Install User Software for N5980A | Agilent Technologies instruction

Getting Started

Figure 3 Serial BERT setup diagram

Install User Software for N5980A

The requirements for software installation:

Either Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, or Windows XP Service Pack 2

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is automatically downloaded from the Microsoft download center during installation. Alternatively dotnetfx.exe may be run from the installation CD in order to install the Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0. This step should be executed in case .Net Framework 2.0 is not already installed on the computer, or the available internet connection is slow.

	To execute the User Software, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is required.
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Contents

Agilent 125 Gb/s Serial Bert Herrenberger Str Revision 1.0 May Safety Summary Environmental Information Contents Programming Reference Introduction Serial Bert CD content isInspect Shipment Front Panel Connect the Instrument To Connect N5980A Rear Panel Serial Bert setup diagram Install User Software for N5980A To Install the User Software for N5980A Select the folder in which N5980A will be saved To Access N5980A Demo Offline Introduction Advanced Mode Running the BER Test Setup Setting the Instrument Parameters Advanced BER displays Gating BER and the Elapsed Gating Time Viewing the Results File Menu Advanced ModeStore Setting Connection Menu Each PC can control only one N5980A Connect Info Error IndicatorsHelp Menu Sync Loss ErrorBER Bar Generator Setup and Advanced TabGeneral SMA Data Pattern Error DetectorInput SFP Data Pattern Gating BER Bar BER and Advanced BER Tab Advanced BER Gating ErrorsActual Errors Error Detector Pattern Agilent N5980A Command Summary Common Command Summary ID Query Scpi Instrument Command List- ReferenceCommon Commands Option Query Read error queueLoad factory default setting Operation complete Datarate Store current settingRecall setting All Channels Either sets or gets the pattern of the SMA output SMA Output Electrical GeneratorPattern SOUR1PATT Output Level Error InsertionAdd Single Error Insertion Rate Either sets or gets the pattern of the SFP output SFP Output Optical GeneratorSOUR2PATT Syntax SOUR2PATTEADD Once SOUR2PATTEADDRATESOUR2PATTEADD Once SENS1PATT? Trigger OutputDetected Pattern SOUR3PATT Actual Number of Errors Synchronization modeActual Bit Error Rate Start Gating Gating Bit Error RateGating Number of Errors Gating Time SENS1INP Description Selects the input for the error detectorGating Progress Input Selection Sample Code Communicate with the instrument Programming Reference