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P6700 Series

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Serial Analyzer Probes

Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents

General Safety Summary .......................................................................................... v

Service Safety Summary...................... .................................. ................................ . vii

Environmental Considerations .................................................................................. viii

Preface.............................................................................................................. ix

Related Documentation ...................................................................................... ix

List of Terms ................................................................................................... x

Getting Started . . ... ... ... . ... ... ... .. .. . ... ... . .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . ... ... ... .. .. . ... ... . .. . ... ... ... . .. 1

Product Description........... ................................ .................................. ............... 1

Serial Analyzer Conﬁgurations.............................. ................................ ................. 4

Operating Basics.................................................................................................... 5

Preparing for Installation of the Midbus Retention Mechanism .......................................... 5

Installing the Midbus Retention Mechanism ... ... ... . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . .. . ... ... . .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . 5

Connecting the Midbus Probe ............. .................................. ................................ . 7

Arranging the Midbus Probe Cables......................................................................... 9

Connecting a Slot Interposer Probe......................................................................... 10

Connecting the Solder-Down Probe ........................ ................................ ................ 14

Reference ....................... ................................ ................................ .................... 19

Probe Dimensions ............................................................................................ 19

Circuit Board Design......................................................................................... 23

Midbus Footprint Pin and Probe Channel Assignments............................ ...................... 41

Rearranging Wires in the Probe Connector................................................................ 58

Adding Probes to the P6701SD Probe Connector............... ................................ .......... 61

Speciﬁcations ...... ................................ .................................. .............................. 63

Environmental... ................................ .................................. ............................ 63

Maintenance........................................................................................................ 65

Inspection and Cleaning........................ ................................ .............................. 69

Storing the Probe........................................ ................................ ...................... 69

Repackaging Instructions ........ ................................ .................................. .......... 69

Appendix A: PCI Express System Design Review Checklist ................................................ 71

General Consideratio

Midbus Probe Conﬁguration ................................................................................ 71

Mechanical Considerations ........ .................................. ................................ ........ 71

Electrical Considerations .................. ................................ ................................ .. 73

Appendix B: File Attachments ........................... ................................ ........................ 75

Index

ns ...... ................................ .................................. .............. 71

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List of Figure

Figure 1: P6716 16-Channel Midbus probe .. ................................ .................................. . 1

Figure 2: P6708S Slot interposer probe.......................................................................... 2

Figure 3: P6701SD Solder-Down probe ......................................................................... 3

Figure 4: 16-Channel footprint........................................... .................................. ....... 5

Figure 5: Installing the retention mechanism. ... . .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... .. .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... .. .. . ... ... ... . .. 6

Figure 6: Soldering the anchoring posts to the PCB............................................................ 6

Figure 7: Connecting a probe to the retention mechanism.. ................................ ................... 8

Figure 8: Arranging the midbus probe cables................................................................... 9

Figure 9: Connecting a slot interposer probe... ................................ ................................ 11

Figure 10: Installing the P6701SD probe .. ... . ... ... ... . ... ... . .. . ... ... . .. . ... ... . .. . ... ... . ... ... ... . ... ... . . 14

Figure 11: Connecting the P75TLRST tip to the probe head................................................. 15

Figure 12: Connecting wires to the circuit........................ ................................ .............. 16

Figure 13: Connecting the tip to the circuit................................... ................................ .. 17

Figure 14: P6716S dimensions........... ................................ .................................. ...... 19

Figure 15: P6716 cable length dimensions ..................................................................... 20

Figure 16: P6716S cable length dimensions................................ ................................ .... 20

Figure 17: P6701S, P6704S, and P6708S dimensions .................... .................................. .. 21

Figure 18: P6701SD dimensions ............ ................................ .................................. .. 22

Figure 19: P75TLRST Solder Tip dimensions ................................................................. 22

Figure 20: 8-Channel midbus footprint dimensions and keep-out area ..................................... 24

Figure 21: 16-Channel midbus footprint dimensions and keep-out area .................................... 25

Figure 22: Recommended trace routing on primary surface layer ... ................................ ........ 26

Figure 23: Via and trace keep-out areas for the P6708 8-Channel probe ................................... 27

Figure 24: Via and trace keep-out areas for the P6716 16-Channel probe ...... ............................ 27

Figure 25: Recommended trace routing on inner or secondary surface layer (prima

shown) ......................................................................................................... 27

Figure 26: Recommended trace routing on inner or secondary surface layer (primary layer pads not

shown) ......................................................................................................... 28

Figure 27: Clock cable connector dimensions ................................................................. 29

