Agilent Technologies 6000 User Manual

Agilent Technologies

6000 Series Oscilloscopes

Data Sheet

The new Agilent 6000 Series oscilloscopes deliver more powerful features

and higher performance than any other scopes in their price range.

lab scope performance

at a

portable scope price

NEW

C/SPI,

CAN/LIN Bus

Decode Options

Available

The performance and problem-solving tools you need to meet your mixed analog and digital design challenges, today and tomorrow

• A variety of models optimized to meet your needs:

• 100 MHz, 300 MHz, 500 MHz

and 1 GHz bandwidth

• Up to 4 GSa/s sample rate

• Unique 2+16-channel,

4+16-channel mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO) and 2- or 4-channel digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) models

• Industry-leading performance:

• Standard 1 Mpts

MegaZoom III deep memory; up to 8 Mpts optional

• High-definition XGA

(1024 x 768) color display system with ultra-fast real-time update rate of up to 100,000 waveforms/sec and 256 intensity levels

• Flexibility to upgrade a DSO

to an MSO at any time

• Full-scale connectivity – Standard USB, LAN, GPIB and XGA video output

• Powerful triggering including analog HDTV, CAN, I2C, LIN, SPI, and USB

• AutoProbe interface

• Built-in help system in six languages

• NEW I2C/SPI, CAN/LIN bus decode options

Bring your toughest problems into focus with the right combination of features and performance

If you work with both analog and digital circuitry, Agilent Technologies 6000 Series oscilloscopes can help you easily see more signal activity in your designs. The unique 2+16- or 4+16-channel mixed signal oscilloscope (MSO) models and the traditional 2- and 4-channel digital storage oscilloscope (DSO) models are optimized with the capabilities you need for verifying and debugging designs that include embedded microcontrollers, DSPs, FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, and transducers. These scopes give you the tools you need to solve your mixed analog and digital engineering challenges more easily.

Ideal for mixed analog and digital signal analysis

The 6000 Series scopes combine a suite of essential features that are ideal for analyzing designs with both analog and digital components:

• 1 Mpts of Agilent’s third generation MegaZoom III deep memory captures long, non-repeating signals and maintains high sample rates, allowing you to quickly zoom in on areas of interest. Optional 2 Mpts and 8 Mpts memory lets you capture fast and elusive signal problems over even longer periods of acquisition time.

• A revolutionary ultra-responsive, high-definition color display lets you see more signal details than ever before. The 100,000 waveforms/sec real-time waveform update rate is more than 27 times faster than that of a typical digital scope in this class.

• Three standard interfaces: high-speed USB2.0 device, 10/100 Base-T LAN (Ethernet), and GPIB interfaces allow you to easily save your waveform data or images to your PC. You can print the waveforms on a connected printer or connect a USB flash drive (or other USB mass storage device) to the USB 1.1 host port on the front or the rear of the oscilloscope.

• Flexible triggering lets you easily isolate and analyze the complex signals and fault conditions common in mixed analog and digital designs. I2C, CAN, LIN, USB, SPI and video, including analog HDTV/EDTV, triggering come standard.

• When your needs change, you can upgrade your DSO6000 Series scope to an MSO with the addition of a scope logic kit that you can install yourself.

This combination of capabilities is tailored to give you the measurement power you need to get your mixed analog and digital job done faster.

Selection guide

Figure 1. The 6000 Series family shown with 2+16-channel, 4+16-channel MSO and 2- and 4-channel DSO models.

Agilent focuses on developing products that help you do your job better. Agilent’s 6000 Series scopes are optimized for your measurement needs. Choose the one that’s right for your application and your budget.

