Reference Guide
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Agilent 81130A 400/660 MHz Pulse/Data Generator
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Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere
Ground the Instrument
Fuses
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Contents
103
Agilent 81130A Specifications
102
105
General Programming Aspects
GP-IB Interface Bus
General Programming Aspects
Agilent 81130A Remote Control
Programming Recommendations
DISPlay OFF
OPC?
Common Command Summary
Status Model
Questionable Status
Transition Filters
Condition Register
Event Register
Enable Register
NTR PTR
Status Byte
Standard Event Status Group
OPERation Status Group
QUEStionable Status Group
Programming Reference
Agilent 81130A Scpi Command Summary
Programming Reference
DIGital
Copy
High
Hold
SOURce ROSCillator
STATus OPERation EVENt?
KEY
Default Values, Standard Settings
Parameter RST, Default Values
Load
TTL
TRIGger COUNt PULSes LEVel TERMination SOURce
Programming the Instrument Trigger Modes
Gated
Continuous
Started
Pulses
Burst
Pattern
Manually Starting and Gating
Started
Scpi Instrument Command List
Armlevterm
Armmode
Armsens
Armsour
Instrument with two Output channels installed
Output 2 can be used in parallel
Use this command to set up a counted loop across one or more
To setup an infinite loop over segment 2 to segment
Use this command to set up the destination segment
See previous example
Digpatt
Digpattloopleng
Digpattprbs
Segment
1 Prbs on Output
Data
Segment 2 to Segment 4 set to all bits set to zero
See
DIGPATTSEGM1DATA2 #1501011
Restrictions
32, 0, 0, 0 segment 1 = 32, segments 2, 3, and 4 =
Be overwritten no undo
DIGPATTSEGM1234TYPE12
Pattern generating hardware following a
DIGitalSTIMulusPATTernUPDate
Update the hardware with the new pattern data by sending a
DIGSIGN12FORM
Disp
Event
Query
Filetype is always blank. a directory name has filesize =
Directoryname
Directory of the current directory
Only select a directory name within the current directory
Filename,A,copyname,A
Mmemdel
Mmeminit
Mmemstorstat
OUTP12COMP
OFF
25.0 ns to +25.0 ns
CORR12EDELay
Output signals are the same at the device-under-test
CURR12
∝A 50 Ω into 50 Ω
Execute the SOURceHOLD CURRent command to enable
CURR12OFFSet
Amplitude
+10 mA 50 Ω into 50 Ω
Execute Sourcehold CURRent command to enable
Low-level
0V Outputs 50 Ω into short max mA typical
10 mA 50 Ω into 50 Ω
8V Outputs 50 Ω into short max mA typical
High-level
10.0 mA
CURR12LIMSTAT
00 MHz
Output limits cannot program the output-levels beyond
Hz with engineering prefixes, or MHZ for Megahertz
Agilent 81131A 1 kHz to 400 MHz
Freqauto
Connector as the frequency source Trigsour EXT
Use this command to enable either of the SOURceVOLTage or
Once
PHAS12
To 360 constrained by delay and period limits
Programming the pulse phase also executes SOURcePULSeHOLD
PULSDCYC12
Specified limits 0.1 99.9%, depends on Width & Period
To 3.00 µs
Pulse-delay
PHAS2 180DEG
PULSHOLD12
PULSDEL12UNIT
Pulsper
Connector as the frequency source Trigsour EXT2
Programmed by this command. Note that the specified limits
Available resolution depend on the selected source
Agilent 81131A 2.5 ns to 1 ms Agilent 81132A 1.5 ns to 1 ms
PULSTRAN12UNIT
PULSTRAN12
Trailing-edge = Leading-edge fixed coupled
Agilent 81131A 0.8 ns or 1.6 ns
Within the defined pulse-width
PULSTRIG1POS
PULSTRIG1MODE
PULSTRIG1VOLT
To set width as dutycycle use SOURcePULSeDCYCle12
MHz, 2 MHz, 5 MHz or 10 MHz reference signal using
Roscextfreq
Agilent 81132A 0.10 Vpp to 2.50 Vpp
VOLT12
Agilent 81131A 0.10 Vpp to 3.80 Vpp
Execute
Execute the SOURceHOLD VOLTage command to enable
VOLT12HIGH
VOLT12LOW
Hardware, this is a software limit
+500 mV
500 mV
Limits are always enabled/disabled together
Scpi Instrument Command List STATusPRESet Long
STATusQUEStionableCONDition?
STATusQUEStionableENABle
STATusQUEStionableEVENt?
STATusQUEStionableNTRansition
Output example
Message are put into the instruments output buffer
Replaced with -350meaning Queue overflow
Systkey
Scpi Instrument Command List Specified limits
Key Description
Emptied by *RST and returns the value -1 when empty
Systkey 19 sets the instrument to Local mode
Systpres
Systsec
SYSTVERS?
Active
Separator between the messages
Trigcoun
Set by TRIGgerCOUNt. Changes of the number of pulses on
Burst
Changes on the channels
TRIGCOUNPULS1? ⇒ TRIGCOUN? ⇒
Output 1 or Output
Triglevterm
Command Trigsour
Scpi Instrument Command List
Used by the instrument
Temperature
81132A
Warranted Performance
Specifications
Declaration of Conformity
Power requirements
Agilent 81130A Specifications
Safety
Maximum Dimensions H x W x D
Recalibration period
Weight
Acoustic Noise Emission
Period & Frequency
Width
Delay
100
Transition Times
Compensation for different cable delays
Deskew
Digital Channel Add
Main Output Level Specifications
External Input
External Clock/PLL Reference Input
Specifications of EXT INPUT/CLK-IN REF Input
104
Externally Gated
Externally Started
Generate continuous pulses, bursts, or patterns
Specification of Trigger Output
Output Modes
Patterns and Sequences
Burst Mode
107
Human Interface
Overprogramming
Memory Card
Help Key
Non-Volatile Memory
Function Code
All checks and display off
Programming Times
110
Pulse Parameter Definitions
Pulse Period
Trigger Delay
Time Reference Point
Pulse Width
Pulse Delay
Interchannel Delay Skew
Linearity
Transition Time
114
Pulse Levels
Jitter
Stability
115
Settling Time
Preshoot, Overshoot, Ringing
116
Repeatability
118
Index
119
120
121
Scpi
122
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