Figure 28: P75TLRST TriMode Long Reach Solder Tip ..................................................... 30

Figure 29: Typical wire length from probe tip to circuit ...................................................... 31

Figure 30: P75TLRST solder tip with 0.010 inch of tip wire .................... ............................ 32

Figure 31: P75TLRST solder tip with 0.050 inch of tip wire .................... ............................ 32

Figure 32: P75TLRST solder tip with 0.100 inch of tip wire .................... ............................ 33

Figure 33: P75TLRST solder tip with 0.200 inch of tip wire .................... ............................ 33

Figure 34: P75TLRST TriMode Long Reach Solder Tip dimensions ....................................... 34

Figure 35: Signal eye measurements (time versus voltage) .................................................. 34

Figure 36: Periodic jitter gain function ... ... . ... ... ... . .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . . .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... 36

ry layer pads

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Figure 37: S-pa

Figure 38: S-parameter data of retention mechanism plus P6700 Series midbus probe................... 37

Figure 39: S-parameter data of P6701SD Solder-Down probe................. .............................. 38

Figure 40: Slot Interposer probe with a clock cable connected ........ .................................. .... 39

Figure 41: P6708 8-Channel probe footprint pin assignments ............................................... 41

Figure 42: P6716 16-Channel probe footprint pin assignments.............................................. 41

Figure 43: 8

Figure 44: 16-Channel midbus footprint connection module connector .................................... 42

Figure 45: Opening the probe connector........................................................................ 59

Figure 46: Removing the probe sleeve.......................................................................... 59

Figure 47: Probe labels ........................................................................................... 60

Figure 48: Removing individual wires.......................................................................... 60

Figure 4

Figure 50: Replaceable bullets and tool... ................................ .................................. .... 65

Figure 51: Removing the bullet contacts ..... .................................. ................................ 66

Figure 52: Inspect the bullet contacts ........................................................................... 67

Figure 53: Installing the bullet contacts. .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... .. .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . . .. . ... ... ... . ... ... ... . . 68

9: Inserting additional probe wires ... . .. . ... ... ... . . .. . ... ... ... ... . .. . ... ... ... .. .. . ... ... ... ... . .. . . 61

rameter data of retention mechanism only ................................................... 37

-Channel midbus footprint connection module connector.............................. ........ 41

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List of Tables

Table i: Terms used in this document ............................................................................ x

Table 1: Serial analyzer conﬁguration......................................... .................................. . 4

Table 2: Recommended circuit board design criteria.......................................................... 23

Table 3: Via and trace characteristics ... ................................ .................................. ...... 26

Table 4: Clock cable three-pin connector pin assignments ................................................... 29

Table 5: Probe Eye Requirem

Table 6: Reference clock electrical requirements.............................................................. 39

Table 7: X16 unidirectional link... ................................ ................................ .............. 44

Table 8: X8 bidirectional link .................................................................................... 45

Table 9: X8 (2) unidirectional links ............................................................................. 46

Table 10: X4 bidirectional link .................................................................................. 47

Table 11: X4 (2) unidirectional links........................ ................................ .................... 48

Table 12: X2 bidirectional link .................................................................................. 49

Table 13: X2 (2) unidirectional links.......... .................................. ................................ 50

Table 14: X1 bidirectional link .................................................................................. 51

Table 15: X1 (2) unidirectional links.......... .................................. ................................ 52

Table 16: X8 unidirectional link ..................... .................................. .......................... 53

Table 17: X4 bidirectional link .................................................................................. 53

Table 18: X4 (2) unidirectional links.......... .................................. ................................ 54

Table 19: X4 unidirectional link and a X2 unidirectional link ... .................................. .......... 54

Table 20: X4 unidirectional link and a X1 unidirectional link ... .................................. .......... 55

Table 21: X2 bidirectional link .................................................................................. 55

Table 22: X2 (2) unidirectional links.......... .................................. ................................ 56

Table 23: X1 bidirectional link .................................................................................. 56

Table 24: X1 (2) unidirectional links.......... .................................. ................................ 57

Table 25: Atmospheric characteristics .......................................................................... 63

Table 26: Midbus Probe Conﬁguration ........................... .................................. ............ 71

Table 27: Midbus Probe .......................................................................................... 71

Table 28: Slot Interposer Probe.................................................................................. 72

Table 29: Reference Clock Connector ................ .................................. ........................ 72

Table 30: Midbus Probe .......................................................................................... 73

Table 31: Slot Interposer Probe.................................................................................. 73

Table 32: Reference Clock Connector ................ .................................. ........................ 74

Table 33: Serial analyzer probes and related simulation models......................... .................... 75

ents ............................................................................... 35

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General Safety Summary

General Safet

To Avoid Fire or Personal

Injury

ySummary

Review the fo this product or any products connected to it.

