Tektronix WVR6100, WVR7000, WVR7100 User's Technical Reference

WVR6100, WVR7000, and WVR7100
Waveform Rasterizers
User Technical Reference

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071-1991-01

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Warranty 2

Tektronix warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1)
year from the date of shipment. If any such product proves defective during this warranty period, Tektronix, at its
option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in
exchange for the defective product. Parts, modules and replacement products used by Tektronix for warranty work
may be new or reconditioned to like new performance. All replaced parts, modules and products become the
property of Tektronix.

In order to obtain service under this warranty, Customer must notify Tektronix of the defect before the expiration
of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. Customer shall be
responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to the service center designated by Tektronix, with
shipping charges prepaid. Tektronix shall pay for the return of the product to Customer if the shipment is to a
location within the country in which the Tektronix service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for
paying all shipping charges, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.

This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or ina dequate
maintenance and care. Tektronix shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage
resulting from attempts by personnel other than Tektronix representatives to install, repair or service the product;
b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment; c) to repair any
damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Tektronix supplies; or d) to service a product that has been
modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such modification or integration increases the time
or difficul ty of servicing the product.

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IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE.
TEKTRONIX’ RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS IS THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY.
TEKTRONIX AND ITS VENDORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER TEKTRONIX OR THE VENDOR HAS
ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Table of Contents

General Safety Summary iii.....................................................................

To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury iii.............................................................

Symbols and Terms iv.....................................................................

Preface v..................................................................................

Related User Documents v..................................................................

Conventions Used in this Manual v............................................................

Installation Variations 1........................................................................

To Connect Directly to a PC 1................................................................

To Connect to a Network 1..................................................................

Remote Communication 4..................................................................

Using a Web Browser 4................................................................

Using the Java Applet 5................................................................

Using the WVR Remote Front Panel 10......................................................

Incoming Inspection 11.....................................................................

Basic Turn On and Self Test 11............................................................

Front Panel Test 12....................................................................

XGA and Extended Diagnostics Test 13......................................................

Fan Test 14..........................................................................

Display Information 15.........................................................................

Waveform Display 15.......................................................................

Vector Display 17.........................................................................

Timing Display 18.........................................................................

Picture Display 20.........................................................................

Audio Display 22..........................................................................

LTC Waveform Displ ay 26...................................................................

Gamut Display 27.........................................................................

Status Display 28.........................................................................

Eye Display 30...........................................................................

Jitter Display 31..........................................................................

Supplemental Operating Information 33.............................................................

Cloning Setups (Presets) 33..................................................................

Using a Web Browser, Java Applet, or Java Application 33........................................

From a Web Browser 33.................................................................

From the Java Application 34.............................................................

Upgrading the Waveform Rasterizer Firmware 38..................................................

PC System Requirements 38.............................................................

Before You Begin 39....................................................................

Installing the Firmware 40................................................................

Upgrading Multiple Instruments 42..........................................................

Verifying the Upgrade 43.................................................................

Description of Cable Types 43................................................................

Index 45...................................................................................

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General Safety Summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it.

To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified.

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

To Avoid Fire or Personal Injury

Use Proper Power Cord. Use only the power cord specified for this product and certified for the country of use.

Connect and Disconnect Properly. Connect the probe output to the measurement instrument before connecting the

probe to the circuit under test. Disconnect the probe input and the probe ground from the circuit under test before
disconnecting the probe from the measurement instrument.

Ground the Product. This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid elect ric

shock, the grounding 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.

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.

General Safety Summary

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.

Use Proper Fuse. Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this product.

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

Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it inspected by

qualified service personnel.

Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions.

Do Note Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere.

Keep Product Surfaces Clean and Dry.

Provide Proper Ventilation.

proper ventilation.

Refer to the manual’s installation instructions for details on installing the product so it has

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General Safety Summary

Symbols and Terms

Terms in this Manual. These terms may appear in this manual:

WARNING. Warning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life.

CAUTION. Caution statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to this product or other property.

Terms on the Product. These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates an injury hazard immediately accessible as you read the marking.

WARNING indicates an injury hazard not immediately accessi ble as you read the marking.

CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product.

Symbols on the Product. The following symbols may appear on the product:

CAUTION

Refer to Manual

WARNING

High Voltage

Protective Ground

(Earth) Terminal

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Preface

This manual contains user reference information that supplements the information in the WVR6100, WVR7000, and
WVR7100 Quick Start User Manual.

NOTE. If you have a WVR7100 or WVR6100 waveform rasterizer with system software verion 1, this manual does not
apply. Use the documentation that shipped with your instrument. If your WVR6100 or WVR7100 has system software
version 2 and later, use this manual. This manual also applies if you have upgraded from an older software version to the
new software wi th a new audio option, or have upgraded to the new software with no audio option installed.

