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Controlling instruments with the Agilent
81200 (only for "proprietary systems")
The embedded PC of the frames
Agilent E4849B and Agilent E4840A
includes a GPIB interface so that
other GPIB instruments can be con-
trolled with the Agilent 81200 plat-
form (figure 6). To do this, you need
to install suitable controller software
such as C or VEE. The GPIB interface
also allows the Agilent 81200 to be
controlled from another computer,
such as an ATE system controller.
Communicating over networks (only for
"proprietary systems")
The Agilent 81200's PC also includes
a LAN interface. The Agilent 81200
can be controlled from a network
computer and for convenient vector
transfer, servers may also be accessed
(figure 6). The data format used for
transferring vectors is a STIL
(Standard Test Interface Language)
subset (ASCII file with header and
footer). Vector files can also be trans-
ferred via 3.5" disks or the optional
external CD-ROM drive.
Additional test software for automated
characterization of your design
If you want to automate your charac-
terization measurements and create
shmoo plots, jitter measurements and
eye diagrams, you can simply install
the Agilent E4974A Characterization
Software Components. For details,
also including the system require-
ments, please consult Agilent E4974A
Characterization Software
Components, data sheet, p/n 5968-
4259E.
The supplied GPIB interface
let's you use the Agilent
81200's built-in PC as a test
system controller
Agilent 81200 (E4840A or E4849B mainframe)
with Windows-NT -based C,
HP-Basic or VEE
Other GPIB instruments
VXI system
Other GPIB instruments
Any controller or PC with C,
C++, HP-BASIC or VEE
Agilent 81200
(E4840A or E4849B mainframes)
VXI system
Server/Hard disk
(STIL subset)
Agilent 81200 (E4840A
or E4849B mainframes)
The Agilent 81200 can be
integrated into a
GPIB test system
The Agilent 81200 can be
integrated into LAN's
LAN
GPIB
Product Description Model Number Quantity
Agilent 81200 Agilent 81200 Test Fixture Agilent E4839A
dedicated Accessories
Pogo cable kit: 4*SMA(m) & 2 Pogo Agilent E4839A
adapter for the Agilent E4839A Opt. 001
Universal DUT Test Board Agilent E4839A
Opt. 002
Adapter Kit: 4*SMA(m) I/O Adapter Agilent 15440A
Test Software Characterisation Software Components
General Accessories Cable Kit: 4*SMA(m) to SMA(m) Agilent 15442A
Cable Kit: 10*SMA(m) to SCI Connector Agilent 15441A
SMA coax. cable, 1 m. Agilent 8120-4948
Torque wrench, SMA. Agilent 8710-1582
Adapter Kit: 4* SMA(m) I/O Adapter Agilent 15440A
Adapter SMA (m)/BNC (f). Agilent 1250-1200
Adapter right-angle SMA (m-f). Agilent 1250-1249
Adapter right-angle SMA (m-m). Agilent 1250-1397
Adapter tee SMA. Agilent 1250-1698
Pulse adder/splitter, SMA. Agilent 11667B
500 ps transition converter. Agilent 15433B
1 ns transition converter. Agilent 15434B
2 ns transition converter. Agilent 15438B
Cable, GPIB. Agilent 10833B
VEE 5.0 on CD-ROM. Agilent E2120F
BASIC on 3.5" disks. Agilent E2060B
Figure 6: The Agilent 81200 can be integrated into all common system
test environments
