Agilent Technologies E1438 User Manual

Agilent Technologies E1438

VXI 100 MSa/s ADC

with filters and memory

Installation and Service Guide

Agilent Technologies Part Number E1438-90011

Printed in U.S.A.

Print Date: December 2002, Fifth Edition

8600 Soper Hill Road, Everett, Washington 98205-1209 U.S.A.

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The Agilent Tec hnol ogies E1438 at a Glance

The Agilent Technologies E1438 100 MSa/s Digiti ze r with DS P and Memory provides high precision digitizing for time and freque ncy domain applicat ions along with signal conditioning, filtering, and memory. The module plugs into a single C-size slot in a VXI mainframe.

E1438/ E1439

Number of Channels 1 Type of Input 50 ohm Input Bandwidth 150 MHz, 40 MHz alias protected Sample Rate 100/102.4 Msample/sec

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Input Range Raw ADC resolution 12 bits VXI Bus Support VME (and Local Bus E1438D only) VXI Device Type Register based I/O Data Port (E1438D only) Fiber optic serial FPDP (front panel data port) Size C-sized, single slot

21 to +30 dBm

What You Get With the Agilent Techno lo gie s E1438

The following items are included with your Agilent TechnologiesE1438

Hardware:

• Agilent Technologies E1438 ADC, C-size VXI module

• CD-ROM for Windows and HP-UX setup

Software

A Windows setup program that installs :

• Firmware installation program

• The Agilent Technologies E1438 VXIplug&play libraries and drivers

• Soft Front Panel program for the Agilent Technologies E1438 with s ource files

• We b-based help for the Agilent Technologies E1438

• AGDSP function library and online help

• Example programs and source f iles

• Microsoft Visual C++ C-library and source files

• Microsoft Visual Basic header files

Documentation

• Agilent Technologies E1438 Installation and Service Guide (this book)

• Online documentation avail able after software installation:

• Agilent Technologie s E1438 User’s Guide in PDF format

• We b-based help files providing operationa l information and programmer’s reference

• WinHelp files for the Agilent Technologies E1438 Soft Front Panel

In This Book

This book documents the Agilent Technologies E1438 modu le. It provides information on:

• hardwar e in stallation

• software installation

• getting st ar ted information

• replaceable parts

Other Documentatio n

After running the setup program the following documentation is availab le:

• Complete documentation (A gilent Technologies E1438 User’s Guide) is provided as a PDF document.

• Web - based help files are available from the Start menu.

• WinHelp for the Soft Front Panel is available from the application.

Contents

Installing the Agilent E1438

E1438To inspect the Agilent E1438. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

To install the Agilent E1438. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

To clean fiber optic connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

To store the module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

To transport the module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Getting Started with the Agilent E1438

Getting Started and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

System Re q u i rements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 9

To install the Windows VXIplug&play dri v e r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

To use the Re source Ma n ag e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

To use the program group (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

To use the VXIplug&play S o ft Front Pan el (SPF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 3

To use the e x a m p l e p rog rams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Replacing Assemblies

Replaceable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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1 Installing the Agilent E1438

Installing the Agile nt E1438

E1438To inspect the Agilent E1438

E1438To inspe ct th e A gi le nt E1438

The Agilent E1438 single channe l VXI ADC Module wa s carefully inspected both mechanically and electrica lly before shipment. It shoul d be fre e of marks or scratches and it should meet its published spec ifications upon receipt.

If the module was damaged in transit, do the following:

• Save all packing materials.

• File a cl aim with the carrier.

• Call your Agilent Technologies sales and service office.

To install the Agilent E1438

Installing the Agile nt E1438

To install the Agilent E1438

Caution

Note

To protect circuits from static discharge, observe anti-static techniques whenever handling the Agilent E1438 VXI ADC Module.

1. Set up your VXI mainframe. See the installation guide for your mainframe.

2. Select a slot in the VXI mainframe for the E1438 module.

The Agilent E1438D module’s local bus receives ECL-level data from the module immediately to its left and outputs ECL-level data to the module immediately to its right. E very module us ing t he local bus is keyed to prevent two modules from fitting next to each other unless they are compatible. If you will be using the local bus, select adjacent slots immediately to the left of the data-receiving module. If the VXI bus is used, maximum data rates will be reduced but the module can be placed in any available slot.

3. Using a small screwdriver or similar tool, set the logical address configura-

tion switch on the E1438. (See the illust ration on the next page.) Each module in the system must have a unique logical address. The factory default setting is 1100 0000 (192).

For optimal phase noise performance in multi-module systems it is recommended that the first channel be an Agil ent E1438C or D. The Agilent E1438C does n ot suppo rt loca l b us or f i ber opti c transfers.

Multi-module systems may include multiple Agilent E1438s or Agilent E1439s but not a mixture of the two types of module s.

Installing the Agile nt E1438

To install the Agilent E1438

Logical Address

Caution

4. Set the mainframe’s power switch to off (0).

Installing or re moving the module with power on may damage componen ts in the module.

5. Place the module’s card edges (top and bottom) into t he module guides in the slot.

6. Slide the module into the mainframe until the module connects firmly with the backplane connectors. Make sure the module slides in straight and that the insertion/extraction levers are pressed parallel to the front panel.

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