Selection guide

Maximum

Model Bandwidth sample rate Memory Channels

DSO6012A 100MHz 2GSa/s 2 scope

MSO6012A 100MHz 2GSa/s 2 scope + 16 logic

DSO6014A 100MHz 2GSa/s 4 scope

MSO6014A 100MHz 2GSa/s 4 scope + 16 logic

DSO6032A 300MHz 2GSa/s 2 scope

MSO6032A 300MHz 2GSa/s 2 scope + 16 logic

DSO6034A 300MHz 2GSa/s 4 scope

MSO6034A 300MHz 2GSa/s 4 scope + 16 logic

DSO6052A* 500MHz 4GSa/s 2 scope

MSO6052A* 500MHz 4GSa/s 2 scope + 16 logic

DSO6054A* 500MHz 4GSa/s 4 scope

MSO6054A* 500MHz 4GSa/s 4 scope + 16 logic

DSO6102A* 1GHz 4GSa/s 2 scope

MSO6102A* 1GHz 4GSa/s 2 scope + 16 logic

DSO6104A* 1GHz 4GSa/s 4 scope

MSO6104A* 1GHz 4GSa/s 4 scope + 16 logic

* Maximum sample rate and memory are achieved when 2 channels are interleaved.

MegaZoom III

1 Mpts standard, 2 Mpts and 8 Mpts optional

Agilent responded to customer inputs and we are proud to present these additional reasons to buy the new Agilent 6000 Series.

New Agilent 6000 Series = older Agilent 54620/40 Series PLUS

+ 4/4+16 channel models and

1 GHz models

+ 2x - 10x sampling rate (up to

4 GSa/s scope and 2 GSa/s logic)

+ MSO-upgradeable DSOs + MegaZoom III deep memory

combining fast and deep memory, new ultra-high definition color LCD display with XGA resolution and 256 levels of intensity

+ Faster waveform update rates

(100,000 waveforms/sec)

+ Standard analog HDTV/EDTV,

Nth edge burst and either edge triggering

+ Built-in front panel USB port

replaces floppy drive

+ Standard USB, LAN and GPIB + XGA video output + AutoProbe interface (on

300 MHz - 1 GHz models)

+ 10 MHz reference clock in/out + Signal frequency feedthrough + 8-digit hardware frequency

counter (when using external 10 MHz reference input)

+ Built-in storage compartment + Lighter weight

Selection guide (continued)

Easily see complex interactions with 2+16-channel or 4+16-channel mixed signal oscilloscopes (models MSO6000A)

The mixed signal oscilloscopes (MSOs), with 2 or 4 scope channels plus 16 logic channels, uniquely combine the detailed signal analysis of a scope with the multi-channel timing measurements of a logic analyzer. They let you see the complex interactions among your signals on up to 20 channels at the same time. No more guesswork and no more poking around to see a few channels at a time. These scopes can easily conquer mixed analog and digital debugging problems that a traditional scope can’t begin to address, because they let you simultaneously test and monitor the high-speed digital control signals and the slower analog signals in your design.

Figure 2. The 4+16-channel MSO allows you to view up to 4 analog and 16 digital signals on one instrument.

2- or 4-channel DSOs (model DSO6000A) – scopes that can grow with your needs

If your designs include heavy analog content, the DSO6000A will give you the number of channels and measurement power you need, including MegaZoom III deep memory, high-definition display, and flexible triggering. Whether you’re testing designs with four inputs, such as anti-lock brakes, or monitoring multiple outputs of a power supply, the 4-channel models help you perform your debug and verification with ease.

If you don’t need 4 channels and good value is a primary concern, the 2-channel models provide you with all the benefits of MegaZoom III deep memory, high-definition display, and flexible triggering. They give you an affordable way to see long time periods while maintaining a high sample rate so you can see details in your designs.

After-purchase upgrade options

You can expand the capabilities of all 6000 models whenever you choose. You can easily upgrade your DSO to include the 16 timing channel MSO capabilities or choose a memory upgrade option to 2 Mpts and 8 Mpts for increasing the acquisition memory depth on your scope after purchase. The upgrade is easy and affordable.

