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H P 16532 I nst al l at i on Consi der at i ons
M ul t i m odul e osci l l oscopes m ust be conf i gur ed such t hat t he m odul es ar e
i nst al l ed adj acent t o one anot her , w i t h no em pt y sl ot s bet w een t hem and no
ot her t est and m easur em ent m odul es bet w een t hem . The t op- m ost m odul e
i n a m ul t i m odul e conf i gur at i on aut om at i cal l y becom es t he m ast er car d.
Af t er a m odul e has been i nst al l ed, i t i s r ecom m ended t hat each osci l l oscope
m odul e cont ai ned i n t he m ul t i m odul e conf i gur at i on be cal i br at ed. I n som e
cases al l of t he m odul es i n t he m ai nf r am e m ust be cal i br at ed. Ref er t o t he
appl i cabl e m anual f or cal i br at i on r equi r em ent s f or any ot her m odul es t hat
m ay r equi r e cal i br at i on.
Each osci l l oscope m odul e i s shi pped w i t h a cabl e t hat i s used t o m ake t he
m odul e- t o- m odul e connect i on r equi r ed f or m ul t i m odul e oper at i on. The
m ast er - t o- sl ave Tr i gger Cabl e i s about t hr ee i nches l ong w i t h r i ght angl e SM B
connect or s on bot h ends. M ul t i m odul e osci l l oscope conf i gur at i ons ar e m ade
up of i dent i cal H P 16532 m odul es. Al l m odul es i n a m ul t i m odul e osci l l oscope
ar e i dent i cal (and i nt er changeabl e). I n m ul t i m odul e osci l l oscope oper at i on,
i t i s conveni ent t o r ef er t o a " m ast er " car d and " expansi on" car ds, but
r em em ber t hat physi cal l y t hese ar e i dent i cal m odul es. Each osci l l oscope
m odul e has a pai r of SM B connect or s on t he r ear panel . These connect i on
por t s ar e desi gnat ed ECL EXT TRI G I N and
ECL EXT TRI G O UT. By m aki ng t he appr opr i at e connect i ons bet w een t hese
por t s, m ul t i pl e st and al one, 2 channel osci l l oscopes can be conf i gur ed as a
si ngl e m ul t i - channel osci l l oscope.
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