Keysight Technologies M8000 Series, J-BERT M8020A High-Performance BERT, M8030A Multi-Channel BERT, M8040A High-Performance BERT User Manual
Keysight M8000 Series of BER
Test Solutions
J-BERT M8020A High-Performance BERT
M8030A Multi-Channel BERT
M8040A High-Performance BERT
User Guide
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Safety Summary
General This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument (provided with a protective earth terminal).
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Safety Symbols
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Compliance and Environmental Information
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About This Guide
Here is how the information in this document is organized.
Introduction
This chapter provides an overview of this manual.
Know Your Hardware
This chapter provides an information on the various modules of
M8020A/M8030A/M8040A, their setup and the provided accessories.
Exploring M8070A User Interface
This chapter describes the M8070A user interface and the functionality provided by its
common GUI elements.
Configuring Your System
This chapter describes how to configure the M8020A/M8030A/M8040A system using the
Module View, Group View and System View.
Setting up Generator
This chapter provides information on settings provided by the M8020A/M8030A/M8040A
Generator.
Setting up Analyzer
This chapter provides information on settings provided by the M8020A/M8030A/M8040A
Analyzer.
Setting up Patterns
This chapter describes the functionality provided by the M8070A Pattern Editor and
Sequence Editor.
Working with Measurements
This chapter describes the setup, execution, monitoring and results of the measurements
supported by M8070A system software.
Utilities
This chapter describes the utilities provided by the M8070A system software.
Licenses
This chapter provides information on the M8020A/M8030A/M8040A and M8070A
licenses and their installation procedure.
Appendix
This chapter provides information about basic troubleshooting and factory patterns.
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Contents
1 Introduction
Safety Summary 3
Compliance and Environmental Information 5
About This Guide 6
Overview 24
J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT 24
M8030A Multi-Channel BERT 25
M8040A High-Performance BERT 26
Document History 28
Related Documents 29
Abbreviations used in this Document 29
2 Know Your Hardware
M8020A Overview 32
M9505A AXIe Chassis 33
AXIe Embedded System Module (USB ESM) 34
Host Computer 35
M8030A Overview 36
M9514A AXIe Chassis 37
AXIe System Module (ASM) 38
Keysight M9537A AXIe Embedded Controller Module 39
M8020A / M8030A Modules 40
J-BERT M8041A Generator-Analyzer-Clock Module 40
M8041A Front Panel Connector Inputs/Outputs 43
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J-BERT M8051A Generator-Analyzer 45
M8061A 32 Gb/s Multiplexer with De-emphasis Module 48
M8061A Front Panel Connector Inputs/Outputs 50
M8062A 32Gb/s Front-end for J-BERT M8020A High-Performance
BERT
M8062A Features 51
M8062A Module Components 52
M8062A Front Panel Pattern Generator Connectors 53
M8062A Front Panel Analyzer Connectors 54
51
M8020A Module Setup 55
Setting up a Single Channel System 55
Setting up a Multi-Channel System 55
M8030A Module Setup 57
M8030A Modules Arrangement Example 58
M8040A Overview 59
M8040A Modules 60
M8045A High-Performance BERT Pattern Generator-Clock Module 60
M8046A High-Performance BERT Analyzer Module 64
M8057A Pattern Generator Remote Head 66
M8040A Module Setup 69
AWG Modules Supported by M8070A System Software 70
M8195A 65 GSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator 70
M8196A 92 GSa/s Arbitrary Waveform Generator 71
Other Supported Hardware(s) 72
Keysight N1076A/N1077A DCA-M Clock Recovery 72
Keysight Real Time Oscilloscopes 73
Hardware Setup for M8046A and M8062A Modules 74
Limitations 75
ESD Protection 76
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3 Quick Tour with M8070A User Interface
Overview 82
Launching M8070A User Interface 83
Messages while launching M8070A GUI 83
Load Setting 85
Get Module Information 87
Exploring M8070A User Interface 89
Title Bar 89
Menu Bar 89
Main Window 109
Status Bar 110
Other GUI Features 115
Recall/Save Instrument State 122
Recall Instrument State 122
