488 Keysight InfiniiVision 3000T X-Series Oscilloscopes User's Guide
31 MIL-STD-1553/ARINC 429 Triggering and Serial Decode
Setup for ARINC 429 Signals
Setup consists of first connecting the oscilloscope to a ARINC 429 signal using a
differential active probe (the Keysight N2791A is recommended), then using the
Signals Menu to specify the signal source, the high and low trigger threshold
voltage levels, the signal speed, and the signal type.
To set up the oscilloscope to capture ARINC 429 signals:
1 Press [Serial].
2 Press the Serial softkey, turn the Entry knob to select the desired slot (Serial 1 or
Serial 2), and press the softkey again to enable decode.
3 Press the Mode softkey; then, select ARINC 429 decode mode.
4 Press the Signals softkey to open the ARINC 429 Signals Menu.
5 Press Source; then, select the channel for the ARINC 429 signal.
The label for the ARINC 429 source channel is automatically set.
6 Press the Speed softkey to open the ARINC 429 Speed Menu.
7 In the ARINC429 Speed Menu, press the Speed softkey and specify the speed of
the ARINC 429 signal:
• High — 100 kb/s.
• Low — 12.5 kb/s.
• User Defined — press the User Baud softkey and enter the user-defined speed
value.
8 Press the Back/Up key to return to the ARINC 429 Signals Menu.
9 Press the Signal Type softkey and specify the signal type of the ARINC 429
signal:
• Line A (non-inverted).