User manual
User Manual: Agilent Acqiris 10-bit Digitizers    Page 3 of 27 
 CONTENTS 
1.
  OUT OF THE BOX ........................................................................................................................... 5 
1.1.  Message to the User ..................................................................................................................... 5 
1.2.  Using this Manual ........................................................................................................................ 5 
1.3.  Conventions Used in This Manual ............................................................................................... 5 
1.4.  Model Names ............................................................................................................................... 6 
1.5.  Disclaimer and Safety .................................................................................................................. 6 
1.6.  Warning Regarding Medical Use ................................................................................................. 6 
1.7.  Packaging and Handling ............................................................................................................... 6 
1.8.  Warranty ....................................................................................................................................... 7 
1.9.  Warranty and Repair Return Procedure, Assistance and Support ................................................ 7 
1.10.  Transport & Shipping ................................................................................................................... 7 
1.11.  Maintenance ................................................................................................................................. 8 
1.12.  Cleaning ....................................................................................................................................... 8 
1.13.  Disposal and Recycling ................................................................................................................ 8 
2.  INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................. 9 
2.1.  System Requirements ................................................................................................................... 9 
2.2.  Installing the Software under Windows ....................................................................................... 9 
2.2.1.  U10xx Digitizer Products Support ................................................................................. 10 
2.3.  Installing the Software for Linux ................................................................................... 11 
2.4.  Installing the Hardware .............................................................................................................. 11 
2.5.  Uninstalling devices under Windows ......................................................................................... 11 
3.  PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 12 
3.1.  Overview .................................................................................................................................... 12 
3.2.  Channel Input ............................................................................................................................. 13 
3.2.1.  Standard & High Impedance Coupling .......................................................................... 13 
3.2.2.  Impedance ...................................................................................................................... 13 
3.2.3.  Input Protection .............................................................................................................. 13 
3.2.4.  Mezzanine Front-end ...................................................................................................... 13 
3.2.5.  Bandwidth and Rise Time .............................................................................................. 14 
3.2.6.  Input Voltage and Offset ................................................................................................ 14 
3.2.7.  Vertical Resolution ......................................................................................................... 14 
3.2.8.  DC Accuracy and Linearity ............................................................................................ 14 
3.2.9.  Using Probes .................................................................................................................. 14 
3.3.  Data Acquisition ......................................................................................................................... 15 
3.3.1.  Sampling Rate ................................................................................................................ 15 
3.3.2.  Acquisition Memory ...................................................................................................... 15 
3.3.3.  Single and Sequence Acquisition Modes ....................................................................... 15 
3.3.4.  Simultaneous multibuffer Acquisition and Readout (SAR) ........................................... 16 
3.3.5.  Timing ............................................................................................................................ 16 
3.3.6.  Timebase Range ............................................................................................................. 17 
3.3.7.  Combining channels ....................................................................................................... 17 
3.3.8.  Data Readout .................................................................................................................. 17 
3.4.  Trigger ........................................................................................................................................ 17 
3.4.1.  Trigger Source ................................................................................................................ 17 
3.4.2.  Trigger Coupling ............................................................................................................ 17 
3.4.3.  Trigger Level .................................................................................................................. 17 
3.4.4.  Edge Trigger Slope......................................................................................................... 18 
3.4.5.  Window Trigger ............................................................................................................. 18 
3.4.6.  HF Trigger ...................................................................................................................... 18 
3.4.7.  Spike Stretcher ............................................................................................................... 18 
3.4.8.  Multi-source Trigger ...................................................................................................... 18 
3.4.9.  Pre- and Post-Trigger Delay ........................................................................................... 18 
3.4.10.  Trigger Status ................................................................................................................. 18 
3.5.  External Clock and Reference .................................................................................................... 19 
3.6.  Internal Calibration .................................................................................................................... 19 
3.7.  Factory Calibration ..................................................................................................................... 19 
3.8.  AS bus 2 ..................................................................................................................................... 20 










