User's Manual

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Contents
E1563A/E1564A Digitizers User’s Manual
Front Matter....................................................................................................................... 9
Agilent Technologies Warranty Statement ................................................................... 9
U.S. Government Restricted Rights ............................................................................. 9
Documentation History............................................................................................... 10
Safety Symbols .......................................................................................................... 10
Warnings .................................................................................................................... 10
Declaration Of Conformity.......................................................................................... 11
Chapter 1 - Configuring the Digitizer Modules ........................................................... 13
Using This Chapter .................................................................................................... 13
Digitizers Description ................................................................................................. 13
General Information ............................................................................................ 13
Front Panel Features .......................................................................................... 14
Warnings and Cautions.............................................................................................. 17
Configuring the Digitizers........................................................................................... 19
Adding RAM to the Module ................................................................................. 19
Setting the Logical Address Switch .................................................................... 21
Setting the Interrupt Line .................................................................................... 21
Installing the Digitizer in a Mainframe ................................................................. 22
User Cabling Considerations ..................................................................................... 23
Input Terminal Port Connector Cables ................................................................ 23
Trigger Input Port Cables .................................................................................... 24
3-Wire and 2-Wire Input Cabling Considerations ............................................... 24
Cable Connector Assembly ................................................................................ 27
Initial Operation .......................................................................................................... 30
Chapter 2 - Using the Digitizers ................................................................................... 33
Using this Chapter ..................................................................................................... 33
Digitizers Operation ................................................................................................... 33
Digitizer Block Diagram ...................................................................................... 33
Channel Block Diagram ...................................................................................... 34
Pre-Trigger/Post-Trigger Block Diagram ............................................................. 35
Power-on/Reset States ....................................................................................... 35
Input Overload Condition .................................................................................... 36
Triggering the Digitizers ............................................................................................. 37
Trigger Sources .................................................................................................. 37
Using Internal Triggering .................................................................................... 37
Using External Triggering ................................................................................... 38
Master-Slave Operation ...................................................................................... 38
Digitizers Application Examples ................................................................................. 42
Introduction ......................................................................................................... 42
Making Digitizer Measurements ......................................................................... 43