Keysight Technologies N8241 Manuel utilisateur

N8241A/N8242A

Arbitrary Waveform Generators

User’s Guide

Manufacturing Part Number: N8241-90001

Printed in USA

October 2015

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The following safety symbols are used throughout this manual. Familiarize yourself

with the symbols and their meaning before operating this instrument.

WARNING Warning denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure which, if not

correctly performed or adhered to, could result in injury or loss of life. Do not

proceed beyond a warning note until the indicated conditions are fully

understood and met.

CAUTION Caution denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure that, if not correctly

performed or adhered to, could result in damage to or destruction of the instrument.

Do not proceed beyond a caution sign until the indicated conditions are fully

understood and met.

NOTE Note calls out special information for the user’s attention. It provides operational

information or additional instructions of which the user should be aware.

General Safety Information

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of

operation. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings

elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and

intended use of the instrument. Agilent Technologies assumes no liability for the

customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.

WARNING This is a Safety Class 1 Product (provided with a protective earthing ground

incorporated in the power cord). The mains plug shall only be inserted in a

socket outlet provided with a protected earth contact. Any interruption of the

protective conductor inside or outside of the product is likely to make the

product dangerous. Intentional interruption is prohibited.

CAUTION This product is designed for use in Installation Category II and Pollution Degree 2

per IEC 61010 Second Edition and 664 respectively.

WARNING If this product is not used as specified, the protection provided by the

equipment could be impaired. This product must be used in a normal condition

(in which all means for protection are intact) only.

WARNING No operator serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. to

prevent electrical shock do not remove covers.

CAUTION The Mains wiring and connectors shall be compatible with the connector used in the

premise electrical system. Failure to ensure adequate earth grounding by not using

the correct components may cause product damage, and serious injury.

Safety Symbols

The following symbols on the instrument and in the manual indicate precautions

which must be taken to maintain safe operation of the instrument.

The Instruction Documentation Symbol. The product is

marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the

user to refer to the instructions in the supplied

documentation.

This symbol indicates the position of the operating

switch for ‘On’ mode

This symbol indicates the position of the operating

switch for ‘Stand-by’ mode. Note, the instrument is

NOT isolated from the mains when the switch is in this

position.

To isolate the instrument, the mains coupler (mains

input cord) should be removed from the power supply.

This symbol indicates separate collection for electrical

and electronic equipment, mandated under EU law as of

August 13, 2005. All electric and electronic equipment

are required to be separated from normal waste for

disposal (Reference WEEE Directive, 200/96/EC).

The CE mark shows that the product complies with all

relevant European Legal Directives.

The C-Tick mark is a registered trademark of the

Australian Communications Authority. This signifies

compliance with the Australian EMC Framework

Regulations under the terms of the Radio

communications Act of 1992.

ISM 1-A This is a symbol of an Industrial, Scientific, and

Medical Group 1 Class A product.

ICES/NMB-001 This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001.

Cet appareil ISM est conforme à la norme NMB-001 du

Canada.

The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the

Canadian Standards Association, and indicates

compliance to the standards laid out by them.

Trademark Acknowledgement

Microsoft is a US registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.

MATLAB is a U.S. registered trademark of The Math Works, Inc.

Updated Information

Where to Find the Latest Information

Documentation is updated periodically. For the latest information about the N8241A

Arbitrary Waveform Generator, including firmware upgrades and application

information, please visit the following Internet URL:

Compliance

This product has been designed and tested in accordance with accepted industry

standards, and has been supplied in a safe condition. The documentation contains

information and warnings that must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation

and to maintain the product in a safe condition.

Declaration of Conformity

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Contents

1. Introducing the N8241/2A AWGs

Front Panel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

PWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

1588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Rear Panel Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Graphical User Interface (GUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Supported Operating Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Required Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

N8241/2A Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Installing the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Connecting to the AWG over the LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Verifying System Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

System Set Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Waveform Generation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Shutting Down the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Cleaning the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Cleaning Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

2. Basic Operation

Using the Graphical User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Generating a Single Tone Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Generating a Multi-tone Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Contents

Creating and Playing a Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Synchronizing Two N8241/2A Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Internal Clock Synchronization Using Continuous Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Cables and Adapters required for 1.25 GHz external clock (Agilent N6030A

K10 kit):47

Procedure Using a Software Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Selecting the Master Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Selecting the Slave Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Initiating Synchronous Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using Programmatic Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

IVI-C Driver Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

MATLAB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

MATLAB Example 1, Creating and Playing a Waveform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

MATLAB Example 2, Synchronizing Two N8241/2A AWGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

C/C++ Example Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

3. Theory of Operation

N8241/2A Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Clock I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

10 MHz In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Internal Clock Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

External Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

SYNC Clock In/SYNC Clock Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Waveform Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Waveform Sequencer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Sequence Play Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Sequencer Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Waveform Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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