Save Instrument State 123
4 User Interface - M8070A Display Views
Contents
Overview 126
Module View 127
How to Launch Module View 127
Input and Output Ports 130
Show Module Information 136
Selecting Single/Multiple Ports 137
Parameters Window 137
Creating Groups in the Module View 155
System View 156
Using the Zoom Tool 157
Understanding the System View 158
System View with M8061A Integration 162
System View with M8062A Integration 169
M8040A System View 173
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Impairment Setup View 175
How to Access the Impairment Setup View 175
Features of the Impairment Setup View 176
Viewing Options in the Impairment Setup View 178
How to set parameters in Impairment Setup View 180
How to Use Filters 182
Group View 185
How to Launch Group View 185
Setup View 191
How to Access the Setup View 191
Understanding Setup View 192
GUI Elements Description 195
How to perform a basic measurement 197
Adjustable Intersymbol Interference 198
Using System View for ISI Configuration 198
How to Launch Adjustable ISI Window: 199
Toolbar 200
Adjustable ISI Graph 201
ISI Parameters 201
Intersymbol Interference (ISI) Setup 202
Controlling AWG(s) from M8070A User Interface 203
AWG(s) in Module View 203
M819xA Configuration 204
Configuring AWG(s) Parameters 207
Simultaneous Injection of CMSI and DMSI Using M819xA AWGs 209
AWG as External Level Interference (RI/SI) Source 211
System View with AWG(s) Integration 213
Signal Generation in AWG 214
Using AWG Frequency Response Calibration for Improved Signal
Performance
Selecting Line Coding 215
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Creating Patterns for AWG(s) 217
Sequence Settings for AWG(s) 217
Settings to Generate Data and Clock Signals in AWG 219
Jitter Setting in AWG(s) 219
Extended Sequencing Capabilities in AWGs 221
Basic Sequencing 221
Extended Sequencing 221
Block Settings 223
Event Configuration 225
SCPI Commands 225
Controlling N1076A/77A from M8070A 226
One Time Preparation 226
Using N1076A/77A from within M8070A 228
FlexDCA and N1076A/77A Documentation 230
Offline Usage 230
Controlling a Real-Time Oscilloscope from M8070A 233
Required preparation steps 234
Setting up a LAN controlled real-time oscilloscope for usage by
M8070A
Understanding BER measurement with the real-time oscilloscope 238
Real-time oscilloscope in Module View 241
Differences to a hardware based error detector 242
Best practices 243
Remote controlling the real-time oscilloscope based error
detector
235
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Contents
5 Setting up Generator
Overview 250
M8020A/M8030A Generator Ports 251
M8040A Generator Ports 253
Understanding the Output Protection Circuit 254
Understanding the Output Level Parameters 255
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Why Incorrect Terminations Could Damage Your Device 258
AC Coupling and Bias Tees 258
Setting up Terminations 261
DC Check (Unbalanced/Balanced Termination) for M8040A 262
Adjust Output Levels (optional) 265
De-Emphasis Signal Generator 266
M8045A De-Emphasis 269
Setting Up Data Out Port Parameters 272
Setting up Output Timing 274
Line Coding 275
Bit Rate 277
When to Use an External Clock Source? 277
Bit Rate Range 277
Spread Spectrum Clocking 279
Setting the Bit Rate 280
External Clock Divider 281
External PLL Clock Divider and Multiplier 281
Trigger Output 282
FEC Error Insertion 284
Error Insertion 288
FEC Error Insertion 290
Interference 294
Common Mode Interference (CMI) 294
Differential Mode Interference (DMI) 295
Jitter Setup 296
High Frequency Jitter (HF Jitter) 296
Low Frequency Jitter (LF Jitter) 296
Global Jitter State On/Off Switch 296
How to Enable Global Jitter State 297
Set Jitter Configuration 297
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6 Setting up Analyzer
Overview 310
M8020A/M8030A/M8040A Analyzer Ports 311
Data In Port Termination 312
Why Can Wrong Terminations Damage Your Device? 312
Setting Up Termination 313
Clock Setup 318
How does Clock Data Recovery Work? 318
Phase Locked Loop 318
CDR Setup in M8020A/M8030A 320
CDR Setup for M8040A 321
Sampling Point Setup 323
How Does the Sampling Point Setup Work? 323
Auto Alignment 323
Threshold Center Alignment 324
Delay Center Alignment 325
Canceling Auto Align 326
Alignment BER Threshold 326
Sampling Point Setup Window 326
