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Agilent Technologies 53220A - User Manual

Agilent Technologies 53220A
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Agilent Technologies
Agilent 53220A/53230A
350 MHz Universal
Frequency Counter/
Timer
User’s Guide

Table of Contents

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Agilent Technologies 53220A Specifications

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BrandAgilent Technologies
Model53220A
CategoryCash Counter
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Notices

Manual and Edition Information

Identifies manual part number and edition details.

Software Updates and Licenses

Information on obtaining software updates and license terms.

Legal, Compliance, and Warranty Information

Disclaimers, legal notices, and warranty terms for the product.

Safety Information

General Safety Precautions

Essential safety practices for operation, power-on, and grounding.

Prohibited Operations and Handling

Warnings against hazardous environments, unauthorized modifications, and damage.

Instrument Handling and Maintenance Safety

Guidelines for safe instrument cleaning and handling damaged units.

Environmental and Battery Information

WEEE Directive Compliance

Information regarding compliance with the WEEE directive for product disposal.

Battery Replacement and Disposal

Guidance on lithium battery replacement intervals and proper disposal.

Safety Notices and Precautions

General Safety Advisories

General hazard warnings, safety symbols, and grounding requirements.

Specific Operational Safety Warnings

Critical warnings for input connections, signal polarity, and battery operation.

Instrument Handling and Maintenance Safety

Precautions for installation, modification, damage, and cleaning.

1 Preparation for Use

Instrument Overview and Components

Description of front/rear panels, display, instrument details, and included accessories.

Operating and Storage Environments

Specifications for environmental conditions during operation and storage.

Electrical and Power Requirements

Details on power supply, consumption, and line voltage requirements.

Instrument Status Indicators and Standby Power

Explains power-on LED status and the function of standby power.

Battery Operation and Care

Information on using, charging, and maintaining the instrument's battery.

Instrument Utilities and Configuration

Accessing help, utility functions, display settings, user interaction, and reference settings.

Users Guide Organization

Overview of the user guide's content structure.

2 Software Installation and Interface Configuration

Software Requirements

Specifies software requirements and development environments for instrument control.

Web-Enabled Interface Operation

How to connect and use the instrument's web interface for control.

Installing Agilent IO Libraries and Drivers

Guide for installing essential software libraries and instrument drivers.

Configuring PC Interfaces

Steps for configuring LAN, USB, and GPIB interfaces for PC connection.

Using Interactive IO for Command Execution

How to use the Interactive IO utility for sending SCPI commands.

Firmware and Driver Updates

Procedures for updating instrument firmware and associated drivers.

SCPI Language Emulation Mode

Information on using emulation modes for compatibility with older SCPI sets.

3 Measurements

Counter Measurement Overview

Overview of available measurements, SCPI commands, and channel restrictions.

Reference Oscillator Configuration

How to configure the instrument's internal or external reference oscillator source.

Measurement Modes and Settings

Details on setting measurement modes, time outs, and SCPI syntax.

Frequency and Period Measurements

Covers frequency, frequency ratio, and period measurement types and commands.

Time Interval Measurements

Explains single and dual-channel time interval, rise/fall, pulse width, duty cycle, phase.

Burst Pulse Measurements

Procedures for measuring burst carrier frequency, PRI, PRF, and pulse widths.

4 Input Signal Conditioning

Channel Characteristics and Signal Path

Details on input channels, signal path, and specifications.

Input Impedance and Protection

Settings for input impedance, protection relays, and overload conditions.

Input Range and Probe Factor Settings

How to set input range and probe factor for accurate measurements.

Input Coupling and Bandwidth Filter

Configuration for AC/DC coupling and bandwidth limiting (low-pass) filter.

Threshold Level and Sensitivity Settings

How to set threshold levels, sensitivity, auto-level, and noise rejection.

Threshold Slope and Signal Level Measurement

Setting trigger slope and measuring input signal levels.

5 Triggering and Gating

Triggering and Gating Overview

Summary of trigger and gate settings, time lines, and cycles.

System Trigger Configuration

How to configure system trigger source, slope, delay, count, and sample count.

Measurement Gate Configuration

Details on setting gate source, time, polarity, and advanced controls.

Frequency Measurement Gating

How to configure gate sources and times for frequency measurements.

Totalizing Gating

Configuration of gate sources and times for totalizing measurements.

Time Interval Measurement Gating

How to set gate sources, polarity, and thresholds for time interval measurements.

Burst Carrier Frequency Measurements Gating

Specific gating configurations for burst carrier frequency measurements.

Advanced Gate Control Features

Managing gate start, stop hold off, and automatic gate extension.

6 Math, Graphing, and Data Logging

Math Functions and Operations

Overview of smoothing, scaling, statistics, limit checking, and enabling math subsystems.

Histograms and Trend Charts

How to create, view, and configure histograms and trend charts.

Data Logging and Reading Management

Procedures for data logging, saving readings, and managing data.

Graphics Functions and Reading Memory

How graphics functions interact with reading memory and reset operations.

7 Formats and Data Flow

Reading Formats and Data Transfer

Details on ASCII and REAL data formats and data transfer mechanisms.

Specifying Data Formats and Byte Order

How to specify data format and control block transfer byte order.

Data Flow and Reading Locations

Diagram and explanation of data movement within the counter and to external devices.

Counter File System Management

How to create, manage, and use folders and files in internal/external memory.

User-Defined Power-On States

Setting up custom configurations for instrument power-on.

Managing Folders and Files

Procedures for deleting, copying, and moving files and folders.

8 Instrument Status

Agilent Status System Overview

Introduction to the status system and registers for monitoring instrument conditions.

Questionable Data Register Group

Monitors conditions affecting measurement integrity like overload and errors.

Standard Operation Register Group

Monitors operational conditions like calibration, battery status, and trigger states.

Standard Event Register

Monitors programming conditions including operation complete and errors.

Status Byte Register

Summarizes status bits from other registers and manages service requests.

Appendix A Error Messages

Command and Syntax Errors

Lists and describes errors related to command syntax, parameters, and data types.

Execution and Hardware Errors

Details errors related to command execution, hardware issues, and configuration.

File and Media Errors

Errors related to file operations, storage media, and access.

Device Specific and Calibration Errors

Covers system errors, I2C communication issues, and calibration-related errors.

Self-Test and Other Errors

Lists errors identified during self-tests and other specific device issues.

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