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HP Sprinkler 54510A User's Manual

1. M i T oy pus l M ie ray ce i ie aran 1 poets entr NEED t A ponam emen arie a ens ee iani i rir mo m eme ie i t i Li 3 D E As x pa meer po nr E t i H A t uc nd gt 10 C2000 as 2 30000 ss C coacs e 1 09 as div RITTER as i 4 5 Memory Bar at Right of Acquisition As the delay value is changed the I moves to the right or to the left along the memory bar depending on a positive or negative delay value Negative delay values show pre trigger events and positive delay values show post trigger events in the acquisition display Ao sinpfer i e cnn gt z i 3 im reference n i 1 i EM entro rigni i ot i A ver mtm man e Atay mr anat ate ur iris dl ann tem nn mal ee ee y 7 i 7 0 002900 3 50090 as 20 9005 mg 1 90 as div e ia rebe itive er 4 4 Memory Bar at Left of Acquisition i HP 54510A mebas Front Panei Reference Ar Single shot Exercise Single shot in Repetitive Mode Timebase 4 8 This exercise shows the single shot capabilities of the HP 54510A Single shot in repetitive display mode is used to build a waveform while displaying the 1 gigasample second rate Single shot in real time mode is used to compare interpolated with non interpolated data The 1 gigasample second digitizing rate of the HP 54510A all
2. 50 0000 us 2 DOQOC os 550 0000 us C C us Qiv repetiiive 354210010 Figure 6 20 Trigger on Field 2 Line 1 Fane The trigger point is on the second sync pulse of the vertical interval This is the correct trigger point because fields 1 and 2 are interlaced HP 545104 Front Panel Reference Display Menu Introduction to the Display HP 545104 Front Pane Reference The DISPLAY menu controls most of the features that dictate how the acquired data is displayed These features include ways to manipulate data for clarity to eliminate noise viewing best case worst case situations or the displayed background There are two display menus depending on which acquisition mode the oscilloscope is set to in the TIMEBASE menu This chapter describes the DISPLAY menu the submenus how to contro all the features and how to display the most meaningful waveform for measurements B j persistence of avg pen 1 2048g i minimur infi nite ne i I i er connect dots i i i off on i ME TOREM i i mS f of screens i of screens E NR f 1 2 oY 12 i 8 Gf screens d s i i d x rtm t e 1 Fanart Voir 1 2 u ofisfromes CP aff frcme i off frame Etre MIT jojo axese gris M axes arid A ETI i connezi dots connect dots i offon oriegon AAA EU CURE ENS 54504802 her em 7 Jj Don PI LIIT YANS Arana Mir am
3. Front Panel Reference HP 54510A 1 GSa s Digitizing Oscilloscope U73 zac Copyright Hewlett Packard Company 1991 HP Part Number 54510 90901 Printed in the U S A July 1991 Herstellerbescheinigung Hiermit wird bescheinigt da das Ger t System HP 54510A in bereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen von Postverf gung 1046 84 funkentst rt ist Der Deutschen Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses Ger tes Systems angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur berpr fung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen einger umt Z usatzinformation f r Mef und Testger te Werden Me und Testger te mit ungeschirmten Kabeln und oder in offenen Mef aufbauten verwendet so ist vom Betreiber sicherzustellen dag die Funk Entst rbestimmungen unter Betriebsbedingungen an seiner Grundst cksgrenze eingehalten werden Manufacturer s declaration This is to certifv that this product meets the radio frequency interference equirements of directive 1046 84 The German Bundespost has been notified that this equipment was put into circulation and was granted the right to check the product type for compliance with these requirements Additional Information for Test and Measurement Equipment Note If test and measurement equipment is operated with unshielded cables and or used for measurements on open set ups the user must insure that under these operating conditions the radio frequency interference limits are met at the border of his
4. and then triggers on a selected edge from any source This trigger mode is versatile and accommodates most complex triggering situations It has the flexibility to select different trigger sources delay times delay counts and then display various points of the waveform The qualify on key selects which mode to qualify the trigger before a delay is defined The qualify options are e edge e pattern state Select the edge qualifier and the next two function keys defines the parameters The next key is an unlabelled field that selects the channel to be the source The second key below the edge selection is the slope selection HP 545104 Front Panel Reference qualify on pattern When the pattern trigger option is selected the next function kev defines the qualifier pattern Defining a pattern is the same as in the pattern trigger mode e Highlight the bit to be changed by pressing the function key e Change the bit by rotating the knob After selecting through all four bits the active field is changed to the condition field This field to sets conditions as in the Pattern Trigger mode when entered when exited when present gt time when present lt time range gt time2 and lt time 8 amp These settings activate the next field as appropriate so the specific time parameters can be set qualify on state If the state trigger option is selected the next two function keys define the s
5. tm reaitime amp 54510028 This chapter contains a description of the TIMEBASE menu and how the entire horizontal display and parameters are controlled with this menu TIMEBASE reference left center i realtime a e a 545 0814 Figure 41 Timebase Menu Time Div Key HP 54510A Front Pane Reference The time division function controls the time scale on the horizontal axis from 1 ns div to 5 sec div The main timebase is incremented and decremented in a 1 2 5 sequence The FINE key does not affect the timebase settings while the acquisition is running e po ESA imm PR Sic LJ This key affects the sample rate at which the scope aquires data The sample rate for the selected time div setting is displayed below the time div field In the realtime mode and with the acquisition stopped this key also controls the zoom feature see repetitive realtime key in this chapter Timebase 4 4 Timebase 42 Acquisitions are not displayed until all data is available similar to normal acquisitons to display As data is being sampled the advisory n s to initialized is displayed while pre trigger data is collected and n s to complete is displayed while post trigger data is collected This message indicates the time needed to complete acquisition where a is the remaining time in seconds s and continues to countdown until the time has elapsed The advisory running is displa
6. 10 3 Waveform Save This exercise demonstrates how a waveform is stored the offset setting Exercise changed and the stored waveform recalled to be compared with the current display Instrument Setup Set up an HP 8116A or a signal generator capable of a 6 kHz 1 volt squarewave e Mode NORM e FRO 600 kHz e DTY 50 e AMP 100V e OFS 0 0V e Set the generator for a square wave signal Oscilloscope Setup This procedure assists in setting up the HP 54510A for optimal viewing e Connect this signal to the Channel 1 input e Press AUTOSCALE e Press WFORM SAVE and select the waveform submenu e Press the nonvolatile key until m3 is selected e Press the source kev until chan 1 is selected Waveform Save Menu l HP 545104 10 4 Front Panel Reference e Press the store key The currently displayed waveform is saved in nonvolatile memory m3 The remainder of this exercise demonstrates how to recall the stored waveform e Press the display key to turn on the m3 display e Press the CHAN menu key change the offset of channel 1 This moves the current display so the stored waveform can be viewed The display should look like figure 10 2 WAVIT ORM SAVE hp running F EE m 3 E A F el gt i pues g bu xa A F ae d E TE Fee store A EMI a eee Re etre ee ere eee za 250 000 us 0 00000 s 230 000 us 50 0 us div Figure 10 2 Displayed Memory HP 54510A Waveform Save Menu
7. Front Panei Reference 10 5 Define Measure Menu 11 Bas Ani Rid EEE ER ER Introduction to This chapter contains a description of the measurement menu The Measurements entire measurement function with all possibile options is accessed with the DEFINE MEAS menu H H i morra geling lim opere i tesi atf on i pari seg m d r aakime foll Lime fraguency par iod a ei din fail af idth auty cycie upper mi m lower m m u er te i Y pg AN mi ai ax eL owance i eve ia ren BA div L mie pl n2 tQ i hgracepr M teve io I aff mt we mi m D pZ hotdcony gitar tail stos sortinus ee m M M Ht after Feil Pahari rennin s10p continye A i i H wart f standare s f ined T thregnol dg rearurarenta i 3 verts aetay E width upper upper tomer Inreansid mid threshold 1258 xv bower thrasheld 2258 ky f continuowr from wage t ai upper mic7 ow to ecqe 5 i et uppar mid eietirtica at f on PPM inrmgzheid 1 lows LA 129 porem purs t tower H ser Inreshoig 25X mo 125 Figure 11 1 Define Measure Menu HP 54510 Define Measure Menu Front Panel Reference 11 1 The first menu sets the dynamic controls for measurements The second menu sets user defined parameters for the mea
8. Timebase Menu 41 timebase setting relationship to sample rate and acquisition 4 2 Trig d auto Key 6 3 trigger delay 6 1 6 20 edge 6 1 6 2 pattern 6 1 6 8 state 6 1 6 15 tv 6 1 6 27 trigger characteristics B 6 trigger edge mode after autoscale 3 5 trigger level 6 1 trigger level after autoscale 3 5 trigger level for ECL 5 5 trigger level for TTL 5 5 Trigger level SHOW 3 6 Tngger Menu 6 1 HP 54510A Front Panel Reference Trigger Modes operating charateristics B 8 trigger on Key 6 23 trigger point in memory bar 4 5 Trigger source SHOW 3 6 trigger specifications B 3 TTL Key 5 5 TV Trigger operating characteristics B 10 tv Trigger Exercise 6 29 tv Trigger Mode 6 27 U Unpacking the instrument 2 1 User definable Measurement Thresholds B 13 user defined width A 5 Utility Menu 12 1 V V div for ECL 5 5 V div for TTL 5 3 Vamp A 6 Vavg A 6 Vbase A 6 vertical characteristics B 4 vertical operating characteristics B 6 vertical position 5 2 Vertical Resolution 1 1 vertical sensitivity after autoscale 3 5 Vertical Sensitivity Key 5 2 vertical specifications B 3 vetical offset after autoscale 3 5 Vmarker 1 8 2 Vmarker 2 8 2 Vmax A 5 Vmin A 5 volatile Key 10 3 voltage selector module 2 3 index 7 Vp p A 5 Vrms A 6 Vrms ac A 6 Vrms dc A 6 Vtop A 6 W Waveform Math Operating Characteristics B 12 Waveform Math Exercise
9. ajec 4 2 SOTO ls D vU 2 50600 us SOS nssgiv repetitive m E M i T L i e 21c s 2 fa S0awos Figure 64 Two Burst Pulse w Stable Trigger The input signal to the oscilloscope has two 500 ns pulses On the first rising edge a trigger occurs and activates the holdoff timer When the holdoff time 1 04000 us has elapsed the oscilloscope looks for another trigger The oscilloscope triggers on the first rising edge of the second burst Each trigger event occurs on a different pulse and is consequently an unstable condition By adjusting holdoff to wait until the rising edge of the second pulse passes the oscilloscope triggers only on the first rising edge and the signal is stable In this case the trigger is stable with approximately 1 04 us holdoff HP 545104 Trigger Menu Froni Panei Reference 6 7 Pattern Trigger The pattern mode defines a 3 bit pattern for the oscilloscope to recognize Mode and generate a trigger event When the inputs satisfy the trigger pattern and conditions the HP 54510A triggers and displays the desired portion of the waveform The pattern mode is very useful for glitch detection because the HP 54510A triggers on a glitch and displays the resulting waveform TRIG MENU T Umm teet inns maed e iiie e HH PATTERN TRIGGER i mee rt rm irig d auto i H i i i i i enteres erited present gt presemt lt i range H y 1 E AAA Z ns inoms 2 ns 1
10. fads after fail Key Set the compare test to stop or continue with this key COMPARE CHANNEL AGAINST MEMORY IS CHANNEL LESS THAN MEMORY 1 OR 3 AFTER SPECIFIED ALLOWANCE CHANNEL LESS THAN MEMORY 108 3 IS IS CHANNEL CHANNEL GREATER THAN GREATER THAN MEMORY 2 OR 4 FAIL MEMORY 2 OR 4 AFTER SPECIFIED ALLOWANCE Define Measure Menu HP 54510A 11 12 Front Panel Reference Intreduction to the Utilities UTILITY PA HP IB menu nd td UNUS TN seiftesi menu orobe co menu seif co menu Service menu i ciicker TUUS o KI mr ac BNC i prope como 1 trigger out nn ee er rev dote 54DODWAIS HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The UTILITY menu accesses the calibration and service functions as well as sets up the HP IB interface The submenus include self test calibration service and a listing for the current firmware revision date This menu controls all of the service functions that maintain the reliable performance of the oscilloscope r These submenus are part of the UTILITY menu HP IB menu selftest menu probe cal menu self cal menu service menu WE erode coi menu F se f cat menu t iin service menu i i i i i i 1 ciicker offron n ii A oc BNC i probe comp trigger out Figure 12 1 Utility Menu Utility Menu 12 1 HP IB menu exit menu 4
11. signals are not present the oscilloscope will power up displaying a baseline in the SHOW screen and set to all default settings see Table 3 1 e RECALL CLEAR performs a soft reset of the oscilloscope All default conditions are set see Table 3 1 RECALL CLEAR is the same as a key down power up except the previous menu selections are retained Table 3 1 Reset Default Conditions Timebase Menu reference centr Time Div 100 as delay 0 00 s repetitive realtime realtime Channel Menu Channel 1 Channel 2 Volts Div offset coupling impedance probe attenuation HP 54510A Front Panel Overviex Front Panel Reference 3 1 Table 3 1 Reset Default Conditions continued Trigger Menu Mode source level slope holdoff Display Menu Mode of avg persistence of screens off frame axes grid connect dots smoothing filter dcAUAV Menu At markers AV markers Waveform Math Menu fl D chan mem operator chan mem function sensitivity function offset Waveform Save Menu waveform pixel nonvolatile display source Define Meas Menu meas def limit continuous statistics edge Channel 1 0 0 V positive 40 ns norm minimum 1 axes off off off off off off chan 1 chan i 1 00 V div 0 0 V waveform mi off chan i meas off Front Pane Overview HP 545104 3 12 Front Panel Reference Timebase Menu introduction to the Timebase TIMEBASE reference Genie repetitive
12. 6 28 peld Bey ee m 6 28 lise Key NANO Vale i 6 28 holdol Key 2as doeet A UEE 6 28 TV IRE EXERCISE Soo da Be Secon RD RN aca BEEPS Dad ais 6 29 Instr ment Setup ioo eeu re E dues Matava ce Nd 20602 Oscilloscope SEID au eei eo Race x rs taf ed e b ade d 6 29 Chapter 7 Display Menu Introduct rto the Display unseren 7 1 Display Mode Key a ei Re 7 3 BDO ers N ale en 7 BVO Ryne ee RE 7 a VE E E E EEEE COUR plam 7 5 ol Screen Key RI er th Dd ba ors 7 5 Of trame axes orid Key Lass sd dd na 7 6 connect dots eWa dcs ende gioia ciu ies bas Ed 7 Chapter 8 Delta t Delta Y Menu Introduction to the Markers ee ace cee ee See Se 8 1 AV markers A O 8 2 Winer ker 2 Rey Mee er S amp 2 Vmarker Key nat a ee BARS EI aun 8 2 AL markers KE rada ee re 8 3 start marker Key a re ee ME ITANE 8 3 stop marker Key Chapter 9 Waveform Math Menu Introduction to the Functions ui o ooa sep uox a 9 1 Defining a Function O ans 9 2 FUNCION Kerr ea 9 2 display Bey ae ee a RU ees 9 2 Sharer A ee DEA SOS Re OM 9 3 Operator Key si reseau acu 4S VERF EE RU SO RV REA 9 3 Contents 4 HP 54510A Front Panei Reference SERSIEVIEY NEN china ca el ua er ee m 9 4 offset Key a Os ae Ton EUR YU RE 94 Vertical scalinpl a ak amid tas 9 4 Displaying PUC un A we eun eR c 9 5 Waveform Math Exercise ooomomoonmomo o EN at oe 9 7 Instrument SOM conos Ond oe Pe one ERR CE Ya RAE ded 9 7 OSOS COPE Sein Jussu erin Sas odes t e b EYE XL 9 7 Chapter 10 Wa
13. AY morkers SS utt E i NE em on 1 A In vmarrer i i os ZE DEV P f VITA et E Do 280V e ZEBY pes i i At markers quemad oft i AA AR PEREA ini 1 i on f MM i Lo stort merser j jo 150s 159s i i Ld stop merse om idas ts C GUAL i T Figure 8 1 Delia i Deita V Menu Delta Deka V Menu amp 1 AV markers Key AN morkers Toy IT Nmorker 2 mem Vmarker 2 Key Vmarker 1 Key Delta Delta V Menu B 2 This function kev toggles the markers on and off With the AV function turned on the next two fields are activated allowing individual control of the two markers When the AV markers are turned on Vmarker2 Vrnarker1 and delta V appear in the factors displav area The delta V entry is calculated as the following Vmarker 2 Vmarker 1 delta V If delta V is negative Vmarker 1 is located at a more positive voltage level than V marker 2 This function key is a two function control field The first selection is the desired channel memory or function to place Vmarker 2 for measurement By pressing the key again the highlighted field moves to the numeric display to select the voltage level Typically place Vmarker 2 at the desired level on the waveform display and read the level in the highlighted field and in the factors area of the waveform display Vmarker 2 is the voltage marker with shorter dashes Vmarker 1 operation is identical to Vmarker 2 exc
14. Frequency Duty Cycle Volts top Volts min Overshoot Period Voits p p Volts RMS dc HP IB only Volts RMS ac The HP 54510A allows you to set your own thresholds for automatic measurements Both the upper and lower thresholds can be set from 25 to 125 as long as the upper threshold value is always greater than or equal to the lower threshold The middle threshold is always equal to the mid value between the upper and lower threshold Continuous Measurements Can be turned on or off With continuous measurements off the voltage and time markers are placed on the waveform to indicate where the last measurement was taken Measurement Statistics The maximum minimum average and most recent of continuouslv updated measurements are calculated and displayed Any three measurements can be selected for simultaneous display Measurement Limit Test Maximum and minimum limits can be set for any three of the front panel automatic measurements These continuously updated measurements are compared to the maximum and minimum limits If the measurements are found to be outside the defined limits the waveform can be stored in a memory or the screen can be sent toa General information B 13 Setup Aids Hardcopy Full HP IB Programmability General information B 14 hardcopy device In addition the HP IB Service Request line can be set to flag the controller Measurement limit test can be set to stop after test limits have been ex
15. HP 54519 A ront Panel Reference Channel 1 is displayed in the top screen To satisfy the conditions of the bit pattern channel 1 must be high higher than the channel 1 trigger level or greater than 200 mV When the signal on channel 1 goes higher than 200 mV and channel 2 is still low less than 200 mV the pattern conditions have been satisfied as the signal is entering the trigger conditions and the HP 54510A triggers e Press the when key and change the condition to when exited The oscilloscope triggers on the first transition that makes the bit pattern false in this case when channel 2 goes high hp running E t 3 ae i i i i p zz i E i i b E i i H Pd ALLEE Men o i l ais me i 1 X mee y t if Kg A 2 n i 7 4 i Jt i A at ae j 502 000 ns 2 00000 s 20 002 ns 10 0 as div repetitive Figure 6 7 HLX when exited Pattern e Change the bit pattern to HHX and select the entered condition HP 545104 Trigger Menu Front Panel Reference 8 13 Trigger Menu 6 14 To satisfy this bit condition both channels must be high The oscilloscope does not trigger until channel 2 goes high while channel 1 is high hp running p 9 t S50 00C ns DOO s T Ig ns tepetitive Figure 6 9 HEX when entered Pattern e Change the trigger condition to when exited While channel 2 1s sti
16. averages Envelope Provides a display of the running maximum and minimum voltage levels at each horizontal time position Minimum Persistence One waveform data value is displaved in each horizontal time position of the display The waveform is updated as new data is acquired for a particular horizontal time position Variable Persistence The time that each data point is retained on the display can be varied from 500 ms to 10 seconds or the points can be displayed indefinitley HP 54510A General Information Front Panel Reference B 11 Deita t Delta V Waveform Math Waveform Save General information B 12 Time Base in Realtime Mode av Single Persistence One waveform data value is displayed in each horizontal time position The entire waveform is replaced with each new acquisition Infinite Persistence Waveform data is allowed to continuously accumulate on the screen and remains until displav is cleared Oversampling Filter On time division settings when less than 500 points are acquired across the screen lt 20 ns div a built in digital filter automatically reconstructs the data This filter is a combination between a Sin X X and a Gaussian filter Markers Dual voltage markers and dual time markers are available Voltage markers can be independently assigned to channels memories or functions Two independent functions are provided for waveform math The operators are X vs invertse only integ
17. by time or events over the ranges e time 40 ns 320 ms e events 2 16 000 000 An event is defined as the specihed trigger condition A separate holdoff setting time or events is available for each trigger mode except delayed trigger which is set to 40 ns Noise Reject Trigger Provi increasing trigger hysteresis improved triggering on noisy signals by des internal trigger only HP 545104 Front Pane Reference Display Data Display Resolution 451 points horizontally by 256 points vertically Number of Screens 1 or 2 screens can be selected This can provide overlapping channels or memories for comparison or separate displays on a split viewing area Display Modes Graticules The user may choose full grid axes frame or no graticule Connect the Dots Provides a continuous display connecting the sample points with straight lines Connect the dots is operative for modes in which a single valued waveform can be connected including average envelope single and minimum ersistence modes Connect the dots is not available in the variable or infinte persistence mode Time Base In Repetitive Mode Averaging The number of averages can be specified in powers of 2 up to 2 048 On each acquisition 1 1 times the new data is added to n 1 n of the previous value at each time coordinate Averaging operates continuously except for the HP IB digitize command for which averaging terminates at the specified number of
