User`s guide

Purpose and Organization of this Manual

The purpose of this manual is to provide the user with a quick overview of the

Signal Integrity Analyzer

3000™

(SIA-3000) and GigiView ™ software.

Parts of this manual have been compiled from the online Help system included with the GigiView software. Some areas

will appear different due to the presentation and layout format of the Help system versus the hard copy manual format. It

is recommended that this manual be used as a supplement to the online Help system and to the Quick Reference

Guides included with the

SIA-3000. Parts of the manual may differ from the software appearance due to changes

and modifications of the software.

In general, this manual is an overview of the functions and operation of the

SIA-3000 and GigiView software. It is

assumed that the user has some familiarity with test equipment such as signal generators and oscilloscopes as well as the

terminology involved with their usage.

The manual has been organized as follows:

Section 1 - SIA-3000 Quick Setup and Measure

This section helps the user to quickly set up the instrument and take a simple Histogram measurement using the 10MHz

Calibration OUT signal.

Section 2 – Front and Back Panel Descriptions

This section describes the front and back panel operation of the instrument.

Section 3 – Complete Setup of the SIA-3000

This section shows the user how to inspect and fully set up the SIA-3000 including accessories and peripherals.

Section 4 – GigiView Software

This section describes the basic controls and features of GigiView including the setup of all measurement tools.

Appendix A contains an overview of GigiView Macro features including detailed examples of each Macro command.

Appendix B contains a detailed explanation of TailFit™ theory.

Appendix C describes the calibration options of the SIA-3000.

Appendix D lists the SIA-3000 performance and maintenance specifications.

Appendix E describes the Clock Recovery option of the SIA-3000.

Appendix F describes the installation of Remote GigiView.

Glossary contains detailed definitions of menu selections, functions, dialog bar selections and jitter related terminology.

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