Agilent Technologies J-BERT N4903B Manual de usuario

Agilent J-BERT N4903B

High-Performance Serial

BERT

User Guide

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N4903-91021

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Release Edition, June 2014

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Contents

1Planning the Test

Planning the Test - Concepts 11

Introduction to the Serial BERT 11

Introduction to the Serial BERT - Concepts 11

Navigating the Serial BERT GUI 18

Navigating the Serial BERT GUI - Concepts 18

Which Test is Appropriate? 25

Which Test is Appropriate? - Concepts 25

Connecting the DUT 29

Connecting the DUT - Concepts 29

2Setting up External Instrument(s)

Setting up External Instrument(s) - Concepts 37

Setting up External Instrument(s) - Procedure 42

Setting up External Instrument(s) - Reference 51

3Setting up Patterns

Setting up Patterns - Concepts 61

User Patterns 65

User Patterns - Concepts 65

User Patterns - Procedures 71

User Patterns - Reference 76

Software-Generated PRBS 91

Software-Generated PRBS - Concepts 91

Software-Generated PRBS - Procedures 93

Software-Generated PRBS - Reference 93

Hardware-Generated PRBS 93

Hardware-Generated PRBS - Concepts 93

Hardware-Generated PRBS - Procedures 95

Hardware-Generated PRBS - Reference 95

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User-Defined Sequences 96

User-Defined Sequences - Concepts 96

User-Defined Sequences - Procedures 99

User-Defined Sequences - Reference 101

Sequencer-Pattern Editor 108

Sequencer-Pattern Editor - Concepts 108

Sequencer-Pattern Editor - Procedure 108

Sequencer-Pattern Editor - Reference 110

4Setting up the Pattern Generator

Setting up the Pattern Generator - Concepts 121

Input and Output Ports 122

Input and Output Ports - Concepts 122

Input and Output Ports - Procedures 131

Input and Output Ports - Reference 135

Bit Rate 139

Bit Rate - Concepts 139

Bit Rate - Procedures 141

Bit Rate - Reference 143

Trigger/Ref Clock Output 145

Trigger/Ref Clock Output - Concepts 145

Trigger/Ref Clock Output - Procedures 145

Trigger/Ref Clock Output - Reference 146

Aux Data Out 149

Aux Data Output - Concepts 149

Aux Data Out - Procedures 149

Aux Data Output - Reference 154

Delay Control Input 155

Delay Control Input - Concepts 155

Delay Control Input - Procedures 156

Delay Control Input - Reference 156

Error Addition/Insertion 157

Error Addition/Insertion - Concepts 157

Error Addition/Insertion - Procedures 157

Error Addition/Insertion - Reference 159

Pattern Alternation 161

Pattern Alternation - Concepts 161

Pattern Alternation - Procedures 162

Pattern Alternation - Reference 164

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5Setting up the Error Detector

