
Instructions
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Synchronized Periodic Trigger
Intheabsenceofanexternalcustomerinputsignal(TRIG‐IN),theZi‐8CH‐SYNCHProBusmodulecanusean
internalfixedfrequencyclocktotriggertheMasterandSlaveoscilloscopesautomaticallyatapredefined
interval.TheMasterandSlaveoscilloscopesaresettothismodebyselectingperiodicmode
fromtheTrigger
dialogontheMasteroscilloscope'suserinterfacewhentheZi‐8CH‐SYNCHisconnected.
Inthismode,theabsenceofavalidTRIGINsignalresultsinaforcedtriggerusingafixedfrequencyclockinside
theZi‐8CH‐SYNCHmoduletogenerateatimestamp(the
informationisusedtore‐synchronizethewaveforms
ontheSlaveoscilloscope)andautomaticallyforceboththeMasterandSlaveoscilloscopestoacquiredataat
predefinedintervals.
Controlling Synchronized Oscilloscopes
AlldisplaycontrolofMaster+SlaveacquisitionscomesfromthegraphicaluserinterfaceontheMaster
oscilloscope.WhentheZi‐8CH‐SYNCHmoduleisconnectedproperly,allchannelsmaybeturnedONorOFF
fromtheMaster.Channelsetup(vertical,pre‐processing,etc.)iscompletedontheMasteror
ontheSlave
oscilloscope,specificallywheretheacquisitionoriginatedforthatparticularchannel.
TriggeringisviaEdgetriggeronlyfromtheMasteroscilloscopeusingthecommonacquisitiontriggerpulse,or
theoscilloscopesmaybetriggeredatthepredefinedintervalusingasynchronousoperation.
Uponcompletionofasuccessfultrigger,datatransfer
fromtheSlavetotheMasteroscilloscopeisinitiatedfor
allchannels,andallaredisplayedontheMasteroscilloscopegriddisplay.Tracedescriptorlabelsforeach
acquiredchannelarealsoshownontheMasteroscilloscope.WhenshownontheMasteroscilloscope'sdisplay,
Slavechannelsarerenumbered 5, 6,7,
8(forSlave1,2,3,4channels)inthecaseofsynchronizingtwo
oscilloscopeswith16GHzorlowerbandwidth,or6and7(forSlave2and3channels)inthecaseof
synchronizingtwooscilloscopeswith20GHzorhigherbandwidth.
Getting Started
Afterremovingallpartsfromthepackagingandpreparingyouroscilloscopes,usethefollowingtopicsto
properlysetupyourentiresystem.
Prerequisites
BeforesettingupyourZi‐8CH‐SYNCH,ensurethefollowing:
• Themasterandslaveoscilloscopesareeachconnectedtoyourinternalnetwork.
OR
Themasterisconnectedtotheslaveusingacrossovercable.
• The10MHzRefclockoutonthemasteroscilloscopeisconnectedtothe10MHz
Refclockinontheslave
usingtheBNCcableprovided.
• Thefirmwareonbothoscilloscopesisversion6.1.0.7withsoftwarepatch6.1.0.7c(orlater).
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