Agilent InfiniiVision Series Oscilloscopes
Agilent Technologies, Inc
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This User’s Guide…
Series Oscilloscope User’s Guide
100 MHz 300 MHz 500 MHz GHz
Secure Environment Mode Option
GSa/s
Oscilloscope History Action
Memory Depth Option Numbers
Upgrade Options
Maximum Memory Depth Mpts
Licensed Option Order
Order-Only Options
Built-in Quick Help
Using this book with the 6000L Series oscilloscopes
Digital Channels
Abbreviated instructions for pressing a series of keys
Contents
Maximum input voltage for analog inputs
To set up the screen saver
Using the analog channels
To perform service functions
To restore the oscilloscope to its default configuration
To switch groups of channels on or off
To switch all digital channels on or off
To switch a single channel on or off
Interpreting the digital waveform display
Define the optional Reset on stage
Setting Up the Oscilloscope and the VPT1000
Adjust the trigger level
Hex Bus Pattern Triggering
Source frequency/8
To use TV triggering
FFT Measurement
FFT Operation
Varying the intensity to view signal detail
Using the XGA video output
Selecting the Acquisition mode
Peak Detect Mode
To decode LIN data
To decode I 2 C data
To decode UART/RS232 data
UART/RS232 Totalizer
Choosing save settings
Waveform Trace and Oscilloscope Setup
To save a waveform and/or setup to a USB device
To recall waveform trace and/or oscilloscope setup
Index
Using Quick Help
Remote interface
To calibrate the probes
Getting Started
Getting Started
To inspect package contents
6000A Series Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope probes
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
To mount the 6000A Series oscilloscope in a rack
To mount the oscilloscope in a rack
To mount the 6000L Series oscilloscope in a rack
Tools required not supplied
Step If needed
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Ventilation requirements
6000A Ventilation Requirements
6000L Ventilation Requirements
To power-on the oscilloscope
AC-Powered 6000 Series
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
Operating with the Automotive Power Adapter Cable
Charging the Battery
Replacing the Battery
Indicator will light
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
Scrolling and Monitor Resolution
Identify Function
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 Supported
To calibrate the probes
Passive Probes
Passive Probes Quantity Supported
Active Probes Supported
By 300 MHz, 500 MHz, and 1 GHz Bandwidth Models
Active Probes Quantity Supported
Active Probes for All 6000 Series Oscilloscopes
By 100 MHz Bandwidth Models
Using Quick Help
To view Quick Help on 6000L Series oscilloscopes
To view Quick Help on 6000A Series oscilloscopes
Quick Help Languages
Getting Started
Front-Panel Controls
6000L Series Oscilloscope Controls
Front Panel
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
Graphic Symbols in Softkey Menus
Press Utility & I/O & Show I/O Config
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 waveform intensity
To adjust the display grid graticule intensity
6000A Series Front-Panel Operation
To start and stop an acquisition
Memory Depth/Record Length Run/Stop versus Single
To make a single acquisition
Single
Running
Auto Single
To pan and zoom
Using AutoScale
Choosing Auto trigger mode or Normal trigger mode
To set the probe attenuation factor
Passive Probes
Example
Active Probes
Manually Setting the Probe Attenuation Factor
Channel Trigger
Using the analog channels
Volts/div Source
Bandwidth Channel Invert
Turning channels off
Impedance selection is not available on these models
MHz bandwidth oscilloscope is fixed at 1 MΩ . Therefore,
Oscilloscope to the correct impedance
Measurement Hints
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
Beginning and end Zoom sweep Main sweep
These markers define Time/div for Delay time
Zoom sweep window
Select main or Zoom sweep
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
To load a list of labels from a text file you create
Press Utility→ File Explorer
Label List Management
Defaulting labels without erasing the default library
To reset the label library to the factory default
To print the display
Press Utility &Options &Preferences
Press Utility&Options&Clock
To set the clock
Set
Set Day set Hour set
Screen Saver is disabled on 6000L models
To set up the screen saver
To set the waveform expansion reference point
To perform service functions
User Calibration
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 all digital channels on or off
To switch groups of 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
To change the logic threshold for digital channels
Threshold you To change the logic threshold for digital
Logic family Threshold Voltage
Bus softkey
To display digital channels as a bus
Bus1/Bus2 Select Return to Softkey Individual Channel Base
Channels Group
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
To set Holdoff
Holdoff
200 ns 600 ns
Holdoff Operating Hints
External Trigger Probe Settings
External Trigger input
Channel oscilloscope External Trigger input
Functions when the oscilloscope is powered on
To the oscilloscope may occur
MegaZoom Technology Simplifies Triggering
Trigger Types
To use Edge triggering
Edge Trigger
Slope
Trigger level adjustment
Polarity Trigger
To use Pulse Width triggering
Qualifier
Polarity
10 ns
Qualifier time set softkey
10 ns Trigger
10 ns 15 ns
Pattern Selected
To use Pattern triggering
Trigger Channel
Rising or
Specifying an Edge in a Pattern
Bus1 or Bus2
Hex Bus Pattern Triggering
To use can triggering
For can decode setup see
Signal source
Can trigger
Bits Condition Selector
Point
Rate
Normal
One Bit
To use Duration triggering
Duration Selected
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
Connecting the Oscilloscope and the VPT1000
Setting Up the Oscilloscope and the VPT1000
Accessing the VPT1000 Menu
PC Controls the VPT1000
Sync Mode LAN Address
Specifying the VPT1000 LAN Address
Struct
Selecting the VPT1000 Control/Operating Mode
Restore synchronization
Asynchronous or Synchronous Mode In addition to the logic
Mb/s, or 10 Mb/s
Triggering on FlexRay Frames, Times, or Errors
Accessing the FlexRay Trigger Menu
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