18. e Set timebase to 20 ms div The entire acquired waveform is displayed as in figure 4 11 The memory bar also shows that the entire memory _ is on the screen HP 54510A Timebase Front Panel Reference 4 13 Sp hardcopy In progress TIMEMASE N an Wn M he 1 00 asoy c eleu H iL C 00009 gr pm Vererence A ien BES rion Los x q ia jee YE A 3 H gt i 1 i 1 i 100 000 as 9 000006 s 100 000 n5 20 0 as Civ pem f ovepetitive 411 Zooming Out of the Acquisition e Set timebase to 20 us div to zoom in on the acquisition as in figure 4 12 Ap stepped TIMERASE A 1 00 as cive ww DE DY mann X E Aa A i 4 neee 6 00000 d t ir reference mm i let EE right TF Heider A maar 100 00G us 0 00606 s 106 060 us 20 9 us aiv repetitive 4 12 Zooming In on the Acquisition The HP 54510A uses a digital oversampling filter to fill in the waveform for a more usable display at this sampling rate The memory bar indicates the portion of the acquisition that is displaved Timebase HP 545104 4 14 Front Panel Reference Panning HP 545104 Froni Panel Reference Panning moves the acquisition left and right for analyzation of waveforms e Select delay in the TIMEBASE menu e Use the front panel knob to increase and decrease delay As delay is increased the acquisiiton pans to the left bec
19. ee erm mde 11 11 to KEY iaa er NE ee 11 11 allowance Key n UE 11 11 SAVE to ROW cesi eas ete ees ee ee 11 11 after fal Key IN ee 11 12 Utility Menu Introducuon to the UHIBSS arios ia ta 12 1 HP IB A O alas 12 2 talk on mode ARPA ee ale 12 2 addressed mode Balearen 12 2 A aaa 12 3 paper length Keys ee ee 12 3 devn e mode KEY coke E ER E 12 3 sormenu Key sien san tacit eei RO RE SOR beoe Ide ad eR 12 3 SELFTEST MENU usv ze uui dude rU S 12 4 ram Test TS EEE ETAS re 12 6 rom Test eorne eae eer a aaa EEE 12 6 ACOUSIION Teste aa detiene ee diea FERNE 12 6 Miscellaneous Test oid os URS ea 12 6 loop lest usa M 12 start test Rey ee nee ee 12 6 test abl A EIERN aia 12 6 exit menu KEY Lodi eade iH RU Rer de p rey 12 6 PROBECAL MENU See tera ded 12 7 attenuation submenu asa icu tud edes dicite iei ate 12 8 channel Key ooo EET Sia sh Re sul ood REN 12 8 tart Cal Rev sad ease ea gelu ls mie uda d totae 12 8 Continue Key ca eS ER Iain ORTI 12 8 abort REN IM bid eee 12 8 cat menu Key fie cece O ehe 12 8 time null SUD imstande SET EIERN 12 9 time Key MD A A AT 12 9 HP 545104 Front Panel Reference Appendix A HP 54510A Froni Panel Reference exit menu Key ae epus Paca QE ada pv 12 9 Self Cal menu zo uoc NETT FERUNT TE DNE 12 10 al select Key esee Idi e sae dad De eeu Sale 12 10 channel Key re ls ad 12 11 start cal Rey
20. nght corner of the CRT Input The input section consists of connectors for signal input Channel inputs 1 and 2 select 1 MQ or 50 Q input impedances and each is shunted by approximately 7 pF at the input BNC with a maximum input voltage of 250 V gt 50 mV div range See Appendix B General Information for specifications on the input channels HP 54510A Front Panel Overview Front Pane Reference 3 5 Display The display section contains the screen and function keys The vertical column on the right side of the screen is the function display The functions that are displayed at any one time correspond to a softkey The softkeys select any function or field that is displayed in half bright FUNCTION KEYS DOODODO Figure 3 6 Function Keys e Numeric key fields displayed in full bright video are changed by either numeric keys on the keypad or the knob When these functions are not active they are displayed in half bright when displayed in full bright they are active e Non numeric fields displayed in half bright video toggle with the corresponding function key These fields are displayed in half bright but are active for the function keys Front Panel Overview HP 54510A 3 10 Froni Panei Reference instrument The HP 345104 has two methods of instrument reset Reset e Akey down power up is a hard reset of the oscilloscope It is done by pressing and holding any front panel key while cycling power If input
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22. pro y Ext o 1 ECL S54 02w26 The more kev toggles between the two levels of the channel menu probe key Channe Menu 5 4 The probe key selects probe attenuation with a range of 1000 1 to 9000 1 Attenuation is adjusted by either knob or entry keypad When the knob is in coarse mode adjustments are incremented or decremented in the 1 2 5 sequence When in fine mode adjustments are in 0 1 increments Probe attenuation affects scaling factors for the display not sensitivity at the input Probe attenuation is calibrated in the Utility menu See Chapter 12 Utility Menu for information on probe calibraation Attenuation factors are saved with the front panel setup HP 545104 Front Panel Reference ECL Key The ECL key sets the oscilloscope to levels optimized for ECL circuits Trigger level 13 V Trigger slope no change e V Div 200 mV div 400 mV div if of screens is 2 e offset 13V e coupling dc Li amp RECALL 0 rerurns the menu to the previous settings TIL Key The TTL key sets the oscilloscope to levels optimized for TTL circuits e V Div 1 V div 2 V div if of screens is 2 e offset 2 5 V e coupling dc e Trigger level 1 5 V e Trigger slope no change To return to the previous settings press RECALL 0 HP 54510A Channel Menu Front Panei Reference 5 5 Trigger Menu 6 Introduction to The trigger modes of the HP 54510A provide many disti
23. supervision Note If the user defined upper and lower thresholds are placed too close together it is possible the HP 54510A will not be able to determine the midpoint The message not found will be displayed in the measurement factors area Measurements define more parameters the horizontal test conditions for three specific front panel keypad measurements e Delay e width e width When any of the three measurements are selected the measurement is made on the selected edge count slope and transition point The HP S4510A starts counting edges from the left edge of the screen not at the reference point The selected edge must be displayed If the edge is not displayed the message not found 1s displayed in the measurement results area below the screen Define Measure Ment 11 Define Measure Menu 14 6 Measurement delay not to be confused with timebase delay is useful when measuring source to source delays or measuring time separation on the same source or a different source see chapter 4 Timebase Menu The front panel delay measurement can be redefined by edge slope edge count from 1 to 100 and the part of the transition edge upper lower mid used as a reference point e When setting edge count fields it is handy to press the fine key In the course mode the HP 54510A increments decrements by tens 1 11 21 100 In the fine mode the increment decrement sequence is in Us e When the delay me
24. the pattern present lt time mode the pattern must be present for more than 1 75 ns 2 8 ns for the external trigger before the trigger will respond Glitch Trigger Use pattern present lt time with time selected such that it is just less than the nominal pulse width of the signal yon are analyzing The minimum glitch width is 1 75 ns 2 8 ns for the external trigger State Trigger A pattern is specified on any two of the three inputs with the third input used as clock The user may specify that a trigger will occur on the rising or falling edge of the input specified as the clock when the pattern is present or not present Setup time for the pattern with respect to the clock is 10 ns or less and hold time is zero Event Delayed Mode The trigger can be qualified by an edge pattern time qualified pattern or state The delay can be specified as a number of occurrences of a rising or falling edge of any of the three inputs After the delay an occurrence of a rising or falling edge of any of the three inputs will generate the trigger The trigger occurrence value is selectable from 1 to 16 000 000 The maximum edge counting rate is 70 MHz Time Delayed Mode The trigger can be qualified by an edge pattern or state The delay is selectable from 30 as to 160 ms After the delay an occurrence of a rising or falling edge of any of the three inputs will generate the trigger The trigger occurrence value is selectable from 1 to
25. the operation of the instrument software or firmware will be uninterrupted or error free The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by the Buyer Buyer supplied software or interfacing unauthorized modification or misuse operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product or improper site preparation or maintenance NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED HEWLETT PACKARD SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Exclusive Remedies Assistance Certification Safety THE REMEDIES PROVIDED HEREIN ARE THE BUYER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES HEWLETT PACKARD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance greements are available for Hewlett Packard products For any assistance contact your nearest Hewlett Packard Sales and Service Office Hewlett Packard Company certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory Hewlett Packard further certifies that its calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Bureau of Standards to the extent allowed by the Bureau s calibration facility and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organiza
26. the vertical and horizontal measurement settings e axes displays a background with the measurement scale crossing at mid screen e grid background is a complete graticule with ten horizontal major divisions and eight vertical major divisions Only the axes portion of the graticule has a minor division scale HP 545104 Front Panei Reference connect dots Connect the dots is a technique used to display waveforms with all data points connected This makes viewing the waveforms easier because the signal is complete and has no breaks The waveform in figure 7 4 is the same as in figure 6 15 after the connect the dots key is on Note Connect the dots does not generate data points The HP 54510A connects data points linearly HP 545104 Front Pa el Reference pheetbeeee SEC TUI Eat S4SOaWI Figure 7 4 Connect the Dots Display Menu 7 7 Introduction to the Markers AV mofrWkers v Gt SEE ee Zu t L m markes 5o i f H HP 54510A Front Panel Reference Delta t Delta V Menu 8 This chapter describes how to use the markers and make manual measurements on displayed waveforms In this menu two sets of markers the AV markers horizontal voltage markers and the At markers vertical time markers are controlled When the desired set of markers have been turned on the two marker fields are turned on Each marker is individually controlled At Av rem
27. using a 1 meter coaxial cable Connect another 1 meter cable from the other side of the BNC tee and terminate in 50 Q to channel 2 The extra cable length between channels 1 and 2 provides a time delay between the signals displaved on the oscilloscope The propagation of a l meter coaxial cable is approximately 6 to 7 ns This time delay is used to demonstrate the HP 54510A triggering capability e Press AUTOSCALE Set up the HP 545104 as follows e Timebase 10 00 ns div delay 0 00 s reference cntr acquisition mode repetitive e Channel Vertical sensitivity 400 mV div offset 200 00 mV de coupling input impedence 1M Q Trigger Menu 6 11 Trigger Menu 6 12 e Channel Vertical sensitivity 400 mV div offset 200 00 mV dc coupling input impedence 502 e Display minimum persistence 2 Screens axes e Trigger Channel 1 level 200 mV Channel 2 level 200 mV Set the trigger mode to pattern Set the pattern to HLX as follows Press the function key until the first character is highlighted Turn the knob until the highlighted area is H Select the next character in the pattern Continue until all characters are selected in the HLX pattern Press the when key until entered is selected a 0 6 e Eo i E hp tunning paria A t Po IR i P i d 50 000 ns 0000 s C 900 ns 18 0 aseciv repetitive pr hgide Figure 6 6 HLX when entered Pattern
28. 1 The vertical display and offset can be adjusted to place the function for best viewing When the function has been calculated it can be used in the following manners displayed evaluated with the measurement features stored in memory transferred over the HP IB Defining a The Waveform Math menu selects and presets any of various operations Function sources and displayed results WAVES ORM METH 545 0wW14 Function Key This key selects either function 1 or function 2 display Key The display key turns the selected function on or off The vertical EIS CUN ER n C SEE NER PUES lewis NONE TE Greets ais Sensitivity anG OLISEL are Gispiavca in the runc or menu 116105 Waveform Math Menu HP 545104 9 2 Front Panel Reference operand chan mem Key Operator Key HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The display of the functions depends on the display mode in the DISPLAY MENU In single display the functions are displayed in one screen In dual mode display function 1 is displayed in the top screen and function 2 is displayed in the bottom screen Press this key to select the first operand of the mathematical operation or the waveform to be manipulated The choice can be any displayed channel or any waveform memory that has a waveform stored Ensure that the channel or memory source is turned on If the operator is only or invert this is the only operand that may be selected This key selects any of the si
29. 104 Programming Reference HP 345104 Service Manual Feeling Comfortabie with Digitizing Oscilloscopes o o 9 5 o instrument Setup 2 1 Available Accessories The following optional accesories are available for use with the HP 54510A Carrying Case HP Part Number 1540 1066 Rack Mount Kit HP Part Number 5061 6175 HP 1180A Testmobile HP 1133 A TV Video Sync Pod HP 1141A Differential Probe HP 1137 A High Voltage Probe HP 10024A Integrated Circuit 16 pin Test Clip HP 10211A Integrated Circuit 24 pin Test Clip PC Board Horizontal Mini Probe Socket HP Part Number 1250 1737 PC Board Vertical Mini Probe Socket HP Part Number 1250 1918 E 9v 9 6 24 Ope rating The HP 54510A oscilloscope is operated in a normal lab or bench Environment environment without any additional considerations Note the l non condensing humidity limitation in the list of characteristics supplied in this manual Condensation in the mstrument cabinet can cause poor operation or malfunction Protection should be provided against temperature extremes which cause condensation Storage and Shipping The HP 54510A may be stored or shipped in environments with the following limitations Temperature 40 C to 75 C 40 F to 158 F e Humidity Up to 90 at 65 C 149 F e Altitude Up to 15 300 meters 50 000 feet If the HP 54510A is to be shipped to a Hewlett Packard Service Center for service or repair attach a tag to the instr
30. 16 000 000 The maximum edge counting rate is 70 MHz General Information B 9 TV Trigger 60 Hz 525 Lines Trigger source is selected to be any one of the three inputs Trigger level is adjustable for the selected trigger source Polarity is selected for positive or negative synchronizing pulses A trigger occurs on the selected line and field of a 2 1 interlaced composite video signal Line numbering is 1 to 262 for field 1 and 1 to 262 for field 2 This TV rigger mode is compatible with broadcast standard M 50 Hz 625 Lines Same as 60 Hz 525 lines except that line numbering is 1 to 313 for field 1 and 314 to 625 for field 2 This TV trigger mode is compatible with broadcast standards B C D G H I E KL L and N User Defined Mode Source is selected to be any one of the three inputs Trigger level is adjustable for the selected source The trigger is qualified with a high or low pulse that meets a selectable time range The trigger is an occurrence of a rising or falling edge of the source after the qualifying pulse The time settings for the qualifier are selectable from 20 ns to 160 ms The trigger occurrence value is selectable from 1 to 16 000 000 NOTE AN TV trigger modes require a clamped video signal for stable triggering Use the HP 11334 TV Video Sync Pod to provide clamped video output that can be used in conjunction with the HP 54510A s TV triggering capabilities Trigger Holdoff Trigger can be held off either
31. 17 Operator Key 9 3 Options Available B 2 or if Key 11 8 HP 545104 Front Panel Reference P pan and zoom 12 panning 4 12 panning example 4 15 paper length Key 12 3 pattern Key 6 8 Pattern Trigger Exercise 6 10 Performance Characteristics B 4 Performance Specifications B 3 period A 5 persistence after autoscale 3 5 pixel Menu 10 3 positive delay 4 3 power input 2 3 Power Requirements 2 3 power switch 2 3 present Key 6 16 probe attenuation 5 4 probe attenuation failure 12 8 Probe attenuation SHOW 3 6 probe cal menu 12 7 probe key 5 4 product description 1 1 Q qualify on edge 6 20 pattern 6 21 state 6 21 qualify on Key 6 20 index 5 u c E ram test 12 6 range 6 10 realtime acquisition 4 4 Realtime Mode operating characteristics B 12 Rear Panel Layout 2 3 RECALL 0 3 5 RECALL CLEAR 3 5 3 11 RECALL Key 3 5 reference Key 3 repetitive acquisition 4 4 Repetitive Bandwidth 1 1 Repetitive Mode operating characteristics B 11 repetitive mode single shot exercise 4 8 repetitive realtime Key 4 4 reset 3 11 risetime A 5 risetime measurements A 1 rms ac dc Key 11 3 rom Test 12 6 RUN STOP Key 3 2 3 3 running 3 2 sample rate relationship to acquisition and timebase 4 2 SAVE Key 3 6 save to Key 11 8 selecting line voltage 2 4 Self Cal menu 12 10 selftest menu 12 4 sensitivity CHANNEL menu 5 2 sensitivity Key
32. 5 10WZ5 talk only mode addressed mode Utility Menu 12 2 The HP IB submenu makes settings so the HP 54510A can talk to peripheral devices This interface includes two primary settings e Talk only mode e Addressed mode i i igvieveispiey i paber engiki PRT nE ond AAA NINA Po pe ib groticuia l Ceyvice mcos E G N i y I enan 172 if Gaga print prot boc n S ioone imi timepose wee Cancion 1 7 o mecsyret memory 1 7 tities exit menu messer 1 2 2010812 i Figure 12 2 HP IB Menu Set the oscilloscope to talk only to perform a hardcopy without intervention from an external controller The attached printer or plotter must be set in the listen only or listen always mode This mode selectively addresses the HP 545104 for talking or listening The address of the HP 545104 can be selected while the instrument is in the addressed mode The range of available addresses is 0 through 30 HP 545104 Front Pane Reference form feed Key If the form feed option is on the printer performs a form feed at the end of the hardcopy If form feed is off the page is scrolled up four lines when the hardcopy is complete paper length Key This kev selects between 11 inch or 12 inch pagelengths for auto form feed The 11 inch page is a U S standard and the 12 inch page a U K and European standard device mode Key This key selects whether the hardcopy goes to a printer or plotter T
33. 6 msi iu 50 1 z n Doms en SMS io m 28ns 50ms i H erem no ldeff 1 Ul time 46ns 320ms i j lt 26ns 18 ms r events 2 16 980 ae i 54602812 pe 9 Figure 6 5 Pattern Trigger Menu pattern Key This is an unlabelled held The display depicts the 3 bit pattern The acuve field is displayed in full bright and is changed with the knob The function key changes the bit selection of three levels Trigger Menu HP 545104 6 8 Front Panel Reference pattern Key This is an unlabelled held The display depicts the 3 bit pattern The active field is displaved in full bright and is changed with the knob The function key changes the bit selection of three levels e H high e L low a X dontcare The criteria for high is higher than the current trigger level and low is lower than the current trigger level The 3 bit pattern represents the two channel inputs and the external trigger The left most bit corresponds to channel 2 and the right most bit corresponds to the external trigger channel For example if the pattern is LXH the voltage on channel 1 must be lower than the trigger level set for channel 1 channel 2 is don t care so the input level is disregarded and the external trigger input must be higher than the trigger level set for external trigger If chese conditions are satisfied by the inputs then the oscilloscope generates a trigger event Note When any channel is not bei
34. 9 4 service menu 12 11 set Key 11 8 index amp settings after autoscale 3 5 Setup 3 4 Setup Aids opeerating characteristics B 14 SETUP section 3 4 shift key 3 9 Shipping an instrument 2 2 SHOW display 3 11 SHOW Key 3 6 SINGLE Key 3 3 single shot Real Time Made 4 11 single shot Repetitive Mode 4 8 single shot exercise 8 single shot in repetitive mode 4 8 slope after autoscale 3 5 slope Key 6 3 soft reset 3 5 3 11 softkeys 3 16 source trigger Key 6 3 6 27 source waveform save Key 10 2 specifications performance B 3 standard width A 4 standard width A 5 Standard Select Key tv 6 27 standard user defined Key 11 4 start cal Key 12 8 12 11 start marker 8 3 start test Key 12 6 State Trigger Exercise 6 16 state Trigger Mode 6 15 statistics after autoscale 3 5 statistics Key 11 3 status message 3 2 status of acquisition 3 2 stop marker 8 3 stopped mode 3 3 store waveform Kev 10 2 n pee tonng an instrument 2 2 supplied accessories B 1 HP 54510 Front Panel Reference sweep speed time division function 4 1 SYSTEM CONTROL keys 3 2 T T trigger point position above memory bar 4 5 talk only 12 2 talk only menu 12 2 Test acquisiiton 12 6 loop 12 6 ram 12 6 rom 12 6 test Kev 11 7 threshold 6 1 thresholds measurements Key 11 4 time Key 12 9 time markers 8 3 time null submenu 12 9 Time Div Key 4 1 timebase acquisition test 12 6
35. 9 7 waveform math functions autoscaled 3 5 Waveform Math Menu 9 1 waveform Menu 10 2 Waveform Save operating characteristics B 12 Waveform Save Exercise 10 4 Waveform Save Menu 10 1 waveform pixel Key 10 1 waveform pixel memory display after autoscale 3 5 Weight B 18 when entered 6 9 when exited 6 9 when Key pattern trigger mode 6 9 when Key state trigger mode 6 15 when present 6 10 Z zooming 4 12 zooming example 4 13 index 8 HP 54510A Froni Panei Reference
