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Miles TimePod 5330A Operation And Service (163 pages)

Programmable Cross Spectrum Analyzer

Brand: Miles | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 5 MB

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
9
Specifications
11
Getting Started
13
What's in the Box
13
Sales and Technical Support
13
USB Driver and Software Installation
15
Front Panel Features
17
Rear Panel Features
19
Choosing an External Reference
20
Making Your First Measurements
21
Tips for New Users
24
A Brief Architectural Note
27
Making Measurements
29
What's All this ADEV Stuff, Anyhow
31
Allan Deviation (A)
32
Modified Allan Deviation (M)
32
Hadamard Deviation (H)
33
Time Deviation (T)
33
Examining Changes in Stability over Time
34
Common Artifacts in ADEV and Related Measurements
35
Hints for Xdev Measurements
40
Working with Phase- and Frequency-Difference Traces
43
Phase Difference (Original) (W)
43
Phase Difference (Unwrapped) (P)
43
Frequency Difference (F)
44
How Does Timelab Measure Frequency
45
Phase/Frequency Measurements with the Timepod
45
Measurement Initialization
46
Examining Traces in Detail
48
Navigating Zoomed Graphs
49
Hints for Phase/Frequency Stability Measurements
51
Phase Noise, am Noise, and Jitter
53
Integrated Noise and Jitter Measurement
54
The Spur Table
55
Show or Hide Known Spurs
55
Spur Measurement Options
56
Is It a Spur, or Isn't It
57
Understanding Instrument Spurs
57
Hints for Noise Measurements
59
Timelab Command Reference
61
File Menu
63
Load .TIM File (L)
63
Save Image or .TIM File (S)
63
Copy Image to Clipboard (Ctrl-C)
64
Import .PNP Phase Noise Data (N)
64
Import ASCII Phase or Frequency Data (L)
64
Export ASCII Phase Data (X)
65
Export ASCII Frequency Data (X)
65
Export Binary Phase Data
66
Export Phase Data to Stable32 (Ctrl-X)
66
Export Xdev Trace
67
Export AM/PM Noise Trace
67
Export AM/PM Spur Table
67
Print Image
68
Scale File Dialogs by Window Size
68
Warn before Exiting with Unsaved Plots
68
Reset All Parameters, Options, and Settings at Next Startup
68
Close Selected Plot (Del)
68
Close All Visible Plots (Home)
69
Delete Selected Plot's .TIM File (Ctrl-Del)
69
Quit (Q or Esc)
69
Edit Menu
71
Trace Properties (E)
71
Flatten Selected or Zoomed Phase Data (Ctrl-F)
73
Remove Selected or Zoomed Phase Data (F4)
74
Subtract Global Linear Phase Trend (Frequency Offset) (Ctrl-O)
75
Subtract Global Linear Frequency Trend (Drift Line) (Ctrl-L)
75
Subtract Quadratic Linear Frequency Trend (Drift Curve) (Ctrl-Q)
75
Undo Last Flatten or Subtract Operation (Ctrl-Z)
75
Trace Menu
77
Phase/Frequency Traces Begin at Zero (Z)
77
Show Linear Phase/Frequency Residual (R)
77
Show Linear Phase/Frequency Trend (Ctrl-T)
79
Phase/Frequency y Axis Unlocked in Zoom Mode (Y)
80
Averaging Window for Phase/Frequency Traces (G)
80
Increase Averaging Window (Ctrl +)
80
Decrease Averaging Window (Ctrl -)
80
Draw Xdev Traces with Spline Interpolation (I)
82
Show Xdev Error Bars (Ctrl-E)
82
Clip Xdev Traces by Noise Bandwidth (Ctrl-B)
83
Clip Xdev Traces by Confidence (Ctrl-V)
83