Contents
Equalization 332
Equalization in M8041A/M8051A Data In 332
Equalization in M8062A Data In 333
Equalization in M8046A Data In 334
Pattern Synchronization 344
Introduction to Pattern Synchronization 344
What Type of Synchronization Should You Use? 347
What is False Synchronization? 348
How Can You Tell if Your Synchronization is False? 349
How to Synchronize an Incoming Pattern 351
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Bit Recovery Mode 352
Understanding Bit Recovery Mode (BRM) 352
Setting up Bit Recovery Mode 353
Line Coding 354
Alignment Results 355
7 Setting up Patterns
Pattern Overview 358
Sequence Editor 359
Overview 359
When to Use a Sequence 359
How a Sequence is Defined 359
How to Launch a Sequence Editor 360
Toolbar 361
Creating New Sequence 362
Importing a Sequence 363
Exporting a Sequence 365
Creating a Loop 365
Loop Within Sequences 366
Modifying the Existing Sequences 366
Sequence Setting Window 367
Editing a Pattern in a Sequence Editor 387
Sharing Sequences 388
User-Defined Sequences 389
Sequence Block Display 389
Sequence Block Parameters 389
Select Pattern Dialog 390
Application Specific Patterns 393
OIF CEI 393
IEEE 802.3 393
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Pattern Editor 395
How to Launch Pattern Editor 395
Toolbar 396
Settings Window 412
Pattern Edit Pane 414
Bit Coding 419
8B/10B Coding 421
128B/130B Coding 423
128B/132B Coding 425
Pattern Capture 428
How to Launch Pattern Capture Window 428
Toolbar 429
Parameters Window 430
How to Capture a Pattern 431
Pattern Capture Pane 432
Saving a Captured Pattern 433
Capture Results Pane 433
Interactive Link Training 435
PCI Express 3.0/4.0 Testing 435
Link Training PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 Parameters 440
Link Training for USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 443
Contents
Using M8062A Data Out Squelch Feature 455
Limitations 455
Hardware Requirements 455
Hardware Setup 455
Software Usage 455
8 Working with Measurements
Overview 460
Exploring Measurement User Interface 461
Launching the Measurement User Interface 461
Toolbar 462
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Status Indicator 463
Measurement History Window 463
Copy Measurement History Properties 464
Measurement Graph 464
Parameters Window 465
Calculated Results Pane 465
Error Ratio Measurement 467
Overview 467
Launching Error Ratio Measurement 467
Acquisition and Evaluation Parameters for Error Ratio 469
How to Run a Measurement 470
Error Ratio Measurement with PAM4 Symbols 471
How to Stop a Measurement 472
Measurement Graph 472
Test Times and Confidence Levels 473
Calculated Results 474
Error Ratio Measurement for a Group of Analyzers 477
Output Timing Measurement 479
Overview 479
Output Timing Characteristics 479
Jitter Characteristics 479
Example Results 479
Understanding the Jitter Calculation 480
Explanation of the Fast Total Jitter Measurement 483
Evaluation Parameters 485
Launching the Output Timing Measurement 487
Parameters Pane 488
How to Run Output Timing Measurement 489
How to Stop Output Timing Measurement 489
Measurement Graph 490
How an Output Timing Measurement Works 490
Calculated Results 491
Fast Total Jitter Measurement Results 493
Calculated Results for Fast Total Measurement 493
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Output Level Measurement 495
Overview 495
Launching the Output Level Measurement 495
Parameters Window 496
Changing the Measurement Setting 499
Available Views 499
How to Execute Output Level Measurement 500
How to Stop Output Level Measurement 500
Measurement Graph 500
How to Improve the Output Levels Display 502
How to Change the Output Levels Properties 502
Calculated Results 503
Jitter Tolerance Measurement 508
Overview 508
Understanding Jitter Tolerance 508
Types of Jitter 510
BER Setup 511
Graph Setup 511
Instrument Setup 512
Measurement Setup 512
Launching Jitter Tolerance Measurement 518
How to Run Jitter Tolerance Measurement 519
How to Stop/Abort Jitter Tolerance Measurement 519
Measurement Graph 520
Viewing the Jitter Tolerance Results 521
Saving Jitter Tolerance Measurement Results 522
Using the Jitter Tolerance Template Editor 522
Template Editor Toolbar 523
Template Editor Functions 524
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Eye Diagram Measurement 525
