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Chapter 1 G
etting S
tarted
Making Measure
ment
s
1-26
Operati
ng Gu
ide
1
Settin
g the Lo
wer Li
mit
Press
the arrow keys
as shown in the fol
lowing st
eps to set th
e lower limi
t
value.
Pres
s th
e
s
key six more times to caus
e the Counter to display yo
ur entry
in Me
ga unit
s as shown i
n the fo
llow
ing st
ep.
NOTE
BE SU
RE to pr
ess the
Enter ke
y to en
ter the
100 M
ega value
.
Uppr &
Lower
M
M
M
Enter
M
65
67
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
5
Table of Contents
5
In this Guide
14
Contents and Organization
14
Related Documents
15
Types of Service Available if Your Instrument Fails
16
Standard Repair Services (Worldwide)
16
Express Repair/Performance Calibration Service (USA Only)
16
Assembly-Level Service Guide
16
Repackaging for Shipment
17
Description of the 225 Mhz Universal Counter
18
Options
20
Hardware
20
Support
20
Accessories Supplied and Available
21
Accessories Available
21
Accessories Supplied
21
Supplied Manuals
21
Differences between Prior and Current Revisions of the HP 53131A/132A
22
HP 53131A Containing Firmware Revisions (3317, 3335, or 3402)
22
Calibrations
23
Measurements
23
HP 53132A Time Interval Delay Arming
24
HP-IB Commands
24
Statistics
24
Operating Guide
24
HP 53131A/132A Quick Reference Guide
25
1 Getting Started
41
The Front Panel at a Glance
42
The Front Panel Indicators at a Glance
43
The Front Panel Indicators at a Glance (Cont.)
44
The Front Panel Menus at a Glance
45
The Front Panel Menus at a Glance (Cont.)
46
The Front Panel Menus at a Glance (Cont.)
48
The Display Annunciators at a Glance
49
The Display Special Character at a Glance
50
The Limit Test Graph Characters at a Glance
50
The Rear Panel at a Glance
51
Making Measurements
52
To Measure Frequency
53
To Select Input Coupling and Impedance
55
Selecting Input Coupling
55
Selecting Input Impedance
56
Changing Trigger Mode
57
Modifying Input Trigger Level
57
To Set Input Channel Trigger Level/Sensitivity
57
Selecting Input Trigger Slope
58
Selecting Input Sensitivity
59
Starting the Measurement
59
To Select Scale and Offset
59
Entering the Scale Value
60
Entering the Offset Value
61
Disabling Math
62
Displaying the Math Results
62
To Set Limits of Measurements
63
Setting the Upper Limit
64
Setting the Lower Limit
66
Operating Guide
67
Setting the Counter to Flag and Stop Measuring on Out-Of-Limit Measurements
68
Setting the Counter to Flag on Limits but Continue Measuring
69
Disabling Limit Testing
70
Disabling Math
70
To Perform Statistics on Measurements
71
Selecting the Type of Statistics (Stats)
71
Computing Stats on Filtered Data Only
72
Displaying Stats after Filtering Data of Input Signal
74
Disabling Stats and Math
75
To Control Measurement
76
2 Operating Your Universal Counter
77
Introduction
78
Chapter Summary
78
Where to Find some Key Working Examples
79
How this Counter Works for You
80
Using the Measurement Control Keys (Run and Stop/Single)
81
Overview of the Measurement Control Keys
81
To Use the Measurement Control Keys
82
Using Entry/Select (Arrow) Keys
84
To Use During Numeric Entry
84
To Use When Sequencing through the Measurement Function Menus (Freq & Ratio, Time & Period, Other Meas) and the Recall Menu
84
To Use During State Changing (ON/OFF, LO/MED/HI, Etc.)
85
To Use on Prompted Event Messages (SET OFFSET ?, CAL: OFFS N ?, TEST: ALL?, Etc.)
85
To Use on Prompted Help Messages (MATH HELP ?, PRINT HELP ?)