Setting up the Error Detector - Concepts 167

Inputs and Outputs 168

Inputs and Outputs - Concepts 168

Inputs and Outputs - Procedures 171

Data Input Setup - Reference 172

Clock Setup 173

Clock Setup - Concepts 173

Clock Setup - Procedures 178

Clock Setup - Reference 179

Error Ratio 182

Error Ratio - Concepts 182

Error Ratio - Procedures 185

Error Ratio - Reference 190

Sampling Point Setup 193

Sampling Point Setup - Concepts 193

Sampling Point Setup - Procedures 196

Sampling Point Setup - Reference 198

Trigger and Aux Output 203

Trigger and Aux Output - Concepts 203

Trigger and Aux Output - Procedures 203

Trigger and Aux Output - Reference 204

Pattern Synchronization 205

Pattern Synchronization - Concepts 205

Pattern Synchronization - Procedures 216

Pattern Synchronization - Reference 218

Error Accumulation 220

Error Accumulation - Concepts 220

Error Accumulation - Procedures 220

Error Accumulation - Reference 221

BER Location 223

BER Location - Concepts 223

BER Location - Procedures 223

BER Location - Reference 223

Audio Signals 224

Audio Signals - Concepts 224

Audio Signals - Procedures 225

Audio Signals - Reference 225

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6Advanced Analysis

Advanced Analysis - Concepts 227

Advanced Analysis - Procedures 229

Advanced Analysis - Reference 234

DUT Output Timing/Jitter 241

DUT Output Timing/Jitter - Concepts 241

DUT Output Timing/Jitter - Procedures 250

DUT Output Timing/Jitter - Reference 252

Output Levels 263

Output Levels - Concepts 263

Output Levels - Procedures 265

Output Levels - Reference 270

Eye Opening 287

Eye Opening - Concepts 287

Eye Opening - Procedures 289

Eye Opening - Reference 294

Error Location Capture 302

Error Location Capture - Concepts 302

Error Location Capture - Procedures 304

Error Location Capture - Reference 305

Fast Eye Mask 307

Fast Eye Mask - Concepts 307

Fast Eye Mask - Procedures 309

Fast Eye Mask - Reference 311

Eye Diagram 315

Eye Diagram - Concepts 315

Eye Diagram - Procedures 320

Eye Diagram - Reference 332

Spectral Jitter 342

Spectral Jitter - Concepts 342

Spectral Jitter - Procedures 351

Spectral Jitter - Reference 353

7Evaluating Results

Evaluating Results - Concepts 361

Instantaneous Measurements 361

Instantaneous Measurements - Concepts 361

Instantaneous Measurements - Procedures 363

Instantaneous Measurements - Reference 366

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Accumulated Measurements 376

Accumulated Measurements - Concepts 376

Accumulated Measurements - Procedures 377

Accumulated Measurements - Reference 378

Eye Measurements 392

Eye Measurements - Concepts 392

Eye Measurements - Procedures 392

Eye Measurements - Reference 393

8Jitter Tolerance Tests

Jitter Tolerance Tests - Concepts 395

Jitter Setup 404

Jitter Setup - Concepts 404

Jitter Setup - Procedures 407

Jitter Setup - Reference 413

Interference Channel Setup 431

Interference Channel Setup - Concepts 431

Interference Channel Setup - Procedures 431

Interference Channel Setup - Reference 432

Jitter Tolerance Characterization 433

Jitter Tolerance Characterization - Concepts 433

Jitter Tolerance Characterization - Procedures 438

Jitter Tolerance Characterization - Reference 443

Jitter Tolerance Compliance 446

Jitter Tolerance Compliance - Concepts 446

Jitter Tolerance Compliance - Procedures 454

Jitter Tolerance Compliance - Reference 462

9Solving Problems

Solving Problems - Concepts 469

Setup Problems 469

Setup Problems - Concepts 469

Measurement Problems 472

Measurement Problems - Concepts 472

Other Messages 478

Other Messages - Concepts 478

N4916B System Setup Calibration 480

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N4876A System Setup Adjustment 490

M8061A System Setup Adjustment 492

Problems with the N4916A 493

Problems with the N4916A - Concepts 493

Problems with the N4916B 500

Problems with the N4916B - Concepts 500

Problems with the N4876A 511

Problems with the N4876A - Concepts 511

Problems with the M8061A 518

Problems with the M8061A - Concepts 518

10 Customizing the Instrument

Customizing the Instrument - Concepts 525

Restoring the System 525

Agilent Recovery System - Procedures 525

Configuring the Instrument 528

Configuring the Instrument - Concepts 528

Configuring the Instrument - Procedures 529

Configuring the Instrument - Reference 531

Configuring the Touchscreen 531

Configuring the Touchscreen - Procedures 531

Configuring the Touchscreen - Reference 533

Installing Software Licenses 535

Installing Software Licenses - Procedures 535

Installing Software Licenses - Reference 535

Installing Hardware Options 536

Installing Hardware Options - Procedures 536

Installing External Instrument(s) 538

Installing External Instrument(s) - Concepts 538

Installing the N4916A/B - Procedure 539

Installing the N4876A - Procedure 544

Installing the M8061A - Procedure 549

Installing Webserver 551

Customizing the Web Server- Concept 551

Printing 555

Printing - Procedures 555

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File Management 558

File Management - Procedures 558

Preset Instrument State 562

Preset Instrument State - Procedures 562

Self Test 563

Self Test - Concepts 563

Self Test - Procedures 563

Self Test - Reference 564

Index 567

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