Agilent InfiniiVision Series Oscilloscopes
Agilent Technologies, Inc
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This User’s Guide…
Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide
Oscilloscope History Action
Secure Environment Mode Option
100 MHz 300 MHz 500 MHz GHz
GSa/s
Licensed Option Order
Upgrade Options
Memory Depth Option Numbers
Maximum Memory Depth Mpts
Order-Only Options
Abbreviated instructions for pressing a series of keys
Using this book with the 6000L Series oscilloscopes
Built-in Quick Help
Digital Channels
Contents
Maximum input voltage for analog inputs
To restore the oscilloscope to its default configuration
Using the analog channels
To set up the screen saver
To perform service functions
Interpreting the digital waveform display
To switch all digital channels on or off
To switch groups of channels on or off
To switch a single channel on or off
Hex Bus Pattern Triggering
Setting Up the Oscilloscope and the VPT1000
Define the optional Reset on stage
Adjust the trigger level
FFT Operation
To use TV triggering
Source frequency/8
FFT Measurement
Peak Detect Mode
Using the XGA video output
Varying the intensity to view signal detail
Selecting the Acquisition mode
UART/RS232 Totalizer
To decode I 2 C data
To decode LIN data
To decode UART/RS232 data
To recall waveform trace and/or oscilloscope setup
Waveform Trace and Oscilloscope Setup
Choosing save settings
To save a waveform and/or setup to a USB device
Index
Remote interface
Using Quick Help
To calibrate the probes
Getting Started
Getting Started
To inspect package contents
Oscilloscope probes
6000A Series Oscilloscope
MSO models only
6000A Series Option BAT Oscilloscope
6000L Series Oscilloscope
Package contents for 6000L Series oscilloscopes
Model Description
Accessories available
Active Probes Supported on
To adjust the 6000A Series handle
Tools required not supplied
To mount the oscilloscope in a rack
To mount the 6000A Series oscilloscope in a rack
To mount the 6000L Series oscilloscope in a rack
Step If needed
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6000A Ventilation Requirements
Ventilation requirements
6000L Ventilation Requirements
AC-Powered 6000 Series
To power-on the oscilloscope
Battery-Powered 6000A Series
Vrms, the oscilloscope must be grounded through its ground
Operating with the Internal Battery
Ground post on rear panel
Ground Post
Indicator will light
Charging the Battery
Operating with the Automotive Power Adapter Cable
Replacing the Battery
Plug Type Cable Part Number
Power Cords
Detailed Connectivity Information
Remote interface
To establish a LAN connection 6000A Series
Hostname
To establish a LAN connection 6000L Series
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Stand-alone connection to a PC
To establish a point-to-point LAN connection
To use the Web interface
Operating the oscilloscope using a Web browser
Controlling the oscilloscope using a Web browser
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Step
Setting a password
Select the Modify Configuration button
Main Menu Function Keys
Identify Function
Scrolling and Monitor Resolution
Identification Option
LAN see the Agilent Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces
Printing the oscilloscope’s display from a web browser
To connect the oscilloscope probes
Maximum input voltage in 50 Ω mode
Press AutoScale
To verify basic oscilloscope operation
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Perfectly compensated Over compensated Under compensated
To compensate the oscilloscope probes
Passive Probes Quantity Supported
To calibrate the probes
Passive Probes Supported
Passive Probes
By 300 MHz, 500 MHz, and 1 GHz Bandwidth Models
Active Probes Supported
Active Probes Quantity Supported
Active Probes for All 6000 Series Oscilloscopes
By 100 MHz Bandwidth Models
To view Quick Help on 6000L Series oscilloscopes
Using Quick Help
To view Quick Help on 6000A Series oscilloscopes
Quick Help Languages
Getting Started
Front-Panel Controls
Front Panel
6000L Series Oscilloscope Controls
Rear Panel
Front and Rear Panel Controls and Connectors
Probe Compensation Terminals
Channel Input BNC Connector
InfiniiVision 6000 Series Oscilloscope Programmer’s Quick
6000A Series Oscilloscope Front-Panel Controls
Press Utility & I/O & Show I/O Config
Graphic Symbols in Softkey Menus
Conventions
Channel 6000A Series Oscilloscope Front Panel
Printing Data, starting on
Front Panel Controls
Front-Panel Controls
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Horizontal Sweep Speed Control
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Input
Trigger
Softkeys
Interpreting the display
To adjust the display grid graticule intensity
To adjust the waveform intensity
6000A Series Front-Panel Operation
To start and stop an acquisition
Running
To make a single acquisition
Memory Depth/Record Length Run/Stop versus Single
Single
Auto Single
To pan and zoom
Using AutoScale
Choosing Auto trigger mode or Normal trigger mode
Passive Probes
To set the probe attenuation factor
Example
Active Probes
