BNC 7000 Series User Manual User Manual
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Table of Contents
1
INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES 7000 ....................................................................................................... 5
1.1
G
ENERAL
F
EATURES AND
F
UNCTIONS
................................................................................................................ 5
1.2
O
PTIONS
...................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.3
F
RONT
P
ANEL
O
VERVIEW
................................................................................................................................ 6
1.4
R
EAR
P
ANEL
C
ONNECTIONS
............................................................................................................................. 8
2
GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................. 10
2.1
S
YSTEM
R
EQUIREMENTS
................................................................................................................................ 10
2.2
U
NPACKING THE
SERIES
7000 ...................................................................................................................... 10
2.3
I
NITIAL
I
NSPECTION
...................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4
S
TARTING THE
SERIES
7000 ......................................................................................................................... 10
2.4.1
Applying Power ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.4.2
Connecting to LAN via DHCP Router .............................................................................................. 10
2.4.3
Connecting via LAN without DHCP Router (fallback or fixed IP) .................................................... 11
2.4.4
Connecting through USB to SERIES 7000 GUI ................................................................................ 11
2.4.5
Connecting through USBTMC & VISA ............................................................................................ 11
2.4.6
Connecting through GPIB & VISA .................................................................................................. 11
2.4.7
Using Berkeley Nucleonics Application Programming Interface (API) ........................................... 12
2.4.8
Installing the SERIES 7000 Graphical User Interface Software ...................................................... 12
2.4.9
Troubleshooting the LAN Interconnection ..................................................................................... 12
2.4.10
Shutting Down the SERIES 7000 ............................................................................................... 13
2.4.11
Perform Firmware Upgrade ...................................................................................................... 13
2.4.12
Serial Number ........................................................................................................................... 13
3
MEASUREMENT USING THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) ........................................................... 14
3.1
S
TART THE
SERIES
7000
GUI ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.2
O
RGANIZATION OF THE
GUI .......................................................................................................................... 15
3.2.1
Menu Section ................................................................................................................................. 15
3.3
M
EASUREMENT
T
ABS
................................................................................................................................... 22
3.3.1
General Tab Organization ............................................................................................................. 22
3.4
P
HASE
N
OISE
M
EASUREMENT
T
AB
.................................................................................................................. 23
3.4.1
Measurement setup ...................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.2
Using External References ............................................................................................................. 27
3.4.3
The Different Plot Window Tabs .................................................................................................... 28
3.4.4
The Traces Window ....................................................................................................................... 29
3.4.5
The Marker Window ...................................................................................................................... 33
3.4.6
Inside Plot Window Functions ....................................................................................................... 34
3.4.7
Saving Traces ................................................................................................................................. 35
3.4.8
Oversampling factor (SERIES 7000 / SERIES 7000 only) ................................................................ 35
3.5
G
ENERAL
M
EASUREMENT
S
ETTINGS
................................................................................................................ 37
3.5.1
Number of data points per trace ................................................................................................... 37
3.5.2
Measurement time (using GUI) ..................................................................................................... 37
3.6
AM
N
OISE
M
EASUREMENT
(SERIES
7000
ONLY
) ............................................................................................. 39
3.7
A
DDITIVE
P
HASE
N
OISE
M
EASUREMENT
........................................................................................................... 40
3.7.1
Measurement Procedure ............................................................................................................... 41
3.8
T
RANSIENT
A
NALYZER
M
EASUREMENT
............................................................................................................ 44
3.9
FFT
A
NALYZER
M
EASUREMENT
...................................................................................................................... 45
4
SYSTEM CALIBRATION (FIRMWARE 1.0 AND UP)................................................................................... 46
5
REMOTE PROGRAMMING THE SERIES 7000 .......................................................................................... 48
5.1
A
CCESS VIA
LAN .......................................................................................................................................... 48
5.2
U
SING AND
C
ONFIGURING
VXI-11 .................................................................................................................. 48
5.3
U
SING THE
USB-TMC
I
NTERFACE WITH
VISA................................................................................................... 49
5.4
U
SING THE
USB-TMC
I
NTERFACE WITH
IVI
DRIVERS
.......................................................................................... 49
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