PhaseStation 53100A User’s Manual V1.04 25-Apr-2022 iii
Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................... 19
What’s in the box? ............................................................................................................................. 19
USB driver and software installation .................................................................................................. 19
Support ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Installing TimeLab™ ........................................................................................................................... 21
Performance notes ............................................................................................................................ 22
Front panel features .......................................................................................................................... 23
Rear panel features ........................................................................................................................... 25
Guidelines for input signal connections.............................................................................................. 26
Choosing reference sources ............................................................................................................... 26
Working with dual reference sources................................................................................................. 28
Making your first measurements ....................................................................................................... 31
Tips for new users.............................................................................................................................. 34
Next steps ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Block diagram .................................................................................................................................... 37
A brief architectural note ................................................................................................................... 39
Making Measurements .......................................................................................................................... 41
“What’s all this ADEV stuff, anyhow?” ............................................................................................... 43
Allan Deviation (a) .........................................................................................................................................................44
Modified Allan Deviation (m) .........................................................................................................................................45
Hadamard Deviation (h) .................................................................................................................................................45
Time Deviation (t) ..........................................................................................................................................................46
Maximum Time Interval Error (M) ..................................................................................................................................46
Examining changes in stability over time ........................................................................................................................47
Common artifacts in ADEV and related measurements ...................................................................................................48
Hints for xDEV measurements ........................................................................................................................................53
Working with phase- and frequency-difference traces ....................................................................... 55
Phase difference (Original) (w) .......................................................................................................................................55
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