Show Correlation Gain for Selected Noise Trace (Ctrl-G)
83
Show FFT Segment Filter Slopes (Ctrl-I)
83
Show Imaginary Part of Cross Spectrum (Ctrl-F3)
84
Show Estimated Instrument Noise (F2)
84
Mark Spurs in Noise Traces (Ctrl-M)
85
Suppress Spurs in Noise Traces (Ctrl-S)
85
Smooth Noise Traces (Ctrl-W)
85
Show Raw PN Channel Trace(S) (Ctrl-R)
85
Show am Noise in PN View (F8)
86
Tick Marks (K)
86
Toggle Trace Thickness for Current Measurement (T)
87
Display Menu
89
Edit Colors
89
High Contrast (C)
89
Numeric Table (Ctrl-N)
90
Show Cursor Time (Ss)
90
Show Cursor Time (Hh:MM:ss)
90
Show Cursor Time/Datestamp
90
Do Not Show Cursor Values
90
Browse Plots One at a Time (B)
91
Overlay All Loaded Plots (O)
91
Toggle Visibility of Selected Plot (V)
91
Select Next Plot in Chart (+ or down Arrow)
91
Select Previous Plot in Chart (- or up Arrow)
91
Move Selected Plot up (Ctrl-Up Arrow)
91
Move Selected Plot down (Ctrl-Down Arrow)
91
Zoom in ( ] )
92
Zoom out
92
Y Zoom in ( } )
92
Y Zoom out ( { )
92
Decrease Font Size ( ( or Ctrl-Mouse Wheel )
92
Increase Font Size ( ) or Ctrl-Mouse Wheel )
92
Legend Menu
93
Measurement Menu
95
Masks Menu
97
Clear Mask Selection
97
User-Defined Mask Entries
97
Edit Mask Definitions
98
Scripts Menu
99
Creating a New Test Script
99
Run Script
100
Edit Script
100
Delete Script
100
Run Last-Executed Script (Shift-Space)
100
Toggle Script Console for Selected Plot (F11)
101
Stop All Running Scripts (F12)
101
Acquire Menu
103
Miles Design Timepod
103
Acquire from Counter in Talk-Only Mode
103
Acquire from Live ASCII File
104
Hp 5370A/B
104
Philips/Fluke PM6680
104
Picotest/Array U6200A Series
104
Stanford Research SR620
104
Wavecrest DTS-2050/2070 Series
104
Symmetricom 5115A / 5120A / 5125A (Frequency Stability)
105
Symmetricom 5115A / 5120A / 5125A (Phase Noise)
105
Stop/Repeat Acquisition (Space)
105
Abort and Retrigger Selected Acquisition (Ctrl-A)
106
Keep and Retrigger Selected Acquisition (Ctrl-K)
106
Enable Deferred Acquisition (Ctrl-D)
107
Trigger Deferred Acquisition(S) (Enter)
107
Configure Deferred Acquisition
107
Help Menu
109
User Guide (F1)
109
About Timelab
109
Debug Mode
109
Check for Updates (Ctrl-U)
109
Appendix: some Examples of Residual Performance
111
Appendix: Javascript API Function Reference
115
Appendix: the STREAM.EXE Phase/Frequency Data Server
135
Launching STREAM.EXE
136
Using STREAM.EXE
137
Serial:<Sernum
137
File:<Filename
137
Logfile:<Filename
138
Port:<Portnum
138
Msglvl:<0-5
139
Format:<P, F, TSC
139
Window:<Samples
140
Rate:<1, 10, 100, 1000
141
Timestamp:<S, MJD
143
Sep:<Character
143
Ref:<Hz
144
Input:<Hz
144
Autoupdate
145
Noexit
146
Notcp
146
Nowarnings
146
Appendix: Schematic Diagrams and Service Notes
147
Appendix: Legal and Regulatory Notices
155
Federal Communications Commission Statement
156
EC Declaration of Conformity
156
Performance Certification and Validation
157
Limited Warranty
157
Software License: Timelab
157
Software License: FFTSS
158
Software License: FIDLIB
158
Software License: V8 Javascript Engine
163

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