36. CLEAR This resets critical parameters to known values to assure erroneous test failures do not occur UTILITY P selftesi menu H u HP 18 keyboor rert i j f i t r i H atrio f strig j j A PETENS i A D AAA i i vimebase i pem i D A i A O i 1 1 system rr 1 ogneot prorest i e tt dispicy j H ac loue e i sysiem i i f 1 po start lest i nenvo j j i po test ali t i M arenas exit menu SAXD2H27T Figure 12 3 Self Test Menu HP 54510A Front Panel Reference HP 545104 Front Panel Reference If the HP 54510A fails any self test perform the following e Recalibrate the oscilloscope e Ifthat does not fix the problem refer to the HP 545104 Service Manual The HP 54510A self diagnostics and self tests are designed yo run operational tests on the folowing RAM ROM Acquisition Miscellaneous Loop for service testing PASSED System RAN PASSE Non Voiokile RAM PASSES Dispioy RAM PAZCTD Protected Non Voiatiie RAM PASSED System ROM PASSED Acquis tion RAM PASSED Logie Trigger PAESTDO Timenase PASSED D A Converter PASSED MPIB BASSEN A D converter mist ioor A a iE zd aca i gvstem nonvol i M Y 1 ex t menu i S450 iW S Figure 124 Results of Selftest Utility Menu 12 5 ram Test rom Test acquisit
37. ET Tere ee eee Te 6 3 SOCCER aa EE TEE 3 level oU oom ta etat unicast VE REPRE CORSI sae euius 6 3 slope Key MM apodo ie AS 6 3 nose reject Key A a Ra Nat En 3 HOMAGE O bate ER RU A Ka ae A AR 3 Holdoff Exercise unse ei tie uec oio RUE ewes 6 4 Instrument Setup es ruhen o Oscilloscope Setup air RA 6 5 Pattern Trierer Mode Varios tn Ts Rebs opa Le Lene Set ids bs 6 3 pattern Key cosa iuro s E OR nee 6 9 WHER Key us las da 6 9 O era 6 10 Pattern Trigger Exercise u sn uade aan ts dips dank 6 10 Instrument A bodan Ao aaa ataa ES 6 11 Oscilloscope SEMID rear 1i State Trieger Made san el 6 15 Cle REV ee Re See IR ya 6 15 WHER KEV ren Rue 5 15 A Roe 6 16 holdo f Key coarse ver RANA E dc udis abe abe eset ele 6 16 State Trigger Exercise 2o 1o Veo eV ebat ee esp hak scietis 6 16 A rien 6 16 Oscilloscope SEMP era AUS V ew dex en rien 17 Delay Trigger Mode sun ee RER OR 6 20 qualify on Key Jensen 6 20 Quali bon edge lie 6 20 Qualifyon pattern sc seen 621 qualify on Stale nennen an nn T 621 delay Key 5 2 20 eae eR t oc trigger on Key s Loses eek xA Mees eae yh se NE 6 23 Delay Trigger Exercise jan etnies bestie TEN dae 6 5 Insirumeni Setup erario ea bet qut BE scill scope Setup near Nasa ey dde 24 Contents 3 TV Trigger Mode S us Dra cae ati eA ORS RE DER EE ANA ORO ERA PS SUCKS Ed 6 27 Standard Select Key cc at se wee urs AAA 6 27 Souris SEC TROY ee een Un AEE en dard ei 6 27 levellpolan y A EUREN EE Se oe np
38. Introduction to This chapter describes how to select the waveform and pixel memories on the Memories the HP 54510A The menu consists of two submenus e waveform memories mi m4 used to store one waveform at a time e pixel memories pl and p2 used asa screen store In this manner the memories are used as a storage oscilloscope WAVEFORM SAVE pi o i d et Woveform Sixei i f I que ee tt d qm a H le del 1 i Zi i yorokile e H 4 i ioi o i i i i i d H i d sp oy i i i cispiay i offon j 1o ofi on i pod f i 1 EA i Source i cieor H i i pge F enon 4 PO o i memory i i f 1 42 EMT Li u ae H i mot i i m bog i cdg io H H i i memory i store i LURE EE DENN EE H seved i Limedase i bo mM j 1 saved MER deioy Figure 10 1 Waveform Save Menu waveform pixel This isthe fun et is the function key used to chose the desire form or pixel has a the menu changes ot a Key active menu is highlighted Each memory type wav separate menu When this key is pressed the resto HP 545104 Waveform Save Menu Front Panel Reference 10 1 waveform Menu WAVEFORM SAVE cv fonvalatiie Soyat menase c Sa ns div saved del gy e eeecae s 4510w31 nonvolatile Key display Key source Key store Key Waveform Save Menu 10 2 The waveform menu has four available memories m1 m2 m3 and m4 These m
39. L trices sierra EI mr vt T e t tL iae Cmm Figure 2 6 Intensity Control Air Flow The HP 54510A must have unrestricted air flow for the fan and ventilation Requirements openings in the rear panel The HP 54510A may be stacked under over or between other instruments provided the the other instruments are adequately cooled HP 545104 Instrument Setup Front Panel Reference 2 7 Connecting External Equipment instrument Setup 2 8 The HP 545104 is equipped with an HP IB connector on the rear panel This allows a direct connection to an HP TB compatible printer plotter or external controller Connect an HP IB cable to the oscilloscope and any HP IB compatible device Tighten the HP IB cable with the captive screws of the cable to avoid disconnecting the cable annnnnn nin man ANP nnne ll A TA LEER er is ul HUI nnn Pon Y NL i TRAIT NY gt Herta tig Mb LM LPI anny nnnnrn innmnn ann i DR HT CETE mme T iili Hd illi i lli erm ilii i LOU UG WEED EHE UJE 1 he e D f d e M5ei tXkT Figure 2 7 Connecting External Equipment The HP 54510A must be properly addressed to communicate with the connected device The HP 54510A HP IB address is set in the HP IB submenu See HP IB Menu in Chapter 12 for detailed information H TT ps Tu RENE ahnnt fhe HEP i PS CLIT PT rake HAL wet AA e e i de ALI AAA Tr A ee HP 545104 Fron
40. LE IS SET TO THE CORRECT LINE VOLTAGE POSITION Severe damage will occur if the line voltage is not property set Change the fuse module position by pulling the fuse module out and reinserting it with the appropriate arrows aligned e Carefully pry at the top center of the module as shown in figure 2 2 until it can be grasped and pulled out Figure 2 2 Selecting Line Voltage Instrument Setup HP 545104 2 4 Front Pane Reference Verifying the Fuse If it is necessary to check or change fuses remove the fuse module and look at each fuse for its amperage and voltage ratings 1850 E x30 i i E 238v i 3 8 A FUSE 3 8 A FUSE Figure 2 3 Checking for the Correct Fuse Power Cord The HP 545104 is a Safety Class 1 instrument with an exposed chassis Line Switch HP 54510A Front Panel Reference that is directly connected to earth via the power supply cord to meet IEC Standard 348 This instrument is provided with a three wire power cable When connected to an appropriate ac power outlet this cable grounds the instrument cabinet The type of power cable plug shipped depends on the country of destination See the next page for available power cords The line switch is located on the rear panel Turn on the oscilloscope by pressing 1 on the rocker switch The rocker switch is labeled 1 and O corresponding to on and off respectively LINE 115v 228w e ROOW WAT 45086 H
41. Range Vertical Sensitivity Available Offset 1mV 50 mV div gt 50 mV 250 mV div 10V gt 250 mV 125 Vidiv 530V gt 1 25 V 5 V div Dynamic Range 1 5 x full scale from center of screen Channel to channel Isolation with channels at equal sensitivity dc to 50 MHz 40 dB S0 to 250 MHz 30 dB NOTES 1 Gain accuracy decreases 0 08 of full scale per C from firmware calibration temperature This characteristic is valid for a temperature range 10 C from software calibration temperature Characteristic applies to both modes repetitive eight or more averages and real time single acquisition 2 Expansion is used below 7 mV div range so vertical resolution and accuracies are correspondingly reduced Beiow 7 mV div full scale is defined as 56 mV 3 Available over HP IB waveform record length is Real Time Repetitive 8 000 points 500 points General Information B 5 Horizontal Trigger Time Base Range 1 ns div to 5 s div Time Base Resolution 20 ps Delay Range post trigger 10 000 x s div Delay Range Time div Setting Available Delay pretrigger 100 ns 5 s div 160 x s div 1 ns 50 ns div 8us Trigger Pulse Width minimum Internal 1 75 ns External 2 8 ns Trigger Level Range Interna L3 x full scale from center of screen External 2 V Operating Characteristics Vertical Genera information B 6 The following are operating characteristics of the HP 54510A D
42. anel Reference Sequential Single shot Data Acquisition and Transfer Rate Using the HP IB command Raw Data the HP 54510A can automatically capture store and label a waveform and re arm the trigger and then repeat this process until the HP 54510A s entire 150k RAM volatile is filled Once the specified number of waveforms have been captured and stored the HP 54510A can transfer the entire block of waveforms to the external computer Users can specify the number of points to be stored and the number of waveforms to be captured Repetition rates vary depending on record length and time base setting slower sampling rates See figures below Sequential Single shot Throughput Versus Sample Rate ti GSaAs Sampie Rate 512 Point Record Length 300 a 280 i 18 Mes Sot im ER HR ne ai i j 18 H 1 H H 204 H H i E l Wevelorme sea i if dl EN i i Li au 25 to Sampie Rate MSa a E m een t dr x 8 g Available Buffer Space Per Channel HP 54510A General information Front Panel Reference B 15 Product Support General information B 16 Data Transfer Rate Approximately 120 kBytes per second Probe Compensation ac Calibrator Output A 500 Hz approx square wave is provided for probe compensation A probe to BNC adapter is used to connect the probe to the rear panel Probe Compensation BNC output D
43. asurement is selected from the front panel the source c 14 m and the source number must also be selected e width allows choice of only the point on the waveform transition upper lower mid to measure when making the positive width of a displayed waveform e width allows the choice of only the point on the waveform transition upper lower mid to measure when making the negative width of a displayed waveform Measure Limit The HP 54510A can run limit tests on up to three measurements The Submenu menu presets certain conditions and stores any failure data for evaluation at a later time Set the limit test while in this menu and select the measurement from the front panel DEFINE MEAS Whena test is running statistical data is displayed describing the test current measurement minimum value maximum value average value 9 9 Failure data as well as information regarding memory and save data is displayed Note pi p2 hardcopy after fait c continue EEE At least one measurement and up to three measurements must 54510w38 be selected from the keypad The limit test runs on front panel measurements test Key This key toggles the test routine on or off When the test is turned on the oscilloscope starts running in the test mode on the most current measurements that have been selected HP 545104 Define Measure Menu Front Panel Reference 11 7 set Key This key selects the measureme
44. ate video signals Ap running che be bebe det ced Serene 2 57 a TREE Ee o DOS iom m C Muveeere ete Stele eae te ben y to e AERO e os e i i 1 i T i 500 000 us 9 090000 s 100 us div 545 10007 Figure 6 17 Trigger at Field I Line 1 The HP 545104 is triggering on the first equalizing pulse of field 1 the first pulse in the vertical interval The pretrigger data that is being viewed left half of the screen is field 2 lines 256 262 e Set time division to 10 us div and set the trigger to field 1 line 10 Triager Menu HP 545104 amp 30 Fromi Panel Reference hp rurring edet ona dem t 755 0000 us i j uSd v A C VU VS 54520809 Figure 6 18 Trigger on Field 1 Line 10 The trigger is now on the first horizontal sync pulse in the vertical interval with color burst information e Change the trigger point to field 1 line 21 hp running suto De Er ET G 93 30 0000 js 545 tOWOB HP 54510A Trigger Menu From Panel Reference e31 Trigger Menu amp 32 The trigger point is now on the last sync pulse of the vertical interval The next line contains color information tn this case color bars are present a Change the trigger to field 2 line 1 hp running z i 4 i F i Fi poa eI y a RM ndi X ar wikis og D Wb l ij jo B 1 etim MS i RAD j E PO DES i a i E RB Bit AR ee Pi i ag Zw w _ 2 i
45. ating characteristics B 11 display section 3 10 duty cycle A 5 E ECL Key 3 5 ECL TTL presets 3 5 Edge Definition A 3 Edge Trigger Exercise 6 4 edge Trigger Mode 6 2 ENTRY device section 3 8 Environmental Conditions B 17 Exercise Waveform Save 10 4 Delay Trigger 6 23 Edge Trigger 64 Pattern T Trigge r 6 10 State Trigger 6 16 tv Trigger 6 29 Exercise Waveform Math 9 7 exit menu Key 12 3 12 6 12 8 12 11 External Equipment Connecting 2 8 F fail if 11 8 falltime A 5 falltime measurements A 1 features 1 1 field Key 6 28 FINE key 3 8 FINE key effect on timebase 4 1 firmware revision 12 1 form feed Key 12 3 HP 545104 Froni Panel Reference Front Pane Overview 3 1 front panel knob 3 9 function display 3 10 Function Key 9 2 functional sections of front panel 3 1 fuse module 2 4 G Gain cal 12 10 General Characteristics B 17 Genera Information B 1 grid 7 6 H hard reset 3 11 Hardcopy operating characteristics B 14 HARDCOPY Key 3 3 holdoff after autoscale 3 5 holdoff Key 6 3 6 10 6 16 6 28 horizontal characteristics B 6 horizontal operating characteristics B 8 horizontal specifications B 3 HP IB operating characteristics B 14 HP IB interface 3 3 HP IB menu 12 2 HP IB test 12 6 HP IB connecting the interface 2 8 Humidity 2 2 Input 3 9 inspecting the instrument 2 1 Instrument Description B 1 HP 54510A Front Pa
46. atrn state state or edge and tv edge HP 545104 Trigger Menu Front Panel Reference 6 3 Ed ge Trigger This exercise sets up the oscilloscope and a signal generator to view some with Holdoff of the features of the edge trigger Holdoff is used to gain a stable trigger This technique is not necessary for most applications and waveforms Exercise however for many non recurring and irregular waveforms it is useful instrument Setup Follow the instructions for setting up the signal generator The signal for this exercise is a burst pattern with two positive cycles that repeats every Sus Use an HP 8116A Pulse Function Generator with the burst option or a signal generator capable of the same signal Make the following settings MODE LBUR RPT 5 00 us BUR 2 FRQ 1 MHz DTY 50 AMP 1V OFS 200 mV Set the signal for a square wave 060 9 e o o Trigger Menu HP 545104 5 4 Froni Panel Reference Oscilioscope Setup Connect the the signal generator to the channel 1 input and disconnect all other inputs e Press AUTOSCALE see Figure 6 2 a Q ph DNO Ss Oo th e e tu NE in a 93 n E 3 i erden tn aa md 3 usns debt 5 00000 us C 00000 us 3 00006 us 1 00 us d v regi 54504403 i 35 0 mv Figure 6 2 Two Burst Waveform after Autoscale a Select the TIMEBASE MENU e Set the sweep speed to 500 ns div e Set acquisition mode to repetitive The HP 54510A sets
47. ause the window is past the trigger point as in figure 4 13 Ae hardcopy in progress E F per pendula durus aati de Leda dao ania rs pa F e 3 f h er Hr tree 510 000 us 60 CG0 us 50 9 ug g 4 13 Panning to the Left TIMEBASE Nee 1 90 8 ive ie Seity Ri Hu 0 000909 sel i reference ice MB righ t 11000 ws repelitiwe Timebase 4 15 When the delay is decreased the waveform pans to the right as in figure 4 14 The data before the trigger point is being displayed A gt heracopy in progress 4 1 1 t 4 ip reference soe EX righs 570 900 us 4 34 Panning to the Right The memory bar moves to the left or right as the acquisition is panned Panning and zooming can be used concurrently to examine the acquisition e Zoom out of the acquisition by increasing the timebase e Select delay and use the knob to center the acquisition area of interest e Zoom back in on the waveform of interest Timebase HP 545104 4 16 Froni Panel Reference Channel Menu O NEE SE Pe PO A E aS be qnc Dae ce at SMS Introduction to The channel menu is a two level menu and controls the vertical operation Channels of the HP 54510A This chapter decribes the use of the two input channels including vertical sensitivity offset coupling attenuation and reset levels TEANNZ Meas E Mm emittunt eher ti i CHANNEL TLZ ExT HA a eiecit gifeon i
48. ccurate as possible It is recommended that you scale the displaved waveform and make your measurement again Ei of fp I Algorithms A 1 Standard Measurements User defined Measurements Automatic Top Base Algorithms A 2 When any of the standard measurements are requested the HP 54510A first determines the top base voltage levels at 100 0 From this information it can determine threshoids 10 90 and 50 needed to make the measurements The 10 and 90 thresholds are used in the risetime and falltime measurements The 50 midpoint is used for measuring frequency period pulse width and duty cycle The voltage thresholds are precise settings and sets specific locations on the waveform If the thresholds are not placed on the waveform above or below the HP 54510A cannot make a measurement When any of the user defined measurements are requested the HP 54510A stili must determine the top base voltage thresholds From this information it can determine user defined upper and lower thresholds The mid point is then determined to be the 50 point between the upper and lower threshold Top Base is the heart of most automatic measurements It is used to determine Viop and Vbase the 0 and 100 voltage levels at the top and the bottom of the waveform From this information the oscilloscope can determine the 10 30 and 90 points which are also used in most measurements The top or base of the waveform i
49. ce can be moved up or down with the knob or the keypad Offset moves the voltage leve at mid screen Offset moves the displayed signal up or down similar to the vertical position adjustment on an analog oscilloscope However because this oscilloscope has a true dc offset at the front end it provides a much wider offset range The offset voltage referenced to the vertical midpoint of the HP 545104 Front Panel Reference waveform display is shown at the right of the waveform display when the SHOW kev is pressed Coupling Key The coupling key has several selection variables dc dc BW lim ac ac BW lim ac LF reject e e o 9 When de is selected 1 M 2 and 50 dc input impedances are available as choices for input impedance Bandwidth limit is switchable with the different combinations of the coupling function Bandwidth limit reduces the effective dc bandwidth to about 30 MHz Ac coupling provides a high pass filter that rejects frequencies below about 90 Hz The LF reject provides a high pass filter rejecting frequencies below about 450 Hz Bandwidth limits and LF reject filters reduce the noise in the vertical path and the trigger path Input Input impedance is 1 MQ for ac coupling and selectable 1 M or 30 Q dc P f pung Impedance when dc coupling is selected in the coupling function HP 54510A Channel Menu Front Panel Reference 5 3 more Key CHANNEL MORE gt N E o D ifr
50. ce section contains a multifunction numeric keypad a selection knob and a FINE key Figure 3 5 Entry Section Numeric Keypad The keypad is for direct numeric input To input known values directly press the associated softkey to activate the desired field on screen and then select the units with the numeric keys For example do the following steps to set the vertical sensitivity to 500 mV e Select V div in the Channel menu to ensure it is the active field displayed in fullbright e Press 5 0 0 mV in sequence Front Panel Overview HP 545104 3 8 Front Pene Reference The blue key on the numeric keypad selects the alternate function when pressed before a numeric key on the front panel keypad The alternate function of the keys on the right column are measurement units The CLEAR key clears any selections made for the active field Knob The knob changes values within each function It increments decrements or toggles the selection in the active field or function The current selection is displayed in fullbright in the displayed menu area and can be changed with the knob FINE Key The FINE key changes the increment and decrement sequence Instead of sequencing in the normal sequence the values increment decrement in more precise values Use this feature when the normal sequence is too coarse for precision measurements or settings When the HP 54510A is operating in the fine mode the word fine is displayed in the lower
51. ceeded or to continue testing Autoscale Pressing the Autoscale button automatically adjusts the vertical and horizontal deflection factors and the trigger level for a display appropriate to the signals applied to the inputs The Autoscale feature requires a signal with a duty cycle greater than 0 5 and a frequency greater than 50 Hz Autoscale is operative only for relatively stable input signals Save Recall Four front panel setups 1 4 may be saved in non volatile memory Recall Clear Pressing the RECALL key followed by the CLEAR key resets the HP 54510A to its factory default settings Recall 0 If Autoscale ECL or TTL preset or recall setup are inadvertently selected recall O restores the instrument to its last state prior to erroneous selection Show Displays instrument status including volts div offset and trigger condition The CRT display including menus and measurement answers can be transferred directly to an HP IB raster graphics printer including the HP 2225A ThinkJet HP 2227B Quiedet or other compatible printers Hardcopy from HP graphics plotters including the HP 7440A HP 7470A HP 7475A and HP 7550A 4s also available The HP 54510A is fully programmable Instrument settings and operating modes including automatic measurements may be remotely programmed via HP IB IEEE 488 HP IB programming complies with IEEE 4882 1988 Standard Codes Formats Protocols and Common Commands HP 54510A Frort P
52. ch other at the probe tip This eliminates time discrepancies between channels and channel to channel skew variations This is useful to manually L adjust any differences in cable length exit menu M mens 94 502W03 time Key This is an unlabelled field The time null between the two channels can be set using either of the entry devices The range is 70 ns exit menu Key Pressing this key returns to the Utiliry menu HP 545104 Utility Menu Froni Panel Reference 12 9 Self Cal menu cal select Key Utility Menu 12 10 The self cal menu calibrates two internal functions verticalcal s delay and repetitive cal This field selects which of the calibration processes to perform The cal select key and the highlighted window increments through 0 1 and the active field in the display changes to correspond with the selection See Calibration procedure in this chapter ees PROTECTED SYSTEM CAL aan Figure 12 6 Self Cal Options Note chonnei I3 Bra H i M start cal M e mnes 1 j exit menu 54210672 Cal O must pass before Cal 1 can be performed successfully HP 545104 Front Pane Reference channe Key start cal Key print cals Key continue Key abort Key exit menu Key The channel key selects the channel to calibrate When the channel to calibrate is selected and the specific cal routine is selected press the start cal k
