CNT-100 series Multi-Channel Frequency Analyzers

• General Information
  • About this Manual
  • Warranty
  • Declaration of Conformity
• Preparation for Use
  • Preface
    • Introduction
      • Powerful and Versatile Functions
      • No Mistakes
    • Design Innovations
      • State of the Art Technology Gives Durable Use
      • High Resolution
    • Remote Control
      • Fast Data transfer over remote interfaces
  • Safety
    • Introduction
    • Safety Precautions
    • Serviceable parts
    • Caution and Warning Statements
    • Symbols
    • Position, Orientation, Cooling and Connection of the Instrument
      • Rack-mounting
    • Disposal of Hazardous Materials
    • Potentially poisonous or injurious substances
    • If in Doubt about Safety
  • Unpacking
    • Check List
    • Identification
      • Product code (for CNT series only)
      • Software options
      • Hardware Accessories
  • Installation
    • Safety precautions
    • Supply Voltage
    • Fold-Down Support
    • Rackmount Adapter - one unit
    • Assembling the Rackmount Kit (Option 22/90)
    • Reversing the Rackmount Kit
    • Rackmount Adapter - two units
    • Assembling the Rackmount Kit (Option 22/05)
    • Antenna Installation
      • What antenna and cabling to choose?
      • Where and how to mount the antenna?
• Getting Familiar with the Instrument
  • Front Panel
    • Front Panel
  • Stand-by button
  • Rear Panel
  • Home Screen
  • Settings
  • Measurement Data Display
• Measurement principles and concepts
  • Time and Frequency measurement principles
  • Voltage measurement principles
  • Sample Interval
  • Input signal conditioning/Input Amplifiers
    • Overview
    • Configurable amplifiers
      • Impedance
      • Attenuation
      • Coupling
      • Filter
      • Preamplifier
      • Trigger Level
    • Input Amplifiers with fixed configuration
  • Arming
• Measurement Functions
  • Frequency/Period
    • Frequency/Period Average measurements
      • Frequency C measurement
    • Smart Frequency/Period
    • Period Single
    • Frequency Ratio/Difference
    • Frequency Offset measurements (Calibrator Use-case)
  • Time Interval and Phase
    • Time Interval
    • Accumulated Time Interval (Accumulated TI)
    • Time Interval Single (TI Single)
    • Dual Time Interval
    • Start-Stop Time Interval (Start-Stop TI)
    • Measuring Time Interval between different trigger points of the same signal
    • Phase
    • Accumulated Phase
  • Time Interval Error (TIE)
  • Pulse characterization
    • Positive and Negative Pulse Width
    • Positive and Negative Duty Cycle
    • Rise Time, Fall Time, Rise-Fall Time
    • Positive and Negative Slew Rate
  • Totalize
    • Manual Totalize
    • Timed Totalize
    • Armed Totalize
  • Voltage
• Measurement cheat-sheet
  • Generic hints
  • Measuring 1 PPS
  • Measuring single cycles or pulses
  • Measuring Frequency/Period
  • Jitter measurements
    • Single cycle jitter
    • Cycle-to-cycle jitter
    • Wander measurements
    • Deterministic jitter
  • Frequency Modulated Signals
    • Initial capture settings
    • Carrier Wave Frequency f0
    • Frequency deviation fmax - f0
    • Modulation frequency fmod
    • Errors in fmax, fmin, and fp-p
  • Frequency profiling
    • Free-Running Measurements
    • Repetitive Sampling Profiling
    • Vrms
• Other Features
  • CNT-104R, FTR-210R specific features
    • Disciplining Settings
    • Rubidium & Disciplining Status
    • GNSS Settings & Status
      • Cold Start
      • Antenna delay
      • Self-survey
      • Used Signals
      • Status
  • Hold-off
  • Timeout
  • Calibration
    • Internal Calibration
    • Timebase Calibration
    • Voltage Calibration
  • Mathematics
    • Example use cases
  • Limits and Alarms operation overview
    • Example use case
  • Limits
    • Limits Pass/Fail indication for Frequency Offset function
  • Pulse Output (option)
  • Alarms
  • ADEV Graph (option)
    • Time Interval measurements and Allan Deviation
    • Down-converted signals and Allan Deviation
  • Network configuration
  • Network discovery
    • Using LXI Discovery Tool for network discovery
  • Back panel USB interface
    • Web Interface
    • VNC
  • GPIB (IEEE 488.2)
  • Front USB ports
  • File Manager
  • Firmware Update
  • Installing license
• Measurement Uncertainties
  • General
  • Expanded Uncertainty (All functions)
  • Random Uncertainties (1-\(\sigma\) )
    • Quantization Error (E_q )
    • Start/Stop Trigger Error (E_ss )
  • Systematic Uncertainties (1-\(\sigma\) )
    • Timebase Error (TBE)
    • Trigger Level Timing Error (E_tl )
    • Channel-to-channel skew (E_ch-ch)
  • Time Interval, Time Offset, Pulse Width, Rise/Fall Time
    • Random Uncertainty (rms)
    • Systematic Uncertainty
  • Frequency, Period, TIE
    • Random Uncertainty (rms)
    • Systematic Uncertainty (1-\(\sigma\) )
  • Note about uncertainties in regard to phase comparison of 1 PPS signals
    • Time Interval between 2 x 1 PPS signals or Time Offset
• Performance Check
  • General Information
  • Preparations
  • Test Equipment
  • Internal Self-Tests
  • Front Panel Controls
  • Measuring Functions
  • Timebase Oscillator Specification Test
  • Sensitivity and Frequency Range for 400 MHz measurement inputs
  • Sensitivity and Frequency Range for RF Input (Input C)
  • Resolution Test
  • Voltage
  • Rear Inputs/Outputs
    • REF OUT
    • EXT REF IN
    • EXT ARM IN
    • PULSE OUT
• Specifications
• Sales and Service Contacts