To avoid pot

Only qualiﬁed personnel should perform service procedures.

While using this product, you may need to access other parts of a larger system. Read the safety sections of the other component manuals for warnings and cautions r

Connect and disconnect properly. Connect the probe output to the measurement instrument before connecting the probe to the circuit under test. Connect the probe reference lead to the circuit under test before connecting the probe input. Disconnect the probe input and the probe reference lead from the circuit under test before

Ground the product. This product is indirectly grounded through the grounding condu conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.

disconnecting the probe from the measurement instrument.

ctor of the mainframe power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding

llowing safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to

ential hazards, use this product only as speciﬁed.

elated to operating the system.

Observe all terminal ratings. To avoid ﬁre or shock hazard, observe all ratings and markings on the product. Consult the product manual for further ratings information before making connections to the product.

The inputs are not rated for connection to mains or Category II, III, or IV circuits.

Do not apply a potential to any terminal, including the common terminal, that exceeds the maximum rating of that terminal.

Power disconnect. The power cord disconnects the product from the power source. Do not block the power cord; it must remain accessible to the user at all times.

Do not operate without covers. Do not operate this product with covers or panels removed.

Do not operate with suspected failures. If you suspect that there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualiﬁed service personnel.

Avoid exposed circuitry. Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present.

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Symbols and Terms on the

Product

Do not operate i

Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere.

Keep product surfaces clean and dry.

Provide prop

on installing the product so it has proper ventilation.

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in injury or loss of life.

CAUTION

damage to this product or other property.

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er ventilation. Refer to the manual's installation instructions for details

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rking.

WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessible as you

the marking.

read

CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.

The following symbol(s) may appear on the product:

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Service Safety Summary

Service Safet

y Summary

Only qualiﬁe Safety Summary and the General Safety Summary before performing any service procedures.

Do Not Service Alone. Do not perform internal service or adjustments of this product unless another person capable of rendering ﬁrst aid and resuscitation is present.

Disconnect Power. To avoid electric shock, switch off the instrument power, then disconnect the power cord from the mains power.

UseCareWhenServicingWithPowerOn. Dangerousvoltagesorcurrentsmay exist in disconnect test leads before removing protective p anels, soldering, or replacing components.

To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.

d personnel should perform service procedures. Read this Service

this product. Disconnect power, remove battery (if applicable), and

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Environmental Considerations

Environmenta

Product End-of-Life

Handling

Restriction of Hazardous

Substances

l Considerations

This section

Observe the following guidelines when recycling an instrument or component:

Equipment R

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provides information about the environmental impact of the product.

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Preface

Related documentation

Item Purpose

TLA Quick Start User Manuals

Online Help

Installation Reference Sheets High-level i nstallation information

Installation Manuals

XYZs of Logic Analyzers

Declassiﬁcation and Securities instructions Data security concerns speciﬁc to sanitizing

Application notes

Product Speciﬁcations & Performance Veriﬁcation Procedures

TPI.NET Documentation

Field upgrade kits

Optional Service Manuals Self-service documentation for modules and

High-level operational overview

In-depth operation and UI help

Detailed ﬁrst-time installation information

Logic analyzer basics

or removing memory devices from Tektronix products

Collection of logic analyzer application speciﬁc notes

TLA P roduct speciﬁcations and performance veriﬁcation procedures

Detailed information for controlling the logic analyzer using .NET

Upgrade information for your logic analyzer

mainframes

P6700 Series Serial Analyzer Probes Instruction Manual ix

Preface

List of Terms

The following is a list of terms that appear in this manual. You may want to review this list if you are unfamiliar with some of the terms. For a list of PCI Express®-sp

eciﬁc terms, refer to the PCI Express Base Speciﬁcation.

Table i: Terms used in this document

Term Description

Footprint

Retention Mechanism

Probe Head

Full-width

Half-width 8-Channel

Link

Differential Pair A set of two signals, positive and negative, transmitting data

Lane

PCB

SUT System under test. This is the system/circuit board(s) you intend

An arrangement of pads built into the board as speciﬁed in the PCI Express Base Speciﬁcation. It is the contact point for the retention mechanism.

The mechanism that connects the probe head to the PCB. It ﬁts on the footprint and must be soldered to the PCB.

The end of the probe that connects to the retention mechanism.

