform Data Buffer Type = 1 (floating point) Header N Bytes per Point = 4 12 bytes Voltage Data N buffer size 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 283 Waveform Header 2 Number of Waveform Buffers = 1 140 bytes Waveform Data Buffer Type = 6 (unsigned char) Header 2 Bytes per Point = 1 12 bytes Pod 2 Timing Data buffer size 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 284 Reference 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 285: Characteristics And Specifications

    Agilent 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide Characteristics and Specifications Specifications Characteristics Environmental Conditions Measurement Category This chapter lists specifications, characteristics, environmental conditions, and measurement category for the Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscopes. Agilent Technologies...
  • Page 286: Specifications

    1 mV/div is a magnification of 2 mV/div setting for 100 MHz models and 2 mV/div is a magnification of 4 mV/div setting for 300 MHz - 1 GHz models. For vertical accuracy calculations, use full scale of 16 mV for 1 mV/div sensitivity setting and 32 mV for 2 mV/div sensitivity setting. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 287: Characteristics

    * Half channel is when only one of channel pair 1 or 2 is turned on, or only channel pair 3 or 4 is turned on. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 288 1 1 mV/div is a magnification of 2 mV/div setting for 100 MHz models and 2 mV/div is a magnification of 4 mV/div setting for 300 MHz - 1 GHz models. For vertical accuracy calculations, use full scale of 16 mV for 1 mV/div sensitivity setting and 32 mV for 2 mV/div sensitivity setting. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 289 MSO/DSO603xA/605xA/610xA: 10:1 10073C shipped standard for each oscilloscope channel Probe ID MSO/DSO601xA: Auto probe sense MSO/DSO603xA/605xA/610xA: Auto probe sense and AutoProbe interface Agilent- and Tektronix-compatible passive probe sense ESD tolerance ±2 kV Noise peak-to-peak MSO/DSO601xA: 3% full scale or 2 mV, whichever is greater MSO/DSO603xA: 3% full scale or 3 mV, whichever is greater MSO/DSO605xA: 3% full scale or 3.6 mV, whichever is greater...
  • Page 290 MSO6xx4A: Ch 1, 2, 3, 4, line, ext, D15 - D0 DSO6xx4A: Ch 1, 2, 3, 4, line, ext Modes Auto, Normal (triggered), single Holdoff time ~60 ns to 10 seconds Trigger jitter 15 ps rms 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 291 EEPROM read, and 10-bit write. Trigger on SPI (Serial Protocol Interface) data pattern during a specific framing period. Supports positive and negative Chip Select framing as well as clock Idle framing and user-specified number of bits per frame. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 292 CAT I 300 Vrms, 400 Vpk, CAT II 100 Vrms, 400 Vpk ±15 V With 10073C 10:1 probe: CAT I 500 Vpk, CAT II 400 Vpk 5 Vrms with 50-ohm input Range DC coupling: trigger level ± 1V and ± 8V ±5 V 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 293 LF reject (~50 kHz) Probe ID MSO/DSO601xA: Auto probe sense MSO/DSO603xA/605xA/610xA: Auto probe sense and AutoProbe interface Agilent- and Tektronix-compatible passive probe sense Display system Display 6.3-inch (161 mm) diagonal color TFT LCD Throughput of oscilloscope Up to 100,000 waveforms/sec in real-time mode...
  • Page 294 35.4 cm wide x 18.8 cm high x 28.2 cm deep (without handle) 39.9 cm wide x 18.8 cm high x 28.2 cm deep (with handle) Weight Net: 4.9 kgs (10.8 lbs) Shipping: 9.4 kgs (20.7 lbs) Probe comp output Frequency ~1.2 kHz, Amplitude ~2.5 V 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 295 Operating to 4,570 m (15,000 ft); non-operating to 15,244 m (50,000 ft) Vibration Agilent class B1 and MIL-PRF-28800F; Class 3 random Shock Agilent class B1 and MIL-PRF-28800F; (operating 30 g, 1/2 sine, 11-ms duration, 3 shocks/axis along major axis. Total of 18 shocks) Pollution degree2 Normally only dry non-conductive pollution occurs.
  • Page 296 Characteristics and Specifications Product specifications, characteristics, and descriptions in this document are subject to change without notice. Use this instrument only for measurements within its specified WA R N I N G measurement categories. 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 297: Environmental Conditions

    Overvoltage Category II, which is typical of cord-and-plug connected equipment. Pollution Degree The 6000 Series Oscilloscope may be operated in environments of Pollution Degree 2 (or Pollution Degree 1). Pollution Degree Definitions Pollution Degree 1: No pollution or only dry, non-conductive pollution occurs.
  • Page 298: Measurement Category

    Characteristics and Specifications Measurement Category Measurement Category The 6000 Series oscilloscope is intended to be used for measurements in Measurement Category I. Measurement Category Definitions Measurement category I is for measurements performed on circuits not directly connected to MAINS. Examples are measurements on circuits not derived from MAINS, and specially protected (internal) MAINS derived circuits.
  • Page 299: Transient Withstand Capability

    C A U T I O N is powered on. Maximum input voltage for logic channels: C A U T I O N ±40 V peak CAT I; transient overvoltage 800 Vpk 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 300 Characteristics and Specifications 6000 Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide...
  • Page 301 SPI trigger, compensate probes, Amplitude measurement, blanking, 59, compensating your probe, analog channel BMP (24-bit) image file format, configure printer, probe attenuation, BMP (8-bit) image file format, setup, brightness of waveforms, analog filters, adjusting, 6000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide...
  • Page 302 76, Fall time measurement, I/O port configuration, impedance, FFT measurements, I2C serial decode, digital select key, FFT window, 6000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide...
  • Page 303 255, Multiply math function, post-processing, logic threshold, power switch, 20, low-frequency noise rejection, power-on, predefined labels, network configuration parameters, Preset, FFT, network status information, Preshoot measurement, main horizontal mode, new label, 6000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide...
  • Page 304 255, mode/coupling, skew, analog channel, record length, noise reject, slope trigger, Rectangular window, source, softkeys, 32, 38, remote display, web, trigger controls, software updates, replacement parts, source frequency, restart condition, I2C trigger, Span, FFT, 6000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide...
  • Page 305 USB control, USB mass storage device numbering, 250, 256, Y and X cursors, USB ports, USB printer, USB trigger, Z-axis blanking, 59, USB, eject device, zoom and pan, 44, user cal, User-defined threshold, utility key, 6000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide...
  • Page 306 Index 6000 Series Oscilloscopes User’s Guide...
  • Page 308 Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2005-2006 Printed in Malaysia Fourth Edition, June 2006 *54684-97011* 54684-97011 Agilent Technologies...

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