What is an Eye Diagram? 525
Methods of Representation of Eye Diagram 526
Eye Diagram Measurement Parameters 528
Launching the Eye Diagram Measurement 530
How to Start/Abort an Eye Diagram Measurement 530
How to Change the Default Settings 531
Calculated Eye Diagram Results 532
Parameter Sweep Plugin 534
Launching Parameter Sweep Plugin 534
Parameter Sweep Plugin Parameters 535
How to Run Parameter Sweep Measurement 537
How to Stop Parameter Sweep Measurement 537
Measurement Graph for Parameter Sweep 537
Measurement Data for Parameter Sweep 539
9 Utilities
Overview 542
Script Editor 543
Launching the Script Editor 544
Toolbar 545
Editor Pane 547
Output Pane 548
Console 549
Settings Window 549
Find and Replace 551
Creating a Script 552
Saving a Script 552
Importing a Script 552
Exporting a Script 553
Running a Script 553
Stopping a Script 554
Adding Duplicate Row/Selection in the Code 554
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DUT Control Interface 556
Launching the DUT Control Interfacer 556
Toolbar 558
Editor Pane 560
Output Pane 562
Console 562
Insert Code Window 563
Settings Window 563
Find and Replace 565
Creating a New Script 566
Open a Script 566
Saving a Script 566
Importing a Script 566
Exporting a Script 567
Running a Script 568
Stopping a Script 568
Adding Duplicate Row/Selection in the Code 568
Effects on M8070A GUI on Installing a DUT Control Script 569
Writing a Script Code for DUT Control Interface 571
Communication with the M8070A Instrument Layer 578
Contents
SCPI Editor 588
SCPI Basics 588
Executing SCPI Commands 592
SCPI Recorder 593
Self Test Utility 596
Launching the Self Test Utility 596
Toolbar 597
Self Test History 597
Self Test Results Window 598
Executing Self Test 598
Aborting Self Test 599
Saving Self Test Results 599
Deleting Self Test Results 600
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Licenses Window 601
Launching the Licenses Window 601
Settings Window 602
Display Tab 603
Channel Tab 603
Hints Tab 604
Logger Window 605
SCPI Server Information 606
Plug-in Manager 607
How to Launch Plug-in Manager 607
How to Install a Plug-in 608
How to Uninstall a Plug-in 609
How to Update a Plug-in 610
How to Access an Installed Plug-in Through M8070A User
Interface
612
10 Licenses
Overview 614
Supported Licenses 615
Node-Locked (Uncounted) Licenses 615
Floating Licenses 617
Module-Specific Licenses 617
M8020A/M8030A Licenses 618
M8070A System Software for M8000 Series of BER Test Solutions 618
M8041A - High-Performance BERT Module 618
M8041A - License Upgrades for M8041A High-Performance BERT
Module
M8051A - High-Performance BERT Module 622
M8051A - License Upgrades for M8051A High-Performance BERT
Module
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623
M8061A Multiplexer 2:1 with De-emphasis 624
M8062A 32Gb/s Front-end for J-BERT M8020A High-Performance
BERT
624
M8040A Licenses 626
M8045A Pattern generator and clock module, 32/64 Gbaud 626
M8046A Analyzer Module, 32/64 Gbaud 627
Keysight License Manager 628
Keysight License Service 629
Installing the Licenses 630
Software Requirements 630
Installing M8070A-OTP License (not required for M8020A-BU1 and
M8030A-BU1)
Installing Temporary License (Trial License) for the M8000 Series 630
Installing M8070A-ONP Floating/Networked License 631
Installing the FlexNet License Manager 633
Creating a New License Service using lmadmin.exe 642
Installing and Setting up Client PC Floating Licenses 643
Installing Module Licenses (not required for M8020A-BU1 and
M8030A-BU1)
Transporting an M8070A License 645
630
644
Contents
11 Appendix
Basic Troubleshooting 648
Updating software components 648
The chassis does not power up 648
Module is exceptionally hot 648
Contacting Keysight Technologies 648
M8070A Factory Patterns 649
Index
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1 Introduction
J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT / 24
M8030A Multi-Channel BERT / 25
M8040A High-Performance BERT / 26
Document History / 28
Related Documents / 29
Abbreviations used in this Document / 29
1 Introduction
Overview
J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT
The Keysight J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT enables fast,
accurate receiver characterization of single-and multi-lane devices
running up to 16 or 32 Gb/s.