Related User Documents

Item Purpose Location

WVR6100, WVR7000, and
WVR7100 Waveform Rasterizers
Quick Start User Manual

Installation and high-level overview
of instrument operation

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Preface

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WWW.Tektronix.com

WVR6100, WVR7000, and
WVR7100 Waveform Rasterizers
User Technical Reference

(this manual)

Online Help In-depth instrument operation and

WVR6100, WVR7000, and
WVR7100 Specifications and
Performance Verification Technical
Reference

WVR & WFM Series Management
Information Base (MIB) Reference

WVR6100, WVR7000, and
WVR7100 Waveform Rasterizers
Service Manual

In-depth descriptions of inst rument
operation

UI help

Specifications and procedure for
checking instrument performance

SNMP command reference for
remotely controlling the instrument

Optional manual supporting module­level servicing of the instrument

Conventions Used in this Manual

The following icons are used throughout this manual:

Sequence

Step

Connect

power

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WWW.Tektronix.com

Network XGA

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Instrument webpage

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Installation Variations

See your WVR6100, WVR7000, and WVR7100 Quick Start User Manual for basic installation instructions; see the
following information for other installation situations and for remote communication instructions, an optional procedure that
is suitable for incoming inspection of this product.

To Connect Directly to a PC

The waveform rasterizer is often connected to a PC, as follows:

Installation Variations

1. Connect your waveform rasterizer to a
PC through an ethernet hub, as shown.
A standard crossover cable can be
substituted for the hub.

2. Set up the waveform rasterizer as de­scribed in steps 1 through 6 on
page 2, choosing Manual IP mode
and setting the IP address manually.
Be sure to set an address t hat is com­patible with the setting of your PC.

3. SNMP setup, if used, is the same as
described under SNMP Setup on
page 3.

To Connect to a Network

The following topics cover configuring the IP sett ings, so that you can use the waveform rasterizer over a network, and
configuring SNMP, which is required if you are using commands to control the waveform rasterizer.

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Laptop PC

(192.168.1.1)

WVR6100 ,
WVR7000, or
WVR7100

192.168.1.2

IP address

(192.168.1.2)

IP address

UpLink -- no

connection

HUB

Ethernet

connection

Ethernet
connection

Ethernet (located
on rear panel)

Connection and IP Settings

To allow network access to t he instrument, you need set the IP address. Network addresses can be assigned either
automatically or manually. If your network does not use DHCP, you will have to manually enter the address for the
instrument. To get an address, talk to your LAN administrator.

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To connect your waveform rasterizer to a
network and access it with a remote PC,
set up the rasterizer as described in the
steps that follow.

NOTE. You may want to connect directly
between your PC and the instrument. See
To Connect Directly to a PC on page 1.

1. Press CONFIG to display the Configu­ration menu.

2. Select Network Settings > Web En­able.PressSEL to select On.

3. Set the IP Config Mode to Manual or

DHCP, depending on your network set­up.

4. If you cannot use DHCP, set the sub­net mask and gateway address net­work parameters in this menu; see
your LAN administrator for required
values. (Be sure to use compatible ad­dresses between the PC and the ras­terizer.) You can also set the instru­ment name and view the MAC Ad­dress.

Lap Top PC

IP address

(192.168.1.1)

WVR6100, WVR7000,
or WVR7100

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192.168.1.2

Network

Ethernet (located

on rear panel)

IP address

(192.168.1.2)

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3

4

5. If the password is set, note it. You will
be prompted for it when you connect to
the rasterizer.

NOTE. For help with entering or
changing the password, select Web
Password, and press the HELP button.

6. Press CONFIG to close the Configura­tion menu.

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SNMP Setup

If you intend to use SNMP commands to control the instrument (SNMP control is primarily intended for access through
automation systems), you need to set up SNMP parameters.

NOTE.TheWFM Series Waveform Monitors wfm_mon.mib and the WVR7100.mib can be downloaded from the
instrument Web page. See step 10 on page 5 in this manual.

The procedure to set SNMP settings is similar to that shown on page 2 for IP settings; the parameters that can be set
follow:

SNMP Enable This entry in the Network Settings portion of t he Configuration menu allows you to turn

on or off the remote access through SNMP.

SNMP Trap Enable This menu entry allows you to turn on or off the traps that are sent out through SNMP.

SNMP Trap Address

Private Community String This menu entry allows you to set the Private Community string. This string is effectively

Public Community String This menu entry allows you to set the Public Community string. This string is effectively a

This menu entry allows you to set IP addresses to which SNMP traps are sent through
SNMP. Traps can be sent to up to four addresses when error conditions are detected.

NOTE. A value of all zeroes for the address will disable that trap output.

a password. Without this string, SNMP commands cannot change values in the
instrument.

NOTE. The Private String is necessary for SNMP access to write changes into the
instrument.

password. Without this string, SNMP commands cannot read values from the instrument.

NOTE. The Public String is necessary for SNMP access to read values from the instrument.