53. cord mode 2000 points or on digitized data if the count is not 500 If the test is turned on and the record sizes are not 500 501 an error message Er 2 is displayed In the compare mode the 16 bit words in the memory and channel buffers are directly compared to the pulse mask memories Since the compare is performed on the 16 bit unscaled data this test is faster than the limit test It is important that the test be set up so the upper mask is in memory mi for memory pair ml amp m2 or memory 3 for memory pair m3 amp m4 The lower mask must be in memory m for memory pair mi amp m2 or m3 for memory pair m3 amp m4 If the masks are stored to the reverse of the memory pairs the test will fail Define Measure Menu 11 9 test Key Define Measure Menu 11 10 The test key toggles the compare test routine on or off When the test is turned on the HP 54510A compares the input channel waveform against the selected memory pair PASS or FAIL is displayed when the test is complete If the test fails the failed points are displayed above the graticule at the point of failure Error Messages PASS channel waveform is contained in the memory pair PAS waveforms stored in memory or channel waveforms have holes no data in them Comparisons between the channel and the memory pair were successful on all good existing data points FAIL channel waveform is not contained in the memory pair and the allowance value Test has fail
54. ct conditions to display the signals When AUTOSCALE is pressed the following conditions are set RECALL Key HP 545104 Front Panel Reference e 8 90 8 060 9 Y Vertical sensitivity on all channels if applicable Vertical offset on all channels if applicable Trigger edge mode positive slope and proper trigger level for the trigger source Sets to minimum perisitence when in normal display and repetitive acquisition modes single persistence in real time acquisition mode Time per division Autoscale also includes a soft reset which performs the following Turns off A VAV markers Turns off all measurements Turns off measurement limit test Turns off waveform math functions Turns off waveform pixel memory display Turns offstatistics Turns off connect the dots Sets holdoff to 40 ns minimum value The previous oscilloscope settings are stored in volatile memory RECALL 0 To recall settings press RECALL 0 The RECALL key has three primary functions Pressing the RECALL key and then selecting 1 2 3 or 4 causes a recall of a previously saved setup configuration The current configuration is automatically saved before execution of an autoscale recall or setting up ECL TTL presets RECALL 0 is an undo of these actions Waveforms cannot be saved to RECALL 0 Pressing RECALL CLEAR resets the instrument and returns the HP 54510A to default power up settings The oscilloscope does not perform power up self tests se
55. ct the standard by rotating the knob The active field is highlighted in inverse video To select the trigger channel to be used as a source has miy el m 1 img esir As e Press the selection key and move the highlighted field rotate the knob ed the desired channel is display rigger Menu 6 27 ievei polarity Key field Key line Key holdoff Key Trigger Menu 28 The level option sets the trigger level that is applicable only to the tv trigger source e Press the function key again and the highlighted window moves to the polarity option and selects the nsing edge or falling sync pulses to trigger on The field key selects field 1 or 2 The line key selects which line the trigger will be generated on This election is dependent upon which field has been selected previously If the previous selection is the 60 Hz 525 lines standard the options available depend upon which field 1 or 2 is selected e If field 1 is selected select from line 1 to 263 in field 1 e If field 2 ts selected choose from line 1 to 262 in field 2 This tv trigger mode is compatible with broadcast standard M If the 50 Hz 625 lines standard is selected the options are also dependent upon field settings e If field 11s selected the range of lines is from 1 to 313 e If field 2 is selected the range of lines is from 314 to 625 This tv trigger mode is compatible with broadcast standards B C D G HLKKLL andN The h
56. dois Display Menu 7 4 In both acquisition modes Infinite persistence can be used for worst case characterizations of signal noise jitter drift etc In this mode the HP 54510A is used as a storage oscilloscope In repetitive acquisition mode At minimum persistence a point is erased when a new point is acquired in the same time on the display Therefore the waveform fills quickly and each point remains for a minimum amount of time Note When the keypad is used to change persitence settings any entry longer than 10 seconds causes the message value out of range set to limit to be displayed Persistence then is automatically set to infinite Any entry less than 500 ms causes the same message to be displayed and persistence is set to minimum When norm is selected the function key beneath the norm field is activated This field displays the current persistence setting that can be set using either of the entry devices Connect the dots is available for waveform memories but not for channels with persistence The averaged mode selects the number of waveform acquistions that are averaged to generate the displaved waveform The range for the averaging function is 1 to 2048 in powers of 2 When averaged mode is selected the next function key is activated and the number of averages is set using either entry keys or knob Displayed signal noise is significantly reduced bv using the averaging mode As the number of averages
57. e Instrument Reset Front Panel Overview 35 SAVE Key The SAVE key immediately stores the oscilloscope setup configuration in nonvolatile memory Press SAVE and then select a save register 1 2 3 or 4 An advisory is displayed above the waveform display area indicating the setup configuration has been saved SHOW Key The SHOW key accesses the following information e Channel scaling e Channel offset e Channel coupling e 502 e Probe attenuation e Trigger source e Trigger level e Math function operation e Math function scaling e Math function offset e Memories Pressing the SHOW key toggles between the currently selected meau and the SHOW screen This screen presents the most complete and detailed instrument setup information Select this screen before making a hardcopy to include all SHOW screen information on the hardcopy Front Panel Overview HP 545104 3 5 Front Panel Reference Menus HP 545104 Fromt Panel Reference The MENUS section consists of nine keys TIMEBASE CHANNEL TRIG DISPLAY AUAV WFORM MATH WFORM SAVE DEFINE MEAS UTIL se 959 8 9 Each of these menus is discussed in the following chapters Me s z ul DOC 000 00000 AA MENUS E EET ei m3 ie mc DISPLAY 263 i ot i wo DEFINE j ut id MATH V Save Jj _ EAS i j i Figure 3 4 Menus Section Front Panel Overview 3 7 Entry The ENTRY devi
58. e Mode HP 54510A Front Panel Reference In the real time acquisition mode the data is interpolated at faster timebase settings for a more useful display To observe the difference between non interpolated and interpolated data e Select realtime in the DISPLAY menu e Press the CLEAR key e Press the SINGLE key The waveform is displayed as in figure 4 9 Mm sicpoed TISERRSE i 1 30 mus y Belag M E E i 0 20000 5 retar Pieri m even Fight mora me e EE date ann re di jati me e E nee af I 7 Di gt E i x i x i 5 000 ns 2 06060 3 5 000 ma 1 90 ns iv 4 9 Ten point Waveform in Real Time Mode In the real time acquisition mode the HP 54510A uses a digital oversampling filter to provide a more continuous waveform display It automatically operates when there are less than 501 points on the display Timebase 4 11 Pan and Zoom Pan and zoom features are available in the real time acquisition mode and operable only when the acquisition is stopped Applications that require precise evaluation of low repetition rate signals such as radar and transponder pulse trains are simplified by zooming and panning on single shot data Zooming elther expands or compresses the acquired waveform on the horizontal axis of the display It ts controlled by the timebase time div control for expansion magnification or compression of a single shot waveform in the real time acquisition mode Decr
59. easing time div expands the waveform and is referred to as Zooming in Increasing time div compresses the waveform and is referred to as zooming out Panning is moving the acquired waveform horizontally on the display It is controlled by the timebase delav control Increasing the delay moves the waveform to the left and increasing the delay moves the waveform to the right Pan and Zoom Exercise Timebase 4 12 This exercise shows how the timebase is used to zoom in on and zoom out of a single shot waveform The delay timebase is then used to pan the waveform horizontally on the display e Using a coaxial cable connect the rear panel AC CALIBRATOR signal of the HP 54510A to channel 1 e Press AUTOSCALE The rear panel signal is displaved on screen as in figure 4 10 HP 84510A Front Panel Reference Ap stopped 200 saV div iaffset 412 5 ey 1 000 dc Jj fea pre EXZEZLI be fens amp 00000 xs 0 00000 3 00000 as 1 20 es div 4 S 284 5 av 4 10 Rear Panel Signal Autoscaled Zooming In TIMEBASE menu select realtime acquisition mode Press RUN STOP kev to stop the acquisition e Press CLEAR key to clear the screen e Press the SINGLE key to acquire one data acquisition e Select time division in the TIMEBASE menu e Rotate the front panel knob Increasing time div displays more of the acquired waveform on the screen Decreasing time div zooms in on the acquired waveform
60. ect the next bit in the pattern and select L Continue until all bits are selected in the LX pattern SOUS BO pi e Press the when key until is present is selected see Figure 6 11 hp running perpet B 1 44 44 4 p Ed ttt Figure 6 11 Channel 1 Clock LX State Trigger Menu HP 54510A 18 Fronit Panel Reference Channel 1 is displayed in the top screen To satisfy the conditions of the bit pattern channel 2 must be low lower than the channel 2 trigger level or less than 200 mV When the signal on channel 1 goes higher than 200 mV and channel 2 is still low less than 200 mV the pattern conditions have been satisfied the HP 54510A triggers e Change the bit pattern to LX and select the is not present condition To satisfy this bit condition the clock channel must go low while channel 2 is high The oscilloscope triggers on the falling edge of channe 1 when the L on channel 2 is not present i e channel 2 is high STATE TRIGGER hp running tod I trig Bu 1 LI H v o e 3 Htp E e f 1 f o e 50 000 ns 0 90000 16 0 ms div Figure 6 12 Channel I Clock LX State HP 545104 l Trigger Menu Front Panel Reference 6 19 Delay Trigger Mode qualify on Key qualify on edge Trigger Menu 5 20 The delay trigger mode qualifies on a signal edge pattern or state delay for a period of time or occurrence of edges
61. ed or the memory pair contents could be reversed upper waveform in memory 2 or 4 and lower waveforms in memory 1 or 3 Er 0 invalid data in channel CLEAR DISPLAY has been pressed or a etting such as s div V div etc has been changed to invalidate data The test is not performed Er 1 either the channel or the compare waveform memory is off test is not performed Er2 Versus mode is not a valid compare mode Notes Only one measurement test routine may be on at one time If the measurement limit test is on the message Limit test on cannot turn on is displayed If the compare test is on the measurment limit test key causes the message comp test on cannot turn on to be displayed HP 545104 Front Panel Reference compare chan Key to Key allowance Key save to Key HP 545104 Front Panel Reference If an attempt is made to turn on a second test over the HP IB a message is displayed stating the command is ok but settings conflict The compare channel key selects either channel 1 or 2 for comparison to the memory pair This key selects the memory pair mi amp m2 or m3 amp m4 for comparison to the chosen input channel It is required that mi be be greater than m2 for all values across the screen when memory pair ml amp m2 is selected When memory pair m3 amp m4 is selected m3 must be greater than m4 for all values across the screen Note If mI is less than m2 or m3 is less than m4 the compare tes
62. edge 3 Press the function kev until the highlight is on the first numeric field This field to selects the number of edges to delay after the trigger has been qualified from 1 to 16 000 000 Press the funtion key once more to activate the rising edge falling edge option and select the desired edge with the k nob ress the function key once more to highlight the third option field and select the channel to delay on tur 4i to ta Ft L e first numeric fiel HP 545104 m4 DO romi Panel Reference trigger on Key This key selects a specific edge to trigger on after the qualification and delay conditions have been satisfied All other keys in this menu have dealt with defining qualifying conditions however this field sets the trigger point This is another three position option switch e Press the function key to highlight the numeric field and select which occurrence to trigger using the knob to set the number 1 to 16 000 000 e Press the function key again and move the highlighted field to select the slope The knob toggles the selection between rising and falling edge e Press the function key again and highlight the channel selection The knob is used to change the channel selection Delay Trigger Exercise instrument Setup HP 54510A Front Panel Reference This exercise demonstrates how to use the delay trigger to trigger on the exact point of a waveform The exercise leads through
63. emories are nonvolatile and will not be cleared during AUTOSCALE RECALL CLEAR or recycling power This permits disconnection of power and transportion of the oscilloscope without losing the contents of waveform memories A waveform memory consists of a single waveform record including the horizontal and vertical scaling parameters This allows measurements on previously stored waveform and function data Voltage and time markers can be set on waveforms when they are displayed however the time markers follow the TIMEBASE menu ume division and not that of the memory waveiorm When the HP 54510A is in the envelope display mode and a waveform store is executed the minimum value and maximum value are stored separately The minimum value will be stored in m1 if m1 or m3 are the selected store locations or m2 if m or m4 are the storage locations The maximum values are stored in m3 or m respectively A store message is displayed above the waveform display area to show the storage locations of both values This key selects which memory to use The selections are nonvolatile memories m1 m2 m3 and m4 When a memory is turned on the small circle below the label is highlighted The waveform memories are record memories that store 8000 points of waveform information in each memory This key toggles the selected waveform memory display on or off The source key selects the source waveform to be stored The source alternatives are any channel or e
64. en until the instrument setup is modified or CLEAR is pressed When averaging is on data onscreen is averaged with new data each time SINGLE is pressed e itis assumed enough data points have been acquired to satisfy the number of averages set in the DISPLAY menu To view the 1 gigasample second digitizing rate e Press CLEAR e Press SINGLE The display shows a series of points 1 ns apart as in figure 4 7 This Ins separation is defined by the 1 gigasample second digitizing rate Timebase 43 fy flopped TIMEBASE OEE i 1 m 1 GSa s A i T i 1 i i po reference 1 1 lett BED rosal i E I na Ver gen more em ranma a ms A nanan i i 1 E 3 K l t i 55 009 ne 4 00000 s S5c G0C mns rav Wi 19 9 n amp fi 4 7 1 Gigasampieisecond Digitizing Rate To observe the limitations of single shot in the repetitive acquisition mode e Select the TIMEBASE menu and set timebase to 1 ns e Press CLEAR and then SINGLE Ten data points from the input signal are displayed as in figure 4 8 ae stopped TINEBASE AK Sars ue ala 4 3 EEE ELITE i i ey d i m t i im ratarence jet XB conti f i rnit rr rH aaa ee s 5 Q00 ns 0 00006 s TE 00 ns eave BENE 1 00 ns civ e x 8 Ten point Waveform in Repetitive Mode Timebase HP 54510A amp 10 Front Panel Reference Single shot in Real Tim
65. ence Instr Introduction ument Setu 2 EOL enn a Me Dd wav o vile VEN Aen Ot AP nO LO AA TRA CT AD eee Y arte This chapter contains information for unpacking applying power and connecting optional accessories to the HP 34510A Inspection power requirements and instructions for running the HP 545104 self test for performance verification are also included in this chapter For safe and troubie free operation follow the instructions and advisories in this chapter Read the Safety Summary included in this manual Initial Inspection Contents of Shipment HP 545104 Front Pane Reference Inspect the shipping container for damage If the shipping container or cushioning material is damaged keep it until the contents of the shipment have been checked Check the shipment for completeness and check the instrument electrically and mechanically If the contents are incomplete there is mechanical damage or defect or if the instrument does not pass the selftest performance verification notify the nearest Hewlett Packard Office Keep the shipping materials for carrier s inspection The Hewlett Packard Office will arrange for repair or replacement at HP s option without waiting for claim settlement The following items are shipped with the HP 545104 Digitizing Oscilloscope Two HP 10441A Probes Probe to BNC Adapter 1250 1454 HP 34500 Digitizing Oscilloscopes Getting Started Guide HP 34510A Front Panel Reference HP 345
66. ept it is represented by longer dashes Note The markers can be moved on a selected source even though that Source is not displayed Make sure that the markers are assigned to the proper source to be measured or the numeric field may be incorrect HP 54510A Front Panel Reference At markers Key markers SEN Ee Nenn fe MOL K BF mm ERBE EE ER SSRIS q Stop marker N ME 4501 W 54 start marker Key stop marker Key HP 54510A Front Pane Reference This function key toggles the time markers on and off With the At function turned on the next two fields are activated allowing individual control of the rwo markers The markers are placed on the display respective of the trigger point Positive time values are to the right of the trigger point and negative time values are to the left Delta t values are determined by the following stop marker start marker delta t There is no such thing as negative delta t this only means that the start marker 1s placed later in time than the stop marker The inverse of delta t is 1 delta t Since the inverse of time is frequency this ratio produces an answer in frequency However if the markers are placed across parts of a waveform of differing time frames the answer may not be valid This feature is useful when looking for the frequency in a burst that is different from the rest of the waveform Place the time markers across the burst at similar point
67. ern is true for longer than a specified minimum and shorter than a specified maximum time period These time periods are specified in the next two selection keys that are activated when range is selected The first range time setting must be less than the second range ume setting holdoff Key The holdoff kev assigns the entry devices to control holdoff Holdoff disables the trigger circuit for a selectable time period or number of events after the trigger event Holdoff is selected in time units from 40 ns to 320 ms and is incremented in 20 ns intervals or bv number of patrn patterns from 2 to 16 000 000 Pattern Trigger This exercise demonstrates how to define the 3 bit pattern and how it Exercise affects the trigger and the resulting display Note Set the trigger ievel for each trigger source while in the edge mode These trigger levels must be set before vou go to the pattern mode or proper triggering may not occur Trigger Menu HP 54510A 10 Froni Panel Reference instrument Setup Oscilloscope Setup HP 545104 Front Panel Reference To perform the following exercise use the HP 8116A Pulse Function Generator or another function generator capable of producing the same 1 MHz 1 volt square wave signal Set up the HP 8116A Pulse Function Generator OFS 200 mV Set the generator for a square wave signal Mode NORM e FRO 1 00 MHz e DTY 50 e AMP 10V e Connect the signal to a BNC tee on channel 1
68. est 12 6 statistics 11 3 store waveform 10 2 index 4 key continued test 11 7 thresholds measurements 11 4 Time Div 4 1 trigger on 6 23 TTL 5 5 Vertical Sensitivity 5 2 volatile 10 3 waveform pixel 10 1 when 6 9 6 15 vertical sensitivity 5 2 kev features 1 1 Key down power up 3 11 keyboard test 12 6 knob 3 8 3 9 L evel adjust Key 6 3 level polarity Key 6 28 line Key 6 28 Line Switch 2 line voltage selecting 2 4 LOCAL Key 3 3 loop Test 12 6 lrig acquisition test 12 6 M Making Measurements A 1 markers 8 1 markers after autoscale 3 5 markers time 8 3 Math function offset SHOW 3 6 Math function operation SHOW 3 6 Math function scaling SHOW 3 6 meas Sub menu 11 3 meas meas def meas limit Key 11 3 HP 545104 Front Panel Heference Measure Define 11 4 Measure Limit 11 7 measurement limit test after autoscale 3 5 Measurement Selection 11 2 Measurement Setup A 1 measurements after autoscale 3 5 Memories SHOW 3 6 memory bar 4 5 menu channel 5 1 Menus 3 7 Menus section 3 7 Miscellaneous Test 12 6 more key 5 4 N negative delay 4 3 noise reject Key 6 3 nonvolatile Key 10 2 nonvolatile memory 10 2 of screens 7 5 numeric keypad 3 8 O offset Key 5 2 9 4 offset level for ECL 3 5 offset level for TTL 5 5 Offset hysteresis trigger cal 12 10 l delta t 8 3 Operating Characteristics B 6 Operating Environment 2 2 B