Try a new MSO6000A MSO for yourself

There is no better way to experience the superiority of the new Agilent 6000 Series scopes than seeing one in action on your bench to measure your signals yourself. We can arrange for you to try out a new MSO6000A MSO. Contact your nearest Agilent sales office or visit the MSO6000A home page at

www.agilent.com/find/ MSO6000. Contact Agilent

today to request an evaluation.

Industry-leading performance

MegaZoom III deep memory

With many of today’s designs containing a mix of signal types and speeds, it’s often critical to capture and compare multiple cycles of digital signals along with slower analog signals. But doing so often requires an instrument that can deliver more resolution and memory than a traditional DSO can provide.

Agilent pioneered the patented MegaZoom approach beginning with products introduced in 1996 and continued to improve it with the 54600 Series introduced in 2000 and 2002. MegaZoom III as

implemented in the new 6000 Series products presents the most advanced use of deep memory and precision displays ever.

With up to 8 Mpts of MegaZoom III deep memory, now you can correlate high-speed digital control signals with slower analog signals, capture infrequent events and then quickly zoom in on the details to narrow in on problems. Unlike deep-memory options on alternative scopes, Agilent MegaZoom III is not a special mode with sluggish response. It’s always on, always fast, and always there to help you capture the most critical signals with maximized sample rates. The 6000 Series scopes are the only deep-memory scopes in their class that respond instantly to your control inputs with a fast, high-definition display. Compare them to other scopes in this price range – only the 6000 Series provides deep memory at an affordable price.

I. Most responsive deep memory

II. Highest definition color display

III. Fastest waveform update rate,

uncompromised

Five ways deep memory gives you better insight into your design

1. Deep memory allows the scope to maintain faster sample rates (or shorter sampling intervals between digitized points), even at slow time base settings.

2. At a given time base setting, deeper memory makes it possible to capture signals with finer resolution. And at a given sample rate, it lets you capture more time on your signals.

3. Deep memory helps you find details buried in complex signals.

4. Deep memory helps you discover anomalies in the absence of precise triggering events.

5. Deep memory is particularly valuable when you are dealing with mixed analog and digital designs where slow analog events require long time spans and fast digital control signals require the ability to maintain high sample rate.

Figure 3. Motor drive signal start-up sequence with digital control signal triggering and various levels of zoom reveal “runt” pulse using Agilent’s MSO6000A Series MSOs.

Industry-leading performance (continued)

Revolutionary high-definition color display helps you see subtle details that most scopes can’t show you

Combine MegaZoom III deep memory with an ultra high-definition color display system, and you will see subtle details that most scopes won’t show you. The MegaZoom III deep memory is mapped to 256 levels of intensity on a display that has industry-leading XGA resolution (1024 x 768 lines) and phenomenal waveform update rates of up to 100,000 waveforms per second in

the default real-time acquisition mode – so you see a more realistic representation of your signals.

With fast waveform update rates, your scope has less dead time between the acquisitions. Why is it important to minimize dead time? Capturing a random, infrequent glitch can be difficult, because you can’t predict when the glitch will occur. If it occurs during the scope’s dead time, you will miss it. By minimizing the dead time, you can improve the probability of the glitch occurring during the acquisition time.

With a real-time waveform update rate of up to 100,000 waveforms per second, there is less chance to miss a narrow occasional transient, less chance to miss a glitch or distorted edge that impacts circuit operation, and less chance to miss all those subtle details that can take days or weeks to find with a traditional digital scope.

Agilent’s 6000 Series scopes provide the fastest waveform update rates in their class and you do not need to select special operating modes that may entail tradeoffs in performance and functionality. And with MegaZoom III deep memory and 16 logic channels available in MSO models, finding the root cause of intermittent failures in your embedded design becomes a much easier task.

Figure 5. 256 levels of display intensity gradation show characteristics of jitter, noise, and signal anomalies.

Figure 6. Comparison of waveform update rates using each scope’s default real-time acquisition mode.

Figure 4. Slow update rate means long dead time when anomalies may be missed. With 100,000 wvfms/sec update rate, dead time is minimized.