Write Address R Ack1 Address Ack2 Data
Frame Start Addr7 Read Ack Data Ack Data2 or Frame
1st byte 2nd byte
26th clock edge
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Idle Time Trigger
To use Nth Edge Burst triggering
Nth Edge Burst trigger
Edge
Assign Channels Edge Select
For LIN decode information see
To use LIN triggering
Sync
Field
LIN trigger
Signal Condition Baud rate
Menu Baud rate Point Selector Break
Source Signal Sample Standard
Find? Trigger on? Reset on? Yes
To use Sequence triggering
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
Bit Set all
Framing, or Data channel
Value Data bits
To value
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
Selected Trigger Channel
Source Sync
Channel Polarity
Standard Type Sync Pulse
Provide Correct Matching
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To trigger on a specific line of video
Example exercises
Line numbers for each EDTV/HDTV video standard
Video standard Field Alt Field
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
For UART/RS232 decode setup see
To use UART/RS232 triggering
Trigger softkey
200
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To use USB triggering
USB trigger Trigger on Signal + source Source
End of packet trigger Bus Idle
Data source
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Triggers
Trigger Out connector
Source frequency
Source frequency/8
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
Math Scale and Offset are Set Automatically
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
FFT Units
FFT Measurement
DC Value
Aliasing
Aliasing
FFT Operation
Source Frequency Center Preset Span
Spectral Leakage
Select Span Frequency Center
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
Automatic Measurements
Phase and Delay
Time Measurements
Voltage Measurements
To make an automatic measurement
Settings Thresholds
Preshoot and Overshoot
Erase all Additional
To set measurement thresholds
Changing default thresholds may change measurement results
Absolute threshold hints
Source Threshold Lower Middle Upper Return to Select Type
FFT measurements
Time Measurements
Rise Time
Thresholds Upper Middle Lower + Width
Counter
Duty Cycle
Frequency
Isolating event for Frequency measurement
Period
Rise Time
Fall Time
+ Width
Width
Delay
Delay and Phase Measurements
Source Delay
At Min
Delay Measurement
Phase
Voltage Measurements
Period Source Delay
Maximum Top Amplitude Peak-Peak
Math Measurements and Units
Minimum
Digital channel voltage measurements
Average
Amplitude
Base
Maximum
Std Deviation
RMS
∑ xi
Isolating area for Top measurement
Top
Preshoot
Overshoot and Preshoot Measurements
Local Maximum Preshoot Top
Preshoot
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
Vectors connect the dots
Grid intensity
Accumulating multiple acquisitions
Clearing stored infinite persistence waveforms
Using Vectors Display menu
Varying the intensity to view signal detail
Amplitude Modulation with Noise Shown at 100% Intensity
Selecting the Acquisition mode
Acquisition Modes
At Slower Sweep Speeds
Peak Detect Mode
Normal Mode
High Resolution Mode
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# Avgs=1
Averaging Mode
GSa/s Sample Rate
# Avgs
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
Display Decode Signal Return to Mode Setup menu
For I 2C triggering setup see
To decode I2C data
Decode I 2C data while LIN triggering is selected
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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
Can Totalizer
Types of Frames
Counters
Count Frame Count Percentage
Total Frame Overload Error Frame
To decode LIN data
For LIN triggering setup see
Baud
LIN trigger Decoded LIN data
Sync Return to Source Rate Sample Standard Break
Point Selection
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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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Interpreting Decoded FlexRay Frame Data
Trailer
Header CRC blue
Time-Schedule Decode
Interpreting Decoded FlexRay Time Data
Counters softkey
FlexRay Totalizer
Total Frame Null Frame
Count
Percent
For UART/RS232 triggering setup see
To decode UART/RS232 data
Selected
UART/RS232 trigger Define Display Framing
Signal Bus Base Value
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Interpreting Decoded UART/RS232 Data
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UART/RS232 Totalizer
Tx Frame Rx Frame
Count Percent
HF Reject
To reduce the random noise on a signal
Press Mode/Coupling&HF Reject
DB down point
Noise rejection
LF Reject
Press Mode/Coupling&Coupling&LF Reject
DB down point Pass Band
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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
Print options
Printing the oscilloscope’s display
Choose Options Select
Printer Factors Color or
Selecting print options
Palette
Graticule Not Inverted
Supported Printers
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Saving oscilloscope data
Can be saved to
Type of Data
Selecting a destination for your saved data
Selecting a file name
Overwriting a file
Creating a new file name
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Waveform Trace and Oscilloscope Setup
Display Image and Waveform Data Files
Display Image and Waveform Data File Formats
Choosing save settings
Factors
Invert Graticule Colors
Length Control
Palette
To save a waveform and/or setup to a USB device
To recall waveform trace and/or oscilloscope setup
Trace, or Trace and 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
Utility&Options&Features&Show license information
Software and firmware updates
Utility&Service&About Oscilloscope
Upgrading to an MSO or adding memory depth
To set up the I/O port
Sample clock and frequency counter accuracy
Using the 10 MHz reference clock
Supplying an external timebase reference
To supply a sample clock to the oscilloscope
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
Digital Probe Replacement Parts
To replace digital probe leads
Part Number Description
Binary Data in Matlab
Binary Data .bin
Binary Header Format
File Header
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
Americas
Contact us
Asia Pacific
Europe
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Index
Index
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