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Remote Communication

The following topics cover remote communications that occur:

H Over an Ethernet network through a Web browser

H Over an Ethernet network through a Java applet

H Over a cable using the optional remote front panel

Using a Web Browser

You can use a Web browser to access the waveform rasterizer and save screen captures, download presets, and
download the error log. Your rasterizer does need to be connected to an IP network via Ethernet. You will need to set the
IP Config Mode, IP Address, Subnet Mask, and possibly the Gateway Address, to meet your network configuration
requirements.

To connect to the waveform rasterizer using a Web browser, do the followi ng:

1. Press CONFIG to display the Configu­ration menu.

2. Select Network Settings > Web En­able.PressSEL to select On.

3. Set the IP Config Mode to Manual or

DHCP, depending in your network set­up.

4. Note the IP Address for use in step 6.

NOTE. You may have to set other
network parameters in this menu; see
your LAN administrator if required.

5. Press CONFIG to close the Configura­tion menu.

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6. Start your Web browser and type the

network address of the waveform ras­terizer (from step 4) into the URL entry
box like this:

http://123.123.123.123/

Click on the indicated items to:

1. Start the Java applet (see next proce-

dure).

2. Display a list of Web clients (by net-

work address) currently logged into the
waveform rasterizer.

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3. Display which options this instrument

is equipped with.

4. Display waveform rasterizer online

help.

5. Capture the full or status bar displays

in BMP or PNG formats. Retrieves the
capture for saving to a file.

6. Download and display the Error Log as

tab-delimited text or an HTML table.

7. Download and display the Diagnostic

Log as tab-delimited text or an HTML
table.

8. Download instrument settings to a file

in binary format.

9. Download Preset <N> to a file in binary

format, where <N> is any number from
1to5.

10. Download each of the MIB files in

ASCII format.

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Many Web browsers do not correctly interpret IP addresses with leading zeros. If the IP address shown in the
Configuration menu contains leading zeros as in 124.161.038.151, remove the “0” when entering it into the address
line of the browser. For example, 124.161.038.151 should be entered as 124.161.38.151.

Using the Java Applet

To further extend your control from a remote PC, launch the Java applet from the Web browser to change the waveform
rasterizer settings, display and refresh the waveform rasterizer screen, save screen captures, download and upload
presets, and download the error log. The Java applet provides a menu bar and a virtual front panel that gives you complete
remote control over instrument settings.

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Installation Variations

Note that the Web interface operation is optimized for screen resolutions of 1024 x 768 or higher. Operation on computers
with lower resolution requires scroll-bar use to see the entire interface.

Java Applet Requirements

If you install Java on your PC, you can launch a Java applet to control the waveform rasterizer. The Java Applet requires:

H Version 1.4.1 (or later) of the Java Run-Time Environment (JRE) from Sun Microsystems installed on your PC. To

download the JRE (Java Run-Time Environment) plug-in from Sun Microsystems, download the appropriate code from
the Sun Microsystems URL: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/

Once you download the executable file, launch the installation software and follow the instructions.

H Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later running on a Windows PC

H Netscape on Apple Linux or on UNIX machines

NOTE. If you need remote operation on other platforms, use the Java Application, which is a stand-alone application that
provides all of the features of the Java applet. The Java Application can be run on any platform that supports Java version

1.4.1 or later, including Windows NT/2000/XP, Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X. The Java application, unlike the Java applet,

does not run within a Web browser and, thus, is not subject to the various browser limitations. You can download the Java
application package from the Tektronix Web site. Look for WVR Remote Software Package in the download section of the
Video Test Product pages.

The Java Application can be used to download instrument presets to a remote file and upload from the remote file to the
instrument.

Launching the Applet

When you launch the Java applet, it is downloaded from the waveform rasterizer and launched. There is no software
installation required to use the applet (other than the Java Run-Time Environment noted previously). The waveform
rasterizer supports up to three remote clients (screen updates become slower with each client added).

1. Launch the Web browser as described
under Using a Web Browser,starting
on page 4.

2. Once the Remote Interface appears,
select Launch Applet. and the Java
applet will be launched.

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3. Use the menu bar of the Java applet

window to quickly access functions
that are not available from the front
panel. Also, access the Configuration
menu by using these menus rather
than a front-panel button.

4. For front panel functions, click the

virtual front-panel controls to remotely
press most instrument front panel con­trols.

5. Read the status bar the same way as

you would when it is displayed directly
from the instrument display. (See To

Determine Status At-A-Glance in the
WVR6100, WVR7000, and WVR7100
Quick Start User Manual.

Selecting Displays

1. To turn the display of the virtual front

panel on or off, click View > Control
Panel.

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4

5

1

2

Control

panel

Waveform

display

2. To turn the display of the Waveform

Display Window on or off, click View >
Waveform Display.

NOTE. The displays can be turned on
or off independently of each other.
Here they are both displayed in the
applet window.

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