Acquisition time Dead time Acquisition time Dead time

Update Rate (Waveforms/Sec)

100000

10000

1000

100

0.1

1 ns/div

5 ns/div

20 ns/div

MSO6000

100 ns/div

Time base

TDS3000 WaveSurfer TDS5000

500 ns/div

2 µs/div

10 µs/div

50 µs/div

Full-scale connectivity

Standard USB, Ethernet/LAN and GPIB interfaces – choose the interface you want to use

The 6000 Series scopes come with standard USB 2.0 USBTMC device, 10/100 Mbps LAN and GPIB interfaces on the rear panel and USB 1.1 host interfaces on the front and rear panels.

• USB offers the quickest and easiest connection scheme – it’s perfect for benchtop use and systems connection.

• LAN offers high-speed connectivity over longer distances and allows sharing of instruments among multiple PCs.

• GPIB has many years of proven reliability for instrument communication – a good choice for use in existing GPIB-based test systems.

Front-panel USB port

A built-in front-panel USB port makes it easy for you to store waveform data, screen images, and scope setups to a USB flash drive. You can store your waveform images as BMP or PNG files and your waveform data as CSV, ASCII XY pair and binary format files for easy import into other PC applications. If you share your lab equipment with others, you can save your measurement setups and traces to your own USB flash drive, making it simple to save and share your every-day setups as well as your advanced configurations.

Built-in XGA video output

allows you to connect to a large external monitor or project your screen image to a large wall screen in classroom environments.

Free IntuiLink Data Capture software simplifies PC connectivity

When you need to transfer images and waveform data to your PC, IntuiLink Data Capture lets you focus more time on design issues rather than on programming. With the click of a button on the Data Capture’s dialog box, you can download data or transfer a snapshot of an oscilloscope bitmap screen directly to your PC, or save the image as a bitmap file. For more information on IntuiLink Data Capture, visit

www.agilent.com/find/intuilink.

IVI-COM driver

For a higher-level of instrument control, use the IVI-COM driver for the 6000 Series in your application. Download the IVI-COM driver for 6000 Series free from the Agilent Developer’s Network at

www.agilent.com/find/adn.

Logic analyzer and oscilloscope correlation

Easily make time-correlated measurements between an Agilent 1680, 1690 or 16900 Series logic analyzer and a 6000 Series oscilloscope. The time-correlated logic analyzer and 6000 Series oscilloscope waveforms are integrated into a single logic analyzer waveform display for easy viewing and analysis. You can also trigger the 6000 Series oscilloscope from the logic analyzer (or vice versa), automatically de-skew the waveforms and maintain marker tracking between the two instruments.

Figure 7. A built-in USB port makes it easy to save and share your work and update your system software quickly.

Figure 8. Agilent 6000 Series with an external monitor attached.

Figure 9. Make time-correlated measurements between an Agilent logic analyzer and 6000 Series oscilloscope.

Powerful triggering

Full-width pattern triggering

With mixed analog and digital designs, sometimes it’s hard to trace an anomaly back to its root cause unless you can trigger on it and correlate it with other signals. With the 6000 Series scopes, triggering is no longer a hassle. They come with flexible triggering capabilities across all channels so you can easily isolate and analyze complex signals and interactions common in your mixed analog and digital designs. Trigger on any combination of events across all 4 scope and 16 logic channels.

Serial bus triggering

Agilent’s 6000 Series scopes also allow you to trigger on the industry’s most popular serial bus standards. Don’t spend your time sorting through communication frames to find the one of interest. Let Agilent set up a serial bus trigger to sift through the frames for you.

• I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit): The full range of I2C triggering includes start or stop condition, missing acknowledge, restart, EEPROM data read, address and/or data frame, or 10-bit write.

• SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface): SPI triggering lets you trigger on user-definable framing, number of bits per frame, as well as particular data patterns.

• CAN (Controller Area Network): CAN triggering synchronizes to the start of a CAN frame on any CAN high or CAN low signal. The N5424A option lets you trigger on CAN message IDs, data, error frame, or overload frame as well as decode CAN messages.