With today’s highest level of integration, the M8020A streamlines your test
setup. In addition, automated in situ calibration of signal conditions
ensures accurate and repeatable measurements.
Figure 1 Typical base M8020A instrument configuration
Key Features
• Data rates up to 8.5 and 16 Gb/s expandable to 32 Gb/s
• 1 to 4 BERT channels in a 5-slot AXIe chassis
• Integrated and calibrated jitter injection: RJ, PJ1, PJ2, SJ, BUJ,
sinusoidal level interference (common-mode and differential-mode),
SSC (triangular and arbitrary, residual) and Clock/2
• 8 tap de-emphasis, positive and negative
• Integrated and adjustable Intersymbol Interference
• Interactive link training for PCI Express
• Built-in clock recovery and equalization
• All options and modules are upgradeable
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M8020A Applications
The J-BERT M8020A is designed for R&D and test engineers who
characterize and verify compliance of chips, devices, boards and systems
with serial I/O ports up to 16 Gb/s and 32 Gb/s in the consumer,
computer, mobile computing, data center and communications industry.
Introduction 1
The J-BERT M8020A can be used to test popular serial bus standards,
such as PCI Express
M-PHY, SD UHS-II, Fibre Channel, QPI, memory buses , backplanes,
repeaters, active optical cables, Thunderbolt, 10/40 GbE/SFP+/QSFP,
100 GbE/CFP2.
M8030A Multi-Channel BERT
The M8030A Multi-Channel BERT extents the J-BERT M8020A platform to
a real multi-channel BERT solution supporting up to 10 pattern generators
and 10 error detectors (EDs) to allow multi-channel application tests like,
PCIe and PON. Wherever multi-channel measurements are required in
order to speed up throughput or test under real application conditions, the
M8030A is a perfect solution.
®
, SATA/SAS, DisplayPort, USB Super Speed, MIPI
Figure 2 Typical base M8030A instrument configuration
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1 Introduction
Key Features
• Data rates up to 8.5 and 16 Gb/s
• 1 to 10 BERT pattern generator and analyzer and channels in a 14-slot
AXIe chassis
• Clock synchronization between all modules
• 8 tap de-emphasis, positive and negative
• Integrated and adjustable ISI
• Built-in clock recovery and equalization
M8030A Applications
The M8030A multi-channel BERT is designed for R&D and test engineers
who characterize and verify compliance for electronic chips, devices,
boards, systems with multiple I/O ports (up to 16 Gb/s) in various industry
segments dealing with basic consumer goods, computer devices,
communication equipments, etc. Typical applications are:
• PCIe multi-channel test
• PON applications
• XAUI and GAUI multi-lane test
M8040A High-Performance BERT
The Keysight Technologies M8040A is a highly integrated BERT for
physical layer characterization and compliance testing.
With support for pulse amplitude modulation 4-level (PAM4) and
non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signals, and symbol rates up to 64 Gbaud
(corresponds to 112 Gbit/s) it covers all flavors of the emerging 400 GbE
and CEI-56G standards.
The M8040A BERT´ s true error analysis provides repeatable and accurate
results, optimizing the performance margins of your devices.
