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Reference for the User Interface

Connect

The Connect… option shows the Connection Dialog box.

NOTE

If there are no instruments connected to the PC, then Connect button will be

 

disabled. If an instrument is connected, the user can connect to that

 

instrument.

 

 

 

In the Available Devices, the list of connected device will appear,

 

and the Connect button will be enabled.

NOTE

Each PC can control only one N5980A.

 

 

 

In Remote Programming Setup, a port number can be selected for the

 

remote programming interface. The instrument will then be accessed

 

via a socket that connects the PC’s IP address and the chosen port

 

number.

 

Refresh updates the list of Available Devices.

 

Selecting the connection launches the GUI, as shown below.

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Contents Agilent 125 Gb/s Serial Bert Herrenberger Str Revision 1.0 MaySafety Summary Environmental Information Contents Programming Reference Introduction Serial Bert CD content isInspect Shipment Front Panel Connect the InstrumentTo Connect N5980A Rear PanelSerial Bert setup diagram Install User Software for N5980ATo Install the User Software for N5980A Select the folder in which N5980A will be saved To Access N5980A Demo Offline Introduction Advanced ModeRunning the BER Test Setup Setting the Instrument ParametersAdvanced BER displays Gating BER and the Elapsed Gating Time Viewing the ResultsFile Menu Advanced ModeStore Setting Connection Menu Each PC can control only one N5980A ConnectInfo Error IndicatorsHelp Menu Sync Loss ErrorBER Bar Generator Setup and Advanced TabGeneral SMA Data Pattern Error DetectorInput SFP Data PatternGating BER Bar BER and Advanced BER TabAdvanced BER Gating ErrorsActual Errors Error Detector PatternAgilent N5980A Command Summary Common Command SummaryID Query Scpi Instrument Command List- ReferenceCommon Commands Option Query Read error queueLoad factory default setting Operation completeDatarate Store current settingRecall setting All ChannelsEither sets or gets the pattern of the SMA output SMA Output Electrical GeneratorPattern SOUR1PATTOutput Level Error InsertionAdd Single Error Insertion RateEither sets or gets the pattern of the SFP output SFP Output Optical GeneratorSOUR2PATT Syntax SOUR2PATTEADD Once SOUR2PATTEADDRATESOUR2PATTEADD Once SENS1PATT? Trigger OutputDetected Pattern SOUR3PATTActual Number of Errors Synchronization modeActual Bit Error Rate Start Gating Gating Bit Error RateGating Number of Errors Gating TimeSENS1INP Description Selects the input for the error detectorGating Progress Input SelectionSample Code Communicate with the instrument Programming Reference