Manually Setting the Probe Attenuation Factor
Bandwidth Channel Invert
Using the analog channels
Channel Trigger
Volts/div Source
Turning channels off
Measurement Hints
MHz bandwidth oscilloscope is fixed at 1 MΩ . Therefore,
Impedance selection is not available on these models
Oscilloscope to the correct impedance
Front-Panel Controls
Units Factor Probe
Save/Recall&Default Setup
Main mode
To set up the Horizontal time base
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Front-Panel Controls
Press Menu/Zoom
Zoom mode
Select main or Zoom sweep
These markers define Time/div for Delay time
Beginning and end Zoom sweep Main sweep
Zoom sweep window
Roll mode
Axis Input in XY Display Mode Blanking
XY mode
To make cursor measurements
To make automatic measurements
To turn the label display on or off
Using Labels
To assign a predefined label to a channel
To define a new label
Label Assignment Auto-Increment Features
Press Utility→ File Explorer
To load a list of labels from a text file you create
Label List Management
Press Utility &Options &Preferences
To reset the label library to the factory default
Defaulting labels without erasing the default library
To print the display
Set Day set Hour set
To set the clock
Press Utility&Options&Clock
Set
Screen Saver is disabled on 6000L models
To set up the screen saver
To set the waveform expansion reference point
User Calibration
To perform service functions
About User Cal Return to Self Test Oscilloscope Status
Longer cable To Trig OUT To Channel
To perform User Cal
User Calibration cable for 4-channel oscilloscope
User Cal Status
About Oscilloscope
Self Test
Installed licenses
To restore the oscilloscope to its default configuration
Viewing and Measuring Digital Signals
To connect the digital probes to the circuit under test
Supplied with the mixed-signal oscilloscope
Grabber
Channel Pod Ground Circuit
Signal Lead Ground Lead Grabber
Signals Ground
Acquiring waveforms using the digital channels
Example
To display digital channels using AutoScale
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Interpreting the digital waveform display
Activity indicator
To switch groups of channels on or off
To switch all digital channels on or off
To switch a single channel on or off
To reposition a digital channel
To change the displayed size of the digital channels
Threshold you To change the logic threshold for digital
To change the logic threshold for digital channels
Logic family Threshold Voltage
Channels Group
To display digital channels as a bus
Bus softkey
Bus1/Bus2 Select Return to Softkey Individual Channel Base
Binary
Using cursors to read bus values
Binary or Hex
Bus values are displayed when using Pattern trigger
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Triggering the Oscilloscope
SPI USB
Triggering Features
See Using Serial Decode on page 271 for more information
Selecting Trigger Modes and Conditions
To select the Mode and Coupling menu
Trigger modes Normal and Auto
Auto mode
Normal mode
To select trigger Noise Rejection and HF rejection
To select trigger Coupling
Holdoff
To set Holdoff
200 ns 600 ns
Holdoff Operating Hints
External Trigger input
External Trigger Probe Settings
Channel oscilloscope External Trigger input
Functions when the oscilloscope is powered on
To the oscilloscope may occur
MegaZoom Technology Simplifies Triggering
Trigger Types
Edge Trigger
To use Edge triggering
Slope
Trigger level adjustment
Polarity
To use Pulse Width triggering
Polarity Trigger
Qualifier
10 ns
10 ns Trigger
Qualifier time set softkey
10 ns 15 ns
Rising or
To use Pattern triggering
Pattern Selected
Trigger Channel
Specifying an Edge in a Pattern
Bus1 or Bus2
Hex Bus Pattern Triggering
To use can triggering
For can decode setup see
Can trigger
Signal source
Bits Condition Selector
Point
Rate
Normal
One Bit
Duration Selected
To use Duration triggering
Level Qualifier Qualifier time set Return to Select
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When the duration trigger occurs
Modes of VPT1000 Control/Operation
To use FlexRay triggering
PC Controls the VPT1000
Setting Up the Oscilloscope and the VPT1000
Connecting the Oscilloscope and the VPT1000
Accessing the VPT1000 Menu
Specifying the VPT1000 LAN Address
Sync Mode LAN Address
Struct
Selecting the VPT1000 Control/Operating Mode
Asynchronous or Synchronous Mode In addition to the logic
Restore synchronization
Mb/s, or 10 Mb/s
Accessing the FlexRay Trigger Menu
Triggering on FlexRay Frames, Times, or Errors
Triggering on FlexRay Frames
Triggering on the FlexRay Time Schedule
Oscilloscope in asynchronous mode
All Errors
Triggering on FlexRay Errors
Multiple errors exist
To use I2C triggering
For I2C decode setup see
Clock
Start Address Ack Data
Frame Start Addr7 Read Ack Data or Frame Start Addr7
26th clock edge
Frame Start Addr7 Read Ack Data Ack Data2 or Frame
Write Address R Ack1 Address Ack2 Data
1st byte 2nd byte
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Idle Time Trigger
To use Nth Edge Burst triggering
Edge
Nth Edge Burst trigger