69. ey and follow the instructions displayed The print cals key sends a complete listing of the most recent self calibration factors to a printer if connected to the oscilloscope Refer to the service manual for more information on self calibration and calibration factors When all of the setup requirements are satisfied press the continue key and the actual calibration process begins This is the only active front panel key during the calibration process Pressing this key terminates the calibration process leaving the previous calibration factors intact This key returns to the Utility menu service menu HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The service menu is used for firmware calibrations hardware adjustments and calibrations that need not be performed often These are explained in the service manual and are to be used only by qualified service personnel Note When certain calibrations have been performed other calibrations must be continued Only qualified service personnel with access to the service manual are to perform calibrations in the service menu See the HP 345104 Service Manual for complete information on the service menu and calibration cycles Utility Menu 12 11 clicker Key The clicker key turns on the clicker function When the clicker is turned on an audible click is heard each time a key is pressed The selections are either on or off ac BNC Key The ac BNC key selects the output for
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71. fications Vertical Horizontal Trigger HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The following are performance specifications for the HP 54510A Digitizing Oscilloscope Bandwidth 3dB de coupled de to 250 MHz Rise Time 1 4 ns Input R selectable 1 MO 1 or 50 Q21 Maximum Input Voltage 1 M9 250 V de peak ac lt 10 kHz 50 2 5 Vrms Offset Accuracy 1 of channel offset 2 of full scale Voltage Measurement Accuracy dc gt Dual Cursor 1 25 of full scale 0 032 x V div l Single Cursor 1 25 of full scale offset accuracy 0 016 x V div Delta t Accuracy Repetitive 2 8 averages 0 005 x delta t 2E 6 x delay setting 100 ps Real Time single acquisition 0 005 x delta t 2E 6 x delay setting 150 ps Trigger Sensitivity Internal dc to 50 MHz 0 5 division Internal 50 MHz to 250 MHz 1 0 division External dc to 250 MHz 100 mVp p into 50 Q General Information 8 3 NOTES 1 Upper bandwidth reduces by 2 5 MHz for each C above 35 C Bandwidth in Repetitive mode is typically greater than 300 MHz 2 Rise time figures are calculatec from t O 25 Bandwidth 3 On ranges 50 mV div the maximum overdrive of the input must not exceed 100 V 4 Magnification is used below 7 mV div range so vertical resolution and accuracies are correspondingly reduced Below 7 mV div full scale is defined as 58 mV 5 Voltage measurement accuracy decreases 0 08 per C
72. from firmware calibration temperature This specification is valid for a temperature range 10 from software calibration temperature Specification applies to both modes repetitive and realtime single acquisition 6 Specification applies at the maximum sampling rate At lower sampling rates the specification is 0 005 X delta t 2 X 10 X delay setting 0 15 X sample interval for bandwidth limited signals tr 1 4 X sample interval Sample interval is defined as t sarnple rate Specification also applies to those automatic measurements computing time intervals on identical siope edges i e pos pos neg neg Performance Characteristics Vertical General information B 4 The following are performance characteristics of the HP 54510A Digitizing Oscilloscope Switchable Bandwidth Limits ac coupled lower 3 dB frequency 90 Hz LF reject lower 3 dB frequency 450 Hz Bandwidth Limit upper 3 dB frequency 30 MHz Number of Channels 2 simultaneous acquisition Vertical Sensitivity Range 1 mV div to 5 V div Ind Vertical Gain Accuracy dc nr 2 A w 1 25 of full scale HP 5457104 Front Panel Reference HP 545104 Front Panei Reference Vertical Resolution 8 bits over 8 divisions 0 4 10 bits via HP IB with averaging 0 1 Maximum Sample Rate 1 GSa s Waveform Record Length 8001 points real time 501 points repetitive input C 7 pF nominal Input Coupling ac dc Offset
73. gl Vimsidc pa 2 Y 12 i n 1 I gt C At The equation is the integral of the channel where I represents the integral and C represents the channel The integral is calculated by adding voltage points multiplied by the time bucket width At HP 54510A Front Panel Reterence Differentiate d 0 d Cn e 1 The equation is the differential waveform of the channel where d represents the differential and c represents the channel The differential is the voltage differences between consecutive points in time divided by the time bucket width At HP 54510 Algorithms Front Panei Reference A7 Instrument Description General Information The HP 54510A Digitizing Oscilloscope is a general purpose oscilloscope with 250 MHz bandwidth It simultaneously digitizes two input channels each with 8000 samples of memory The channels have 1 mV to 5 V div sensitivity in a 1 2 5 sequence Channel input impedance is 1 MQ or 50 Q switchable The time base provides sweep speeds from 1 ns to 5 s div in a 1 2 5 sequence Pan and zoom can be used to expand a displayed waveform for a detailed view An external trigger input with 1 MQ or 50 Q switchable impedance can be combined with the channel triggers for complex triggering functions The HP 54510A has an Autoscale feature 17 automatic pulse parameter measurements and easy waveform storage It has full programmability over the HP IB and when set up with a printer
74. he HP 54510A sends hardcopy to HP printers and plotters with HP IB options The following printers have been tested with the HP S4510A HP 2225A HP IB ThinkJet HP 2227B QuietJet and HP 3630A Option 002 Painter The following plotters have been tested with the HP 545104 HP 7440A Option 002 Color Pro HP 74704 Option 002 HP 7475A Option 002 HP 7550A and HP 9872C When plot is selected in device mode three options appear on the device moce menu Initialize before plot can be turned on or off and Graticule Dispiay Factors or All can be chosen for the plot Saent 5 In the pen held nineteen of the display parameters can be selected I EM EON Any pen 1 through 8 can be assigned to the parameter for assorted pM plotter pen colors or weights The following parameters can be ur selected channeli wmemory3 pmemoryl startMark timebase channel wmemory4 pmemory2 stopMark measures wmemoryi function graticule titles wmemory2 function trigger exit menu Key Pressing exit returns the UTILITY menu to the screen HP 54510A Utility Menu Front Pane Reference 12 3 SELFTEST MENU SELFTEST MENU 3 misc leap EE ace system nonwao j stert test Utility Menu 12 4 The HP 54510A is designed to perform internal diagnostics This selftest submenu tests the oscilloscope to give a high confidence level of instrument functionality Before starting any self test always perform a key down power up RECALL
75. i eerte rtt et eer a A e i y j Prete i gie 1000 i H t ms offset c N y H I a i i Figure 5 1 HP 345104 Channel Menu HP 545104 l Channel Menu Front Panei Reference 5 1 CHANNEL Key The top key in the channel menu is for channel selection This key toggles between channels 1 2 and external When a channel is selected highlighted in inverse video it can then be turned on When a channel is turned on the small circle immediately below the channel number is highlighted Note It is possible to have a channel tumed on and view while being in the vertical control menu of another channel When making changes ensure you have the proper channel and function selected and vou are changing the channel you intend to change Vertical Sensitivity Key The vertical sensitivity key is the third key from the top in the channel menu The field itself is not labeled however the current volts division is displayed with the units of the current selection When this function is elected either of the entry devices can be used for data entry The range of the vertical sensitivity for the HP 54510A is from 1 mV division to 5 V division Vertical sensitivity changes in a 1 2 5 sequence with the knob When the front panel FINE key is selected fully calibrated vernier adjustments can also be made using direct keypad entry or the knob offset Key Channel Menu 5 2 When offset is selected the tra
76. igger Menu 6 15 preseni Key hoidoff Key To change the pattern e Press the function key until the bit to be changed is highlighted e Rotate the knob until the desired setting is highlighted e Select the arrow to change the trigger slope if necessary and turn the knob until the desired settings appear A trigger event is generated on the selected edge when the pattern is true and is present is selected or a trigger occurs when the pattern is false and not present is selected The holdoff key assigns the entry devices to control holdoff Holdoff disables the trigger circuit for a selectable time period after the trigger event Holdoff is selected in 20 ns time increments from 40 ns to 320 ms or for events count of states 2 to 16 000 000 Time and event are toggled with the knob tate Trigger Exercise instrument Setup Trigger Menu 6 16 This exercise demonstrates how an input pattern is used to qualifv a clock edge as a trigger State triggering extends the logic triggering capability of the HP 54510A by selecting one of the inputs as a clock and using the other inputs as qualifiers This is useful when it 1s necessary to synchronize the display with a system clock to detect a system state For example consider a synchronous memory bus The state trigger mode enables only those events that occur when reading from a block of memory to be captured and displayed To perform the following exercise use an HP 8116A P
77. igitizing Oscilloscope Deflection Factors Channels 1 and 2 With single screen selected deflection factors are adjustable from 1 mV div to 5 V div in a 1 2 5 sequence with the knob Fully calibrated vernier adjustments can be made using direct keypad entry or the knob with the FINE key selected Probe Attenuation Factors Values from 0 9 to 1000 may be entered to scale the oscilloscope for external probes or attenuators attached to the channel inputs When probe tip calibration is done this value ts calculated automatically Input Impedance 1 MQ or 50 Q selectable for CH1 CH2 and EXT TRIG HP 54510A Front Panel Reference HP 5451094 From Panel Reference Bandwidth Limit HF Reject Provides low pass filter with a 3 dB point at approximately 30 MHz for both triggering and signal display Can be selected for each vertical input individually LF Reject Provides high pass filter with a 3 dB point at approximately 450 Hz for triggering and vertical signal Can be selected for each vertical input individually ac Coupling Provides high pass filter with a 3 dB point at approximately 90 Hz for both triggering and signal display Can be selected for each vertical input individually ECL TTL Presets Vertical deflection factor coupling offset and trigger level can be preset independently on both channels for ECL and TTL levels Effective Resolution The maximum sample rate and the number of bits in an oscilloscope
78. ime mode and with the acquisiiton stopped delay controls the pan feature see the pan and zoom exercise in this chapter reference trigger event delay reference Key TIMEBASE reference y ieftioentririgni Herr y HP 54510A Front Panei Reference The reference key changes the delay reference point to one ofthree reference points lek e cntr center right If delay is set to 0 the reference point consists of pre trigger data to the left and post trigger data to the right NOTE The time from trigger changes with the delay setting and is displayed at the bottom of the waveform area at the left center and right of the display Timebas 4 repetitive realtime Key repetitive mode reattime mode Timebase 4 d The bottom function key selects one of the two acquisition modes used by the HP 54510A e repetitive acquisition e realtime acquisition See Chapter 7 Display Menu for more on acquisition modes The repetitive mode sets the HP 54510A to acquire data in the repetitive acquisition mode see Feeling Comfortable With Digitizing Oscilloscopes In this mode the oscilloscope samples data continuously and builds up a repetitive waveform after many data points have been attained this mode is useful when viewing a continuous waveform In the repetitive mode e The HP 54510A displays data collected from multiple acquisitions from either or both channel in
79. ion Test Miscellaneous Test loop Test start test Key test all Key exit menu Key Utility Menu 12 6 The RAM test is a multiple selection field The options are display acquisition system unprotected nonvolatile memory 6 9 9 6 Two ROM tests are available e system e protected nonvolatile memory Five acquisiton tests are available atrig ltrig A D timebase D A Three miscellaneous tests are available e HF IB e keyboard CRT The loop test is a function designed for use by qualified service personnel It is unnecessary to use this function for normal oscilloscope operation When a self test loop has been initiated it runs until stopped by pressing and holding any key Pressing this key begins the selected test This key runs all tests in sequence Pressing this key returns the Utility menu to the screen HP 545104 From Panel Reference PROBE CAL Two probe calibration procedures are available in the probe cal menu MENU s attenuation e time null l HE PROBE CAL MENU pl T f i Sommers attenugction time nuii i N e m M 54502301 Figure 12 5 Probe Cal Menu HP 545104 Utility Menu Front Panel Reference 12 7 attenuation submenu start cal Key continue Key abort Key exit menu Key Utility Menu 12 8 The attenuation submenu calibrates channel gain at the probe tip Channel gain can be corrected through probe attenuation dow
80. iring to capture new data The acquisitions can be manipulated with these three keys and other keys and settings are not affected The LOCAL key sends a return to local control message to the HP IB interface and returns control to the front panel This kev can be locked out if a local lockout command is executed over the HP IB This is the only active front panel key while the oscilloscope is in remote operation if it has not been locked out The HARDCOPY key executes an immediate hardcopy of the currently displayed data on a compatible plotter or graphics printer and stops all other oscilloscope functions while printing The oscilloscope must be in the talk only mode and the hardcopy device must be in the listen always mode Setup of the hardcopy options is rotes s Selection of any key aborts the hardcopy action Front Panel Overview 3 3 Setup Froni Panel Overview 3 4 The SETUP section of the front pane controls subsystems for displaying input data The setup section controis the following display information AUTOSCALE for automatic scaling of the waveform display area SAVE and RECALL setups Quick access to channel function and trigger information on the SHOW screen vers aGon0 EDO 4 C 2004400 gio 00006008 S4502E03 o Figure 3 3 Setup Section HP 545104 Froni Panel Reference AUTOSCALE Key This kev causes the oscilloscope to evaluate all input signals and set the corre
81. is increased from 1 to 2048 the display ecomes less responsive to changes in the input signal s however using more averages reduces the effects of displaved signal noise and improves resolution HP 5451094 Front Panel Reference env The envelope mode needs no other parameters set The display reflects the minimum and maximum voltages in each horizontal position This is useful in viewing voltage or time jitter of screens The next function key selects the number of screens to be displaved Key DISPLAY norm ee Ez j sr e Lthe entire display area is one screen and any displayed waveforms are superimposed on top of each other e 2 the display area is divided into two screens Channel 1 is displayed in the top screen and channel 2 is displayed in the bottom screen See figure 7 2 Channel 1 Viewing Area a z Channel Viewing Area Sr att pe a D SE ALO EY SY LR A Mt dedededed bab pt thE tka kb ee 545010452 Figure 7 3 Dual Screen Display HP 54510A Display Menu Front Panel Reference 7 3 off frame axes grid Key Display Menu 7 6 This unlabeled field selects one of four display backgrounds e off turns the background graticule off The displayed waveform and waveform informaton is not turned off e frame displays the outside border with a measurement scale The measurement scale is incremented decremented with major divisions and minor divisions based on
82. ise the trigger was delaved to get a stable display When the time delay had elapsed the HP 54510A began counting rising edges until it found the ninth edge Trigger Menu HP 545104 5 26 Froni Panel Reference TV Trigger Mode TV TRIGGER AA SERIEN eage patterns state sed t g no EO ff m pp d 4 0 1 wF17 Standard Select Key Source Select Key HP 54510A Front Panel Reference The TV TRIGGER menu enables the HP 54510A to trigger on clamped tv signals The two most common tv standards 60 Hz 525 lines or NTSC is the standard used in the United States 50 Hz 62 lines is the standard used in most European countries This trigger menu also allows for user defined tv signals that may be used in other parts of the world To move the highlighted inverse video window within a field vou must press the selection key and to change the value displayed in the window you must rotate the knob Note Pay ciose attention to the movement of the highlighted window it moves to various options within the field The source key chooses between the NTSC standard tv signal used in the United States with a 60 Hz and 525 lines per frame the standard of 50 Hz and 625 lines per frame used in most countries in Europe The third option is for user defined ranges of the tv signal User defined ranges can be used to trigger on any of the proposed HDTV standards To make the desired selection e Press the selection key and sele
83. ither function This is the active key in the menu By pressing this key the specified waveform is stored in the specified memory When the key is pressed an immediate erase of the selected memory and a write to the memory is executed HP 545104 Front Panel Reference pixel Menu WAVEFORM SAVE I ri voictile m dispi ay my Ea E A clear memor y H nn 1 edd to memory 3450 1 WF 18 The pixel submenu selects the pixel memories These memories are useful when additive memory capabilities are needed Waveforms can be stored to and added to indefinitely volatile Key This is the memory select key The alternatives are pixel memory 1 or 2 display Key clear memory Key add to memory Key HP 545194 Front Fanel Reference The pixe memories are complete pixel saves of the waveform area excluding the graticule and markers in volatile memory The waveform display area is 256 by 451 pixels In pixel memory the entire screen is saved Therefore data is mapped directly onto the display and displayed in halfbright There are no measurement capabilities on pixel memories Pixel memones are additive When all pixels are full adding to memory will overwrites existing data This key toggles the selected pixel memories on or off This key purges all data from the selected pixel memory Pressing this key adds the currently displayed waveforms to the specified pixel memory Waveform Save Menu
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85. li high when channel 1 goes low the bit pattern is no longer true and the HP 54510A triggers hp running nora p 50 000 ns repetitiva 2 BO 186 o Figure 6 8 HBX when exited Pattern HP 545104 Front Panel Reference State Trigger Mode clock Key when Key HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The state trigger mode is similar to the pattern trigger mode except that one channel is selected as a clock edge and the other two trigger sources define a pattern When the pattern becomes true the HP 54510A triggers on the next clock edge if the pattern meets setup and hold criteria TRIG menu REITEN l wren Sa i i nresent i i iS not M holdoff 54502817 Figure 6 10 State Trigger Menu The trig d auto and trigger mode function keys remain displayed in all trigger modes Select any channel to be used as the state clock Select the channel by pressing the function key until the desired channel is highlighted The clock selection is reflected in the next field with an arrow pointing either up for a positive slope or down for a negative slope The when key depicts the desired pattern The displayed pattern shows the arrow at the selected clock channel The other two trigger sources define the logic pattern that must be satisfied to generate a trigger event using the H L X convention described in the pattern trigger mode section of this chapter Tr
86. lloscope does not display data until all of the trigger requirements are satisfied While waiting for the trigger requirements the message awaiting trigger is displayed In the auto mode if a trigger is not found a trigger is generated and acquired data is displayed A status message is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen source Key The source key selects the trigger source The options are channels 1 or 2 or external trigger The current selection is highlighted in inverse video level Key The level key sets the trigger level The range on this function is 12 divisions from center It provides flexibility for setting exact triggering points and specifies levels used in the more sophisticated triggering modes The center can also be selected with centered slope Key This field is not labeled however the available selections are graphic representations of the rising edge and falling edge The current selection is highlighted in inverse video noise reject Key Turn noise reject on for triggering on noisy signals without the problem of false triggering holdoff Key Pressing the holdoff key assigns the entry devices to control holdoff Holdoff disables the trigger circuit for a selectable time period or number of events after the tngger event Holdoff is selected in 20 ns time increments from 40 ns to 320 ms or in number of events from 2 to 16 000 000 Time and event are toggled with the knob Events are number of patterns p
