Agilent Technologies N5980A manual Inspect Shipment, Serial Bert, CD content is

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Getting Started

2 Getting Started

Inspect Shipment

Before you get started with the Serial BERT check if the shipment package contains the following standard deliverables:

	If the content is incomplete, if there is
	mechanical damage, or if the
	instrument does not work within its
Agilent N5980A 3.125 GB/s	specifications, notify the nearest Agilent
Agilent N5980A 3.125 GB/s	office. The Agilent office will arrange
Serial BERT	for repair or replacement without
	awaiting settlement.

SFP Loopback connector

USB Cable

Local Power Cord

CD (see CD content below).

The CD content is:

Autorun.inf – If your PC supports autorun, this file starts the installation.

dotnetfx.exe - This installs the latest Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0. This should be done in case .Net Framework 2.0 is not already installed, and internet access is not available.

N5980A.msi – The Serial BERT installer package

Setup.exe – If your PC doesn’t support autorun, execute this file to run the installation.

DoC.pdf - Declaration of Conformity

DataSheet.pdf – This document contains the product specifications.

Presales_Presentation.pdf – Describes typical applications.

UserGuide.pdf – This document contains the details about how to use the Serial BERT.

8	N5980A User Guide

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Contents Agilent 125 Gb/s Serial Bert Revision 1.0 May Herrenberger StrSafety Summary Environmental Information Contents Programming Reference Introduction Serial Bert CD content isInspect Shipment Connect the Instrument Front PanelRear Panel To Connect N5980AInstall User Software for N5980A Serial Bert setup diagramTo Install the User Software for N5980A Select the folder in which N5980A will be saved To Access N5980A Demo Offline Advanced Mode IntroductionRunning the BER Test Setting the Instrument Parameters SetupAdvanced Viewing the Results BER displays Gating BER and the Elapsed Gating TimeFile Menu Advanced ModeStore Setting Connection Menu Connect Each PC can control only one N5980AInfo Error IndicatorsHelp Menu Sync Loss ErrorBER Bar Generator Setup and Advanced TabGeneral Error Detector InputSFP Data Pattern SMA Data PatternBER and Advanced BER Tab Gating BER BarGating Errors Actual ErrorsError Detector Pattern Advanced BERCommon Command Summary Agilent N5980A Command SummaryID Query Scpi Instrument Command List- ReferenceCommon Commands Read error queue Load factory default settingOperation complete Option QueryStore current setting Recall settingAll Channels DatarateSMA Output Electrical Generator PatternSOUR1PATT Either sets or gets the pattern of the SMA outputError Insertion Add Single ErrorInsertion Rate Output LevelEither sets or gets the pattern of the SFP output SFP Output Optical GeneratorSOUR2PATT Syntax SOUR2PATTEADD Once SOUR2PATTEADDRATESOUR2PATTEADD Once Trigger Output Detected PatternSOUR3PATT SENS1PATT?Actual Number of Errors Synchronization modeActual Bit Error Rate Gating Bit Error Rate Gating Number of ErrorsGating Time Start GatingDescription Selects the input for the error detector Gating ProgressInput Selection SENS1INPSample Code Communicate with the instrument Programming Reference