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8 More Hints for Making Better Scopes Measurements 
This Application Note contains a variety of hints to help you understand and improve your use of oscilloscopes. It includes the following 8 hints: 1. Don't forget to check that probe 2. A quick, easy way to troubleshoot mixed hardware/software prototypes 3. Using scopes to measure noisy signals 4...

Application Note 1999-12-01

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Best of 8 Hints for Making Better Oscilloscopes Measurements  
Agilent engineers sharing ideas of how to use the equipment they design

Application Note 2008-03-17

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Boosting PLL Design Efficiency From free-running VCO characterizations to closed-loop PLL evaluation 
This application note describes introduces practical solutions for VCO/PLL performance evaluation and gives actual examples of parameter measurements using the E5052B.

Application Note 2008-11-21

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Building Hybrid Test Systems. Ensuring success in two common development scenarios - Application Not 
Application Note 1465-33. When you migrate to a hybrid system that includes LXI along with GPIB, VXI, PXI, or any other architecture, two scenarios are most typical, minimum development time and maximum overall performance

Application Note 2008-10-15

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Choosing Your Test System Software Architecture (AN 1465-4) 

Application Note 2004-12-21

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Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Power Measurements (AN 1449) 
Agilent's Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Power Measurements, application note (AN 1449-1/2/3/4).

Application Note 2009-06-05

 
Logic Analyzer Probing Techniques for High-Speed Digital Systems (AN 1450) 
Discusses the impact of adding logic analysis testability to PCB's. Examples of today's logic analyzer probing solutions are presented and the advantages and disadvantages of each solution are discussed.

Application Note 2003-03-24

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System Developer Guide Using LAN in Test Systems - PC Configuration (AN 1465-11) - Application Note 
Using LAN in Test Systems: PC Configuration,the third note in the series, describes the additional capabilities required to enable communication between a PC and LAN-enabled instrumentation. This note is a companion to Application Notes 1465-9 and 1465-10.

Application Note 2004-10-19

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Test-System Computer I/O Considerations (AN 1465-2) - Application Note 
The first application note in the series, Introduction to Test-System Design, covers test-system philosophy and planning and discusses how test is used in three sectors: R&D, design validation and manufacturing

Application Note 2004-12-09

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Test-System Understanding Drivers and Direct I/O (AN 1465-3) - Application Note 
This application note answers common questions about the use of drivers and direct I/O to send commands from a PC application to the test instrument.

Application Note 2004-12-21

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Using LAN in Test Systems - Network Configuration (AN 1465-10) - Application Note 
The decision to use LAN in a test system delivers important benefits to your company and your team. From a business perspective, intense competition among equipment vendors has produced a wide selection of high quality, low-cost solutions for local area networking

Application Note 2004-09-14

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Using LAN in Test Systems - The Basics (AN 1465-9) - Application Note 
The basic purpose of any test system is to characterize and validate the performance of electronic components, assemblies or products. The complexity of this task depends on variables such as the physical nature of the device under test (DUT), the number of tests to be performed, the number of signals to be measured and the desired time per test.

Application Note 2004-07-29

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Using LAN in Test Systems: Applications (1465-14) - Application Note and Example Programs 
Topics include balancing cost, convenience and security in three common LAN scenarios: sharing instruments, remote monitoring and data acquisition, and functional test systems. Includes downloadable example programs.

Application Note 2005-04-01

 
Using LAN in Test Systems: Setting up System I/O (AN 1465-15) - Application Note 
This set of application notes shows you how to simplify test system integration by utilizing open connectivity standards such as local area networking (LAN). The collective goal of these notes is to help you produce reliable results, meet your throughput requirements and stay within your budget.

Application Note 2005-03-29

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Using SCPI and Direct I/O vs. Drivers (AN 1465-13) - Application Note 
Using SCPI and Direct I/O vs. Drivers, the fifth note in the series, outlines the relationship between input/output (I/O) software, application software and the ability to maximize instrument interchange and software reuse in present and future systems

Application Note 2004-12-13

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Using the VISA COM I/O API in .NET - Application Note 
The Microsoft .NET architecture has many features that make it an excellent environment for Test & Measurement programmers. VISA COM I/O is an update of the older VISA C API to work in and with COM technology.

Application Note 2007-03-16

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Using USB in the Test and Measurement Environment (AN 1465-12) - Application Note 
Simplify test integration with USB interface. Whether you’re setting up an ad hoc system on a lab bench or designing a permanent solution for a manufacturing line, the three best choices today for connecting modern instrumentation to computers are GPIB, LAN, and USB.

Application Note 2004-11-19

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