16-Channel

A connection between two PCI Express devices. A link consists of a number of lanes. A link descr ibed as by-N (or xN) consists of a number (N) lanes.

from one device to another.

A single differential pair (two signals) that transmit data in one direction of a PCI Express Link. A unidirectional lane.

Printed circuit board

to test with the serial analyzer.

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Product Descr

Midbus Probes

iption

Tektronix offers three types of probes for the TLA7S08 and TLA7S16 Serial Analyzer modules:

Midbus probes

Slot interposer probes

Solder-down probes

A midbus p You must install the retention mechanism to either a PCI Express Gen1 or Gen2 footprint on your circuit board.

Tektronix offers the following midbus probes:

P6708 8

P6716 16-Channel Midbus probe

robe connects to a retention mechanism installed on your circuit board.

-Channel Midbus probe

Figure 1: P6716 16-Channel Midbus probe

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Slot Interposer Probes

A slot interpos has a x16 connector for a PCI Express card device.

Tektronix off

P6701S PCI Express x1 Slot Interposer probe

P6704S PCI Express x4 Slot Interposer probe

P6708S PCI Express x8 Slot Interposer probe

P6716S PCI Express x16 Slot Interposer probe

er probe connects to a PCI Express slot on your SUT. Each probe

ers the following (bidirectional) slot interposer probes:

Figure 2: P6708S Slot interposer probe

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P6701SD Solder-Down

Probe

The P6701SD pro tip (P75TLRST). Up to four probes (one differential pair each) can be installed in each signal connector to the serial module. (See page 61, Adding Probes to the P6701SD Probe Connector.)

be connects to your SUT through the differential solder-down

Figure 3: P6701SD Solder-Down probe

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Getting Started

Serial Analyz

er Conﬁgurations

The following table lists the minimum serial analyzer conﬁguration required by link widths.

Table 1: Ser

Link width

X11111

X41111

X81112

X16 1 2 2 2

The link width can be supported with either a P 6716P Slot Interposer probe or a P6708 Slot Interposer probe. Choose one or the other, based on the footprint on your platform.

To capture signals from a bidirectional X16 link, you will need two serial analyzer modules connected to a slot interposer probe. (See page 12, Connecting a Probe to a Bidirectional X16 Link.)

ial analyzer conﬁguration

TLA7S16 TLA7012 or TLA7016 mainframe

Serial

Analyzer

module P6716 probe

P6708 probe

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Preparing for Installation of the Midbus Retention Mechanism

Cleaning the Footprint

Inspect the footprint for lint, oil, or ﬁngerprints. If the footprint is dirty, clean it by following these steps:

CAUTION. To avoid electrical damage, always power off your system under test

before cleaning the footprint.

1. Use a lint-free, clean-room cloth lightly moistened with electronic/reagent grade isopropyl alcohol, and gently wipe the surface of the footprint.

2. Remove any remaining lint using a nitrogen air gun or clean, oil-free dry air.

Figure 4: 16-Channel footprint

Installing the Midbus Retention Mechanism

Before connecting a midbus probe, you must install the retention mechanism. The retention mechanism connects the probe head to your circuit board (PCB). It ﬁts on the footprint and must be soldered to the PCB. To install the retention mechanism on the circuit board, do the following:

1. Locate the correct footprint. If you intend to use multiple probes, your PCB has multiple footprints. Be careful to select the correct one.

2. Align the retention mechanism over the footprint so that the keying pin on the retention mechanism l (See Figure 5.)

3. Insert the retention mechanism into the holes in the footprint on the PCB.

NOTE. The following two steps are important to ensure that the retention

mechanism is correctly mounted and that the probe makes proper contact with the PCB.

P6700 Series Serial Analyzer Probes Instruction Manual 5

ines up with the keying pin hole on the footprint.

Operating Basics

4. Hold the retent the footprint, and the four anchoring posts extend through the circuit board to the opposite side.

5. Using a pair of needle-nose pliers, grasp one of the posts. Using the circuit board hole as a fulcrum, bend the post outward so that it secures the mechanism to the PCB. Bend the other three posts in the same manner.

ion mechanism so that it is ﬁrmly ﬂush with the surface of

e 5: Installing the retention mechanism

Figur

6. Solde

Figure 6: Soldering the anchoring posts to the PCB

r the anchoring posts to the PCB.

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Operating Basics

Connecting th

Handling the

Connect the Probe

Probe Head

eMidbusProbe

After you have installed the retention mechanism, you are ready to connect the midbus probe.

Handle the probe head with care. Keep the following points in mind:

Handle the probe head by the outer plastic casing. Do not touch the contacts in the center with ﬁngers, tools, wipes, or a ny other devices.