87. low NOTES 1 Dimensions are for general information only If dimensions are required for suilemng special ehcio amp uret contact yaur HP field engineer 2 Dimension are in mili metres Gnd inchesi ape o A39 4 CAT 37 md la 362 5 4 3 i L Abe 355 6 d d4 Q7 e le i i i H Ww pip tp t een EN y mra nn 425A 116 780 emt General information HP 54510A 8 18 Front Panel Reference ad ai width 4 4 width A 5 A A D acquisition test 12 6 abort Key 12 6 12 8 12 11 accessories 2 1 Accessories Available B 2 Accessories Supplied B 1 acquisition relationship to timebase and sample rate 4 2 acquisition status 3 2 acquisition Test 12 6 acquisition realtime 4 4 acquisition repetitive 4 4 acquisitions 4 2 add to memory Key 10 4 addressed 12 2 addressed menu 12 2 after fail Key 11 8 11 12 Air Flow Requirements 2 7 Algorithms A 1 allowance Key 11 11 alternate function key 3 9 Altitude 2 2 atrig acqusition test 12 6 Fay F ERRENTE LU aya ot E VAT aas attenuation submenu 12 3 HP 54510A Front Panel Reference auto trigger 3 2 6 3 Automatic measurements 1 1 A 1 Automatic Top Base A 2 AUTOSCALE Key 3 5 Available Accessories 2 2 B 2 available options B 2 awaiting trigger 3 2 6 3 axes 7 6 B blue key 3 9 C cable HP IB connection 2 8 cal select Key 12 10 Calibration Procedure 12 12 calibrator pr
88. me mode only Delay Between Channels Difference in delay between channels can be nulled out to compensate for differences in input cables or probe length Use time nul cal found in the Probe Cal menu see UTIL key Reference Location The reference point can be located at the left edge center or right edge of the display The reference point is defined as the trigger point plus the delav time Trigger Modes Edge Trigger Positive or negative edge can be selected for trigger on channels 1 and 2 or on the external trigger input Pattern Trigger A pattern can be specified using channels 1 2 and the external trigger input Each of the inputs can be specified as a high low or don t care with respect to the level setting in the edge trigger menu The trigger can be selected to occur on the last edge to enter the specified m pattern or the first edge to exit the specified pattern General infarmation HP 545104 2 8 Front Panel Reference Delayed Trigger HP 54510A Front Pane Reference Time Qualified Pattern Trigger A trigger will occur on the first edge to exit a pattern only if it meets the specified time criteria The available time qualified modes are user specified time is in brackets e pattern present lt time e pattern present gt time e range pattern present gt timel and lt time2 The ume settings are adjustable from 20 ns to 160 ms 3 2 ns The time filter recovery time is 12 ns In
89. n channel 1 using a 1 meter coaxial cable Connect another 1 meter cable from the other side of the BNC tee and terminate in 50 Q to channel 2 The extra cable length between channels 1 and 2 provides a time delay between the signals on the oscilloscope The propagation of a 1 meter coaxial cable is approximately 6 to 7 ns This delay is used to demonstrate the math function The following procedure assists in setting up the HP 54510A for optimal viewing e Press AUTOSCALE e Press DISPLAY to set the best viewing conditions Set display mode to avg of avg to 8 of screens to 2 e Press WFORM MATH to define the function Select f7 and turn the display on Select chan 1 minus chan 2 and set the function sensitivity to 2 00 V div Wavetorm Math Menu 9 7 The function subtracts channel 2 from channe 1 The propagation between channels has allowed a 6 to 7 ns spike To better view the results e Press TIMEBASE and set the horizontal display to 50 0 ns div see Figure 9 5 This display is best viewed when the oscilloscope is in repetitive acquisition mode oo dae a a gt E pidharsdsizdere k i mmm AA AC Bp ver b 1 M A ho ne cR A S orgena Ci n mer 3 M 51 m j b t SERS i a tie my E P EE aia Paleo gt Ratt Li ee OM TRE AE t 230 000 ne NEST BU EL 56 ns civ ARANA EE un Weveform Math Menu HP 545104 3 8 Front Panei Reference Waveform Save Menu 10
90. n to 0 9 attenuation e Below 0 9 the error message Attenuation less than 1 see manual for action is displayed The corrective action is to recalibrate the HP S4510A If the probe ts not connected to the DC CALIBRATOR OUTPUT on the rear panel or the probe attenuation exceeds approximately 250 the error message Aftenuation too high or bad connection is displayed The corrective action is to check the connections and recalibrate If recalibration is unsuccessful refer to the HP 545704 Service Manual e Ifthe probe attenuation calibration is successful the displayed message is Probe Attenuation n nnnnn This value has been entered into your channel probe setting Pressing this key selects a channel to calibrate When the channel to be calibrated has been selected press start cal The advisory appears at the bottom of the waveform display area Connect the rear panel DC CALIBRATOR OUTPUT to the probe of channel n then press continue Pressing this key prompts for setup requirements Press this key when all setup requirements have been satisfied The actual calibration process begins This is the only active front panel key during the calibration process The calibration process is terminated with the previous calibration factors intact when this key is pressed Pressing this key returns the Utility menu to the screen HP 5451048 Front Panel Reference time null submenu Time null sets the timing of all channels to correspond to ea
91. nal to channel 1 and a 3V signal to channel 2 The HP 542104 displays the product as 6V when in reality it is 6V HP 5451704 Front Panel Reference Displaying Functions HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The HP 3510A has two screen variations available to accommodate a 2 channel display as well as two functions In the single screen mode with a function on the mathematical results and the operands are displayed using the full display area Channel 1 Viewing Area Function 1 Viewing Area ATEN TJ APA I A 1 E j 4 4 3 d i i E 4 3 4 pal 4 3 45 iowa Figure 9 2 Single Screen w Function On Waveform Math Menu 9 5 Toe pee RO eee ee Channel 1 Viewing Area E E Function 1 Viewing Area i Reina Channel 2 Viewing Area J F Function 2 Viewing Area e Inthe dual screen mode function 1 is displayed in the top half of the screen and function 2 is displayed in the bottom half Waveform Math Menu HP 545104 9 6 Front Panel Reference Waveform Math Exercise Instrument Setup Oscilloscope Setup HP 545104 Front Panel Reference In this exercise the WAVEFORM MATH menu is used to subtract one waveform from another Set up an HP 8116A or a signal generator capable of a 1 MHz 1 volt squarewave as follows s MODE NORM s FRQ 1MHz e DTY 50 e AMP 100V OFS 0 00 V e Set the generator for a square wave signal Connect the signal to a BNC tee o
92. nctive techniques the Triggers to trigger and capture data The triggering capabilities range from simple edge triggering to logic triggering on multiple signals This chapter contains descriptions of the triggering modes and explanations on how to use them and exercises detailing some real life applications The HP 545104 has five triggering modes e Edge e Pattern State e Delay e TV Trigger Mode The trigger level threshold for each channel is set in the edge trigger Interaction menu and is independent for each channel It is carried over to all other modes except the TV trigger mode These levels are important settings because the high and low levels 1n the pattern state and delay modes are defined as being greater than or less than the trigger level The level for TV trigger mode is a special case and is set in the TV trigger menu HP 545104 Trigger Menu Front Panel Reference 5 1 Edge Trigger Mode Trigger Menu 6 2 The edge trigger mode has the following selections Trig d auto Trigger source Trigger level adjust Slope Noise reject Holdoff 9 e s eo 8 a TRIG MENU AQ GR EDGE TRIGGER igure 6 1 Edge Trigger Menu HP 54510A Front Panel Reference trig d auto Key The trig d auto selection toggles between the two trigger modes The current selection is displayed in inverse video This field is available in all trigger menus In the trig d mode the osci
93. nei Reference Instrument Reset 3 11 Intensity Control 2 7 K key CLR MEAS 11 2 continuous 11 3 form feed 12 3 or if 11 8 RUN STOP 3 2 save to 11 8 standard user defined 11 4 of screens 7 5 abort 12 8 12 11 add to memory 10 4 after fail 11 8 AUTOSCALE 3 5 cal select 12 10 chan mem 9 3 channel 12 11 channel select 5 2 Clear Display 3 3 clear memory 10 4 clock 6 15 connect dots 7 7 continue 12 8 12 11 coupling 5 3 Delay 4 3 6 22 delay timebase 4 3 delta t markers 8 3 delta V markers 8 2 display function 9 2 display pixel memory 10 4 display waveform memory 10 2 Display Mode 7 3 ECL 5 5 exit menu 12 3 12 6 12 8 12 11 fail if 11 8 field 6 28 Index key continued FINE 3 9 Function 9 2 Hardcopy 3 3 holdoff 6 3 6 10 6 16 6 28 level adjust centered 6 3 level polarity 6 28 line 6 28 Local 3 3 meas meas def meas limit 11 3 more 5 4 nonvolatile 10 2 off frame axes grid 7 6 offset 9 4 offset channel 5 2 operand 9 3 operator 9 3 or if 11 8 paper length 12 3 pattern 6 8 present 6 16 probe 5 4 qualify on 6 20 RECALL 3 5 reference 4 3 repetitive realtime 4 4 rms ac dc 11 3 SAVE 3 6 sensitivity 9 4 sensitivity channel 5 2 set 11 8 SHOW 3 6 single 3 3 slope 6 3 source 6 3 6 27 source waveform save 10 2 Standard Select tv 6 27 start cal 12 8 12 11 start t
94. ng used in the qualifier pattern it should be set as don t care The trigger level is still compared to the no input channel and a high or low is determined The only true don t care is X If the pattern XXX is selected a trigger event does not occur because a trigger event is not defined when Key This key controls five sets of conditions that must be satisfied to generate a trigger event These conditions are as follows e when entered a trigger is generated on the first transition that makes a pattern true The pattern must be false and go true to generate the trigger HP 545104 Trigger Menu Front Panel Reference 6 9 e when exited a trigger is generated on the first transition that makes the pattern false The pattern must be true and go false to generate a trigger e when present gt a trigger is generated when a trigger pattern is true longer than a specified minimum time period This time period is specified in the next selection key that is activated when present gt is selected The present gt time ranges from 20 ns to 160 ms e when present lt a trigger is generated when a trigger pattern is true ess than a specified maximum time period This time period is specified in the next selection key that is activated when present lt is selected The present time ranges from 20 ns to 160 ms e range this trigger condition is a combination of present lt and present gt A trigger is generated when a trigger patt
95. nments The HP M510A also features powerful triggering easy waveform storage automatic measurements and instant hardcopy output The HP 54510A features an easy to use human interface yet has many sophisticated capabilities and multipie triggering functions Waveforms are easily stored for future reference waveform measurements are automatic and instant hardcopy is available when the HP 54510A is used with an HP IB compatible printer or plotter Some of the key features of the HP 54510A are listed here See Appendix B for a complete listing of specifications and characteristics Bandwidth dc to 250 MHz real time and repetitive Maximum Sample Rate 1GSa s Memory Depth per Channel 8k e 8bits Vertical Resolution Two channel Input and Display External Trigger Input e Advanced Logic Triggering e TV Trigger including user defined Pre and Post Trigger Viewing e Autoscale for Automatic Setup e Automatic Measurements User defined and Statistical e Hardcopy Output introduction 1 1 introduction 1 2 Measurement Limit Test Waveform Math vs invert only Waveform Calculus integrate and differentiate Postacquisition Pan and Zoom Four Nonvolatile Setup Memories Four Nonvolatile Waveform Memories Two Volatile Pixel Memories Full HP IB Programmability Segmentable Memory over HP IB HP IB Multiple Singie shot Capability 300 k RAM up to 500 Waveforms per Second HP 54510A Front Panel Refer
96. nt There are sixteen measurements available these are same ones as are available on the numeric keypad e Press the function key to highlight the field and rotate the knob to select the desired measurement Note This key does not select the measurernents on which the limit test operates that selection is made from the keypad with the blue Shift key fail if gt Key This field sets the upper failure threshold The range on this field is dependent upon the units of the desired measurement or if Key This key sets the lower threshold of the failure parameters save to Key This key saves the data associated with the failure to memories or to a hardcopy device The source of the save is selected in the WAVEFORM SAVE menu e In the case of saving to nonvolatile memory one memory may be selected If multiple failures occur only the last failure data is saved because the most current data will overwrite the memory contents e Ifthe data is saved to pixel memory an accumulated save occurs No measurements may be made on the pixel data e Asavetoa printer immediately sends the data to the peripheral device e The save to key can be turned off and no save is affected afier fail Key The test can be stopped when a failure occurs or it can be continued Define Measure Menu HP 54510A 41 8 Front Pane Reference compare Key DEFINE MEAS measure define limit Bcomocr eg Leet i compare chon func t a
97. oldoff key enables the oscilloscope to hold off the trigger event from 40 ns to 320 ms and is incremented in 20 ns time frames HP 54519A ront Pane Reference TV Trigger Exercise instrument Setup Oscilloscope Setup HP 545104 Froni Pane Reference Video signals are unique and as such have unique requirements for proper triggering This exercise demonstrates how to display and work with video signals on the HP 54510A Use a standard NTSC signal generator with clamped video output for this exercise Turn color bars on Connect the NTSC video signal to channel 1 of the HP 54510A e Press AUTOSCALE e Select the tv trigger mode e Set 60 Hz 525 lines and channel 1 as the source Determine the polarity of the sync pulse e Select the trigger level and rotate the knob until a stable display is attained When a sync pulse is visible determine the polarity select polarity press the function key and set the sync pulse in accordance with the actual pulse e Set the trigger level at approximately the midpoint of the sync pulse This sets the trigger level just below the middle of the sync pulse and tells the oscilloscope to trigger on the leading edge s Set trig d auto to trig d This eliminates the possibility of a premature trigger event occurring Select field 1 and line 1 e Press TIMEBASE and set time division to 100 us div Trigger Menu 6 29 e Press DISPLAY and set persistence to 600 0 ms to accommod
98. ondition Continuous and statistics options are accessed from this submenu zantinuaug um Ku atat niicr oo E I3 S4510637 continuous Key If this option is turned on when a measurement selection is made the displayed measurement is updated periodically All subsequent measurements are continuously updated when selected When continuous is off the measurement is made once and the AYAV markers are placed on that measurement showing where the measurement was made statistics Key The continuous function must be on before the statistics key is available When continuous is on statistics display the min value max value average value and current value on up to three measurements nns Key Select either ac or de rms voltage with the rms key The ac rms voltage of the first cycle of the displayed signal is measured when ac is selected The true rms voltage of the first cycle of the displayed signal is measured when de is selected See Appendix A Algorthms for the formulas used to calculate these values HP 545104 Define Measure Ment Front Panel Reference 114 Measure Define Sub menu standard user defined thresholds measurements Key DEFINE MEAS measure rrxam limit compare stondered user seinen mecsurements um upper Z lower threshoid S4502W57 Define Measure Menu 11 4 The Measure Define submenu selects measurement standards assigned by the u
99. or plotter the HP 54510A provides instant hardcopy output Accessories Supplied HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The following accessories are supplied with the HP 54510A Digitizing Oscilloscope e Two HP 10441A miniature passive probes 2 meters e One miniature probe to BNC male adapter HP 1250 1454 One 23 meter 7 5 feet power cord See chapter 2 for available power cords e One Front Panel Reference and Programming Reference Set e One Service Manual General information B 1 Accessories Available The following accessories are available for use with the HP 54510A HP 10437A 1 1 50 Q probe 2m HP 10438A 1 1 probe 1m HP 10439A 1 1 probe 2m HP 104414 10 1 1 MQ probe 2m HP 10002A 50 1 1 MQ 1000 V peak probe HP 10020A Resistive Divider Probe Kit HP 1137A 1000 1 High voltage divider probe HP 1133A TV Video Sync Pod HP 1141A Differential Probe HP 5061 6175 Rack Mount Kit HP 1494 0015 Rack Mount Slide Kat HP 1540 1066 Soft Carrying Case HP 9211 2645 Transit Case HP 5061 6183 Front Panel Cover HP 1180A Tilt tray Testmobile HP 92199B Power Stnp 8 8 re GS Options Available General Information 5 2 The following options are available for the HP 54510A e Option 908 Rack Mount Kit HP 5061 6175 Option 910 Additional Service Manual and Operating and Programming Manual set e Option 090 Deletion of probes HP 54510A Froni Panel Reference Performance Speci
100. otection 2 3 chan mem Key 9 3 Channel coupling SHOW 3 6 CHANNEL Key 5 1 12 8 12 11 Channel Menu 5 1 channel offset 5 2 Channel offset SHOW 3 6 Channel scaling SHOW 3 6 channel select 5 2 channel sensitivity 5 2 characteristics zeneral R17 Bh We te at diens E tor Ad dor 4 mA characteristics operating B 6 characteristics performance B index 1 CLEAR DISPLAY Key 3 3 CLEAR key 3 9 clear memory Key 10 4 clicker Key 12 12 clock state trigger Key 6 15 CLR MEAS key 11 2 compare key 11 9 connect dots Key 7 7 connect the dots after autoscale 3 5 Contents of Shipment 2 1 continue Key 12 8 12 11 continuous Key 11 3 coupling Key 5 3 CRT test 12 6 D A At markers 8 3 AV markers 8 2 D A acquisition test 12 6 data acquisition 3 3 default conditions 3 11 Define Measure Menu 11 1 delay timebase Key 4 3 delay trigger Key 6 22 Delay Trigger Exercise 6 23 Delay Trigger Mode 6 20 Delayed Trigger operating characteristics B 9 delta t markers key 8 3 delta V markers 8 2 Delta UDelta V operating characteristics B 12 description of instrument B 1 description of product 1 1 diagnostics self tests 12 5 display function Key 9 2 Display operating characteristics B 11 display pixel memory Key 10 4 display w aveform memory s 10 2 2 y y ims T TA m vr display line for memory bar 4 Index 2 Display Menu 7 1 Display Mode Key 7 3 Display Modes oper
101. ows capture of very fast non recurring events such as a microprocessor start up sequence Error causing glitches that disrupt system performance can be captured for analysis Single shot is used to build a waveform while displaying the 1 gigasample second sample and digitize rate Connect the HP 545104 rear panel AC CALIBRATOR signal to channe 1 with a coaxial cable Disconnect any other signals that may be connected to other inputs Press AUTOSCALE In the TIMBASE menu change timebase to 10 ns Set the acquisition mode to repetitive Press the STOP RUN key to stop acquisition Press CLEAR to clear the display Press the SINGLE and CLEAR keys alternately to display and erase single shot data Press the SINGLE key repeatedly The waveform fills in with each single shot addition to the waveform as in figure 4 6 HP 545104 Front Panel Reference HP 545104 Front Panel Reference Am stopped TIMEBASE i f t GSere ord jr dat ay e ST t poeeme a a aii di 1 t Ye i i te Petaranca t aks Hi n 7 3 n E 3 tert RE cin i t nc up ne i ai nr ai ea ri cn ne er hu H i j I H i T 1 1 Sab i 1 sk 5 ert eT u ee 5 t t H i r 3 r i t i 50 006 s 0 09000 s 30 000 ns Avo BEREEM 10 0 ns div 4 6 Single shot Waveform Built up in Repetitive Mode When averaging is off data points on the display are not changed by new data when the SINGLE key is pressed e data stays on scre
102. p Reliability Estimated mean time between failures MTBF for the HP 34510A is 30 000 hours MTBF ts computed using an instrument usage of 2 000 hours per year HP 545104 Front Panel Reference Seiutions Hewlett Packard s System Engineering Organization can help you configure an HP IB system and provide software support for your application developing solutions to meet your measurement needs Contact your HP Sales and Service office for more information General Characteristics Environmental Temperature Conditions Operating 0 C to 55 C 32 F to 131 F Non operating 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F Humidity Operating up to 95 relative humidity non condensing at 40 C 104 F Non operating up to 90 relative humidity at 65 C 149 F Altitude Operating up to 4 600 meters 15 000 ft Non operating up to 15 300 meters 50 000 ft Vibration Operating Random vibration 5 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis 0 3 grms Non operating Random vibration 5 500 Hz 10 minutes per axis 2 41 Erms Resonant search 5 to 500 Hz swept sine 1 Octave minute Sweep rate 0 75g 5 minute resonant dwell at 4 resonances per axis HP 545104 General Information Front Panel Reference B 17 Power Requirements Voltage 115 230 V ac 25 to 15 48 66 Hz Power 350 VA maximum Weight Net approximately 10 kg 22 Ib Shipping approximately 20 kg 44 Ib gt Dimensions Refer to the outline drawings be
103. perating CHaracierishos sr tee RA E Ri AIRES B 5 Vertical cata e ee v xEY VERRE mE QE qupd d EE B 5 Horizontal cosas ANA ia B 7 Trigger Modes 1 2 chee Io ber RAN Sacks savant de B 7 Delayed Trigger Usus d exem La tei Lud aed o did B 8 IV TERED na ird RR AE AE rm Pr TP B 9 Display iss ee reteset exes uses B 9 Display Modes vor cad deca n TURIS Delta Dela V saccos dea datae nee B 11 Waveform Math 4240 ees scd rra eb o dc iuba B 11 Waveform Save ise Sith RN gc ai LION EE sen ERE B 11 User definable Measurement Thresholds ooo B 12 Setup Aids cos desees ee eee B 12 Hardcopy A O pu B 13 Pull HP IB Programmability ee B 13 Product Support zoo en aeos vada yu EE dws or B 15 General Characteristics Verse oboe awn sese aiias B 16 Environmental Conditions nenn EE B 16 Power Requirements essen ee B 16 Weight oes nem M B 16 Dimensions cache pas decken ha utem ea tappa vis ot B 18 HP 545104 Front Panel Reference introduction HP 545104 Front Pane Reference Introducing the HP 54510A gt 1 The HP 54510A Digitizing Oscilloscope is a general purpose repetitive and real time oscilloscope fully programmable and transportable The HP 54510A has two input channeis and an external trigger input Full HP IB programmability is incorporated for use in a broad range of HP IB applications from high speed ATE to device characterization in research and development enviro