Assign Channels Edge Select
Field
To use LIN triggering
For LIN decode information see
Sync
LIN trigger
Signal Condition Baud rate
Menu Baud rate Point Selector Break
Source Signal Sample Standard
To use Sequence triggering
Find? Trigger on? Reset on? Yes
Start Yes
Term
Sequence Selected
Edge Pattern 1 and Edge
Define the Find stage
Define the Trigger on stage
Edge Pattern 2 and Edge Nth Edge Nth Edge 2 no re-find
Edge 1 or Pattern 1 and Edge Timeout
Define the optional Reset on stage
Adjust the trigger level
For SPI decode information see
To use SPI triggering
To value
Framing, or Data channel
Bit Set all
Value Data bits
Channel Slope Condition
Clock Data Frame by
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To use TV triggering
Resetting all bits in the serial data string to one value
Source Sync
Selected Trigger Channel
Channel Polarity
Standard Type Sync Pulse
Provide Correct Matching
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Video standard Field Alt Field
Example exercises
To trigger on a specific line of video
Line numbers for each EDTV/HDTV video standard
Alternate Triggering
LineAlternate
Triggering on All Lines
To trigger on all sync pulses
Triggering on Field
To trigger on a specific field of the video signal
Triggering on All Fields
To trigger on all fields of the video signal
To trigger on odd or even fields
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Standard Time
Half-field holdoff time
To use UART/RS232 triggering
For UART/RS232 decode setup see
Trigger softkey
200
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Data source
USB trigger Trigger on Signal + source Source
To use USB triggering
End of packet trigger Bus Idle
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Source frequency/8
Trigger Out connector
Triggers
Source frequency
Post Acquisition Processing
Making Measurements
To use the XY horizontal mode
Signal centered on the display
Example of centering a signal on the display
Cursors set on displayed signal
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Signals are 90 out of phase
Math Operating Hints
Math Functions
Math Scale and Offset are Set Automatically
Math scale and offset
Math function Units
Multiply
Channel Waveform Math Function Scale
Multiply
Subtract
Channel Waveform Scale
Subtract
Differentiate
Channel Dt waveform Math Source Function Select Scale
Integrate
Channel Dt waveform Channel 1 0 Scale Source Select
Integrate and Signal Offset
Aliasing
FFT Measurement
FFT Units
DC Value
Aliasing
Select Span Frequency Center
Source Frequency Center Preset Span
FFT Operation
Spectral Leakage
Offset
Window
Scale and offset considerations
FFT measurements
FFT Measurement Hints
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Square Root
Source Select
Channel √ waveform Scale √
Cursor Measurements
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Cursors measure frequency of pulse ringing
Cursor Examples
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Moving the cursors together to check pulse width variations
Voltage Measurements
Phase and Delay
Automatic Measurements
Time Measurements
Erase all Additional
Settings Thresholds
To make an automatic measurement
Preshoot and Overshoot
To set measurement thresholds
Changing default thresholds may change measurement results
Absolute threshold hints
Source Threshold Lower Middle Upper Return to Select Type
Thresholds Upper Middle Lower + Width
Time Measurements
FFT measurements
Rise Time
Duty Cycle
Counter
Frequency
Isolating event for Frequency measurement
Period
Width
Fall Time
Rise Time
+ Width
At Min
Delay and Phase Measurements
Delay
Source Delay
Delay Measurement
Phase
Voltage Measurements
Period Source Delay
Digital channel voltage measurements
Math Measurements and Units
Maximum Top Amplitude Peak-Peak
Minimum
Maximum
Amplitude
Average
Base
Std Deviation
RMS
∑ xi
Isolating area for Top measurement
Top
Preshoot
Overshoot and Preshoot Measurements
Preshoot
Local Maximum Preshoot Top
Overshoot Local Maximum Top Base Local Minimum
Overshoot
Antialiasing
Displaying Data
Zoom
Pan and Zoom
To set the waveform expansion reference point
To pan and zoom a waveform
Antialiasing
Using the XGA video output
Infinite persistence
Display Settings
Clearing stored infinite persistence waveforms
Grid intensity
Vectors connect the dots
Accumulating multiple acquisitions
Using Vectors Display menu
Varying the intensity to view signal detail
Amplitude Modulation with Noise Shown at 100% Intensity
Acquisition Modes
Selecting the Acquisition mode
At Slower Sweep Speeds
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Normal Mode
Peak Detect Mode
High Resolution Mode
# Avgs
Averaging Mode
# Avgs=1
GSa/s Sample Rate
Random noise on the displayed waveform
To use the Averaging mode
128 Averages used to reduce random noise
Realtime Sampling Option
Realtime Sampling and Oscilloscope Bandwidth
Using Serial Decode
Decode I 2C data while LIN triggering is selected
For I 2C triggering setup see
Display Decode Signal Return to Mode Setup menu
To decode I2C data