85
Operating Guide
85
Using the MEASURE Menu Keys
86
Overview of the MEASURE Menus
86
To Measure Frequency
87
To Measure Frequency Ratio
88
To Measure Time Interval
89
To Measure Period
89
To Measure Rise/Fall Times
89
To Measure Positive/Negative Pulse Widths
90
To Measure Duty Cycle
90
To Make Totalize Measurements
90
To Make Phase Measurements
91
To Measure Positive/Negative Voltage Peaks
91
Using the Gate & External Arm Menu Key
92
Overview of Gate/External Arming Functions
92
Gate/External Arming Capabilities
92
AUTO Arming
92
DIGITS Arming
93
EXTERNAL Arming
93
HP 53131A (and HP 53132A with S/N Prefix below 3646) Time Interval DELAY Arming
93
TIME Arming
93
HP 53132A (with S/N Prefix 3646 and Above) Time Interval DELAY Arming
96
To Use the Gate and External Arm
100
Example Procedure for Gate and External Arm
100
Example Procedure for Changing the Number of Digits of Resolution Displayed for more Precise Measurements
101
Using the MATH Menu Keys
103
Overview of Scale/Offset Math Menu
103
To Use the Scale/Offset Math Menu
104
Example Procedure for Scale Function
104
Example Procedure for Offset Function
105
Operating Guide
105
Example Procedure for Turning off Math Mode
106
Example Procedure for Setting the Offset from the Last Measurement Value
107
Overview of Statistics (Stats) Menu
108
Example Procedure for Computing Stats
109
To Use the Stats Menu for Automatic and Continuous Statistical Analysis
109
Example Procedure for Easy Viewing of Stats
110
Example Procedure for Filtering Data (Using Limits) During Stats
111
Example Procedure for Configuring SINGLE to Initiate N Measurements
112
Example Procedure for Turning off Stats Mode
112
Overview of Limits Menus
113
Using the LIMITS Menu Keys
113
Limits Testing Example 1-Flag and Stop Measuring on Limits
114
To Set and Use Automatic Limit Testing
114
Limits Testing Example 2-Flag on Limits but Continue Measuring
116
Limits Testing Example 3-Use Analog Graph Display While Adjusting Input Signal
116
Limits Testing Example 4-Selecting Filtering Conditions of Stats Computation
118
Limits Testing Example 5-Sending the Limit-Detect Output to the RS-232 Serial Port
119
Overview of Trigger/Sensitivity Menu
120
Using CHANNEL 1 and CHANNEL 2 Input Conditioning Keys
120
Example Procedure for Setting Trigger Voltage and Sensitivity Levels
124
To Use the Trigger/Sensitivity Keys to Adjust Counter's Triggering Level
124
Operating Guide
126
Example Procedure for Using Common 1 to Make Time Interval (TI) Measurements on a Single Signal
127
Overview of Input Conditioning Toggle Keys
127
Using the Save and Recall Menus
128
Overview of Save and Recall Functions
128
To Use the Save Function
129
To Use the Recall Function
130
To Unsave a Measurement Setup
131
Using the Print Menu
132
Overview of the Print Menu
132
To Use the Print Menu
132
Using the Utility Menu
133
Overview of the Utility Menu
133
To Set the HP-IB Address
134
Selecting Operating Mode (Talk/Listen, Talk-Only)
134
Setting the HP-IB Address
134
To Choose the Timebase Source
135
To Run the Self-Test Routines
135
Overview of the Self-Test Routines
135
Example Procedure for Running the Self Test
137
To Configure the RS-232 Serial Port for Printing
137
Setting the Baud Rate
138
Setting the Hardware Pacing
138
Setting the Parity
139
Setting the Software Pace
139
To Configure the RS-232 Serial Port for Sending Limit-Detect Output
140
To Select the Numerical Convention for the Display
141
To Connect the Counter to a Serial Printer Via the
141
RS-232 Port
141
To Connect the Counter to a Printer Via HP-IB
142
To Select the HP-IB Talk-Only Mode for Printing
142
Operating Guide
142
Overview of the Calibration Menu
143
Using the Calibration Menu
143
To Unsecure for Calibration
144
To View the Calibration Menu and Security Status
144
To Initiate the Calibration Routines
145
To Secure against Calibration
147
To Change to a New Security Code
148
To Get Help with the Calibration Menu
148
To View the Calibration Count
148
Front Panel Display Messages
149
Measurement Result Displays
149
Power-Up/Self Test Messages
150
Menu Messages
151
HP-IB Messages
153
Preset Values after Power-Up and *RST
154
HP 53131A (and HP 53132A with S/N Prefix below 3646) Preset Values for Functions Accessible Via Front Panel or HP-IB
155
HP 53132A (with S/N Prefix 3646 and Above) Preset Values
161
Preset Values for Functions Accessible Via HP-IB Only
167
Summary of the Measurement Sequence
169
Common Questions
170
Counter's Numeric Display Does Not Follow the Numerical Convention for My Country
170
How Do I Display the 13Th Digit in My Numerical Result
170
Why DID Counter Go to Its Default State after I Set up My RS-232 Port
170
Why DID Counter Stop Measuring
170
Why Is Stats Result Not Available yet
170
Why Won't Printer Work
170
Operating Guide
172
3 Specifications
172
Introduction
172
Instrument Inputs
172
Instrument Inputs (Continued)
173
Time Base
174
Measurement Specifications
175
Measurement Specifications (Continued)
176
Measurement Definitions
182
Measurement Definitions (Continued)
183
Measurement Arming and Processing
184
Measurement Arming and Processing (Continued)
185
General Information
186
Declaration of Conformity
194
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Model
53131A
Category
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Language
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