104. procedure uses the rear panel ac calibrator signal When the software calibrations are complete reset the CALIBRATION toggle switch on the rear panel to PROTECTED HP 545104 l Utility Menu Froni Panei Reference 12 13 Algorithms One of the primary features of the HP 54510A is the ability to make automatic measurements on displayed waveforms This chapter provides details on how automatic measurements are calculated and some tips on how to improve results Measurement Setup Measurements typically should be made at the fastest possible sweep speed for the most accurate measurement results The entire portion of the waveform that is to be measured must be displayed on the oscilloscope For the most accurate measurements consider the following conditions e atleast one complete cycle must be displayed for period or frequency measurements e the entire pulse must be displayed for width measurements e the leading edge of the waveform must be displayed for risetime measurements e the trailing edge of the waveform must be displayed for falltime measurements Making Measurements HP 545104 Front Panel Reference If more than one waveform edge or pulse is displayed the measurements are made on the first leftmost portion of the displaved waveform that can be used If there are not enough data points the oscilloscope will display lt with the measurement results This is to remind you that the sults may not be as a
105. puts e Data from multiple acquisitions can be averaged to generate a display the avg key is activated when in the repetitive avg mode e Data from each acquisition can be displayed for a definable period of time persistence e Waveform records are established at 501 data points on all time division setings When in realtime mode the HP 545104 displays data collected during successive single shot acquisitions from either or both input channels The HP 545104 can make a single shot capture simultaneously on both channels Two simultaneous non recurring or very low repetition rate events can be captured at the same time HP 545104 Front Panel Reference Some or all of the 8k waveform buffer memories each channel has its own 8k buffer can be displayed The displayed signal is completely updated as each acquisition is made The following graphics are shown at the top of the display area and in figure 4 2 e memory bar represents the displaved portion of the waveform record e memory bar display line represents the entire 8k waveform record e T indicates the trigger point s location within the 8k waveform record 5411 1 Ex67 Memory Bar Exercise and the ability to display signals that occur before and after the trigger event of the displayed signal The memory bar shows the portion of the waveform record that is being displaved This exercise demonstrates the real time acquisition mods memory bar e Connec
106. r fm IDEE EMS CDE VE A Y1tH4D meli pS bbs d TLL hie Display Menu 7 1 94510810 7 2 Realtime Acquisition Mode Display Menu Display Menu HP 54510A 7 2 Front Panel Reference Display Mode Key Oise AY ane En i P pers stenca NE norm connect dots ae d HP 54510A Front Pane Reference The DISPLAY mode key selects one ofthree display modes normal e averaged e envelope The norm mode sets the time parameters for displaying data or persistence The range in the variable persistence mode is from minimum very fast overwriting and updating the display to infinite with variable settings in between from 500 ms to 10 seconds This means that data display records can be preset to any of the persistence settings Settings less than infinite display data for the specified period of time and then overwrite old data In realtime acquisition mode e Single or infinite persistence are the two choices during realtime acquisition Single persistence 1s very fast overwrite As each new acquisition is displayed it overwrites the previous data The current display is always the most recent acquisition In repetitive acquisition mode e Fast persistence settings are useful when the input signal is changing and immediate feedback is needed e More persistence is useful when observing long term changes in the signal or low signal repetition rates Display Menu 7 3 avg mm connect
107. rate and differentiate The vertical channels or any of the waveform memories can be used as operands for waveform math Sensitivitv and offset for these functions can be adjusted independently The HP 54510A contains four non volatile waveform memories and two volatile pixe memories Waveform memories store single valued waveforms such as an averaged waveform If an envelope waveform is stored to a waveform memory it will automatically be stored with the upper waveform in one waveform memory and the lower waveform in another Pixel memories store an entire screen of waveform data Thev are useful for storing multiple overlapping waveforms and infinite persistence waveforms Automatic measurements may be performed on the four non volatile waveform memories but not on the volatile pixel memories HP 54510A Front Pane Reference User definable Measurement Threshoids HP 54510A Front Panel Reference Automatic Pulse Parameter Measurements The HP 54510A offers 17 automatic pulse parameter measurements from the front panel shown below and additional measurements via HP IB including All Overshoot and Preshoot The standard measurements are performed with 10 30 and 90 voltage thresholds as defined by IEEE standard 194 1977 IEEE Standard Pulse Terms and Definitions Automatic measurements available on the HP 545104 Rise time Volts amp Vcits avg Preshoot Fall time n Volts base Volts max HP IB only i i
108. s digitizer are too often used for comparing oscilloscopes These specifications however do not describe performance under dynamic signal conditions Effective Resolution is a figure of merit that describes the digitizing oscilloscope s performance under dynamic conditions and is measured using the sinewave curve fit test This method considers Quantization error Non linearities including preamp and A D System noise Frequency of input signal e All of these affect the effective resolution of the instrument Some manufacturers specify effective bits using half scale sinewaves While the effective bits performance using half scale testing is overstated when compared to full scale testing Hewlett Packard publishes both sets of numbers for the 54510A so that when comparing effective bits performance between digitizing oscilloscopes a fair comparison can be made General Information B 7 The HP 54510A s typical performance for a single acquisition is shown below Frequency MHz 250 MHz Full scale Hal scale 17 4 For more information about effective resolution please contact vour Hewlett Packard sales office and ask for Product Note 5180A 2 Dynamic Performance Testing of A to D Converters pub 02 5952 7629 Horizontal Pan and Zoom Changing the Time div and or Delay values once acquisition has been stopped allows access to all Sk points of data that are captured on each acquisition Real ti
109. s not necessarily the maximum or minimum voltage present on the waveform Consider a pulse that has slight overshoot It would be wrong to select the highest point of the waveform as the top since the waveform normally rests below the perturbation Top Base performs a histogram on the waveform and finds the most prevalent point above and below the waveform midpoint The most prevalent point is one that represents greater than approximately 5 of the total display points 501 and is considered to be either the top or base If no point accounts for more than 5 of the total then the top is chosen as the absolute maximum and the base is chosen as the absolute minimum HP 545104 Froni Panel Reference A ne Edge Definition Both rising and falling edges are defined as transitional edges that must cross three thresholds A rising edge must cross the lower threshold in a positive direction defining it as a rising edge cross the mid threshold any number of crossings both positive and negative are permissible and then cross the upper threshold without any crossing of the lower threshold A falling edge must cross the upper threshold in a negative direction cross the mid threshold any number of times and then cross the lower threshold without crossing the upper threshold Note Most time measurements are made based on the position of the first crossing of the middle threshold Algorithm Following are the definitions that all meas
110. s on the waveform to determine the frequency of the burst To set the start marker press the function key to highlight the field This makes the start marker field active Set the marker with the knob The start marker is represented with long dashes The stop marker is identical to the start marker except that it is represented by short dashes Delta t Delta V Menu 8 3 Waveform Math Menu 9 introduction to The WAVEFORM MATH menu defines one of two math functions The the Functions functions are used on data that is displayed on screen from either channel or from any of the four waveform memories If data from a channel is used for a function the channel must be turned on However if data from a waveform memory is used for a function that memory does not have to be displayed A function is generated by mathematically manipulating one or two operands with known the following operations plus minus times x versus only invert integrate differentiate e e 808 oo waverorm adisginy i H of on i FTT A M M OPERAND i E fM bed i BRON d Si 1 MR I integrote differentigte i men j i man 5 bed oaniy invert t T M i OPERAND i Chon 1 2 H i i P sensitivity i I RENE A I RSEN offset H EIC EET Figure 9 1 Waveform Math Menu HP 54510A Waveform Math Menu Front Panel Reference 9
111. ser This gives the option of making measurements based on signal width or delay settings or threshold parameters If standard is selected no other choices are available and the HP 54510A makes measurements based on IEEE standards If however user defined is selected two sets of test conditions are available to define the measurements This key sets vertical test conditions voltage or percentage ratios independent of the horizontal test conditions edge slope and count Both sets of test conditions must be set to define the measurement The thresholds submenu sets the following vertical test conditions e percentage ratio from 25 to 125 e voltage levels from 250 kV to 250 EV Note The upper and lower threshoids must be set to levels that will fail on the displayed waveform The message not found is displayed if either threshold is not found on the waveform Threshoid settings appiy to all user defined front panel measurements HP 545104 Froril Panei Reference DEFINE MEAS limit compere stonoored user defines i threshoids measurements ray ie mwi dth from edge i 2 at mid 4502wW58 HP 54510 Froni Panei Reference This feature is useful when measuring for excessive overshoot or ringing By defining the measurements pass fail criteria of any choice can be tested Test from the front panel or set the HP 54510A in the limit test and allow the oscilloscope to report without
112. setting up a complex signal setting up the HP 54510A and changing settings and counts for viewing various points on the waveform Set up an HP 8116A or comparable signal generator for a burst pulse with ten bursts that repeats every 50 4 seconds Set up the HP 8116A Pulse Function Generator e Mode LBUR o RPT Das e UR 10 e FRQ 50 MHz e DTY 50 e AMP 100V e OFS 200 mV Set generator for a pulse signal Trigger Menu 6 23 Oscilloscope Setup The HP 54510A autoscales and displays this signal however for this Trigger Menu 6 24 example make the listed triggering changes after autoscaling e Press AUTOSCALE hp runmine 1 dn d amp OO mv div T i of fseti 427 5 mV d i i 1 020 dc f paru E 1 i i i M i 1 i i H duisi tua iC PP PAIR RC B e RO AC Ra cum cro ena erar HR AB AULA A eir lt APP HP AD ACRI E PO PI ro Eg oras P A GP ASA i E i RR 1 i 12 0000 us 2 090000 s 12 009 us BEER 2 00 us div reset t ve X S4502W41 1 07 50 mv Figure 6 13 Ten Burst Puise after AUTOSCALE Set up the HP 54510A as follows Press TEMEBASE and select repetitive Press TRIG and select trig d display elect delay trigger mode Qualify on edge and the rising edge of channel 1 as the source Select a delay time of 2 5 ws to gain a stable trigger Set trigger on to trigger on rising edge 1 of channel 1 This trigger setup qualifies on the first rising edge of the bur
113. st delays v through the remaining portion of the burst then triggers on the first edge of the next burst HP 545104 Front Panel Reference HP 54510A Front Panel Reference Press TIMEBASE and set time division to 500 ns hp tunning T A EENE i H mn CC MS Os T E i na ma c oma mt ot ma a e ogi i i i i i E ee ee o e A rre ta J i i i LM E E EM ME i EY T i i i H j i sr 2 50000 us 0 50000 s 2 50CCO us SOO ns div Kul eR Figure 6 14 Ten Burst Pulse w Stable Trigger Return to the trigger menu and set trigger on count to 3 This tells the oscilloscope to trigger on the 5th rising edge of the next burst see Figure 6 15 hp running i H i i 4 4 dem 5 rt pan oat e f i E Be i 2 50000 us 0 50000 s 2 50000 vs 500 ns div repetitive S4 504908 Figure 6 15 Ten Burst Pulse Triggered on Pulse 3 Trigger Menu 6 25 e Change the trigger on count key to 9 see Figure 6 16 Me ay TRIASEE hp running JLIAY RonF LE M M e e i e irme ree ee i i E i tern ne ae o 1 E n i ei LIES E NE EM m 1 mm I 2 50006 us 2 00000 500 ns div 54504w1O i of f on 1 Figure 6 16 Ten Burst Pulse Triggered on Pulse 9 Bv setting the oscilloscope to the delay trigger mode a specific time or count to delay between qualification and trigger can be added In this exerc
114. sting data points encountered are not summed only the available data is integrated Default scaling is determined by the original operand e diff differentiate The differentiate function calculates the derivative of the designated operand with respect to time Differentiation proceeds on a point by point basis If a data point is not encountered in the operand then differentiation uses the next valid data point Default scaling is determined by the original operand The differentiation function by nature amplifies noise effects Therefore differentiation should be applied to signals with high signal to noise ratios This key selects the second operand or the waveform that is manipulated against the first operand The choices are any of the displayed channels or any of the memories This key is not available if the operator is only or invert The vertical sensitivity of the function is set with this key This setting is for ease of viewing and making measurements with the newly developed waveform The offset of the function is set with this kev Vertical Scaling Units Waveform Math Menu 9 4 The fundamental measuring units of an oscilloscope are volts division in the vertical axis and time division on the horizontal axis This philosophy is used regardless of the mathematical function chosen No provisions have been made to manage units for all combinations of operands and operations ond For example apply a 2V sig
115. surements The third menu sets up the measurement comparison test Measurement Each key in the numeric keypad section has a secondary function Above Selection each key is a measurement selection printed in blue To make an immediate measurement of the displayed waveform perform the following keystrokes e Press the blue Shift key on the numeric keypad to access the secondary keys e Press the key that corresponds to the measurement about to be made e Rotate the knob to select the measurement source channel number c memory number m or function number f The choice made is displayed below the waveform display area Press the appropriate number to select the source channels 1 or 2 memories 1 2 3 or 4 or functions 1 or 2 e Make sure the measurement source is on Upon selection of the measurement the time and voltage markers are placed on the waveform The markers show where the measurement was made if continuous measurements are off To clear measurements press Shift CLR MEAS For complete details of the measurement definitions and algorithms see Appendix A Algorithms Define Messure Menu HP 545104 ii 2 l Front Panel Reference meas meas This key is the primary submenu selection key Press to select one of the def meas limit available submenus This field is always the top selection so other submenus may be selected at any time Key meas Submenu The measure submenu is the default c
116. t fails The display is misleading in this case because the waveform appears to be in the bounds of the memory pair The upper and lower boundaries are stored in the inverse memories When a point on the waveform fails the compare test the point is tested again against the allowance set in this field Allowance refers to the distance a point may be above the upper mask or below the lower mask and still pass the compare test The distance is measured in divisions The allowance range can be set from 0 to 8 divisions in 1 40 division increments Figure 1i 2 is a flow chart of the waveform comparison test This key can be set to save the data associated with the failure to memories or a hardcopy device The source of the save is either channel 1 or 2 and is selected in the WAVEFORM SAVE menu When saving to a nonvolatile memory one memory can be selected If multiple failures occur the memory will be overwritten and only the last failure is saved Define Measure Menu 11 11 If the save to key is turned off any previous failure that has been saved will not be affected Note If the compare test is on with save to hardcopy and after fail set to continue and a FAIL condition occurs the hardcopy continuesas long as the FAIL condition persists If the hardcopy is aborted by pressing any key the waveform compare test is automatically turned aff This prevents a potential infinite loop since the hardcopy ts immediate when the compare test
117. t Pane Reference oa A MRE RS Se Introduction to the Front Panel Function Keys HP 545104 Front Panel Reference Front Panel Overview 3 This chapter describes the functional sections of the HP 54510A front panel The explanation of each area also contains their interaction with each other and provide a basis for applications and usages The front panel is separated into six functional areas Setup System Control Entry Devices sd Figure 3 1 HP 545104 Front Panel Front Panel Overview 3 1 System Control The SYSTEM CONTROL keys are located along the top of the oscilloscope to the right of the display This section controls the following functions e Dynamic display features e Selecting local control e Activating hardcopy Selection of any key in the SYSTEM CONTROL section causes the oscilloscope to execute that command immediately i p T OO ODE RO I 1 PR M CSocoj ji e l t A LO LOC i VIAS sri teat 1 m ERRE a an j DO Bem EM CONTROL p Pe FRE i i PS i CLEAR Y f i D nD OO i is ioi Zi torsprays MEN j d Com oj j i Ne EE Ses A nen i i i l 1 AAA E EI NEP AI E Figure 3 2 System Control Section RUN STOP Key The RUN STOP key toggles the acquisition status of the HP 545104 If Front Panel Overview 3 2 the oscilloscope is currently running the current s
118. t the HP 54510A rear panel AC CALIBRATOR signal to channel 1 with a coaxial cable HP 54510A Timebase Front Panel Reference 45 Timebase 4 6 e Disconnect any other signals that may be connected to other inputs e Press AUTOSCALE and then stop the acquisition with the RUN STOP key e Select delay in the TIMEBASE menu e Use the entry devices to vary the delay The memory bar at the top of the display moves with the delay reference changes The memory bar is shown in figures 43 4 4 and 4 5 Ae stopped TIMEBASE eA zm om Ke 6 90000 ed Im reference left rignt ii Bauten m mem iri m ee fs eee o E T i E t Y S beue elu A 1 00 asfaly Im delay B pem mern 4 H 5 00909 a9 0 00000 s 1 00 as lv 4 3 Memory Bar at Center of Acquisition Three different portions of the waveform can be viewed while the acquisition is running as shown in figures 4 2 4 3 and 4 4 Either left center or right can be selected with the delay reference key in the TIMEBASE menu When the acquisition is stopped the the display can be placed at any portion of the waveform record by changing the delay value in the TIMEBASE menu The delay value moves the 8k acquisition display relative to the trigger point HP 545104 Front Panei Reference Ae gtapeed TIMERASE i 4 dus 30 Seis ie dE RY men oo peer WERNER E a M M o
119. tate conditions As in the state trigger mode select the channel to define the state clock This selection is reflected in the pattern with an arrow and the slope is depicted with the arrowhead pointing up or down Use the function kev to move the highlighted bit to change the pattern When the pattern is set the is not present setting can be changed by moving the highlight to the is not present field label and pressing the function key again When the label is highlighted toggle the setting berween is not present with the knob HP 545104 Trigger Menu Front Panel Reference 6 21 delay Key Trigger Menu 22 This field selects between two delay options To change between the time and count options rotate the knob until the desired option is displayed in the inverse video field delay time disables the trigger circuit for a selected period of time from 30 ns to 160 ms after the trigger has been qualifie Note Time delay is not available in the time qualified patem settings of when present gt when present lt or range Press the function key until the highlight is on the first numeric field This field selects the amount of delay after qualification ranging from 30 ns to 160 ms delay count delay by edges disables the trigger circuit for a selected count from i to 16 000 000 after the trigger has been qualified After the selected count has been attained the HP 54510A looks for the user specified trigger
