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1- 3 Introduction to Option 100 and E2625A Telecommunications Mask Template Kit Supplied items Supplied items The Option 100 Telecommunications Mask Template Kit contains the following items: Recommended accessories Other Agilent accessories recommended for use in mask testing include: What not to d...

1- 4 Introduction to Option 100 and E2625A Telecommunications Mask Template Kit Oscilloscope models Oscilloscope models You can use the Telecommunications Mask Template Kit with these Infiniium Oscilloscopes: 1 Requires system software version A.03.00 or later. 2 Requires system software version A.0...

1- 5 Introduction to Option 100 and E2625A Telecommunications Mask Template Kit To access the Mask Test Setup dialog box To access the Mask Test Setup dialog box Select Analyze , then Mask Test... from the oscilloscope main menu, as shown here, to access the Mask Test Setup dialog box:

1- 6 Introduction to Option 100 and E2625A Telecommunications Mask Template Kit Overview of the Mask Test Setup dialog box Overview of the Mask Test Setup dialog box You will use the Mask Test Setup dialog box shown here to load and use masks with the Infiniium Oscilloscope. Standard masks are shown...

2- 2 Getting Started and Using Masks Telecommunications (telecom) and data communications (datacom) industries have established standards for equipment manufacturers. One of these standards defines the electrical parameters for waveforms. By applying these standards, both telecom and datacom equipme...

2- 3 Getting Started and Using Masks Make a copy of the Mask Test disk How Infiniium does Mask Testing When you start the mask test, Infiniium creates a database that has unique locations for every pixel in the waveform viewing area. Each location in the database has a 21-bit counter for a maximum c...

2- 4 Getting Started and Using Masks To install the Standard Masks To install the Standard Masks Use the copy of the Mask Test disk to install standard masks onto the Infiniium hard drive. The Mask Test disk contains many of the available standard masks that you may need to use during mask testing. ...

2- 5 Getting Started and Using Masks To calibrate the oscilloscope To calibrate the oscilloscope Your Infiniium should be at optimum performance when performing mask testing. If your Infiniium has not been calibrated in the last year or if the Calibration ∆ Temp is greater than ±5 °C, you should rec...

2- 6 Getting Started and Using Masks To choose a proper probe for Mask Testing To choose a proper probe for Mask Testing You can use any oscilloscope probe that fits your application. Depending on the type of waveform you are testing, you may need to use one of the probe adapters. Calibrating the pr...

2- 7 Getting Started and Using Masks To get your waveform on the oscilloscope display To get your waveform on the oscilloscope display When doing mask testing, you will try to fit the mask to your waveform. This is how you will verify whether your waveform meets the acceptable electrical parameters ...

2- 8 Getting Started and Using Masks To enable the Mask Test To enable the Mask Test 1 Click Analyze , then Mask Test to access the Mask Test Setup dialog box. 2 In the Mask Test Setup dialog box, click Enable Mask Test to checkmark the box. When enabled, a Mask Test tab appears beneath the waveform...

2- 9 Getting Started and Using Masks To load a Mask To load a Mask 1 Click Analyze , then Mask Test to access the Mask Test Setup dialog box. 2 Make sure the mask test is enabled. 3 Click the Load Mask... button. 4 In the Load Mask dialog box, click the Mask Test Source field to select an oscillosco...

2- 10 Getting Started and Using Masks To align a Mask to the waveform To align a Mask to the waveform 1 Access the Mask Test Setup dialog box and make sure the mask test is enabled. 2 Locate the Use File Setup When Aligning option. When aligning a mask to the waveform, these settings are used: • Cha...

2- 11 Getting Started and Using Masks To start and stop the Mask Test To start and stop the Mask Test 1 Access the Mask Test Setup dialog box and make sure the mask test is enabled. 2 At the bottom of the Mask Test Setup dialog box, locate the start and stop mask test buttons. • The green triangle s...

2- 12 Getting Started and Using Masks To understand the Mask Test tab description area To understand the Mask Test tab description area After you have enabled the mask test in the Mask Test Setup dialog box, you will see a Mask Test tab on the lower left of the oscilloscope screen, beneath the wavef...

2- 13 Getting Started and Using Masks To run the Mask Test conditionally To run the Mask Test conditionally 1 Access the Mask Test Setup dialog box and make sure the mask test is enabled. 2 Click the Run Until selection arrow to view the options. a If Stop on Failure is disabled, you can stop the ma...

2- 14 Getting Started and Using Masks To stop the Mask Test on the first failure To stop the Mask Test on the first failure 1 Access the Mask Test Setup dialog box and make sure the mask test is enabled. 2 Click Stop On Failure to checkmark the box. 3 Run the mask test. When the mask test encounters...

3- 2 Standard Masks The Infiniium Option 100 and the E2625A Telecommunications Mask Template Kit disk contains standard masks used by the telecommunications and data communications industries. These are the masks you can load into the oscilloscope to test your waveform’s compliance against industry ...

3- 3 Standard Masks ANSI T1.102 North American Standard Masks FCC Part 68.308 Options A, B, and C Masks Pre-Compliance SONET Masks IEEE 802.3 Masks Mask File Name Line Impedance Bit Rate DS1_ANSI.msk 100 Ω twisted pair 1.544 Mbps DS1A_ANSI.msk 100 Ω twisted pair 2.048 Mbps DS1C_ANSI.msk 100 Ω twiste...

3- 19 Standard Masks Pre-Compliance SONET Masks Pre-Compliance SONET Masks The Pre-Compliance SONET Masks resemble the following: OC1_SONET.msk OC3_SONET.msk

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