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