Key Features
The M8040A provides the following features:
• Data rates from 2 to 32 and 64 Gbaud
• PAM4 and NRZ selectable from M8070A user interface
• Built-in 4 tap de-emphasis to compensate loss
• Integrated and calibrated jitter injection: RJ, PJ1, PJ2, SJ, BUJ, and
Clk/2 Jitter
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• Two pattern generator channels per module to emulate aggressor
• Linearity tests with adjustable PAM4 levels
• Short connections to the DUT with remote heads for the pattern
generator
• True PAM4 error detection in real-time for low BER levels
• Graphical user interface and remote control via M8000 system software
• Scalable and upgradeable with options and modules
• Clock recovery with N1076A and N1077A
M8040A Applications
The M8040A is designed for R&D and test engineers who characterize
chips, devices, transceiver modules and sub-components, boards and
systems with serial I/O ports operating with data rates up to 32 Gbaud and
64 Gbaud in the data center and communications industries.
The M8040A can be used for receiver (input) testing for many popular
interconnect standards, such as:
• 400 Gigabit Ethernet (IEEE 802.3bs)
• 200/100/50 Gigabit Ethernet
• OIF CEI - 56G (NRZ and PAM4 versions)
• 64G/112G Fibre Channel
• Infiniband-HDR
•CDAUI-8
• Proprietary interfaces for chip-to-chip, chip-to-module, backplanes,
repeaters, and active optical cables, operating up to 64 Gbaud.
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Figure 3 Typical M8040A instrument configuration
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Document History
Table 3 Document History
Edition Description
Edition 1.0, June 2014 Edition 1.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 2.0, October 2014 Edition 2.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 3.0, March 2015 Edition 3.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 4.0, August 2015 Edition 4.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 4.1, September 2015 Edition 4.1 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 4.2, January 2016 Edition 4.2 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 5.0, February 2016 Edition 5.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 5.1, March 2016 Edition 5.1 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 6.0, July 2016 Edition 6.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 7.0, August 2016 Edition 7.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 8.0, December 2016 Edition 8.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
M8070A version 1.0.
M8070A version 1.5.
M8070A version 2.0.
M8070A version 2.5.
M8070A version 2.6.
M8070A version 2.7.
M8070A version 3.0.
M8070A version 3.1.
M8070A version 3.4 (PG release).
M8070A version 3.4 (ED release).
M8070A version 3.5.
Edition 9.0, June 2017 Edition 9.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 9.1, August 2017 Edition 9.1 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
Edition 10.0, October 2017 Edition 10.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
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M8070A version 3.6.
M8070A version 3.7.
M8070A version 4.0.
Edition Description
Introduction 1
Related Documents
Edition 11.0, December 2017 Edition 11.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
M8070A version 4.5.
Edition 12.0, June 2018 Edition 12.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
M8070A version 5.0.
Edition 13.0, July 2018 Edition 13.0 of the M8000 Series User Guide is in accordance to the
M8070A version 5.1.
Table 4 Related Documents
Document Part No. Document Title
M8000-91010 Tips for Preventing Damage
M8000-91020 M8020A Start Here Document
M8030-91010 M8030A Start Here Document
M8020-91010 M8000 Series BER Test Solutions Installation Guide
M8020-91020 M8020A/M8030A Getting Started Guide
M8020-91030 M8000 Series BER Test Solutions User Guide
M8020-91040 M8000 Series BER Test Solutions Programming Guide
M8070-91010 M8000 Series BER Test Solutions Plug-ins
M8040-91010 M8040A Start Here Document
M8040-91020 M8040A Getting Started Guide
Abbreviations used in this Document
Table 5 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Extended Form
AXIe AdvancedTCA Extensions for Instrumentation and Test
AWG Arbitrary Waveform Generator
BER Bit Error Ratio
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Abbreviation Extended Form
CDR Clock Data Recovery
CTLE Continuous-Time Linear Equalizer
DUT Device Under Test
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ESM Embedded System Module
GB Gigabyte
GUI Graphical User Interface
J-BERT Jitter-Bit Error Ratio Tester
LED Light-Emitting Diode
MB Megabyte
MIPI Mobile Industry Processor Interface
PC Personal Computer
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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PLL Phase Locked Loop
PRBS Pseudorandom Binary Sequence
PXI PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation
R & D Research & Development
SAS Serial Attached SCSI
SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments
SMA SubMiniature Version A
SSC Spread Spectrum Clock
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
USB Universal Serial Bus
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator
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