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Chapter 3: Testing Performance
To ensure the logic analyzer is operating as specified, software tests (self-tests)
and manual performance tests are done. The logic analyzer is considered
performance-verified if all of the software tests and manual performance tests
have passed. The procedures in this chapter indicate what constitutes a “Pass”
status for each of the tests.
Test Strategy
This chapter shows the module being tested in an Agilent Technologies 16700B-
series mainframe. For a complete test, start at the beginning with the software
tests and continue through to the end of the chapter. For an individual test,
follow the procedure in the test.
Only specified parameters are tested. Specifications are listed on page 11. The
test conditions defined in this procedure ensure that the specified parameter is
as good as or better than specification. No attempt is made to determine
performance which is better than specification. Not all channels of the logic
analyzer will be tested; rather a sample of channels is tested. A calibration
laboratory may choose to elaborate on these tests and test all channels at their
discretion.
One-card Module. To perform a complete test on a one-card module, start at
the beginning of the chapter and follow the test procedure.
Multi-card Module. To perform a complete test on a multi-card module,
perform the self-tests (page 40) with the cards connected. Then, remove the
multi-card module from the mainframe and configure each card as a one-card
module. Install the one-card modules into the mainframe and perform the
performance verification tests on each card. When the tests are complete,
remove the one-card modules, reconfigure them into their original multi-card
module configuration, reinstall it into the mainframe and perform the self-tests
again.
For removal instructions see Chapter 6, “Replacing Assemblies,” beginning on
page 127. For installation and configuration instructions see Chapter 2,
“Preparing for Use,” beginning on page 15.
Test Interval
Test the performance of the module against specifications at two-year intervals.
Test Record Description
A performance test record for recording the results of each procedure is located
at the end of this chapter.