Do not expose the connector to liquids or dry chemicals.

When connecting the probe, be careful not to touch the probe head contacts to any other surfaces or components on your circuit board.

Connect

1. Locate the correct retention mechanism. If you intend to use multiple probes, your PC one.

2. Align the probe can only be inserted one way.

the probe by following these steps:

B has multiple retention mechanisms. Be careful to select the correct

the probe head with the retention mechanism. Both are keyed so that

3. Pres

s the probe head into the retention mechanism.

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Operating Basics

Figure 7: Connecting a probe to the retention mechanism

4. Start both mounting screws in the posts, and tighten them evenly to ensure that the probe approaches and mates squarely to the PCB. If access is limited, use the adjustment tool included with your probe. The probe is completely

ened to the PCB when both mounting screws are seated.

fast

5. Refer to the TLA7S08 & TLA7S16 Serial Analyzer Modules Instruction

ual to verify that all channels are acquiring data. If you suspect that

Man

a poor probe connection may be the source of a problem, refer to the troubleshooting section of the TLA7S08 & TLA7S16 Serial Analyzer Modules Instruction Manual.

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Arranging the

Midbus Probe Cables

Arrange and hang the probe cables so that the probe head is perpendicular to the circuit board, and tension on the retention mechanism is minimized. Route the cables as str degree bend does not occur within three inches of the circuit board surface. (See Figure 8.) You can route a hanger through the two holes in the cable transition housing as well.

aight as possible, maximizing the bend radius, and make sure that a 90

Figure 8: Arranging the midbus probe cables

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Operating Basics

Connecting a S

lot Interposer Probe

Handling the Probe Head

Connect the Probe

Handle the probe head with care. Keep the following points in mind:

Handle the probe head by the outer casing. Do not touch the contacts with ﬁngers, tools, wipes, or any other devices.

Do not expose the connector to liquids or dry chemicals.

When connecting the probe, be careful not to touch the probe head contacts to any other surfaces or components on your circuit board.

CAUTION. Static discharge can damage the probe head. Always wear a grounded

antistatic wrist strap whenever handling the probe head. Also verify that anything to which

Connect the probe by following these steps:

1. Disconnect the power supply to your SUT. Unplug the PC power supply if

2. Locate the correct PCI Express slot.

3. Align the probe with the slot.

the probe head is connected does not carry a static charge.

your SUT is connected to one.

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Operating Basics

4. Press the probe

head into the slot.

Figure 9: Connecting a slot interposer probe

5. Position the mounting bracket and attach the screws.

6. Press your PCI Express card device into the probe.

NOTE. When the slot interposer is installed, you must connect the power

ector to the module and the module must be powered on whenever the SUT is

conn powered on.

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Operating Basics

Connecting a Probe to a

Bidirectional X16 Link

7. Refer to the TLA Manual to verify that all c hannels are recognizing signals. If you suspect

that a poor probe connection may be the source of a problem, refer to the troubleshooting section of the TLA7S08 & TLA7S16 Serial Analyzer Modules Instruction Manual.

To capture signals from a bidirectional X16 link you need to connect two serial analyzer modules to a single slot interposer probe. Connect the probe by following these steps:

1. Disconnect the power supply to your SUT. If your SUT is connected to a PC power supply, unplug the power supply.

2. Locate the correct PCI Express slot.

3. Align the probe with the slot.

4. Press the probe head into the slot.

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Operating Basics

5. Position the mo

6. Press your PCI Express card device into the probe.

7. Connect the probe to the two serial analyzer modules; connect the probe

power connector to either serial analyzer module.

NOTE. When t

connector to either module and the modules must be powered on whenever the SUT is powered on.

8. Refer to t

Manual to verify that all c hannels are recognizing signals. If you suspect that a poor probe connection may be the source of a problem, refer to the troubleshooting section of the TLA7S08 & TLA7S16 Serial Analyzer Modules Instruction Manual.

unting bracket and attach the screws.

he slot interposer is installed, you must connect the power

he TLA7S08 & TLA7S16 Serial Analyzer Modules Instruction

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Operating Basics

Connecting th

Connect to th

Analyzer Module

e Solder-Down Probe

The probe connects to the module and to the probe tip, and the probe tip is soldered to the circuit. Install the probe by following these steps:

eSerial

1. Plug the signal connector into the module and tighten the hold-down screws.

2. Plug the Power Adapter into the module and tighten the hold-down screws.

3. Plug the power connector into any one of the receptacles on the Power

Adapter.

gure 10: Installing the P6701SD probe

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