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Interpreting Decoded I2C Data
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To decode SPI data
For SPI triggering setup see
Signal Edge Option
Signal Clock Frame by
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Interpreting Decoded SPI Data
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To decode can data
For can triggering setup see
Rate Sample Return to Signal Source Point
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Interpreting Decoded can Data
CRC blue Data white Data Length Code blue
Active Error Frame red
Types of Frames
Can Totalizer
Counters
Count Frame Count Percentage
Total Frame Overload Error Frame
To decode LIN data
For LIN triggering setup see
Point Selection
LIN trigger Decoded LIN data
Baud
Sync Return to Source Rate Sample Standard Break
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Interpreting Decoded LIN Data
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To decode FlexRay data
Display Decode VPT1000 Reset Return to Mode Menu Counters
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Trailer
Interpreting Decoded FlexRay Frame Data
Header CRC blue
Time-Schedule Decode
Interpreting Decoded FlexRay Time Data
Counters softkey
FlexRay Totalizer
Count
Total Frame Null Frame
Percent
To decode UART/RS232 data
For UART/RS232 triggering setup see
Selected
UART/RS232 trigger Define Display Framing
Signal Bus Base Value
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Interpreting Decoded UART/RS232 Data
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Tx Frame Rx Frame
UART/RS232 Totalizer
Count Percent
DB down point
To reduce the random noise on a signal
HF Reject
Press Mode/Coupling&HF Reject
DB down point Pass Band
LF Reject
Noise rejection
Press Mode/Coupling&Coupling&LF Reject
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15 ns Narrow Pulse, 20 ms/div, Peak Detect Mode
Using peak detect mode to find a glitch
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Undo AutoScale
How AutoScale Works
Specifying the Channels Displayed After AutoScale
Preserving the Acquisition Mode During AutoScale
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Printing the oscilloscope’s display Supported Printers
Saving and Printing Data
Printer Factors Color or
Printing the oscilloscope’s display
Print options
Choose Options Select
Palette
Selecting print options
Graticule Not Inverted
Supported Printers
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Can be saved to
Saving oscilloscope data
Type of Data
Selecting a destination for your saved data
Overwriting a file
Selecting a file name
Creating a new file name
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Display Image and Waveform Data Files
Waveform Trace and Oscilloscope Setup
Display Image and Waveform Data File Formats
Factors
Choosing save settings
Invert Graticule Colors
Length Control
Palette
To save a waveform and/or setup to a USB device
Trace, or Trace and Setup
To recall waveform trace and/or oscilloscope setup
File explorer
Regarding USB Ports
Press Utility&File Explorer
To use the file explorer
Secure Environment Mode Option
Ordering the Secure Environment Mode Option
Ordering the Secure Environment Mode Option
To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope
To set up the I/O port
Upgrading to an MSO or adding memory depth
Software and firmware updates
Utility&Options&Features&Show license information
Utility&Service&About Oscilloscope
To set up the I/O port
To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope
Using the 10 MHz reference clock
Sample clock and frequency counter accuracy
Supplying an external timebase reference
Reference signal locked MHz input mode selected
Press Utility&Options&Rear Panel&Ref Signal
To synchronize the timebase of two or more instruments
To check warranty and extended services status
To return the instrument
To clean the oscilloscope
Input Impedance
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Impedance versus Frequency for Both Probe Circuit Models
Probe Grounding
Probe Probe N
Vn Common Mode
Best Probing Practices
To replace digital probe leads
Digital Probe Replacement Parts
Part Number Description
File Header
Binary Data .bin
Binary Data in Matlab
Binary Header Format
Waveform Header
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Waveform Data Header
Example Program for Reading Binary Data
Single Acquisition Multiple Analog Channels
Examples of Binary Files
Single Acquisition All Pods Logic Channels
1000ns ⋅ 4Gsa ⁄s = 4000samples
Minimum and Maximum Values in CSV Files
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Power and Environmental Conditions
Power Requirements
Measurement Category
Measurement Category
Measurement Category Definitions
With 50 Ω input 5 Vrms
Transient Withstand Capability
Environmental Conditions
Specifications
Specifications
Acknowledgements
Europe
Contact us
Americas
Asia Pacific
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Index
Index
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