Specifications

System Introduction 17Chapter 1
System Hardware
The Agilent TS-5400 systems contain all of the GPIB and/or VXI
instrumentation needed to test most electronics modules. You may add
additional GPIB instruments and/or VXI modules and cabling to increase
the test capabilities of the system. If adding VXI modules when currently no
VXI modules are present, requires a VXI Mainframe.
The locations of the GPIB instruments and VXI modules in the VXI
mainframe(s), and the test system interface or mass interconnect are
standardized as much as possible. Because the Agilent TS-5400 Series uses
open system standards, and is configurable by the system integrator, systems
at your site may be different from the factory configurations.
WARNING The Debug Panel Analog Bus (ABus1 - ABus4) connectors are
not intended for operator use. On some Agilent TS-5400 Test
Systems, the Debug connector’s common connection (BNC
outer connection) is isolated from system ground and can have
hazardous voltage and current during Agilent TS-5400
operation.
Refer to the Debug Panel’s silk-screen to determine if the
Debug connector’s common connection are floating. Voltages
greater than 30Vrms, 42Vpk, or 60Vdc are considered
hazardous voltages. Current greater than 8A or energy greater
than 150VA is also considered hazardous.
Agilent E6171B
Measurement and
Control Module
(MCM)
This powerful card contributes to the versatility of the system, providing its
own 4x16 matrix to connect instruments to the Analog Bus. Twelve of these
sixteen lines are typically used for the Counter, 2-channel isolated Arbitrary
Waveform Generator, Digitizer, and DMM. The MCM card adds other
important capabilities to the system as well, these are:
• An isolated voltage source.
• An isolated current source with a programmable voltage limit.
• A 16 X 5 instrument multiplexer that multiplexes four analog buses
plus Unit Under Test (UUT) common.
• Multiplexing for eight external triggers and eight VXIbus TTL triggers
to and from each other or to and from the DUT.
• An analog comparator, with programmable thresholds, whose output
connects to the trigger multiplexer.
• A programmable high-voltage attenuator.
• A amplifier with programmable gain that can amplify the output of an
Agilent E6173A Arbitrary Function Generator module (formerly the
Agilent Z2471A) via a step-up transformer to provide output for
simulating VRS (Variable Reluctance Sensors) signals.
• A Programmable IRQ.
• A programmable general-purpose timer whose output also can be used
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