• LIN (Local Interconnect Network):

Trigger on LIN sync break at the beginning of a message frame. The N5424A option lets you trigger on frame ID as well as decode LIN messages.

• USB (Universal Serial Bus):

USB is quickly becoming the connection of choice for PC peripherals. Make your testing easy with start-of-packet (SOP), end-of-packet (EOP), reset complete (RC), enter suspend, or exit suspend modes.

Instead of spending extra time using conventional edge triggering to capture and trace long streams of serial bus data, let Agilent’s

serial bus triggering help you save time by automatically finding the right pattern from long streams of serial data within your embedded systems design.

Analog HDTV/EDTV triggering

Capturing and analyzing baseband high-definition TV waveforms with a scope has never been easier. The 6000 Series supports analog HDTV/EDTV triggering for emerging standards like 1080i, 1080p, 720p and 480p as well as standard video triggering on any line within a field, all lines, all fields, odd or even fields for NTSC, SECAM, PAL and PAL-M video signals.

Figure 10. MSOs provide advanced pattern triggering across all scope AND logic channels for quick isolation of critical events.

Figure 11. Trigger on address and/or data patterns within an I

C frame.

Other standard features

• Built-in help at your fingertips An innovative built-in help system in six different languages (English, Japanese, simplified Chinese, German, French and Russian) gives you quick access to the help you need. If you have a question about a particular feature, simply press and hold the corresponding front-panel key for a few seconds, and a help screen pops up to explain its function. You’ll no longer have to look for the manual when you need assistance setting up scope functions or making complex measurements.

• Deep memory transfer over the bus Transfer all of your data over the bus, even when using deep memory. Typically it takes less than 5 seconds to transfer 4 MB of data over USB.

• Easy software upgrades The system software is stored in Flash ROM that can be upgraded easily from the scope’s built-in USB port. For a free copy of the system software and the IntuiLink Data Capture software, visit the 6000 Series Web site at

www.agilent.com/find/ MSO6000sw.

• AutoProbe interface, featured

on 300 MHz - 1 GHz models, automatically sets probe attenuation factors and provides power for selected Infiniium active probes supporting the award-winning 1130A 1.5 GHz InfiniiMax differential active probe and 1156A 1.5 GHz single-ended active probe. The 100 MHz 6000 Series offers auto probe sense only.

• Waveform math with FFTs

Analysis functions include subtract, multiply, integrate, and differentiate, as well as FFT (fast Fourier transforms).

• 250-ps peak detect on the

500 MHz/1 GHz models, 500-ps peak detect on the 300 MHz models and 1-ns peak detect on the 100 MHz models means you won’t have to worry about missing narrow glitches.

• Autoscale lets you quickly

display any active signals, automatically setting the vertical, horizontal and trigger controls for the best display.

• Easy printer connectivity Use the

standard USB host port on the rear panel to easily connect HP Deskjet, Officejet and HP PCL 3.0 compatible printers.

• Built-in 5-digit hardware counter

measures frequency up to the bandwidth of the scope (max 1 GHz). The counter resolution can be increased to 8 digit with an external 10 MHz reference.

• Built-in 10 MHz reference in/out

port lets you synchronize multiple measurement instruments in a system or get higher accuracy time base using a high accuracy external clock.

• Trig Out port on the rear panel

provides an easy way to synchronize your scope to other instruments. Use the scope’s Trig Out port to connect your scope to a frequency counter for more accurate frequency measurements or cross trigger other instruments.

• High resolution mode offers

up to 12 bits of resolution in real-time (single-shot) modes, reducing noise. This is accomplished by serially filtering sequential data points and mapping the filtered results to the display when operating at slow time base ranges.

Figure 12. Press and hold any key for built-in Help, such as this description of the I

C bus triggering.

Figure 13. Built-in hardware counter allows for making 8-digit frequency measurement using an external 10 MHz reference input.

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