5
c
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
m
 Select the Delta t. menu and turn the T Markers On
n 
Set START ON EDGE =  PCS1 and STOP ON EDGE =  POSI
n  Press the  (PRECISE EDGE FIND]  key
RECORD the delta t reading. This is the rise time of the reference
signal 
wit,hin
 a 1% amplitude window of the signal connected to
Input. 4. This value is needed later to calculate the correct jitter.
(delta.t.up)
Select, the 
Timebase
 menu and center the second positive-going
edge of the signal (approximate Delay = 129 ns)
Press 
INIORE)
 and 
(HISTOGRAM)
n 
Select the Window submenu and set:
n 
Source is channel 4
B
 Choose the Time Histogram
n  Press [WINDOW  MARKER-I]  and set it to 980 
mV
w
  Press [WINDOW  MARKER 
z]
 and set it to 1 V
Select the Acquire submenu, set the Number of Samples to 1000
and press  (START ACQUIRING‘)
After the data for the time histogram has been acquired (#
Samples = 
lOO%),
 select the Result submenu.
Press 
INIEAN)
 and (SIGMA). RECORD the value of sigma
The RMS-jitter is calculated as follows:
RMS
 
_
 
jitter
 
=
 
6sGma
 
-Flta.t.up
12. The RMS-jitter for period of 100 ns is 75 ps. Enter the result in
the Test Report as
TR
entry
5.1
- 1
13. Set the HP 
8114A
 period to 500 ns
14.
Repeat steps 6 to
11
Note
Iii
TIME/DIV = 200 
ps/div;
 approximate Delay = 530 ns
15. The RMS-jitter for period of 500 ns is 175 ps. Enter the result in
the Test Report as TR entry 5.1 
-
 2
Testing the HP 
9114A
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