120. tatus is displayed in the the top left corner of the display in the message field the instrument is placed in the stopped mode In this mode normal acquisition is stopped and the last acquired data is displayed Tf the oscilloscope is stopped it is immediately changed to another mode for example running awaiting or trigger auto trigger HP 545104 From Panel Reference SINGLE Key CLEAR DISPLAY Key LOCAL Key HARDCOPY Key HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The SINGLE key activates the acquistion system for one trigger event One acquisiton is made and displayed then the data acquisition and display cycle is stopped In repetitive mode this single acquistion is superimposed on the current displayed data If the displav has been cleared before the SINGLE key is pressed only one acquisition is displayed The CLEAR DISPLAY key clears the display and resets all associated measurements If the oscilloscope is in the stopped mode all data that is currently displayed is erased If the oscilloscope is running all data is erased however new data is displayed on the next acquisition The RUN STOP and SINGLE keys are not affected The RUN STOP SINGLE and CLEAR DISPLAY keys have a relationship that make it possible to manipulate data acquisitions and view one two or several acquisitions It is possible to stop acquiring data to clear the display and to capture one acquisition for evaluation The display can be cleared while acqu
121. te Contents Chapter 1 apter 2 Ch HP 54510A Front Panel Reference Chapter 3 ORF say SESH O Ca eT PETERE m introducing the HP 54510A Introduction ET NET rS E Instrument Setup introduction arte osea dM uod Chr o ro URL 2 1 Initial Inspection eget esce ied e actu eed aa E DA xd 2 1 Contents of Shipment usi esa au a s wena win Gu tO Ru 3 1 Available Accessories ances eal aearn ea 2 2 Operating Environment ee wi oa HERE EY 2 2 Storage and SONOS ee 2 2 Rear Panel cocos Ren A NEES 2 3 Power Requirements ai erlangt 2 3 Selecting Line Voltage as der das RER 2 4 Verifying the Fiese 2 5 OWED Old ci cost oe io pb Ed E br trece ace rated 2 5 Line swine bios eee ee EEE EHEN NIEREN 2 5 Intensity Control Gaya enna aaron sanded Oen 2 7 Bie Flow Requirements ida Connecting External Equipment nt leer 2 8 Front Panel Overview Introduction to ibe Front Panel at code heeds een 31 System E e ee ADAN 2 RNS Or A ee ee ann wate 3 2 SINGLE REN an Lot he ee ence ihe coke es 3 3 CLEAR DISPLAY Rey trad seen std d dE webs 3 3 LOCAL BRGY een presumed qd de ate 3 3 HARDCOPY Key iros a ea ea 33 IDA A AAA 3 4 AUTOSCALE Key ea dada an heus iode e qun 3 5 RECALL NOV crap ote ird vag S ERE rut Dp RO 3 5 SAVE KEV A ELO 3 5 SHOW ev stor spews ea pu 3 6 Menus a ae eM Ladies 37 Contents 1 Contents 2 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 ee pox Ent AM 3 8 o x a E A D O v S 3 f N
122. th The width algorithm has standard and user defined considerations if first edge is rising then width second rising edge first falling edge else width first rising edge first falling edge Period if first edge is rising then period second rising edge first rising edge Frequency frequency 1 period Duty Cycle duty cycle width period 100 Note width is always calculated using mid threshold Risetime risetime time at upper threshold time at lower threshold Falltime falltime time at lower threshold time at upper threshold Vmax Vmax voltage of the maximum point on screen Vmin Vmin voltage of the minimum point on screen Vp p Vp p Vmax Vmin HP 545104 Algorithms Front Pane Reference A 5 Vtop Voase Vamp Ving Vims Integrate Algorithms A 6 Viop most prevalent point above waveform midpoint Vbase most prevalent point below waveform midpoint Vamp Viop Voase Average voltage of the first cycle of the displayed signal is measured Ifa complete cycle is not present the oscilloscope averages all data points The rms voltage of the first cycle of the displayed signal is measured If a complete cycle is not present the measurement computes rms on all data points Either ac or dc rms value can be selected in the measure submenu of the Define Measure menu The ac rms calculation removes the dc component DI 1924 Vrms ac f d 2 Fs ici 2 Ys y qe pa ta res grt
123. the rear panel BNC The probe compensation signal is a square wave of approximately 500 Hz When trigger out is selected the BNC is a trigger output Calibration Procedure Utility Menu 12 12 There are two levels of calibration for the HP 54510A The first level is in the self cal menu and suggested by HP to be performed under the following conditions e atsix month intervals or every 1000 hours of use e ifthe ambient temperature changes more than 10 C from the temperature at full calibration e the user would like to optimize measurement accuracy Self cals do not require any equipment other than cables It is necessary to UNPROTECT the calibration which may not be allowed in some circumstances Follow the Self Cal Menu calibration procedures to perform this first level of self cal The second level of self calibrations are to be performed only by qualified service personne with access to the service manual Note Before the HP 54510A can be calibrated the CALIBRATION toggle switch on the rear panel must be setto UNPROTECTED The procedure for calibration is HP 545104 Front Panel Reference e Set the rear panel CALIBRATION switch to UNPROTECTED e Select 0 in the cal select field and calibrate the vertical factors This routine calibrates the A D vertical gain offset and trigger with the rear panel dc calibator signal e Select 1 in the cal select field and calibrate the delay and the repetitive factors This
124. tion members This product has been designed and tested according to International Safety Requirements To ensure safe operation and to keep the product safe the information cautions and warnings in this manual must be heeded Printing History New editions are complete revisions of the manual Update packages which are issued between editions contain additional and replacement pages to be merged into the manual by the customer The dates on the title page change only when a new edition is published _ A software code may be printed before the date this indicates the version of the software product at the time the manual or update was issued Many product updates and fixes do not require manual changes and conversely manual corrections may be done without accompanying product changes Therefore do not expect a one to one correspondence between product updates and manual updates Edition 2 July 1991 54504 90001 List of Effective Pages The List of Effective Pages gives the date of the current edition and of any pages changed in updates to that edition Within the manual any page changed since the last edition is indicated by printing the date the changes were made on the bottom of the page If an update is incorporated when a new edition of the manual is printed the change dates are removed from the bottom of the pages and the new edition date is listed in the Printing History and on the title page Pages Effective Da
125. to tu upper ES lower E m allowance Q 8 div D sove to mi mz pt pl har dcopy j of ter fai continues 243 100239 HP 545104 Front Panel Reference The graphical compare mode allows a point by point comparison of an input channel to a memory pair m1 and m2 or m3 and m4 The result is a displayed PASS or FAIL message The menu allows the choice of input channel and memory pair to be compared A failure allowance value can be entered to give the effect of trace separation where needed On failure the menu allows for storage of the data with a stop continue option When the compare test is on each point of the of the input channel is compared against the memory pair The channel and the memories must have valid data stored in them 500 501 points and must be on Holes are ignored during the test If the input channel waveform point falls within the mask memory pair the test will PASS If the channel waveform falls outside the memory pair the point is tested against the allowance value with a resulting PASS or FAIL If the test fails a failbar will be displayed above the graticule showing the point or points that failed the test If the waveform in memory or channel data has holes but the existing points passed the compare test the message PAS is displayed See Error Messages on next page The compare test will run only on 500 or 501 point records This means the test will not run in the expanded display re
126. toi chs edes RE ER OM Eus E 12 11 print cals Key BEE AR E continue f pH 12 11 BOOM Key A ER 2 11 exit menu Key nn eben eer 12 11 Service MENU siena sai ca clicker Key VO EE NAR b Vc pe a a 12 12 ac BNC Key varita poe ea Bs idus i 12 12 Calibration Procedure Algorithms Measurement Setup i Making Measurements rs cro Lover ba ec t eel ds A 1 Standard Measurements A 2 User defined Measurements rn A 2 Automatic Top Base A 2 Edge Definition z 3 OE EM Bu 3 E Wow wUECE CN em CO EN AN See here er Zur Bu Tuer See nen eure E a a IL A uein pene 0 0 8 78 SE 9 0 CCS OR AR en 5 5 A 3 Duty Cycle 10 D wR awe ee ua ne ue td AS 1 5 5 ba E EON nus PEEN E N N E N ERIS A 6 Integrate es eee Differentiate 95995 5 3 9 e a a 9 or b on 9 4 A TA Contents 7 Appendix 8 Cantents amp General information Instrument Description i ae er eae He B 1 Accessories Supplsd ran a a Or are pat wa B 1 Accessories Available are Beary tai EHER Vass put B 1 Options Available oi anha era B 1 Performance Sos CAOS isis bean hae enue PUER SE B 2 Vertical can ee EEE ae B 2 Horizontal unsere een nea enti Heer d ad B 2 o hich dots aiewe TRE esse ADD una den de dues B 2 Performance Characteristics UU RENE B 3 Vertical exc ae M bo Eds aru B 3 POZO al oos zu ween RIO dws martes Chae RPM d B 5 EDER er ner B 5 O
127. ulse Signal enerator or another signal generator capable of the same 1 MHz 1 volt quare wave ug Ui HP 54510A Froni Panel Reference Oscilloscope Setup HP 545104 Front Panei Reference Set up the HP 8116A as follows e Mode NORM e FRQ 1 00 MHz e DTY 50 e AMP 100V e OFS 200 mV e Set the generator for a square wave signal Connect the signal to a BNC tee on channel 1 using a 1 meter coaxial cable Connect another 1 meter cable from the other side of the BNC tee to channel 2 l The extra cable length between channels 1 and 2 provides a time delay between the signals displayed on the oscilloscope The propagation of a l meter coaxial cable is approximately 6 to 7 ns This time delay demonstrates the HP 54510A triggering capability Press AUTOSCALE Set up the HP 54510A as follows e Timebase 10 00 ns div delay 0 005 reference cntr acquisition mode repetitive e Channel 1 turned on Verucal sensitivity 400 mV div offset 200 V de coupling input impedence 1 MQ e Channel turned on Vertical sensitivity 400 mV div offset 200 mV dc coupling input impedence 50 Trigger Menu 6 17 e Display minimum persistence 2 screens e Trigger Channel 1 level 200 mV Channel 2 level 200 mV Set the trigger mode to state it e Setthe patternto L X as follows Press the function key until the first bit is highlighted Turn the knob until the highlighted area is 4 Sel
128. umene Keypad arena Eus 3 8 Knob ios P eq Quod pattes ERR PASCERE 3 9 PN OR Let a AI EE RUM S Rs AN Acta oa ada ie MS nn PR ML shes gail ao Se doc cai MSN 3 9 Display MUR 3 10 Instrument Reset hou usu bib OG ee ee UE DO pa AREA eee dad 3 11 Timebase Menu Introduction to the Timebase oso qeu taxe ee ae 4 1 Time Dn A Seiden ts Qu ee 41 delay Key FIM MUNI 43 yeterence Key oori ases eye v esa 4 3 repetitive real me Key eos ende ee TP repstibve MODS ee ERR T EE Palo p Mesa 4 4 realtime mode RE EEE eo BA 4 4 Memory Bar Extreme snc tas 4 5 Single Shot ENSTOES cara Sua URL ER ERA AIE iEn Ex ROLE Ep 4 8 Single Shot m Repetitive Mode aussen 4 8 Single Shot in Real Time Mode ceste 4 11 Banane From see er anne 4 12 Pan and Zoom ERAN 3 ox een rer 4 12 ZOOMING EEE Gagne ee ae ETE 4 13 Pantene ea are 4 15 Channel Menu Introduction to Channels names en a 5 1 CHANNEL Key susanne ruhe SESS IAPS RU 5 2 Vertical Sensitivity Keynes eod cad a Pe ORAS A 5 2 SER ee ee ae 5 2 Coupling Key ass BR 5 3 Input Impsdanoe ae ne NA ae 5 3 inte Retna ee Bar ea 5 4 PIODO KEY innerer sd nee ESS Shei eae 5 4 ECOL KS lie area 5 5 TTL c MN 5 5 HP 545104 Front Panel Reference Chapter 6 HP 54510A Front Panel Reference Trigger Menu Introduction to the Triggers EEE EEE OR H Trigger Mode Interaction idea tees ea eee 1 Edge Tugger Mode ddr le 6 2 trig d adto Key isi ceca ocean seg Sines
129. ument identifying owner address of owner complete instrument model number and serial number and a description of required service instrument Setup HP 545104 2 2 Front Panel Reference If the original packaging material is no longer available identical packing material is available through local Hewlett Packard offices Mark the container FRAGILE to ensure careful handling In any correspondence refer to the instrument by the modei and serial number Rear Panel The rear panel of the HP 54510A contains the power input voltage selector module power switch external connectors and calibrator protection switches as shown in figure 2 1 Power Requirements The HP 54510A requires a power source of either 115 or 230 Volts ac 25 to 15 single phase 48 to 66 Hz 200 Watts maximum power Voltage Selector and Fuse Module AO Power Input en ee M f On Off Switch DC Calibrator Output HP IB Connector Probe Compensation AC Calibrator Output Cahbration Protect Switch Figure 2 1 HP 54310A Rear Panel HP 54510A instrument Setup Front Panel Reference 2 3 Selecting Line Voltage The fuse module is set at Hewlett Packard to the line voltage used in the country of destination Check the setting of the fuse module to verify it is in the correct position for the voltage to be used If the setting needs to be changed use the following procedure CAUTION BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO TRE INSTRUMENT BE SURE THE FUSE MODU
130. up the display parameters It is now attempting to trigger on the first rising edge of the two cycle burst e Enter the TRIGGER MENU and press the slope key The oscilloscope is now attempting to trigger on the first falling edge of the rwo cycle burst Press the slope key again to trigger on the positive edge HP 54510A Trigger Menu Front Pane Reference 6 5 Trigger Menu 6 6 Note The signal generator is set for two 500 ns pulses The dispiay on the oscilloscope appears to have three pulses This is an unstable trigger condition The following steps explain this condition and how to overcome it hp stopped oh relerance Hen ESE vise Da RE 6 3 Two burst Pulse Determining holdoff time Change the time div setting to 2 us div Press RUN STOP STOP CLEAR DISPLAY and SINGLE This shows the period of the waveform Since the oscilloscope is recognizing two valid trigger events edges in this case of the burst the holdoff time needs to be set such that it ignores the second pulse in the burst Using A t markers the second edge can be found to be about 1 ws from the first edge See Chapter 8 Delta Delta V Menu Press the holdoff key Set holdoff to 1 04000 us with keypad or knob HP 545104 Froni Panel Reference hp running d enge Terme Las PIT Sour 1 n i Z j i s E i M MM nn z i z ed tere noise
131. urements are based on Definitions delay There are three types of delay measurement e jitter s standard e user defined Jitter occurs only under the following circumstances standard user defined key is set to standard two delay parameters are the same e display mode is envelope HP 54510A Algorithms Front Pane Reference amp 3 if first edge on minimum waveform is rising then delay mid threshold of first rising edge of max waveform minus mid threshold of first rising edge on min waveform else delay mid threshold of first falling edge on min waveform minus mid threshold of first falling edge on max waveform The standard delay measurement occurs when in the standard mode not user defined and is not a jitter measurement standard delay mid threshold of the first edge of second parameter minus mid threshold of the first edge of the first parameter Note Negative delay is possible User defined delay second channel edge minus first channel edge width The width algorithm has standard and user defined considerations if first edge is rising then width mid threshold crossing of first falling edge mid threshold crossing of first rising edge else width mid threshold crossing of second falling edge mid threshold crossing of first rising edge Algorithms HP 545104 4 l Front Panel Reference User defined is the same as Standard definition except user defined threshoid wid
132. uring instrument self calibration this output is used to provide other calibration signals as described in the Service Manual This same BNC connector is used for trigger output The utility menu allows the user to switch the BNC from probe compensation and calibration signals to a trigger output pulse The rising edge with amplitude from approximately 400 mV to 0 V when terminated into 50 Q is synchronous with system trigger The falling edge of this pulse occurs approximately at the end of holdoff The rising edge should be used as the edge synchronous with trigger dc Calibrator Output This output is used for vertical calibration of the HP 54510A as described in the Service Manual Built in Self Test and Calibration Routines Internal self test capabilities provide a 90 confidence the instrument is operating properly External test procedures in the service manual provide a 100 confidence Self calibration routines also selected through the front panel utility menu ensure that the instrument is operating with its greatest accuracy and require no external test equipment Low Cost of Ownership The HP 54510A includes a standard three vear return to HP warranty To minimize the mean time to repair and calibration time the HP 54510A was designed with only one main assembly adjustment per channel In addition Hewlett Packard s board exchange program assures economical and timely repair of units reducing the cost of ownershi
133. veform Save Menu Introduction to the Memories decedit Tad A acu 10 1 wavetorm pixel Rey vas beu Sec a ee Bes 10 1 wavefort MED AA nee 10 2 nonvolatile Key PR 10 2 display Rey aL LT 10 2 source Key o A E EEE E E EE eat EE 10 2 store Key echo eT ee ee T MC 10 2 per MERU A ns Ted adici asd 10 3 VOWUIC AA dida ed ut ist ide qua ed eiut as 10 3 CIC REV m sows pe sce es Weeeecss ate E a AAR a a 10 4 clear memory Key A Nee tec dated wha 10 4 add to memory Key e ed edad peat 10 4 Waveform Save Exercise nosei daca ee a PD awe 10 4 A SEDED ur OT ees eae 10 4 CSEHIOSSOBESERID ne oda bal 10 4 Chapter 11 Define Measure Menu Introduction to Measurements 4 sese be e 11 1 Measurement Selection iss creado Ss BEER ere dor n as meas det meas limit Key an een 11 3 Mess SU mE issu Tis opu elu os feb a E du A 11 3 continuous Rey aan ea tence Se 11 3 statistics Key r c PET 11 3 Measure Define Sub meEgi oues ex voa e See NES ened oes li 4 standard user defined Key oss ese Ee a 114 thresholds Measurements BEV ee 11 4 Measure Limit Submenu secure dan 1 7 Ds A CBE RARE SEN ani ae eae cpi 11 7 HP 545164 Contenis 5 Froni Pane Reference Contenis Chapter 1 Set Kerr M ar 11 8 fatal gt Rey rar ET EEE 11 8 OP ih Key ae 11 8 SAVE to Kyle are r 1118 after fal A 11 8 Measure Compare oos se ee wees 11 9 test 0 se eroi uie d deduc ies naa 11 10 compare Chat Key nase ues ead Le
134. x functions Continue pressing the selection key until the operation desired is highlighted e plus the two selected operands are added together Addition is calculated on a point by point basis e minus the minus operation subtracts the second operand from the first e times x the times operation multiplies the value of the first operand by the value of the second operand Each data point is multiplied with a corresponding data point and the product is placed on the function display The displayed waveform is scaled to correspond to a different sized waveform e vs versus the versus function draws a volts versus volts display of the two selected operands Versus cannot be stored in a waveform memory because measurements cannot be made on the resultant waveform however it can be stored in pixel memory In source x versus source y the vertical range of source y determines the horizontal range of the vs function e only The only function displays the first operand and scales it e invs inverse The inverse function inverts the data of the first operand Waveform Math Menu 9 3 chan mem Key sensitivity Key Offset Key e int integrate The integrate function calculates the integral with respect to time of the vertical value of the designated operand Integration proceeds on a point by point basis If a data point is not encountered in the operand integration uses the next valid data point Any non exi
135. yed as the write cycle to the screen is executed and displayed data is updated The total time acquired and the sample rate are dependent on the timebase setting Listed below are the total acquisition times and the sample rate for each timebase setting in real time mode TIMEBASE TOTAL TIME SAMPLE RATE ACQUIRED real time inse SOns div 8 usec 1 GSass 100 ns div 16 usec 500 MSa s 200 ns div 32 usec 250 MSa s 500 ns div 80 usec 100 MSa s 1 us div 160 usec 50 MSa s 2 us div 320 usec 25 MSa s 5 us div 800 usec 10 MSa s l usdiv 1 6 msec 5 MSa s 20 us div 3 2 msec 2 5 MSa s 50 us div amp msec 1 MSa s 100 us div 16 msec 500 kSa s 200 us div 32 msec 250 kSa s 00 us div 80 msec 100 kSa s 1 ms div 160 msec 50 kSa s 2 ms div 320 msec 25 kSa s 5 ms div 800 msec 10 kSa s 10 ms div 1 6 sec kSa s 20 ms div 32 sec 2 5 kSa s 50 ms div 8 sec 1k Sa s 100 ms div 16 sec 500 Sass 200 ms div 32 sec 250 Sa s 500 ms div 80 sec 100 Sajs 1 s div 160 sec 50 Sa s 2 s div 320 sec 25 Sa s 5 g div 800 sec 10 Sas ae AAA SPINA NUN EN HP 54510A ront Panel Reference delay Key Selecting delay assigns delay as the active function When delay is set to 0 the trigger event occurs at the delay reference point Positive delay indicates time after trigger and negative delay indicates time before trigger Therefore a delay setting of 50 ns indicates that the trigger event occurs 50 ns after the delay reference point In the real t

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